Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

In the past, Qingyao Mountain had never been visited by men. The residence of Rong Ze and his party was temporarily cleaned up, and an area was specially designated for them to live in.

After looking at the house, Fei Yi looked strange, and quietly said to Rong Ze: "Ah Ze, is Goddess Wu Luo guarding against us?"

This area is far away from the main living area. One side faces the martial arts training ground and the other side is the river. There are guards patrolling back and forth on the edge of the area from time to time. They are treated as thieves rather than guests.

Rong Ze tapped his forehead with his fingers upside down, and said: "Don't think too much, after all, there have been no men coming and going here for so many years, it's normal to be vigilant."

"Oh." Fei Yi stuck out his tongue and rolled his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Rong Ze knew that he was going to start gossip.

Sure enough, he heard Fei Yi say again: "Ah Ze, do you think it's true that no man has been to Qingyao Mountain in all these years?"

Rong Ze raised his eyebrows: "Did you hear any rumors?"

Fei Yi hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, I just find it strange. Tell me, there have been only women here for so many years. Are there no men who are curious and want to come in and take a look?"

Rong Ze was taken aback for a moment, he really hadn't considered this issue.Everyone has curiosity, not to mention others, he is also unavoidable.

"Wu Luo, very strong." Yuan Shi's voice suddenly sounded behind them.

Fei Yi was caught talking behind his back and was caught on the spot. He was so frightened that he hid behind Rong Ze.

Rong Ze gave him a funny look, cleared his throat: "Tianzun, why are you silent when you're here?"

Look at scaring people and children.

Fei Yi's eyes widened, and he looked at Rong Ze with the gaze of admiring a warrior: A Ze is so powerful, he is not afraid of his master at all!

Rong Ze looked calm, and asked Yuan Shi with a smile: "Tianzun, what do you mean, there were indeed men who attempted to break into Qingyao Mountain in the past, but because of the presence of Goddess Wu Luo, they failed?"

Yuan Shi didn't look at Fei Yi at all, he only had Rong Ze in his eyes.He nodded: "Yes."

Rong Ze rolled his eyes, and said again: "The ancestors of important people were all women who were betrayed and hurt by men. It's not surprising that they hate men, but why do I feel that Goddess Wu Luo seems to have prejudice against men?"

He felt it very early on, although Wu Luo didn't make it very clear, but her attitude towards the female disciples in the team was different from that of the male disciples, and she was obviously much more pleasant to the female disciples.

Yuan Shi really didn't know about this matter, although he and Wu Luo were old acquaintances, the two sides had not had any in-depth contacts.

Could it be that Goddess Wu Luo was also hurt by some man?

This thought flashed through Rong Ze's mind, but he denied it himself.

He thought to himself, Wu Luo is so strong, stronger than most men, who doesn't have eyes and dares to annoy her?

***

Wu Luo suspects that the disappearance of the holy bird and the priestess is caused by chaos.

Rong Ze thought so at first, but when he came to Qingyao Mountain, he found that there were no traces of berserk beasts at all, and his "Chaos Radar" did not show any abnormalities.

So what happened to the disappearance?Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?

These days, Rong Ze and others split up to conduct an in-depth investigation on this matter.

He originally wanted to simulate the routes that the saintess and the priests had traveled a few days before the incident, just like investigating the incident of the Patrolmen going berserk in Buzhou Mountain, trying to find clues from it.

The result of the investigation was——

"The saint and the priest never left the temple at all?" Rong Ze asked in surprise.

Fei Yi nodded: "I heard that their main activities are usually in the temple and the surrounding area, except for a few special festivals, they will take the scorpion to the daughter country to participate in the celebration ceremony."

"What about basic necessities of life?" The saint is a fairy and doesn't need to eat, but the other two priests are ordinary people, so they have to eat, drink, and scatter, right?

Fei Yi: "Someone is ready to send it to the temple, about once every five days. Normally, the temple will be opened to the public on the first day of every ten days to accept the worship of believers."

Rong Ze: "Who are the believers?"

He wondered if believers sneaked into the temple when there were many people, and attacked the saint and the holy bird after the temple was closed at night.

Fei Yi scratched his head, wondering: "Then this is too much. As long as you are a citizen of Daughter Country, you are a believer."

People rely on the holy bird to reproduce from generation to generation. In their hearts, the holy bird is second only to Wu Luo.Whether it is a woman who has given birth or a girl who has not given birth, whenever she is free, she will come to the temple to worship and ask for the blessing of the holy bird.

Fei Yi added: "However, I heard that the temple is connected with the Holy Maiden of Danqing. If outsiders want to break into the temple, the Holy Maiden will notice it immediately."

What if it's not an outsider?Rong Ze suddenly thought that after the priestess disappeared, the furnishings in the temple showed no signs of being damaged, as if they had only left for a short while and would come back soon.

Could it be that it was because an acquaintance committed the crime that the saints were caught off guard by accident?

The more he thought about this possibility, the more he said hurriedly, "I want to meet the person in charge of delivering the goods."

