Chapter 211: Escape
Fang Zhixing's eyes flashed, and his sight fell on Xigou's system panel.
[Species: Canine]
【Talent: Dog's Bond】
[Bloodline: Hyena (Level 4)]
[Bloodline Explosion Skill: Poisonous Wolf Fang (Each use consumes 1 life)]
[Bloodline Explosion Skill: Wolf Shadow Gale Claw]
[Bloodline Explosion Skill: Shrinking the Earth]
[Bloodline Explosion Skill: Infinite Heaven and Earth, Hundred Miles of Chasing]
[Number of lives remaining: 12]
"Hey, the thin dog has also been upgraded?"
Fang Zhixing was shocked and extremely surprised.
Before he was promoted, he thought about the thin dog.
However, he felt that the thin dog was still in its growth stage, and even if he was upgraded, the improvement in strength would not be significant.
And after the little dog is upgraded, this guy will definitely become dishonest again.
We are on the run right now, and it is not appropriate to add an element of uncertainty.
All the little dog has to do is obey his orders.
But that guy is very selfish and likes to act on his own.
So, after weighing the pros and cons, Fang Zhixing simply upgraded alone without bringing the little dog with him.
In theory, as long as the man and the dog keep a distance, the bond will become invalid.
Who would have thought...
It seems that after Fang Zhixing was promoted to the Jiuniu realm, the bond between him and the thin dog also underwent some transformation.
"Well, from this experience, as long as the thin dog and I are within five miles of each other, we can maintain our bond."
"Next time I level up, I have to put more distance between myself and the thin dog."
Fang Zhixing thought about it.
"Oh, Fang Zhixing, I knew you would come to me soon."
The dog laughed loudly, very happy, and shouted: "Look, I have upgraded to the fourth level of bloodline, with twelve lives and an extra awesome bloodline burst skill!"
Xigou was so immersed in happiness that he didn't notice that Fang Zhixing was not by his side when he was upgraded.
Fang Zhixing's mouth twitched slightly, and he nodded gently, "Yeah, with the fourth-level bloodline, your strength has undoubtedly become stronger!"
“Yes, yes!”
The dog was so ecstatic that he raised his paw and swept it a few times, whirring and saying excitedly, "I feel a stronger force surging out of my body. The attack power may be doubled compared to before!"
Fang Zhixing said with a click of his tongue: "A fourth-level bloodline beast, if placed in the Wind and Thunder Forbidden Zone, would be the overlord at the top of the food chain."
"Overlord, hehehehe!"
The dog was very proud and boasted: "The newly awakened burst skill 'Hundred Miles Tracking' is extremely powerful.
As long as I smell someone, and that person happens to be within a hundred miles of me, I can track him or her. Isn't that awesome?"
Fang Zhixing's eyes sparkled with a strange light, and he praised: "Excellent, from now on, no matter who offends us, they will not be able to escape."
“That’s right!”
The dog bared his teeth, looked fierce, and said murderously: "If anyone dares to offend us, we will chase him to his grandmother's house!"
Fang Zhixing nodded, just at this moment.
The system panel flashed again.
[Second level of Tianluo Huaxue Gong: Maximum level conditions:
1. Defeat or kill 10 creatures of the same level (not completed) 2. Observe the multi-legged monsters reveal their true form 3 times (four or more legs are multi-legged, not completed) 3. Collect more than 5 complete visualization pictures (not completed) 4. Improve your cultivation talent, swallow special medicine or yin and yang harmony, you can choose by yourself (not completed)
5. Witness the birth of a restricted area (unfinished)
6. Collect 1 liter of blood from a warrior in the middle stage of the Nine Ox Realm (unfinished) 7. 30,000 jin of level 4 exotic beast meat, or 9,200 level 4 top-grade meat pills (unfinished)]
"Oh, it came out so quickly!"
Fang Zhixing raised his eyebrows, then collected his thoughts and carefully looked at the maximum level requirements for the second level of demon transformation.
What surprised him was that the first level of Tianluo Huaxue Gong had 10 conditions, but the second level had only 7, which was actually less.
Xigou was also surprised and clicked his tongue, "Why are there only seven conditions? Logically, shouldn't each level be more difficult than the last?"
Fang Zhixing hesitated for a moment and replied, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. After the situation is opened up, the road becomes easier."
