Huangliang Inn

In the Huangliang Inn, the three of Yan Jue sat around a table.

Geng Chen held a porcelain cup, and placed a long sword horizontally in his hand. His eyes scanned the opposite Pixiu, and a golden light appeared in the bottom of his eyes, and he might swing the sword to kill the auspicious beast at any time.Yan Jue crossed her arms and leaned back on the chair, squinting at Pixiu, who had been starving for thousands of years, and had a grim look on her face.

Pixiu didn't seem to notice it, the chopsticks in his hands were flying, and the food boxes in front of him kept piling up, eating happily.

After gnawing on the three beast legs, he was still unsatisfied. He continued to lift the lid of the food box and found that there was a demon fish in it.Judging by his posture, he is almost no different from Taotie.

"Ren Zhou, what are you doing here?" Yan Jue waited for a long time, but Pi Xiu still had no sign of putting down his chopsticks, so he had to ask.

Pixiu ate the fish tail, licked his lower lip, and replied: "It's a long story. Yan Piao, two more fish?"

Yan Jue narrowed his eyes, and suddenly sneered and said, "I know that the skin of the pixiu is thick and the flesh is tough, but it's not impossible to cook it. Have you seen that copper stove? It was used by the old master to make alchemy. Geng Chen, do you want to try the fire-roasted auspicious beast? ? The taste should be good."

Geng Chen was very cooperative, but he was indeed a little impatient.Immediately put down the porcelain cup, held the hilt with one hand, although the long sword was not out of its sheath, the sharp sword aura was already approaching the tip of Pixiu's nose, and said in his mouth: "It doesn't matter if the skin is thick, first remove the scales and then peel the skin. It can cut pieces by itself. The mortal fire is useless, but the real fire of Samadhi can be used.”

"I said, there's no need to do this, right?" Even knowing that they won't do anything, Pai Yao was still terrified and his scalp felt a little numb.Holding the scabbard with his hands, carefully avoiding the sword energy, while leaning back, he took out an oval sphere that could be carved from jade, and handed it to Yan Jue with his arms extended.

"That's it, that's what I'm here for. Can your dragon move the sword? I don't want to fight him."

Ignoring the ridicule in Pixiu's words, Yan Jue took the ball in his hand, injected a ray of spiritual power, and confirmed what was inside, he couldn't help asking in surprise: "Jiao?"

"That's right, it's Jiao." After Gengchen took back his long sword, Pixiu turned around, heaved an exaggerated sigh of relief, wiped off the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and complained, "I'm obviously doing good deeds, This dragon was sent here, but before it could show up, it was almost stabbed in the whole body, it was wronged."

Yan Jue ignored him, snapped his fingers casually, and three food boxes flew out from behind the counter, plus a jug of fine wine.

Smelling the aroma of the wine, Pai Yao immediately stopped complaining, opened the wine jar and took a big gulp, smiling on the spot.

"Yan Jue, your wine here is the best."

Yan Jue held the dragon egg with one hand and continued to integrate spiritual power.Feeling the slightly heterogeneous atmosphere inside, he couldn't help but frown slightly.The Jiao inside is indeed still alive, and has four claws, covered with scales, and is about to transform into a dragon.But there is a layer of dead energy lingering around him, entangled with his own spiritual power, it is unknown where it came from.

"What?" Seeing that his expression was wrong, Geng Chen asked.

"This jiao seems to be in some condition." Yan Jue handed over the egg, motioning Geng Chen to confirm for himself.After the latter saw it, he had the same question as him.

Jiao has four claws, and has the appearance of transforming into a dragon, which can drive away evil spirits in the world.

This dead air is really strange.

"Ren Zhou, where did you find this Jiao?" Geng Chen asked.

"At my door."

In the blink of an eye, the wine jar has bottomed out.Pixiu put down the wine jar, still unsatisfied.Empty the last few drops, separate the fish body with chopsticks, take the most tender part and put it in your mouth, and taste the rare deliciousness carefully.

"Your home?" Yan Cui curled up his fingers, tapped the table with his fingertips, and said bluntly, "If I remember correctly, your cave has been torn down by unicorns, and the hills have been flattened. Since 4 years ago, you I stayed in the Taotie Cave Mansion, just to avoid the unicorns, and dared not show up even if I was burned by a fireball."

