It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon. Fortunately, it was late May and the sun did not set so early.
However, in order to get down the mountain before dark, Xu Xian still speeded up his pace. Although the demon fox was his first target, Hidden Dragon Temple was also the destination he wanted to see during this trip.
For no other reason than the hail and spirit rain that had appeared here, Xu Xian felt that even if he failed to find the demon fox during this trip, he might be lucky enough to find some spirits near the Hidden Dragon Temple in Tianbaoshan.
Plant back.
...
"Master, do we really have to go to the barren mountains and do missions? Isn't it too dangerous?"
In Dongshan Town, Jiangning, Sha Yi followed Xuan Shan and asked with some anxiety.
Xuanshan stared and said impatiently: "Who is your master? Don't have random relationships."
He really regretted that he was such a mean-mouthed person. That guy Sha Yi didn't have anything valuable on him, but instead he often licked his face and asked for resources from him. How could he recognize such a disciple?
However, Sha Yi didn't care and still said with a smile: "No, Master, look at my bald head and our fate. I must have been Monk Sha in my previous life. And Master, don't tell me, I really feel that way."
, I vaguely remembered the time when we learned scriptures together in my previous life."
Hearing this, Xuan Shan rolled his eyes angrily. He didn't believe what the other party said. Even the things he said about remembering his previous life were all fabricated and purely deceiving.
Seeing that the other party had been calling him master since last night and was unwilling to change his words, Xuan Shan had no choice but to shake his head and let this guy go. Anyway, no matter how he called himself master, he would not be able to give the other party any benefits, even if it was to complete a task.
They will only split the score 50-50 with the other party.
And there is another point. Sha Yi's strength is a little higher than him. With such an 'apprentice' by his side, whether he is doing tasks or going to wild mountains and other places, the safety factor is much higher.
Thinking of the mission he chose this time, Xuanshan explained to Sha Yi: "The target of the mission I chose this time is not very strong. I can handle it even if I am alone. If you are included, it will be more reliable.
And the reason why I chose this mission target is because the target monster is near the Hidden Dragon Temple where I used to stay. With the strength of the two of us entering the mountain, we won't encounter much danger, and if we are lucky, we might still be able to find it.
Some spiritual fruits.”
Sha Yi's eyes immediately brightened and he said, "Master, you mean the place we are going to have experienced hail and spiritual rain this time?"
"Of course."
Xuan Shan nodded and said proudly: "Your master, I have such a strong strength, which is closely related to the hail and spiritual rain on Tianbao Mountain. Let me tell you, there were almost no people in the mountain at that time, and there were also monsters."
Not much, but I gained a lot..."
As he spoke, Xuanshan seemed to have thought of something unpleasant, and the joy on his face suddenly disappeared, and he turned to say angrily: "It's a pity that I met an extremely hateful guy, what a bad luck!"
Seeing Xuanshan complaining inexplicably, Sha Yi asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Master? What did that hateful guy do?"
Xuan Shan waved his hand and said, "I won't mention that guy anymore. If I mention it, I'll get angry."
He raised his head and glanced in the direction of Tianbaoshan, and then said: "Let's go quickly. It's best to get back to the city before it gets completely dark."
...
"What a pity. Why did such a good spiritual plant wither?"
In Tianbao Mountain, Xu Xian squatted beside the mountain road, playing with a withered and yellowing spiritual plant and shaking his head.
Xiaofeng tilted her head and asked in confusion: "Brother Xian, why do you want this kind of spiritual plant without spiritual fruit? It can't grow new spiritual fruit."
“Very useful for me.”
Xu Xian did not directly explain the situation in the Jinzhu Space to Xiaofeng. He thought about it and said: "Xiaofeng, please look at it for me. If you find any spiritual plants that are not withered, remember to tell me as soon as possible."
"That's okay." Xiaofeng nodded, and then lay on Xu Xian's shoulder again.
Originally, in order to speed up the search for the demon fox, Xu Xian wanted Xiaofeng to fly around a few times to expand the scope of the investigation, but Xiaofeng was unwilling to leave Xu Xian, saying that he was afraid of leaving Xu Xian alone.
It's too dangerous here.
How could Xu Xian not know that Xiaofeng was afraid of death? However, he did not force Xiaofeng and had no choice but to walk quickly along the mountain road in the direction of Hidden Dragon Temple.
At this time, they were not far from the Canglong Temple diagonally above them. After walking for two or three minutes, they arrived in front of the Canglong Temple.
I looked up at the Canglong Temple building. The temple door was open, but there was no one inside. It looked a bit desolate and desolate, and there was a sense of darkness in the trance.
This sight made Xu Xian more vigilant. He immediately held the long alloy stick in his hand and then cautiously walked towards the temple.
"People, there are people!"
Xiaofeng, who was lying on Xu Xian's shoulder, suddenly shouted, which startled Xu Xian, who was already in a tense state.
Following Xiaofeng's gaze, Xu Xian quickly looked toward the right wing of the temple.
There was indeed a 'human figure' at the door of the wing, but this person had fallen to the ground, and the monk's robe was shriveled and torn.
Judging from the exposed parts of the corpse outside the monk's robe, it seemed that only white bones were left, with no trace of flesh and blood. Xu Xian even suspected that the corpse had become a set of white bones.
