[Chapter 393 Chapter 393 The Vicious Fake Goddess (4)]
"Are there orcs in this small world?" Yan Qing asked Xiao Ba.
[No] Xiao Ba replied quickly.
Yan Qing retracted the dagger, but did not relax her right hand that was holding the hilt. She moved her gaze from the boy's face to the white wolf: "Come here."
The white wolf looked at the boy, howled at him, and ran over with its tail wagging.
Yan Qing, who possessed the ability to control beasts, naturally understood what it said to the boy -
"Boss, come with me, this human smells really good, I'm not kidding you."
The boy's eyes rolled around, he took a step forward and then took it back, like a cat that was curious about the world, inexplicably cute.
Yan Qing couldn't tell whether he was a friend or an enemy for the time being, and tried to control the white wolf to attack the boy, but found that the beast taming technique seemed to have failed and had no effect at all.
The white wolf rubbed her thighs and turned to growl at the boy, "Boss, come here quickly, let's smell it together. This human girl is also good at tickling."
Not only did he get a delicious snack, he also remembered to share it with his good friends.
Yan Qing was speechless after hearing this.
The ignorant curiosity in the boy's round eyes was too obvious, overshadowing the vigilance he exuded.
Yan Qing did not forget his plan and no longer focused his attention on him. He clenched the dagger and pointed it at the half-dead Qi Heng on the ground, intending to give the man a fatal blow first.
The harmless boy, like a frightened cat, pounced on her to the ground at an extremely fast speed.
She turned the knife and stabbed the boy's neck. The tip of the knife scraped along the back of his shoulder, leaving a bloody mark.
The two men fought each other in close combat, rolling on the ground, their clothes in disarray due to the intense movement.
The boy's moves did not involve any skill; he relied more on beast-like brute strength and intuition, and he avoided her fatal blows several times.
The stupid white wolf was so anxious that he turned around and around: "Stop fighting, stop fighting!"
The sharp blade in Yan Qing's hand was pressed against the boy's back, and the boy's sharp teeth bit the flesh on the side of her neck.
Even at this point, she still didn't feel the slightest bit of murderous intent.
She moved the tip of the knife forward half an inch, but the boy seemed unaware and licked the crook of her neck with his wet tongue.
The gray clouds moved slowly, and the sky was showing signs of turning pale. When the force of her dagger increased, the boy suddenly withdrew from her.
She licked her lips with satisfaction, but there wasn't a single trace of undue lust in her clear eyes.
"It's time to go back~ It's time to go back~" Xiao Hui shouted while circling in the air.
Yan Qing stood up and patted the weeds on his clothes, then he put away his dagger and grabbed the ears of the white wolf that was chasing the boy and asking, "Does she smell good?"
"Go!" Glancing coldly at the young man who was standing there staring at her, she climbed onto the white wolf's back like riding a horse and gave it direct orders.
This time, the white wolf did not react without any reaction as it did when she gave the order to attack the boy. Instead, it spread its hooves and ran away at full speed.
Yan Qing felt a little strange. She knew that she had a great attraction to all animals because she mastered the art of taming animals. The boy was clearly a human, but he was also unusually close to her.
She touched the place on her neck that had been licked, and the skin was smooth as new without any damage.
Even though the blade in her hand was merciless, the boy had no intention of piercing her carotid artery.
Instead, it was like an animal treating its cub, with a hint of comfort.
It even gave people the illusion that the young man suddenly pounced on her because he was worried that she would be hurt by the dagger in his hand.
Yan Qing felt a little regretful for not being able to get rid of Qi Heng on the spot, and could only say that he was not destined to die.
But it was she who led the wolf pack to commit a tragedy. When the surrounding nomads heard the howling of the beasts, they certainly did not dare to leave their yurts.
It’s hard to say whether the shepherdess will show up by the time the news gets around tomorrow.
If there are pursuers and no one to rescue the man, he will suffer serious punishment even if he does not die.
Bai Lang led Yan Qing into the forest at the foot of Tata Mountain with ease. When she arrived at the place where the team was staying, Xiao Hui's relatives who were responsible for protecting everyone left from the treetops.
Tusan was the first to wake up. When he saw her come back, the worry in his eyes quickly disappeared.
"Miss Qingqing." The young man walked up to her, and his tall figure cast a shadow over her.
His eyes quickly swept across her face, and he withdrew his gaze when he saw that she looked calm. Realizing that he was being too close and being a little abrupt, he took two steps back.
Yan Qing smiled slightly and took the initiative to explain: "I just went to the river to clean my face and picked some wild vegetables."
She opened the shoulder bag at her side, which was sewn for her by her sister-in-law.
