"That's right, but…" Hu Tiehua was even more baffled.
Before he could finish his sentence, Hu Tiehua had already walked to the side. Peng Yihu's clothes had already been removed. On his naked body, how could there be a Star of Bliss? However, Ji Bingyan squatted down and used her finger to gently stroke Peng Yihu's shoulder. Under the flickering starlight, there was actually a flash of light on his shoulder.
Following that, a sparkling gem the size of a pigeon egg fell from the flesh on Peng Yihu's shoulder into Ji Bingyan's hand. It turned out that the Star of Joy had already been sewn into Peng Yihu's flesh.
Everyone was stunned.
Although there were countless stars in the sky, the light of the Star of Bliss on the ground seemed to be able to make the stars lose their color. Even Ji Bingyan couldn't help but be moved,"What a beautiful diamond. No wonder so many people are willing to risk their lives for you.”
That black clothed man pounced over like a hungry dog, snatching the Blissful Star from Ji Bingyan's hands. Ji Bingyan was actually like a fool, watching helplessly as someone else snatched the item from his hands. That black clothed man simply didn't expect things to be so easy, and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
Hu Tiehua felt strange and angry, but he had yet to flare up.
"I've already given you the Star of Bliss, where's the water?"”
The man in black laughed wildly." We came out to do something. There's water there. If you want water, don't you know how to find it yourself? We're already very polite to you by not killing you."”
As he laughed, he waved his hand and led the black-robed men away. Hu Tiehua was so angry that he almost burst his stomach.
He wanted to make a move, but was pulled back by Chu Liuxiang. He wanted to chase, but was stopped by Ji Bingyan. He really didn't understand, how could his two old friends become so gutless? Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan watched as this group of people left without even the slightest sign of anger.
Hu Tiehua couldn't hold it in any longer. He sneered loudly,"Ridiculous! The dignified Chu Xiangshuai had actually become as timid as a mouse today. How laughable! Ji Bingyan who thought she was smart would also fall for someone else's trick today.”
"Who fell for someone else's trick?”
"Since you're so smart and know where Peng Yihu hid the Star of Bliss, why don't you know that those bastards won't give you water at all?" Hu Tiehua sneered.”
"I've long seen that they don't have water bags on their bodies." Ji Bingyan smiled faintly.”
"Since you knew they didn't have water, why did you give them the Star of Bliss?" Hu Tiehua said angrily. What kind of hindsight are you talking about?"
Ji Bingyan ignored him and said to Chu Liuxiang,"There are only two things that people who walk in the desert cannot lack. The first is water, and the second is camels. Without these two things, it will be difficult to preserve their lives, right?”
"Not bad," Chu Liuxiang smiled.
"But not only did these people not have water on them, they even walked here. This means that their place of residence must not be far from here, right?"”
"That's right," Chu Liuxiang said.
"After they get what they want, they will definitely have no time to care about us anymore. They are in a hurry to return and report their achievements, right?"”
This time, without waiting for Chu Liuxiang to speak, Hu Tiehua clapped his hands together and laughed,"That's right, we just need to follow them and we can go straight to their nest. Instead of waiting for that Evil Demon to find us, why don't we go find him first…right?”
"That's right, this is called preemptive strike." Chu Liuxiang smiled.”
"If that's the case, what are we waiting for?" Hu Tiehua jumped up and asked.”
"We can't follow them too close in the desert. They can't escape anyway."”
He listened to the sound of the wind and smiled slightly. He said,"If you are in a hurry, you can go now.”
Ban Li and the others were only about an hour away from their starting point. There were a few wooden houses. This used to be a watchtower for the border guards, but now it had become a gathering place for the powerful people of the Green Forest.
The wooden house was very old. There were a few windows that were not closed. There was already light in the house. It seemed that there had always been someone guarding the house.
Chu Liuxiang and the others stopped behind three withered trees a hundred feet away. The black-robed men cheered and laughed wildly as they walked in.
But as soon as they entered the house, their laughter stopped.
From the open window, one could see that their expressions had suddenly become very respectful. Each of them lowered their heads and did not even dare to speak.
"Look at them," Hu Tiehua said happily,"Their leader is indeed in this room."”
"Yes," said Ji Bingyan.
"Let's rush in now," Hu Tiehua said."We want to see what exactly that demon is.”
"Wait a little longer." Ji Bingyan frowned and said.”
