Chapter 147
Before You Qing could say anything, Ming Qiao, who was being held down, smelled danger in the air.
He turned his head and looked at Xiao Ba who was standing beside the bed.
"Hachi."
Ming Qiao refused, "You don't have to press it for me, my brother will do it for me."
Xiao Ba stood by the bed, looking tactless.
He asked Ming Qiao attentively: "Boss, are you thirsty? Do you want some water? I'll pour you some water!"
Ming Qiao shook his head.
He is neither thirsty nor hungry now.
Seeing that Xiao Ba was still there and trying to make small talk with Ming Qiao, You Qing coldly ordered him to leave: "Get out, Qiao Qiao needs to rest."
"I can play in my room—"
Before Xiao Ba could finish his words, Su Le, who was at the door of the room, called him away.
Xiao Ba was quite dissatisfied after being called away.
He looked at Su Le and said unhappily, "I could have slept on the floor in the boss's room. Why did you suddenly ask me to do that?"
"Xiao Ba, I'm doing this for your own good."
Su Le had been standing at the door for quite a while. He said earnestly, "Didn't you notice that the way the eldest brother looked at you was very strange?"
Xiao Ba: “…”
Xiao Ba: "Really? I didn't notice."
Xiao Ba's attention was all on Ming Qiao, and he really didn't pay much attention to Ming Qiao's older brother.
"Don't cling to the eldest brother anymore. Let him be alone with his brother for a while. They just met, so they must have something to talk about."
Su Le himself actually wanted to stay by Ming Qiao's side.
Being around Ming Qiao makes him feel very safe.
But although he was dependent on Mingqiao in his heart, he still maintained some sense of propriety in his actions.
He pulled Xiao Ba away and stopped other children who wanted to go over.
Without the disturbance of the children, Ming Qiao and You Qing could finally spend some time together in peace.
You Qing directly set up a barrier at the door to prevent anyone from breaking in.
In the room.
Ming Qiao, who was lying prone just now, now turned over. He was lying face up, with his small body spread out.
"elder brother."
Ming Qiao looked at his brother who was so close to him and said in a low voice, "I killed a lot of people. I stabbed them to death with a small wooden sword."
"I'm so terrible."
Thinking about the people he had killed, Ming Qiao felt a little scary.
He couldn't help but recall the scene when he killed someone. The human chest is hard, and when the wooden sword pierces it, there will be a stagnant and blocked feeling.
Keep stabbing and blood will splatter.
When a person is about to die, his face will become very hideous.
As Ming Qiao thought about it, his hands started to tremble again. He looked down at his hands reflexively.
There is no small wooden sword in hand.
"Jojo, look at me."
You Qing noticed that his cub was acting strange. He reached out and held the little guy's trembling hand: "Look into my eyes."
"You're not scary at all."
After forcing Ming Qiao to look at him, You Qing met his gaze and said to him, "Killing people is not a terrible thing. I have killed people before. I have killed people, demons, and monsters. I have killed them all."
"Qiao Qiao. Do you think I'm scary?"
Ming Qiao shook his head without even thinking about it.
My brother is not scary!
Seeing Ming Qiao shaking his head, You Qing's eyes warmed up.
He held Mingqiao's hand tightly, and his voice became gentler: "Since Qiaoqiao doesn't think I'm scary, why do you still think you're scary?"
Ming Qiao was speechless.
"Okay, what happened before is in the past. From now on, as long as I'm here, I won't let you kill anyone again."
You Qing promised quietly, "I promise that I won't let Qiao Qiao kill anyone again."
"Leave anyone Qiao Qiao wants to kill to me."
He is not afraid of killing people.
You Qing's patient guidance and comfort made Ming Qiao sniff.
He opened his little hands: "Brother, hug me."
You Qing leaned over and held him in his arms.
The chubby little cub is soft and comfortable to hold.
You Qing can pinch the flesh that other children want to pinch but dare not.