Xigou thought about it, but after he carefully read the seven conditions, he pondered: "It is not easy to complete these seven conditions. Condition 5 alone is enough to give you a headache."
Fang Zhixing agreed with this and said thoughtfully, "I guess the restricted area is most likely not formed naturally. The problem is how this thing was formed and where it was formed. We have no idea."
Xigou analyzed again: "Condition 2 is also quite perverted. Where can you find a multi-legged monster?"
"Well, demons can transform into humans and hide among the crowd. It will probably take a lot of effort to find them."
Fang Zhixing nodded and sighed, then said carefully: "And condition 6 is also outrageous. He actually asked me to collect the blood of a strong man in the middle stage of the Nine Ox Realm."
"Yeah, it's difficult anyway."
Xigou couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean, do you want to continue staying in the Wind and Thunder Forbidden Zone?"
Fang Zhixing shook his head decisively and said, "I can't stay here any longer. I've been here for almost twenty days and have left too many traces. I've already attracted a lot of attention."
During these days, not to mention that Fang Zhixing hired four guides and went in and out of the restricted area every day without any gain, just say that he hung the top sign in Shunxin Pavilion every day.
This thing is equivalent to him being on the hot search every day, which is actually very eye-catching.
"Okay, let's go."
Xigou naturally had no objection. He was a dog staying in the wilderness with nothing to do and was extremely bored. He had long wanted to go out for a walk.
The man and the dog did not hesitate any longer and headed south through the woods.
They are both very low-key.
Although Fang Zhixing is already in the early stage of the Ninth Ox Realm, the thin dog is not an ordinary beast.
But they still chose to be prudent, and along the way, they stayed away from official roads and main roads as much as possible, and only walked on small paths.
The morning passed quickly.
It was noon.
Fang Zhixing arrived at the Sancha River ferry. At this place, there was no way to go and he had to take a boat.
Of course, there are many people and eyes at the ferry.
From a distance, Fang Zhixing saw a billboard with many wanted pictures of him and Xigou posted on it.
"Damn it! They're even wanted for a dog. What a beast." The thin dog cursed.
Fang Zhixing did not go to the ferry, but walked downstream for several miles and happened to come across a black-sailed boat docked by the river.
A middle-aged fisherman was sitting at the bow, smoking a pipe leisurely.
Suddenly, Fang Zhixing flashed and jumped behind the fisherman like a ghost.
The fisherman was completely unaware, his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness in an instant.
Fang Zhixing stripped the fisherman of his straw raincoat and put it on, then threw the fisherman onto the shore.
The little dog jumped directly onto the boat and got into the black sail.
Fang Zhixing rowed the boat downstream.
The sun is shining today and the wind is favorable, so the little black-sailed boat is sailing against the waves.
About an hour later, Fang Zhixing, who was rowing, suddenly stood up.
He looked at the water ahead of him. The water gradually narrowed downstream and a checkpoint appeared.
Two large ships guard this checkpoint, and all passing ships must be inspected.
When Fang Zhixing saw this situation, he was speechless for a moment.
He has been missing for almost twenty days, but I didn't expect that the outside world is still conducting a strict investigation.
He looked around on both sides of the river, trying to find a way to get through.
But things are not that simple.
The reason why the checkpoints can hold people back is, firstly, because of their advantageous geographical location, and secondly, because the imperial court built strong defensive fortifications.
Seeing this clearly, Fang Zhixing sat down, took out the map from his arms and spread it out.
"Qinghe County is mainly based on water transportation. If I want to leave here, it is difficult to go by water, and it is even more difficult to go by land."
Thinking of this, Fang Zhixing quickly realized that he had to pass this level.
"Thin dog."
Fang Zhixing called out via voice transmission.
The thin dog showed a ferocious big dog head and responded: "What's wrong?"
Fang Zhixing said carefully: "We will pass the level later, so prepare for the battle."
The thin dog stretched his head to look ahead, his eyes widened, and he said nervously: "It will be a bit difficult to force his way in."
He quickly looked at the passing ships and suggested, "How about we sneak onto a large merchant ship and maybe we can get away with it?"
Fang Zhixing rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "You are almost two meters tall now, how can you sneak in? Otherwise, I will kill you again?"
Xigou Lian said: "No, being killed is too painful, I already have psychological trauma.
Besides, there must be more levels ahead, I don’t know how many there are, you can’t just kill me every time you encounter a level, that’s not a long-term solution.”
