The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 257: Xiaoji and the Half-Demon
In the dense forest, Xiaoji was running away frantically like a frightened little animal.

She shuttled between trees, climbed on vines, and crawled in the grass, avoiding every danger while using traps to block the enemy as much as possible.

That was a trap left by her father. From time to time, one or two small animals would be harvested from it, which was a good source of meat.

Of course, to those half-demons, these methods are ridiculously naive and can be easily broken.

But as long as it can stop it for a moment, it's all good!

The half-demon's howl was like a death melody, which made her spirit tense to the extreme.

Branches scratched her arms, grass and trees cut her skin, arrows and hidden weapons whizzed past her ears, and the pain followed her everywhere.

Tears filled up in my eyes and then scattered in the wind!!!

Xiaoji doesn't understand why this happened?
She just heard the knock at the door and ran to open it, as usual.

Then, this group of half-demons rushed in. They killed and robbed people indiscriminately. Grandpa stood in front of them and stabbed in with a knife. Before grandma could get close, her head was smashed.

The face that always looked at her with a smile was shattered, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and red and white everywhere.

She was so frightened that she stared blankly at the blade getting closer and closer to her. Finally, her mother pushed her away.

But she saw with her own eyes that her mother was split into two, and half of her body fell in front of her.

She looked at her mother and wanted to say something, but her lips opened and closed but no word came out!

It was her father who rushed out, stopped those half-demons, and let her escape into the depths of the Forest of Ten Thousand Trees.

She understood what her father meant. There were extremely powerful beasts deep in the Forest of Ten Thousand Trees.

Normally, her father would never let her go deep into the forest, but this time, if she wanted to survive, she had to go deep into the forest to look for a chance of survival.

So, she escaped, opened the back door, and ran up the hill as fast as she could.

At the last moment before entering the Forest of Ten Thousand Trees, she couldn't help but stop and look towards home.

Then, she saw it. She saw her father being stabbed through the body, his head chopped off, and he fell down helplessly.

And those half-demons, as if under the scolding of a certain leader, split into several people and chased after the Forest of Ten Thousand Trees.

She turned around and ran, not daring to delay for even a moment, but she couldn't stop the tears in her eyes.

Her heart was filled with sadness, and she even thought that if she hadn't opened the door, perhaps such a terrible thing would not have happened!

After running for a long time, her breathing became more rapid, her heart beat like a drum, and her body's reaction was not as good as before, but she kept taking steps and kept moving forward!
She had promised her father, so she had to keep her promise. She wanted to live!

Her feet suddenly went soft and she fell to the ground, rolling like a gourd.

A huge axe passed over her head, piercing the ground with a sharp sound.

There was a loud bang, and rocks and earth flew down.

Xiaoji finally stopped and saw the handle of the axe trembling in front of him.

She was still in shock, but her body had already made its decision, turned a corner, and started running away again.

Angry curses were heard from behind, as if a half-demon was very angry that his attack was avoided, which also caused other half-demons to laugh at him.

Xiaoji wanted to escape, but at this time, the other half-demons had already caught up with him.

They surrounded him from the sky and from the ground, and Xiaoji could only run deeper into the forest of thousands of trees, and then he had to move left and right, twisting and turning!
Until all the space was compressed, she leaned against a big tree, took out her small dagger, and pointed it tremblingly at those half-demons.

But even so, her eyes remained firm, and her vision blurred by tears, making her as ferocious as a wolf.

Of course, the half-demons didn't care, they had completely surrounded the tree.

There were five people in total, two of them were strong and muscular, and the other three were tall and slender and as agile as monkeys.

Looking at Xiaoji, they were not in a hurry to kill him, but teased him wantonly.

"Guys, how do you think we should kill this little guy?"

"She has wasted so much of our time. She might even be scolded by the leader when she returns. He will of course skin her alive and drain her blood!"

"So cruel? I like it!!! But, didn't you notice that this little thing is a girl, with delicate skin and tender flesh? How about eating it?"

"That's right, that's right. Give me a share. I want the brain juice. The brain juice belongs to me!"

"Nonsense, the brains should naturally be given to the leader. Do you really want us to be beaten to death? Pick something else?"

"Then I want the legs, roasted and eaten!"

"I want the arm, just swallow it."

"The heart belongs to me, I want to slice it..."

"..."

Xiaoji knew she was going to die, but she was unwilling to give in, so she grabbed the knife and stabbed out. The leading half-demon grabbed the knife and directly snatched it, and threw her back.

Despair loomed in my heart, but it seemed that I was not that scared.

She just stared blankly at the sky, as if she saw her father and mother, her grandmother's kind smile, and her grandfather's doting.

They, they seem to be coming to pick me up!
Tears blurred his vision and what he saw seemed unclear, but Xiaoji's expression changed from despair to astonishment, as if he had seen something incredible.

Chu Zhou put his finger on his lips, made a silent expression, and then quietly landed behind the five people.

When he was in the sky, he couldn't see clearly, but when he got really close, he could see the difference between these people.

The three skinny men were no more than 1.56 meters tall. They looked human-like but behaved like monkeys, jumping around with thick hair on their bodies.

