Chapter 60:
He was not impatient or urged, but the winter solstice was embarrassed and stopped crying after a while.
Taking a breath, Winter Solstice said: "Master, are you going to accept a few apprentices, are there any other senior brothers and seniors before me?"
Long Shen: "Before you, I didn't accept apprentices, and after you, I probably won't accept them either."
The winter solstice was startled: "I'm perfect enough to let you go through a thousand sails, isn't it?"
Long Shen shook his head: "There are too many, I don't have the energy to teach, one is enough."
So Liu Qingbo has no chance? The winter solstice can't help but feel good about it, and feel sorry for it, after all, people still don't know whether they are alive or dead.
"Master, do we have to save people first?"
"Wait."
What are you waiting for?
wait? Still waiting for what time?
Condescendingly, several dim lights in the cave can be seen, that is the figure of "dandelion", which felt strange at first, but after seeing more, it is kind of friendly.
Winter Solstice: "You said just now that those dandelion-like plants are called Glazed Grass?"
Long Shen: "Well, they are everywhere, and hallucinations are everywhere. The terrain here is very complicated, which causes confusion in time and space."
Winter Solstice: "What happened after we attacked the python? How could you be separated from so many of you?"
Long Shen: "The giant python struggled because of the injury, the river was surging, and some people were washed away. I went with Bureau Song to look for it, and I came across a thousand corpses."
Winter Solstice: "What are the Thousand Corpse Figures?"
Long Shen: "The corpses that died in vain are piled up together, and by fate, they will encounter a land of absolute darkness again, and they will gradually become demon corpses. Hundreds of thousands of demon corpses will be automatically refined and become Thousand corpse figurines, this thing is the most sinister and poisonous thing in the world, and it is very difficult to deal with."
I haven't seen the winter solstice with my own eyes, so it's naturally hard to imagine: "It's more difficult to deal with than humans and demons?"
Long Shen said: "Human demons need to use the human body to act. No matter how powerful their demonic energy is, in general, they will be confined in that body."
The winter solstice suddenly said: "And the thousand corpse figurines are equivalent to the expansion of the container, which can carry more devil energy, so it is more difficult to deal with than a single ghost corpse?"
Long Shen hummed: "It's true or false, there is only one thing that remains unchanged, that is the giant python. I have observed here for a long time, the illusion has never taken effect on it, it is the only real thing in this place. A marker, just wait for it to pass by next time and follow it, and you should be able to escape from here."
The winter solstice remembered that Liu Qingbo's Feijing sword was still inserted into the giant python's chrysanthemum. Anyway, it was his own idea. Now, a famous sword of the ages will be buried in the giant python chrysanthemum. Even if Liu Qingbo still has a lot of swords to use, He also felt sorry.
Long Shen heard what he meant by wanting to take the sword back, shook his head and said, "The sword should have been thrown to the bottom of the river by the giant python. It is very difficult to find. Don't worry about it now."
At this point, the winter solstice secretly apologized to Liu Qingbo, and then told about what he had just met Fujikawa Aoi and the cloaked man, and said, "I heard they seem to mention the altar, is this a huge underground altar, and those The dead are sacrifices?"
Long Shen also agreed with him: "The bronze mirror may be related to the altar, and the altar may be related to the stone tablet."
Winter Solstice said: "Then we will only know their conspiracy and intentions if we find those Japanese or find the altar."
He remembered something and said with concern: "You fought against the Thousand Corpse Figures just now, were you uninjured?"
Long Shen: "It's okay."
Winter Solstice took out the chocolate from his pocket and handed it over.
"You eat something first, I still have water here."
Long Shen didn't answer.
"Eat it yourself."
The winter solstice was a little anxious: "But you brought a sword with you when you came down, and you didn't bring water on your body!"
Long Shen said: "It doesn't matter to me whether I eat or drink water."
This sentence is flat, and it seems to imply something.
Looking at the winter solstice, the man's face hidden in the darkness could not see the expression, but he seemed to be able to see that there were countless secrets in those eyes.
Many words came to his lips, but he did not open them easily, because those words were too shallow.
After a long silence, he said softly, "I am a teacher for one day and a teacher for life. No matter what happens, today, tomorrow, and in the future, I will always be your disciple."
Long Shen didn't say anything, just patted the back of his hand.
As if it was a silent encouragement and recognition, the winter solstice slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
When the giant python will appear, even Long Shen can't tell. All he can do now is wait.
