Volume 4 Peach Blossom Chapter 20: Zhuo Yu
Lu Qingshan pointed to the black flowers planted in the wooden building and asked, "Is it because of those things?"
Sang Ku nodded, "Yes, this flower is called the Poison Spirit Flower, and it emits the smell that monsters hate the most. We just need to pick it and put it into the well water that we need to drink every day, and everyone will emit this smell, which will make the monsters lose interest in us."
"However, this flower has two disadvantages. One is that it is poisonous. The poison flower, as its name suggests, is poisonous. Although the toxicity is not strong, in order to escape the attacks of monsters, we have been drinking well water soaked in poison flowers for a long time. The toxins have been accumulating in our bodies and are difficult to expel. Therefore, our lifespan is much shorter than that of ordinary people."
Lu Qingshan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the corpse he found was covered with green spots.
No wonder these villagers all had dark purple lips and strange complexions; it turned out they were really poisoned.
"Second, this flower needs a mineral called Phantom Poison Crystal to grow and cultivate. Without this mineral, it will quickly wither." Village chief Sangku continued.
It seems that the trouble that Sang Ku encountered should be related to the Phantom Poison Crystal.
Lu Qingshan had already made a judgment in his mind.
Sure enough, Sang Ku spoke again: "We originally controlled a vein of ghost poison crystal. But just a month ago, an extremely ferocious monster suddenly appeared on the vein and stopped there. It was so imposing that we didn't dare to get close."
"We also tried to use the poisonous spirit flower to drive it away, but this monster is very strange. It seems to be immune to the aura of the poisonous spirit flower and is not moved at all."
"If we don't have the Ghost Poison Crystal, we won't be able to cultivate the Poison Spirit Flower. If we don't have the Poison Spirit Flower, we won't be able to survive in the Three Thousand Mountains where monsters are everywhere." Sang Ku's voice gradually became heavy.
"Since Fellow Daoist Lu is a cultivator from outside the mountain, and considering the dangers of this place, he was able to get here safely, he must be a person with high cultivation. So, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu to help our Black Scorpion Village." After the village chief Sangku finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Lu Qingshan and was reluctant to stand up.
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment and said, "You get up first . I can go and take a look at the situation, but I can't guarantee that I will help you."
Sang Ku was very smart. Since he met Lu Qingshan, he did not make any request to Lu Qingshan first. Instead, he always obeyed Lu Qingshan and cooperated with him in everything.
Under such circumstances, it was difficult for Lu Qingshan to directly reject Sang Ku's request.
However, Lu Qingshan was also very rational and decided to see the situation first.
If he could deal with the ferocious beast, he wouldn't mind helping it, but if it was beyond his ability, he would never show off his strength.
Sang Ku was delighted when he heard this, and he quickly responded, "Of course it is. If this monster is too strong, then it can only be said that God wants to destroy our Black Scorpion Village."
"Lead the way." Lu Qingshan didn't want to waste too much time here. His most important task at the moment was to find Mimi .
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Two strange rays of light flew over from afar.
The one on the left was as black as ink, and the one on the right was a red light. They stopped in front of the mountain and slowly descended.
"Friend Lu, we are here."
Sang Ku's slightly old voice came into his ears. Lu Qingshan nodded and looked at the small hill in front of him.
There is a very obvious mine cave on the cliff at the foot of the mountain. From a distance, the cave entrance is pitch black and the specific scene cannot be seen clearly.
"That mine is the mine of the Phantom Poison Crystal. We usually mine the Phantom Poison Crystal in it." Sang Ku and Lu Qingshan whispered, pointing to the protruding cliff above the cliff.
There was a monster squatting there.
"Hiss!" The Western Rat King, who was standing on Lu Qingshan's shoulder, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air the moment he saw the monster, and whispered: "Lu Qingshan, this big guy doesn't look easy to deal with, why don't we just forget it..."
The monster in front of him was truly gigantic and extremely ferocious.
The body is like that of a tiger, ten feet tall and four or five feet long.
That ferocious head looked like a lion's head, buried under the forearm, and it was impossible to see anything clearly, as if it was sleeping.
This ferocious beast has white fur all over its body with black stripes distributed in regular patterns. Its tail is longer than its body, running from its back to the front and all the way to its head.
You can tell at first glance that he's not a good person.
"Until half a month ago, this monster suddenly appeared there. As a result, we no longer dared to approach the mine to mine for ghost poison crystals." Sang Ku gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "It wants to kill us. We are all ready. After a while, when the stored ghost poison crystals are almost used up, we will risk our lives to break into the mine again to mine for ghost poison crystals."
However, after Sang Ku said these words angrily, he found that Lu Qingshan's gaze towards him became very strange, mixed with some meanings that he could hardly understand.
Then, in his incredulous gaze, Lu Qingshan actually approached the beast leisurely, with an attitude that was completely fearless and defenseless.
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Lu Qingshan walked straight to the foot of the mountain, looked up at the giant beast on the cliff, and suddenly asked loudly: "What's the matter with you up there?"
Sang Ku was dumbfounded, and the Western Rat King was so anxious that he pulled Lu Qingshan's collar hard, "Lu Qingshan, why are you arguing with him so brazenly?"
Lu Qingshan patted the King of Western Rat and comforted him, "It's not a big problem."
Under the incredulous gaze of the Western Rat King, the giant beast squatting on the top of the mountain actually responded to Lu Qingshan in human language, saying in a muffled voice: "I'm afraid, I dare not... move."
"Are you afraid to come down?" Lu Qingshan frowned and asked.
"Hmm..." the beast replied timidly again.
"What does this mean?" The King of Western Rats still couldn't understand the situation of this ferocious beast.
"I understand." Lu Qingshan nodded to the beast and asked, "Do you need me to help you get down?"
The next moment, the King of the Rat of the West couldn't help but widen his eyes.
After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the ferocious beast actually raised its huge and ferocious head from its forearm.
The beast used its two tiger claws that flashed with cold light to cover its eyes tightly, leaving only a crack. Through the crack, it carefully looked at Lu Qingshan below and said aggrievedly, "Please."
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There was a magical beast in ancient times, with a tiger body and a lion head, white fur and black stripes.
"It looks like a tiger, has all five colors, and its tail is longer than its body. It is called Zuo Yu, and riding it can travel a thousand miles a day."
Zuoyu, also known as the benevolent beast, is kind by nature. It cannot bear to trample even green grass and will not eat any living creature that did not die of natural causes.
How could a Zuo Yu, who couldn't even bear to trample on green grass, have any bad intentions?
