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Chapter 2 2. Visitors from the City

Li Xi'an followed the river away from the village.

Its golden pupils were closed, and its huge red body swam past the mud at the bottom of the river, stirring up the water.It is difficult for humans to detect these subtle fluctuation traces, but the fish and shrimp living in nature know that a guest has arrived in this area, they did not flee, but made way for Li Xi'an unhurriedly.

At this time, there was still a woman washing clothes at the mouth of the village river. Fortunately, the river had expanded a lot decades ago, and Li Xi'an's figure was hidden at the bottom of the river, making it difficult for people to find it.The woman who was doing the laundry couldn't even imagine that there was a huge monster swimming slowly under the red basin where she put the clothes at this moment.

At the corner of the hillside far away from the village, there are dense forests and overgrown weeds. This is the end of the river. The red winding body quietly climbs up the bank, and the unusually large body presses down the shrubs.

The scales buckle together layer by layer, and the sound of gold and iron resounds from this corner where no one has seen.

The big snake walked to the ground, but it didn't even startle the birds. The chaffinch perched on the tree just glanced at the ground without any other movements, as if they were used to it.

Li Xi'an's swiftness on land is not weaker than in water.

In a short time, the only traces of the big snake were the depressed bushes.

The majestic ancient mountains, the vast sea of ​​clouds.It walks in the mountains, like swimming in a painting.The red horses are dotted with evergreens in the winding mountains, as if turning into a vein of mountains.

Its habitat is far away from human habitation, located in the deepest part of the green hills.

Walking along the way, naturally there is no lack of gazes from other animals, but they just watch, and they don't even run away from predators.It wasn't like this before. The scene similar to a young deer blocking the way and a big snake appeared after the catastrophe.

All the creatures in this green mountain turned a blind eye to the big snake. When it swam by, it was regarded as a river, and when it sat cross-legged still, it was regarded as a mountain.There will even be wolves hunting in front of it without fear of it.That's why it sneaked into the human village with peace of mind, but the dogs raised in the old man's yard were very afraid of its existence, which surprised it a little.

Perhaps it is because the animals being raised do not belong to this mountain, they belong to humans.

Crimson Shadow has arrived in its roost.

The speed was so fast that the golden pupils were stretched into arcs.

This is a lake, and under a towering tree on the island in the center of the lake is the land where it has lived for 200 years.Li Xi'an dived into the lake, and it released wildness without hiding its figure. Its huge body danced wildly in the water, stirring up layers of huge waves.He swung his arrow straight, like a scarlet arrow breaking through the mirror lake water, heading straight for the lake island.If the ancients saw this scene, they would probably call him the Dragon King!
The island is not big, and the ground is covered with a thin layer of green grass. The snake swims by, taking away the dust on the grass. This land is often not polluted by dust.

Li Xi'an climbed up the ancient tree, the tree was like a camphor tree, the trunk was thick and straight, it looked like it might be 50 meters or higher.The branches and leaves are blue in all seasons, stretching in mid-air like clouds from the sky descending on the mountains.As the big snake climbed, the rustling sound of the scales rubbing against the rough bark filled the island.

The red behemoth was hidden in the dense canopy.

The branches of the ancient tree bear the weight of Li Xi'an, the leaves rustled down, and a few rays of sunlight shone through the gaps and sprinkled on the snake's scales, reflecting the snake's scales crystal clear, with a delicate beauty like blood jade.

The ferocious snake head lay on a thicker branch, lowered its head slightly, thinking about something.

Li Xi'an actually didn't know what kind of thing he was, maybe it was a monster, maybe the ancient myths and legends really existed, and it was one of them.

It has not encountered a monster similar to it in more than 200 years, so this green hill should become its hunting ground.

The body of a snake is not suitable for fighting on land. Tigers, leopards, and wolves often have a lot of room to fight against clumsy pythons, but these are not a problem under the suppression of absolute power. Li Xi'an has been rampant on this mountain for a hundred years.Snakes are born in comfort, not to mention a great lord like him, Li Xi'an's life as a snake for a hundred years is much more interesting than life.

