After roasting the goldfish and whitebait, Xiao Qi and the Iron Horned Python naturally took up the majority. However, the little girl's appetite now is not as scary as the first time. Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan don't have to worry about not being able to fill their stomachs.
To Sikongwu¡¯s surprise, the Iron Horned Python ate the whitebait and the goldfish, and then turned into the underground river. Not long after, it came up with a strange black fish in its mouth.
This fish has a flat body and a skin like a seal or sea lion, scaleless and smooth. It weighs about two hundred kilograms.
At the signal of the Tielin Horned Python, Sikong Wu had no choice but to grill this strange flat black fish. The fish meat was fat but not greasy and extremely delicious. I don¡¯t know where the Tielin Horned Python caught it. It had caught it before. Few fish come up, but I have never seen this kind of snakehead fish.
The caloric content of black fish is not lower than that of golden fish. Sikong Wu only ate a few pieces of fish and felt a warmth in his belly. He immediately crossed his legs and breathed, absorbing the essence of the food to nourish his body.
With these nutritious foods in his stomach every day, Sikong Wu grew very fast. He was nearly an inch taller in a month. Now he is not much shorter than an ordinary strong man, and his muscles are also bulging. Compared with the weak boy half a year ago, he is completely different. different.
To be honest, because in the past Sikong Wu was tall and tall but could not get a girl's beauty, and because he was more envious of the figures of those little boys, now his appetite has increased greatly, and he has practiced the turtle breathing skill and the golden bell mask. The body-strengthening technique makes the body stronger naturally, which Sikong Wu cannot do. Of course, compared to the progress in martial arts, it is not a problem for the body to be a little bigger.
After practicing the technique, Xiao Qi mysteriously told Sikong Wu that at this time, a lot of delicious food would appear in the underground river, which also meant that the underground passage would surface, and asked Sikong Wu to be more careful. Come and bake something delicious for her.
Sikongwu calculated the time and found that it should be the dry season. It is estimated that the water in the underground river flows from the Mangshan Mountain. It is normal for the water level to decrease or even stop flowing during the dry season. He felt a little disappointed and thought to himself: "It seems that we are leaving. I went earlier than expected. I still have to find an opportunity to tell Qingluan about my past affairs, so as not to let her know my situation until I leave, and I can't explain it clearly. "
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gnashed his teeth: "Damn Sikong Wu, I finally found a goddess who likes me, please don't hurt me! The most hateful thing is that I have to take the blame for you, I'm so angry. !¡±
He didn¡¯t want to think that he had even snatched someone else¡¯s body, and Sikong Wu would suffer the real big loss.
Knowing that the time to leave was coming soon, Sikong Wu ran here even more diligently, and with a shameless motto, he began to be courteous to Tang Qingluan. Knowing that Tang Qingluan loved to hear jokes, he even searched for the jokes he had heard. Tell her.
Sure enough, the three elements of picking up girls were not a lie, and the relationship between the two warmed up rapidly. Even if Sikong Wu occasionally secretly hugged Tang Qingluan's waist, Tang Qingluan was not as resistant as before, but he was still too shy to look at Sikong Wu. .
The Iron Horned Python has really caught a lot of strange fish during this period, and there are even unknown monster snakes, but there are no turtles. It seems that the Iron Horned Python is not a monster that has fully opened its intelligence. But he is not as good as the little girl's grandfather, who cannot eat his own kind.
But Sikongwu didn¡¯t have too many surprises. Not to mention the snake demon eating snake-like creatures, even humans would injure themselves and kill themselves, and even feed on humans.
What made Sikongwu extremely troubled was that after entering the cave for more than two months, what the iron horned python captured this time was no longer an aquatic fish, but a scarred and extremely fat tiger-spotted deer.
The tiger-spotted deer is a common animal on Mangshan Mountain. It has a docile personality and can run extremely fast. When it suddenly appeared in the mouth of the iron horned python, both Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan knew what it meant.
In fact, they both knew clearly that the water level of the underground river was constantly declining and the passage had been exposed, but they both deliberately avoided talking about it.
Xiao Qi wished Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan could stay here forever, so naturally he would not take the initiative to say so. Now the appearance of the tiger-spotted deer finally broke the silence.
Sikong Wu silently turned over the tiger-spotted deer on the fire, and Tang Qingluan also looked at Sikong Wu silently and thoughtfully.
Sikong Wu was a man after all. He was silent for a long time and said in a deep voice: "The underwater passage should be passable."
Tang Qingluan looked at Sikong Wu with complicated eyes, then turned his attention to the tiger-spotted deer and said softly: "Well, we can leave here."
