Chapter 308 Our Cave is a Garden [Two in One]
"Don't cry."
"Don't cry."
"People who cry...will be fed flowers."
In the huge dark cave, in the extremely wide open space, the sounds of fear and wailing filled the air.
Under the cliff, nearly a hundred plain-clothed people of all ages were tied up and thrown on the ground. They looked miserable and could only wail helplessly.
Around them, there were dozens of clusters of serrated, fanged carnivorous plants, each with its mouth wide open, drooling.
On the other side of the cave, there is a huge stone pit, occupying two-thirds of the entire cave. It is filled with red, boiling, misty liquid. The red mist emanates from here through a tunnel above the cave wall and gurgles out.
In the middle of the stone pit and the corner, there is a high platform. On the platform stands a middle-aged man in cloth and a black crown. He looks quite kind, with a warm smile on his face.
But what came out was extremely horrifying.
"I am known as the Medicine Demon in the underworld, you can call me Master Pharmacist..." the middle-aged man said with a smile.
But no one cared what he said.
The middle-aged man frowned slightly, snapped his fingers, and pointed at a young man who was crying the loudest, "Eat him."
“Ah——”
A carnivorous plant near the young man immediately turned scarlet, opened its bloody mouth, and swallowed the young man whole! "Ah! Ah! No... Ah! Help, ah——"
Because the piranha plant swallowed very slowly, the young man's upper body was swallowed up, and when the roots of the piranha plant propped up the shape of a person, everyone could see his lower body slowly sliding down, his legs kicking helplessly in the air, and muffled screams were heard! When this horrifying scene appeared, the captured villagers dared not breathe, they just stared with their eyes wide open, trembling all over, and sweating profusely.
For a moment, the only sounds in the entire cave were the young man's screams and the carnivorous plant's swallowing sound.
“Ah! Ah…”
“Gurgle gurgle…”
Inhumane.
"Foolish man, if you don't kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, will you never know fear?"
The middle-aged man named Yaoshimo shook his head, still with a warm smile.
"Is it quiet? Good, now I'm going to ask you some questions."
"A few days ago, a medicinal beauty appeared in your village, right?"
The villagers stared at him in fear, almost unable to take their eyes off him, but no one dared to answer.
"You don't need to answer this question. I know." Yao Shi Mo waved his hand. "Although you made up another story to erase the existence of Yao Meiren out of some fear. But... I can still be sure that she appeared."
"What I want to ask now is, she entered your village, she must have been attracted by something. How did she come here?"
Just like before, no one spoke.
The group was silent.
The Medicine Master frowned again.
"If no one speaks up, I will feed one person to the flowers every time I count ten. Not only will your bodies be devoured and turned into nutrients, but your souls will also be unable to escape. Do you know how these living plants are grown..."
"ah……"
Only a pair of feet of the young man who was eaten were left exposed, and his screams became increasingly dull and weak, deeply irritating the hearts of the villagers.
Finally, an old man said in a trembling voice: "Yes... there was a medicine lady passing by, but she... she was brought to the village by Hei Zhu, and Hei Zhu is already dead."
Medicine Master Demon's eyes were solemn: "Who else knows her origins?"
"Master Pharmacist, besides Heizhu... there were Erlaizi and Shoufu who went with him to pick up the bride. Erlaizi is also dead. Now Shoufu is the only one who knows about it in the whole village." Another man answered.
"Very good." Yao Shi Mo finally smiled: "Who is Shou Fu? Stand out."
Once again, the group fell silent.
The villagers' eyes slowly turned to the giant mouth of the carnivorous plant... the exposed soles of its feet...
I can’t stand anymore.
"Fuck." Yaoshi Mo's expression changed, "Spit it out!"
However, the carnivorous plant had already swallowed the person whole and was about to begin digesting it. How could it spit out the food that was about to reach its stomach?
call--
The Medicine Master Demon quickly flew to the ground, grabbed the feet with both hands, and kicked the roots of the Piranha Plant with his feet, saying viciously: "Open your mouth!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! After a moment of effort, the swallowed young man reappeared with a thud, already dying and unconscious.
The poor carnivorous plant had the food that was about to reach its stomach pulled out, and the deep part of its throat was rubbed repeatedly. It drooped its head to the side, half dead.
The Medicine Master's expression changed several times.
Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, he almost killed the only useful chicken, leaving behind a group of useless monkeys...
He glanced at the villagers over there angrily and said, "Next time, if you have something to say, please say it earlier."
After saying that, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, frowned, took out a pill, and stuffed it into Shoufu's mouth with great pain. He watched the other person's expression gradually improve before he felt relieved.
At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that once he had asked what he wanted to ask, none of the villagers could leave.
