mtlumby2d Chapter 261
Chapter 261
"But but but don't blame me first, I didn't mean it."
Hongying waved her hands anxiously and said, "That day I had just finished watering the spiritual plants on the mountain. I was so tired that I sat down to rest. I happened to see Haoping and your master talking on the communication board."
Ni Yangzhou asked: "Which day? These few days?"
Hongying nodded: "It was three days ago."
Ni Yangzhou's hand subconsciously touched the green pendant on his chest, and the communication card inside was as quiet as death.
The young man slowly stood up and said, "Okay, I understand."
"Since you were here before entering Minghong Sect, you must know more about it than me. The whereabouts of the object we are looking for is called a treasure mirror. Eight years ago, it was said to be in the hands of a beautiful female demon. Now no one knows where it is."
"No wonder."
Hongying didn't notice the young man's brief loss. When she blew the whistle, the big orange cat jumped out from the dense leaves in twos and threes. On its head hung a bunch of wild grapes that it had hooked from somewhere. As soon as it jumped onto the branch, it shook its head, shaking off a layer of fine hair.
"Miao Miao Bao said someone wants to see me."
Hongying touched the top of the big cat's head affectionately, and the big cat named Miaomiaobao also lowered its head and rubbed back, appearing very gentle.
"Miaomiaobao is so nice. It always thinks I'm beautiful."
Ni Yangzhou brushed off the branches and leaves on the big cat's side and said with a smile, "Then, this beautiful fairy, did you encounter a magic mirror given by a young man eight years ago?"
Hongying shook her head: "No, I only came here eight years ago to help a little and gave Miaomiaobao some elixirs that helped with her transformation. After that, I returned to the sect. How could I accept any gifts?
It's been so long, and you and Master Guanjiao haven't found it yet. Have you ever asked the person who gave you the treasure?"
Ni Yangzhou said, "I would like to ask, the one who delivered the treasure, Wei Yu, pretended to be the underworld to seduce souls, and committed a serious crime. He thought it through and knew that even if he told the truth, he would not be able to reduce the punishment. It was just like pouring a cup of tea on himself when he was burned by fire. The bronze snake and iron dog would fight for food, and he would fall into the Nai River forever with no way out. Therefore, he jumped into the river after confessing and was truly reduced to ashes."
Hongying stroked Miaomiaobao's fur and said, "He is so happy. This makes it easier for us to find him."
Ni Yangzhou chatted with Hongying for a while, which dispelled the loneliness of the past few months and made him feel a lot more relaxed.
"We're traveling together?"
Hongying took the initiative to say to Ni Yangzhou: "I am more familiar with this area. Let's explore this area again. If we still can't find it, we can look for it somewhere else."
Ni Yangzhou originally wanted to go to the northern border to find a master after searching this area, but after touching the green pendant, the young man hesitated for a moment and finally accepted Hongying's invitation.
The girl held Miaomiaobao's head, and the big cat just lay there docilely. Ni Yangzhou saw the cat's whiskers shining in the sunlight, so he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped off the oil on Miaomiaobao's whiskers.
The big cat tilted its head to look at the young man, and slowly rubbed Ni Yangzhou's hand with its furry head.
Hongying pondered for a long time and said, "It's not too difficult for a demon to transform into a human form. It's just that the original features may be retained after the transformation. Most of the ones that mortals think are beautiful are flowers and plants that have become spirits, or foxes, rabbits, and deer. These prototypes are beautiful."
"I haven't been here for the past few years, so maybe there are new monsters here," Hongying stood up and waved to Ni Yangzhou, "Let's start from the east and go west to explore all the monster caves!"
Ni Yangzhou followed the girl's pace, Miaomiaobao also jumped down, and the two people and the cat began to "explore the cave".
Most of them are friendly. Most of the grass, flowers and trees are gentle. I asked them one by one. There are also some with violent personalities, such as the gray wolf spirit. Some hide and dig holes, such as the rabbit spirit. There are also some that want to eat people...
Two people working together can move much faster than one person, and Hongying is the oldest and most powerful old tree spirit here. She still has some power from the past and doesn't want Ni Yangzhou to have to consider too much. She just goes up to him and asks him. If he doesn't answer, she will tie him up and ask him. In case of accidental injury, she will just use a rare spiritual plant to gag him.
