In the gray foggy valley, hundreds of forest paths finally converged into a broad stone path.
On the road, there are four hooves trampling, some staggering feet, and some winding belly and feet...
All kinds of monsters and ghosts walked silently on the road.
Li Chang'an and Yan Xinglie were among them, calm and composed, as if they had no idea that if their identities were accidentally exposed, they would be attacked by a group, or even divided and eaten.
The front is getting wider and flatter, and the fog seems to be much thinner.
The Taoist priest looked at the various strange monsters around him and wondered what kind they were.
Suddenly.
"This little brother, you have changed so much that you look like a human being!"
A hoarse voice suddenly sounded above his head.
The Taoist priest stepped back slightly, raised his head, and saw an old woman with disheveled hair spitting out a snake message on a branch. Her long neck circled the tree trunk several times, and was finally connected to a shriveled body beside the road.
What kind of ghost is this? What do you mean by this?
The Taoist priest vaguely felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. He looked around calmly and suddenly found that some of the demons on the road had stopped for some reason, and all looked at him with burning eyes.
Could it be possible... Yan Xinglie had quietly grasped the hilt of the sword.
The Taoist priest gave a calm look, raised his head and smiled:
"It's ridiculous, it's just walking around the world."
"Oh, you speak so well."
The old woman monster chuckled strangely, and slowly retracted her long neck, leaving her hands and feet unused, but she used her mouth to take out a bunch of objects from her body.
"You must know a lot about people and things... Do you know how to wear these clothes?"
The monster shook the object open, but it turned out to be a red silk gown.
The Taoist priest was shocked. Looking around, he found that these monsters were all playing with messy clothes in their hands, and they looked over eagerly.
Yes.
He suddenly remembered what Ma San said about the tiger before leaving.
Although the old mandrill is a man-eating monster, he has always been an imitator in his life. Not only did he read, read, and dress like people, he also allocated land and built a house. He didn't like other monsters showing their true colors in front of him.
Judging from the behavior of these monsters, the tiger's mansion should be right ahead.
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Logs mixed with earth and stone were used to build high walls, gate towers, ravines, and watchtowers.
If it were somewhere else, the Taoist priest would definitely think it was some powerful manor, but who would have thought that it was actually a lair built by a demon?
A group of servants dressed as servants stood at the gate to greet the visiting demons.
This group of unorganized monsters actually queued up to get in. For some reason, the Taoist priest felt as if he had gone through the security check at a train station.
He couldn't help but feel that the world was absurd.
"Hey, don't cut in line!"
"Where's your invitation? You forgot it! You're not allowed in without an invitation."
"Keep the order, put the gifts on the left when you come in, and put the weapons on the right."
"No! You are being restrained. Weapons are not allowed inside!"
"Brother, I misunderstood. This sword of mine is an illusion..." A pink-faced man pointed at the sword on his waist to beg for mercy, "It's my tail that transformed it."
"I don't care if you've changed." The gatekeeper rolled his eyes, "Either put down your weapons, or don't go in."
"You...that's all right!"
The pink-faced man was also furious. He turned around and saw that the sword on his waist was gone, but there was a big hole in his pants, and a huge tail came out, with a dark hook at the end of the tail.
Oh, it turned out to be a scorpion.
Li Changan only thought that the scorpion was angry, but unexpectedly, the gatekeeper waved his hand and actually let him go. Then he turned around and saw the Taoist priest standing aside.
"What? Your sword is also a tail?"
The Taoist priest was hesitant, but then his sleeve was pulled. When he looked back, he saw the bearded man with a happy face, nodding slightly at him.
"Brother Yan, what did you find?"
After removing his weapon and entering the door, the Taoist pulled the bearded man to a remote place and asked in a low voice.
"Don't worry, Taoist Master, I've confirmed that the witch is here..."
As he said this, the bearded man showed a bright face.
"Previously, Yan was only three points sure, but now, he is eight points sure."
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"A monk with three heads and six arms? I've never seen this before... Brothers are from the same religion. Monks are the most delicious things. They have tender skin and strong bones. Unfortunately, the world is not good these days, and we can't afford to offend the little monster in the big temple.
, most of the small temples were dilapidated. A few years ago, I heard that there was a reincarnated monk living in a small temple in the west, so I climbed a few hills to eat him. When I got there, I saw that the temple had also collapsed. The monk
He died a long time ago... What a bummer. Since then, I have never caught a monk again..."
After entering the village gate, there is a large courtyard. The mist in the forest cannot diffuse. The bright sunshine in the morning has found an opportunity to take advantage of it. It shines down in a wide way. The monsters transformed from the grass and trees stand towards the sun, and the ghosts and ghosts shrink.
Arrived at the corner.
A large courtyard is bustling with monsters, and each one has its own place to stay.
The Taoist priest and the bearded man couldn't stand still. After sneaking in, they went to find out the news. Li Changan also asked about the corpse Buddha, but he didn't expect to bump into a talkative monster.
The words came out with a crackle, and even Li Changan was a little confused for a moment.
I really can't afford to mess with this.
He apologized and hurried away.
