Hearing Xiao Leizi's words, Ji Chou felt like crying, "Sixth Senior Brother, can you help me find my mount first, and then go to the Purple Bamboo Forest to look for the Bamboo Pheasant after the business is done?"

"Can't you see that I am confident?" Xiao Leizi said with a smile on his face.

Ji Chou smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't see that you are confident, I only see that you are confident."

"Just trust me, I have my own plans." Xiaoleizi said.

Ji Chou himself couldn't do anything. Where he went depended on Xiaolei Zi's will. The three-legged golden toad also belonged to Xiaolei Zi. He could only follow Xiaolei Zi wherever he went.

At this time, Ji Qiu had possessed spiritual cultivation and could see clearly at night. After half a stick of incense, he discovered that there was an abandoned city under the forest, but it was covered by giant trees, so it was not very clear.

"Sixth Brother, how come there is a city in Juku Prefecture?" Jichou asked.

"Why can't Juku Prefecture have a city?" Xiaoleizi asked casually.

"Didn't you say that Juku Prefecture is a foreign land?" Jichou said.

"Can't aliens build cities?" Xiaoleizi asked the question instead of answering.

Seeing that Xiaoleizi didn't talk nicely, Ji Chou stopped asking. Xiaoleizi was eager to hunt for the bamboo pheasant, so he ordered the three-legged golden toad to fly quickly. At the third watch, a purple bamboo forest loomed in front of him. This bamboo forest is located in

The flat area between the two peaks is about ten miles in diameter.

When he got closer, Ji Qiu discovered that this bamboo forest was very different from ordinary bamboo forests. The thickest ordinary bamboos were no more than the thickness of a bowl, but these purple bamboos could be seen everywhere. They were taller than ordinary bamboos, and the tallest ones were as thick as an armful.

It's more than ten feet long.

The three-legged golden toad cannot fly in this place, so it can only land from the edge of the bamboo forest. After landing, the three-legged golden toad spits out its long tongue and rolls back under the forest.

Because the three-legged golden toad was so fast, Ji Chou didn't see clearly what it rolled back. It wasn't until it spit out its long tongue again that Ji Chou saw clearly that what the three-legged golden toad had rolled into its mouth was a purple poisonous snake.

"Sixth Brother, there is a snake." Ji Chou reminded hurriedly.

"This thing is called Bamboo Leaf Purple, and it is more poisonous than the Bamboo Leaf Green. You should be careful not to be bitten by it." Xiaoleizi walked towards the bamboo forest. After walking a few steps, Ji Qiu didn't follow him, so he

He stopped and turned around, beckoning and urging, "Hurry up."

Ji Chou was about to follow him, but found that the three-legged golden toad spit out its long tongue again, and reeled in a venomous snake from not far away. There were three venomous snakes in just a few feet, and there must be more venomous snakes in the bamboo forest. Ji Chou retreated.

He said, "Sixth Brother, I won't go in. I'll stay here and wait for you."

"Okay, you can find some dry bamboo leaves, dig a fire pit, and wait for me to come back." Xiaoleizi said.

Jichou nodded in agreement and watched Xiaoleizi go deep into the bamboo forest.

When Xiaolei Zi walked away, Ji Chou pulled out a long knife and chopped a thin piece of bamboo, and used the bamboo pole to stir up the fallen leaves from a nearby place. This place was sparsely visited, and a thick layer of dead leaves fell on the forest floor. Once the bamboo pole was stirred, the fallen leaves fell.

Another venomous snake jumped out from under it.

Because his spirit was always tense, Ji Chou took precautions. When he saw a poisonous snake jumping out, he picked it up with a bamboo pole and threw it elsewhere.

Seeing Ji Chou throwing the poisonous snake, the three-legged golden toad spit out its long tongue, rolled it up in the air, and pulled it back to devour it.

Seeing that the three-legged golden toad reacted so quickly, Ji Qiu was very interested, so he deliberately looked for it. When he found it, he picked it up. No matter whether he threw it high or low, left or right, the three-legged golden toad could be thrown.

Catch it accurately.

When the poisonous snakes nearby were gone, Ji Chou went to look for them in the bamboo forest. He did not go to the densely populated bamboo areas. He only chose the wide area and did not go far, just wandering around in a radius of a hundred feet.