"What are you waiting for?" Hu Tiehua asked.
"Something is wrong with this situation?" Ji Bingyan asked in a deep voice.”
"This was your idea, why do you think it's wrong now?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
"I only felt that something was wrong when I saw this wooden house…" Ji Bingyan slowly said,"Think about it, with that devil's power, would he live in such a dilapidated wooden house?"”
Hu Tiehua was stunned. Before he could say anything, a low melody suddenly sounded from the wooden house. It was euphoric and intoxicating.
As the music started, the bodies of the burly men who were standing solemnly with their heads lowered suddenly twisted, as if they were about to dance to the rhythm of this ecstasy.
But suddenly, they all fell down.
The music continued, but it was softer.
The person who fell did not stand up for a long time.
Hu Tiehua's heart was beating fast, but he was surprised and surprised. He said,""What's going on?"
Ji Bingyan's face was cold and she didn't speak.
Chu Liuxiang's face suddenly changed color and she cried out,"Not good!"
Before he could finish his words, he had already flown towards the wooden house.
Hu Tiehua was not willing to wait any longer. He also flew over. Chu Liuxiang was still looking at him from the window, but Hu Tiehua kicked open the door and shouted," Don't even think about it..." He only said three words before his voice was stuck in his throat.
There was no one in the room.
Strictly speaking, there was no one alive in this room.
The 20 or so men in black were all dead on the ground.
Their bodies were twisted, but there was an indescribable, strange glow on their faces. They died without pain, and they seemed to be very happy.
Hu Tiehua was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh and said,"Crazy…these people are crazy too.”"I should have known that they would commit suicide." Chu Liuxiang said.”There was almost nothing in the dilapidated house, but there was a huge shrine. There was a Buddha statue in the shrine, making the house look even more mysterious.
The wind blew the yellow curtain in front of the altar, and Hu Tiehua couldn't help but shiver. He cried out involuntarily,"But why did they commit suicide?" Chu Liuxiang sighed." That demon must have guessed that we've followed them. In order to prevent us from following them, he could only force them to die."”"Since they were forced to commit suicide, why did they die so happily?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
Chu Liuxiang's eyes also seemed to have a look of fear as she muttered,"There must be a mysterious reason behind this. That soul-stirring music of death, perhaps…"
Before he could finish, he heard Xiao Pan shouting from outside the room,""Shi Tuo has gone mad…Shi Tuo has gone mad…"
The cries were filled with fear. In this merciless desert, in the isolated and dilapidated wooden houses, there were dead bodies everywhere. Hearing such a cry suddenly made one's hair stand on end.
Hu Tiehua and Chu Liuxiang were shocked. Ji Bingyan rushed out together, only to see Little Pan's face contorted and sweating profusely. He was still shouting,"Shi Tuo has gone mad."
Ji Bingyan slapped him and said sternly,"You're not allowed to go crazy. Tell me, what happened?”
Little Pan was stunned by the slap, but he regained his composure and said in a trembling voice,""After you entered the house, I couldn't help but want to come over and take a look. However, I was afraid that I would leave Shi Tuo alone there. I was really worried, so I pulled him along.”
"How are you worried about him? You're probably trying to pull him to strengthen your courage, right?" Ji Bingyan sneered.”
Little Pan lowered his head and stammered,""Who knew…who knew that when Shi Tuo reached the front of the house, he turned around and ran as if he had seen a ghost. I don't know how terrifying he was. Although I didn't see anything, I was so scared that I couldn't help but scream.”
People with eyes couldn't see anything, so what could a blind man see? But at this time, Chu Liuxiang and the others had no time to delve deeper into this question. Before Little Pan could finish speaking, they had already chased after Shi Tuo.
The wind was howling and the sand was flying.
The night in the desert was beginning to show its terrifying power.
They finally saw Shi Tuo's staggering figure.
A person who could not hear or see anything was running for his life in the merciless sandstorm, the terrifying sandstorm, and the terrifying night. How miserable and mysterious was this scene?
Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan both flew over and grabbed him, but he broke free like a wounded beast and continued to run forward.
That crazy strength of his, even Chu Liuxiang couldn't grasp it.
Hu Tiehua had already pounced over from behind and hugged him by the waist. The two of them actually fell to the ground together. Ji Bingyan rushed over and pressed down on his shoulder.
Shi Tuo was originally still struggling. It was only when Ji Bingyan forcefully held his hand that he gradually calmed down, but he was still panting like a wild beast.