There were two people delivering the goods, the older one was Biyu, and the younger one was Ahuan.The two of them were called over in a daze, nervous and cramped, restless, and they didn't know what to do with their hands and feet.

Seeing this, Fei Yi whispered to Rong Ze, "Ah Ze, there must be something wrong with these two."

Rong Ze raised his eyebrows slightly: "How can you see that?"

Fei Yi: "They are so nervous, they must have done something bad. I see, maybe they teamed up to kidnap the saintess and the others."

After speaking, he nodded vigorously.

Rong Ze couldn't laugh or cry: "I haven't talked to a man since I was born. It's normal to be nervous. It's strange not to be nervous."

Fei Yi showed the bewildered face of a straight man of steel: "Is that so?"

Seeing that the two were so nervous, Rong Ze was not in a hurry to ask questions, but took out popcorn for them to eat.

Popcorn is Feiyi Wukong's new favorite recently. Since they ate it once, they often clamored to eat it again.

Rong Ze was so disturbed that he popped a lot of corn kernels at once, topped with the fried caramel syrup, and put them in a dry and airtight container, which can be stored for a long time.

Anyone who has been to a movie theater knows how addictive the smell of popcorn is.

The golden popcorn exudes a tempting sweet aroma, piled up in a deep-mouthed disc, and built high into the shape of a pyramid.Rong Ze was very careful when frying, so that each popcorn was evenly coated with a thin layer of syrup, which was crystal clear, and at first glance, the surface seemed to have special effects added to the popcorn, shining luster.

Facing the golden "bomb" that exudes a charming aura, Biyu and A Huan subconsciously made a swallowing movement, but no one did it.

Rong Ze made a straight face on purpose: "You don't eat, are you deliberately not giving me face?"

"No, it's not." Biyu said timidly.

A Huan blinked her big eyes, stole a glance at Rong Ze, met his gaze, and lowered her head in fright.

Rong Ze raised his eyebrows: "Then you eat."

The two looked at each other, A Huan was more courageous, besides the smell of the popcorn was unbearable, she slowly stretched out her hand and took one carefully.

The surface of the popcorn is crispy, but the inside is soft. The sugar coating melts slowly on the tip of the tongue. The caramel aroma is very strong, and the sweetness is slightly bitter. The sweetness is different from the sweetness of the sweet fruit she usually eats. totally different.

A Huan's eyes lit up immediately, she took a quick look at Rong Ze, smacked her lips quietly, and kept savoring that soul-stirring taste.

A piece of popcorn is too small and too little, and it disappears after just a taste, which is really unsatisfactory.

Rong Ze regained his smile now, pushed the plate in front of them, and said, "You're welcome, eat more if you like."

A Huan couldn't bear it anymore, boldly stretched out her hand, grabbed a handful of popcorn, and finally took a peek at Rong Ze, seeing that he was still smiling, he was relieved, and greeted Biyu:

"Sister, eat some too, it's delicious."

"You child—" Biyu was much more reserved than A Huan. She wanted to remind Biyu not to be too outrageous, but a popcorn was stuffed in her mouth, and she fell silent.

Although she lived longer than A Huan, it was the first time in her life that she ate such food.

How to describe it?It was like the charming dream she had when she was a girl, floating lightly in the air, like a dream, like an illusion, like the spring wind, shining with tiny bits of light.

She wiped the corners of her eyes and felt the wetness of her fingertips.

Rong Ze quietly waited for them to finish eating, and seeing that they liked it, he took out two more buckets.

After the three barrels of popcorn were eaten up, the tension between Biyu and Ahuan's brows really eased a lot. Biyu seemed a little restrained, but Ahuan, a little girl, was able to face Rongze completely freely, even though this was her first time. A face-to-face communication with the opposite sex.

"His Royal Highness, is the food outside the mountain so delicious?" A Huan asked.

The girl's eyes were clear, with faint expectations.

Rong Ze thought for a while, and said: "Every place has its own characteristics, just like here, there are also xuncao soup that can't be eaten outside."

A Huan let out an "oh", wondering what she was thinking.

Rong Ze saw that the atmosphere was almost adjusted, so he could cut to the chase and asked, "You usually come to the temple to deliver goods, have you noticed anything unusual?"

The two looked at each other, A Huan was more courageous, and said: "Actually, we rarely have contact with the saint and the two priests, we always deliver the goods to the designated place, and dare not disturb the saint. "

It was only then that Rong Ze realized that even the two "couriers" seldom contacted the "receiver" face-to-face. Instead, they sent the required supplies to the designated "express station", and the other party "signed for receipt" by themselves.

Contactless delivery is... quite advanced?

Rong Ze was lightly poked by Fei Yi on the shoulder, only to realize that he was a little distracted. He looked at A Huan, who thought he had said something wrong, and suddenly felt a headache.

The thread is broken again.

The "Express Station" is not in the temple, it is still some distance away from the temple, and the two of them rarely have the opportunity to see the saintess and priests, and the conditions for acquaintances to commit crimes are not established.

