Farming Animals

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Rong Xiao crushed the grass seed in his hand, and the grass seed debris with a strong and strange fragrance scattered from the palm of his hand into the wind, and soon disappeared. Under his feet was a platform paved with blue stone slabs. The slabs were uneven and had complicated patterns. .

Rong Xiao looked down, and saw that what he was stepping on was a complex geometric pattern outlined by a large number of runes, and the dull streamer that circulated on it was very similar to that emanating from the core of the holy wood. He didn't walk out of this place immediately The area covered by a rune, but before the next clansman was teleported, he raised his eyes and looked around.

The area outside the stone platform was wrapped in a mist, and a faint passage connecting the platform was looming in the mist. Rong Xiao looked at the hidden passage, and the familiar scent of grass seeds faintly came from the other side wrapped in the mist.

Obviously, the dog descendants who just stepped out of the enchantment stepped into the narrow path without hesitation. Presumably, the thick fog around them made the sight uneasy, and a visible path is more secure choose.

The dog-born who entered the space first chose this path without hesitation. With the guidance of the smell of grass on his body, more and more dogs of the same race chose this path. It is the only passage around, and because the smell of grass seeds from there gives people a strong sense of security.

No matter what kind of conflicts there have been outside the trial field, it is obviously a safer choice to come to this dangerous and unfamiliar area and gather with the same kind. The familiar smell brings a strong sense of peace of mind and makes people unconsciously go Follow this path.

However, the familiar smell of grass seeds could not give Rong Xiao any sense of security. From the freshly crushed grass seeds, he smelled a peculiar smell, which was like a unique mark, bringing him together with him. The same races are clearly distinguished.

Whoever made this mark in advance does not ask himself. Rong Xiao looked at the passage that seemed to symbolize safety, and a sneer flashed in his eyes. I am afraid that behind the fog, there is already a preset interception waiting there. him.

No longer looking at the path, Rong Xiao turned his gaze away, and turned his gaze to another direction that is completely opposite to the path.

There is not even a faint path on this side, the thick fog covers the entire area, silently refusing anyone to step in, Rong Xiao walks towards the boundary line between the platform and the fog, and crosses over there without a trace of hesitation. Boundaries, and stride forward.

Every step seems to be stepping on the fog, making it impossible to see whether the front is an abyss or a road.Any prudent person would not choose such a path, because the unknown will always arouse the deepest fear in people's hearts, but there is no fear in Rong Xiao's eyes, his eyes are firm, as if he is determined on something.

As soon as he took three steps, there was nothing under his feet, and the violent feeling of falling came over him, and Rong Xiao fell down quickly!Below him is an abyss shrouded in darkness!

Rong Xiao fell down with nothing to rely on, the heavy blouse draped over his body was swirled by the wind, and a gray shadow hidden in the blouse suddenly flew out of it, it was a gray bird!

After Asuka stabilized his figure in mid-air, he immediately spread his wings and flew towards the falling figure at high speed.

It stretched out its claws and grabbed a corner of the boy's clothes, trying to stop his falling force. Unfortunately, the other party was weak, so this attempt was unsuccessful. The other party only paused in mid-air, and then continued to fall .

Gray Bird didn't give up, and continued to gather strength. Finally, the many pauses finally gave the other party a chance to react, and saw the young man standing up in mid-air, carrying his entire upper body, and turning to the back. There was a flash in his vision, he didn't miss this opportunity to save himself, stretched out his arms and snapped them up, and stretched his fingers directly into the cracks in the rock wall!

In an instant, the pressure on his arms increased sharply, his eyes were firm, and he didn't shrink back because of the severe pain from the nerves. Good body control played a role at this moment. With only a pair of arms, he moved his entire body Hanging on the edge of a cliff!

The gray bird uttered a sound of exclamation or exclamation, hovering around him, as if thinking about how to help, Rong Xiao looked back at him with a smile on his face, and saw that he was hanging on the fulcrum with one arm, and his whole body turned toward him. Looking down, after finding the next point of strength, he spun with one arm, and the whole person, like a gibbon, moved nimbly between the rock walls.

