The two boats broke through the clouds and descended together. As the dark clouds dispersed, the land got closer and closer. They could clearly see the details of Bat Island. The island wasn't big, and the buildings were hidden in the forest. In the center stood a demon tower with towering eaves and a dazzling golden roof.
It should be known that in the Cultivation Continent, things like towers were usually built to suppress demons. Soul-subduing copper bells were often hung on the eaves, and talismans were painted on the bricks. However, the tower in the center of Bat Island wasn't like that.
It had a total of seven floors, and each floor had a human skull hanging where a copper bell should be. Those human skulls had completely rotted, and they were swaying faintly with the stench of the wind on the island …
Jiang Yexue and Murong Chuyi each activated their spiritual currents, and the pleasure boat and core boat landed directly in front of the tower in the center of Bat Island.
After the four of them got off the boat, the boat shrunk and was put into the Qiankun Bag. They looked up and saw that the tower was empty and dim. When they took a closer look, they saw that there were thousands of bats curled up under the eaves. Since it was daytime, these bats were all sleeping soundly.
Jiang Yexue murmured, "Human sacrifice to the tower …"
Gu Mang asked, "What do you mean by human sacrifice to the tower? I've only heard of the Demon-subduing Pagoda. "
Jiang Yexue said, "It's about the same. Human cultivation towers are used to suppress demons, while demon cultivation towers are used to trap people. This is Bat Island, so the owner of the island naturally isn't a cultivator, but a bat demon. This tower is built to trap living people in it in case of emergency. "
"What emergency?"
Jiang Yexue's expression didn't look too good. He said softly, "It's hard to say. Some demons eat humans and store them as food. Some demons drink blood, so … "
Before he finished speaking, Murong Chuyi had already stepped forward. Without saying anything, he hit the main door of the tower with a talisman. With a muffled sound, the curse-covered door of the ancient tower was shaken open.
Murong Chuyi waved the horsetail whisk in his arm and brushed away the miasma that was gushing out of the pagoda. He turned his face sideways and his dark brown eyes coldly turned around. "Jiang Yexue, are you here to save people or to tell stories?"
With that, she entered the pagoda without looking back. Her pure white figure was instantly swallowed up by the darkness.
Jiang Yexue and the others quickly followed. The hall on the first floor of the Human Sacrificial Pagoda was dark and empty. Eight thick stone pillars towered to the top of the pagoda. The stone pillars were engraved with complicated patterns, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that they were all piled up with white bones. Tens of thousands of bats were hanging upside down from the eight pillars.
These bats were different from the ones seen outside. Each of them was as tall as an adult, but their membranes were not dark gray. Instead, they were translucent white. Through this layer of curled up white membrane, one could see that many of their bodies had already taken human form, but some had more and some had fewer.
The ones that had more were no different from ordinary people except for their two bat wings. On the other hand, the one that was reduced in size only evolved into a pair of human feet, while the rest of its body still had the appearance of a furry bat.
Looking up, these pupa-like bats were densely packed and hung over the entire pagoda. There were at least thousands of them, if not tens of thousands.
Gu Mang was worried that he would wake them up, so he asked very softly, "Are they sleeping?"
Mo Xi shook his head and said, "They are cultivating in seclusion. Ancient books have recorded that this kind of spirit is a fire bat. "
Gu Mang was always concerned about practical things. He glanced at the fire bats that hung all over the seven-story pagoda and asked Mo Xi his second question, "Are they easy to deal with?"
Mo Xi did not answer directly. Instead, he said, "Fire bats are a species derived from a kind of half-demon half-immortal on Mount Jiuhua called Featherman."
"They are actually immortals?" Gu Mang looked at the monsters with dragon bones protruding out of their bodies. They must be very difficult to deal with! Then he thought, these little brothers were too different from the immortals he had imagined.
As he muttered, he glanced at Murong Chuyi who was standing in front of him.
In his opinion, immortals should at least look like Murong Chuyi, who was elegant and elegant. It felt like his clothes were fluttering even though there was no wind.
These half-mouse half-human creatures did not match at all.
Fortunately, Mo Xi did not finish his sentence, which saved Gu Mang's impression of immortals. Mo Xi said, "Fire bats are not considered half-immortals. As I said just now, they are the descendants of Featherman. Featherman are half-immortal and half-demon. Some of them have strong demonic natures. They are dissolute and degenerate. They mate with beasts and give birth to monsters mixed with beast blood, which are these fire bats. "
Gu Mang counted with his fingers seriously. "So they are … half-immortal, half-demon, and half-beast?"