All their souls must be grown into flowers to make up for the loss of this life-extending pill.
certainly.
He had no intention of leaving anyone alive.
Just at this moment, there was a sudden explosion outside the door.
boom--
The Medicine Master's brows suddenly became fierce.
It is impossible for the walking dead awakened by the red fog to break through the several major formations he carefully arranged!
Someone else broke into the cave!
Sure enough, as soon as this thought came to mind, there was a swish sound, and three figures instantly appeared at the edge of the cave.
There’s a black-faced Taoist priest on the left, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes on the right, and the one in the middle...ah.
So dazzling.
The light in the cave was so dim that Yao Shimo had to squint his eyes to barely look directly at Li Chu's face.
That’s right, it was Li Chu and his two companions who came to Tuyang Cave.
The original plan was to "sneak in quietly", but who knew there was a powerful mechanism outside the door. At the moment of the explosion, Li Chu grabbed the other two and flashed forward to avoid the damage of the explosion.
But in this way...
Without any preparation or hesitation, the three of them appeared in the cave.
Li Chu quickly looked around.
Zooming in on the entire cave, in addition to the carnivorous plants surrounding the villagers, there are actually dozens of other strange-shaped plants distributed in different places.
The common point is that they all exude a dangerous aura.
Apart from these dangerous plants, the only enemy seems to be the middle-aged man below the platform.
Next to him was a dying carnivorous plant and a dying young man, with a large pool of mucus beneath them, as if some unspeakable horrific punishment was being carried out.
“Who are you?!”
The Medicine Master Demon asked in a sinister tone.
While asking, he also raised his finger gestures. After all, he was facing an uninvited guest, so he had to seize the initiative.
He thought to himself, if I can't give you a reasonable explanation, then you will soon know how stupid it is to break into this cave...
If it comes to pure fighting, it is not his strong point. But in this cave he has been managing for many days, he has already made countless arrangements.
This is his home ground.
The Medicine Master Demon is full of confidence.
Boom boom boom——
But as his fingers moved, countless strange noises were heard, and vibrations could be heard from the sky and the ground at the same time.
Many strange plants seemed to have been catalyzed and instantly became alive! Countless flower vines hung from the stone wall above the head, the giant mouth of the man-eating plant drooped down, and many seemingly withered tree stumps around were burning with strange fire, and the fruits shot by the long-nosed peas would be attached to flames if they passed through them...
What’s even more dangerous is that many bright red fruits are breaking out of the ground, and a powerful explosion may occur at any time.
In an instant, a net was formed! A demonic aura rose to the sky! Li Chu's eyes tightened.
There is danger.
While asking questions, the other party has summoned so many strange plants, which means that the other party is very hostile.
Either you give a false answer, saying that you have no hostility and are just passing by. The other party will definitely not believe it, unless he is a big fool.
Then the fight will begin.
Either answer truthfully that you are here to rescue the villagers of Shanbei, then the other party will definitely stop you.
Then the fight will still begin.
No matter what...
Open and play.
The other party’s question is basically a declaration of war!
Once the battle started, Wang Longqi and Du Lanke might not be able to withstand such a level of damage from such overwhelming attacks. Even facing an unfamiliar magical power, Li Chu was not sure if he could be safe and sound. He couldn't just take a few hits and see if he could take the damage.
To sum up, this is a moment of life and death!
In the critical moment, Li Chu's choice was also very decisive.
As the Taoist scriptures say, hesitation will lead to defeat! The manipulator of these strange plants is obviously the middle-aged man in front of him. In this case...
He was not sure whether using acupoint pressing to subdue the enemy could resolve the crisis immediately, so he pointed his halberd forward.
boom--
A flaming meteor streaked across the sky.
The Medicine Master Demon instantly exploded into a ball of brilliant fireworks.
A full three seconds passed from the time the two sides met to the end of the battle.
But it was nerve-wracking enough.
Li Chu secretly warned himself not to be so soft-hearted next time. Once the other party was given time to launch an attack, the consequences could be disastrous.
After the Chunyang Sword returned, Li Chu was a little puzzled.
Because killing this person does not bring him any experience points.
According to past experience, if the white light does not come on, it cannot be considered a sure kill of the enemy.
But the enemy had disappeared after all, and Li Chu did not think much about it, but focused his attention on the strange plants around him. Although the cultivator who controlled them was dead, he was not sure whether these strange plants could attack autonomously.
If there is still danger...
Huh? As his eyes turned to the past.
Just see...
All the scary and ferocious plants around changed their previous fierce appearance and suddenly retracted their fangs and weapons. The man-eating plant tightly closed its mouth, carefully observing its duty as a flower, and being beautiful alone. The fruit bomb silently retracted into the soil, as if it had never appeared. The long-nosed pea lowered its head honestly, highlighting its obedient appearance.
