Mountain and sea essence

The mountains and forests around Fengyan Village in Qingzhou are in the shape of a crouching dragon, winding and lying behind the village from east to west, and passing through the mountains and forests is the vast sea.

As the new year approaches, migrant workers return home in large numbers. Even a remote village like Fengyan Village is extremely lively.After Fu Li drove into Fengyan Village, he walked around the village and finally stopped at the entrance of a small shop.

It was already after lunch, the weather was just right, the sun was slightly warm, a group of people had nothing to do, they gathered at the entrance of the canteen to play cards, and the scene was very lively.Qiao Jun got off the passenger cab and went straight into the crowd.

Last night, after catching the birth ghost, Fu Li and his party decided to split into two groups after discussion.Zhuang Shenglan and Qiu Kongyang took the childbirth ghost back to the Qingzhou Tiangong Bureau in the city, and explained the situation to the local Tiangong Bureau; Fu Lize and Qiao Jun went to the forest to the west of Fengyan Village to investigate the situation first, to determine the so-called Is it true that the big monster is hiding in the forest to the west of Fengyan Village as Changui said?So, early this morning, Zhuang Shenglan and Qiu Kongyang drove back to the city, Fu Li went to the town to rent a car, and brought Qiao Jun to Fengyan Village.

Fu Li sat in the driver's seat, looking through the window glass at Qiao Jun who was crowded in the crowd outside.Qiao Jun is not short, with slightly curly hair, he is very conspicuous among a group of middle-aged men who are starting to go bald.After Fu Li waited for a while, Qiao Jun came back with a handful of melon seeds in his hand.

"The villagers said that you can go straight to the mountain forest in the west and go straight along that road. There are mountain roads in the mountains, but it just snowed two days ago, so the car probably won't be able to get on." Qiao Jun sat in the passenger cab, closed the car door and told Fu Li Said, "I also asked if any strange things happened in this area recently, but everyone said it was normal and nothing strange."

"It means that the monster just used this place as a temporary hiding place, and didn't intend to turn this place into a stronghold." Fu Li said.

"That is to say, the monster is in a state of leaving whenever he wants, and our trip is likely to miss out?"

"That's right." Fu Li said.

"Anyway, let's follow the original plan and go to the mountains to have a look." After Qiao Jun finished speaking, he sent a handful of melon seeds in his hand to Fu Li, "Fu Li, do you want to eat melon seeds? Those uncles gave them to me. The proprietress of the canteen made it at home, it's delicious!"

"No, you can save it to eat." Fu Li said, started the car, and drove towards the west of Fengyan Village.

After leaving Fengyan Village, I drove for about two hours along the mountain road that the villagers of Fengyan Village said, and finally arrived at the entrance of the mountain.As the villagers said, there is an asphalt-paved uphill road, but because there is no one to clear the snow in the mountains, the car cannot drive up it at all.Fu Li had no choice but to park his car at the foot of the mountain, take a backpack with emergency supplies, and hike into the mountain with Qiao Jun.

The temperature in the mountains is low, and the snow melts slowly. The snow on the mountain road can almost cover half of a person's calf.After walking up the mountain road for more than half an hour, the two turned into the forest.

Qiao Jun stepped on the snow that was much thinner than the mountain road, walked a few steps, and secretly glanced at Fu Li beside him.Just him and Fu Li, walking side by side in the woods like this, feels like a date.Thinking of this, Qiao Jun suddenly felt so beautiful that he was a little light.

"What's so happy?" Fu Li glanced at Qiao Jun who was walking beside him, and asked.

"Secret!" Qiao Jun smiled at Fu Li.

Although he couldn't be with Fu Li, just being with him like this and being able to see him when he turned his head was already very happy.It's nothing to be broken in love, as long as Fu Li is happy, then he will also feel happy, because - he likes this person so much, he can't bear him to be sad at all!

Fu Li and Qiao Jun wandered around the forest for a long time, but they got nothing.And just when Fu Li decided to rest in place, Qiao Jun turned his head inadvertently, and met a pair of dark eyes.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Qiao Jun staring straight at a dead bush, Fu Li asked a little strangely.

"I saw a chicken..."

Before Qiao Jun finished speaking, Fu Li noticed a movement in the dead wood, and then a chicken with colorful feathers jumped out.

"Don't run! Stop!" Qiao Junfei jumped out like a rabbit, and caught the chicken that was running away.