As the saying goes, a man misses a horse and a horse misses a hoof. The three-legged golden toad finally missed, not because he didn't catch it, but because he didn't have time to catch it. Ji Chou threw two poisonous snakes one after another, and the first three-legged golden toad caught it.

But before he could catch the second one, the poisonous snake flew straight towards the door, landed on its head, opened its mouth, and bit its nose.

The golden toad was in pain, screamed, jumped up and down, and flew away far away.

When Ji Chou saw this, he secretly thought that it was too bad. If he bit the three-legged golden toad to death, he would be guilty of a great crime.

But then I thought about it, it should be okay. There are two meanings of "nothing". One is that you are okay, you don't have to admit it. The toad can't speak and complain, so it just said that it was bitten accidentally. The other is three-legged gold.

The toad was fine. Since Xiaoleizi dared to leave it on the edge of the bamboo forest, he naturally wasn't worried about it being bitten by a poisonous snake. Maybe the bite was just painful, so he went out for a walk and then came back.

It had rained in this area before, and there was only a thin layer of dry leaves in the middle. I finally found some, and dug holes in the ground according to Xiaoleizi's previous instructions. It was already the fourth watch after finishing this, and I was a little tired after a day's work.

I was sleepy, but there were many venomous snakes here, so I didn't dare to sleep. I could only brace myself and wait for Xiaoleizi to return.

Facts have proved that the three-legged golden toad is invulnerable to all poisons, at least it is not afraid of snake venom. It didn't take long for it to come back, lie down on the ground, and wait for Xiao Leizi to return with Ji Chou.

Xiaoleizi searched through the bamboo forest, and every time he was startled by flying birds, although Ji Chou did not know the specific location of Xiaoleizi, he could roughly judge where he was based on the frightened night birds that flew up.

At first he thought that Xiaoleizi would come back soon, but he never thought that he would wait until dawn before Xiaoleizi returned belatedly. He also didn't see him bringing back a big prey. He just held a half-foot-long bowl with the mouth of the bowl in his hand.

Thick bamboo tubes.

"Come on, come on, light the fire quickly." Xiao Leizi urged excitedly.

"Caught?" Ji Chou asked.

Xiaoleizi did not answer, but shook the bamboo tube in his hand. A crisp and subtle bird call came from the bamboo tube. Judging from the sound, it was not one, but many.

"Is the bamboo pheasant very small?" Ji Chou asked.

"No bigger than a sparrow." Xiaoleizi said.

"That's not much meat." Ji Chou took out the fire stick and started to light it.

Xiaoleizi showed contempt on his face, "What do you know? As the saying goes, Tao would rather eat a mouthful of fairy peach than half a basket of rotten apricots. This bamboo pheasant only drinks the clear dew of bamboo leaves, only eats bamboo flowers and rice, and even the cleanest and freshest things, especially the dragon.

Liver and Phoenix Marrow.”

Since the two were of the same generation, Ji Qiu didn't have to be too restrained in his words and muttered, "It's like you have eaten dragon liver and phoenix marrow."

"Hey, how do you know I haven't eaten it?" Xiao Leizi said proudly.

Seeing that the fire had started, Xiaoleizi placed the bamboo tube under the pit and prepared to cover it with bamboo leaves.

"Is it just burning like this?" Ji Chou asked.

Xiao Leizi nodded.

"How cruel is it to be burned alive?" Ji Chou said.

Xiaoleizi shook his head and said, "Instead of burning it to death, this thing must not be exposed to fire. It can only be steamed with hot air for half an hour. By then, the feathers will have melted away, the intestines and stomach will turn into juice, and the meat and bones will become crispy and rotten..."

"It's so cruel." Ji Chou couldn't bear it.

Hearing Ji Qiu's words and seeing his compassionate expression, Xiao Leizi curled his lips and said, "It's not like you haven't eaten those animals before. Have you ever thought that before they enter your mouth, they will have to be beheaded, bled, skinned and deboned?"

suffering?”

Ji Chou was speechless.

Xiaoleizi covered the bamboo tube with bamboo leaves and set it on fire. At the same time, he said, "Everything in the world has its fate. No one can avoid committing evil crimes while living in this world, and the people in our Taoist sect cannot avoid it either.

All you need to do is abide by the six dietary rules of not eating."