Looking at Hongying's heroic figure throwing the spiritual plants gracefully, Ni Yangzhou felt that Chilian Peak must have achieved bumper harvests year after year.
After searching for a while, three days passed.
No.
No clue.
Ni Yangzhou and Hongying were sitting on a pile of stones beside a stream. The young man was slowly roasting a big sweet potato that Miaomiaobao had dug up. The sweet potato had a brown skin and yellow flesh, the surface of which was slightly charred and the belly was slightly cracked. Drops of golden syrup condensed and hung on the cracks, emitting a rich sweet aroma.
Hongying kicked over a few stones in frustration, sulking. She turned to look at the calm Ni Yangzhou, then squatted beside the young man with her eyebrows lowered.
Hongying held her cheek and said, "You have such a good temper. I was already going crazy after only three days of searching, but you've been searching for eight years."
Ni Yangzhou turned the sweet potato around, and Miaomiaobao lay beside it, like a solid stone made of a big ball of wool, staring at the sweet potato that was oozing with sugary water with his eyes.
Before, when the master was around, the two of us traveled together and didn't think it was anything special. But now that the master has been gone for a long time and I'm the only one left, I really felt a little bored during these days before I met Hongying.
Many words had to be filtered through the sieve in order to avoid unnecessary trouble. Ni Yangzhou just shook his head and smiled calmly: "I'm used to it."
Hongying looked at her face, which was reddened by the flames, and suddenly said something without thinking:
"Don't like the master."
"Ok?"
Hongying's eyes fell on the sweet potato, and after a few seconds, she said, "I don't know, I just... I think that falling in love with the master might bring misfortune."
Ni Yangzhou felt that this girl who dared to love and hate and was overly determined might have remembered the hardships of her own love life. He didn't know what to say at this time, so he had to pick up the roasted sweet potato in his hand, blew on it twice, peeled it carefully, revealing the rich golden flesh inside and handed it over.
"Love or not, like or not, it's all cause and effect. If the pain is too much, then give up. If there is still hope, then don't stop it from happening."
Hongying lowered her eyes, took the sweet potato, and nodded slowly:
"you're right."
Miaomiaobao didn't understand the long conversation. All its attention was focused on the sweet and fragrant fruit in Hongying's hand. It walked forward with its tail wagging, lowered its head, rubbed Hongying's legs, lowered its two front paws, straightened its waist, and meowed tenderly.
Hongying smiled, touched the big cat's head and praised, "Good baby, good Miaomiao, Miaomiao good baby. This is for you~" The girl broke the sweet potato for Miaomiaobao.
Ni Yangzhou looked at the big, slick cat swimming in front of the stream and suddenly asked:
"You said before that you gave Miao Miao Bao a transformation pill?"
Hongying nodded, then shook her head: "I know what you are thinking, but our Miaomiaobao is a little demon who has only transformed for a short time and can't even understand human language.
And most importantly, Miaomiaobao is a boy."
Ni Yangzhou tilted his head and saw two round "big bells" hanging under Miaomiaobao's tail.
The young man sat by the campfire, thinking that there are not so many good things that can be found without any effort after searching for a long time.
Miaomiaobao looked eagerly at Hongying, who had stopped peeling sweet potatoes while talking. He simply opened his mouth to reach for it, but was afraid of dirtying his beard. With a sudden thought, smoke rose up with a "bang" -
A delicate-looking cat demon wearing an ill-fitting gown with half of his shoulders exposed sat astride Hongying's legs.
Hongying felt a heavy weight on her legs, and she looked directly into the eyes of the pair of vertical pupils. The girl shouted, "Miaomiaobao, get down quickly. You are a boy, you can't do this. It's too close. Don't sit, don't sit!"
Miaomiaobao felt very aggrieved. She looked at the sweet potato with her round and smooth hands, then looked at Ni Yangzhou, and stepped aside using her legs, which she was not familiar with yet.
Ni Yangzhou looked at Miaomiaobao's human form for a long time, from the beautiful cherry lips and nose to the affectionate almond eyes, and then to the slender and flexible body that was so perfect that it could not be increased or decreased. He asked Hongying in shock, "Is it... really a boy?"