I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 169 An Encounter with a Demon Turtle
At dawn, as the sun rose, Liu Liu, Meng Ziyang, and Qiao Tai finally followed Liu Xiangu out of the deep and long cave.

The rushing river and the melodious birdsong instantly lifted the spirits of the three who had endured a agonizing and anxious night.

The fairy said last night that the place they were in was not the original world, but seemed to overlap with some ancient ruins.

These words really startled the three of them.

It's no wonder they believed it so easily. After all, if demons can inexplicably reach Sanqing Mountain through some kind of teleportation array, what other bizarre things can't happen?
Furthermore, the appearance of the four extinct serpents also confirmed the fairy's statement.

Although the fairy later said not to worry, it could help them get out of there.

However, they became even more worried after hearing this, wondering if relying on a fairy was reliable.

Therefore, they were still hesitant and apprehensive before entering the cave. They didn't encounter any more strange or rare species along the way; of course, the reason those things didn't come out might also be because of the presence of the fairy.

However, there were many skeletons, almost all of which were human bones.

The three suspect that the disappearances of people who went missing in the Grand Canyon in the past are related to this.

Fortunately, after walking all night, they finally emerged from the cave. To be honest, if they hadn't come out, they might have had to turn back the way they came.

"Trust me, my intuition is always very accurate."

Considering the injuries Liu Liu suffered from growing up, they didn't really trust its intuition, but fortunately, it was powerful enough that it wouldn't be afraid even if it took the wrong path and encountered unpredictable dangers.

"How about that? I told you we could get out if we just kept walking, didn't I? Haha. Huh? Isn't that Mount Sanqing?"

Upon hearing what Fairy Liu said, the three of them turned to look at each other, and were then stunned.

The mountain air was a bit humid in the early morning. In the distance, a thin mist surrounded the mountains, and a granite pillar shaped like a giant python rose into the sky, seemingly about to take flight.

That is one of the most famous scenic spots in Sanqingshan: the Giant Python Emerging from the Mountain.

When the teleportation array of Sanqing Temple was activated, a large number of monsters appeared, and the mountain underwent earth-shattering changes as if an earthquake had struck. However, this stone pillar that resembled a giant python remained intact and unchanged.

After walking all night, we actually arrived at Sanqing Mountain?

Holy crap, this is across provinces! It's over 800 kilometers from the Grand Canyon to Sanqing Mountain, and you walked all that way in one night?

The three of them were momentarily stunned.

However, after realizing what had happened, they understood that even if they took a shortcut, they couldn't have traveled that far in one night. The most likely explanation was that the ancient ruins, which overlapped with the Grand Canyon, were connected to Sanqing Mountain. This would explain why they arrived at Sanqing Mountain after leaving the ancient ruins.

What a wonderful night!

"Look, there's a big turtle over there."

Qiao Tai pointed in surprise at the great river below the waterfall in the distance. A huge, dark-colored turtle was lying on a large rock with its eyes closed. The waterfall flowed down from the mountain, splashing water on its back, but it was unaware of it, as if it were asleep.

"This turtle is huge! Did it come from an ancient ruin?"

Qiao Tai swallowed hard as he looked at the giant turtle, muttering, "If the boss were here, he'd probably want some turtle soup."

Liu Liu rolled her eyes. "If you want to drink it, just say so yourself. Don't keep dragging Xiao Qi into it."

Meng Ziyang stared at the tortoise, feeling that something was off. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he whispered, "Have you forgotten? The one that attacked Sanqing Mountain and fought against Xiaolong a few days ago was a tortoise. I heard that it came from the demon realm, just like those demons."

"So," Liu Liu's eyes widened, "what a coincidence?" Qiao Tai gripped his axe tighter, looking at the giant turtle under the waterfall in the distance, "then what are we waiting for? Chop it down!"

"But it's in the water, and none of the three of us are good swimmers."

Liu Liu turned to look at Fairy Liu, "Fairy, can you help us get it ashore?"

"Then I might as well kill it for you!" Fairy Liu rolled her eyes, then opened her snake mouth to yawn, and then slithered back into the jade pendant. "I'm sleepy and need to rest."

Meng Ziyang couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This household spirit has it so easy, it doesn't have to do any work."

Qiao Tai quickly covered his mouth, signaling him to stop talking. The fairy was very petty, and if she heard him, she might punish him.

"Let's discuss how to take it down."

At the same time, while the three were discussing killing the turtle, Xiao Qi and her friends wandered around for most of the night without being able to step into the Grand Canyon. Eventually, they simply sat down to rest by the ancient tree.

As night passed and the sky began to lighten, the scene before us suddenly blurred; the ancient tree vanished, and the path reappeared.

Meng Qi jumped up from the ground, dusted herself off, and ran inside first, with the other three following closely behind.

The strange phenomenon last night was truly bizarre. The four of them were quite worried about Ziyang and the other two. Although the fairy was there, they weren't sure if they could handle it.

After searching the entire canyon, they finally found a pile of ashes and some bones in front of a cave, as well as rabbit skins and bird feathers buried in dust not far away.

Apart from that, there were no signs of a struggle.

This is good news.

The bad news is, no one knows where they went. The Grand Canyon returned to normal after daybreak, but they were gone.

Meng Qi and the others were worried, fearing that they would be taken away by the timeline of the mysterious ancient tree that appeared last night.

If that's the case, how will they find them?
Last night they tried to come in but were kept out. Was it because they weren't inside in the first place?
"If I can't find anyone during the day, I won't go out tonight."

Surely she wouldn't be thrown out that way; she had to try anyway.

"How long will it take us to find this place? Let's go back, rest and have something to eat. I'll call two teams over later to conduct a thorough search of this area."

Without the Ghost Cat and the Unicorn Demon in the Grand Canyon, their people can come in freely.

Meng Qi returned to the camp dejectedly, drank a couple of mouthfuls of porridge with little appetite, and then got up to go with everyone to search.

Just then, the captain rushed over, shouting as he went, "No need to go any further, we've found him, he's already out!"

Meng Qi whirled around, jumped up, grabbed the captain's arm, and asked, "They're out? Where are they? Where did they come from?"

"Uh, it's in Sanqing Mountain."

Sanqingshan?
Seeing everyone looking at him with disbelief, the captain said helplessly, "It really is in Sanqing Mountain. Old Zhang said that the three of them encountered a demon turtle after coming out of a cave, and they are currently catching the turtle in the Jing Shui River, which is five kilometers away from Sanqing Mountain."

Still Water River?
Meng Qi asked incredulously, "How did they get to the Still Water River?"

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