The tree stumps were even more outrageous. They actually had several roots coming out of the soil. They were like raising their hands and slapping around in a hurry, extinguishing all the flames above their heads...
Then they shook off the dust, quickly retracted their roots, and pretended nothing had happened. Li Chu suspected that if he didn't pay attention, they would probably run away without hesitation.
The whole cave.
Suddenly it turned into a quiet big garden.
The flowers in the garden are so bright.
Wang Longqi blinked and exclaimed: "These things... can change their attitude according to the situation."
"Save people first."
Li Chu greeted.
Although he wanted to try out whether these strange plants had any experience points, saving people was more important at the moment. After rescuing the villagers of Shanbei Village, he would deal with these plants and the zombies outside.
Isn’t it beautiful?
The three men freed the Shanbei villagers on the ground one by one. After being rescued, the villagers knelt on the ground and shouted to thank the immortal master.
Li Chu helped the old man in front of him up and asked, "Who was that villain just now?"
"ah?"
The old man from Shanbei Village was stunned.
You didn't even know who that person was, and you just crushed him to dust? Li Chu saw his surprise and explained, "We received news that the people of Shanbei Village were robbed and brought here, so we came to rescue them. The situation was so dangerous just now, so I didn't ask any more questions."
"ah?"
The old man from Shanbei Village was stunned again.
From their mortal perspective, it was clearly the Medicine Master Demon who asked who he was, and the little Taoist priest simply burned him to death.
What's dangerous about this situation?
But after all, Li Chu saved them, and even though they felt strange, the villagers of Shanbei Village still answered all his questions.
They didn't know much about the identity of Medicine Master Demon.
At dusk, a group of people brutally kidnapped all the villagers and brought them here, where the Medicine Master Demon was waiting.
The reason they were kidnapped...
Although they were a little hesitant, the villagers still said it because of Yao Meiren.
Not many villagers knew about this incident. Several elders in the village were worried that if the story of Yao Meiren spread, it would attract some bad things, so they made up another version of the story.
In fact, Yao Meiren killed the two people in the village and then disappeared.
Unfortunately, bad things still came.
What the Medicine Master Demon wanted to find was actually similar to what Li Chu wanted to find, which was the whereabouts or origin of the beautiful medicine lady.
Only one person could possibly know this.
The villagers pointed at the miserable skinny man.
Although the elixir of the Medicine Master Demon brought him back from the brink of death, he was still unconscious. Being swallowed by the Piranha Plant for such a long time was not a good experience after all.
Li Chu stepped forward, picked up the small Bodhi mantra, and gave him a Bodhi initiation.
call out--
In fact, Li Chu is now quite restrained in using the Small Bodhi Mantra.
The reason is simple.
If he uses the small Bodhi mantra here, the bell of White Dragon Temple will ring.
If the bell of the White Dragon Temple rings frequently, it will be difficult for the brothels in the city to do business.
If it is difficult for brothels in the city to do business, then Youlanxuan will not be able to stay out of it.
If Youlanxuan is not doing well, then...
The consequences are disastrous.
So in Li Chu's current calculations, using the Small Bodhi Mantra is almost equivalent to throwing money.
But the situation now is really urgent and there is no other way.
As for the effect, there is naturally no doubt about it.
Shoufu woke up soon after, and he had never seen so many people staring at him before. They all smiled and surrounded him, asking, "Are you awake?"
He blinked, and suddenly remembered that he was eaten by a carnivorous plant, and jumped up again with a scream.
Li Chu held his shoulders, comforted him, and explained the current situation to him before asking questions.
Where did that medicinal beauty come from? "It's Mizunohara..."
Shoufu recalled for a while before giving the answer.
Seeing that Li Chu and the others didn't know, he explained first: "It's a field east of our village and north of Xiangze. There are some green areas and lakes with a lot of medicinal herbs. Many people in our village make a living by collecting herbs and often go there. According to Hei Zhu, the woman fell into the water there and was saved by him, so she promised to marry him."
"Later, we followed Heizhu to Mizunohara to pick up the woman. Her home was there." He scratched his head. "The woman asked Heizhu to pick her up and leave Mizunohara before the sunrise, so we went to pick her up at night. I was very surprised at the time... Later I found out that she was a monster. Maybe she was afraid of the light."
"Mizuno... Chaoyang..."
Wang Longqi muttered to himself, stroking his chin.
"In order to save my father, I must go and take a look."
I just realized today that Chinese New Year is coming soon! I wish everyone a happy new year.
(End of this chapter)
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