He found that the two women were still waiting for his reply, so he twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled kindly: "It's nothing, you can go."

As a thank you, he gave them two cans of popcorn respectively.

"Sister, is there anything else?" Seeing Biyu's hesitation, Rong Ze seemed to have something to say.

A Huan also looked at her curiously.

For a moment, all eyes were on Biyu.

She became nervous all of a sudden, her forehead turned red to the base of her neck, hmm, hmm, hmm, but she couldn't tell why.

"Sister Biyu, tell me quickly!" A Huan urged, more anxious than anyone else.

"It's okay, take your time, don't worry." Rong Ze comforted her with a smile, "Sister, let me ask you, have you found anything unusual? If yes, nod, if not, just shake your head."

Biyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Rong Ze asked again: "Is it related to the temple?"

Biyu bit her lip tightly and nodded again.

"...It's not the same as before." Her voice was soft and thin, and trembling, almost melting into the wind.

"What's different from the original?" Rong Ze didn't hear clearly, so he asked again.

Biyu whispered, "It's where we usually unload..."

***

The so-called "express post station" is a stone house with a small courtyard outside, which is used to park the vehicles used for loading.

The small courtyard is not big, but it is well cleaned. In the middle stands a stone pillar about the height of a five or six-year-old boy. According to A Huan, it is used to tie ferocious beasts.

The ferocious beast was the red-haired beast they had seen Wu Luo and her guards ride before. It was shaped like a leopard, with red fur, horns on its forehead, and five tails.

Ferocious beasts look ferocious, but in fact they are very docile. They are often used by local people for riding and carrying heavy loads.

The abnormal place that Biyu mentioned was the hideous stone.

"It's a few centimeters higher than before." Jasper pointed to the stone pillar.

"Sister, it seems to be the case when you put it this way." A Huan was thoughtful, and stood beside the stone pillar for comparison, "It used to be less than my waist, but now it's a little bit above my waist."

Wukong squatted down, dipped his hands in some soil near the rock, and shouted as if he had discovered a new world: "There is something wrong with this soil!"

Rong Ze hurriedly asked: "How do you say?"

"Little brother, look, the soil here is darker than the other side," Wukong stretched out his hand in front of Rong Ze, and said seriously, "Look, the dryness and humidity are also different."

Rong Ze was about to take a closer look, when he saw a hand approaching from the side, moving Wu Kong's furry hand away.

Rong Ze looked along his line of sight, and gave Shang Yuanshi a meaningful look.

He was a little puzzled at first, but then suddenly thought of something, and immediately blushed.

Wukong thought that Yuanshi was looking at the dirt, so he put his hand in front of his nose and said excitedly: "Master, look."

Yuan Shi nodded calmly: "Well, it's really different, you observed very carefully."

"Is that right?" Wukong was rarely praised by Yuanshi, jumping up and down with joy, his long monkey tail was raised high.

He suddenly jumped up to A Huan, making her scream in fright, but he had to take two steps back and looked at A Huan in shock.

He really couldn't imagine that this little girl looked thin and small, but there was such a terrifying power in her body.

Really unbelievable.

Being disturbed by him like this, Rong Ze felt a lot more relaxed, the blush on his face gradually disappeared, and he instructed the disciples of Chanjiao to dig on the spot.

He suspected that there must be a secret hidden underground.

After digging to a depth of about ten feet, accompanied by a light "clang", someone made a surprised voice: "Look, there is something under here!"

Soon, a long sword was dug out.

The mud on the sword body was cleaned, the sword body was shiny, and the sharp blade reflected the cold light.

Fei Yi praised: "It's a good sword."

What Rong Ze noticed was another question: "This sword... seems to be a men's saber?"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience fell silent.

"Really..." Fei Yi stared at the long sword and muttered to himself

Men's swords are usually longer and wider than women's swords.The long sword in front of him is a typical men's sword, with a wide and long blade and a thick hilt.

But the problem is, there have always been only women in Qingyaoshan Daughter Country, so where did this men's saber come from?It can't be passed down from ancient times, right?

"Why do I find this sword so familiar?"

Hearing Wukong's whisper, Rong Ze felt as if he had found a treasure, and quickly asked, "Have you seen this sword before?"

Wukong scratched the back of his head: "I guess so?" He wasn't sure either.

Rong Ze stared at him expectantly: "Why don't you think about it more carefully?"

"Hmm..." Wukong acted in deep thought, blushing, and finally asked him to recall, "That's right! It's Brother Yang, I saw it at Yang Jian's place!"

The author has something to say: Seriously, sometimes I go to the cinema not to watch movies, but to eat the popcorn and hollow French fries sold in the cinema_(:з)∠]_

"Shan Hai Jing Xi Shan Jing": "It is 280 miles to the west. It is called the mountain of Zhang'e. There is no grass and trees, and there are many Yaobi. It is very strange. There are beasts. Its shape is like a red leopard, with five tails and one horn. Its sound is like hitting. Stone, its name is like hideous."