He held the baby in his arms and put his hands into his clothes.
He was touching Mingqiao's soft little belly.
"Have you not eaten well these days?"
You Qing felt that there seemed to be less fat on his belly than before.
“So busy.”
Ming Qiao confessed honestly: "I don't have time to eat."
He also had no appetite for food.
Having just killed a human cub, he lost all interest in eating for the first time.
You Qing touched his storage ring.
Ming Qiao's storage ring has all permissions open to You Qing.
You Qing can store and retrieve things in his storage ring at will.
"Do you want to eat the steamed bread your father made for you?"
You Qing took out Ming Qiao’s favorite corn bread and wanted to feed him.
When Ming Qiao saw the yellow steamed bread, her expression changed: "Ugh."
He almost vomited.
You Qing: “…”
You Qing collected the steamed bread, frowned and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Ming Qiao covered her mouth and said nothing in pain.
He took a long time to calm down before he reluctantly said, "Don't give me any yellow stuff."
The yellow color reminded him of something that came out of a corpse.
The more he thought about it, the more sick he felt.
Finally, he lay on the edge of the bed and vomited twice.
You Qing didn't expect his reaction to be so big.
"Qiao Qiao, drink some water and rinse your mouth."
You Qing brought him some water and asked him to rinse his mouth.
After Ming Qiao rinsed his mouth, he leaned into You Qing's arms unwillingly.
You Qing patted him on the back gently, and after a while, he fed him a piece of candy.
"Put it in your mouth."
When You Qing fed him the candy, he didn't let him see the color of the candy.
The candy was very sweet, and the sweet taste made Mingqiao feel a little better.
The one, one, two, and two smelled the sugar and all poked their heads out.
Seeing this, You Qing gave each of them a piece of candy.
"Take a good rest."
You Qing put his arm around Ming Qiao's shoulders, a hint of heartache flashing across his eyes.
He regretted letting Mingqiao go to the auction alone.
"Brother, I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."
Ming Qiao was afraid that he would make You Qing worry, so he comforted him instead.
They stayed in the room for a long time.
Ming Qiao stayed in the room and didn't sleep either.
He buried his little face in You Qing's arms and muttered little things to You Qing.
You Qing wanted to coax him to sleep, but failed.
It was getting darker outside.
A child came and knocked on the door, wanting to ask Mingqiao to go eat together.
Ming Qiao opened the door, took You Qing's hand, and sat at the dining table with them.
At the dinner table, Ming Qiao hardly moved his chopsticks.
The appetite of the other children was not affected. They talked to Mingqiao while eating.
Except for Xiao Ba, none of the kids spoke to You Qing.
In their hearts, they wanted to say hello to You Qing, but for some reason, they felt a little scared of You Qing.
"Boss, when you go to the Beast Forest, can you take us with you? We can help, too."
Su Le knew Ming Qiao's next itinerary and he wanted to follow him.
You Qing glanced at him and said nothing.
Ming Qiao drank the sweet soup, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Don't go. The Beast Forest is dangerous. Just wait here for me to come back. I have set up a barrier here. It is safe here."
After Ming Qiao said this, the children were visibly disappointed.
Especially Xiao Ba, he was very depressed: "Really can't you take me with you? I won't hold you back."
Ming Qiao still shook his head.
He went to the beast forest not to play, but to find the child who was used as a sacrifice.
In this case, he and You Qing can just go.
Ming Qiao was determined not to take the children with him, so he had to compromise.
"Boss, you have to come back soon. We will be waiting for you here."
"good."
Mingqiao couldn't sleep and didn't want to wait until the next day to leave.
He wanted to leave at night.
But before leaving, he repeatedly asked You Qing: "Brother, do you really not need to rest?"
"unnecessary."
You Qingyuan doesn't need to sleep, except when he is with Mingqiao, then he will sleep with him.
When he was alone, he would practice meditation at night.
"Daddy said that children won't grow tall if they don't sleep."