This kind of falling that tests physical strength is extremely dangerous. If one is not careful, there is a risk of falling to the bottom of the cliff. However, every time Rong Xiao exerts his strength, he is extremely free, as if he does not regard it as a life-and-death trial. Finally, After moving slowly for a long time, he finally saw the flat ground, hanging on the rock wall, and he and the birds around him looked down into the distance with wonder on their faces.

Under the mist, there is a dense forest composed of green leaves. The dark and dull mist actually emits a bright halo here, like the sun in the early morning, completely illuminating this area.

Rong Xiao quickly recovered from the initial shock. He did not immediately fall from the rock wall, but stared at the dense forest to carefully identify something. The moment of staring was especially unsatisfactory, and he even climbed up a certain distance again.

The little gray bird was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Rong Xiao was condescendingly observing the hidden path in the dense forest. He flapped his wings and flew to the same height as the opponent. Ascending, the fog changed, completely blocking the view all at once, and the entire dense forest seemed to be covered with a layer of gray cloth, and no useful information could be seen.

Rong Xiao on the side obviously also noticed this, and immediately gave up this tricky idea, and a few jumped over and fell from the rock wall.

The little gray bird followed closely behind him, and when it landed, it turned into a boy. The down-to-earth feeling was better than ever, and it brought people a strong sense of peace of mind.Then Wu Jiu really felt relieved, and when she looked up, she saw that the young man had already turned his attention to him, and he was massaging him from head to toe, making sure that there was no trace of injury on his body, and then a look of relief flashed in her eyes.

The two of them didn't stay in the open space between the rock wall and the forest for too long. Rong Xiao picked up Wu Jiu, held him in his arms, and quickly ran to the dense forest not far away. It's dangerous, but it's even more unsafe to stand on an open and flat ground with no shelter. Looking down from a high altitude, they will have nowhere to hide!

Rong Xiao kept an eye on the movement behind him as he ran, as if he was full of fear of the towering rock wall. Just when he jumped off the rock wall, he felt the dangerous aura coming from that rock wall. On the ground, the feeling of danger rose instead of falling, making him afraid to stay on the flat ground for a second longer.The dense forest may not be the best choice, but it is better than the more dangerous open space.

There was no ready-made path in the forest, and the hot and humid air made the road under his feet extremely muddy. Rong Xiao led Wu Jiu all the way forward, and finally stopped on a dry land with a slightly higher terrain.

Putting Wu Jiu down, Rong Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been tense since entering the trial field finally dissipated a little at this moment.

"You knew there was such a path from the beginning?" Wu Jiu glanced at the surrounding environment in a blink of an eye, and then looked at Rong Xiao without blinking, as if he held all the secrets of this space.

"This is what my father told me. After entering this space for the first time, he took this path." Rong Xiao did not take credit, and said truthfully.

Hearing this, Wu Jiu couldn't help admiring that a child who was only in his teens was able to restrain his pursuit of safety and security when facing a gentle passage, and turned to another thorny road full of unknowns. Well, when the lonely young man suddenly fell from a high altitude, it was probably much more dangerous than the situation they faced.

The admiration was only for a moment, and Wu Jiu quickly calmed down and said, "Did he also face this dense forest last time? Did he leave any drawings or written records?" There is a glimmer of hope, if Rong Xiao really has a relevant manuscript in his hand, then the risk factor of the secret exploration trip will be greatly reduced.

Unfortunately, Rong Xiao just shook his head when he heard the words.Looking at the vast dense forest in front of him, he frowned and said, "Father only told me about the situation here occasionally. I was too young at that time, so he couldn't tell me in detail, but I remember He told me at the time that after falling from the cliff, there was a large open space around, and this dense forest did not exist."

Wu Jiu couldn't help but sink when he heard the sound. What he was most afraid of at the moment were variables. You must know that any change that is different from the past means an increase in the risk factor.

Fortunately, Rong Xiao was much calmer than him, so he pointed to a looming temple-like building in the depths of the dense forest and said, "That's the altar of trials, we just need to go there. Get advanced there."

"Is it a more advanced altar?" Wu Jiu looked at the stone temple that seemed to be hidden in the forest with fascination, and couldn't help but confirm it again.