Fang Zhixing also thought so and nodded: "So, killing you is just a backup plan, not my first choice."
Xigou breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Fang Zhixing would kill him without saying a word.
He quickly suggested: "The guards are lax at night, why don't we wait until dark and sneak over quietly."
Fang Zhixing replied: "I am not familiar with the river. The river here is more than a kilometer wide and the waves are rolling. After dark, I have no idea which direction to row."
"Too……"
Xigou understood that one of the most important reasons why Fang Zhixing was able to easily avoid searches before was that he was familiar with the terrain.
From the county town to Baihe Villa, and then to the Fenglei Forbidden Zone, he was so familiar with these places that he could walk there with his eyes closed.
But once you are far away from the county town, there are only ways to survive, and all the advantages are gone.
The dog couldn't help but sigh: "Well, damn it, I'll force my way in."
Fang Zhixing rowed forward and entered the checkpoint inspection area, where large and small ships lined up for inspection.
In front of the wupeng boats was a large ship.
Several canal transport soldiers in official uniforms boarded the ship and checked the cabin inside and out.
The big ship should be a grain ship, transporting grain from other places to the county town. After unloading, it is returning.
The boat is empty.
There's nothing to check.
A few canal transport soldiers took a quick look and then got off the boat.
Soon, the big ship was allowed to pass.
Then, Fang Zhixing rowed forward, docked, and accepted inspection.
A canal transport soldier came over and shouted, "Where are you going? Show me your identity token."
Fang Zhixing took out his identity token and replied with a smile: "Sir, I'm going fishing."
The canal transport soldier took the identity token and saw the three words "Fang Zhixing" written on it, and his registered residence was Qinglin County.
"Hey, why do people from Qinglin County come to this place to fish?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The canal transport soldier blinked, his face full of suspicion, but the next second, he suddenly saw a gold note under the identity token.
The canal transport soldier's pupils shrank, he raised his head and looked at Fang Zhixing deeply.
"Sir, this is a gift to you as a filial piety. Please be merciful." Fang Zhixing said sincerely.
The canal transport soldier looked around, quietly put away the gold note, and shouted, "We have checked it, let it go."
As soon as these words came out, Xigou laughed happily and said in a voice transmission: "Ah, money makes the world go round. What were you doing earlier? You made me so nervous."
Fang Zhixing quickly sat down and rowed forward.
The canal transport soldier stepped back a few steps, watched the black-sailed boat move forward a few meters, and suddenly gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "There is a wanted criminal on that boat!"
Ding ding ding~ Someone struck the gong, and the rapid sound of the gong quickly spread throughout the checkpoint.
"Mud paralysis!"
The thin dog stuck its head out and roared at the canal transport soldier, baring its fangs, as if it wanted to eat his flesh alive.
The next moment!
Whoosh! A cold arrow flew out and hit the canal transport soldier in the chest.
“Ah~”
The canal transport soldier let out a shrill scream, covered his chest, his eyes full of disbelief, and fell on his back with a painful expression.
“You deserve it!”
The thin dog turned his head and saw Fang Zhixing constantly drawing the bow and shooting arrows.
The canal transport soldiers at the checkpoint fell one after another.
After Fang Zhixing shot more than thirty arrows in succession, there was no one left on the checkpoint.
Those guards were either shot dead or went into hiding.
Fang Zhixing sat down and rowed hard.
The wupeng boat accelerated rapidly and moved forward through the water.
Soon, the black-sailed boat caught up with the big ship in front.
"Little dog, get on board!"
Fang Zhixing tiptoed, flew into the air, and jumped onto the deck of the ship.
The small dog also used all four legs to push the black-sailed boat down, and then it suddenly floated up.
He also landed on the deck.
"Ah, there's a wolf!"
When the crew on the deck saw the tiny dog, they were instantly frightened and fell to the ground, rolling and crawling.
Fang Zhixing ignored them and ran straight to the middle-aged man at the helm, thinking of capturing the leader first.
The middle-aged man at the helm was the owner of the ship. Upon seeing a man and a dog suddenly break into the ship, he picked up a long whip and swung it in the air.
Snap! The long whip hit the deck with a sharp bang, which was quite powerful.
He shouted, "Who are you?"