As for the two strong men, each was nearly two meters tall, with bulging muscles, fiery breath, and muffled sounds when they moved their hands and feet.

Chu Zhou carefully felt their breath, which was very strange, like human but not human, like beast but not beast, mixed with a sense of madness and bloodthirstiness, and somewhat similar to those lustful demons created by the Xuan Yue Sect.

What they were discussing was cannibalism, and they were not just talking about it, they really were treating people as food!
Of course, there was good news. He could understand what this group of people said. It was similar to the language outside, with only some accents, like the dialect of some place.

Seeing that the group of people were about to lose their patience, Chu Zhou finally spoke up: "Do you want to eat her? Have you got my consent?"

"Who do you think you are? Why should we get your consent!!!"

The burly man in the lead cursed back without even turning his head, but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw Chu Zhou, and the expression on his face froze.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" He seemed to be a little confused, and spoke in a muffled voice:
"It's none of your business who I am, but I hope you can answer a few questions for me truthfully."

"Chiji, ahhh, are there enemies?"

At this time, the others seemed to have just reacted. The three thin men screamed and rushed out.

The big man in the lead stared with eyes as big as copper bells, raised his hand and chopped, and the battle axe cut through the air with a cold light, as if he wanted to cut Chu Zhou in half.

But Chu Zhou just raised his hand, and the powerful force burst out of his body and directly grasped the axe blade.

The big man was stunned. He grasped the axe handle with both hands and tried to pull it out, but no matter how hard he tried, it didn't move at all.

Instead, Chu Zhou grinned at him, and then he felt an unrivaled force coming, like a rag doll, which made a circle and fell to the ground again.

boom!
With a loud bang, the earth shook. The strength in the big man's hands weakened a little, and he collapsed to the ground.

It was at this time that the others reacted. The other burly man was not afraid, but instead raised his battle axe and wanted to hit Chu Zhou.

But Chu Zhou was much faster than him. He raised his foot and kicked him, leaving a huge footprint on his chest and directly kicked him out.

But the story doesn’t end here!

Ouch!

Awww...

Crackling! ! !

A series of sharp screams were heard, and they came from the three strong men who had just retreated to a distance, jumping and shouting there.

They tore off their clothes and beat their chests, causing black air to waft out of their bodies.

Then, their bodies underwent drastic changes. Their arms stretched out and dragged to their feet, hair grew on their faces and bodies, their eyes became bloodshot, and they became murderous.

In the blink of an eye, the people disappeared, and instead there appeared three two-meter-long, skinny, long-haired monkeys.

But this does not mean that they do not know how to use weapons. The long sword in their hands was connected to a stick, which turned into a strange-looking sword. They swung the sword wantonly with extremely fierce force, smashing the surrounding rocks and trees to pieces.

Then, accompanied by sharp roars, they rushed towards Chu Zhou.

"These things are really not human?!"

Chu Zhou frowned slightly, and became somewhat interested in the changes of these people. These things, neither human nor monster, even he didn’t understand what they were.
After thinking about it, he also took out a weapon from the storage magic weapon, a long sword with a chain tied to the back.

Outside, Chu Zhou didn't need any weapons, his fists and feet were enough, but in this secret realm, he found that after the spiritual power of heaven and earth was shackled, most of the long-range means became invalid.

Although his physical strength was still there, his attack range was limited.

These days, when I was using a knife to cut through the bushes, I had some ideas and tied a chain behind the knife.

He hasn't practiced swordsmanship or any other martial arts, but his strength is there, and whenever he swings it, it's equally powerful.

However, facing the three strong men who pounced on him, he did not attack immediately. Instead, he kept dodging, trying to see their limits.

At this time, the two burly men who had been hit hard by Chu Zhou also stood up. Although they were trembling and spitting blood, their momentum was increasing instead of decreasing.

After they found their axes, they began to breathe heavily, and then their bodies began to swell visibly.

His muscles were knotted, his blood vessels were bulging, his frontal bone was getting wider, his nose was turned outward, and two horns grew on his forehead.

To be precise, they already had horns, but they were hidden by their hair and could not be seen. But at this moment, they suddenly popped out.

Then, they picked up their axes, roared, and rushed forward.

Looking at these five people now, they look more like beasts than humans, but this does not mean that they have completely lost their minds. On the contrary, they are very cooperative.

At this time, Chu Zhou seemed to be in danger.

This made Xiaoji very anxious. She took out her knife again, held it with both hands, and wanted to rush forward when she found the right opportunity.

But at this moment, the old scholar appeared in front of her, held her back, and said with a low laugh: "Little one, you are not needed for this!"

As he said this, he reached out and covered Xiaoji's eyes.

It was at this time that Chu Zhou finally stopped dodging. He stood still and shook the long chain sword in his hand. With the sound of "swish", countless sword lights crisscrossed and covered an area of ​​ten feet.

Xiao Ji stretched out his hand and pulled the old scholar's hand away. When he looked again, he seemed to see countless flashing knives and the bright light was dazzling.

When the knife fell, broken limbs and arms flew all over the sky, and blood flowed like a fountain all over the ground!
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the five men were not dead, but had their limbs cut off and were falling to the ground howling in pain.

