Chapter 67: Mount Xumi (XIV)
Naga had actually seen Maitreya a long time ago.
It had been so long that he couldn't quite remember when it happened. He vaguely remembered that it was once when he was really bored and wandering around Mount Xumi.
That morning, because Naga was in a good mood for the first time in a long time, he made it rain under the sal tree. So the whole world was wet that day : the air was filled with the sweet smell after the rain, crystal water drops hung on the leaves, and even the soil on the ground became muddy because it was full of rain water.
The humid air pleased Naga's unhappy mood. He climbed up the Sala tree and began to rest his eyes. Just when he was half asleep and half awake, he was awakened by a sudden noise under the tree. He opened his eyes and saw Maitreya under the tree through the layers of swaying tree shadows.
Maitreya is hunting a poisonous dragon that is much larger than her.
Durons are creatures that look like giant lizards. When they are in danger, they will spread out the colorful feathers around their necks to intimidate, which makes them look very scary.
But in fact, poison dragons are not rare. Despite their poisonous teeth and hard scales, poison dragons are not too big and their poison is not strong. An adult male can easily subdue a lone poison dragon.
Yes, alone. The scary thing about this creature is that they usually appear in groups. Therefore, even for an experienced hunter, it is still quite difficult to encounter a group of poisonous dragons hunting in groups.
And that time, Maitreya under the Sala tree was surrounded by three poisonous dragons.
Maitreya had many scratches from the poisonous dragons, but she didn't care. She stepped through the mud and rushed towards the direction of the Naga, then quickly ran to the tree and leaned against the tree trunk to better prevent the poisonous dragons from attacking her from behind. She used her hands to protect her head and waist, always on guard against the three poisonous dragons circling around her, and she also held a dagger firmly in her hand.
It was a crude and crude dagger. It didn't even have a handle, but was tied up casually at the end with a bandage. It was obvious that it was a homemade dagger.
Naga was born in a noble family. He was one of the eight tribes of Shanjian City, the World Honored Dragon King. Everything that could be presented to him was carefully carved and ingenious. Even in a simple place like the battlefield, the weapon he used was a gun forged from pure gold, with intricate hand-carved patterns on the gun, as if only such a weapon could be worthy of his noble status.
That was the first time he saw a Tinu using such a shabby weapon. What was even more interesting was that this Tinu was a female.
But Naga had no intention of showing up. He did not think that a female Tinu was lucky and honored enough to have an audience with the Dragon King.
While Naga was thinking about these trivial things, the three poisonous dragons that were originally circling Maitreya had become impatient and took the lead in attacking Maitreya.
The two poisonous dragons rushed towards Maitreya like two sharp arrows. Maitreya blocked the sharp teeth of one of the poisonous dragons with a dagger, and the blade cut the mouth of the poisonous dragon, causing it to retreat in pain. Then, Maitreya kicked the jaw of the other poisonous dragon with his foot, causing it to fall backwards and fall to the ground.
The crisis is over.
But before Maitreya could breathe a sigh of relief, the third poisonous dragon swooped down and bit her ankle.
The teeth of the poisonous dragon contain a mild venom that can paralyze the nerves of the prey and slow down the prey's movements.
Maitreya felt the pain and stabbed the poisonous dragon's eyes with the dagger. Blood splattered everywhere and the severe pain forced the poisonous dragon to loosen its teeth that were biting Maitreya.
Then Maitreya rolled over in the mud, avoiding the attacks of other poisonous dragons and going behind the Sala tree. As soon as she got rid of the pursuit of the poisonous dragon, before she even had time to catch her breath, she immediately raised her hand without hesitation and used a dagger to cut off the piece of flesh on her leg that was bitten by the poisonous dragon.
In an instant, blood splattered from the wound, and one drop happened to fall into the corner of Maitreya's eye.
"It looks like a small red mole." Naga thought so while looking at the drop of blood, without realizing that he was staring blankly at the Tinu whom he had just looked down upon.
When Naga came back to his senses, Miroku had already bandaged the wound with the cloth he had torn off. Her technique was neat and tidy, and it was obvious that she was an expert in treating wounds.
After treating his wounds, Maitreya stared at the poisonous dragon in front of him whose right eye was blind. He suddenly stood up and ran quickly. Before the three poisonous dragons could react, he moved to the right side of the poisonous dragon, swooped in the blind spot of the poisonous dragon, and landed steadily on the poisonous dragon's head.
However, because the poisonous dragon had one eye blind, it could not see the changes on the right side clearly, and before it could react, Maitreya got the upper hand.
The poison dragon panicked, shaking its head wildly to try to throw Maitreya off. The other two rushed to help, but the panicked poison dragon could not distinguish between friend and foe. The blind poison dragon's claws attacked its companion fiercely, and even bit its companion in panic.
Although the remaining two poisonous dragons were somewhat resistant to the poison, their movements inevitably slowed down . Maitreya took advantage of the victory and sat firmly on the head of the blind poisonous dragon. She ignored the poisonous dragon's dying struggle, raised the dagger in her hand high, and then stabbed it down. The dagger directly penetrated the skull and killed the poisonous dragon.
