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Chapter 316 Encounter on the road
Fian felt like he was a fool.

Seriously, extra-large, the exceptionally purebred kind.

—Why would you choose to go through all this trouble, instead of taking the proper official road, to save a few dollars in taxes?
—It's one thing to go deep into the mountains and forests, but what's wrong with your brain? Why did you have to go to this dangerous place that is said to be haunted by monsters?
—It's one thing to venture into this dangerous place, but nothing would have happened if we had gone into broad daylight. Why did I have to take this damned night road?

Thinking about the series of mistakes he had made recently, Fei An felt a deep sadness.

If only I had chosen the right one, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation!

Right in front of him stood something.

At first glance, this thing looks like a person, but upon closer inspection, one can see that its arms and legs are unusually long, its body is round like a ball, and it has a head covered in paint on its neck, with two faces, making it look like a ruined doll.

Fei An did know what this thing was—its surname was Yu, given name Qi, originally a mountain statue that had been abandoned for many years and had been tainted by foul air, a monster born from this. Its greatest hobby in life was...
It's cannibalism.

—I'm a real slub, a super-sized one, the purebred kind.

Fian repeated himself once more, thus confirming his situation.

It wasn't that he didn't want to run away, but the problem was that he was completely trapped like a dumpling, making it extremely difficult to even move a finger, let alone run away.

—Damn it, you're some kind of evil spirit. You're not some kind of highway bandit who specializes in kidnapping. Where did you learn these binding techniques?

Fei An could only lie on the ground like a caterpillar, watching helplessly as the monster finished its work, then picked up the crude earthenware basin and splashed it on itself.

In an instant, a familiar aroma wafted over.

It smelled like a mixture of various spices.

It also smelled like the goods I was transporting this time.

—You son of a bitch, this is outrageous! You actually used my products to pickle me!

—And what kind of garbage did you mix?!
With his heart bleeding, Fei An struggled desperately, but unfortunately, his mouth was also stuffed with a rag, and he couldn't utter a single syllable no matter how hard he tried.

Na Yuqi was quite satisfied with his lively appearance. He turned him over, rubbed him vigorously a couple of times, and felt the flavor gradually seep into his body before nodding in satisfaction.

Then, the monster used its long, thin legs to prop itself up and limped into the depths of the forest—it seemed to be planning to gather some firewood.

--good chance!

Fei An had no intention of sitting idly by and waiting to die, so he crouched down and tried every possible way to move forward.

For him, there is both good news and bad news.

The good news is.

The monster wasn't tied too tightly at the joints, and with some struggle, he was able to move a few steps.

The bad news is.

At his speed, he probably wouldn't be able to move three or four zhang by the time the monster finishes gathering firewood and comes back.

I'll fuck your mother!

But just when Fei An was completely in despair, a rustling sound suddenly came from the woods not far away.

—No way, this monster came back so quickly?

Just as Fei An was filled with fear, suddenly, a hairy head popped out of the woods.

This creature had prominent ears, a short, round head, and a pair of black bean-like eyes that revealed a kind of astonishing intelligence. At this moment, it was staring at Fei An, who was bound hand and foot, on the ground with a curious gaze.

It was clearly a roe deer.

Wait a minute, how could there be roe deer here!
But the animal paid no heed to Fei An's predicament. It lowered its head, sniffed with its wet nose, and licked its thick tongue. After smearing Fei An's face with saliva, the roe deer finally came to a conclusion.

—This thing is not edible.

The roe deer immediately lost all interest, swaying its white-furred rear end, and decided to leave.

Seeing that his only hope was about to slip away, Fean struggled even harder—

Just then, another voice came from behind.

"Hey you, what are you doing running around like this for no reason? I was almost finding the way, but you've made me all confused again. There aren't many days left, and if we keep bumping around like this, we might really miss our chance."

Fei An paused for a few seconds, then finally realized what was going on.

That was a human voice.

The voice of a living person!
Soon, to Fianna's expectant gaze, a young man dressed in a long robe, who looked like a Taoist priest, emerged from the woods.

At first glance, the man's appearance was unremarkable; he was neither particularly handsome nor unattractive. His face was covered in streaks of dust, suggesting that he had been wandering in the woods for a long time and looked quite travel-worn.

The young man swept his hand across the ground and saw Fei An bobbing up and down.

The next moment, he laughed.

"Hey buddy, that's a pretty unique way to exercise. Are you doing push-ups?"

—I'll train you my ass!

Fian desperately wanted to curse the idiot's family, but because his mouth was so tightly gagged, he managed to make a sound like "woo-woo" after a long struggle.

But the young man seemed oblivious to his anxious expression, and simply squatted down and spoke politely.

"Excuse me, brother, could you tell me how to get to Huiyuan City? I'm new here and have no idea where I am. Plus, this mount is so stupid that I've been wandering around for days without finding my way out."

The roe deer next to him seemed to understand, and it rammed its head into him—but the young man immediately used the force of the impact to push it aside.

Fian now has only one thought.

—This person is even dumber than his mount!
Seeing that Fei An remained silent, the man scratched his head and laughed.

"Why aren't you saying anything, bro? Don't you like talking?"

"Ohh Ohh ohh--"

Finally, it was the roe deer's movements that made the young man notice the rag in Fei An's mouth. After removing it, he was met with Fei An's furious roar—which he tried to keep quiet.

"Are you an idiot! Can't you see I'm tied up?! That monster is nearby, untie me quickly, we can still run away—"

"monster?"

"That's right, it's that Yu Qi—"

The conversation abruptly stopped. Fei An stood there, head held high, his eyes shifting from initial anger to horror, and finally to profound despair.

Behind the young man, a figure with slender arms and legs had appeared out of nowhere.

