Dryad Old Master (12)
After weighing the matter, the old master decided to take Zimu out privately. This matter was not a big deal when he thought about it. After all, he was an old master, so he still had this right. If the elders pursued him, he would at most say that he wanted a helper, so , the two went down the mountain.
After going down the mountain and arriving at a secluded place, Zimu peeled off Mu Rulian from his true essence. Like a newborn child, he slowly revealed his true form after landing. When he opened his eyes, Mu Rulian was the first to The first person who saw it was Zimu, and he rushed over happily.
"Zimu!"
"Rulian." Zimu had a smile on his face.
The old master was dumbfounded. Mu Rulian looked a bit like her mother, Qiao Mei. She was more delicate than Qiao Mei. When mother and daughter met, Mu Rulian didn't know that the twenty-year-old man in front of her was her. This was understandable for his father, so he softly shouted: "Rulian..."
"You are..." Only then did Mu Rulian realize the existence of another person. The man in front of her was strange yet somewhat familiar. Finally, she restored her father's appearance in her childhood memories. "father!"
"Rulian...I've suffered so much for you, my child." The old master hugged his daughter, tears flowing out unconsciously.
Mu Rulian cried out in pain and said, "Dad, I know I want to burn you to death. I'm so scared."
"Good boy, daddy is okay. How about you? Let daddy take a look." The old master had not seen his daughter for twenty years. When he looked carefully, he found that his daughter was still as cute as she was twenty years ago.
With tears in her eyes, Mu Rulian replied: "Thanks to Zimu for saving me, otherwise, I would have perished in the sea of fire." As she said that, she glanced at Zimu gratefully.
The old master nodded, touched Mu Rulian's face, and asked lovingly: "Why are you so stupid? Why did you jump into the sea of fire? If Zimu hadn't rescued you, you would have..."
"My daughter doesn't want to see her father die, because she has missed her father every day in the past twenty years." Mu Rulian threw herself into the old master's arms and cried bitterly again.
The old master closed his eyes and remembered that more than a hundred years ago, their family of four lived happily. It was a pity that he was not born as a mortal, so he had his later fate. He felt full of guilt for Qiao Mei, mother and son. , now that Qiao Mei and Mu Qingshan are dead, the old master poured all his love into Mu Rulian.
After reminiscing about old times, the old master began to worry. The journey to find the 'two-headed tree demon' was dangerous, and he was still worried about taking Mu Rulian with him, so he said to Zimu: "Zimu, from today on, you will take good care of me." Take care of Rulian.”
"Dad, are you leaving Rulian again?" Mu Rulian finally met her father, so why would she want to separate from him again? She felt very reluctant to let go.
The same goes for the old master, but for Mu Rulian's safety, he had to make this decision: "Rulian, listen to dad and wait for dad to come back."
"No, Rulian will go wherever dad goes." Mu Rulian looked at the old master firmly.
Suddenly, Zimu knelt in front of the old master and said loudly: "Zimu is not talented. Although his magic power is not as good as the old master, he can still be of some help. Since Rulian is unwilling to be separated from the old master, I would like to ask the old master to help you." Come on both of us."
"Zimu, this is a dangerous place, don't act recklessly." The old master shook his head.
Mu Rulian pulled the old master and said coquettishly: "Dad, I no longer have a mother and no brother. Do you still have the heart to leave me alone?"
"Rulian, how could dad let go..."
After hearing what the old master said, Zimu took the opportunity to say: "Old master, you can take us two with you. If we are against the demon, I will do my best to protect Rulian, so that we can all be taken care of along the way."
"This..." The old master was a little shaken.
Mu Rulian shouted softly: "Dad..."
"Okay, but you can't act recklessly." Seeing his daughter's insistence, the old master had no choice but to agree.
It took the three of them more than a month to find out where the 'Two-Headed Dryad' was. The old master was worried that the 'Two-Headed Dryad' had caused too many crimes, so he rushed towards Black Wind Ridge without stopping, but Because I didn’t know the way, I had to ask around.
The weather was hot, and from time to time, they would sit in a tea shed on the roadside to take a rest, drink herbal tea, and look at the scorching sun in the sky. Zimu whispered softly: "I don't know how far away the Black Wind Ridge is?"
"Second brother, let me ask, is Black Wind Ridge far from here?" Mu Rulian turned to look at the waiter who was making tea.
When the waiter heard this, his hands were shaking with fear, and he quickly asked: "Girl, are you going to Black Wind Ridge?"
"Can't you go?"
The waiter looked around and replied in a low voice: "I would like to advise the girl, don't go to that place."
"What's wrong?" The old master put down the tea cup and looked at the waiter. He felt that the waiter seemed to know something.
The waiter swallowed and replied: "I heard that there are murderous monsters in that place. None of those who entered the ridge came back alive."
"Is it so powerful?" Zimu asked deliberately.
The waiter shook his head and replied: "Sir, believe it or not, I'll tell you that a Taoist priest came here a few days ago. It was only a day after he came in, and his body was dumped outside Heifeng Ridge the next day."
"Thank you, second brother." Mu Rulian was a human being, so she naturally spoke tactfully. She knew that the waiter had good intentions, so she took two pieces of money and put them in his hands. "I wonder if the second brother can tell me which road is closer to Heifeng Ridge?" As she said that, Mu Rulian pointed to the two bifurcated roads outside the tea shed.
The waiter took the money, shook his head, and replied: "If you really want to go, I can't stop you. The one on the left leads directly to Heifeng Ridge." After that, the waiter mentioned
I took the kettle and went to another table.
Zimu looked at the road on the left. It seemed much narrower than the one on the right. It was probably because so few people walked on it. The path was overgrown with weeds, and it was almost impossible to tell that it was the same road. , so he asked in a low voice: "Old Master, is that monster really so powerful?"
"When the time comes, just be more careful." The old master took a sip of tea. He was not sure how powerful the current 'two-headed tree demon' was, and he was slightly worried.
After drinking tea, the three of them walked towards the narrow path. The further they walked, the more they felt something was wrong. They always felt that someone was following them secretly. When they looked back, there was nothing.
Mu Rulian was a little scared, so she got closer to the old master and asked in a low voice: "Dad, could it be a ghost?"
"Ghosts don't come out during the day." The old master replied with a smile and touched Mu Rulian's head. Although he once wanted to stop Mu Rulian from following, now that they have come, there is no way back, so he ordered: " Zimu, pay attention to your surroundings."
"Yes, Old Master." Zimu nodded. He also felt that something was wrong around him, so he looked around cautiously as he walked.