"Yes." Rong Xiao was not preoccupied with his questioning again, and nodded to confirm: "I have already learned about the advancement process of other dog descendants from Uncle, and the path on the platform also leads to a trial Altar, all dog descendants can take turns to enter the altar to challenge. As long as they defeat the opponents in the altar, they can get the soul energy fruit given by the altar. That thing can make the energy in the soul pool surge. , then you can go up the ranks, thinking about it, the altar under the cliff should have the same number of paths."

Hearing this, Wu Jiu couldn't help but feel relieved. Although the environment is different, as long as the goal of this trip is still there, it won't be too bad.

The soul pool that Rong Xiao mentioned is the same as the soul crystal of the Yu clan, which is located in the body to store energy. Unlike the crystal-shaped soul crystal, the soul pool is like a blue pool, hidden in the body of the soul warrior Inside, the pool of water is all small crystals formed by the condensation of soul power, together with the blood circulation in the body, it is endless, and it is the source of power for all soul warriors.

However, after hearing Rong Xiao's tone of voice, he continued: "We will go there. As long as I can pass the test of the altar and reach the second level, we will intercept and kill Rong Zhi. If I die in the challenge, then everything will be over." Ti, you immediately fly to the cliff, wait for the end of the trial day, and follow everyone back to the tribe."

When he said all this, he was unusually calm and rational, as if his own life and death were not worth mentioning. After Wu Jiu sighed, he couldn't help but think of the snowy night a few days ago, when the boy took him from Rongzhi's house. I took it all the way back, and then looked at him with deeper eyes than before, and asked coldly: "That is a second-level soul warrior, the peak of the second level, only one step away from the third level, and his body is extremely powerful. All five senses are stronger than others, and his body is extremely flexible. Once he finds danger, his courage can condense the shield and completely block the weapons. Tell me, how do you want to kill him?"

At that time, he was frightened and angry under the questioning, and he sacrificed his courage. The powerful beam of courage directly penetrated the fragile wall of the boy's house, leaving a foot-deep hole in the snow outside the house. Potholes.

His sudden shot did make the young man slightly startled, but the shock lasted only for a moment. Soon, he saw the young man stretch out his hand forward, and a burst of blue light clustered in the palm of his hand, and then he struck out violently. A deeper and larger terrifying pothole was created on the ground. Wu Jiu looked at the damage caused by the young man almost in shock, but heard the young man beside him say in a deep voice: "The damage caused by soul power and courage The destructive power is completely different, the soul power is more violent and explosive, no matter it is attack or defense, it has more advantages, the damage you just caused, I can also achieve, and the destructive power is greater than yours, and I just He is a soul power owner who has not yet reached a rank, a soul warrior at the peak of the second rank, both in attack power and attack speed are stronger than me, and when he faces an attack, his face will instantly rise A shield with condensed soul power, your courage may be able to defeat his shield in one fell swoop, but it cannot harm his body, and he will kill you in the next instant."

The boy's voice was colder than ice and snow, as if without any warmth, and what he said made Wu Jiu fall into the ice cave.

The young man looked at him condescendingly, and said in a cold tone that was completely different from before: "The damage caused by boldness cannot be concealed at all, and the noise made by Rong Zhi before he died may also attract others. What will you do after that?"

Without waiting for Wu Jiu to answer, he cut off his mouth and said, "Just run away.

Impossible, this snowy deep winter, no food, no warm clothes, where can you escape? "

Then, as if he remembered something, he whispered: "No, you have food, you must have saved a lot besides what you gave me, but don't forget your identity, you are a gray Yu, the breeder of the tribe at the sacred wood breeding place, if you suddenly disappear, the tribe will definitely send more people to look for it, and by then, will you be able to escape the search of countless dog descendants?"

At the end, Rong Xiao looked at Wu Jiu with burning eyes, as if he had understood all his plans, Wu Jiu didn't even dare to look at him at this moment, but he made him wake up completely from the initial impulse.

But the young man squatted down and looked at him, and said to him with his familiar gentle voice: "If your purpose is to kill Rongzhi, then hand him over to me. The big trial will be in a few days. I will kill him during the trial. If you want to leave here, you might as well wait a little longer. The tribe is in chaos, and the shed area will attract the attention of the entire tribe. At that time, don’t take advantage of the chaos to escape, then Yes, I'm afraid no one will be able to care about you anymore.