Xiaoqi¡¯s voice was muffled, she sobbed her little nose, and said with a flat mouth: ¡°Xiaoqi doesn¡¯t want you to leave.¡±
Sikong Wu smiled and touched Xiao Qi¡¯s head: ¡°Xiao Qi, be good, from now on I willI will come to see Xiaoqi. "
Xiao Qi bit her lip and nodded heavily and said, "Xiao Qi is very good. Xiao Qi will stay here very well and wait for grandpa, eldest brother and eldest sister to come back."
Sikong Wu suddenly felt that his nose was a little sore, and he quickly wiped his nose pretending to be blinded by the smoke, and said with a smile: "Okay, the tiger-spotted deer is almost ready. Everyone should eat more. I don't know how long it will take to get out of the water." Where¡¯s the passage?¡±
Although the venison tastes very good, everyone ate in silence. Sikong Wu cut off a few kilograms of venison and wrapped it in black fish skin. He didn't drag anything around and said goodbye to the little one simply. Under the guidance of the iron horned python Down, carefully entered the dark underwater passage.
The two of them had packed their things and were ready to leave a few days ago. In fact, there was nothing to pack. Sikong Wu's yellow sheep demon horn has been put into the storage ring. He only holds the sharp dagger given by Xiao Qi in his hand for self-defense. In addition, he also puts a pair of small gold fish in the outer bag.
The golden fish is just like the giant salamander on the earth. Sikong Wu believes that he can cultivate it outside. Its strength has increased greatly these days, and the golden fish has contributed a lot. If it can be used frequently in the future, it will naturally be of great benefit.
Xiao Qi did not leave with the two of them this time. Anyway, Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan were already very familiar with the Tielin Horned Python and would not harm them.
The iron horned python is comparable to the strength of the ninth-grade peak martial emperor. It is also the best among monsters. It is the overlord who dominates the area. The area of ??100 miles of the underground river is the territory of the iron horned python. Leaving from the underwater passage, it feels like On the contrary, it was much safer than going to Xuantian Cave before.
Under the illumination of the torch, Sikong Wu saw that there was a lot of river water in the middle of the passage, and there were many black shadows swimming in it. Dark caves could be seen on both sides of the passage from time to time, and there were strange noises coming from inside. The sound of the Iron Horned Python swimming over caused it to flee in panic. Obviously, the Iron Horned Python's reputation in the underground river was not inferior to that of Wuwei Hou in Qintian City.
The underwater passage is actually not very long. Even if it is somewhat curved, it is only three or four miles in total. Otherwise, Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan would not have been sucked into the cave and would have died of suffocation in the water. However, the cold inside the passage was overwhelming. , biting cold, coupled with the complex terrain, the three or four miles of the river are dark and invisible. If the river water does not fade away, I am afraid that even the strong men with the martial emperor's cultivation will not be able to leave through this underwater channel.
Soon, a ray of light came from the front, and even without the help of a torch, one could vaguely see the nearby situation, which was a flat and spacious cave.
When we got here, there was no land path, but the current was not fast and the river was not deep. Even without the help of the iron horned python, the two of them could cross the five to six hundred meter shallow cave.
Through the exit of the cave, Sikong Wu could see a blue water pool outside, with many animals drinking water next to it.
The Iron Horned Python did not let go of Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan. It swam into the shallow water and swam silently towards the pool outside the cave.
If the iron horned python usually goes out alone, it will not attract the attention of the prey so quietly. Now with Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan sitting on its back, it is difficult not to attract the attention of nearby animals. It is natural that the iron horned python is huge. The extremely intimidating body fell into the eyes of these beasts. The threat from the top of the food chain immediately caused dozens of beasts drinking water by the pool to run away and disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye.
With the strength of the Iron Horned Python, there was no need to worry about food. He took Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan to the shore, then shook his head a few times, then turned around and got back into the underground river.
Finally leaving the underground cave, they had not seen the sun for many days, and their skin became paler. Sikong Wu murmured, looked at Tang Qingluan, gritted his teeth and said: "Qingluan, I have always wanted to tell you something ¡¡±
Tang Qingluan looked at Sikong Wu with some confusion. Unexpectedly, this shameless guy suddenly became hesitant: "What's the matter?"
Sikong Wu hesitated for a moment and then said: "My reputation in Qin Tiancheng is not very good, but"
Tang Qingluan covered her mouth and smiled, and said teasingly: "Who doesn't know the majesty of the only son of Marquis Wuwei? They almost didn't find me at first, so I hid in the village and didn't dare to show my face Actually, you are not as bad as the rumors say"
Sikongwu couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't expect Tang Qingluan to have known about his bad reputation, so he immediately said with a playful smile: "Then Qingluan, are you willing to come with me?"