The winter solstice yawned, and by Long Shen's side, he unknowingly relaxed a lot of vigilance.
Long Shen seemed to notice his tiredness and said, "Let's sleep first."
The winter solstice wanted to say something polite, opened and closed his mouth, not knowing if he had said it or not, and his consciousness was immediately pulled into the darkness.
His body was so tired that he didn't even dream. He hadn't changed his clothes since he got out of the pool. He was blown by the mountain wind, and it was wet and cold. After falling asleep, he couldn't help but lean towards the heat source.
Long Shen noticed his move, grabbed him easily, and took him in his arms.
Accepting the winter solstice as a disciple was not on his whim.
From the time he lent the Green Master Sword to the Winter Solstice, he had already expressed his will, but he still wanted to observe it for a while, because he felt that the Winter Solstice had a soft temperament and was easily moved by external objects, and his mind was not firm enough. In the end, the other party may not be as good as Liu Qingbo in comprehensive ability, but it shows more plasticity.
If Liu Qingbo is like a rock with sharp edges and corners, then the winter solstice is more like a stretch of water.
It can be quiet, it can be urgent, it can be turned into a thousand-foot waterfall, and it can be a deep well of full moon.
At the current stage of the winter solstice, there has been a lot of progress in decisiveness, but in handling many things, he is still not thoughtful enough, and his ability needs more rigorous tempering and training in order to become a great player.
Long Shen leaned on the stone and closed his eyes, but his brain didn't stop working.
The winter solstice in his sleep was peaceful and quiet. He didn't know that he was accepted as a disciple by the male **** he was thinking of. It was just the beginning. The new master had already prepared a full set of devil training plans for him.
Suddenly, there was a tap on his shoulder.
The winter solstice moved slightly, and the throat made a subconscious sound, but the mouth was covered.
The heat was sprayed on his auricle, and Long Shen was almost speechless: "Come on."
The winter solstice is a cold, let yourself wake up in the shortest time.
Only then did he realize that most of his body was held in his arms by Long Shen, who supported his back to make him sit firmly, and then turned his body sideways against the mountain wall, as if observing the situation outside.
Winter Solstice quickly rubbed his face and looked out like him.
A gigantic behemoth resembling a hill appeared in the dim light, vaguely faint, and only a vague outline could be seen occasionally.
Such a big three-headed python walks silently, but its five red lantern-like eyes are very recognizable.
"Grab the vine, land on it, like you just did, and follow it!"
Long Shen's speech was very fast, and he didn't have time to think about the winter solstice, so he did it subconsciously.
He took a deep breath, grabbed the vines hanging from the top of his head, swayed and slammed his body, and landed on the python. He slipped under his feet and almost didn't fall. The winter solstice hurriedly bent over and fell down. The man is lying on the python.
Another fishy smell came from his nostrils, and he almost vomited, he quickly pinched his nose and looked back.
Behind him, Long Shen didn't know when, but he also fell gently behind him, his figure was much more dashing and elegant than his.
The two leaned on the python one after the other without speaking.
In the dark, the python continued to shuttle forward at a very fast speed. The winter solstice had to stick its entire body to reduce resistance as much as possible.
The boa constrictor led them through the cave, along the great river they had first encountered.
It was only during the winter solstice that it was discovered that this underground river was very long. From upstream to downstream, the river surface was wide to narrow, and the water flow was gradually gentle.
If it weren't for the dangers here, the three giant pythons, and the ghost corpse fantasy, this would be a good place for scientific research.
But how did the ancients discover this place thousands of years ago?
As the Japanese say, if there is an altar below, how can the builders avoid the three-headed python?
Is there another entrance below this?
The winter solstice lay on the python, thinking wildly, and several thoughts passed through his mind.
"Come down!" Long Shen suddenly whispered.
The winter solstice slipped from the python, and his feet were almost not crushed by the python. Fortunately, Long Shenyan quickly pulled him.
Long Shen took him to the side path, the sheep intestine path gradually became wider, and there were many ghosts in the cave, sitting or lying down, which made people shudder.
Winter Solstice followed behind Longshen, being careful not to touch those ghosts as much as possible.
"Help...Save me, Dragon Bureau...Winter Solstice..."
It's Zhou Yue's voice!
"Go forward, don't look back." Long Shen said in front.
The winter solstice did not look back, but his footsteps inevitably paused a little.
