This beast—
Ning Hong cursed silently in her heart.
Whether it's a ferocious beast or an auspicious beast, it's still a beast at heart.
"Stay away from him next time."
"Mmm." Ning Xiaoxiao nodded, looking aggrieved.
Of course, the phoenix outside the cave entrance felt even more aggrieved.
What exactly are they angry about?
He didn't understand at all.
It was just a little rubbing against each other like usual, why are you getting angry?
What petty humans.
Ning Xiaoxiao was just embarrassed. Her temper flared up quickly but subsided just as fast. Especially when she thought about going back to the village, her mood improved immediately.
She misses Grandma Zhu.
I miss my friends in the village.
Seeing Ning Xiaoxiao in such a good mood, Phoenix couldn't help but smile.
It was rather incongruous to see such a simple, honest smile on such a handsome face.
Ning Hong and her brother knew the prototype of the phoenix, so it wasn't surprising.
Ning Hong then led Ning Xiaoxiao back.
Mount Kailash is a very strange mountain. It doesn't look very big, but once you're on it, it feels like you can never reach the end.
Ning Hong then returned along the same route.
We went through summer, then spring, and then winter.
Phoenix somehow acquired a cloak with colorful feathers, which Ning Hong suspected was made from his own fallen feathers.
After all, birds shed their feathers frequently, which is quite normal. If one day they shed their feathers so much that they become bald, that's one thing.
Suddenly, an image of a plucked chicken appeared in Ning Hongze's mind, making him burst out laughing.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I just thought of some funny things." Of course, under the phoenix's watchful gaze, he didn't want to say such things out loud; if he did, the silly bird would definitely get angry out of embarrassment.
Most importantly, Xiaoxiao probably felt a little strange wearing such a cloak.
No matter how cold it is today, this cloak is much warmer than his other clothes.
"Don't be envious, I only have one, you don't get one." Seeing Ning Hongze's gaze lingering on Xiao Xiao's cloak, Phoenix didn't know what he was thinking, only assuming that he envied Xiao Xiao's pretty clothes, which made him feel a little smug.
He used his own wool to make this garment, and had the Weaver Girl make it by hand.
The Weaver Girl is also a mythical beast in the sacred mountain, with eight arms, and is most skilled at making clothes.
Of course, at first the Weaver Girl was unwilling to make it for him, but he threatened her that if she didn't help, he would burn her clothes, and she reluctantly agreed.
"I don't need it."
He was wearing thermal underwear!
While it may not be as warm as a cloak, it's at least more attractive.
"Brother, how about I take it off and let you wear it?"
Ning Xiaoxiao also sensed that her brother was paying attention to her clothes. Of course, she didn't think her brother was envious; she guessed he was just too cold.
"No, you can wear it. I'm not cold at all. I'm just a little curious about what this cloak is made of."
Ning Hong then rubbed Ning Xiaoxiao's head.
His eyes were gentle.
After passing through the blizzard area, you will reach the entrance.
When they entered the mountains that day, there was a heavy blizzard, but now the area is shrouded in smoke.
They look down on the road ahead.
However, there's only one road leading to each entrance and exit; just walk straight ahead. There's no need to worry about getting lost.
After emerging from the thick fog, Daming Village appeared and disappeared in the mist.
"It's the village, we're back."
Ning Xiaoxiao shouted excitedly, and her joyful mood infected Ning Hongze, who couldn't help but smile.
“Strange—” He remembered that this entrance was Yaqi’s territory, so where did Yaqi go?
He also wanted to teach Ya Yi to be more restrained in the future and not to harm the people in the village.
These are all people Xiaoxiao cares about, and he doesn't want to see Xiaoxiao sad and upset.
But I didn't see it at all, which is really strange!
What are you looking for?
I've been looking around constantly since the very beginning.
"I'm looking for--"
"Are you looking for that ferocious beast called Yaqie?"
The phoenix's eyes widened suddenly. "You've seen it? Then you—"
No, this guy could even beat him, how could he lose to Yaqi? "You killed it?"
"I killed him." Ning Hong glanced at Phoenix indifferently. Could he even speak properly? His words were so strange. Anyone who didn't know better would think he'd done something to that Yaqi!
"Oh." Phoenix nodded calmly.
I can understand. This guy is cannibalistic; he'd always expected this day to come.
"The people of Daming Village have always said that they worship the god on the sacred mountain, offering sacrifices to a young girl every ten years. Are you aware of this?"
“I know,” Phoenix nodded. “It’s not just Daming Village; every village at the foot of the sacred mountain has this legend.”
Why?
"Naturally, it's to protect the other plants and animals on the sacred mountain."
At the entrance, ferocious beasts guard the area, preventing ordinary people from freely entering or leaving the sacred mountain.
"Then why attack villages?"
"For deterrence." Phoenix sighed.
A small flame landed on the ground.
He lifted his foot and extinguished the flame.
The ferocious beasts that devour people are not only the Yaqi, but also the Qiongqi, Zhuyan, and others. Each of them occupies a territory and guards the entrance to the sacred mountain.
The legends of these villages have long since changed over time.
In the beginning, the offerings were just livestock, such as cows and pigs.
Of course, they accepted it without hesitation.
As long as you don't get too close, those ferocious beasts won't deliberately cause trouble.
But one year, the people from these villages gathered together and went up the sacred mountain. They killed many strange beasts and picked many strange plants.
It was because someone found a rare plant at the foot of the sacred mountain and sold it for a high price.
"This is why the ferocious beasts attacked human villages."
"Naturally, since humans have provoked us on our sacred mountain, we must retaliate."
"After that, I don't know what you humans were thinking, that you thought that offering young girls as sacrifices would appease your anger."
In fact, after all that commotion, the anger of these ferocious beasts had long since dissipated.
But since humans have delivered themselves to our doorstep, why not take advantage of it?
Even if a ferocious beast develops intelligence, it is still a wild animal.
The animalistic instincts remain.
As for making such a fuss, claiming to seek justice for the other beasts, it was nothing more than venting his own animalistic instincts. Not all beasts are like him.
Phoenix thought smugly.
"The sacrifice for Daming Village this time is Xiaoxiao. In order to save Xiaoxiao, I killed Yaqi. Do you mind?"
"Of course I wouldn't mind."
However, now that it's gone, its territory will be taken over by other ferocious beasts.
However—Phoenix looked at Ning Hongze, and he had a premonition that one day, their days of being overrun by strange beasts would disappear, and humans would become the masters of this world—
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