Chapter 127

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While Cheng Hui was stunned, the "knights" around him had already taken out two or three little mice and fed them to the long-legged bird under them.

The long-legged bird that Cheng Hui was riding turned its head while running, staring at Cheng Hui with its eyes.

Cheng Hui: ...

"Uncle Gui, why didn't you mention this?"

Cheng Hui secretly complained bitterly, but Uncle Gui was also confused: "What the hell? I have to bring mice to this beast? We didn't have this rule before..."

Cheng Hui was speechless. He looked at the long-legged bird helplessly. The man and the bird stared at each other for a long time. The long-legged bird shrank its neck and turned its head back.

Cheng Hui: …???

Cheng Hui was confused. What did that mean? This bird isn't going to bother me?

The long-legged bird ran in the wind with tears in its eyes. If Cheng Hui could hear its inner voice, he would probably hear the following conversation: Oh, oh, oh, this zombie is so scary, it scared the bird to death.

The bird is sad, but it dare not say it...QAQ

Just as Cheng Hui was wondering why the bird had retreated, Uncle Gui suddenly spoke with enlightenment, "I understand. These long-legged birds are bullies. You don't have to give them those wood mice. Look, this bird is very afraid of you, so it doesn't dare to ask you for mice."

Cheng Hui: ...Yes, is that so?

Uncle Gui was still indignant: "I told you, why feed wood rats? It's all because of the bad habits people have cultivated in them since then!"

Cheng Hui was embarrassed. Everyone else was busy taking care of their long-legged birds, and no one noticed his actions.

He touched the neck of the unfortunate bird, and the bird shrank back and looked back timidly. It was unknown what image he looked like in the eyes of this long-legged bird. Anyway, after looking at him, the bird suddenly turned its head back and ran faster.

Cheng Hui thought, okay, I won’t starve to death if I eat two fewer rats.

Judging from the size of these long-legged birds, two groups of mice are obviously not enough to feed them. These wood mice are probably just a small dessert for them, and they will just not eat them.

So, Cheng Hui felt at ease and stopped paying attention, and then... he watched helplessly as the weak, pitiful and helpless long-legged bird in front of him aggressively squeezed to the side of another long-legged bird and snatched two wood mice from its mouth.

Cheng Hui: ...

The long-legged bird was one of the old, weak and sick ones. It could not beat the strong long-legged bird, so it could only cry out twice angrily, and then use its long beak to peck the ghost riding behind it, causing it to run away with its head in its hands.

Cheng Hui, who witnessed everything: ...

Well, it’s confirmed that this group of long-legged birds bully the weak and fear the strong.

After this little episode, there was no more danger on the road.

This group of long-legged birds have bad tempers and are very unfriendly to passengers, but their deterrent power is indeed good. Few monsters dare to confront them head-on. Occasionally, they will encounter some particularly powerful monsters, and the long-legged birds can use their acceleration to leave them far behind.

Except for a few unlucky passengers who were occasionally bullied, everyone else had a very comfortable journey.

It was around noon when Cheng Hui left Luowu City. Although the sun could not be seen in the underworld, one could roughly tell the time of day and night from the brightness of the sky.

As the sky gradually darkened, the long-legged bird began to slow down. Just as Cheng Hui was wondering whether they should stop somewhere to rest, the female ghost who had been bitten by the dog suddenly screamed excitedly: "We've arrived at the camp."

Cheng Hui looked up and saw a huge camp looming in everyone's sight in the twilight.

The leading long-legged bird let out an excited cry and exerted force with its feet to speed up again.

The other long-legged birds also began their final sprint, and the group soon arrived at the gate of the huge camp.

The camp was surrounded by a thick fence, on which was wrapped a kind of green leafy plant with a large number of colorful flowers, which looked very fresh and lovely.

But Cheng Hui recognized that the grass wrapped around the fence was a very common bone-binding grass. This grass could serve as the first line of defense for the camp, but it would be a joke to expect this thing to stop all enemies.

Cheng Hui felt that anyone who could build such a camp would definitely not make such a joke, so he observed more carefully and even took out something that he shamelessly named the Star Plate for Searching Arrays.

Sure enough, after taking out the star map for searching the array, the pointer on it kept vibrating. The closer it got to the camp, the more violently the pointer vibrated.

"What is this? What are you doing?" The ghost with a big hole in his belly had been following Cheng Hui not far away. When he saw him take out such a thing, he leaned over with great curiosity.

The kind that really sticks its head out, stretching its neck very long so that only the head can be seen.

Cheng Hui: ...

He pushed the head away in disdain, "This is a tool for searching for formations."

The ghost didn't mind. He circled his neck around Cheng Hui again and tried to put his chin on his shoulder: "Oh? You also know the formation?"

The corner of Cheng Hui's mouth twitched. He reached out and grabbed his head, tied a knot around his neck, and then threw his head back.

"Hey, brother, you're going too far." The ghost with a knot in his neck was very dissatisfied.

"I'm not used to being too close to others." Cheng Hui said coldly.

The long-necked ghost pouted: "Hey, you zombies have so many problems." After saying that, he untied his neck and then restored it to its normal length.

"Brother, I haven't seen you before. Is this your first time here?"