"The inheritance of immortal blood is very small." Mo Xi said, "It is not an exaggeration to say that they are half-beast and half-demon."
Gu Mang then brought the topic back to the first one. "Are they easy to fight?"
"Their spiritual power is strong, but their brains are slow. So it is not too difficult. However, this is the gathering place of fire bat demons. It is best not to fight if you can. Don't disturb them. "
Then he turned to look at Jiang Yexue. "Qingxu, can you find out if there are any traces of Yue Chenqing here?"
Jiang Yexue said, "I will try."
As he spoke, he took out a talisman paper from his Qiankun Bag and blew on it. The talisman paper turned into a spiritual sparrow and flew into the air.
"Go find out if there are any traces of Yue Chenqing."
The spiritual sparrow accepted the order and flew gently to the top of the tower. However, when it reached the third floor, it suddenly screeched. Then its wings were suddenly burned by an invisible flame and turned into a wisp of green smoke!
Eight scarlet words floated in the air:
"Other races wish to enter. Offer blood as a sacrifice."
Jiang Yexue frowned. "It seems that in order to go up the tower, whether it is us or the spiritual butterfly, we must first offer blood." After he finished speaking, he turned to look at the pool of blood in the center of the tower and fell into deep thought. "Do we have to drip our blood into it?"
Mo Xi said, "Let's give it a try."
The four of them walked to the side of the blood pool. Mo Xi removed the concealed dagger from his sleeve and cut his palm. Then he handed the dagger to Jiang Yexue. After everyone dripped a few drops of blood into the pool, the blood in the pool suddenly boiled and surged —
Suddenly, blood splattered everywhere, and a bone-chilling roar came from within. Immediately after, an exotic beast emitting a red glow emerged from within!
Gu Mang was shocked. "What is this?!"
Blood splattered everywhere. Although the strange beast had the body of a human, its facial features were like that of a porcupine. Its fangs were pointed upwards, its fur was scarlet red like fire, and its pupils were the color of the rising sun. It held a mountain-splitting axe and shook off the blood in the pool. It sneezed violently and cursed,
"Damn it, what is going on these days? Someone has tried to break into the tower again and again. Are they all tired of living and want to be snacks for His Highness Bat King? "
Jiang Yexue suddenly opened his eyes wide. "Shan Gao …"
This beast was a well-known monster in Nine Regions. However, Gu Mang lacked his memory and didn't know about it at all. He saw that the other three people seemed to know about it and couldn't help but feel a little anxious. However, he was too embarrassed to ask others, so he whispered to Mo Xi, "What is a Shan Gao?"
Mo Xi replied, "It is a kind of evil beast that has existed since ancient times. It looks like a pig and its skin is as red as fire. It has no other hobbies except for cursing people."
Gu Mang thought, 'Then this pig's hobbies are quite similar to yours. I wonder who will win if you two quarrel together.'
Shan Gao panted as it looked at the four of them one by one with its little pig-like eyes. As expected, it scolded loudly the moment it opened its mouth, "Cripple, dead-faced, blue-eyed monster, and little girl, you four things trespassed into the Bat Tower and disturbed my dream. You're really annoying!"
When Gu Mang heard it call them that, he immediately recognized it. He silently counted with his fingers and said, "Cripple is Jiang Yexue, Blue-Eyed Monster is me, Princess and Little Dragon Maiden are quite expressionless, but Princess is tall and straight, so little girl should be the Murong Chuyi who is half a head shorter than Mo Xi. Then Mo Xi is Dead-Face."
"Why have you all come here?! Hurry up and confess! "
After all, the other party was an ancient spirit beast. Jiang Yexue bowed and said, "My brother came to Dream Butterfly Island a few days ago, and since then, there has been no trace of him. The only information we have is related to this Bat Island, so we broke into your precious place."
"Your brother?" The Shan Gao narrowed its eyes, "Haha, you are a big cripple, but is your brother a little cripple?"
Jiang Yexue was really good-tempered, and it didn't show its emotions on its face, it said, "My brother is healthy and healthy."
"Oh, isn't that a cripple boy … I did see one a few days ago. Was it a good-for-nothing who wore a white robe with golden edges, talked a lot, and looked like a pig's brain? "
Murong Chuyi and Jiang Yexue's expressions changed slightly. Although the Shan Gao's words were unpleasant to hear, its description was indeed like Yue Chenqing. Jiang Yexue immediately bowed again and said, "Sir, may I know where this young man is now?"