Fang Zhixing's figure flashed and suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The middle-aged man at the helm felt his eyes blurry, and suddenly a big hand pressed on his shoulder.
The terrifying force caused his knees to bend immediately, but they were lifted up again.
At this moment, his heart skipped a beat, and he broke out in a cold sweat, his scalp going numb.
Fang Zhixing said indifferently: "Hurry up and move forward. As long as you obey me, I won't hurt anyone."
The middle-aged man at the helm choked and said, "My dear, I will obey you."
He took the helm again and shouted to the crew, "Set sail and sail at maximum speed."
The crew members looked at each other and stared at Fang Zhixing and Xigou, terrified and at a loss for a moment.
"Are you deaf? Listen to my orders!"
The middle-aged man at the helm was very anxious and shouted loudly.
"yes!"
The crew members finally came to their senses and got busy.
Whoosh! The canvas came down, and the wind blew it wide open into an arc.
Once the speed of the big ship was increased, it was running very fast.
Fang Zhixing turned around and came to the stern of the ship, and immediately found a small warship following behind.
He turned his head and glanced at the deck below, and suddenly saw a log as thick as a thigh and more than four meters long.
Fang Zhixing raised the corner of his mouth slightly, grabbed the log with his big hands, and mobilized his arm muscles, and threw it out with all his strength as if throwing a javelin.
The log flew across the water and hit the bottom of the bow, creating a large hole and going inside.
Splash! The river water instantly poured back into the cabin.
The people on the warship were obviously in a panic, and they rushed to jump off the ship to escape.
Fang Zhixing smiled contemptuously, turned around and walked to the middle-aged man at the helm, and said with a smile: "I haven't asked for your name, big brother?"
The middle-aged man at the helm quickly replied, "I don't deserve it. I'm Yang Da'an."
Fang Zhixing asked, "Where are you going?"
Yang Daan said, "Let's go to Baishi Wharf downstream. We will load the grain there and then transport it to the county town."
Fang Zhixing understood, took out the map, looked at it, pointed to a point and said: "There is a reed ferry here, take me here as quickly as possible, and I will get off the boat and leave."
Yang Daan was overjoyed and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do it."
Fang Zhixing stopped talking nonsense and walked to the bow of the boat.
The thin dog stayed on the deck, staring coldly at the crew members to prevent anyone from being dishonest.
Before I knew it, it was evening.
The wind gradually died down.
The big ship also couldn't run fast.
Besides, it’s time for dinner.
Yang Daan walked up to Fang Zhixing and pleaded, "My dear, we have no food on the boat. We usually go ashore to eat. We need to find a ferry to stop. Can you see this?"
Fang Zhixing replied: "Send three crew members off the boat to buy food and bring it back."
“Yes, yes!”
Yang Da'an made arrangements immediately.
After a while, the ship turned a corner, slowly sailed towards the shore and docked.
The three crew members quickly ran off the boat and ran away.
Everyone waited anxiously, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Three crew members never returned.
Xigou asked worriedly, "Why did it take so long? Could those three people have escaped?"
Fang Zhixing frowned slightly, opened his blood-red eyes and glanced at the shore, his face suddenly tensed.
“You came so quickly!”
Fang Zhixing took a deep breath and said in a voice transmission: "Xiaogou, we are surrounded."
The thin dog raised his head and suddenly heard a whooshing sound in the air.
Bits of cold light fell from the sky like a torrential rain.
"Oh my god!"
The thin dog turned its head and hid under the mast.
The next moment, hundreds of arrows fell from the sky, covering the entire deck of the ship.
"don't want!"
Yang Da'an and others were also on the deck, and the rain of arrows had no eyes and shot at them head-on.
“Ahh~”
Screams rang out one after another, and a number of crew members fell to the ground after being shot by arrows.
Only Yang Daan was a warrior at the python level. He ran faster and got into a wooden barrel in time.
This is not over yet!
Suddenly there was movement under the water, and a dull thumping sound came from the bottom of the boat.
"Oh no! Someone is drilling into the boat!"
The little dog heard it.
Fang Zhixing remained calm and sighed softly, "Get off the boat."
The man and the dog immediately jumped off the boat.
Just as they jumped off the boat, a large amount of river water poured in from the bottom of the boat, and the hull quickly tilted.
"My ship, my ship!"
Yang Da'an burst into tears. Who could he turn to for justice for this unexpected disaster?
(End of this chapter)