Origin

Hearing Jiang Nan's words, Wu Zhongyuan looked again and saw that what Jiang Nan said was true. The small black shadow indeed looked like a fox, and it was sniffing the extinguished rocket.

While Wu Zhongyuan was looking intently into the distance, Jiang Nan said from the side, "The fox in the hall has red fur. It must not be an ordinary fox."

"Red-haired fox?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned and looked sideways.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's expression was different, Jiang Nan looked at him doubtfully.

Wu Zhongyuan pointed to the southeast, "Earlier, I went to the Fox Clan to exchange food seeds. I once encountered a red fox in the Goat Valley. The little fox used it to exchange Ganoderma lucidum grass for Qi-tonifying pills. It seemed to be the second child. The one I held in my hand just now.”

Perhaps the conversation between the two alarmed the little fox in the hall. After sniffing the rocket, the little fox cautiously moved to the door, stuck its head out, and looked out.

As soon as it appeared, Wu Zhongyuan saw its appearance clearly and said, "It's really it."

Jiang Nan looked sideways at the little fox, "The bones here belong to different beasts. Other beasts are not allowed to approach the temple. How can it be the only one?"

Wu Zhongyuan did not answer Jiang Nan's words. He was looking at the little fox at this time, and the little fox was also looking at him. The little fox seemed to remember him. Although there was doubt in his eyes, there was no vigilance or hostility.

"Do you still remember me?" Wu Zhongyuan asked the little fox.

The little fox tilted his head.

Wu Zhongyuan knelt down and waved to him, "Come, come here."

The little fox tilted his head to the other side.

"Why is it not hostile to you?" Jiang Nan was very confused.

"I saw that it was pitiful that day, and there was no Qi-boosting elixir on it, so I could only give it a piece of dried meat." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan waving, the little fox walked out of the temple, sat down on the stone steps in front of the temple, and looked at the two of them from a distance.

Jiang Nan reminded, "Since it lives here, it means that it is inextricably linked to this temple. It is best not to let it get close to you."

"It's not aggressive at all," Wu Zhongyuan said. "It can't speak. I communicated with it in sign language that day in Goat Valley. We were very close at the time. If it wanted to harm me, it would have done it long ago."

Jiang Nan did not refute Wu Zhongyuan's statement, but said, "There are six statues on the north side of the hall. If nothing else, there should be six on the south side. If this is where the Beast King is worshiped, then these twelve statues are Twelve beast warriors under the command of the Beast King."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded, "The statue of the dog-headed warrior at the bottom on the left has very similar facial features to the giant hyena that attacked us before."

"I noticed it too," Jiang Nan said.

While the two were talking, the little fox sitting at the door suddenly disappeared.

Although the two were talking, they kept looking at the little fox. The little fox disappeared without warning. Instead of running into the temple hall, it disappeared out of thin air.

Seeing the little fox disappear, Jiang Nan suddenly became vigilant, "Be careful, it has disappeared."

"It's not invisible," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "It should be teleportation. When I was in Goat Valley, I once saw it take meaty breasts and disappear without a trace."

Jiang Nan didn't answer, and quickly walked a few feet north, trying to observe whether there were six statues on the other side of the temple. However, only the stone door on the south side of the temple was slightly opened, and the viewing angle was limited, making it difficult to see. to the other side.

While Jiang Nan was observing the condition of the temple,

Wu Zhongyuan briefly told her the situation of the little fox, including the little fox trying to exchange the worthless Ganoderma lucidum grass for a Qi-tonifying elixir that matched its fur color, and when he met the little fox, the little fox went to The exchange has been going on for half a year in Goat Valley, but because Ganoderma lucidum is not very valuable, no one has exchanged it with it.

After listening to Wu Zhongyuan's words, Jiang Nan nodded, and after pondering, he said to Wu Zhongyuan, "Wait for me here and don't go near the temple. I'll come back as soon as I go."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded in agreement, and Jiang Nan applied the birth law and went east.

After Jiang Nan left, the little fox suddenly appeared next to him, holding two pieces of Ganoderma lucidum grass in his mouth.

The Ganoderma lucidum grass it holds is still the same kind that was brought to Goat Valley before. It is very small and has a small mouth. It can only hold two at most at a time.

Wu Zhongyuan had communicated with it before and knew that it could understand simple human speech, so he asked with a smile, "Do you want to change to the red Qi-tonifying elixir?"

The little fox nodded, disappeared after nodding, and reappeared a moment later, taking back two more.

"I don't want this," Wu Zhongyuan pointed to the temple, "Do you live here?"

The little fox nodded.

"Have you always lived here?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

The little fox probably didn't understand and looked at him confused.

Wu Zhongyuan took out a red Qi-tonifying elixir from the bag on his waist and handed it to it, "This is for you."

Seeing the elixir in Wu Zhongyuan's hand, the little fox was very happy. He stood up and raised his hands, bowed to him and thanked him.

At this moment, Jiang Nan's voice came from far away, "What are you doing? Don't give it the pill!"

The little fox was about to hold the elixir in his mouth when he heard Jiang Nan shouting and saw Jiang Nan rushing in from the east. He was nervous and panicked and disappeared.

After a while, Jiang Nan arrived, holding a mountain rabbit that was still kicking and struggling in his hand.

"Its origin is unknown. It is an enemy rather than a friend. If you give it pills, it will probably endanger the enemy." Jiang Nan said.

"Probably not." Wu Zhongyuan shook his head.

