Hou Zi drove his horse away, feeling a little cold on his back.
That yellow rat spirit posed a very real threat to him. This was the sword cultivator's intuition. The role of sword courage is not only to act foolishly but also to predict danger!
The so-called courage means that you should not be afraid of the strength of your opponent. Going one step further, when you feel that your sword courage is strong, it often means that the enemy you face may be very powerful.
It was the weasel spirit he saw for the first time.
When beasts become monsters, their state is completely different from that of humans. We don't know much about the specific differences. We only know a few major stages in theory.
For example, the Dacheng of Monster Demonic Pill is probably the realm of human golden elixir, and Huahenggu is the realm of human Tongxuan. This is generally speaking. After all, humans are different from beasts, and even more different from ghosts, so they should not be taken together at all. Compare.
Compared with the meticulous cultivation of human beings, due to the reason of intellectual development, monsters are slower, so they are insufficient in strength; but they rely on instinct to practice, and they gain something from the lost, and they are compensated in lifespan. .
Wisdom or lifespan, which one do you choose? There is really no right answer to this. It’s like asking: do you want to shine like a shooting star for a moment? Or live carefree like a pig?
This yellow rat spirit has turned into a horizontal bone. It may have been newly transformed not long ago. It can be regarded as a big monster in Yinling, but somehow it still maintains its usual caution. Even if its realm is much higher than this human being, it still Instead of speaking rashly, he recruited a group of goons to test him.
So his ruthless attack on the soul ghost was a way of expressing his stance: You may be at a higher level than me, but if we really fight, we don't know who will win.
He was also very afraid of this rat spirit, and similarly, the rat spirit couldn't figure him out, so he felt that this man had a very special temperament that should not be insulted.
Fortunately, the result did not develop into an uncontrollable situation, and it is really good for everyone.
Hou Zi knew very well what the monks in Yin Ling were guarding against. It was definitely not the little monsters that filled the mountains and plains, but a very small number of people who had become popular. Only these big monsters had the appeal and could do big things, so once they discovered , it is necessary to eliminate the roots!
This weasel is worried that it will attract the revenge of the human monks, so it appears to be timid. Of course, it is also because the weasel breed always thinks before and after. If it were a wolf monster, it would not think so much about whether it can eat it. , take a bite first and then talk.
It is indeed dangerous here, but it was the first night he came to Yinling, and he encountered a being that could cause fatal harm to him, which was also a reminder to him.
Two days later, Hou Zi came to a place surrounded by mountains and rivers. The mountains were made of earth and the water was a stream, but it was also very precious in Yinling. This was the location of Fangjiawu Fort.
Wubao is built on an earthen bag and is surrounded by dozens of watchtowers. It has amazing defensive capabilities. There are hundreds of buildings inside, layer upon layer. It is said that it has a population of nearly 10,000, making it the largest human force in the surrounding area.
Most of the people here are surnamed Fang, and they are a large ethnic group. The patriarchs and elders are all members of the Fang clan. This social structure is very stable. Of course, it also means that the power of the government is relatively weak and relatively exclusive.
There are thousands of hectares of fertile farmland around Wubao, and food and livestock are not a problem. Self-sufficiency is the most common living condition of the local people. Of course, whenever a caravan comes, it is a grand festival for the villagers of Wubao.
Looking at such a group of buildings, Hou Zi couldn't help but sigh at the greatness of mankind. How much manpower and material resources were spent to build such a majestic building? Each of the dozens of watchtowers is more than ten feet high. The windows are perforations, and the only fortress gate is a
Guan, this is an independent kingdom.
Driving the horse uphill, looking back, Wubao villagers were scattered in the fields, showing a prosperous scene; there were also more than a dozen safe houses scattered in the fields, which were used to temporarily avoid danger in case of running away.
In any case, safety has been achieved to the extreme and is impeccable.
But he didn't like this place. It was like a castle at best and a prison at worst.
In front of the Wubao gate, there were more than twenty butchers, all of them powerful, wearing armor, carrying scimitars on their waists, and spears half a foot long pointing at him; the two leaders among them were wearing red scarves, and surprisingly they were still attracting attention.
The cultivation of Qi, speaking is one of them.
The castle is really able to survive here because it has a lot of foundation. It doesn't seem to be difficult for nearly ten thousand people to train some low-level monks.
With this momentum, he looked like a man who had experienced fighting. Even when facing monks, he was still not polite at all. Hou Zi could understand it. From Jincheng's description of this place, he knew that they could survive for thousands of years.
The main thing you have to rely on is yourself, not Quanzhen disciples who are just like a revolving door.
He would not act like a monk to these brave people.
He got off his horse, took out his sword talisman, and said, "Quan Zhen is waiting for you, come and see the Yamen envoy."
There was a look in everyone's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile. This was the first time that Hou Zi saw ordinary people laughing at the practitioners. Although they didn't show it obviously, the meaning was clearly revealed.
The leader with a red scarf took the sword talisman and tossed it a few times in his hand, speaking frivolously.
"Brother Quanzhen, we at Fangjiabao are really grateful that the Quanzhen Sect values you so much. The sword talisman is real, but we are not sure whether there is anything unclean on you, so we have to check it."
Hou Zi's heart sank. In just a few words, he knew that the Quanzhen Sect's status here was probably different from other towns. The mountains were high and the emperor was far away, and the power of cultivation was weak. He had a premonition of these, but he didn't expect it to be bad.
To this point.
But he doesn't want to get entangled with these people here. If something happens, they will be embarrassed. He will stay here for at least three years. The future is long, so there is no rush.
"So, let's check it out."
He didn't want to explain anything. The other party knew that he was a Quanzhen disciple, and also knew that he couldn't have any foreign objects on his body. Still doing this, a narrow-minded person would consider it an insult, but he would rather take it as a serious matter.
Responsible behavior.
He came here to deal with ghosts and demons, not people.
The two leading red scarves were a little surprised at his submissiveness. Another monk would have cursed him loudly. This may be due to his good manners, but it may also be due to his weak temper.
A man shouted at the top of the fort gate. As he shouted, an ancient mirror rolled out of a window several feet above his head and took a photo of him...
Is this a demon mirror?
The ancient mirror swept back and forth over Hou Tzu's body, but of course it couldn't capture anything. One of the red scarfs had known this and smiled slightly.
"Then, who will lead the way for this young lady? The roads in the castle are complicated. Don't get lost again. It would be bad to break into a certain young daughter-in-law's boudoir!"