He slowly stated his plan. His plan was thorough and his tone was calm. Obviously, he had been planning for a long time, which made Wu Jiu amazed and shocked. At that moment, they looked at each other silently in the dark, as if at last in a flash really got to know each other.

After that, a great escape in the shed area unfolded in an orderly manner under Rong Xiao's arrangement.A group of gray-feathered chicks who were temporarily stopped by Wu Jiu waited for the opportunity to leave in the narrow nursery.

Wu Jiu, who had completely settled down her mind, passed the last few days of entering the trial enchantment peacefully. The warm and cramped hut shielded all the disturbances from the outside world. Finally, after a not-so-long wait, everyone The trial has finally come.

Wu Jiu proposed to enter the barrier together. When Rong Xiao was facing a strong enemy, he didn't want to stand by. This time, the boy did not refuse him.

At the end of the memory, Wu Jiu recovered from deep thinking, only to feel the warmth in front of her body, but it was Rong Xiao who found some dry branches and lit a bonfire, the heat instantly dispelled the surrounding moisture and made the whole body tired The feeling has dissipated a lot.

The young man naturally held Wu Jiu in his arms, and as usual, he warmed Wu Jiu's hands and feet with his hands, which was so gentle that people were fascinated, as if the cold interrogation a few days ago was an unreal dream. Wu Jiu felt relieved from the bottom of his heart, and he was even glad that the boy he was familiar with had returned.

The embarrassment caused by the conflict a few days ago dissipated without a trace at this moment, his expression became natural, and he enjoyed the care of the young man safely, but he didn't know that this kind of reaction made Rong Xiao also secretly heave a sigh of relief. I feel that I have regained the safe zone of getting along with each other.

From that snowy night onwards, what he was most afraid of was Wu Jiu's alienation from him. In fact, he really wanted to ask how Wu Jiu learned to gather courage. Even earlier, he wanted to ask, Wu Jiu's Where does the seemingly inexhaustible food come from, but he knows more clearly that these are things that he can't ask now, and asking rashly will push Wu Jiu in his arms further away.

Naturally, Wu Jiu didn't know what the young man was thinking. He raised his head and saw the firm chin of the other party. From this angle, the sharp-edged face seemed to have a softness that was not easy to detect, and that softness was only open to him. Yes, no one will easily leak their throats to a distrustful person.

Feeling Wu Jiu's gaze, the young man lowered his head and just touched Wu Jiu's forehead. Before Wu Jiu's embarrassment showed on his face, the young man said softly: "Let's take a rest first, we will go directly to the temple in a while , it doesn't seem safe here, I feel the danger, but I don't know where the danger comes from."

Wu Jiu's heart trembled when she heard the words, and she nodded quickly, shaking off the little thought in her heart.

Time passed slowly in silence, the sky suddenly darkened, and the day in the forest ended abruptly. When the night spread along the towering rock walls to the entire dense forest, a secret uneasiness began to spread, and Rong Xiao suddenly Looking up into the sky, I saw a black shadow starting from the rock wall and flying towards the forest, as if a group of nocturnal creatures that came out at night and came out of their nests when night fell, and started hunting.

As the black shadow approached, Rong Xiao and Wu Jiu finally saw their appearance clearly. They were a group of monsters with eagle body, leopard body and snake tail. At first glance, they looked like harpies in Greek mythology. .

With the appearance of this group of monsters, an inexplicable terrifying aura overflowed, making people afraid to move an inch in fear. This is the powerful coercion emanating from the group of monsters. At this moment, the coercion of the same frequency is constantly Superimposed, it became a terrifying force.

For a moment, Wu Jiu seemed to have his soul taken away, staring blankly at a black shadow in the sky, Rong Xiao's innate perception of danger brought Rong Xiao back to his senses, and then he felt a chill in his heart, he did it almost instantly. After reacting, he fell obliquely backward, grabbed Wu Jiu who was still in a daze in mid-air, rolled on the spot, and left the campfire far away.

Crack, like a whip whipped to the ground, a long snake tail slammed the bonfire into pieces!

On the branch above their heads, hung an indistinguishable male and female face, its tail hanging down like a python, was hitting the open space where the two of them had just lived.