As for Chu Zhou, he dodged the splattered blood with a swaying movement, and when he got closer, he was slowly gathering the chain knife.

The old scholar seemed a little uncomfortable with this and said, "Master Chu, just subdue him, why did you make it so bloody?"

Chu Zhou said: "I just want to test their quality, this group of people..."

After a pause, he continued, "Let's call them humans for now, their strength is quite good, comparable to the Tongmai realm of Xuanzhen Palace's secret martial arts.

However, what they practiced was not internal energy or immortal arts. The power flowing in their bodies was somewhat strange and seemed to be able to affect their minds.

As for the means of transformation, I can't see it, you can ask!"

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

The old scholar nodded and stepped out. He avoided the blood on the ground with some disgust, grabbed a big man, tapped him a few times casually, and the bleeding stopped.

Then, he carried one of them into the depths of the woods, and soon, bursts of howling were heard.

These people were a bit crazy. They didn't scream so miserably even when their limbs were cut off by Chu Zhou, but at this moment, they were really screaming at the top of their lungs.

After a while, the old scholar came back, still holding the man in his hand. He threw the man away casually, replaced him with another one, and went into the depths of the jungle again.

It is worth mentioning that his methods were a bit more "gentle" than Chu Zhou's. Although these people looked half dead after returning, they had no other injuries and the bleeding had stopped.

Chu Zhou didn't look back. These old guys who had lived for hundreds of years were definitely very skilled in torturing people.

However, he was not idle either, but stared at the little bean sprout in front of him!
In his past and present lives, coaxing children was not his forte. After a long pause, he could only ask dryly: "What's your name? Where are you from?"

"My name is Xiaoji, and I'm from Shanghe Village, which is not far away."

What Chu Zhou didn't expect was that the little guy's answer was clear and logical.

"Then why are they chasing you?"

"I opened the door for them, and they rushed in. My grandparents, father and mother were all killed. My father told me to run, to run into the forest, and I ran!"

"Then who are they, do you know?"

Chu Zhou did not expect an answer when he asked this question, but he did not expect Xiao Ji to answer crisply: "Half-demon! They are half-demon!"

"Half-demon? A half-demon born from the union of a human and a demon?"

Chu Zhou almost instinctively came up with this idea, but the old scholar's voice rang out: "I'm afraid it's not what you think!"

Chu Zhou looked up and saw the old scholar walking towards him. He had a frown on his face and was holding a handkerchief in his hand, wiping it constantly, as if he had touched something dirty.

"How to say?"

"The confessions of the five half-demons are similar. They should belong to a force called 'Black Wind Mountain'. They received orders and came here to kill people wantonly.

As for why?
The minions can only follow orders and have no right to know!"

“As for half-demons, that’s what they call themselves. But they don’t have half demon blood in their bodies. Instead, they have absorbed the essence and blood of demons and practiced demon magic, thus becoming the neither-human-nor-demon appearance they have now.

Among these five people, three were blessed with the blood of monkey demons, and two were blessed with the blood of bull demons. They all worshipped the great demons of Black Wind Mountain. After being mixed together and well-trained, they became the vanguard of the demon clan."

At this point, he paused, and then said: "There are actually monsters in this world! And that Black Wind Mountain is a monster country!"

"A demon?"

Chu Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Do you think these half-demons will come for the Spring and Autumn Palace?"

"Probably!"

The old scholar took a deep breath and said, "Just look at these small minions. They are all like this. I guess the strength of those big monsters and monster kings won't be too bad.

If they intervene, we will be in trouble.

Master Chu, what do you think we should do now? "

Chu Zhou thought for a moment before saying, "Let's go to Xiaoji's village first to see what the situation is there.
If we can capture one or two leaders who can speak with us, we can probably get more information, most importantly, about the situation in this secret realm."

"Okay then, let's go!"

After the agreement, Chu Zhou and the old scholar looked at Xiao Ji again. At this time, Xiao Ji actually looked at the five half-demons who were chasing her!

Chu Zhou leaned over and asked, "Xiao Ji, can you take us to Shanghe Village?"

"Sure! But what about them? Just throw them here?"

Chu Zhou glanced at the five people with broken arms and legs, and said nonchalantly: "Just leave them here. The smell of blood is still floating out. After we leave, wild beasts will come.

They will die in agony!"

"Can you give them to me then?"

The old scholar asked in surprise, "What do you want them for?"

Xiaoji didn't say anything, but walked forward, holding the knife in her hand tighter and tighter until she got to the front, found the nearest half-demon, and stabbed it without hesitation.

She was small and weak, and the blade was not very sharp, so the stab was not deep, but this did not stop her from venting.

With one cut after another, there would always be someone who was lucky enough to get through the gaps between the ribs and injure the internal organs.

The half-demon screamed in agony, which frightened the other half-demon, but Xiaoji just scratched his neck again after he got tired.

The wound was neither deep nor shallow, but it had cut an artery and hot blood was gushing out.

Xiaoji didn't care and walked to the next one, and the next one.

Without knowing when, tears were already streaming down her young face!

　Today’s update, here it is!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)