Gratitude License

The Sphinx sat outside Thebes and asked passers-by A, B, and C to guess his riddles, and if they disagreed, they would eat you.

The riddle said: There is an animal that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening. Guess what this animal is.

At this moment, Xu Liang had the illusion that he saw the Sphinx alive.

The guy in front of him is too golden to see the exact appearance, but the body is obviously a big cat, which is in line with the initial setting of the Sphinx. Moreover, his face is covered with a mask made of pure gold, and the mask is inlaid with Gemstones of various colors, with a beard of pure gold hanging from his chin, completely cosplaying Tutankhamun, and getting closer to the Sphinx.

Of course, no one believed that the ancient Greek monster would travel thousands of miles to New China to act as a monster, and the location was chosen underground.

The angle of the torch was adjusted in the air to better set off the majesty of the "Sphinx". The light dimmed, and it was not so dazzling, and it was finally possible to see clearly.

This guy's body is actually not golden, but covered with gold, which is even more exaggerated than the local tyrant who married his daughter.

Around the neck is a gold collar as thick as an arm, on the chest is a leaf-shaped piece of gold armor, and on the shoulder is a piece of armor with complex patterns. It looks like an upside-down cooking pot, and the body is connected by gold chains of different thicknesses. Gold flakes of various shapes, like golden fish trapped in a golden net.

Under the gold, there are blue scales and black-red hair, because it is wrapped in a layer of mist, showing a mysterious atmosphere, yes, this guy is wrapped in gold from head to toe, the only thing that can be seen What is clear is the pair of front paws lying on the ground.

Each claw is more than a foot long, like a scimitar, arrogantly cutting the sight of them into pieces, the tip of the claw transitions from red to black, the semi-transparent texture is like some kind of ore, and the second half is like other parts of the body Similarly, it was wrapped in finely crafted gold, and the pretentious decorative effect reminded Xu Liang of Lafayette Cixi.

The two were silent for a few minutes.

The old man "Sphinx" was not in a hurry to ask questions, he seemed to know that he had a lot to watch, leaving enough time for the two stupid humans to look up.

But being an idol is not easy. It is definitely a hard job to maintain an elegant posture with hundreds of catties of gold hanging on your body.

The hair on his neck was pinched by the gold chain, and it hurt and itched, and finally he couldn't help shaking his wings, to relieve the itching and at the same time strengthen his majestic posture.

Xu Liang couldn't hold back his curse, and muttered, "Are you really a Sphinx?"

Chang Jing's whole body was tense, and he pulled Xu Liang back, the sweat on his forehead rolled down with the movement, his Adam's apple rolled, and he said in a low voice, "Qongqi, it's Qiongqi."

This time the style of painting matches, unlike the "Sphinx" which is full of disobedience, the name Qiongqi can make Chinese people with a little bit of common sense instantly feel dangerous.

Even Xu Liang, who had never looked down on all kinds of goblins, had goosebumps.

After the momentary shock, Xu Liang and Chang Jing glanced at each other, and saw two words in each other's eyes - Demon King.

The Taoists of Chang Jing's generation don't know what kind of goblin the old king is, they only know that he is powerful and has done a lot of evil. Judging from these two points, Qiong Qi fully meets the requirements.

Moreover, they went to the deserted temple to ambush the old king. It must not be a coincidence that they encountered a goblin of Qiongqi's level during the investigation.

Qiongqi let out a low growl in his throat, and at the same time spread his wings to the maximum, like a tengu eating the sun, covering the entire stone room in darkness. He showed his teeth, and the golden mask was separated into two halves, revealing a pair of red eyes.

"Okay, let's start now, let's enter the question time." Qiongqi raised his foot and took a step, and his huge foot fell to the ground without making a sound.

Xu Liang said, it really is a cat.

Chang Jing was obviously more nervous than Xu Liang, and secretly touched the Miserable Talisman in the palm of his hand, just in case.

Qiongqi flicked his tail, and the golden armor made a soft sound, warning: "Descendants of the Chang family, be careful about your words and deeds."

Chang Jing squeezed the Mie Talisman, just as he was afraid, he couldn't use his spiritual power here, and he couldn't use runes at all. It can be seen that the enchantment beside the waterfall is probably poorly designed.

He took his hands out of his pockets and crossed his arms, "Are you going to let us out after answering the question?"