Tusan reached out to help her get it, but accidentally touched her hand, retracted it as if burned, lowered his head and swallowed: "Do you need help?"
"Thank you." Yan Qing handed him the shoulder bag.
The two of them went to where the others were resting. The young man kept half a step behind her and spoke after a long while: "There are many wild animals in the mountains. It's too dangerous to go out alone. From now on--"
"I won't do that again." Yan Qing winked at him and put his hands together in front of his chin. "Please, please, if sister-in-law asks about it later, just say that we picked the vegetables together."
Meeting the girl's sincere eyes, Tusan felt as if they were burned. He tightened his grip on the shoulder bag and said "OK".
He was embarrassed to say the unfinished words "If you want to go out in the future, you can find me to go with you".
Thinking back to the girl's coquettish look just now, his ears felt slightly hot.
He had only learned about the girl's existence from his mother, and was also reminded by his father to take better care of Gesan, the only female member of the hunting team.
He had had a quick glance at her before, but out of politeness he never stared at anyone, so he didn't have a deep impression of the girl.
The only thing I remember is how pitiful, sickly and frail my mother was.
Until yesterday when he went to deliver the venison, he happened to see his sister-in-law and his daughter-in-law playing around. The girl's brilliant smile was more eye-catching than the bright sun on the grassland.
He was stunned for a moment.
Realizing his impoliteness, he forgot to even repeat his grandmother's instructions after handing over the meat, and left the scene in a disorderly manner. It was not until the girl came to remind him of the vulture flocking phenomenon while he was boxing.
Shyness got the better of him at that moment, and he hurriedly pulled his clothes together.
Thinking of the girl's nervous and serious expression when she came to him to explain the danger signs, he couldn't help but look back twice as the team marched.
But he was teased by his father and mother.
The teasing between the two made him, who had no other thoughts at all, feel a little amorous for no reason.
But his background is unknown, so how could he implicate others?
Thinking of this, his steps became heavier. The girl beside him rushed briskly towards Gesang opposite. A crisp "sister-in-law" startled him as if awakened from a dream.
Everyone else had woken up and stretched their muscles only to find that they had slept very soundly last night.
No one suspected anything, they just thought that he was too tired from traveling too fast and was too nervous and tense.
Aunt Maya walked around to Tusan, took the bag from him, and poked his arm: "You are better than Ge An back then."
Tusang unconsciously cast his gaze towards Yan Qing, his eyes flickering slightly, and he covered his lips and coughed lightly: "I'm going to find my father."
Maya grinned: "You little brat is shy now."
Although Tusan was adopted by her, she treated him as her own son after keeping him by her side for several years.
If this boy could get married and start a family during her lifetime, she and Ge An would definitely feel very pleased.
But Yan Qing was such a delicate and frail girl that she looked like she could be blown down by a gust of wind. Standing in front of Tusan, she was like a little white rabbit facing a big bull.
I don’t know if I can bear it.
Shaking her head to get rid of the wrong thoughts, she and the other aunts cooked a big pot of soup with the wild vegetables brought back by Yan Qing and some venison.
Ge An arranged the young and strong men of the hunting team to be on duty a few meters away, and discussed the next route with Tusan.
The Tata Mountains are mysterious and dangerous, so they usually only dare to go close to the outskirts when hunting.
There are still the elderly, the weak, women and children in the team now, and going forward even a little bit would be a huge risk.
"Take a few people back to investigate. If there is nothing wrong, we can change direction."
Ge An held the old pipe in his right hand and tapped it on the palm of his left hand.
Some of the tobacco fell into his palm, and he pinched it with a loving look and stuffed it back into the cigarette pouch.
Apart from hunting and herding, his biggest hobby was smoking this cigarette, but Maya didn't like it, so he never lit it up, but just put some grass in it and smelled it.
Tusan picked two warriors and walked five miles away, then saw corpses scattered on the ground.
Their limbs and bodies were torn to pieces. The blood that sprayed on the ground had dried up and stuck to the grass like spilled paint.
Even if one is mentally strong like Tusan, he still felt his stomach churning when he saw this scene.
The two people who followed him had already run to the grassy slope on the side and started retching.
After returning, he described the situation to Ge An.
"You mean their faces are intact, but their bodies have been eaten down to the point where only bones are left?" Ge An almost lost his grip on the pipe in his hand.
Wild animals are not picky eaters of meat. Not to mention large beasts, even groups of birds that come when they smell the scent will not leave the dead's face intact.
Others also sighed after hearing this.
Yan Qing covered his mouth in shock: "Could it be a punishment from the Beast God?"
Everyone present had heard the legend of the beast god of Tata Mountain. After she said this, some people suddenly realized and responded: "It must be the blessing of the beast god!"
