Chapter 168: Shelter
Tears fell silently from the corners of Duan Qing's eyes, and all kinds of emotions rushed to him in an instant. Pain and regret made him freeze on the spot.
"Brother Qing!
"Hey, mother, what's wrong with you?"
"Mother! Mother!"
"Brother Qing, what happened to my mother!"
"Speak, Brother Qing!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Mom!"
Xiao Sheng's cry woke up Duan Qing. He looked at Sheng'er who was kneeling on the ground crying heartbrokenly. His throat tightened and he couldn't say anything!
He gently lowered Mrs. Xiao's body to the ground and reached out to comfort Sheng'er, but as soon as he touched Sheng'er's head, she was pulled away by her forcefully.
"Woo! Brother Stinky Qing, the smelly monster killed Sheng'er's father, Wuwu! He killed Sheng'er's mother again, Sheng'er hates the monster! Wow!" Xiao Sheng sobbed, her mood was very unstable, He stood up, picked up the hatchet on the ground, and rushed towards the battle group in the distance.
"Sheng'er!" Upon seeing this, Duan Qing hurriedly chased after him, pulled Xiao Sheng back, and held her in his arms.
Xiao Sheng was held in Duan Qing's arms and struggled hard. The hatchet in his hand was dancing around unconsciously, causing several wounds on Duan Qing's shoulder blades. The blood soon soaked his clothes, but Duan Qing didn't seem to care and remained tight. Hug Xiao Sheng.
"Sheng'er, it's all Brother Qing's fault. Brother Qing failed to protect your mother!"
Xiao Sheng's struggle gradually weakened, and his whole body was shaking and sobbing.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Mom is also dead, and Sheng'er doesn't have a single relative in the world!"
Duan Qing paused when he heard this, seeming to think of himself before. He gently let go of Xiao Sheng, and held Xiao Sheng's crying face in his hands.
"Don't be afraid, Sheng'er, Brother Qing is still here!"
Only then did Xiao Sheng notice Duan Qing's bleeding shoulder blade. He was so frightened that he immediately let go of the hatchet in his hand, his face turned pale!
"Brother Qing is sorry, wuwu! Sheng'er didn't mean it! Sheng'er didn't mean it! Sheng'er knows that mother's death has nothing to do with brother Qing, don't kill brother Qing! Wuwu!" Xiao Sheng was extremely scared at this time. Duan Qing was so injured by her that she was extremely afraid that Duan Qing would die too.
"Silly girl, Brother Qing will not die!" Duan Qing gently patted Xiao Sheng's forehead and consoled him.
Xiao Sheng fell into Duan Qing's arms and cried loudly.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, brother Qing! Sheng'er only has you!"
"Don't worry Sheng'er, Brother Qing will take care of you!" Duan Qing hugged Xiao Sheng, looked back at Xiao's body on the ground, and murmured.
At this moment, he sincerely wanted to take good care of Sheng'er in his arms and grow up without suffering the pain of being displaced!
Xiao Sheng cried in Duan Qing's arms for a long time, until the clothes on Duan Qing's chest were soaked. Then she left Duan Qing's arms, walked back to Xiao's body, knelt on her knees, and took away the hand that Xiao had always held tightly. He picked up the small piece of animal meat and started to chew it, choking while chewing.
"Mom! Have a good journey! Sheng'er will live well. You have a soul in heaven to protect Sheng'er and Brother Qing. One day, Sheng'er will kill the monsters in the bottle and avenge you and your father!"
Hearing Xiao Sheng's somewhat childish and heroic words, Duan Qing was quite shocked that he dared to make such an ambitious goal at such a young age!
At this time, the sound of fierce fighting around him became louder, and it was obviously reaching a fever pitch. Duan Qing was worried that the war might spread here at any time, so he stepped forward to help Xiao Sheng up, and warned: "Sheng'er! It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's find a place to put you there first." Mom, settle down!"