It was a male pheasant, also called a pheasant, much smaller than a domestic chicken, but with a long tail and more gorgeous feathers.Fu Li watched Qiao Jun approaching with the pheasant, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis that there would be another love rival in the family.

"What did you catch it for?" Fu Li asked.

"Ask him for news! This pheasant is enlightened." Qiao Jun said, put the pheasant on the ground, and then threatened, "If you run away again, I will rip your feathers off!"

The pheasant flinched while standing in the snow, but did not run away again, obviously understanding Qiao Jun's words.

"Ask you about a monster." Qiao Jun said, took out his phone, and found the monster portrait drawn according to the description of the tiger demon. "Have you seen this monster?"

The pheasant stretched its neck and moved closer to the phone screen. After watching it for a while, it made a strange cry similar to "Kedo".

"He's not human. This is his general appearance. I heard that he is hiding in this mountain forest. Have you ever seen him?"

Qiao Jun chatted with the pheasant for a while, and finally sent the other party a small bread with satisfaction, and sent the pheasant away.

Seeing the pheasant running away with the bread in its mouth, Fu Li secretly heaved a sigh of relief—fortunately, Qiao Jun had no plans to take the pheasant back.

"The pheasant said that he has seen this monster, and it is in the woods near the coastline!" Qiao Jun stood up and said to Fu Li, "He just saw that monster passing by a few days ago, maybe we will see it today. I can find that monster! Then catch him back along the way, so my year-end bonus will be a lot?"

Having said that, Qiao Jun couldn't help but patted the tree trunk next to him with some excitement.The trunk of that tree was not thick, and when Qiao Jun slapped it like this, the snow on the branches fell off, hitting Qiao Jun on the head.Qiao Jun shivered from the cold, then clutched his neck and shook his head violently.

Fu Li pulled Qiao Jun out from under the tree and helped him pat off the residual snow on his body. There was a smile in his eyes, but he didn't let Qiao Jun get carried away. He warned, "That monster is stronger than the wolf and tiger demon, but with The two of us probably won't be able to take him down. Don't mess around, we're here just to make sure, not to take down that monster."

"I know, I know, let's go! Find that monster quickly, or it will be dark!" Qiao Jun said, and ran out to the mountains and forests towards the coastline.

Qiao Jun and the others may have had really good luck today. After asking the pheasant about the whereabouts of the monster, according to the clues provided by the pheasant, they searched a few times in the forest along the coastline. In a relatively gentle forest, the monster was found.

The monster was sitting on the trunk of a dead tree lying on the ground, but from the side view, it looked like a portrait drawn according to the description of the tiger monster, which resembled seven or eight parts.Black thorny short hair, dark skin, rough appearance, the evil spirit on his body is completely hidden, like an ordinary person, but it gives people an extremely dangerous feeling, just one glance, Fu Li can be sure of this It was the monster they were looking for.

Fu Li stopped Qiao Jun and stood still not far from the monster.

The monster noticed the movement and looked sideways at them.

"A chicken essence, and..." The monster's eyes turned to Fu Li, and then he showed a ferocious smile, "I said why does this face look so familiar, isn't this Fu Li?"

"Fu Li, do you know this monster?" Qiao Jun asked in a low voice.

Fu Li shook his head slightly, "I don't know."

"Although we haven't seen each other for a long time..." The monster stood up from the tree trunk, his face instantly became stern, "But to say that we don't know each other—is it too much?"

As soon as the voice fell, a strong demonic aura erupted from the monster's body, bringing up air currents, causing demonic winds to blow up in the forest.At the same time, the monster's human form began to deform and expand, turning out of its original shape.It was a tiger as large as an adult rhinoceros, with red fur and a pair of black wings on its back.He raised his head and roared, causing the rocks in the mountain to shake.

"Qongqi..." Fu Li's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Qiongqi, one of the four ancient beasts, one of the demon commanders who slaughtered the world 500 years ago, but after the defeat, he was sealed by the demon emperor, why did he appear here?If he knew that he would encounter Qiongqi here, he would never bring Qiao Jun here to investigate.Qiongqi shouldn't be one of the commanders under the new demon emperor and above the ground wolf. If he guessed correctly, Qiongqi is the new demon emperor who called for chaos among the demon crowd!

"Qiao Jun." Fu Li blocked Qiao Jun behind and said in a low voice, "Run when you hear my prompt, don't look back."