Mingqiao couldn't sleep due to psychological reasons, otherwise he would be very keen on sleeping.
He is too short.
He wanted to sleep more so that he could grow taller.
You Qing rubbed his head and did not comment on the fact that he grew taller while sleeping.
Anyway, he doesn't sleep much and he's quite tall.
Before leaving, the two stocked up on food at the inn.
In addition to food, there are also some toys for children and books.
Ming Qiao was not sure how long the trip would take, so he secretly wanted to leave as many things as possible in the inn.
"Boss, you have to be safe and come back soon!"
"Yes, Boss, if you come back soon, we will watch the door every day and wait for you to come back."
The children were reluctant to leave Mingqiao.
They watched Mingqiao leave eagerly. When Mingqiao had already walked to the door, they were still wondering if Mingqiao would come back and take them with him.
Unfortunately, Ming Qiao didn't look back and didn't take them with him.
"Alas, why can his brother go with him but I can't?"
Xiao Ba was still a little resentful. Not only did he want to go out with Ming Qiao, he also wanted to pinch Ming Qiao's arms and legs like You Qing.
"The eldest brother is very powerful. He can kill demons. Can you?"
Su Le was quite sober. He stood next to Xiao Ba and spoke the truth: "The eldest brother goes with his brother. They can fight side by side. If they take us with them, it would be like bringing a burden. We would be useless."
Xiao Ba: “…”
Xiao Ba was heartbroken.
He covered his chest, feeling the pain in his heart from Su Le's words.
Seeing that Ming Qiao's figure had disappeared at the door, Su Le turned around and no longer stood at the door.
He went back to reading.
All the children who had no one to pick them up and who had not returned home were accommodated in the inn.
Mingqiao was reassured about their safety.
He stopped worrying about the children and focused all his energy on the Beast Forest.
"Brother, do you think the deep jungle that Uncle Grandpa mentioned is the Beast Forest?"
"Won't."
You Qing replied, "The jungle that Dashu is talking about is a place that no one has ever set foot on."
The beast forest they went to was a place where people had been there to offer sacrifices, so how could it be a place where no one had ever been?
“That’s right.”
Ming Qiao suddenly realized: "The Beast Forest and the jungle that Grandpa Dashu mentioned are definitely not the same place. Let's solve the matter of the Beast Forest first."
Grandpa Tree looks like he can still be alive.
And the children who are sacrificed in the beast forest will die if left alone.
Ming Qiao still knows what is important.
They walked together holding hands, and when they were almost at the Beast Forest, they saw a row of villages.
Every house in the village is magnificently built. In front of the village, there is a busy street with restaurants, shops and various businesses.
This is no worse than where Mingqiao lived before.
The road leading to the forest was surrounded by a fence.
Ming Qiao was about to walk straight towards the fence, but before he got there, someone stopped him.
"Where are you going, kid?"
A villager passing by saw that he was going in the wrong direction and blocked his way.
Ming Qiao pointed behind him: "I want to go to the woods."
The villagers smiled and said, "There are wild beasts that eat people in the forest. You are so young, why did you go to the forest instead of looking for your family?"
"I'm going to go pee."
Ming Qiao blinked and said.
He wasn't lying. He drank too much water and felt like peeing.
Villager: “…”
The villager choked, then pointed to a nearby toilet.
"If you want to pee, go there. Don't go into the woods."
"Go back after you're done peeing. Your parents will probably be worried if they can't find you."
The villager kept persuading Mingqiao to go find his family.
Ming Qiao followed the direction he pointed and saw the toilet.
I have to say, the people here are really rich.
Their toilets are all built very luxuriously.
Mingqiao held his brother's hand and went to the luxurious toilet under the gaze of the villagers.
He hissed inside.
After coming out, You Qing fetched some water and washed his hands.
"Brother, is that person still outside?"
“Not anymore.”
The villagers who had stopped them just now had now left.
