The injured ones on the ground also struggled to fly up and followed them away. Let's put it this way! As long as they were not dead, every one of them was counted as one, and they all followed them.
Only a few dead ones were left, piled on the roadside.
At dawn the next day, the old duke's personal soldiers picked up all the bats, cleaned them, and prepared to steam and eat them, but they were told by Naituanzi that they were poisonous, so they threw them away again.
After that we continued on our way and soon came to a swamp.
This place is very strange. If you go through the swamp, you can shorten the journey by two thirds. If you go around, you have to climb two mountains to get over it.
It is barely possible to climb the mountain on horseback, but a carriage definitely cannot pass through. The best way is to walk across the swamp.
The old Duke took a look and felt that it would not be difficult to pass through the swamp. All he needed to do was prepare more wood, lay it between the swamps, and make wooden bridges, so that carriages and horses could pass easily.
There is water underneath the swamp here, not mud.
He sent someone to investigate, and the information they reported was pretty much what he expected. After some discussion, they all decided that it would be faster to go through the swamp.
There is plenty of wood. We can go to the mountain to cut some trees and put them across the two swamps to form a wooden bridge, so that we can cross smoothly.
With an idea in mind, everyone set up camp on the edge of the swamp and arranged for people to go up the mountain to cut wood.
The old Duke was still strong and took the lead, carrying an axe and leading his men up the mountain. Yang Heng led his men to carry the wood, saw it, and lay it on the swamp.
Anyway, they would use this road on their return trip, so they built the wooden bridge to make it easier to travel.
The three states and six prefectures have returned to Dongsheng, and there will surely be more people coming and going in the future. Laying a wooden bridge across the swamp is a good thing with great merit.
Naituanzi, Li Sizu, Chu Yishang, Chu Yilin, An Zibin, and Heitantou didn't have to work and just sat aside and watched.
Three wooden bridges were built during the day and everyone was very happy. If we continue working at this pace, it won’t be long before we can walk freely in the swamp.
The strange thing was that when they woke up the next day, the three wooden bridges were gone, even the chopped wood was gone.
Chu Xiaoxiao walked to the place where the bridge was being built and observed carefully, but could not see anything.
[Hmph! Something must have taken the wood away. I will lay the bridge again today and I will personally keep watch at night to see who is so shameless as to steal the wood for paving the bridge.]
Old Duke: "......"
You are right. We should look carefully to see who is so shameless as to steal our things in such a remote place.
Li Sizu: “…”
Could it be some kind of monster? But why would a monster steal wood?
Black charcoal head: "......"
There was no one around for dozens of miles. It couldn't be a human. It must be some kind of monster. Could it be a fish? There was only water under the swamp. What else could it be besides fish?
Fish are aquatic creatures and are under the jurisdiction of the dragon clan. If the fish really stole the wood, they must make them return it.
The question is, what do fish need wood for? If they can't eat it or use it, are they crazy?
Although the wooden bridge from last night disappeared, everyone worked harder today and built four bridges at once.
Everyone knew that the wood would be destroyed at night, so after dinner, no one went to bed. Instead, they sat in groups of three or five and chatted, wanting to see how the wood had not fallen off.
The old Duke sat with his old soldiers, each holding a weapon in his hand, waiting for the wood thief to come.
About midnight a very large toad came up from the swamp.
Its appearance was amazing. It did not jump out, but rose slowly from the swamp water. It seemed as if there was an elevator under its feet, slowly lifting it up.
The old duke and his old guard were not surprised, and Yang Heng's men were also not surprised to follow him to control the river monster.
Whenever something out of the ordinary happened in the wilderness, it was related to monsters, but they didn't expect that a toad could become a monster.
I have never seen such a thing before.
The toad is about one meter and fifty-six meters tall, and looks just like a human.
It did not jump around, but walked on its two hind legs like a human. It held a red tasseled spear in its forelimbs, wore a tattered straw hat on its head, a red cloak on its body, and had a big belly.
If you look at it from behind, you won't think it's a toad, you will definitely think it's a person.
Naituanzi frowned and released Xiaojin and Jinglan.
[The saliva of this thing may be poisonous, everyone should be careful. ]
After hearing his granddaughter's voice, the old Duke immediately told his guards, "Let's sit here and don't act rashly. That thing might be poisonous, especially its saliva.
Be prepared and protect your head and face from the venom."
Yang Heng also heard his niece's thoughts and told his men: "The saliva of this thing is poisonous. Don't touch it easily. Cover your naked skin with it."
"yes!"
His men immediately took action, each finding something to wrap up the exposed skin tightly.
The place where Li Sizu, Naituanzi, Heitantou, Chu Yishang, Chu Yilin and An Zibin were staying was set up with a barrier and an illusion by Xiao Jin.
In the eyes of the Toad Spirit, the place where they were staying was just a pile of dirt with nothing on it.
Suddenly, a sound like a broken gong rang in everyone's ears.
"Foolish and ignorant human beings, why do you have to pass through this swamp? This is our home. You destroyed my home yesterday. I didn't blame you, I just threw the wood you brought into the water.
Why did you come today? You did more than yesterday. You went too far. I must punish you a little. My crocodile brothers have been hungry for a long time. It's time to give them a good meal. "
As it spoke, the toad placed the red tasseled spear on the ground, retracted its bulging belly, opened its big mouth, and sprayed white liquid at everyone.
Its mouth is like a sprayer, spraying out liquid with a "swish, swish, swish" sound.
Naituanzi was afraid that those unarmed and unskilled people would be hurt by the toad spirit's saliva, so he ordered Heitantou to set up a barrier for them.
The charcoal-headed man sneered disdainfully: "Master! There is no need to go to so much trouble. It's just a toad, just kill it."
Without waiting for Chu Xiaoxiao to speak, the charcoal-haired man came out of the barrier, transformed into a dragon, and rushed towards the toad spirit.
"Hey! Here comes a dragon who doesn't know how to live or die. You look young, but do you really want to compete with me? You can't blame me if I injure you.
We the Toad Clan are not under your control, we are amphibians, and you the Dragon Clan only control the aquatic creatures, not us Toads."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? How did you become a spirit?"
As soon as the black charcoal head finished speaking, he started to fight, not giving the toad spirit any time to catch his breath. The fight between the dragon and the toad was a close one.
Milk Ball was watching from the side and thought it was very interesting. He walked out of the barrier and applauded to cheer for Black Charcoal Head.
Jinglan and Xiaojin stayed beside their masters respectively to prevent any unexpected situations.
They are serious about protecting their owners.
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