It was midnight, and the only sound that could be heard from the shore was the rustling sound of the tide caressing the beach, as if someone was singing a never-ending requiem. Under the twin moons, there was a small boat quietly taking advantage of the dark night.
Come ashore.
There were eight people in the boat. When they got off the boat and took off their loose clothes, their true faces were revealed - it turned out that they were all young girls who had just grown up. Their skin looked extremely white, under the moonlight.
There was a bright light. But all of them had an obvious gill cleft behind their ears, and there was also a thick webbing between their fingers and toes.
"This is the world on land? It's so beautiful——"
The girls looked at the bright twin moons on the celestial sphere and couldn't help but express their admiration. But before they could finish their words, they heard a slightly hoarse voice coming from behind a dark rock:
"Hurry up and put on the clothes of these land people. They are naked and still so playful, so they are not afraid of being seen by others!"
The girls turned around suddenly and saw a short, wrinkled old woman walking out from behind the rocks and throwing the piles of clothes in her hands on the milky white sand.
The girls seemed to know who the other party was, and they hurriedly laughed and put their clothes on each other. The old woman muttered something in her mouth again, as if she was whispering some kind of secret message. After all the girls' clothes were changed, they were surprised to find that they
His body actually underwent tremendous changes in this short period of time, becoming no different from those on earth.
"Granny holding the stick, your magic is really good. Even my father and mother probably won't recognize me now!" A girl praised in a low voice, and then complained, "It's just the clothes of these land people.
Why is it so uncomfortable on my body? It is far worse than our clothes."
"People on land also have brocades that are as soft and smooth as silk yarn, but only girls from wealthy families can afford them. We shouldn't be too ostentatious when we go ashore this time, just wear some coarse linen clothes.
Also, Master Kunjie should have told you before that from today on, never mention the word "holding a stick" again. In normal times, you can call me Grandma Cen."
There was a hint of reproach in the old woman's tone. Seeing this, the talkative girl immediately did not dare to speak out any more and bowed respectfully and lowered her head.
"But mother-in-law, Master Kunjie didn't reveal to us what the purpose of this trip was before we set off. I wonder if you can explain a few things now so that the sisters can be prepared?"
Suddenly another girl interrupted and asked. The old woman looked up at the other girl and saw that she looked older than the others. The expression on her eyebrows was quite alert, but she was less humble and respectful.
"May I have your name?"
"Qingling."
"Qing Ling... I have used spells to turn you and others into people on the land, so that you can blend into the crowd without being noticed. Three years ago, I went ashore on the order of Master Kunjie and already visited the land.
I have conducted a detailed investigation on the worldly customs of various countries and conducted a detailed investigation on the vital joints. Now, I need you to follow me and lurk in a nearby large land-based city."
"What are you going to do when you lurk?" The girl opposite wanted to break the casserole and ask the question.
"Please forgive me for not being able to explain for the time being. All you need to know is that Master Kunjie has already discussed this matter with the other two elders. The plan is thorough, so there is no need to worry too much."
The old woman frowned slightly, but refused to say anything more. Instead, she reached into a small pocket at her waist and dug a few times. Then she spread her fisted palms in front of the girls and said solemnly, "It's just a group of us."
It's very dazzling. If you wait until dawn before heading up the official road, you may be questioned by the officers and soldiers and cause trouble. Just hide this medicine in a place where you can easily access it. Don't ask any more questions and waste time."
"Is this the legendary Lu Hui Dan?"
"That's right. You should all know that after taking this elixir, the gill clefts behind the ears and the webbed membrane between the palms will disappear forever, and the bones and muscles will become stronger, completely restoring the appearance of our ancestors before they migrated into the sea.
However, after thousands of years, Lu Hui's complete formula is now firmly in the hands of the great priest Feng Weishu, and these pills were made by Master Kunjie based on his memory, so it is difficult to completely neutralize them.
Very poisonous."
"If it's poisonous, why do we have to carry it with us?" Qing Ling refused to reach out and pick it up.