However, its peaceful state of mind changed a few decades ago. It was reborn from the catastrophe and merged into a mountain.Many creatures no longer regard it as a part of the food chain, looking at it is no different from looking at the mountain itself.Since then, it has a faint feeling that something is going to happen in this world, and this feeling has become more and more intense recently.

what can happen?it wants to.

The golden pupils slowly closed, and after much deliberation, they couldn't come up with anything, but it made Li Xi'an a little sleepy.

No matter what happens, it is itself a variable.

Variables are not afraid of variables. At worst, they get up from the old trees and level the mountains again.

Sleep now.

The big snake's body tightened a little and fell into a deep sleep.

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"Boom—" Not far from the entrance of the village, a strange middle-aged man got out of the tractor, and the meticulous suit he was wearing was finally rubbed with dust.

After greeting the old man of the tractor, he left.

The middle-aged man raised his feet and looked at the mud sticking under the black leather shoes, his eyes flashed with pain, but he quickly adjusted his expression, roughly wiped off the dust on his body, and walked towards the entrance of the village with his head held high.

"Who's the young man? You look very handsome." The village lady noticed the man, and her eyes stayed on the black suit a few more times.

The middle-aged man smiled.

"I'm strong, Aunt Mei won't recognize me?"

"Zhiqiang?" The aunt frowned and swept across the man's body, and looked at the middle-aged man's face several times before she felt relieved, "Zhiqiang is so promising, Auntie won't recognize him."

"No." Lin Zhiqiang waved his hand, "Then Aunt Mei, I have entered the village, and I will treat you to dinner another day!"

"What are you talking about!" the aunt scolded, but her eyes were full of smiles.

People in the village are familiar with each other, and there is no other emotion except for a little surprise when they see the stranger.In the early years, many young people in the village went out to the big cities, and it is not uncommon for one of them to come back occasionally to see the old people at home.

The village is very small, and after turning a few turns, we arrived in front of the former house.

At this time, the smile on Lin Zhiqiang's face had disappeared without a trace, and there was a hint of sternness on the middle-aged greasy face.

The index finger was missing on the right hand that pushed the door, and the fracture was ferocious, as if it had been cut off bit by bit by fine saw teeth.

He has nowhere to go, or he won't come back.

With the gambling debts he owed, he should have died in the casino, but fortunately the old man's nagging stories in the early years saved his life.

Recently, the owner of the casino has been looking for some folklore, and it is best to have clues related to magical creatures.So he tried his best to tell the master the stories that the old man babbled every day, such as big snakes, temples, floods, and how exaggerated it was, he processed it.The master promised to let him go back to the village and find some useful materials.It's not that Lin Zhiqiang never thought of taking the opportunity to fly far away, but he didn't dare. The master under the shadow of the imperial capital has a nickname of Ye Luzi, King Gu Yan.

Hades told you to die at the third watch, who would dare to keep you until the fifth watch?
Lin Zhiqiang can only pray that there is indeed something magical in the old man's house.Make that Gu Yanwang happy and save his life.

Taking a deep breath, he pushed open the door, he didn't want the old man to see any flaws.

"Squeak—" The wooden door was shabby, and the sound was harsh.

Lin Zhiqiang walked into the house, as if walking from day to night, the coldness pierced his bone marrow.

The curtains on both sides covered the windows tightly, preventing even a ray of sunlight from coming in.Dust floated in the air, filled with a strange fragrance.It was so quiet inside that he could even hear his own breathing clearly.

The weird scene cast a veil of fear on his heart.

"Old man! Old man?" he cried, trying to dispel his fear.

No one responded.

He ran to the yard, thinking that maybe the old man was feeding chickens and ducks in the backyard without hearing the shouts.The middle-aged man hastily pushed open the back door of the house, but was stunned when he came to the yard.

The chickens and ducks are curled up in the cage, and the big black dog is lying on the ground, with unfinished feed beside it.They didn't move at all, and they didn't respond to Li Zhiqiang's arrival.The sun shining on his face has no warmth, it is as cold as his heart at this moment.

Everything in this room seemed to be dead.

His eyes scanned the backyard and suddenly saw something.

Let the shouting get stuck in your throat.

(End of this chapter)