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Strange Stories

Chapter 142: Bear Demon and Rat Demon

Chapter 142: Bear Demon and Rat Demon After that, it’s not like he went out and fought with anyone. After going out of the gate, although we also walked out of the alley and reached the stream, we walked upstream along the stream. Lin Jue's steps were very fast. The fox followed easily, looking left and right. Compared to the dream, the village in reality is much more complete and the houses are clearer and more real. Gradually passing by the uncle and aunt's house, the fox stopped and turned its head to look in that direction, then looked at Lin Jue, but Lin Jue did not stop. Although the fox was confused, he followed. After all, he raised me. "Be smarter." Lin Jue lowered his voice and said to it, "The third lady told me in a dream that there might be a monster chasing us, and we might not be able to deal with it." "?"

The fox said nothing, but was greatly surprised. Open your eyes wide and look left and right. "Your five senses are better than mine, not to mention it's night time. I'm relying on you today." "!" The fox's expression suddenly stiffened, and a great sense of mission arose in his heart. He looked left and right again, and even jumped lightly onto the tree next to him. Then he shrank his body and hid behind the branches, observing secretly. "Hey~" A very small sound. It's true, it really saw a huge shadow at the entrance of the village, looming in the moonlight, wandering around, as if waiting. "Really?" It seems that what the third aunt said is true. Lin Jue's eyes flickered and he kept walking. The fox also jumped down from the tree lightly and silently, and took the initiative to run to the front to lead the way. From time to time, when he saw a high place that was hidden and observant, he would jump up and take a look at the village entrance. The man and the fox quickly left the village, and taking advantage of the cover of night, they climbed over the mountain behind Shu Village. The mountains are connected in a line like a screen, and three of them are the Three Aunts. The man and the fox were very alert, but they did not stop. Lin Jue was even worried that San Gu would not be able to confuse it for too long. He also knew that the time from now until it discovered him, or at most until dawn, might be the key for him and Fu Yao to leave smoothly, so he took a magic pill. Under the effect of the elixir, Lin Jue was as light as a swallow and his steps were as fast as the wind, and he easily climbed over the mountain. We even climbed several huge mountains until we got back to the official road. Before I knew it, light appeared in the sky. The effect of the Shenxing Pill has worn off.

No monsters came after us. This indirectly proves that the third aunt is indeed wholeheartedly helping him. "call……" Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and summoned the paper donkey. "Go faster." The Taoist priest carried a long sword on his back and rode on a gray donkey. He was often followed by a rather magical white fox. He walked quickly along the official road in the morning light that was gradually brightening. Lin Jue did not take the usual route, but took a different one. Walking and thinking. The third aunt said that this monster is much more powerful than Liu Taihou. Although Liu Taihou is not that powerful, monsters that are much more powerful than him are rare. It must be at least at the level of Li Zu, right? If I really came to find him... Could it be related to the Corpse Tiger King? Could it be that the Corpse Tiger King is still hiding here? The Divine Lord under the Jade Mirror Emperor is too negligent in his duty. Around mid-afternoon, the fox beside him seemed to have noticed something. Although it was clearly walking in front of Lin Jue, it suddenly stopped, turned its head to look back, then immediately stood up to look for it. It aimed at a big tree, bent its legs and jumped, then jumped directly to the top of the tree and continued to look back. After confirming, it lowered its head: "Boo!" The gray donkey did not stop, and the Taoist on its back turned around. I saw some figures moving forward and backward on the official road below me, and beside the official road, there was a shaking in the forest, and it was approaching me quickly. Lin Jue immediately became alert and dismounted the donkey. Or is it catching up? After careful calculation, he took the Speed ​​Pill and ran as fast as he could. Within the effect of the pill, he walked at least 200 miles, and he walked almost in a straight line. If he walked on a mountain road, it would be at least 300 miles. Add on, he rode a donkey from dawn to afternoon, and he estimated that he walked nearly 200 miles. This place should be about 500 miles away from Shu Village by official road. It seems like he really came for me. He does have some skills. Lin Jue took off his sword and held it in his hand, took out a small porcelain bottle, put a pill in his mouth, and watched the movement in the forest getting closer and closer, gradually slowing down and stopping. The official road was quite busy during the day. A group of merchants were walking together, and a courier was riding a horse. There was even a carriage that looked like an official carriage. Seeing the Taoist's actions, they couldn't help but look in the direction of his gaze with caution and confusion. Some also sensed the movement in the forest. "what happened?" "What's going on in the woods?" "It can't be a giant insect!" "What? Big Bug?" Everyone was panicked and talking about it.

