Chapter 4: Xuan Shui Jun

  Luoxing Mountain can be said to be the most dangerous place in the nearby thousands of miles, so there are too many legends and myths, even saying that it is not clear whether this is a myth or a story.

  As soon as they entered Luoxing Mountain, the group of young people from Linjiang County quieted down. The terrain in front of them was undulating, sometimes requiring them to climb peaks over a thousand feet high, and sometimes forcing them to march on narrow paths that were almost impossible to find. After risking their lives to cross one creek valley after another, they would often find themselves facing yet another cold and dismal mountain valley ahead.

  They didn't even dare to speak loudly, knowing that danger was lurking in the valleys, forests and both sides of the road at any time, whether it was a fierce beast or those monsters, they could wipe out this weak team in an instant.

  The whole team moved forward slowly with a sense of desolation, Gu Yinghua sat in the sedan chair, although she didn't need to exert much effort, the bumps on the mountain path made her think of too many worries, listening to the gurgling stream in the mountains, there was not much joy in her heart, and even thought of the tears she had shed last night, as for those bright red maple leaves, they only reminded Gu Yinghua of the bloodstains all over the ground.

  Her mood was not good, the frost at the bottom of her heart had overwhelmed the pride at the corner of her mouth, and she even felt like jumping off a slide and disappearing in the mountains. She simply didn't want to go to Yuanzhou, and after going there, she really didn't know how to cope with everything, it was all just too cruel for her.

  She now hopes that such a journey will be longer, but she also knows that if this dangerous journey is delayed, there must be a big problem. After all, although the strength is not enough, there are still good hands like Huo Qian Shu and Liu Sui Yun to protect her, let alone her...

  She was stunned, until she heard Liu Suizhen's voice again. He was carelessly stuffing his mouth with oil and beans while discussing a topic with everyone: "You guys think it's easy for us to make 1,000 coins a day? I'm first in infatuation, second in growing vegetables, third in Taoist magic, and fourth in martial arts. With such great skills and so many tricks, we can only make 1,000 coins a day, what a pity!"

  He said it lightly, but Gu Yinghua couldn't find any signs of his so-called "first love, second vegetable cultivation, third Taoist magic, fourth martial arts". The fourth martial art might be a humble word.

  As for the third, it's purely boasting. Gu Yinghua couldn't see any sign of spiritual power in him. Beating a tiger is comparable to a Qi-refining beginner, and if he really had such cultivation, why would he be stuck in a small mountain village? As for planting vegetables secondly, Gu Yinghua had seen him plant half an acre of vegetable field in the yard, taking good care of it, but can planting vegetables increase his salary?

  As for being the number one in infatuation, it's even more unbelievable. Therefore, after hearing this boastful speech, Gu Yinghua's mood improved a lot, and someone has already dismantled Su Yun's stage: "Brother Yun, your vegetable growing skills are just recent accomplishments of the past year or two, before you traveled the world, your vegetable growing skills were..."

  He made a hissing sound with his mouth, and Liu Suiyun's face couldn't hold on any longer, so he said: "Before I traveled the world, my vegetable-growing skills were also very good. Moreover, without me earning one thousand coins, how could you guys earn these few dozen coins..."

  As soon as they heard that Yun Ruoyun had earned dozens of taels of silver due to his exceptional skills, everyone felt even more discontented: "Brother Yun, if I had known that one could earn seven or eight hundred taels in a day at the Tiger Enclosure, I would have risked my life to rush into it. When can we get to Yuanzhou?"

  Liu followed the cloud and casually peeled open another oil bean and put it in his mouth, he was very relaxed, and his words also made everyone relax, no longer having the initial tension: "How can there still be four days of work, just one day has passed, don't take it lightly!"

  "We said we'd pass through Luoxing Mountain, but in fact, we only grazed the edge. If we really want to venture deep into Luoxing Mountain, not even a team like ours, nor even a group of masters who can split the air with their fists, plus foundation-building cultivators wouldn't be enough. It's extremely perilous inside, I almost lost my life there last time."

  Gu Yinghua heard Liu Suoyun's boasting on the slide, and thinking of the extra 700 or 800 yuan she earned every day, although this amount of money wasn't even worth considering for Gu Yinghua, but for a girl, such an experience was a kind of humiliation.

  She raised her head and sneered, "A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator? That's impressive. This demon in the depths of Luoxing Mountain is a threat even to Golden Core stage cultivators. Just a few years ago, a Golden Core stage cultivator fell here. And as for you, Liu Suizhen, it's quite an achievement that you managed to escape from the depths of Luoxing Mountain."

  For these mountain village youths, the foundation-building masters were simply unattainable heavenly immortals or earthly emperors, not to mention the golden elixir masters. Everyone was amazed and also became more cautious, although there were Huo Qianmu and Liu Suoyun in the team, but after all, they were not three-headed six-armed figures.

  Liu Suizhuan was exposed by Gu Yinghua, but he continued to eat his oily bean dish: "Miss Gu, I Liu Suizhuan, am first in infatuation, second in growing vegetables, third in Taoist magic, fourth in martial arts... wait a minute!"

  The moment before, his hands were still full of bean oil, a carefree feeling, the next moment was like a drawn longbow, the whole person was filled with spirit, and his eyes became extremely sharp. Gu Yinghua also found the problem: "There's trouble!"

  Huojian Tree had already grasped the pair of meteor hammers in his hands, ready to fight at any moment, while everyone else was also prepared for battle. Gu Yinghua heard a strange sound coming from the wind and asked: "What's this?"