"Cough cough!" Lao Di was exposed face to face, Pixiu coughed, and quickly adjusted, "This is not right, everyone is a strange beast, what is the difference between you and me?"

"You are an auspicious beast, and Taotie is a ferocious beast. There is a difference." Yan Jue smiled and said, "It's just that I've always been curious. What did you do to make Qilin look like that?"

Pixiu was speechless.

Can you tell me what happened back then?

You can't even kill him!

If he was rational, there would be no need to hide in Tibet, and finally hid in Taotie's house, where he died for 4 years.

It seems that he did not come at the right time, disturbing the good things of this mirage dragon.Otherwise, why bother to speak out so much, and to expose the scars of others.

Fortunately, Yan Jue was quite magnanimous, and if he stabbed a few words face to face, the matter would be over.Changing the subject, he pointed to the dragon egg on the table, motioning Pixiu to continue explaining the reason.

"This dragon fell in front of the Taotie Cave. It had wounds on its body. Most of its scales were missing. It was already dying. After checking with Si Xun, we found that it was not caused by Ying Jie, but more like it was injured by a sharp object, and it was a mortal wound. sharps."

"What did you say?" Yan Jue was surprised and paused.

The Yin soldiers guarding the stove pricked up their ears and exchanged glances, both feeling incredible.

This is not an ordinary beast, it is a jellyfish, covered with scales and grows horns, and grows four claws. It can call wind and rain in the mortal world, and Ying Jie has a chance to transform into a dragon.To be injured by a mortal sharp weapon is impossible, let alone unreasonable.

"It's not impossible." Geng Chen said, "If you take the initiative to seal the spiritual power, pretend to be a mortal body, throw yourself into the mortal world, and meet people who are Taoist and Buddha in the mortal world. If you are not careful, if you find out the clues, you may not be in trouble. Injury."

"Yes." Pixiu continued, "Her wounds are very deep and very regular, as if she was tied up with ropes, and her scales were pulled out. In addition, half of her horns were cut off, and one of her eyeballs was gouged out. , the wound is healed and cannot be recovered.”

"Where are the dragon tendons?"

"Still here." Pai Yao said.

If all the dragon's tendons were pulled out, it would not be able to survive in front of the Taotie Cave.

Yan Jue pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to Pixiu, and said: "When it fell, it was a jiao, why did it turn into an egg?"

"It's a long story."

"You might as well make a long story short." Geng Chen said.

"Yan Jue, don't be like Geng Chen, it's easy to kill the world." Pixiu complained to Yan Jue.

"Really?" Yan Jue supported his chin with one hand, wrapped the dragon's egg with spiritual power, and tried to draw out the dead air in it, "I think this is very good."

Pixiu has nothing to say again.

In fact, he is not qualified to complain about others.Living with Taotie for 4 years, you will pick up the habit of the other party unconsciously, and you can't change it if you want to.

"This dragon is too seriously injured and infected with death energy. It has no will to survive. It can't mobilize its own spiritual power and let the death energy invade its body. Sizhen and I really have no choice, and we don't want to see her die. It can forcibly seal her consciousness and let her return to her original state." At this point, Pai Yao paused, a haze flashed in his eyes, "This dead air is really strange, Si Xuan and I have tried it, but it still can't get rid of it. .”

"There is no way for Taotie?"

"No." Pixiu shook his head and said, "I have tried to devour it, but it still doesn't work. The candle dragon is sleeping, and I can't wake it up. The green dragon and the black dragon can't see the end, and they can't find it. It's really nothing. I can come to you and Geng Chen."

Pixiu is telling the truth.

Taotie Cave Mansion is the closest to Zhulong, followed by Qinglong and Heilong.In contrast, coming to Mirage Dragon and Ying Long for help was indeed a journey of thousands of miles, across mountains and mountains.

Fortunately, Jiao's vitality is very tenacious, otherwise, he would die before reaching the destination.In the end, it was just a waste of time.

After explaining the whole incident, knowing that Yan Jue and Geng Chen would not let go, Pai Xiu completed the task, was full of wine and food, and planned to get up and leave.