Upon hearing this, Ming Qiao hurriedly wanted to go over.
“No hurry.”
You Qing stopped him, wiped his hands carefully, and then accompanied him out: "Let's use the concealment talisman to get through."
There is a fence here, so they definitely don't want people to come in.
Before they could get close, they were stopped by someone.
It is conceivable that there is probably someone watching this entrance.
Ming Qiao nodded obediently.
He stood there and let his brother put a talisman on him, then continued walking forward.
With the concealment talisman, no one could stop them this time.
They pushed open the fence and walked in smoothly.
As soon as he entered, Ming Qiao felt a chill and he shivered involuntarily.
You Qing stopped and found a coat for him to put on.
"Brother, I'm not cold."
Mingqiao didn't quite want to put on a coat because he didn't think he was very cold.
You Qing didn't listen to him and put the coat on him.
After putting on the coat, Mingqiao felt a little warmer.
The two of them continued walking. It was now almost dawn and the forest was eerily quiet.
Mingqiao felt that the sound of his footsteps and breathing were particularly obvious in this silence.
"Brother, I didn't see any wild animals."
"Maybe in there."
They continued to move forward, and after only half an hour, they finally found traces of the wild beast.
Ming Qiao observed the claw marks and other traces...
"They are just ordinary beasts. There is no such thing as a beast god."
The owners of these traces are all wild beasts that Ming Qiao can recognize.
These beasts only have animality, not divinity; they cannot become beast gods.
Not to mention here, even in the Tianjun Realm, there is no god to be found.
Except for his grandfather, the evil god, all other righteous gods have long since disappeared.
Ming Qiao couldn't find the Beast God, and now was not the time to offer sacrifices to the Beast God. He stood in the woods, thinking that his trip was in vain.
"Don't be discouraged. We'll go outside and ask others for information later."
You Qing pinched Ming Qiao's chubby little hand, signaling him not to be discouraged.
They walked around in the woods.
At the innermost part of the forest, they saw the temple of the Beast God.
It is easy to imagine that if you want to worship the beast god, you must have a place to do the worship.
There is no god without a temple.
You Qing was looking for a temple just now. Now he finally saw the temple in front of him.
There would be statues of gods in the temple, and You Qing just wanted to see what this beast god looked like.
Before he even entered the door, Ming Qiao sneezed because of being choked.
There is a strong smell of incense wafting out of this temple.
The smell of incense is a bit pungent.
Ming Qiao rubbed his nose and his little face wrinkled.
“It doesn’t smell good.”
He said bluntly: "The fragrance I smelled before was not this smell."
He had smelled the scent of incense.
But the only incense that smells so bad is the incense before me.
"Would you like to wear a veil?"
You Qing said: "You can cover your nose, so you won't choke."
Ming Qiao shook his head: "No, it's too troublesome."
After he rubbed his nose, he felt much better.
The threshold of the temple gate is very high.
Ming Qiao stepped in with his short legs. As soon as he entered, he saw the Beast God in the center.
The statue of the beast god is very tall, red all over, and has a mane.
Ming Qiao looked at the tall beast statue and realized for the first time—
Turns out he also has nasty furries.
"It's really, really ugly."
Ming Qiao was so ugly that her face was dazed for a moment.
The beast god in front of him was extremely ugly. He had a body covered with hair, an exposed face and skin, scales, and a mouth full of sharp serrations.
In addition, he even has a pair of dragon horns!
This beast god that looked like a patchwork of various wild beasts made Ming Qiao's mind filled with the word "ugly" the moment he saw it.
You Qing also thought it was quite ugly.
He walked forward and circled around the beast statue.
"Brother, is this his true form?"
Ming Qiao shook his little head and came back to his senses.
You Qing shook his head: "This is a statue made by someone else. He may be able to get here, but this is not his physical body."
Ming Qiao said “Oh”.
Then he picked up a brick and smashed it hard at the statue.