Coincidentally, Yan Xinglie over there also made similar inquiries, and the two reunited.
"how?"
"No useful information."
"It's the same here."
After a brief exchange between the two, they both gained very little. The only thing of some value was...
"Do you see that gate?"
The compound where the two of them were located was surrounded by high walls, and several exits were guarded by the tiger's minions. The gate pointed by Yan Xinglie was the most closely guarded.
Li Changan nodded.
"I heard that the formal banquet will be held inside that door."
"That's right." The bearded man nodded slightly and whispered, "Ma San just said that although it is not small, it certainly cannot contain all the monsters in the yard, let alone some powerful monsters that are not in this yard.
, will definitely appear at the banquet when the time comes. The banquet will be held at that time, so we should not participate in it to avoid being exposed."
Li Changan agreed.
Going deep into the tiger's den and going deep into the tiger's mouth are two different concepts, not to mention that there is no long sword at hand.
But at the end, he asked with some reluctance:
"Can you sneak in from other crossings..."
At this point, the Taoist priest's eyes flashed, and suddenly he saw a man in yellow clothes tiptoeing to an opening. His body twisted for a while, and slowly blended in with the surroundings, and quietly slipped into the opening close to the corner of the wall.
There were seven or eight men guarding the hole, and the person in charge was a lean "man" with sideburns. The monster just slipped in, and he showed a confused look, sniffed the air with his nose, and suddenly raised his head and said "ouch"
He entered the passage with a sound.
Then I heard several "clangs" and screams.
Then they saw Shi Shiran, the man with the sideburns, walking out of the crossing, holding a monster that looked like a dog and a sheep in his hand. The monster was wearing a tattered yellow shirt with a big hole in it, and was dragged along by the man with the sideburns.
, blood dripped all over the ground, his chest rose and fell slightly, but at least he still had a breath left.
Several greedy and foolish monsters were attracted by the fresh flesh and blood, and tried to get some oil and water, but the man took out his knife and slashed him several times, leaving a few corpses behind and scattered in a rush, with only a few ghosts carefully licking them.
Blood stains on the ground.
The man with the sideburns no longer cared about those ghosts, he just gathered up the corpse and dragged it towards a row of long rooms at the edge of the yard.
The man joked with the minions at the door of the long room, and then they told each other that they had carried the body in, but they forgot to close the door.
The Taoist priest and the bearded man looked at each other and quietly moved over.
When I peeked inside, I saw that the room was stacked with stoves, chopping boards, pots, bowls, ladles, and basins, and several fat monsters wearing aprons were roaming around inside.
The dog-like and sheep-like monster had its clothes chopped off, placed on the chopping board, cut it with a knife, separated its head and body, rolled it three times in boiling water, and then threw it into the corner, where there were piles of various kinds of blood food, cattle, sheep,
Pigs, dogs, and even...
people?!
The Taoist priest shook hands into fists, and his beard and hair were spread out.
Ma San couldn't bear to hide it and quickly spoke out to persuade:
"You two, the overall situation is the most important thing, don't act out of impulse!"
The two were speechless for a while, but finally sighed together.
"That's all, I'm dead..."
The Taoist priest turned his head and couldn't bear to look any further. He could only hold back his anger. He couldn't do it at this time and place.
Suddenly.
But I heard a gong sound.
The Taoist priest looked sideways.
In front of the gate stepped a tall man with a swallow's chin and a tiger's beard, a leopard's head and eyes, and his voice was loud and shocking.
"The auspicious time has arrived and the guests are entering."
As soon as the words were spoken, all the demons present rushed forward.
Although the space inside the door is large, there is no way to accommodate so many monsters. If we go late and there is no room, do we have to drink outside?
The leader was a goat spirit, with a pair of horns on his head, and he crashed into the door.
Unexpectedly, he half-walked through the door, only to be slapped back by the man at the door.
"The tiger said that only those who transform like humans can enter this courtyard."
This monster was pretty tough, and after receiving a slap in the face, he just shook his head, then jumped around like a monster and yelled:
"Why am I not human?"
The Taoist priest who was hiding on the edge of the group of monsters looked at it. In his opinion, this sheep monster had transformed quite well. The legs were legs and the hands were hands. It was much better than some of the ones in the field who changed their faces to their buttocks.
The man sneered.
"Look at your horns, look at your tail, you still look like a monster, how dare you say you look like a human? Go and sleep, go and sleep."
"you……"
The demon who was brushed off was still waiting to argue, but the man's mouth was no longer able to endure. He opened a pair of copper bell eyes, grabbed the demon, opened his mouth wider than a human head, and swallowed it whole in one bite.
He grinded his teeth a few times and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Damn it, this old guy is so meaty!"
Even though he was a devilish, careless and blind man, he was frightened by this man who was prone to swallowing. The place became a little quieter.
Seeing this, the man was very proud. He folded his hands and shouted:
"Whoever you say will look like you will look like him, and whoever you say will come in will come in. If you dare to talk about someone's ears, be careful that Mr. Nai will swallow it up!"
After that, he glanced around the group of demons.
At a glance, you can spot the most human-like "monster" inside.