The remaining two poisonous dragons saw that the situation was hopeless and struggled to escape. They were poisoned and staggered like they had been injected with anesthesia. Maitreya certainly would not give them a chance to escape. She saw the right moment and cut the throat of one of the poisonous dragons, and then swung out the dagger and stabbed the back of the head of the other poisonous dragon that ran away.
At this point, all three poisonous dragons were dealt with by Miroku. And she was just a girl holding a broken dagger at that time.
Of course, Maitreya herself was also seriously injured. She endured the pain and limped to the body of the poisonous dragon, and lightly pulled out the dagger stuck in the head of the poisonous dragon. In order to make sure that the poisonous dragon was dead, she even stabbed the body of the poisonous dragon twice with an expressionless face.
After doing all this, she finally collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion. The mud on the ground stained Maitreya's skirt, hair and cheeks. She was covered with blood and mud, and she looked miserable. But at that moment, Naga looked at the figure in the mud and even forgot to breathe.
It is a mandala blooming in the mud and sea of blood.
Time passed minute by minute, but Maitreya, who was lying on the ground with her face up, still did not move at all. If it were not for her chest still rising and falling, Naga would almost suspect that she had died from excessive blood loss.
Thinking of this, the Dragon King in the Ninth Heaven condescended to step down from the Sala tree and landed barefoot in the mud. His snow-white skin formed a sharp contrast with the filthy mud, which was more like an invisible blasphemy. But the Dragon King himself was happy to be blasphemed.
He walked slowly to Maitreya's side, lowered his head and looked at this outstanding warrior. Then he cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, brave Tinu, you have just successfully proved yourself. I am the Eight Dragon Kings - Naga, and I intend to make you my follower. Be grateful -"
After Naga finished speaking, he waited for Maitreya's reaction, but Maitreya didn't know whether he was asleep or fainted. He just lay on his back without any movement.
So Naga repeated what he had just said, and then added: "Since you are unable to move, I will bless and heal you."
The Naga who was going to treat Maitreya should have given priority to the wound on Maitreya's leg, but as soon as the Naga leaned over and stretched out his hand, he moved his hand to the bloodstain at the corner of Maitreya's eye. He suddenly had an urge to touch the bloodstain.
However, before Naga could put his hand down, Maitreya, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes were clear and her golden eyes looked at Naga who was looking down at her. She said coldly, "Get lost!"
Now, on the ox cart, Naga is happily telling everyone the story of that time: "At that moment, I felt like there was a ball of fire in her eyes, burning my whole body."
Naga still had a scimitar on his neck, the knife was in Maitreya's hand, and now she was forced to listen to Naga describe how he loved her. He even talked with great interest all the way.
Maitreya said impatiently: "I think you are not angry, but coquettish. Shut up and behave yourself!"
But Naga couldn't stay quiet because there were people constantly cheering for him.
Dragon Girl: "What happened next?"
Baihua: "You saved her?"
Tushan Qiluo: "Go on!"
They even remembered to bring melon seeds from the banquet on their way to escape. They looked at Naga with interest while eating melon seeds, and kindly shared a handful of melon seeds with Naga, looking like good brothers. Naga also cooperated very well, and told them his love story with Maitreya in front of them while eating melon seeds: "Then I was scared away. After I went back, I kept missing her. I didn't expect to see her at the banquet today. I recognized her at the first sight."
The discussion was heated and the atmosphere was lively on this side, while on the other side of the ox cart, Lu Wu was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Lu Ren.
Lu Wu's hands kept moving while he was still howling, "Wake up! You can't fall asleep! If you fall asleep, you won't be able to wake up!"
Just now, Maitreya kidnapped the Dragon King Naga, and took Lu Ren with him on the way. By taking Naga as a hostage, they successfully escaped on the ox cart that came to pick them up and escaped from the sphere of influence of Indra.
The only flaw was that they forgot that Lu Ren still had prison chains on his feet.
So not long after driving out, Lu Ren was directly shocked by the prison chain and went into shock. Fortunately, Naga knew how to untie the prison chain, and he even offered to help in order to please Maitreya. However, even if the prison chain was untied, Lu Ren was still electrocuted and was in the process of restarting.
The ox cart sped through the air, and the scenery changed in the blink of an eye.
Maitreya sat behind Naga, threatening him with a knife. However, Naga had no sense of being a hostage, and began to lean back without a change of expression, blatantly taking advantage of him, and quickly evacuated before Maitreya could no longer bear it and was about to lose his temper, madly testing the edge of death.
Seeing the veins on Miroku's forehead throbbing wildly, in order to prevent them from fighting in this small space and disturbing Aren's first aid, Baihua diverted Miroku's attention at the right time: "Wow - we are flying so high! Where... where are we going?"
Maitreya was naturally tolerant of women. She took a deep breath, calmed her irritable mood, and then said to Baihua: "Go to the rebel camp - Bodhisattva Realm, Wendala City."