Just after this meal, two hands were immediately wrapped around behind him.
The cold and weird touch, and even the long nails, is definitely not the feeling of a living person!
He was startled, raised his sword and swept away.
Zhou Yue's body was slashed by a sharp sword with a deep scar, but no blood came out. He showed a hideous smile towards the winter solstice and rushed up again. The nails on both hands are long and curved, and the face is covered with purple meridians, just like Xing Qiaosheng before.
The winter solstice showed no mercy. He took a few steps back and quickly took out a bright light charm from his bag.
"The sky produces water, the earth produces fire, the sky produces wood, the earth produces gold, and the fifth is in the middle palace. It conquers evil, defeats disasters, and annihilates evil! Edict!"
He can now recite the spell at a very fast speed, and he can control the complete recitation of the spell within four seconds. However, based on the speed of He Yu and Li Ying for one or two seconds, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the winter solstice.
The talisman turned into flames, attached to the blade of the sword, and slid toward Zhou Yue.
With a puff, Zhou Yue's head ignited flames, and the whole body was instantly spread by the flames and quickly wrapped in it.
Zhou Yue screamed and struggled in the flames.
The winter solstice couldn't help but want to go forward, but was held down by Long Shen.
"You're right, he's not Zhou Yue."
After a while, Long Shen said, "Zhou Yue is dead."
The winter solstice was startled: "When did it happen?"
Long Shen: "When he was fighting the python in the river before, he fell into the river and was swallowed by one of the python's heads."
It is very difficult to kill a behemoth like the three-headed python that has lived for at least thousands of years. Its life has been integrated with this cave. At that time, Longshen and Song Zhicun had no purpose to fight with it. It's because the fish died and the net was broken, but to give others a chance to escape, but Zhou Yue was relatively unlucky. He was washed away in the river and failed to return to the shore in time like Li Ying and the others. As a result, he was stabbed in the head by one of the giant pythons. After entering the water, he picked it up and ate it directly like a fish. Although Long Shen and Song Zhicun finally wounded the giant python, Zhou Yue died instantly because his heart was pierced by the python's fangs.
However, the python is not much better. The reason why it has become much more docile now, let the winter solstice and the others lie on its body, there is no response, because Long Shen has seriously injured two of its heads before, and its attack power is great. Cuts, other than being bigger, are no longer a threat.
The news of another companion's death reminded Dongzhi of Ba Sang and Gu Meiren.
That's all for Basang, his force value is still strong, and he doesn't need to worry about him for the time being, but Gu Meiren doesn't know if her flute can work on ghosts or corpses.
While thinking about it, the cave has come to an end, and the winter solstice said: "This is the water pool we have been to before!"
The water pool leads to four directions. The caves they walk are located in the west, north and east. Before the winter solstice, Liu Qingbo and two people had walked through it, but the east could not pass, and they finally encountered Longshen in the north. The python was brought back here, which means that the caves in the west and north directions are connected.
There is almost no need to tangle, and in the end there is only one option left.
With the new master here, no matter how dangerous the environment seems, it is not so scary.
And the winter solstice has a new discovery.
After entering this cave, the glazed grass that looks beautiful but hides a trap seems to disappear all of a sudden, and the more you go inside, the darker your eyes are.
Where there is glazed grass, there is an illusion. If there is no glazed grass, does it mean that those true and false illusions can also end?
On the winter solstice, the mobile phone light source is turned on to illuminate, and the power supply is only 1%. Seeing that it is in danger, it may automatically shut down at any time.
"Master, where is your mobile phone, lend it to me," he said.
Long Shen: "I didn't bring it, I put it on top when I went to the ground."
Winter Solstice: "Do you have night vision?"
Long Shen: "No, but taking the phone down will definitely damage it, so I have to buy another one when I go back."
On the winter solstice, he felt an arrow in his knee, because although he was wearing a waterproof bag, his mobile phone had indeed been accidentally soaked in water.
Winter Solstice: "Isn't the deputy director not reimbursed for damage to the mobile phone due to business?"
Long Shen: "No."
He paused, then added: "If you can pass the practical exam in the end, I can buy you a new one."
During the winter solstice, I can't laugh or cry. People are busy giving gifts to the master when they are apprentices. Why does he seem to be taking advantage of the master?
The word gnawed old came into his mind, and he hurriedly said, "No, I have..."
Before the words could be said, there was a faint movement in front of him.