Qiongqi's raised paws suddenly landed on the ground, with a "bang", the airflow and vibration overturned Chang Jing and Xu Liang at the same time.

The moment they fell to the ground, the stone bricks on the ground sank, and then, an arm-thick iron pillar shot out from the ground, forming a dark bamboo forest around Xu Liang and Chang Jing.

Each iron pillar is five meters long, and its surface is covered with gleaming blue barbs.

Chang Jing and Xu Liang avoided the barb that passed them at the same time, and only after standing still did they realize that they were separated.

Qiongqi: "Don't let me hear question marks in your words again."

The suspended candle moved behind Qiongqi, illuminating the stone chamber at a very low angle, and the elongated figure and the silhouette against the light revealed a completely different dangerous atmosphere from before.

Tie Zhu cast shadows all over Xu Liang's body. Xu Liang knew he was in danger, but when he saw Chang Jing looking at him worriedly, he couldn't help but say, "Hey, you are a kitten, he is a cat. Big cat, you can recognize a big brother and ask him to let us out."

Hearing Xu Liang say such unscrupulous words before, Chang Jing felt that he was trying to squeeze himself out on purpose, but now he didn't know whether it was the strange atmosphere or the lack of oxygen in the underground, but he actually read something different from Xu Liang's tone.

If it sounds thorny, it looks like a hedgehog, with the sharp point on the outside, hiding the soft care on the belly.

The environment didn't allow him to think too much, every word of Qiongqi had the stereo sound effect of the movie theater, hitting the eardrums directly.

"Question one, who are you?"

Chang Jing really wanted to tell him that he knew what to ask, but he said it in a polite manner: "Descendants of the Chang family, Chang Si'an, Chang Jing." After speaking, he looked at Xu Liang.

In fact, when asked this question, Chang Jing was relieved, he had read the ancient books at home, and had no contact with Qiongqi, that is to say, he had no old enmity.

He himself is the head of the Chang family, if Qiongqi is not the old king, there is no reason to attack him for no reason and offend the Chang family, and if he is the old king, he is more likely to be taken hostage, Xu Liang's situation is better, The descendants of demon doctors are life-saving gold medals wherever they are placed.

Who knows that Xu Liang can make a fool of himself on this kind of problem.

Xu Liang: "Since it is a question specially asked by the legendary Qiongqi, it must not be so superficial. I guess this is actually a philosophical proposition. 'Know yourself' is an ancient proposition. Small human beings always look up at the starry sky. There will be questions like this - who am I? Where did I come from and where am I going? The most important question is who I am. The theory of evolution believes that man evolved from animals, the so-called spirit of all things It’s just narcissism, but I’m still an animal in essence. From this point of view, I’m no different from animals or even goblins, such as you… ([-] words omitted here) So, who am I? Am I my skin? ? Is it the clothes I wear today? Is it my name or my identity? Or is it accumulated day by day, which only belongs to my memory?"

Xu Liang's voice stopped for more than ten seconds, and Qiongqi returned to reality from the state of wandering in the sky, and roared, "I said, only answers, no questions!"

Xu Liang: "I didn't ask you, this is me from the last second exchanging information with me from the next second."

Qiongqi exuded a terrifying demonic aura, Chang Jing was in a cold sweat, and was ready to go all out at any time, but he didn't expect this problem to pass like this.

"Second question, why are you here?"

……

The topic was relatively serious at the beginning, but it became more and more subtle later.

"Question nine, what is the relationship between you two?"

Chang Jing: "Fa Xiao."

Xu Liang: "The kind that has been in bed."

Chang Jing's face turned green, but Qiong Qi seemed very interested, "Are you going to sleep together or have sex?"

Chang Jing's face was as green as blue, and Xu Liang replied with a smile: "Sleep first, then mate."

Qiongqi sat down, "How do two men match?"

Xu Liang: "Let him go, I'll show you."

Qiongqi: "You can only answer questions in words, without demonstrations, I will listen to the explanations."

Xu Liang had an expression of "this is science, this is science popularization, this is physical hygiene education", and he really explained it in detail, even the common tools were mentioned.

Just as the atmosphere of the conversation was speeding towards the cars and trains, the painting style changed again.

Qiongqi flicked his wings, "I have decided, of the two of you, only one can get out alive, now you decide for yourself, who will die and who will live?"