"Why not eat six times?" Ji Chou asked casually.

"The dog of great loyalty will not eat, the black fish of great filial piety will not eat, the cow of great kindness will not eat, the geese of great chastity will not eat, the pregnant woman will not eat, and the young will not eat, these are the six no-foods." Xiao Leizi explained casually.

At this time, the bamboo pheasants in the bamboo tube were already screaming because of the heat. Ji Chou couldn't bear it and begged, "Sixth Brother, you'd better kill them. Don't let them suffer."

"If you are shocked to death with spiritual energy, you will lose your vitality." Xiao Leizi said.

"If you torture them like this, I will tell Senior Brother Jinglei that you are harming living beings and committing murders when you go back." Ji Chou threatened.

"Oops?" Xiaoleizi tilted his head and looked at him.

"I really know how to say it." Ji Qiu said seriously.

Xiao Leizi had no choice but to use his spiritual energy through the bamboo tube to shock the bamboo pheasants inside to death. "Okay, okay, as you wish, have fun with them."

The purpose of coming out this time was to subdue the mount. Ji Chou was concerned about business, so he asked, "Sixth Brother, how long will it take to steam?"

"Half an hour," Xiaoleizi said, "no more, no less. At that time we will take it out and eat it in the sky."

"Why do you want to eat it in the sky?" Ji Chou was puzzled.

"A beautiful wife has a low wall, and the threshold for a wealthy family is low," Xiaoleizi said with a smile. "Good things are always easy to be missed. This bamboo pheasant is delicious. The aroma it emits after being steamed can make people with a radius of hundreds of miles."

All the carnivorous beasts have been attracted, so in order to avoid unexpected events, it is safer to eat at higher places."

"Oh," Ji Chou yawned, "Sixth Senior Brother, you can light the fire yourself. I'll take a nap first."

Xiaoleizi nodded.

Maybe he had just fallen asleep, or maybe he hadn't fallen asleep yet, but while he was half asleep and half awake, Xiaoleizi shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, get up quickly."

"Huh?" Ji Qiu opened his eyes dimly.

"You come and see the fire, I'll go and come back." Xiaoleizi said.

"Why are you going?" Ji Chou asked.

"A monk from our sect is in trouble. He broke a bamboo slip and asked for help. I'll go over and have a look." Xiaoleizi said.

"Don't leave me alone here," Ji Chou stood up in a hurry, "I'll go with you."

"The bamboo pheasants are not yet ripe, so you stay and watch the fire." Xiaoleizi said.

Ji Chou shook his head repeatedly, "I won't look at it, dig it out and take it away."

"This thing is not easy to come by, and it will be wasted if the fire is cut off in the middle." Xiao Leizi stuffed the fire stick into Ji Chou's hand, jumped on the back of the three-legged golden toad, and the three-legged golden toad kicked on the ground and jumped from the forest.

Soaring down to the sky.

"Sixth Brother, how long will it take to burn?" Ji Chou shouted loudly.

Xiaoleizi had already gone far away and did not answer.

Although Jichou was a monk and a member of the Taoist sect, he was still a young man. Being alone in the wilderness, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened. He looked around while lighting the fire.

Fire can give people a sense of security. To be precise, light can give people a sense of security. In order to drive away fear, Ji Chou burned the bonfire very brightly.

Fortunately, it was already dawn, and although the sky was dark, it was not impossible to see.

Just as Ji Chou gradually relaxed, a sudden muffled sound startled him, and with the muffled sound, the bonfire in front of him also scattered in all directions.

Just when Ji Chou was still in shock, he suddenly smelled a strange aroma. This was a kind of aroma that he had never smelled before. It was refreshing and penetrated directly into the spiritual aperture.

After coming back to his senses, Ji Qiu discovered that the aroma came from the ground. It turned out that the bonfire had been burning too brightly and the bamboo tube had exploded.

Xiaoleizi really didn't lie. The fragrance of this bamboo pheasant was indeed magical. I picked one up and looked at it carefully. Just as Xiaoleizi said, the feathers of this bamboo pheasant can really disappear on their own after being steamed.

Just when Ji Chou was worried about how to explain it to Xiaoleizi, a loud crackling sound suddenly came from deep in the bamboo forest.

Ji Chou didn't know why and looked around in confusion.
Chapter completed!