second to none

Chapter 9

Orange Lake was once a lake known for its shape that resembled oranges.It is said that the lake dried up overnight, Orange Lake became a flat land, and ghosts began to haunt it. There are often rumors that hunters and woodcutters disappeared here, and this place gradually became an inaccessible place.

It is true that these are the ghosts of the Youhu clan of Juzi Lake. Unlike the people of Fangwaishan, the people of Juzi Lake are more secluded from the world and do not have much contact with ordinary people. In fact, even Yuan Zhong has not been here for nearly a hundred years. .

As soon as he jumped off the Bird of Paradise, he was already facing a group of white-clothed people on the opposite side. The old man at the head had all white beard and hair, and a long beard that almost hung down to his waist.

Yuan Zhong smiled and bowed to him: "Elder Xin Chou, long time no see, your beard is getting longer."

Back then, this elder was the first to fall out with Elder Ding Xu and brought a group of people to move to Orange Lake. Although he had never experienced it, he was also impressed by Elder Xin Chou's courage. After all, the clan dared to sing against Elder Ding Xu. There are not many people.

Elder Xin Chou folded his palms together to return the salute, with a very intimate expression: "Xiao Yuanzhong, thank you for the war ghost's provocation."

Yuan Zhong smiled and said: "Elder Xin Chou, how many years ago was the name, don't mention it now?"

Elder Xin Chou said indifferently: "You have followed Ding Xu for so many years, and you have learned to do this mysterious thing."

Yuan Zhong didn't seem to hear it, his eyes were sharp, he had already seen a slim figure in white clothes behind Elder Xin Chou, and immediately smiled like a flower, and floated over without touching the girl, twisting and twisting to the girl, and said repeatedly: "Sister Ziqing , I haven't seen you for many years, you look more and more beautiful, do you miss me?"

Ziqing smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "You are really the same, you haven't changed at all."

"Sister Ziqing has changed a lot." Yuan Zhong wanted to cling to her, "It has become so beautiful that I almost didn't recognize it just now."

Ziqing generously held him by the hand, and said: "This sweet-hearted and bitter temper hasn't changed yet, so let's just stay a few days longer and tell me about Zifei. I won't be able to meet him this time." He, he's dead."

Although she tried her best to hide her emotions, she still choked up when she mentioned Zifei's death.

Yuan Zhong couldn't help being silent, and slowly stood up straight. After a long time, he whispered: "Sorry."

Zifei is Ziqing's younger brother. When Ziqing left with Elder Xin Chou, Zifei was still young and was forced to stay by Elder Ding Xu.Yuanzhong still couldn't let go of Zifei's death, and the inexplicable Ji Tanyin was not dead... Thinking of Ji Tanyin made his mood worse.

Ziqing hurriedly grabbed his arm, and said with a smile, "It has nothing to do with you, so don't blame yourself. This time I will stay for a few more days, and my husband has been complaining that no one will drink with him if you don't come."

Yuan Zhong was not in the mood for joking, and managed to cope with a few words. He walked around the courtyard with everyone, but saw six high platforms built on the small lake, and six tribesmen occupied the high platforms and cast spells one after another to continuously strengthen the outer barrier.

He looked at Elder Xin Chou, and smiled wryly: "If I can't make it in time, will the Elder plan to strengthen the barrier to defend against those war ghosts?"

Even though Youhu's barrier is powerful, if six war ghosts attack at the same time, no matter how thick the barrier is, it can be broken in one go. Porcelain doesn't harden much.

Elder Xin Chou stroked his long snow-white beard and looked at him with a smile: "I can't even think of things you can think of? This time is to welcome you. After you go out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come in again."

Yuan Zhong let out a "huh", only then did he realize that it was not the usual defensive enchantment made by the Fox Clan, it seemed real or false, like a dream or an illusion, not so much an enchantment, but more like an illusion, its nature, It is somewhat similar to the cloud and mist formation around the imperial mausoleum in Wanlan Mountain, but it is much more brilliant than the cloud and mist formation.

"My clan and the Zhangui clan have been at odds for generations, but if Ding Xu didn't provoke, nothing would happen." Elder Xin Chou sighed, "These layers of barriers are just a way to slow down the army. It can also give the people of our Orange Lake a chance to escape."

Seeing that Yuan Zhong hesitated to speak, he knew what he wanted to say in his heart, and said calmly: "I am different from Ding Xudao, and it is impossible to submit to Fangwaishan. He is too ambitious, but I only want to be happy."

Yuan Zhong touched his belly, looked at him, and suddenly laughed: "...I just want to ask, is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry."

Elder Xin Chou laughed loudly: "Yes! Come with me."

Yuan Zhong didn't know what the glorious Youhu clan was like in the past, and the historical records were just empty words.

But the flowers in front of me are like a brocade, and the fragrance is shrouded. The halo of the luminous pearl reflects the faces of the girls like white jade. He then felt that maybe the former Youhu clan should be like this, carefree and carefree.This is a scene that Fangwaishan will never see.

Elder Xin Chou handed him the bronze wine baron filled with fine wine called "Drunken Life Dreams and Death". The thick and mellow wine made the blood in his body boil, and his thoughts gradually left him, and Zi Fei's guilt and grief over his death also slowed down. Slowly fade away.

Elder Xin Chou's words also became far away: "Xiao Yuanzhong, why don't you just stay here. You are not young anymore, it's time to marry a girl you like and add more clansmen to us."

