You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 148 Leaving the Forest

"Follow this path and you will reach the Hometown Road in about half a day." Hu Wen took the map and ran his finger over it, pointing out a road to Donkey Master: "The Hometown Road goes directly to Shangbao City, which is the northernmost city in Youzhou. It connects to the two big cities of Dongshui and Baichuan in the south, and goes down the river to Dajiu Lake, transporting supplies to the northern fortress."

The donkey memorized the road on the map and moved forward.

The boar demon who was walking on the road nearby asked:
"Homeward Path, this name is quite elegant, why do you call it this?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Wen glanced sideways at the pig demon.

Now the other party has used the art of transformation, and turned into a fat, dark-skinned farmer, holding a hoe for tilling the land in his hand, which he said was his treasured weapon. He looked plain, but his strength was not low. As one of the demon kings in the Great Forest, he, like Danglu Jun, was innate and even perfect in his cultivation.

The pig demon said that his mother gave birth to eight cubs, and he was the youngest, so he called himself Zhu Lao Ba. But for some reason, after hearing his name, the Taoist priest looked at him every day.

A little weird.

By the way, Dang Lujun’s name is Guan Gou Dou.

Don’t ask why. The reason is that when he was born, his mother saw two yellow dogs fighting.

He gathered his thoughts and said:
"This road connects Jingzhou and Youzhou. Rumor has it that Youzhou was ravaged by an evil creature, which forced many people in Shangbao City to leave their hometown. Later, the King of Zhenbei killed the evil creature, and the people of Jingzhou returned to Youzhou. They took this road, so it is called the Homecoming Road."

He paused again and added another story:
"Of course, some people also say that there is a large ancient tomb next to this road, which was taken by a tomb raider. The tomb raider claimed to be from the Guixiang lineage, and as a result, the story spread further and further, and this road was also called Guixiang."

"The second story doesn't sound very good." Caiyi touched her nose.

“So when a visitor comes from afar, the locals always use the first statement.”

There were more people traveling together this time, and there were always people talking on the road, so it was quite lively.

Like Zhu Laoba, the one who watched the dog fight also transformed. This middle-aged man with slightly pubescent body hair was silent and just followed silently throughout the whole process. Unless you took the initiative to talk to him, you would hardly hear a word from him.

Neither of them rode in a donkey cart, but ran on foot on the dirt road.

It is a monster itself with strong physical strength. It follows Hu Wen on horseback and does not fall behind.

Yesterday, a few monsters and Donkey Master finally became sworn brothers. Now Donkey Master is their big brother. It is okay for the big brother to sit in the carriage pulled by the big brother, but it is not so good for them, the little brothers, to sit in it.

Zuo Chen was opening the backpack and putting jug after jug ​​of monkey wine given by the monkey into the basket.

Before leaving, the monkey carried six jugs of wine, which were the monkey's last stock.

Zuo Chen did not take his wine in vain. He rummaged through the drawers and took out the last red-skinned egg from under the bamboo basket and gave it to the monkey.

Zuo Chen stuffed the first five wine jugs into the backpack. When he reached out to grab the last wine jug, he lifted it and felt that the weight was a little off.

Zuo Chen frowned, then raised the wine jug and shook it.

A woman's soft exclamation came from the wine jug.

Zuo Chen: “…”

He activated the Qi Contemplation Technique and took a look inside. After staring for two or three seconds, Zuo Chen let out a long sigh:
"Miss Fox, why did you come up with us?"

"…I'm not Miss Fox, I'm just a pot of wine."

Hearing the small female voice coming from the pot, Zuo Chen directly lifted the red lid and reached inside.

He pulled the fur on the back of the neck and pulled a fox out of the pot.

The white-haired fox shrank its head cautiously, knowing that it had done something wrong. It did not dare to look Zuo Chen in the eye, and could only look at Hu Wen who was riding a horse with a pleading look.

Hu Wen was also stunned.

What happened?
Why did this Miss Fox come out again?
Hu Wen instantly remembered everything that happened yesterday. He remembered being tied up and played with by those foxes, the humiliating grooming, and the young lady's fur...

It feels really good.

wrong!

After shaking his head several times, Hu Wencai threw all these thoughts out of his mind.

What's going on? I just combed my hair once, why are you still thinking about it?
Could it be that this fox has some kind of enchantment?
Zuo Chen was holding the fox in his hand. Seeing the young lady looking at him eagerly, he held his forehead and sighed:
"Why did you come out here instead of staying in the forest?"

"I came to see my husband. And I also want to go out and play..."

The little fox looked pitiful.

Zuo Chen's mouth twitched slightly.

Through the art of observing Qi, Zuo Chen could also tell that the fox lady's Taoism was the highest among these demon kings. Compared with humans, she had already touched the threshold of earthly immortals.

It's probably 20% to 30% worse than Tang Qi's.

But having profound skills does not mean strong practical ability.

He is so strong that he can even fly bricks, but Zuo Chen has no doubt that if Guan Gou Dou really wants to fight to the death with Miss Fox, even if Guan Gou Dou is not as powerful as Miss Fox, the one who survives in the end will definitely be this wolf demon.

His cultivation level has not yet reached the point of overwhelming others, and his mind is too kind, making it easy for him to be ambushed or tricked.