Tang Qingluan was just about to speak when suddenly a sharp eagle call came from above his head, and then an extremely excited voice sounded: "Is it Master Wu?"
Sikong Wu was stunned and subconsciously looked up at the sky. The clouds and mist above made it difficult to see clearly. He only saw a group of black shadows flying down from above quickly.
But listening to this voice, Sikong Wu knew that it was Lin Ganglie, a fifth-grade hidden spirit martial artist from the Wuwei Hou Mansion.
? ?Suddenly, flying down from mid-air was a thin man with wings on his back and wearing leather armor. It was Lin Ganglie whom Sikong Wu had seen several times!
Lin Ganglie has fused with the sixth-grade soul beast Cloud-Piercing Eagle, which can sprout the wings of the Cloud-Piercing Eagle on his back. With his light body, he can easily fly hundreds of miles away. His father, Sikong Ba, must have tracked down the fox demon's whereabouts. Mangshan, based on the traces of the struggle above, judged that he might have fallen off the cliff, so he asked Lin Ganglie to come down the cliff to search for his whereabouts.
Lin Ganglie saw Sikong Wu¡¯s appearance clearly, withdrew his soul power, retracted the wings of the Cloud-piercing Eagle on his back into his body, and knelt down on the ground: "I have seen Master Wu."
Sikong Wu raised his hand slightly: "Get up. How did you find this place?"
Lin Ganglie couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. Finding Sikong Wu was a miracle, and his benefits will definitely be indispensable in the future. Although Sikong Ba is cruel, he is also a person who knows rewards and punishments. After hearing Sikong Wu's inquiry, he quickly said: "Master Hou I sent people to track him down to Mang Mountain and saw only the corpse of the fox demon. I was worried about the young master¡¯s comfort, so I went down the cliff to search for the young master¡¯s whereabouts, but unfortunately I couldn¡¯t find the young master.¡±
He paused for a moment: "Because many of the pine branches under the cliff were broken, and scraps of the young master's clothes were found on them. The Marquis concluded that the young master fell from the cliff, and even sent people to dive into the pool to investigate, and lost several brothers in succession. The search was stopped. A few days ago, the Marquis was still there, but someone suddenly came to the imperial capital. The Marquis had to go back to receive one or two people, and only a few of our guards with flying soul beasts were allowed to stay to continue the investigation. Find out the whereabouts of the young master."
Lin Ganglie naturally recognized Tang Qingluan next to Sikong Wu. Sikong Ba had asked people to take Tang Qingluan's portrait everywhere to search for her. Lin Ganglie didn't know why Sikong Wu was with this white tiger spirit beast woman, but this was not him. The subordinates of the guards can make inquiries, so naturally they will not ask too many questions.
Sikongwu once again felt the benefits of power. If it weren't for his identity, even if he got out of the underground cave, it would be troublesome to leave this extremely deep canyon cliff.
What happened next was much simpler. Lin Ganglie took out his communication whistle and blew it. Not long after, he saw three guards from the Hou Mansion flying over. Along with them, there were several sharp-eyed ones specially tamed by the Wuwei Hou Mansion. Red-eye vulture.
It seems that these red-eyed eagles also shoulder the important task of finding Sikong Wu's whereabouts.
Although the red-eyed eagle is only a fifth-grade monster, it is surprisingly strong and good at carrying heavy loads. Sikong Wu and Tang Qingluan each rode a red-eyed eagle and flew directly up the cliff to the place where they had fought with the fox monster.
Originally, Sikong Wu wanted to take Tang Qingluan back to Qin Tiancheng, and explain the reasons to his father, so as to avoid conflicts between the warriors of Wuweihou Mansion when they saw Tang Qingluan in the future. However, Tang Qingluan got rid of the Red-Eyed Eagle and left alone, leaving Sikong Wu inexplicably pregnant. The meaning of loss.
Tang Qingluan suddenly turned his head and smiled sweetly at Sikong Wu, and said softly: "Master once said that Qingluan's future husband will definitely be an outstanding hero above Emperor Wu."
After hearing this, Sikong Wu immediately became excited. Previously he asked Tang Qingluan if he was willing to be with him, and now Tang Qingluan answered him. The meaning was naturally that Sikong Wu must be promoted to Wuhuang Daoxing before he can come to propose marriage and marry her to Sikong Wu. Home front door!
For others, becoming a Martial Emperor is an elusive and extremely difficult thing. Even if you have this opportunity, it may be as fierce as a thunder. Xu Mingshan is in his twilight years, but Sikong Wu has the help of tens of millions of people from the Wuweihou Mansion, and has Wuweihou as a peak martial artist. The emperor pointed out that the fusion was the tenth-grade Qingpeng soul beast, which had already half-stepped into the ranks of the Martial Emperor. Sikong Wu was confident that as long as he was given three to five years, he would be extremely sure to become the seventh-grade manifested Martial Emperor!