This is a mountain road. There is a half-meter-high ridge between the woods and the road. The ridge is full of traces of hoes, and a fat and strong man walked out of the woods. "It's a person..." When everyone saw this, they breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became worried again. I didn't know whether to run or not. The man was probably nine feet tall, fat and strong, without a shirt on, and had a broad back and strong waist. He was dark-skinned and hairy. When he came out, he stood at the edge of the woods and the mountain road, with his legs crossed and his hands hanging down. His legs and arms were thick, and he first glanced at the pedestrians on the official road, then stared straight at Lin Jue, and then turned to look at the fox on the treetop. For some reason, when he saw him, Lin Jue felt like he was seeing a bear. The rest of the people felt similarly. Lin Jue remembered that when he was on the road earlier, he came across a temple of the God. If he had known that this monster could catch up with him like this, he should have waited nearby. If he couldn't defeat it, he could call on the God, who would most likely come. "Who are you, and why are you chasing me?" Lin Jue clenched his sword, looked at the sturdy man, asked a question, then stretched out his hand and gestured to the others on the official road to hurry up. "Yishan Taoist!" The sturdy man stared at him, his voice very dull. "How did Yishan offend you?" "Descendants of the Nine-Tailed Fox!" The sturdy man turned and stared at the fox again. "Ok?" When Lin Jue was wondering, he suddenly heard a voice in the forest: "I've already told you, Brother Xiong, that the matter of my king in Yi County was reported to Qiyun Mountain by the Taoists from Yishan. The matter of Songyin Temple was also related to these Taoists from Yishan. And it was that lady who eliminated the death aura in Dangshan at that time. The lady's true form is a nine-tailed celestial fox, and there is also a fox beside him. It must be her doing." Lin Jue and other passers-by looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that, at some point, a figure had appeared in the forest about ten feet to the left of the fat, black man. It really is a bear? It seems that identifying monsters is not just about magic. But there is actually one more. Compared with the fat, black man, this figure was only as tall as a person's knees. He was a middle-aged man in a gray robe with a cane. The strong man was too conspicuous, so he was ignored. Only then did the passers-by on the road get startled. "monster!" "There are monsters!" "They're not human! They're monsters!" The merchants were rushing forward, the messengers were also hurrying forward, and the people in the carriages could not help but lift up the sedan chair to see the scene outside, and then quickly put it back. A tall and strange-looking strong man was rarely seen, but the middle-aged man who was only knee-high was definitely not a human. Lin Jue was relatively calm and was thinking secretly.

Yi County? Those silver-stealing rat demons? "My guess is absolutely correct. It must be this Taoist who ruined the Demon King's plan. It was also this Taoist who caused our king to be killed by the God. Otherwise, the Taoists in Qiyun Mountain rarely practice spiritual magic, and even if they are exorcising demons, they cannot detect the difference between death energy and yin energy." The middle-aged rat demon said, "Now the soldiers and generals under the Demon King have either been killed by the heavenly soldiers or betrayed the Demon King and fled. Even the Demon King himself is nowhere to be found. The only one who can and is willing to avenge the Demon King is Brother Xiong. Fortunately, I am willing to lend a helping hand." Then it looked to its side again: "Brother Xiong, you are a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Others may forget the kindness of the Demon King, but you must not forget it!" Aren’t you here for the silver-eating ghost? Lin Jue seemed relieved after listening to this. At the same time, the strong man said nothing, just took a step forward and walked down the hill. Lin Jue gripped the sword tightly and swallowed the pill in one gulp. The long sword in his hand gave him great confidence, especially since he had just fought with a martial arts god last night. He felt like a warrior who dared to fight a monster. He thought that as long as the monster was made of flesh, it would be impossible for the sword in his hand to not be able to destroy it. However, reason still made him choose the safe way. Especially when I looked around, I saw that the group of passers-by had not gone far, and there were more passers-by coming from behind. Lin Jue couldn't help but shout: "This is a government road. If we fight, we may hurt the passers-by. The gods are watching closely recently. It would be bad for both you and me. Do you dare to fight me somewhere else?" The voice floated along with the mountain breeze and into the ears of passers-by who were fleeing in panic, with its own Taoist style. When the fleeing merchants heard this, even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't help but turn their heads in panic. The messenger on the horse seemed to be touched and looked back. Even the calm official in the carriage couldn't help but lift the curtain and look behind him when he heard this. Then the fox on the treetop twisted its body and jumped down from the tree. Its body was so light and graceful that it seemed to be flying. After landing, it ran straight to where the setting sun was hanging. One leap forward is several feet. Dressed in snow-white, it jumps on the branches, and uses the grass and forest for support, floating like a mountain elf. The Taoist behind him took a step forward and followed, like an immortal, chasing the sun. The wind and the forest move together, and the sunset is golden. The Taoist and the fox disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the two monsters, one big and one small, also disappeared. …… Running in the mountains, all I see is the sunset and all I hear is the sound of the wind. Occasionally he looked back and saw the woods below him parted. Although he couldn't see clearly because the movement was too fast, he could see a figure below chasing him rapidly. The sun was getting lower and lower, and its light was getting yellower and yellower, until its base touched the distant mountains. The earth and the forests were all painted a golden red. I didn't even dare to look directly at the direction of the sunset. Most of the time I just ran forward desperately, and by the way, I took a look to see if the bear monster had caught up. I didn't know how far I had run when I suddenly heard a voice from far behind me: "Brother Xiong, don't be fooled by him. This Taoist has run so far, he doesn't want to fight in another place. If he keeps running, he will reach Yishan! If we reach Yishan, both of us will die. My death is a small matter, but no one will avenge the demon king!" This rat demon can actually transmit sound. "Roar!" There was a roar behind me, and the noise in the forest suddenly increased.