Jiang Nan looked at him with questioning eyes.

Wu Zhongyuan said, "It can move instantly. There are also places where elixirs are hidden in the southern wilderness. Why doesn't it steal them, but insists on changing them easily?"

"You also said that its consciousness is not very complete." Jiang Nan said.

Wu Zhongyuan did not argue with Jiang Nan, but looked at the mountain rabbit she had caught, "Do you want to use it as a pathfinder?"

Jiang Nan nodded.

Wu Zhongyuan took a few steps back and raised his hand towards Jiang Nan, who threw the mountain rabbit into the area where bones were piled up.

This rabbit was caught alive by Jiang Nan. It was not injured after it landed. It climbed up and ran south.

The two "watched" the mountain rabbit run away, then turned back and looked at each other. The fact that the mountain rabbit retreated completely did not mean that there was no ambush in the area where White Bones was. It only meant that the people guarding this ruined temple were not machine formations, but spiritual beings. Living things may also be dead things. In short, they have spiritual consciousness and can distinguish which ones should be killed and which ones should not be killed.

At some point, the little fox returned to the stone steps in front of the temple. When the two of them used the mountain rabbit to test it, it was also watching curiously. When the two looked back, it was still looking into the distance until the rabbit disappeared. Just then he turned to look at the two of them.

Wu Zhongyuan had been holding the elixir in his hand. When he saw the little fox looking this way, he pinched the elixir and said to him, "Come here, give it to you."

The little fox seemed a little afraid of Jiang Nan, shook his head and did not come close.

Wu Zhongyuan took out a rice cake from his bag, pressed the red Qi-tonifying elixir into it, activated his spiritual energy and threw the rice cake towards the little fox.

He could shoot the arrow a hundred feet, but could not throw the rice cake a hundred steps. In the end, the rice cake fell into the grass. The little fox ran forward, found the rice cake, and ran back to the stone steps where he was squatting. , on the stone steps, the little fox put down the rice cake and turned to look at Wu Zhongyuan, then picked up the rice cake and ran into the temple behind him.

Although he was worried that Wu Zhongyuan's move would do bad things to the enemy, Jiang Nan didn't say anything more. He had already thrown it away, and it was useless to talk about it.

After waiting for a moment, the little fox didn't come out. Jiang Nan tilted her head and looked at Wu Zhongyuan.

Wu Zhongyuan thought for a while and said, "It's already dark. Let's go back first and talk about it tomorrow."

The two returned to their original place, where the old blind man was chatting with the second child. In front of them was a pile of dead branches and firewood, which the second child had undoubtedly picked up, but he did not light it without Wu Zhongyuan's permission.

It's actually not cold at this time, but there are all kinds of mosquitoes in the mountains at night. The bonfire can not only provide lighting, but also repel insects.

Lighting a bonfire, Wu Zhongyuan told the old blind man about the situation in the temple and the situation of the little fox, and then asked for his opinion.

After listening to Wu Zhongyuan's words, the old blind man did not answer immediately. He pondered for a long time before saying, "It is rumored that not only Fuxi and Nuwa have warriors to serve as assistants, but also the other five kings also have different numbers of warriors accompanying them. Fuxi and Nuwa are emperors and empresses. In response to the Nine Supreme Beings, there are nine assistants and nine butlers. And the kings of the five realms sense the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Nine Palaces, Bagua, and Five Elements, and their generals should also respond to this number."

The old blind man took a breath when he said this, and then said, "This temple must have been the altar where the Kunlun orcs worshiped the Beast King. The statues on both sides must be the twelve orc generals who assisted the Beast King."

After the old blind man finished speaking, Jiang Nan asked, "Sir, what kind of beasts are the twelve beast generals? Are there foxes among them?"

The old blind man shook his head, "I don't know. Even what I said before is just a rumor. It is difficult to distinguish whether the ancient legend is true or false, so it is difficult to verify it."

"Sir, do you know the origin of that red fox?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"I've heard of this fox. It goes to Goat Valley every once in a while, trying to exchange for elixirs," the old blind man said. Will become invisible and escape."

"It did not become invisible, but moved instantly and went elsewhere." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"Teleportation?" The old blind man frowned slightly.

"Yes, it is indeed teleportation, definitely not an illusion of invisibility." Wu Zhongyuan nodded.

"As far as I know, apart from the Bear Clan's ability to teleport thousands of miles, there is no magic or magical power that can move instantaneously." The old blind man said.

"The key is that its spiritual energy cultivation level does not seem to be high, its spiritual consciousness is not very complete, and its mind is very simple." Wu Zhongyuan said that the Bear Clan's Instant Thousand Miles requires the caster to enter the cave, at least with the blood of the Six Yangs, and can only be cast. You can teleport others, but you cannot teleport yourself.

The old blind man didn't answer. He pondered for a long time before asking, "Have you ever touched it?"

"No," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head and asked, "What did you think of, sir?"

The old blind man did not answer Wu Zhongyuan's question, but asked again, "Does it really have an entity?"

Wu Zhongyuan nodded, "It can hold Ganoderma lucidum and rice cakes in its mouth. How can it do this if it has no entity?"

The old blind man thought for a while and said, "Before, it only appeared at night. This time you see it, it is also after sunset. If you call it again tomorrow, if it can appear in the sun, I will know what it is." .”

"If it can come out during the day, what is it?" The second child asked the question that Wu Zhongyuan wanted to ask.

"The Beast King's Nascent Soul..."