Although Tang Qingluan has regained the strength of a third-level warrior and can deal with some ordinary beasts without any problem, it is still too dangerous for a beautiful woman. Sikong Wu watched Tang Qingluan disappear around the corner of the mountain, and immediately turned to Lin Lin with a stern face. Ganglie said: "You and Du Hong will protect her secretly until she returns to Master Shanmen!"
Lin Ganglie originally wanted to go back to the Marquis Mansion to receive the reward. Finding Sikong Wu was a huge contribution, but even a fool could see Si Kong Wu's affection for Tang Qingluan. After all, Wuwei Marquis Mansion will not belong to Sikong Wu in the future. Sikong Wu can general This important task was entrusted to him. Regardless of whether Tang Qingluan could become the young lady of Wuwei Hou Mansion in the future, it was obvious that he valued himself. His future success would depend on his performance this time.
Lin Ganglie and Du Hong both understood this, and they prostrated themselves to the ground with great joy. They mounted the red-eyed eagles and secretly chased Tang Qingluan.
Although they all have soul beasts that are good at flying, manifesting the wings of the soul beast requires a lot of soul power. If they are in a hurry, it is natural to take a red-eyed eagle to save effort.
After all, Sikong Wu is a woman who views the world from the perspective of the earth, so she is worried about Tang Qingluan's safety. Although Tang Qingluan rarely left the secular world and has been practicing with his master in the snowy mountains, the world is extremely dangerous.She was so clear, otherwise she wouldn¡¯t have been chasing the fox demon for half a year without finding her, nor would Wu Weihou¡¯s bodyguard martial artist have been searching for her for many days without finding her whereabouts.
She didn't go far, so she found a secret place, took out the medicine and applied it on her face and neck. In an instant, she turned into a middle-aged woman with a sallow complexion. Even her hair was fluffy and yellow. Look. There is no trace of the original appearance.
Lin Ganglie watched Tang Qingluan walk into the cave. Not long after, a middle-aged woman came out. Although she was surprised, she said that the cave was originally occupied by Mangshan passers-by. After a while, she felt something was wrong and entered the cave to take a look. There was no one inside, and then I realized that the middle-aged woman was dressed as Tang Qingluan.
Fortunately, both of them were riding red-eyed eagles, and they were very fast. They quickly chased him along the mountain road. After hovering in the sky for a long time, they discovered Tang Qingluan's whereabouts and hurriedly chased after him.
Sikongwu watched Lin Ganglie and Du Hong leave. After a long time, he turned to look at the other two fifth-level martial arts masters and said in a deep voice: "Let's go back!"
The two fifth-grade martial arts masters were not very familiar with Sikong Wu. Their strength was average among the martial arts masters in the Hou Mansion, but they had very few flying soul beasts. Wuwei Hou sent them out to search for Sikong Wu's whereabouts. Both of them were surprised. Unexpectedly, Sikong Wu was different from the rumored surly and moody young marquis. He had grown half a head taller in just two months, and his aura was much calmer. Two fifth-level martial arts masters could faintly sense a hint of Sikong Ba's in him. majesty!
The three of them were riding red-eyed eagles. Within half an hour, Qin Tiancheng appeared in sight. It was obvious that Qin Tiancheng's guards were much denser.
Sikong Wu remembered what Lin Ganglie said about someone coming from the Imperial Capital. His father had to stop looking for him and return to Qintian City to receive him in person. He couldn't help but secretly wonder who was coming from the Imperial Capital, so he turned to one of the guards and said, "You Do you know who is coming from the Imperial Capital?"
The guard said quickly: "Back to Master Wu, my subordinates only know that the people coming to the capital are from the royal family, but I don't know who they are specifically."
Sikong Wu was stunned, he didn¡¯t expect that the person who came was actually a member of the royal family!
Although Wuweihou was the earthly emperor of Qintian City, no one dared to disobey his words, but in the huge Qingtian Empire, Wuweihou's hundred-mile fiefdom was actually pitifully small. If Wuweihou hadn't possessed the peak strength of the ninth-grade Martial Emperor, he would have been very powerful. Qin Tiancheng, a tenth-grade martial saint who may be promoted to the realm of true martial arts, is unknown in the Qingtian Empire.
The majesty of the royal family is supreme. Unless Sikong Ba truly achieves the true martial arts and becomes the sixteenth Martial Saint registered in the empire, can he have supreme power and be on an equal footing with the royal family.