"The land is not as good as the sea! Although your appearance has changed now, if you are seriously injured, you cannot be cured by the medicine of people on land. The only thing that can save you at that time is this Lu Hui Pill."
"How can poison save lives? Granny Cen, don't lie to me."
"Although this medicine is highly poisonous, after taking it, it can regenerate the blood, muscles and bones of the whole body, so serious injuries will be cured without treatment. The only price is the loss of life. No matter old or young, strong or weak
, all of them only have five years left to live. The eight of you are specially selected by Master Kunjie to come ashore to help you, and you should have already prepared your sacrifice."
After the old woman finished speaking, she waved her palm in front of the women, signaling them to quickly get the medicine. But the girl named Qing Ling suddenly gave a low drink, knocked all the medicine to the ground, and then waved
He picked up a short knife that was hidden somewhere and stabbed the old woman directly!
"what you do?!"
Grandma Cen was shocked when she saw this, and took two steps back to avoid the glinting weapon. Unexpectedly, a figure suddenly moved on the sand behind her, and another girl came forward, holding a short knife in her hand.
With a pop, it penetrated her body from under the right shoulder blade.
The severe pain in her back made the old woman feel dizzy. She staggered around and turned around. Before the other party could pull out the knife, she pulled out a pure white cane from under the cloak and struck it hard.
On top of that girl’s heavenly spirit.
I saw that the cane was about three feet long and was made from a whole rib of a giant whale. It had exquisite patterns carved by skilled craftsmen, and a black crystal stone the size of a fist was embedded in the head of the cane. The girl who was stabbing
He never expected that the opponent would counterattack so quickly. Before he could react, he was beaten to a bloody head and died on the spot.
"You are not sent here by Lord Kunjie at all!"
The old woman shouted loudly, and the bun that was originally tied on her head fell apart due to the fight. Her gray hair was spread in front of her forehead, covering her slightly panicked face.
"Of course not. Not all the rebels are desperadoes. After a little torture, someone will naturally tell the truth about going ashore tonight to join the elder holding the staff. Otherwise, how can I bring people to meet you?
How should we bring the chief priest's daughter back to Cangliu City?"
Qing Ling sneered and stretched out her hand to signal the other young women to surround the old woman, as if they were trying to catch a turtle in a urn. It seemed that the previous questions and answers she had with the other party were just to delay time and cover her subordinates so that they could commit murder.
Just prepare.
"Huh, Feng Weishu is really awesome. He won't let us go even when we get to land!"
"Who is the high priest? He already knew that you were the one who used a spell to abduct his daughter under Ganyuan three years ago. He also specifically asked me to bring a message to my mother-in-law, advising you to take care of yourself. Now you are deeply surrounded and you are behind the scenes.
If you are wounded by a knife, why don't you take us directly to Miss Miss and send her back to Cangliu City, maybe the high priest can spare your life."
"Go ahead and dream!" The old woman raised her cane high above her head and spoke with an extremely decisive tone, "Feng Weishu imprisoned me in Ganyuan back then and had no intention of letting me come out alive! Fortunately, God has eyes and allowed me to escape.
It's a disaster! It was my carelessness today that gave you the advantage. Did he think that just a few little girls could defeat my majestic elder holding the staff!"
As the old woman shouted, a string of purple lightning suddenly erupted from her cane. The lightning struck directly at the seven girls surrounding her, making a deafening noise.
But in the dazzling light, instead of falling down on the spot, Qing Ling and others burst into laughter. Only then did the old woman realize that the girls were surrounded by a blue shimmer.
My own Purple Lightning Curse completely blocked it!
"Old woman, do you think that with a broken staff, you can compete with the high priest's breath with ordinary spells? Come on!"
Qing Ling completely tore off the last trace of disguise, leaving only the unhesitating murderous intent in her eyes. She gave an order, and seven girls attacked the old woman at the same time. The sharp blades flew, and countless bright red flowers bloomed under the moonlight.
of blood flowers.