Yuan Zhong looked at the girls around him with a smile, the fox family is known for their beauty, and seeing beauties under the pearl is even more special.He also loves beauties, who doesn't?He likes rolling among beauties the most.

"But there are so many beautiful sisters, I will regret marrying anyone." He said a tasteless joke, and put his head on the lap of a tribe girl. It was so soft and fragrant. He looked up at the beauty's eyes, As bright as stars, gentle and affectionate.

But the eyes that he saw a long time ago on the high platform of the gods appeared in his mind. All the spiritual apertures in his body were opened for those eyes. He didn't even know what happened to him, and he couldn't find it anymore. Seeing the same pair of eyes, I can't find them, all the beauties in the world are no different, his time seems to have been stopped on a high platform, and never passed.

Of course you can't find it—a cold and hollow voice echoed in your heart, what you saw was a god, how did you find it?
Yuan Zhong turned over with regret and satisfaction, put his arms around the beauty's waist, and began to play tricks: "Sister, I'm drunk, I want to eat grapes."

Suddenly there was a faint commotion outside, Yuan Zhong was chewing grapes and twisted his neck in a drunken way to listen. A clansman guarding the gate was explaining the situation to Elder Xin Chou: "Someone broke into the barrier, but it was not a war ghost. A mortal woman."

Yuan Zhong jumped up with a jerk, the grapes brought to his mouth fell on his clothes, and rolled to the ground again.

"I'm leaving." His face changed color.

Elder Xin Chou was very surprised: "Leave so soon?"

Yuan Zhong turned into a ray of golden light, flashed several feet away in the blink of an eye, leaving only one sentence: "Don't let that woman in!"

He hurriedly found the Bird of Paradise who was eating, it was obvious that this beautiful and proud bird was very unhappy to be interrupted from eating, and screamed at him very dissatisfied.

"I'll treat you to the best Tianxia Wushuang wine next time!" Yuan Zhong promised in desperation, "Hurry up and fly!"

The Bird of Paradise flapped its wings reluctantly and flew up slowly. Before flying a few steps, Yuan Zhong saw Ji Tanyin behind him, and she was riding on the back of a strange-looking mechanism bird, slowly riding on his back. follow behind.

What is going on with her!Yuan Zhong's scalp became hard, and he fumbled in his arms for a long time, but the jade chess piece was gone, but there were a few ingots of silver in the purse, and without thinking about it, he threw one out, and sure enough, the strange bird fell out again. down.

Before letting go of this breath, Tan Yin took out another small palm-sized mechanism bird from the Qiankun bag, and it grew into a big one in the wind, and rode on to continue chasing him tirelessly.

Yuan Zhong only felt that this nightmare would never stop. He threw another ingot of silver, and the mechanism bird was hit and fell. He encouraged the bird of paradise to fly quickly. After flying for a while, Tan Yin summoned a new mechanism bird and continued to chase Later, he continued to throw money...

And then...then he lost all his silver.

Yuanzhong looked up to the sky and sighed, whistled once, and the bird of paradise stopped quietly in mid-air.

"Hey!" He yelled at Tan Yin behind him from a long distance away, "What are you following me for?!"

Tan Yin thought for a while, and answered seriously: "Protect you?"

"I don't want your protection!" Yuan Zhong was furious, if a great monk of the fox clan was reduced to being protected by a little mortal girl, where would he put his face?
Tan Yin continued to think about it, and replied, "Take care of you?"

"Who wants you to take care of me!"

Tan Yin continued to think, and finally asked hesitantly, "Can I repair cars?"

"I don't need a car for a long time." Yuan Zhong's voice was indifferent.

Tan Yin racked her brains to think: "I..." She could no longer think of any favorable conditions.

Yuan Zhong looked at her coldly, the night wind was very strong, her hair was blown messy with black hair, and the two eyes under the black hair were so bright, like... black gemstones.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Who the hell are you?"

"Ji Tanyin, craftsman." She answered quickly.

"I didn't ask this." He laughed, with sarcasm in his tone, "You can also play dumb, you know what I'm asking."

Tan Yin shook her head silently. After a long time, Fang said: "...I will not harm you."

Is it just these few words that she repeated over and over again?Yuan Zhong’s anger gathered in his heart, saying that she had scheming, but she was born so stupid, neither did she act beautifully nor spoke beautifully; said she had no scheming, but her identity was concealed so well, he hadn’t noticed her scheming before. so smart.

"Oh..." He suddenly elongated his tone and laughed, with an ambiguous voice, "Do you fancy me? Like me?"

Tan Yin shook her head and looked at him quietly with clear eyes.

"Don't deny it, women love duplicity the most." Yuan Zhong laughed loudly, "You saw my real face and then my body, you have a crush on me, why are you embarrassed?"

She still doesn't speak.

Yuan Zhong flicked his long hair gracefully, and sighed: "I can only thank you for your kindness, sorry, I already have my own heart, you can find someone else."

Tan Yin said lightly: "Please let me follow you, I will not harm you."

The great monk could only smile wryly, soft and hard, it was useless to her, he couldn't kill her, he couldn't run away from her, what could he say?
"Follow me, forever?" he asked.

Tan Yin's voice was as soft as a breeze: "Yes, until the end of your life."

Yuan Zhong said "Ouch", sighed and laughed: "I'm so touched, this is the first time a woman said this to me."

After finishing speaking, his face slowly turned cold again, staring at her, and slowly said word by word: "But I don't want you to follow, get away, don't let me see, I don't want to see you."

He blew a whistle, and the bird of paradise flew into the sky with a long cry.

(End of this chapter)