"Hurry up and ask him what he discovered," Hu Tiehua said loudly.”
Under the starlight, Shi Tuo's stone-like face was covered in sweat and filled with extreme fear. Even Hu Tiehua couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he saw this face, let alone Little Pan.
After a while, Ji Bingyan raised her head and said,"I've asked him, but he wouldn't say anything.”
Chu Liuxiang stared into the distance and slowly said,""Could it be that he has a strange sense of touch that the demon who harmed him is in the cabin?”
"But there's no living person in the wooden house…There's nothing in the wooden house, so it's impossible for the demon to hide," Hu Tiehua said.”
"Is there really nothing in that wooden house?" Chu Liuxiang asked word by word.”
"Other than a few broken tables and chairs, there's only that altar."”
"Did you see what was offered in that altar?" Chu Liuxiang asked.”
"It looks like a very large stone statue of Guan Yin Bodhisattva," Hu Tiehua said.”
His voice suddenly froze, as if he had been whipped.
Then, as if he had gone mad, he ran back to the wooden house.
The wooden house was still the same. The wind was still blowing the faded yellow curtains.
But the altar was empty.
The stone statue of Buddha had already disappeared.
Beads of sweat bigger than soybeans dripped down from Hu Tiehua's head. He was stunned for a long time before he realized that there was an iron pot on the wooden house.
The soldiers were still steaming and emitting the fragrance of meat.
Beneath the soldier was a note: " All of you have traveled thousands of miles to come here. I should have cleaned my wine cup and waited for you. However, I was so mischievous that I looked at an extraordinary person with the eyes of an ordinary person. This is my fault. I have prepared a bowl of meat soup to express my apology. I hope you will not be so lucky." The person in the niche curtsied a hundred times."
The person in the niche? Who was this person in the niche? Hu Tiehua turned his head and saw Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan's four eyes staring at the piece of paper in his hand, as if they had already seen through it.
After a while, Chu Liuxiang finally smiled bitterly,""Our hiding place has been seen through.”
"But who is the person in the niche?" Hu Tiehua sighed. We don't even know a shadow of it.”
Chu Liuxiang stared at the empty altar and said,""It's Shi Guanyin."
"Shi Guanyin?" Hu Tiehua cried out involuntarily. Are you talking about the woman who was publicly acknowledged as the most beautiful in the martial world? The most vicious and ruthless. The woman with the highest martial arts?"
"Besides her, who else can make such an exquisite hidden weapon?" Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly. Who else had such a brilliant disguise technique? Who else could think of such a brilliant and vicious plan?”
Ji Bingyan slowly continued," Other than her, who else can condense essence energy, transform into wood and stone, and disguise themselves as a stone statue of Buddha to hide from our eyes?"”
Hu Tiehua was stunned.
Although he had never seen Shi Guanyin before, the various legends about her in the Jianghu almost made him shiver from his feet to his neck. The fragrance in the pot became even stronger. A layer of pearl-like halo floated on the rich meat soup. This was exactly what they needed the most.
Hu Tiehua suddenly burst into laughter and said,""The rumors in the martial world are indeed true. This Shi Guanyin is indeed a harmful person. She left nothing but a pot of meat soup. We can only drool at her but don't dare to move.”
Suddenly, a yellow dog came in from outside the house and jumped onto the table. It stuck its head out to lick the pot and bit a big rib.
"Are you crazy from hunger?" Hu Tiehua scolded with a smile. Aren't you afraid of being poisoned to death?"
He picked up the dog from the table, but the dog had already bitten and swallowed a piece of steak. Hu Tiehua. Chu Liuxiang. Ji Bingyan and the three of them stared at the dog with their six eyes. After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Ji Bingyan opened the dog's eyelids and looked at it, then looked at its tongue, and slowly said,"The soup is not poisonous."
Hu Tiehua slammed the table and shouted,""This jinx knew that we wouldn't dare to drink this soup and even got a dog to anger us. She actually wanted us to eat the dog's leftover soup.”
"Can't a person drink the soup that a dog has drunk?" Ji Bingyan said indifferently.”
He glanced at Chu Liuxiang, but she still hadn't said anything.
Hu Tiehua had already picked up the iron pot and thrown it out of the window. He shouted,"We must not drink the soup left by dogs. Even if we starve to death, we can't be so embarrassed.”