"dead."
Xu Xian murmured, and then glanced at Xiaofeng angrily. This guy was making such a fuss that he thought there was some strange person around.
However, after seeing this corpse that had most likely been eaten by monsters, Xu Xian became more vigilant. Although the corpse looked like it had been dead for a long time, there was no guarantee that the culprit of this corpse had been dead.
No longer nearby.
As he walked towards the depths of the temple, Xu Xian actually found several similarly withered spiritual plants in the temple. This made him sure that, as Monk Xuanshan said, the last hail and spiritual rain covered the temple.
The area is very small and is located in and around the Hidden Dragon Temple.
'What a pity for these spiritual plants. Maybe if we had come a few days earlier, these spiritual plants would not have withered.'
Xu Xian sighed regretfully, turned to Xiaofeng on his shoulder and said, "Are you sensing your surroundings?"
Xiaofeng nodded hurriedly: "I've been sensing it. I haven't sensed the existence of monsters around me for the time being."
Hearing what Xiaofeng said, Xu Xian continued to walk forward, but even though he had a 'monster radar' like Xiaofeng, he did not relax his vigilance because he thought of another situation. Xiaofeng couldn't feel it.
To the monster that has transformed.
As they walked all the way towards the backyard of the temple, they still found no signs of monsters, but Xu Xian and Xiaofeng once again saw several miserable-looking corpses. Judging from their clothes, they were almost all monks from the Hidden Dragon Temple.
And in front of the square of the main hall, Xu Xian also saw a corpse that was suspected to be the abbot. There was no other reason, except that the corpse was wearing an originally luxurious but now dilapidated cassock.
"Brother Xian, it's a little scary here. Let's leave quickly. It seems like the monster is no longer here."
Xiaofeng rarely lowered her voice and whispered to Xu Xian.
Xu Xian looked around and found nothing, so he looked towards the back of the temple and said, "Let's go out through the back door."
All the spiritual plants he met along the way withered, but Xu Xian was a little unwilling to give up. So far, this trip has not yielded any results. Not only has the demon fox not been found, but the spiritual plants have not gained anything either.
And even if there is no spiritual plant, seeing this kind of withered spiritual plant would be more uncomfortable than if he didn't see the spiritual plant.
...
The sun hangs in the west, and under the layers of clouds and mist, it reflects a beautiful fiery red sunset.
The light from the outside world was no longer enough, and it became even darker in the lush mountain forest.
"Apprentice...apprentice, you go in front, I will help you cut off the rear."
On the other mountain path going up the mountain, Xuanshan shrank his neck when he felt a slight chill, and couldn't help but slow down his movements, falling behind Sha Yi.
Sha Yi looked back suspiciously: "Master, aren't you scared?"
Originally, Sha Yi was a little scared on the way here, but after some deception by Xuan Shan, he no longer felt scared, especially when he thought that he was already a D-level strongman, and his master was also 'not weaker than him'
A strong person will have more confidence.
Hearing this, Xuan Shan stiffened his neck and said with an indifferent expression: "Amitabha, this is the territory of my Hidden Dragon Temple, how can I be afraid?"
While speaking, Xuanshan's mind flashed to the scene of the tragic death of a monk in the temple that day, and his hands shrunk in the monk's robe could not help but rub the sweat from his palms.
Sha Yi had no doubt that he was there, and he nodded cheerfully and said: "Okay, I'll walk in front, Master, look behind you, be careful of monsters sneaking up behind you."
A sneak attack from behind?!
As soon as he thought of this possibility, Xuan Shan turned around and quickly looked around at the mountains and forests behind him.
At this time, he was already regretting it. He thought that so many days had passed since he went down the mountain. Even if there were still spiritual fruits in the mountain, they would most likely have been taken away by monsters. How could it be his and Sha Yi's turn again?
But since he was almost at Hidden Dragon Temple, he just had to bite the bullet and keep walking forward.
'rustle......'
Xuanshan stopped, turned his head and glanced deep into the forest on the left. He couldn't help but lower his voice and said, "Sha Yi, stop for a moment. Did you hear anything?"
Hearing this, Sha Yi stopped and turned to look in the direction where Xuan Shan was looking. After observing for four or five seconds, he shook his head and said, "I didn't see anything. Master, don't scare me. Maybe it's the wind."
What about the sound made by blowing through the leaves?”
Xuanshan stared at the place where the noise had just come from, and couldn't help but tighten the Zen staff in his hand: "It can't be the movement caused by the wind, otherwise the sound would not be the only one there, there must be something there."
"Really?" After Xuanshan's speculation, Sha Yi felt that it made some sense: "Then why don't we go over and have a look, and if it's a monster, kill it directly."
Xuanshan's lips moved, and he wanted to say, "You go over there, I'll guard you here," but after struggling for a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's go over and take a look together!"
'rustle......'
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange sound came from the other direction.
Sha Yi obviously heard it this time, and quickly turned his head to look at the place where the sound came from. However, he saw only trees and weeds in the dim light, and nothing else.
'rustle......'
The abnormal noise came for the third time, but this time the location was different from the previous two.
Xuan Shan and Sha Yi turned their heads to look at the sound.
The next second, their pupils shrank suddenly, and Xuanshan quickly shouted: "Run, there are so many monsters!"