His face, covered in face paint, was full of surprise—clearly, he was delighted that there was an extra portion of ingredients for tonight.

This is idiocy, pure and utter idiocy, without the slightest pretense.

Fei An had originally wanted to get angry, but seeing the current situation, he finally smiled bitterly and lowered his body.

Well, one's a idiot and the other's a moron, so they'll just die together anyway.

It's a pity. I've saved up quite a bit of money, which I originally planned to use to redeem Qing from the Yihong Brothel, but now it seems like it'll end up benefiting some damned person.

But the young man maintained his calm expression, first scratching his head, then turning around.

"Yuqi? Isn't that a deity statue that has become evil? What, you mean it?"

The young man looked at the monster that was smiling at him, shook his head, and then drew his sword.

Strange, I noticed he wasn't sheathing his sword earlier, so where did he draw it from?
But this doubt only lingered in my mind before turning into a helpless bitterness.

—Although this Yuqi is not a great demon, it is still a dominant force in its region. How could you, a mere mortal, possibly deal with it?
Of course, the monster thought so too.

A mocking smile appeared on his face covered in paint. He raised his slender arm and swung it straight at the young man with a piercing whistling sound!
In the blink of an eye, branches and leaves shattered, trees fell, and that arm was like a divine weapon that could cut hair in two wherever it passed!
Fian almost cried out in surprise—but soon, he saw an incredible sight.

The young man merely touched the ground with his toes, and his figure swung backward like a feather. The arm, powerful enough to cut through metal and shatter stone, was only inches away from him, yet he managed to dodge it by the slightest margin, without even a hair being brushed away.

Immediately.

Before Yu Qi could stop, the sword's edge had already advanced.

But this thing was a notorious monster, so how could it let the other side succeed so easily? Its head flipped back, revealing an angry expression.

Then, a piercing scream echoed throughout the forest.

The sound was hard to describe; it was as if someone was rubbing a bluestone with their fingernails. Listening to the sound, Fei An felt as if his soul was about to be drawn out—and there were also constant crackling sounds around him, the sounds of countless birds and beasts falling to the ground.

But just as Fei An was about to follow in his footsteps, a calm voice rang out.

"Om".

The sound was very simple, far less powerful than Yuqi's roar, but this ordinary sound brought a feeling far more terrifying than the scream.

That was the blood river turning upside down, and countless souls wailing in agony—under this sound, Yu Qi, with a blank expression, stopped all his movements.

Although it regained consciousness the next moment, the sharp blade was already close to it.

The next moment, the face covered in paint was completely pierced.

Fei An was stunned for several breaths before he realized what had happened. Having narrowly escaped death, he wanted to stand up and kowtow to this person, but he forgot that he was still trapped like a dumpling, and as a result, he fell head over heels.

But just as he opened his mouth to say something to express his gratitude, the young man shushed him.

Then, he called to the roe deer that was watching the show, and dragged the immobile Fei An, slowly stepping into the shadows of the woods.

moment.

With a deafening roar, the surrounding trees snapped, and then a creature ten feet tall strode out from within.

The thing looked like a clay sculpture, with no head on its neck, only a mouth-like thing on its chest. It looked around and then saw the pierced corpse.

A mournful and furious wail suddenly rang out, sweeping across the entire forest in the blink of an eye—

But before it even realized it, a thin mist had already spread around it.

And in the blink of an eye, everything was stained with blood.

By the time the headless statue finally noticed, the crimson blood had already begun to spread like veins, layer upon layer covering its body—the stone shell was normally devoid of feeling, but for some reason, it now felt a chill seep into its very soul—

then.

A flash of sword light appeared.

The sword light was so fast that it couldn't even react in time. It was as if a star had streaked across the sky, and all the solid rocks and obstacles seemed to disappear as if they hadn't existed, as the light pierced straight into its core.

Then, like a collapsed mountain, it crumbled.

Only then did the young man sheathe his longsword.

Yuqi Yuqi, with Yu as its head and Qi as its body, is a twin monster that must be killed in one go to be considered complete.
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Of course, this young man was Zhou You.

After killing the Left General and bidding farewell to Fu Yu, he packed his bags and prepared to head straight to the Hidden King for a banquet.

But for some reason, the earthquakes became more and more frequent along the way, and for some other reason, as they got closer and closer to the center of the state capital, these monsters became more and more active.

As a result, the road conditions were really terrible, with collapsed ground and all sorts of broken bridges everywhere. Moreover, due to the evil spirits, no one dared to come and maintain it, so Zhou You could only wander around in circles several times.

As expected, it turned out to be true.
he's lost.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, he finally encountered a living person—a living person who could speak and give directions.

As for that Yuqi...
It's just something to fill out the quota.

After a brief exchange, Fei An got a general idea of ​​the situation. The merchant, who smelled strongly of spices, patted his chest and confidently assured him that he knew this place better than his own home and could easily lead Zhou You out.

Of course, anyone with eyes can see that this person just wants a free bodyguard.

Zhou You didn't expose him, but simply cupped his hands and smiled.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, brother. I'm new here and will rely entirely on your help."

Fei An hurriedly waved his hand, using the smooth manner unique to traveling merchants, and quickly said politely.

"You've shortened my lifespan! Daoist Master, you saved my life, and I have no way to repay you. This is what I should do."

But halfway through his sentence, he glanced at the Broken Blade at Zhou You's waist and said cautiously.

"But let me add something. Although my judgment isn't great, I can still tell that your skills are definitely top-notch, Daoist Master. What are you planning to do in Huiyuan City?"

Seeing his wary expression, Zhou You simply smiled.

"Don't get me wrong, brother. I'm just going to attend a banquet and collect some debts along the way."

(End of this chapter)