This Jiang Yexue was really amazing, he could even call that pig's brain "sir" without blushing. But the Shan Gao didn't buy it, it hummed and said, "It's useless for a dead cripple to have a sweet mouth. You haven't answered the question I just asked you. Let me ask you again, is your brother a good-for-nothing who chatters a lot and looks like a pig's brain? "
"…" Jiang Yexue didn't want to agree with him to scold his brother. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard Murong Chuyi say coldly, "That's right. Stupid and long-winded, white robe with golden edges. It's him. Do you know where he is? "
"Hey, grandson, you admit it so easily." The Shan Gao's small red eyes turned to Murong Chuyi, "But you are a big man with a thin waist and a pretty face like a fairy. You are not masculine enough, so you are really ugly."
"I'm asking you where that young man is now." Murong Chuyi's patience was very poor, he was already impatient, his words sonorous and forceful.
Maybe because Murong Chuyi's eyes were like fire and lightning, his aura was really too strong, the Shan Gao was stunned for a moment, then said, "If I answer your question, then wouldn't I lose all my face?"
Murong Chuyi slightly narrowed his eyes, "What are you going to do?"
"Naturally, everything will be done according to the rules of this Lord Shan Gao!"
Murong Chuyi's black eyebrows raised, "What rules?"
The Shan Gao hummed and said, "Humph! There is a story behind this! Let me ask you first, do you know what this pagoda was originally used for? "
"Human sacrifice pagoda, it was used to imprison living people." Jiang Yexue answered.
"The dead cripple is right, but my Dream Butterfly Island is rich in spiritual energy, the demons on the island have gradually cultivated the way of fasting. The Bat King wanted to achieve Dao and ascend, he rarely killed in the past hundred years, and did not need to prey on humans for food. As for this pagoda, it was slowly abandoned, and now it has become a place for the bat spirits to cultivate in seclusion. "
Jiang Yexue said gently, "Since that is the case, there is no use for my brother to stay on the island, can I ask your Highness to do me a favor and let my brother go back with us?"
"Hey, you dead cripple, you're thinking too much. Although the Bat King does not take the initiative to prey on cultivators. But your pig-brained brother came knocking on our door, and even violated the King's taboo, let him go? Tsk, tsk, tsk, how can it be so easy? "
Jiang Yexue said, "What taboo did he commit?"
The Shan Gao laughed, "It's still the same sentence, you ask, do you think I should answer? Everything will be done according to my rules. "
Murong Chuyi had been provoked to the brink, and he suddenly waved his horsetail whisk. Although he did not have the intention to attack, his eyes were already burning with anger. He lowered his eyebrows and said angrily, "I already asked, what are your rules, why don't you tell me?!"
The Shan Gao bared his fangs and said, "Little girl, you have delicate skin and tender flesh, but your temper is worse than a big man like me, you're really hot. Okay, I'll tell you. "
He paused, "I am guarding this pagoda for the Bat King, and I will not easily hurt people. If I meet you cultivators who visit and have something to ask, I can be merciful and answer three of your questions. But every time you get the answer to a question, you have to pay a corresponding price. So you have to think carefully, you can only ask three things. The price is as low as a hair, as high as three souls and seven spirits … How about it, do you really plan to do this? "
Murong Chuyi did not even blink, "First, where are the people of Yue Chenqing now?"
"Yo, straightforward, you're asking now." The Shan Gao calculated with his fingers and said, "Your first question is not worth the price, and I will not cheat you. How about this, let's make an exchange, I will tell you his whereabouts."
"What do you want in exchange?"
The Shan Gao licked his fat and oily lips, "I like the pain of eating people. The more painful the past of others, the more delicious it is for me to chew. " After he said that, he glanced at the four of them maliciously. "If the few of you are willing to stand still and let me extract some painful secrets from your minds to nourish you, then I will answer your first question."
Because this matter involved the other three people, Murong Chuyi did not immediately agree, but turned his head to look at them.
Mo Xi thought, since the Shan Gao could answer three of their questions, then he should not satisfy all the things that the Shan Gao wanted from the first question. Otherwise, what should he use in exchange for the second and third questions? But before he could speak, he heard Gu Mang beside him suddenly say,
"Brother Zhu, we shouldn't calculate it like this, right?"
The Shan Gao widened his eyes, "Why shouldn't we calculate it like this?"
Gu Mang said, "You see, we only asked you one question, but you want to take one painful memory from each of us, you are too unkind."
The Shan Gao was not convinced, "How am I unkind?!"
