Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 83: My hometown is so small
Tang Zheng completely provoked a war between the Far North Demon Butterfly Clan and the Far North Demon Wolf Clan.
The demon clan is a place where the strong prey on the weak and the law of the strong prevails. During the rapid rise of the Far North Demon Butterfly , it was natural that it had deep grudges with the surrounding old demon clan forces.
With Mo Ao's disappearance as the fuse, and Tang Zheng's deliberate instigation, the war suddenly spread across the entire territory of the Far North Demon Clan, and almost all the demons in this large area participated.
If there is no powerful demon king above eight stars to directly suppress the various tribes, this war will probably continue in full swing for the time being, until one of the two major demon tribes, the Far North Demon Butterfly or the Far North Demon Wolf, completely withdraws from the Far North territory and migrates to other territories.
However, no matter who is the final winner, in the short term, there will be almost no winners among the demon tribes in this territory, and each demon tribe will suffer heavy losses.
Even if the demon tribe has occupied a large area of new territory, it will take a lot of time to digest the dividends of war and transform the expansion of territory into tangible benefits and resources.
But all this has nothing to do with Tang Zheng and the others.
At this moment, Tang Zheng and his companions were returning to the cave. Everyone was guarding Hua Yingxiu and watching her use the secret method of the Yaoshan tribe to completely collect the fruits of the hunting in recent days - five extreme northern demon butterflies above the four-star peak, and turn them into the main ingredient for making the Butterfly Zombie Gu.
In the center of the cave, there were five northern demon butterflies that had been processed into demon pigs and tied up like dumplings. Hua Yingxiu had drawn a star power array with strange symbols in special positions on the side, and had lit several piles of flames that emitted a faint blue light but did not give people a sense of warmth.
Then, Hua Yingxiu began to dance a witchcraft-like dance around the magic circle and the flame, chanting to herself, and at the same time, she cast various spells at the five northern demon butterflies in the center of the magic circle.
All this made the already dark cave suddenly filled with a mysterious and eerie beauty. Everyone restrained their breath, just like when they watched Tang Zheng casting, for fear of disturbing Hua Yingxiu's secret method.
As Hua Yingxiu's dance became faster and faster, the stars behind her became brighter and brighter. The ignited blue flame made people feel increasingly cold. The spells filled with star power that Hua Yingxiu cast gradually connected together, forming a large net that enveloped all the northern demon butterflies.
The big net gradually shrank, and eventually turned into a cocoon made of star power and runes, completely wrapping the five Arctic demon butterflies inside. The cocoon also slowly shrank, and eventually shrunk to the size of a palm, projecting into Hua Yingxiu's palm.
"Successful?" Tang Zheng couldn't help but ask when he saw Hua Yingxiu carefully put the cocoon in her palm into the storage bag.
"Well, I'm glad I have accomplished my mission." Hua Yingxiu wiped the dense beads of sweat from her forehead and smiled heartily.
"Huh... Sister Xiu'er is so amazing. They hunted four-star peak and five-star mid-level Arctic Demon Butterflies. I was worried that the level of the demon butterflies we hunted was too high, and Sister Xiu'er might not be able to do it. I was afraid that she would fail several times before succeeding. I didn't expect that she succeeded in one go." Tang Xiaotang patted his chest and said with a smile.
"It's all thanks to you and Zheng Qian, who have driven these Arctic Demon Butterflies into a near-death state. They have the will to die but cannot, so it's particularly easy to subdue them. Otherwise, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for me to subdue even a four-star peak Arctic Demon Butterfly." Hua Yingxiu said with a smile.
"Anyway, thank you for your hard work, Xiu'er. We have successfully collected the Far North Demon Butterfly. Are there any other difficulties in making the Butterfly Zombie Gu?" Tang Zheng continued to ask.
Hua Yingxiu smiled and shook her head: "There are definitely difficulties, but with such excellent materials, I am 90% sure that I can succeed in refining it. What's more, even if I can't do it, I can still ask the sisters in the tribe for help. The only problem now is, when can we go back? To make such a high-level butterfly zombie Gu, I must return to the Yaoshan tribe and use some special tools and places."
Hearing Hua Yingxiu's words, Tang Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the return home. We can set off now without delay!"
Upon hearing the news, everyone had happy smiles on their faces.
Everyone came to the demon tribe, risking their lives, just to hunt the four-star and above Far North Demon Butterflies. Now that Hua Yingxiu has successfully collected these five excellent quality Far North Demon Butterflies, that is to say, the first item required to awaken Xu Qingyan, the Butterfly Zombie Gu, has been more than half successful. Now Tang Zheng has also solved the huge obstacle of the Far North Demon Butterflies' relentless pursuit, using the method of using a small force to move a large object and driving a tiger to swallow a wolf.
Hearing that they would be able to embark on the journey home soon, how could everyone hide the joy in their hearts?
"Okay, let's go!" everyone responded in unison.