Ji Bingyan sighed and said with a cold smile,"If I can return alive, I will definitely build a chastity memorial archway for you. It's a small matter to starve to death, but it's a big matter to lose face."
Hu Tiehua laughed loudly." If I can return alive, I will…I will…" He also wanted to find a few words to return Ji Bingyan's respects, but he just couldn't think of one.
"With a bad temper like yours, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for you to return alive.”
"That's true…" Hu Tiehua laughed.
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard a miserable cry outside the wooden house. The three of them rushed out together and saw that Little Pan, who was guarding the stone camel outside, had already rolled to the ground.
The meat pot was right beside him. There was still some meat paste on the corner of his mouth, but his pale face was purple and twisted. He couldn't help but scream,""Meat…poison…"
It turned out that when he heard that there was no poison in the soup and saw that the meat pot had flown out, he had drunk half of the pot of soup that had not yet spilled out. Chu Liuxiang rushed to his side and wanted to see his poison, but Xiao Pan's body spasmed and he actually lost his life on this half pot of meat soup.
In this merciless desert, human life was so lowly.
Chu Liuxiang gently closed his eyelids and said sadly,""What a powerful poison. It's so poisonous that there's no cure.”
Ji Bingyan pondered and said," What a powerful person. He actually hid the poison pill in the dog's mouth. Once the dog drank the soup, the poison pill fell into the soup pot. The wax seal on the outside melted when heated, and the non-toxic soup became poisonous.”
"Did she train that dog too?" Hu Tiehua asked in shock.”
"En!" Ji Bingyan said.
"It seems that it's all thanks to Hu Tiehua's bad temper that we didn't fall for Shi Guanyin's vicious scheme." Chu Liuxiang smiled bitterly.”
The three of them thought about the ingenuity of this series of vicious schemes. Just now, life and death had been on the verge of death, and it was impossible to escape…The three of them could not help but break out in cold sweat.
The next day, there was still no water.
They did not dare to let the remaining water in their bodies evaporate into sweat by the sun. They only started to move when the sun was about to set.
Shi Tuo, this mysterious and pitiful person, had regained his boundless divine power. On the other hand, Hu Tiehua and the others seemed to be withering.
No matter how powerful the martial arts in the world were, they could not resist the power of nature.
As the sun set, Shi Tuo would occasionally lie down and sniff the sand on the ground. He crawled like a fox. Hu Tiehua licked his cracked lips and could not help but ask,"What is he doing?"
"He's looking for an underground water source.”
"Can he smell it?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
"There's water, so there's temperature. I can smell it."”
Hu Tiehua still wanted to speak, but no one cared about him anymore.
This was because talking was not only a waste of energy, but also a waste of saliva. To them, these two things were almost as precious as their lives.
At night, Shi Tuo suddenly dug into the sand like a madman.
"There's water!" Hu Tiehua said ecstatically.”
They jumped off their camels together and dug with all the tools they could find, but after more than two hours of hard work, they were still disappointed.
There was no water.
"I'm afraid his nose isn't very sharp, is it?" Hu Tiehua laughed bitterly.”
Ji Bingyan's face darkened and she didn't speak.
Only Shi Tuo did not give up and continued digging.
Suddenly, he jumped up and gave a handful of sand grains to Ji Bingyan.
Ji Bingyan put the sand into her mouth, and her face actually revealed joy.
The sand was warm.
They held the sand in their mouths and sucked the water out of it.
Although the amount of water was pitifully little, it was enough to save a person who was about to die of thirst. They dug hard and sucked desperately.
At night, they slept in this slightly damp sand pit.
Hu Tiehua sucked until his tongue was numb. He could not help but curse,"I've used all my strength, but I still can't get a drop of water out of this damn sand. Isn't this method of sucking so anxious that it'll kill you?”
Ji Bingyan said," In the desert, being able to find some warm sand every day is already considered lucky. Although the water in this sand is little, without it, you won't be able to live.”
He was right. On the third day, they couldn't even find wet sand. They couldn't even walk. Fortunately, on the morning of the fourth day, Shi Tuo found another place.
There was more moisture in the sand here. Ji Bingyan said,"Shi Tuo followed a water vein to find this place. Looking at the situation here, there must be an even larger water source not far from here.”
Thus, they braced themselves and walked forward.
Suddenly, they saw a patch of green in the distance. There was an oasis.
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