Lin Jue could feel without looking back that the bear monster behind him was speeding up and chasing him, shaking all the mountains and forests and destroying all the dead trees and rotten woods. Wild beasts are naturally much faster than humans, and this creature is also a Taoist, and no one knows what abilities it has. Even after Lin Jue took the magic pill, he couldn't get rid of it. "not good!" Lin Jue turned around immediately while running. He threw two darts in his hand and chanted a spell. “Swoosh!” Two darts suddenly flew into the air. With the peripheral vision before turning his head completely back, he could see a huge black bear below him, which was probably more than ten feet tall when standing up. The darts were shot in front of it, but when it ran, it just slapped the darts with a slap, and the two darts were deeply embedded in the rocks. Even Lin Jue's spell could not call them back. No wonder Third Aunt said he was much more powerful than Liu Taihou. The previous decision turned out to be correct. How can you defeat such a monster with swords? What's more, there is a rat demon. Lin Jue continued to move forward. Although two darts were thrown, at least the huge black bear was stopped from running wildly and made to clap its hands, and the distance was widened again. Just then, Lin Jue saw the fox leading the way in front turn around and look at him. Then the fox leaped forward and floated downward. Lin Jue kept walking, stepping on the branches and moving forward. Suddenly the view opened up—— I don't know when I reached the top of a hill. In front of me was a steep mountain. Although it was not vertical, it was very steep and was covered with pine and cypress trees. There was a flat land below and a high mountain in the distance, the top of which was like a hammer. Lin Jue was well prepared. He stepped down on the pine branches. The pine branches with smooth needles stretched out one by one seemed to become his ladder, supporting his body. The bear monster behind him was not aware of this and rolled all the way down. When I got down to the ground, the wind suddenly brought a rich fragrance, and a few petals floated past my eyes. It fell to the ground with a puff, and the flowers and plants trembled. It turned out to be a sea of ​​peony flowers. The sea of ​​flowers spreads endlessly under the sunset, and the fragrance spreads quietly. Before Lin Jue could appreciate it, he saw a figure rushing out in front of him. It was the fat and strong black man. He plowed a furrow in the sea of ​​flowers and blocked his way. Not good... It seems difficult to escape now.

"But you reported it to Qiyun Mountain? You ruined the great plan of our demon country and destroyed the grand plan of our king!" The sturdy man stared at him, gritting his teeth. It's not me, you have been bewitched by that rat demon. This sentence flashed through Lin Jue's mind, but he couldn't say it out loud. He just smiled, looked at the burly man, and slowly drew out the sword in his hand. Now we know that one of these two monsters is the remnant of the Corpse Tiger King, and the other is a lucky survivor from the group of rat monsters in Yi County, which can also be considered the remnant of the Corpse Tiger King. These gods are really dirty in their actions. I have to remove it... "The spell connects heaven and earth, the divine thunder gathers on the tip of the sword, the decree controls yin and yang, and the true fire reflects on the edge of the blade! The three realms and five elements come together to help, making my sword show its magical power!" First there was a spell, and then a flash of lightning and fire appeared on the sword. "Where are the birds and beasts here? Can any Taoist friend help me get rid of the monster?" It was another sentence shouted out using the method of gathering beasts and regulating birds, and with the help of the art of sound transmission, it spread in all directions and echoed in the sea of ​​flowers between the mountains. Immediately, a rabbit raised its head from the sea of ​​flowers, and a bird perched in the distance turned its head and looked at Lin Jue. Even long wolf howls could be heard from the distant mountains, one after another. But the next moment—— "Roar!" The burly man in front of him roared, opened his arms, and his body swelled up in the wind. In a blink of an eye, he turned into a giant bear more than ten feet tall. There was another earth-shaking roar, so powerful that it looked down on everything. Even the peony flowers in front of him were blown down, and the petals flew everywhere. Lin Jue's hair was blown and his ears were almost deafened. The rabbits and birds were even more stunned. "Oh, thank you all, but let's go quickly." Facing the gazes of these rabbits and birds, Lin Jue had no choice but to give them this advice. Only then did the rabbits kick off and fly away, and the birds flapped their wings and disappeared into the distant sky. There were only one man and one fox left, and facing such a huge monster, the enormous pressure was overwhelming. But today, we have to get rid of it here no matter what. (End of this chapter)