"I'll take you back later."

Zuo Chen sighed.

Miss Fox suddenly became anxious. She stretched out her two little paws, hurriedly felt inside her big tail, and took out a letter.

"Master, Master! Don't send me back. I have a letter from the Bodhisattva here. The elders did not agree with my coming out, but the Bodhisattva agreed." He took the letter doubtfully. The aura in the letter was indeed consistent with Lin Xi, and it was not a lie.

Just open the envelope, take out the paper, and read it word by word:
"A letter from Taoist Zuo: Fox Girl has a trace of Qingqiu blood, a kind heart, and great potential. She needs to enter the human world to see all kinds of things before she can be reborn and transform from a cocoon into a butterfly. I hope Taoist Zuo can help take care of this child for the time being. Prevent her from going out and causing trouble."

After reading the letter, Zuo Chen smiled bitterly.

Lin Xi really gave him a big task.

Put the fox lady on the carriage, and stare at her with her slightly red fox eyes.

"Your name is Foxy?"

"The name the Master gave me!"

"Do you want to go with your husband?"

"Yeah! I like him very much!"

Zuo Chen glanced sideways at Hu Wen who was riding a horse not far away.

Hu Wen also obviously heard the conversation between the two, and his expression changed slightly:

"Master, I'm riding a horse. If I hold her in my arms now, I'm afraid I won't be able to ride steadily and may easily throw her off."

"You heard it too." Zuo Chen looked at Hu Ni again.

"Ok."

Fox Ni drooped her little head, looking lonely, then she ran to Caiyi with a dull look and lay down against Caiyi's thigh.

Caiyi was overjoyed. She picked up the little fox and started to rub it. Hu Ni was also gentle in nature. She closed her eyes and enjoyed Caiyi's "fox sucking" behavior.

Zuo Chen stroked his chin and looked Hu Ni up and down:
"According to your level, you should be able to transform, right?"

He then glanced sideways at Zhu Laoba and the people watching the dog fight beside him.

The huge waves of the Sea of ​​Bitterness not only devoured all living beings, but also impacted the laws of nature. The requirements for all things to gain intelligence and transform into new forms were lowered a lot. The river god Fathead Fish in Qingzhou City was only at the middle stage of the innate realm. He was indeed a good fighter, but if it was placed before the spread of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, a monster of this level would probably have difficulty in getting rid of its wildness.

After listening to Zuo Chen's question, Hu Ni tilted her head slightly:

"What is transformation?"

I didn’t expect that this fox didn’t even know what transformation was.

Foxy, who was watching the dog fight, explained:

"Master, there are two ways for us to transform. One is to use the art of transformation to cover up the inner self, just like me and Zhu Lao Ba. This can only be regarded as a trick.

"There are few people coming to the dense forest, and we haven't seen many humans. Why are Zhu Laoba and I dressed like country folk? It's because many country folk have mistakenly entered the forest. And this fox girl has seen even fewer people. If you ask her to use the art of transformation to cover her face, she might end up with a weird appearance, with her ears, nose, mouth, and eyes in the wrong position."

After listening to Guan Gou Dou's explanation, Zuo Chen nodded in understanding, and he also roughly understood why Lin Xi let Hu Ni go out for the trip.

Let her see more humans, understand what it means to be human and what the rules of this world are.

"What about the second method?"

"Then it's naturally to ask for a title." Guan Goudou said with a smile: "The demon fairy can take the path of being deified, relying on incense to shape his own body, so it is a complete change, the effect is far more powerful than the illusion technique of the two of us.

"To ask for a title, you need to find someone. Wild monsters in the countryside look for ordinary people, those with high cultivation levels look for officials, and those like Liu Xian have to look for King Wei."

After a pause, he continued:
“Of course, in addition to these two methods, there is actually another way in the rumors that can make the demon fairy transform.

"As long as one's cultivation is deep enough, one can seal oneself, and change into a thousand forms without being restricted by incense. This is definitely not an illusion to cover up." Zhu Laoba, who was watching the dog fight, said, "But this method is only in rumors. I'm afraid that even the Willow Immortal of King Wei can't do this."

The Qingqiu immortals in Jiu'e's memory probably took the third path.

Qingqiu is such a vast place, it is impossible for every fox to get a title.

As they chatted, everyone walked away.

Gradually, the donkey cart was getting closer and closer to the road home.

After taking two more steps forward and passing a grove of trees that blocked the view, I finally saw a broad road appear in front of me.

Hu Ben was originally filled with joy and felt happy, but just as the horse took a step forward, a complex and not very cheerful tune rang beside his ears.

The minor tune sounded a bit annoying, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the sounds were made up of a large number of humans, as well as a considerable number of cows, sheep, and geese.

The solo part is about women quarreling, children crying, and roosters crowing.

And the squeaking sound of wheels passing on the muddy road.

Not only Hu Wen heard the sound, but everyone else heard it too.

Hu Wen suddenly felt something was wrong.

He was busy bypassing the obstructing leaves and finally saw the situation clearly:
I saw that there were so many people on the road, all of them were farmers, some were driving carts, some were pushing animals, they formed a large team.

Walking from Youzhou to Jingzhou.

(End of this chapter)