Long Shen quickened his pace, and the Winter Solstice quickly followed.
The further you go, the bigger the movement.
Not only scolding and quarrel, but also the sound of fighting.
The terrain here is very strange. It sounds like it is not far away, but it still has to turn around and turn several turns. It is estimated that they will be walking for ten or twenty minutes on the winter solstice - because at this time his mobile phone can no longer support it. The battery was completely dead - they saw what was going on at the end of the front.
In the center of the tall and wide main cave stands a stone statue. From the appearance, it should be an ancient woman. Behind the stone statue is a circular stone platform. The stone platform is empty and nothing.
But instead of calling it a cave, it would be more appropriate to call it the main hall. As soon as the winter solstice saw this main hall, they realized that this might be the final destination of their trip. The main hall is at least the size of three Halls of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. Bronze lamps are hung around the stone walls, and some light shines from the inside, but it does not look like candlelight.
These are only rough impressions at a glance. He didn't have time to observe more, because right in front of the stone statue, Li Ying, Zhang Song and Xie Qingning, as well as a few unknown men, were forced by thousands of corpses. In a hurry, step back.
Seeing those thousands of corpse figurines, the Winter Solstice couldn't help gasping for breath.
There are at least two meters tall bodies with densely packed heads, and there are at least a dozen people looking at them from the wrong eyes. Those heads are all piled up together, front and rear, left and right, with different expressions, some still have rotten flesh and eyes. With a blue and purple light, his fangs are ferocious, and he will choose someone to devour at any time. Every thousand corpse figurines also have countless arms hanging from their chests and backs, stretching out in all directions, showing their teeth and claws.
Before Long Shen and the others arrived, the three of them were back-to-back with each other, forming a triangular battle formation to deal with the six thousand corpse figurines, which were quite stretched.
Li Ying flew out with a talisman, and was swallowed by one of the heads in a blink of an eye.
Xie Qingning manipulated a few puppets, jumped flexibly on the corpse figurines with a dagger, looked for weaknesses, and stabbed the corpse figurines when they saw the opportunity, causing a certain restraint on the corpse figurines, but this kind of restraint was limited, and she defended from this position The weakest, Zhang Song is equivalent to one person dealing with five thousand corpse figurines, which seems very difficult.
Zhang Song is good at swordsmanship, but he was born in Longhu Mountain, and naturally he also learned a hand of talisman. Seeing that the oil and salt of the thousands of corpse figurines could not enter, he gritted his teeth and pointed to cut a hole on the blade of the sword, and blood immediately poured out. Sliding down the tip of the sword along the body of the sword, he recited a spell, holding the sword in one hand and the sword in the other, letting Li Ying cover himself, flying forward, the sword's edge flashed red, and fell into the heart of the thousand corpse figurines.
He shouted loudly and turned the hilt slightly. The Thousand Corpse Figures stretched out a few arms to grab his sword, but it was cut off by the sword and fell to the ground. Zhang Song wanted to draw the sword, but found that the long sword seemed to be stuck in a thousand pieces. In the body of the corpse, his face changed slightly, and Li Ying handed over the talisman at the right time.
"use this!"
Zhang Song didn't even look at it, he copied it with one hand, abandoned his sword and stepped back, took a deep breath, and jumped up. With the sword inserted into the corpse figurine, he slapped the head of the corpse figurine with his palm, the talisman and the corpse figurine. The moment of contact, it burned immediately, and the fire spread to other heads immediately. Zhang Song jumped into the air and rolled over to the ground, pulled out the sword smoothly, and kicked the thousand corpse figurines fiercely.
The thousand corpse figurines staggered back a few steps and finally fell to the ground.
But before Zhang Song could catch his breath, another thousand corpse figurines rushed over.
"Damn it, there's still so much to do, I can't stand it anymore!" He couldn't help but yell.
The other side didn't get much better, but the other party didn't know what trick they used, and there was always a strange aroma on their body. The Thousand Corpse Figures seemed to be afraid of this aroma and didn't dare to approach them. Naturally, they took Li Ying and the others away as the main target of attack.
Not only did Li Ying and the three have to deal with the thousands of corpses, but they also had to guard against the other two, lest they be fooled by confusion.
When Long Shen and the Winter Solstice arrived, Li Ying and the others were already at the end of the fight.
Seeing Long Shen, their eyes lit up, as if seeing hope.
"Dragon Bureau!"