"It was the Beast God who saved us." Aunt Maya said in awe.
She took the lead and knelt down towards the Tata Mountain behind her, lying on the ground with her hands raised above her head, worshiping with great piety.
With her leading the way, the others followed suit and knelt down.
"Let's kneel too." Gesan pulled Yan Qing and said seriously.
Yan Qing had no way to refuse, nor could she just stand there in a daze, so she had to squat down and pretend to kowtow, using the hem of her skirt to cover it.
Everyone knelt on the ground, as if they were performing some kind of sacrificial activity.
When they were about to set off, Tusang whispered to Ge An, "Those people don't look like bandits. They all don't have long hair. I guess they are related to Tantric Buddhism."
Ge An quickly covered his mouth: "Don't talk nonsense like that."
The Tantric Dharma King Wusa is highly regarded by the Emperor of Beiyou and also holds the status of Grand Master. If they were to be held accountable, these refugees would not be able to afford it.
But there are some things they dare not say, but there are always people who dare to spread them.
The news that Tantric monks disguised themselves as horse bandits and robbed women quickly spread across the prairie, and the fact that they had angered the beast god and brought punishment from heaven was even more widely known.
When Wu Sa found out about this, he flew into a rage and smashed several gilded lamps in anger.
For fear of causing further trouble and upsetting Emperor Beiyou, who would reduce his trust in him, he had to make up an excuse that it was a deliberate revenge by the expelled disciple.
After warning all his disciples to behave themselves for a while, he arranged for people to go to the grassland to do charity and distribute porridge and food, which barely silenced the gossips.
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After sending Yan Qing to the forest to reunite with everyone else, the white wolf walked around outside reluctantly, and this time he planned to go back and look for his friends.
Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw the young man following me.
He jumped out of the bushes like a canine, sniffing until he was sure that the pleasant smell on Yan Qing had disappeared before standing up.
"Go back, go back." The white wolf howled.
He made a low-pitched hum in his throat and tilted his head in confusion.
It was just dawn at this time. The man and the wolf ran at a very fast speed on the grassland and soon returned to the river.
Qi Heng was still lying on his back by the river, his black clothes sticking to his body.
The white wolf came forward and nudged him, then turned back and said to the boy, "Quickly take a look at this human to see if he has anything valuable."
The word "robbery" was almost written on his face.
The young man obediently searched Qi Heng's body and took away the jade pendant. Seeing that he was breathing out more than breathing in and would not live long, perhaps he felt embarrassed to have taken the thing, so he dragged him to a pit that the white wolf had dug somewhere on the grass slope.
The white wolf looked at the man lying in the hole on the back of the grass slope as if dead, howled silently, and urged the boy to leave quickly.
Qi Heng opened his eyes in a daze and only vaguely saw a white figure gradually moving away.
And the riverside where he was before soon welcomed another group of guests.
The pursuers who followed the current from upstream to downstream returned empty-handed.
The boy's unintentional action actually saved his life.
Qi Heng has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has a good physical fitness. The windproof nature of the pit also keeps him away from the risk of hypothermia.
Relying on his tenacious willpower to get up, he looked at the vast grassland, and what emerged in his mind was a glimpse of the river.
A pretty girl appeared riding a white wolf, as if a fairy concubine had suddenly appeared in a dream.
She must have saved herself.
As he thought about this, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.
He stayed on the grassland for a few days, and only returned to the capital when his injuries were almost healed.
At this time, the news that the Tantric Buddhism had angered the Beast God was spreading like wildfire. After hearing that more than 20 disciples of the Tantric Buddhism had lost their lives in front of the Tata Mountain, a hint of irony flashed in his eyes, and he felt that those people had deserved to die.
Wu Sa used virgin blood to make elixirs, used young girls to refine magical instruments, and used the so-called immortality to fool the king.
The Third Prince and he both despised Wu Sa.
"Your Highness." He knelt in front of Cheng Xu, the third prince of Beiyou Kingdom.
Cheng Xu hurriedly helped him up: "Ah Heng and I are like brothers, there is no need to be so formal."
Seeing that he was safe and sound, Cheng Xu's worry disappeared and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Different from Qi Heng's resolute and handsome face, Cheng Xu has a slender figure and long legs, exuding the fragility of a scholar, yet also has the royal temperament of luxurious clothes and jade.
The smile on his face makes people feel like spring breeze, and the tenderness in his clear black pupils conceals the shrewdness deep in his eyes.
He showed concern for Qi Heng who had always been by his side, and asked someone to stew some hot soup and send it to him.
After he finished drinking the soup, Cheng Xu sighed, with a worried look on his face, as if he was worried about something.
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