You Qing: “?”
You Qing turned around and looked at him.
Ming Qiao smashed a brick and picked up another one.
Seeing his brother looking at him, he blinked and said in a soft voice, "Since he is going to possess me, then smash this and he won't be able to possess me."
"In this way, we have destroyed one of his bodies!"
Ming Qiao's clever little head came online, and not only did he hit himself, he also handed a brick to You Qing.
After the two men smashed a few bricks, Ming Qiao changed his magic weapon.
"Bang".
This ugly statue was completely shattered.
At the moment the statue shattered, hurried footsteps were heard outside, as if someone had heard the noise here and hurried over.
You Qing and Ming Qiao put on an invisibility talisman and stood in a corner before the footsteps approached.
Soon, several people rushed in.
When they saw the broken statue, they were horrified.
"Who is it! Who smashed the statue?"
"It's over, it's over. The statue is broken. The Beast God will definitely be angry!"
"Quick, find someone to rebuild the statue! And have someone prepare the sacrifice immediately!"
These people searched the temple, but they didn't see anyone who destroyed the statue.
This made them very angry.
"We must catch the person who destroyed the statue! We must sacrifice him to the Beast God and let him vent his anger."
Several people angrily cursed the person who destroyed the statue.
After they finished cursing, they knelt down again, picked up the fragments, and kowtowed, begging the Beast God to forgive them for their poor care.
These people in the temple took a long time just to kowtow and admit their mistakes.
Ming Qiao watched from the dark, hoping to see the Beast God appear.
But his legs were numb from standing, and the Beast God did not come out.
Finally, these people left together.
Ming Qiao followed without thinking.
He and You Qing followed these people and walked out of the beast forest.
These people returned to the village, they were the people of the village. They went to the village and informed the other people in the village about what happened in the temple.
Then they walked from the village to the street.
There are craftsmen on the street.
They went to find someone to reshape the Buddha statue.
Mingqiao was bored of following him. He was probably in a bad mood because he hadn't slept for a long time.
After following him for a long time, his little face became droopy.
You Qing looked down at his little face, and the next second, they stopped and didn't follow him.
You Qingguai went to a noodle stall, took off the talismans on their bodies, and asked the owner for a bowl of vegetarian noodles.
He handed the noodles to Mingqiao and wiped the chopsticks.
"Qiao Qiao, just stay here and eat your noodles. I'll go check out the front."
"I'll be back soon."
The plain noodles don’t look messy in color and they smell good too.
Mingqiao didn't feel disgusted by this bowl of noodles.
He took the chopsticks and rolled up the noodles.
"OK."
He replied and fed the rolled chopstick of noodles to You Qing.
You Qing leaned over and ate the noodles on the chopsticks.
After Ming Qiao fed You Qing a bite, he started eating.
You Qing saw him eating noodles obediently, so he took the time and went to the front.
He would continue to inquire about the news about the Beast God.
For example, when will the Beast God appear? Another example is how to meet the Beast God.
As for what the purpose of this beast god was and why it ate children, he didn't care and didn't try to find out.
Anyway, since he and Ming Qiao are here, the Beast God must die.
It is really unnecessary to study the motives behind the evil deeds of an animal that is about to die.
After You Qing left, the owner of the noodle stall started talking to Ming Qiao.
"Kid, where are you from? I don't think I've seen you before."
"I'm from that family."
Ming Qiao pointed his chubby little hand in a random direction, and then changed the subject: "Boss, can you add some chili to my noodles? I don't think it's spicy enough."
"sure."
The boss smiled and added chili pepper to Ming Qiao’s dish.
Before they had said a few words, another younger man walked in.
After this man came in, he called the noodle stall owner "Dad".
After he called out "Dad", he turned around and saw Ming Qiao, his expression stunned.
"It's you."
The young man recognized Ming Qiao. He was the one who had not allowed Ming Qiao to go to the woods not long ago and had even directed him to the toilet.