When they came here, they were mistakenly transported to Fengmen Village, which was constantly shifting between the human and demon tribes, and they took a "ride" to the demon tribe.
When they returned, they were not so lucky. They could only rely on their own legs, travel long distances, cross mountains and ridges, and carefully avoid the strong men from various demon tribes, before they could return safely.
Fortunately, the Far North Demon Territory was already engulfed in war, and the slightly stronger demons were fighting to the death with the enemy. The powerful collisions and fluctuations of demon power could be sensed from a distance, which acted like a guiding light to remind Tang Zheng and his team that the road was dangerous and they should quickly take a detour.
In this way, Tang Zheng and his companions were extremely cautious along the way, traveling day and night. Finally, after nearly a month of intense travel, they crossed the border between the human and demon races and successfully returned to the human territory.
This is also thanks to the fact that the border defense of the demon tribe has never been very tight. Anyway, they don't have any gathering places like strong cities or important towns. They are all scattered in the form of tribes. Even if some human warriors slip through the net and enter the demon tribe's territory, they can't cause any particularly great damage.
After crossing the border of the demon tribe, Tang Zheng and his companions once again passed by the mysterious and strange Fengmen Village, but this time they just glanced at it from afar and then circled around the wall to avoid this strange village.
After all this trouble, no one wants to be taken back to the territory of the Far North Demon Butterfly by this strange village. Some people might even be worse off, not even knowing which corner of the demon tribe they have been taken to, and may not be able to find the way back in the future.
With awe for Fengmen Village, Tang Zheng and his companions did not go anywhere , and went straight back to Tangjiabao.
When they saw the familiar high walls and courtyard of Tangjiabao, as well as the large formation designed by Tang Zheng himself and built by Bailianfang, an indescribable warmth and joy rose in their hearts.
"A nest of gold or silver is not as good as one's own doghouse, Home, Sweet Home... My hometown is so small, so small that it can only hold two words..." Tang Zheng, who finally returned home, could not help but feel inspired to write poetry, expressing his deep feelings in a combination of Chinese and Western styles.
Tang Xiaotang found the poem he plagiarized interesting and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, which two words are those?"
"Go to sleep!" Tang Zheng replied with tears in his eyes.
Everyone burst into laughter. Indeed, after so many days of sleeping in the open air, food could still be easily prepared by Tang Zheng, a master chef, using local ingredients to create various dishes to comfort everyone's stomachs.
However, when it came to sleeping, Tang Zheng had no idea what to do. After all, he could neither transform into a wide bed nor serve as a warm quilt. The most important thing was that no one was brave enough to fall into a complete and peaceful sleep on the dangerous return journey, and there was only less than two hours of rest time each day.
After finally returning to Tangjiabao, everyone really agreed with Tang Zheng's words: "My biggest dream now is to lie on a soft big bed and sleep until I wake up naturally!"
Fortunately, back at Tangjiabao, all of this is no longer a problem.
By the time Tang Zheng touched his sunburned butt once again and jumped up from the big bed, Jiang Wuyan had already returned to the Zhaixing Sect, and Hua Yingxiu had also returned to the Yaoshan Tribe. After being away for so long, it was time for the two of them to go back to visit their respective families.
What's more, Jiang Wuyan encountered a huge crisis when he used the forbidden Star-Picking Technique. Given his character, he would definitely inform the sect of this matter as soon as possible.
Hua Yingxiu was concerned about the production of Butterfly Zombie Gu. After taking a good rest, she immediately returned to Yaoshan Tribe. Only there was the best place for her to produce Butterfly Zombie Gu.
Tang Xiaotang was pulled over by her younger brothers and sisters in the tribe early in the morning, begging them to tell everyone about the thrilling experiences and stories of her journey to the demon tribe.
After thinking about it, only Tang Zheng seemed to have become a idle person temporarily. There was nothing for him to do. Even the job of a teacher had changed a lot. Tangjiabao had already found several genuine teachers who lived in Tangjiabao to teach the children of Tangjiabao.
Tang Zheng, the fake master, has no place to use his skills...
After all, a five-star warrior in his early twenties teaching a group of naked kids who can't even sense the star power, this is something that doesn't make sense no matter which family it is in.
Tang Zheng strolled around Tangjiabao and reminisced about the past. He still couldn't let go of the things in his mind, so he went to the stable to get three of the strongest-looking Snow Region war horses, said hello, and went straight out to Tianyi Valley.
Now the main body of the Taihao Wheel has been dug out from the garbage dump of the Purple Gold Emperor in Fengmen Village, and Luo Fei has taken it to Bailianfang for repair. The most difficult materials for the Butterfly Zombie Gu have also been prepared, waiting for Hua Yingxiu to successfully refine it. The only thing that has no clue now is the three five-star to seven-star plate-locking star stones.
According to Xiao Tanzhi, as long as he can get the last one, there is a great chance that Xu Qingyan will be awakened. Before going to look for the last item, Tang Zheng decided to go to Tianyi Valley first to see how Xu Qingyan is doing now.