  A shrill howl echoed through the distant wind, a sound that made people feel very uncomfortable when heard. Liu Suoyun said bluntly: "We're really unlucky to have met Master Xuan Shui..."

  "Xuan Shui?" Gu Yinghua's impression did not have such a low-ranking demon beast, she thought for a while before remembering what it was: "Ji Tou She Yao?"

  "That's right!" Liu Suizhen's face turned a bit pale: "Our luck is really bad, it's said that this Xuan Shui Jun is a chicken-headed snake demon. I heard my mother say that Xuan Shui Jun was originally an egg laid by a rooster, but was hatched by a snake demon. It's as long as five or six zhang, can spit toxic liquid, and its body is covered in snake armor that knives and guns can't penetrate..."

  As soon as they heard the name of Xuan Shui Jun, the young people present did not show their initial enthusiasm, but instead looked around cautiously. It was clear that Xuan Shui Jun was one of the nightmares of their childhood, and his reputation was notorious. On the other hand, Huo Qian Shu was unfamiliar with the demons of Luo Xing Shan: "What's there to be afraid of? Let's go up and fight!"

  Along the way, he also encountered many monsters. As long as this pair of sixteen jin meteor hammers lightly touched them, they would either die or be seriously injured. However, Liu Suizhen said very solemnly: "Fire brother, even if we join forces, we are not his opponent."

  "What?" Huo Qianshu knew that Liu Suoyun's eyesight was not much inferior to his own: "How is it possible, my pair of meteorite hammers weigh sixteen jin, even steel armor would be smashed!"

  "This Xuan Shui Jun's snake armor is even better than ordinary steel armor, and not only can it spit poisonous liquid, but also poisonous fire." Liu Suoyun took a cold breath, as if the chicken-headed snake demon had already killed him: "What's more deadly is that this damn snake demon moves faster than a thief, acting like the wind."

  It's said that this snake demon can not only spit out toxic liquid, but also spit out toxic fire. Huo Qianshu knew that this was already a refined and cultivated demonic creature. Gathering his strength, he found himself slightly at an advantage over Liu Suizhen, but still had to exert great effort: "How did you come to know so much?"

  "I didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth back then, I had once charged into the depths of Luoxing Mountain, only to encounter this Xuan Shui Jun fighting with other demonic creatures." Liu Chang took another deep breath, while the distant hissing sounds grew closer: "I almost got directly frightened unconscious."

  Huojian Shu said directly: "How strong?"

  "When I was in my prime, unless you saw this snake demon turn around and run away, there would be no chance of escape."

  Although Liu Suizong was injured and couldn't last more than ten moves in a fight, he was still a formidable opponent at the level of Beating Tigers. In his prime, if he had encountered this Xuan Shuijun, he would have had to turn around and leave immediately. Huo Qianshu understood that this Xuan Shuijun was not someone he could handle at his current Refining Bones stage: "Is he really that strong? How did he end up here?"

  Just as Liu Suizhen said before, they were only prepared to skirt the edge of Luoxing Mountain and head to Yuanzhou. If they encountered a real fierce beast or monster, not to mention Huo Qianshu, even Liu Suizhen in his prime wouldn't be able to handle it. A powerful demon like Xuan Shuijun should have appeared deep within Luoxing Mountain.

  Liu Su Yun said helplessly: "Heaven knows what madness has befallen him, give me the bow!"

  Liu followed the cloud and with a flick of his hand took a strong bow from a young man, then grabbed a quiver of arrows and said: "Fire brother, this Xuan Shui Jun is handed over to me!"

  Although Gu Yinghua thought that Liu Suoyun's opening price was too domineering, at this moment the ice in her heart melted away, and she said with great spirit: "This is too dangerous, your physical strength can't hold up, let Miss...".

  "Leave it to me!" Liu Suoyun said with a smile: "I, Liu Suoyun, am first in infatuation, second in gardening, third in Taoist magic, and fourth in martial arts. This area is as familiar to me as my own vegetable garden. I'll lead away this Xuanshui Jun!"

  "He continued to instruct, saying: 'Fire brother, you all continue along this mountain path, and after going forward for twelve or thirteen li, climb up that flat mountain top. It's just right for camping. Please wait for me there for one night. If I don't arrive, then don't wait for me, and go directly to Yuanzhou...'"

  Liu Suiyun's words struck a chord with Gu Yinghua, who clenched her fists and said: "How can this be? We will wait for you there no matter what happens!"

  "It's all right!" Liu Suoyun said calmly: "Xuanshui has come, everything is left to me!"

  Gu Yinghua was stunned by Liu Suoyun's bright smile on the slide, but she immediately saw the giant snake that was faster than a rabbit.

  This was truly a gigantic creature, at least sixty or seventy feet long, with a waist as thick as a water bucket, its black snake body making everyone shiver, and even more frightening was that the shape of its head was similar to that of a large rooster, except that even its crest was pitch-black.

  Liu Suiyun patted the two-foot short sword on his back, then lightly jumped and ran towards the right side of the path. Suddenly, a sharp arrow shot towards the snake demon with a piercing sound, like a straight line. Xuan Shuijun let out a shrill cry and chased after Liu Suiyun.

  Gu Yinghua looked at Liu Suoyun who was about to disappear from view, clenched her jade hand tightly, wanting to say something, but then heard Liu Suoyun shouting towards this side: "Miss Gu, I worked so hard today to distract Xuan Shuijun, shouldn't you pay me an extra 3,000 to 5,000 yuan as labor costs?"

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