Ming Qiao didn't expect to see him again.
The big one and the small one looked at each other. Finally, Ming Qiao blinked and said, "It's me. I'm hungry. I want to eat noodles."
"Zhu Zi, do you know each other?"
"Dad, I've met him before."
After Zhuzi said something to the boss, he sat down as well.
The boss had been cooking noodles for him since he came in.
Zhuzi's noodles were luxurious beef noodles, with his bowl filled to the brim with meat.
"Do you want to eat?"
Zhuzi picked up the beef in his bowl and asked Mingqiao.
Mingqiao doesn't want to eat meat.
He shook his head and refused.
The two of them ate noodles at the same table, talking while they ate.
Zhuzi first asked Mingqiao some questions in a formal manner.
Ming Qiao answered slowly and said that his parents were also here.
Zhuzi was relieved when he heard that his parents were there.
"You are too young. When you go out, you should stay with your parents. Don't walk around outside by yourself."
Zhuzi said, and added jokingly: "If you were kidnapped, your family would be worried."
“Is there anyone kidnapping children here?”
Ming Qiao asked innocently with his chubby face, "I see you are all very rich. If you are all so rich, why would you kidnap a child?"
Mingqiao's question made Zhuzi's expression stiff.
"Well, I'm not saying that anyone is kidnapping children here."
Zhuzi tried to explain, "I just said it casually."
"By the way, the street is bustling with activity. There's a Danxiu competing with someone. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"That Dan Xiu, I heard that her Dan killed someone, but she still refuses to admit it."
"The alchemists at Renxin Hall couldn't bear to see this, so they challenged her to an alchemy contest. If she loses, she'll have to pay with her life."
When Ming Qiao heard about Dan Xiu, he immediately remembered what he had heard before -
An alchemy cultivator came to Cang Xuan Continent.
He didn't even eat the noodles, but got up and walked toward the street.
On the street, Ming Qiao followed the direction of the loudest voices and soon found the two alchemy practitioners who were competing.
Both Danxiu were young women.
One is gentle and elegant, the other is pretty but has a sour face.
Now, Wenwansuya is speaking.
She said that her pills are all the best.
The pill on the opposite side was a inferior pill that imitated hers but not as well.
Eating inferior pills can kill you.
The gentle woman talked for a long time, and the pretty black-dressed woman with a sour face said impatiently: "Why are you nagging so much? If you want to compete, just compete, don't waste time."
"The alchemy room is in the back. Let's make an elixir and see who makes the best quality one. The loser will die. Don't cheat."
After the black-dressed woman finished speaking, the gentle white-dressed woman almost couldn't hold back her expression.
She smiled faintly and said, "Okay, let's compete for the Tianji Pill."
Tianji Dan is a very difficult elixir to make.
This pill is sold at a very high price.
After hearing the name of the elixir, the woman in black turned around and went into the alchemy room.
Afterwards, the woman in white also entered another alchemy room.
Their competition has now begun.
Mingqiao stood in the crowd, tilting his little head upwards.
He asked, "Which of these two Dan Xiu sisters is from Cang Xuan Continent?"
"Here, that one."
Someone pointed at the alchemy furnace where the woman in black entered.
"What's the name of this Dan Xiu?"
"The last name is Lin, it seems to be Lin Dong or Lin Qiu?"
Ming Qiao: “…”
Ming Qiao: “Neither.”
Ming Qiao's face turned slightly red. He covered his pounding heart and asked, "Is her name Lin Xia?"
"Ah, it seems so."
Someone replied to him in an uncertain tone.
Cang Xuan Continent, Dan Xiu, Lin Xia, and there is a sick baby at home.
Mingqiao's little face became even redder.
He was so excited that he felt dizzy and his whole body felt like he was walking on cotton.
He squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards the alchemy room with his short legs.
"This is my senior sister!"
He is Senior Sister Lin Xia who is ranked fourth in the casual faction!
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