"Now I'm a jiao, and I'm one step away from transforming into a dragon. Taotie and I really can't do anything, if it's you and Gengchen, we should be able to save her." Pixiu put away the jokes and ridicules, and said seriously, "The prehistoric world is gone, and the heavens are not. Tens of thousands of years ago, the ancestor dragon could not sleep, the Nuwa who made humans rarely showed up, the strange beasts lived in seclusion in the caves, and the monsters hid in the mountains. Since the rise of humanity, if we want to walk in the world, we must transform into human bodies."

Having said that, Pixiu sighed, looked at the dragon egg held in Yan Jue's hand, and said in a deep voice: "The morals of the world are like this for my generation, let alone spiritual creatures with no morals. Birds and beasts. It is rare that there is one that can If you can save the dragon-turning jiao, let’s save it.”

Pixiu's words come from the heart.

Even if you are an auspicious beast and have been enshrined for tens of thousands of years, in today's mortal world, you must be careful and avoid people's eyes and ears.Compared with when Hongmeng first opened, it is more than helpless and aggrieved.

"Yan Piao, sometimes I envy you." Pai Yao walked out of the inn gate and said in a deep voice.

"What do you envy me for? Being taken to the dragon-cutting stage, where all the dragon scales were cut off?" Yan Yu raised his eyebrows.

Pixiu scratched his nose, put one arm on Yan Jue's shoulder, and said seriously: "Who was right and who was wrong back then, let alone know the inside story. Anyone who guessed the reason would have objections to Tai Yi's actions. Said you offended The rules of heaven, but the rules are also set by the gods, and they can be changed if they can be set. What's more, what you do is just following your heart, and it should be attributed to the dragon clan. If you take ten thousand steps back, even if things are done, there is nothing wrong with Xianfan. Harmful, not to mention the underworld. In the final analysis, it is just to grasp the divine power of the heavens and interfere with it. It is a pity..."

Pixiu's words were halfway through, but he didn't continue.

Yan Jue shook his head, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I never regret what I do, regardless of the outcome. If you really feel sorry for me, you might as well give me some scales, or the claws will be fine."

"When did I say that?" Pai Yao was stunned, "Also, when did you miss my scales?"

"Isn't that what you meant?" Yan Jue's expression became even more exaggerated, he covered his heart with one hand, and leaned on Geng Chen's shoulder in a pose, pretending to be sad, and said in pain, "What I said in person, I denied it in a blink of an eye. You are such a Pixiu!"

Pixiu's eyes widened, his jaw almost fell to the ground.Seeing Geng Chen wrapping his arms around Yan Jue, his eyes turned into red gold, and the long sword in his hand might be unsheathed at any time, he subconsciously took half a step back.

He had no intention of fighting with Yinglong, he only suffered a loss once, throwing out a few golden scales, plus two claw armors, which immediately turned into a cyan aura, escaped into the clouds at an incredible speed, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

When the aura disappeared, Yan Jue leaned on Geng Chen's shoulder and put one hand on his forehead, thinking of Pixiu's appearance just now, he couldn't help but smile and roll his eyes, overjoyed.

"Satisfied?" Geng Chen put away the long sword, wrapped the pixiu scales and claw armor with spiritual power, and handed it to Yan Xun.

"It's quite satisfactory." Yan Jue put away the scales, and smiled at Geng Chen, "It's still early, why don't you stay a little longer?"

"it is good."

Just as the two were about to return to the inn, a dark wind suddenly blew up the long street. The lanterns on both sides of the street swayed with the wind, and the lights flickered. The little fox on the revolving lantern opened its eyes and showed its fangs and claws.

After the gloomy wind passed, a large black mist gushed out from the end of the long street, and a petite girl in school uniform walked out of the mist.

The girl is wearing a ponytail, with a thick curtain of hair hanging on her forehead, and a pair of black-rimmed eyes on the bridge of her nose, covering her eyebrows and eyes.Except for the round nose tip and blue and white lips, her appearance was completely invisible.

Yan Jue stopped and looked at the unexpected guest.

The girl seemed to be aware of it, and stopped after walking a certain distance, her hands clenched the hem of her school uniform, and she slowly raised her head.

Following her movements, the broken hair on both sides of her cheeks was blown by the wind, and the glasses on the bridge of her nose also slid off, revealing a very handsome face with several knife marks across it.