"What is it?" Bai Lingmiao was just about to lean towards Ershen when he was pulled by Xiaoman.
"Be careful, don't go."
After glancing at the two gods at the edge of the forest, Bai Lingmiao took out his hand. "It's okay. There should be no danger."
Seeing Bai Lingmiao just passing by, the others were not at ease and followed him with torches.
When they came to Ershen, they finally knew where those voices just came from.
By the light of the torch, they looked at the madman dancing in the forest.
"Mom, I know how to eat. I really don't need you to feed me. I'll be fine even if I have an infusion on my hand."
Li Huowang, covered in dust, sat on the ground full of dead leaves, smiling at a spider web on the tree.
He was holding a long stone in his hand and chewing on it. It kept making clicking sounds, and he didn't stop until his mouth was full of blood.
"Mom, I swallowed it. I really swallowed it. I'm not a child. I'm afraid I won't be a picky eater. Haha."
"Woo~" The steamed bun surrounded Li Huowang and kept wagging his tail. The whine just now was made by him.
"Senior Brother Li!" Seeing the other party's miserable appearance, Bai Lingmiao couldn't help but cry out.
She couldn't help but take a few steps forward, then forced herself to stop.
"Quick! Go get a rope and tie up Senior Brother Li! He will be fine later!"
I don’t know how long it took, but when Li Huowang opened his eyes again, what he saw was a familiar face with pear blossoms and rain.
He showed an extremely tired smile, "You are here? How did you find me?"
The choked Bai Lingmiao used both hands to tightly hold Li Huowang's head in his arms.
She didn't speak, but her deep emotions were conveyed through physical contact.
Li Huowang felt warm in his heart, and a somewhat unfamiliar emotion emerged in Li Huowang's heart. "Is this... joy? I haven't felt it for a long time..."
Reaching out and patting the other party on the back, Li Huowang thought for a moment and said somewhat generally: "I...I went to find out some things and deal with some troubles. Why are you here?"
Li Huowang doesn't want others to know what he has been through, nor does he want them to know what he has done in the past.
After a passionate conversation, everyone gradually became quiet.
Beside the bonfire on the dark forest path, Li Huowang took a gentle sip from a bowl of hot soup. In addition to warming his stomach, it also cleared the smell of blood in his mouth.
The flesh in his mouth was scratched, but Li Huowang understood that such injuries would heal in a blink of an eye.
Gently squeezing Bai Lingmiao's tender right hand, Li Huowang comforted her again.
"It's okay, the trouble is over, we can continue to go home."
As Li Huowang spoke, he looked at all the people surrounding him and saw the concern in their eyes.
He knows that there are many people in this world who really care about him.
He bowed his hands to the others. "Thank you for your hard work. Li is here to thank you."
He didn't say thank you. Some things just need to be kept in mind, and there is no need to say them all.
At this time, Lu Zhuangyuan, who was sitting on the right side of Danyangzi, spoke, with a flattering smile on his face and said: "Oh, where is this, it should be."
"What happened to the little Taoist just now? Did he encounter an evil spirit? Why are you still eating rocks? Why is the evil spirit so powerful?"
Li Huowang already knew the reason why Lu Jiaban came here, and he didn't care about these trivial matters at all.
Li Huowang shook his head and pointed at his head with a wry smile.
"I have a slight problem with my head. Don't worry, it's nothing serious."
At this time, Gouwa, who was squatting next to Jiang Yingzi, opened his eyes and spoke, "Brother Li, are you really okay? You will never get into other people's stomachs and eat from the inside out again?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of Lu Zhuangyuan and the others were about to turn green with fear. Zhao Wu punched him hard on the waist and quickly smoothed things over.
"What are you talking about in front of outsiders? When did our Senior Brother Li eat people? It was when he was sick, and he pretended to think he had eaten people."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, my pig brain, why do I keep remembering the wrong things?" Gouwa realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly spoke up to cater to her.
However, this did not appease Lu Zhuangyuan much. The smile on his face visibly froze, and the youngest son beside him was even more unbearable and began to show off.
"Okay, stop acting. Some things are just done once they are done. There is no need to hide anything." Li Huowang broke the pretense atmosphere created by others.
"Leader Lu, I don't tell secret stories. I did do a lot of bad things in the past. I don't want to explain anything. I can only say that it was not what I wanted."
"Lu Ban mainly thinks that he is afraid of hurting his family members, so let's get together and get away. If you think it's okay, then you can stay with us for as long as you want. We are just friends, and Li will protect his own safety."
"Oh my god, what are you doing? Is this old man such a snobbish person? I can rest assured about your character. He must have his own reasons." With a smile on his face, Lu Zhuangyuan quickly picked up a bowl of hot soup. "The old man used tea instead of wine to make amends to the little Taoist master. Who said he was leaving? Whoever leaves is the son of a bastard!"
Li Huowang raised the bowl, raised it to Lu Zhuangyuan, put it to his mouth and took a sip.
Whether he leaves or not is actually a trivial matter in Li Huowang's mind. What he has to consider now is what he will do next.
After thinking again, Li Huowang said to everyone in front of him: "We have been delayed by these things for too long. Fortunately, the problems have been solved. We will continue to set off tomorrow and leave Siqi."
As long as you send these people home safely, you will be relieved of a lot of burdens, and it will be much easier to do anything in the future.
"Senior Brother Li, we can't leave yet. The master said that if we find you, remember to ask you to go back and report that you are safe." Bai Lingmiao conveyed this unexpected message to Li Huowang.
"There is no need to make a special trip to report that you are safe. Just write a letter and send it to the inn."
Now that the problem has been solved, there is really no need to go back again. Although Anci'an is not far away, it is not close either.
"No, the master said that she wants you to go back specially. It seems like she has something to tell you in person."
"Instructions in person?" Li Huowang frowned and thought. "It doesn't sound as simple as just reporting that you are safe. Is there something wrong with Master?"
After thinking for a while, Li Huowang put the bowl in Bai Lingmiao's hand.
"Okay, let's go to Henghua Mountain again. We just take this opportunity to sort out the overall situation of the world."
I came to this crappy place and was chased all the time. I didn’t even have time to sort out what this crappy place was about.
How many factions are there, how wide their sphere of influence is, and what taboos there are about contacting them.
Since we are going down the road in the future, we must know more about these things.