As he spoke, Li Yunze slowly leaned down, his eyes were level at the entrance of the cave, and his pupils shrank into two thin slits, which turned into two terrifying shades of green against the backdrop of gray-black rain and mist.
With a bolt of lightning that pierced the sky, his robe slowly slipped off his back, revealing long orange fur and four mud-stained claws that exploded like flames inside.
He stared at the dark hole in front of him, his back slightly arched, his mouth cracked open and he let out a long hiss.
However, just as he was about to burrow into the cave, a strong smell of wine suddenly wafted behind him.
He was distracted, and quickly turned back, but before he could completely turn around, there was already a figure next to him, the man was holding a wine gourd in one hand and a long sword in the other, staring vigilantly at the black hole in front of him.
"You are" He froze for a moment: the scent was familiar to him, as if he had smelled it somewhere, and yes, he had been trekking through mountains and rivers for the past year, searching for traces of his enemies, and smelling the sweet smell of wine whenever he was extremely tired or about to fall asleep.
At first, he thought it was strange, but later, he slowly got used to it, and then he completely forgot about it, and he didn't even notice that the fragrance disappeared after he came to Hehyeon Village.
So now, after seeing this man dressed as a righteous man, he was very surprised, and he couldn't tell whether he was friend or foe for a while, and he didn't know why he had been with him for so long.
The man didn't look at the fiery fox on the ground, he pulled off the wine stopper and took a sip of wine, but his eyes were still locked on the hole, not daring to deviate a bit.
"Why are you following me?"
The fox finally couldn't hold back.
The man slowly lowered his head, but between his words, he answered the question, "The bloody smell inside and outside this cave is extremely heavy, and the fox has a keen sense of smell, so it shouldn't be impossible to smell it, right?"
” "Why are you following me, I ask?"
"He won't leave a living mouth, and now such a big open door is just trying to lure you in, Hu Zhun, don't you understand?"
Hearing him say his name, the fox's tense body suddenly straightened upright, and in a few moments, he became the young man with a long and jade body.
He no longer reluctantly asked the man, turned to look at the deep cave, and said in a low voice, "I naturally know that this is his trick, I heard Zou Min say that although there are two martyred women buried in this tomb, no one has ever died here for hundreds of years."
It wasn't until ten years ago that Xiaotong's brother was gouged out and died here, and the villagers saw the souls of the two women again, and no one dared to approach this place since.
From this, I guessed that the old Taoist deliberately killed people in order not to be disturbed, so as to intimidate the villagers so that he could concentrate on his cultivation in this barren mound, and the paper dog I cut was also stained with his scent, so I concluded that he must be hiding in this mound.
I know that his magic power is strong, and I am by no means his opponent by my own strength, but Xiaotong died because of my life, how can I sit idly by?
” Hearing this, the man raised his long sword without saying a word, slashed at the black hole a few times, the sword shadow flew, and in an instant, the entrance to the cave had been tightly blocked by stones.
Then, he grabbed Hu Zhun's arm and dragged him aside, and said softly, "Since you know that you are like a mantis arm to him, don't lose your life in vain, if you want to avenge Xiaotong, if you want to avenge dozens of people in your Hu family, you can only go to Xin'an to find her, there is no other way." ” Hu Zhun was shocked in his heart, and his voice trembled a few times, "She asked you to follow me?"
” The man looked at him calmly, "You should thank her for letting me follow you, otherwise you got into the hole today, and he should have made a fox skin waistcoat by now." ” Hu Zhun's eyes narrowed slightly, "Dare to ask the name of the strong man?"
” The man turned around and walked towards the vast rain, "It doesn't matter, there are still a few days to go from Xin'an City, so we'd better leave now and don't stay for a moment." ” Hu Zhun stood still and begged the man, "Although Xiaotong can't be saved, but his parents don't know that he has died in the ancient grave, I must go to the Zou family to inform them, otherwise, how can I feel at ease?"
” The man's footsteps froze, hesitated for a moment, and finally looked back at him, "Okay, I'll go back with you, and after telling the Zou couple about this, let's leave together." ” As Hu Zhun expected, the Zou couple almost fainted after hearing the news of Xiaotong's death.
After the mood calmed down, Zou Min wanted to go to Lian Ti Tomb no matter what, saying that he wanted to overturn and smash it, even if he lost his life, he would not hesitate to do so.
Seeing him like this, Aunt Zou, who had just fallen to the ground, ran over, hugged his waist, and shouted that if he dared to step over the door of the house today, she would die here.
Hu Zhun saw that the Zou couple had completely collapsed due to Xiaotong's death, and he blamed himself in his heart, so he could only keep persuading and appease, where could he take care of other things.
At this moment, he hated his cowardice very much, if he hadn't thought it through and underestimated the viciousness of the old way, Xiaotong would not have died.
But even though he knew that he was inextricably linked, he still didn't dare to tell the truth truthfully, he was afraid, afraid that the couple would turn the finger on him, and even more afraid that Xiaotong would not forgive himself, so that his blood debt would be heavier.
Thinking of this, his heart was desolate, and suddenly his mind floated into the words that Hu Zheng had said to him, he said: Little fox, you are smart and a teachable talent, but you are weak by nature, if you don't hone it, it will not only be difficult to succeed in the future, but also bad things, so let you replace Zhun Er, I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.
He bowed his head and clenched his fists: Sir, you are not mistaken, I am just a waste who has more than enough success and more than failure, which is why I have done wrong things again and again and injured so many innocent lives.
Thinking of this, my heart was already mixed with grief and sorrow, and I was at a loss, and my body and soul seemed to be separated into two pieces, each at one end, unable to converge.
"It's time to go."
The man's voice came from outside the courtyard gate, he never entered the door, only squatted at the base of the wall, drinking wine one after another, strange to say, his wine gourd is not big, but the wine inside seems to be inexhaustible, the aroma of wine is rich, and it comes to the nose, so that Hu Zhun's mind is suddenly a little more sober.
"It's time to go," the man stood up suddenly, looked at the darkening sky, and his tone was a little more solemn, "If you don't leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave." ” Hearing this, Hu Zhun reluctantly raised his head and said word by word, "Strong man, I have something to ask for." ”