Xiao Sheng ignored Duan Qing, but ate up all the meat in his hand and swallowed it into his stomach. Then he stood up and looked at Duan Qing and nodded.
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Duan Qing took Xiao Sheng to bury Mr. Xiao behind his dilapidated wooden house, and then returned to the cave with Xiao Sheng.
"Sheng'er, from now on, you and Brother Qing should live here. This idiot came from the small southern boundary with Brother Qing." Once he returned to the cave, Duan Qing introduced Xiao Sheng to Xiao Sheng. Idiot.
Xiao Sheng was in a very low mood at this time. He nodded obediently to Duan Qing and looked at the idiot and the small cave with some curiosity.
"Ah ah ah ah!" The idiot was obviously very curious about Xiao Sheng. He yelled at Xiao Sheng a few times, and then started running around in the cave.
"Is the idiot stupid?" Xiao Sheng asked Duan Qing in a low voice when he saw this.
Duan Qing didn't know how to answer for a while. Duan Qing was already accustomed to the idiot's neurotic behavior. Call him stupid. This stupid guy is quite vindictive. Call him not stupid, but he always likes to do stupid things!
"Is it stupid?" Duan Qing said after thinking for a moment.
"Oh!" Xiao Sheng nodded thoughtfully.
"Sheng'er, you stay in the cave with Idiot for now, while Brother Qing goes to Fangshi." Duan Qing told Xiao Sheng.
"Well, Brother Qing will come back soon!" Xiao Sheng was obviously worried that Duan Qing would never come back.
After leaving the cave, Duan Qing went straight to Tiansheng Pavilion. Since he had decided to take Xiao Sheng in, he still had to prepare some things. In addition, the dozen or so transformed monsters in his bracelet also happened to be taken care of along the way.
At this time, there was no one on the streets of Fangshi. It was obvious that all the monks from the Third Heaven were fighting against the beast tide, and he was the only one who turned back in advance.
After entering Tiansheng Pavilion, Yi Yuan was still guarding the shop alone. When he saw Duan Qing coming in, he was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly reacted.
"I haven't seen fellow Taoist Duan for a long time, but you have gained something again?"
Duan Qing nodded and without any politeness, directly erased the mark on the bracelet and threw it to Yi Yuan for inspection.
Including the winged snake and scorpion-shaped monsters he killed on his trip to the sea before the beast tide, there are now 17 Transcendental monsters in the bracelet. If he takes them all out at once, the shop will not be able to put them all in. Therefore, he threw the bracelet to Yi Yuan directly. Anyway, the bracelet is full of monster corpses. Other truly valuable things such as mysterious metals and spiritual liquids are placed in the storage bag.
Yi Yuan took the bracelet and was surprised when he looked at it. Duan Qing came to Tiansheng Pavilion only three times in total, but he always brought him surprises.
The first time Duan Qing took out the exotic beast Xuanyin Kuihu, and the second time it was the Transcendental late stage monster Bishui Jiao. This time he actually brought more than a dozen Transcendental monsters, and there was also a mid-stage Transcendental Thorn Scorpion!
It is not uncommon to harvest more than a dozen Transcendental monsters in the beast tide, but this Thorn Scorpion is very rare. The hardness of the Thorn Scorpion's shell is in the middle and upper level among monsters of the same level, and it is a good material for refining defensive magic tools.
But what is more precious than the shell is the spike on its tail. In terms of sharpness, the spike of the thorn scorpion is not actually superior to the flying sword of the cultivator, but its spike has a very rare characteristic, that is, it has an additional defense against monsters, especially crustaceans, which makes the thorn scorpion often walk sideways among monsters of the same level.
Therefore, the spike of the thorn scorpion is an excellent material for refining attack magic tools. In terms of value alone, this thorn scorpion in the middle stage of the mortal transformation is even better than the last late stage of the mortal transformation of the green water dragon, comparable to a strange beast!
After a moment of hesitation, Yi Yuan quoted the price.
"What do you think of 7,000 spirit stones, Fellow Daoist Duan?"