Gu Mang said, "You said it yourself just now, that you will only make an exchange with us. One thing for one thing, then for every question we ask, you should only be able to take one memory. Am I right? "
"…"
"So for every question you answer, you can only choose one person to take the memory from, and not four. You are an ancient great god, you should not be opportunistic and go back on your words. "
"You — —!" The Shan Gao was choked by him and could not speak, his pig face was red and purple.
He was embarrassed, he wanted to ask them to leave, but he could vaguely feel that the four people present were the victims, the pain of these people was naturally mellow and delicious.
How could he let go of a fat duck that was already in his mouth?
The Shan Gao could only say in a rough voice, "Okay, okay, okay! Then one question in exchange for a period of pain! But it is not up to you to recommend yourselves, I want to choose myself! "
Gu Mang imitated his tone and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I will choose myself. Come on, do you want a dead cripple with a paralyzed face, or a little girl with blue eyes? "
The Shan Gao carefully looked at the four people again, his pig nose sniffed and sniffed, smelling the bitterness in the depths of their souls. The more he sucked, the greedier he became. Gu Mang was born a slave and lacked two souls. Mo Xi's father died early, his mother betrayed him, and he was stabbed in the chest by his lover. Murong Chuyi's parents abandoned him, and he was orphaned when he was young. As for Jiang Yexue, needless to say, he was destined to be alone.
The Shan Gao's throat could not help but swallow. He simply wanted to eat his words and swallow all their memories into his stomach!
But people need face, trees need bark, and the Shan Gao also needed face. Although these people smelled abnormally delicious, it was not to the point where he could not control himself. Thus, he cleared his throat and made a decision.
"Then you, it is you. Dead cripple, come here."
Jiang Yexue smiled faintly and said, "Why? Do you think my life is the most bitter? "
"Missing an arm or a leg, it is you. Are you not willing? "
"Why wouldn't I be willing to be able to save Chenqing from its predicament?" Jiang Yexue said, "But since what you want to eat is a secret, I naturally do not want others to know. You can absorb the painful memories, but you must not divulge them. Can you agree to this? "
The Shan Gao said, "Once the memories enter my mouth, they become my food. How can I spit them out? Don't worry, I will definitely not say anything. "
Jiang Yexue was gentle, but he was not stupid. He said, "Words are not proof, can you make a demon oath?"
After all, the Shan Gao's original body was that of a pig. He was very gluttonous. He was eager to eat other people's pain, and originally had no interest in talking about the memories he absorbed. Thus, he immediately raised two fingers and made a demon oath.
"This should be fine, right? Only a dead cripple like you is so troublesome! "
Jiang Yexue smiled warmly, "Then I will let you collect it."
Gu Mang and Mo Xi did not refuse. Thus, the Shan Gao raised his head and opened his mouth. Standing in the middle of the blood pool, he let out a howl. Following his howl, the surrounding wind suddenly rose. Numerous black smoke overflowed from the chests of the four people, all of it entering the Shan Gao's mouth.
When the wind died down and the waves stopped, the Shan Gao opened his eyes and licked his lips as if he had not had enough.
"Oh, not bad, delicious. But you dead cripple, I did not expect your painful memories to be related to this- "
Jiang Yexue smiled and interrupted him, "Sir, did you forget what you promised just now?"
The Shan Gao stopped talking. But for some reason, after he finished chewing Jiang Yexue's pain, his eyes kept glancing at Murong Chuyi. His small eyes flashed with a luster that harbored evil intentions.
Murong Chuyi flicked his sleeves and said, "You have already gotten what you wanted. Tell me, where is Yue Chenqing?"
The author has something to say:
The Shan Gao really does have such a monster.
Shan Gao (Huan, Yin Huan) is the name of a monster in Chinese mythology. It looks like a pig and likes to curse people. It was said to have originated from the Qin Dynasty. "Shan Hai Jing · Shan Zhong Jing": "In Ku Shan, there is a beast. Its name is Shan Gao. Its appearance is like a chaser. It is as red as fire and good at cursing people." — This is not a popular science I wrote, it was done by Baidu Baike 2333333 ~
Gu Mang was confused, "Shan Gao, Shan Gao, you see, you are a monster. I have been heavily refined and my body also has the blood of a monster. We are twins!"
Shan Gao, "What do you want?"
Gu Mang was confused, "So can you teach me this special skill of eating other people's memories?"
Shan Gao, "Why do you want to learn this skill?"
Gu Mang was confused, "This way I can eat memories and not eat. I can save money for Princess Qian Qian!"
Ah Lian, "Bah, why didn't you save money for me when you lived in my villa?" Fireball was filthy rich, okay!! Do you have to be so protective of him! Trash dog man! My eyes are blinded! "
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