As long as the ghost doesn't move his head close to him, Cheng Hui feels that he can still communicate with him normally.

The two chatted casually, and before long they arrived at the camp.

"Finally we're here, but it's a pity that we have to spend money again." The long-necked ghost sighed, rummaged through his pockets, and fumbled for a long time before he took out two Yin stones.

The rumbling sound made by the group of long-legged birds when running had already attracted the attention of the camp. The two guards at the gate of the camp grinned when they saw the long-legged birds approaching.

Cheng Hui didn't understand why they were laughing so happily until the people from the Long-legged Bird were taken away by a steward in black. They stood at the gate of the camp and were asked to hand over two Yin Stones before they could enter the camp.

After handing over two Yin Stones and successfully obtaining an identity token, the guard seemed to notice that Cheng Hui was a new face and lazily reminded him, "Don't get close to the fence, or you'll get fed with bone-binding grass. Don't blame me for not warning you."

"Thank you very much."

After Cheng Hui entered the camp, he discovered that the camp was quite large and the entire camp was covered by a huge magic circle.

Daping Swamp is a very dangerous place, with a large number of magical beasts living in the swamp. The existence of this camp is to provide a place for these ghost cultivators hunting in the swamp to rest, so there are all kinds of shops inside, and even several shops have set up branches here to purchase materials.

Some ghost cultivators don't want to travel back and forth, so they just sell the collected materials directly. The price may be cheaper than in Luowu City, but it is more convenient.

In addition, there are many places in the camp where monks can relax. Cheng Hui saw a small flag with a dice painted on it hanging outside a huge tent.

"That's a casino over there, owned by Mr. Gou Sanye. How about it? Are you interested in playing a few hands?" asked the long-necked ghost, rubbing his hands.

Cheng Hui glanced at him. This long-necked ghost had been following him since he got off the long-legged bird. He was quite puzzled about what this person's intentions were, but since the other party didn't tell him, he didn't ask. Anyway, he didn't suffer any loss by having such an old hand to introduce the situation in the camp.

"I'm not interested in gambling." Cheng Hui said lightly.

Nine out of ten gambling cases are scams. Cheng Hui has always felt that places like casinos are used to cheat people out of money.

"Then..." The long-necked ghost rolled his eyes, grunted twice, and thrust his hips, making a gesture every man knows. "Are you interested in other places?"

Cheng Hui's mind suddenly flashed with a bunch of scantily clad female ghosts with missing limbs...

He couldn't help but shiver. Logically speaking, wouldn't he be scared to death by that kind of female ghost?

"I won't go!" Cheng Hui said with a firm face.

The long-necked ghost couldn't help but mutter, "If you don't want to go, then don't go. Why are you so loud? It's frightening."

Cheng Hui: ...

"Ahem, well, little brother, I see you have amazing bones and extraordinary talents. I have..."

"I don't want to buy it. I don't have money. Goodbye!" Cheng Hui said three times in a row and slipped away decisively.

The long-necked ghost stayed where he was, and when he came to his senses, Cheng Hui was gone.

After walking two blocks, "Why don't you listen to him finish?" Chang Ling asked with a smile.

"No need." Cheng Hui said indifferently: "Looking at his rhetoric, I know he must be trying to sell me something. No matter what it is, I'm not interested, so why waste time?"

"Aren't you afraid of missing out on any opportunities?" Uncle Gui also joined in the fun.

Cheng Hui grinned and flattered him: "Don't worry, with Uncle Gui here, how can I lack opportunities?"

"You're a good talker." Uncle Ghost laughed and didn't mention the long-necked ghost anymore.

Changling also smiled, very satisfied with Cheng Hui's performance.

As a monk, you have to be cautious. The chance of a trap falling from the sky is much greater than pie in the sky.

Cheng Hui found the hotel in the camp, but the so-called hotel was just dozens of large holes dug on a small hill. There was only a curtain hanging at the door of each hole. If he wanted to ensure his safety, he had to rent a formation plate specifically.

Cheng Hui looked at this simple hotel and was speechless. Fortunately, the thing he had the most was the formation plate. After finding the cave on the mountainside, he sealed the cave entrance with the formation plate.

He made quite a few when he was practicing, and the quality varied. Now he didn't have to worry about safety issues. After all, his formation plates were integrated with all kinds of strange functions. If there was a thief, he would probably be beaten to tears.

After settling down, he slept in the cave. Early the next morning, he was awakened by the noise outside.

He lay in bed and didn't want to get up. He listened carefully for a while and found out that the people who were going to Daping Swamp were forming a team and recruiting people.

No matter what time it is, the saying "strength in numbers" always applies. What's more, the Daping Swamp is rich in resources and various magical beasts.

Especially the swamp overlord, the sawtooth crocodile. It has thick skin and flesh and is extremely difficult to kill. It is also very intelligent. If you fail to kill it, it will be targeted and you will be attacked if you are not careful.

It is precisely because this kind of monster is particularly difficult to deal with that everyone tends to enter together in a team.

However, generally speaking, truly confident cultivators will have found a team in Luowu City in advance. Those who need to recruit people here urgently are either because their own team has suffered losses and they have to add teammates, or... they are simply looking for cannon fodder.