Grandma Cen knelt down softly on the ground, but she still struggled to support the upper half of her body with her whalebone cane, but her face was frighteningly white. The gurgling blood pooled on the sand at her feet, but without stopping for a moment, it all seeped into it.
underground.
"Old woman, if you are willing to tell us where the chief priest's daughter is, I will let you die a more pleasant death." Qing Ling walked up to her and whispered into her ear.
"Huh, you guys are taking things too easy, right? I still have a breath..."
"So what? Is it possible that you have reinforcements?" Qing Ling stabbed the old woman's arm with another knife, gently turning the blade and torturing it, as if to prove that he was a person who kept his word, but he did not
I didn't intend to kill him like this.
However, the moment the sharp blade pierced out, she suddenly felt a huge pain in her feet and calves. When she lowered her head to look, she saw a large dark red fishy thing emerging from under the sand.
In the blink of an eye, he climbed up to his knees and quickly attacked his upper body. When he looked at the other people, they also had the same experience!
"Old woman! What tricks are you trying to play again? Why don't you stop quickly!"
Qing Ling roared and raised his knife to stab the old woman in the throat, but it was too late. The pile of dark red things on the ground had already become a piece around the old woman's body. It crawled faster and faster on the girls' bodies.
, and soon submerged their chests. The women's hands holding the knives could no longer use any strength, and the seven sharp blades fell to the sand one after another, and were soon swallowed up by the red color and disappeared.
"This is the Blood Snake Curse, the most vicious and vicious one among the curses! Because it will backfire on the person who casts the curse, even the high priest dare not use it easily..." the old woman murmured in her mouth.
"Only the great priests of the past generations have the ability to practice Xun Xi. How could you, an old woman -" Qing Ling finally realized that she had no chance of winning anymore, and her voice immediately became shrill.
"Xiu Xi... is a spell that everyone in the clan can master... The original intention of the ancestors to create it was not just to kill people! But unfortunately, the successive chief priests in the clan seem to have forgotten that only when the person who casts the spell is not alone.
Only when the mantra is recited out of selfish desires can its true power be exerted..."
The old woman tried hard to raise her voice, but she vomited a large mouthful of blood on the spot. The light in her eyes gradually dimmed, and her body involuntarily collapsed to the ground. And there seemed to be an endless stream of blood pouring out from under the sand.
The dark red blood still devoured the seven female killers without hesitation, leaving behind seven stark white bones.
In an instant, calm returned to the beach, as if nothing had ever happened. In the darkness, the seemingly lifeless old woman suddenly raised her hand with difficulty, and then held a ball in her palm.
Something hit her mouth - it was a Lu Hui Dan that she accidentally touched and was knocked to the ground by Qing Ling!
Even though all the blood in her body was almost dry, she couldn't just die like this right now!
The old woman curled up in pain, preparing to welcome the transformation that she had spent almost all of the rest of her life on. She gasped for breath and could clearly see a faint blush lighting up under her skin, as if her whole body was gradually being transformed.
A strange flame gnawed away.
Furthermore, a layer of bark-like tissue grew on the exposed skin of the old woman. The tissue was like the chrysalis of a caterpillar about to transform into a butterfly, covering her entire torso. After half an hour, it was completely solidified.
, turned into a humanoid hard shell.
When the morning sun rose from the east, this strange hard shell finally fell from the old woman's body like soil that had been dry for a long time.
At this time, the fatal knife wounds on her body had disappeared without a trace, and even the originally ravaged skin seemed to have regained its tightness. The originally pale skin also regained some rosiness, and a strong heartbeat appeared again.
The sound boomed out from the chest again, causing the old woman to slowly wake up.
"It turns out - it feels so good to have the body of a land person. My feet can stand firmly, my hands can wave powerfully, my eyes are no longer dim and chaotic, and there are birds in my ears.
Call the insects!"
A long-lost smile appeared on Granny Cen's face. Although from this moment on, she only had five short years left in her life, she seemed to have been given a new life. She stepped forward with legs that were no longer soft and trembling.
Facing the direction of Mulu City, we strode forward.
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