chewing dragon

Chapter 21
After all, Qi Jingzhi is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Even if he realized the danger, he didn't have the slightest thought of retreating: "A few coquettish foxes can get in, why can't I get in?"

Thinking of Sao Fox, he couldn't help but glance at the corpse of the white fox hanging on his waist, with a look of disgust on his face.

This fox corpse exuding a foul smell was dilapidated and stained with blood. Its fur was no longer valuable. If it hadn't been for the aid of fox meat for washing the marrow and cutting the fur, it would have been abandoned by the young man long ago.

Qi Jingzhi withdrew his gaze, gripped the sharp knife tightly, and walked cautiously along the Chaoshou corridor.

After walking for a short time, the young man turned several turns and passed through a moon gate at the end of the veranda. The palace that he had seen from afar before suddenly appeared in front of him.

Qi Jingzhi was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the journey would be extremely smooth without any twists and turns.

When he looked up, he saw that the courtyard where the temple was located was extremely vast, and the ground was paved with large bluestone slabs.

However, over time, many bluestone slabs have been deformed or even cracked, and weeds have grown tenaciously from the cracks everywhere. The ground has become undulating, and almost no place is flat.

At the foot of the stone steps in front of the hall, a four-legged bronze tripod with a height of one person was missing a leg and collapsed to the ground.

There is a shocking huge crack on the upward side of the tripod body, which just divides the full moon pattern in the center of the tripod body into two.

This crack was as straight as a line, and the edges were even more neat, as if it had been forcibly split open.

Through the cracks, one could see thick black soil piled up inside the tripod, and green grass had sprouted from the soil.

Qi Jingzhi didn't stay long, stepped over the bronze tripod, and slowly walked up the stone steps in front of the hall.

The reliefs sandwiched between the steps on both sides have long been turned into a pile of rubble, and it is impossible to see what the original pattern was.

Before Qi Jingzhi climbed to the top, he could already see from a distance on the platform at the top of the stone steps, the red old fox was squatting quietly in front of the temple gate.

With its back facing the boy, its head drooping and its claws clasped together, it is silently paying homage to the hall.

The door of the main hall was ajar, only a thin crack in the middle was exposed, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside the hall.

In the wild temple in the deep mountain, visit in front of the old fox hall.

The whole scene was silent, but it was evil and weird from inside to outside.

Hearing the boy's footsteps, the old fox's ears pricked up, his body trembled slightly, and a deep moan came out of his mouth.

The old thing was obviously terrified, but he firmly restrained the urge to get up and run away, and even deliberately lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing the things in the hall.

Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help frowning, and stopped behind the red old fox.

He deliberately didn't look at the opponent's head, but looked up at the hall in front of him.

On the way here, Qi Jingzhi didn't see a bigger hall, so it can be seen that this is the main hall of the temple.

Above the gate of the hall, the place where the plaque should have been hung was empty, and the name of the hall was also unknown.

Similar to the Chaoshou verandah in the small garden, the red paint on the doors and windows in front of the hall is also dull in color and peeled off, exposing the original wood texture, which looks old and dilapidated.

The two door panels have been eroded by wind, rain and time, and they have been deformed and cracked, covered with deep cracks, as if they would fall down with a bang if they were pushed lightly.

Seeing that the young man didn't step forward recklessly, the wailing of the red fox gradually became quieter.

It turned its head secretly, squinted its eyes and glanced behind it, and saw the white fox corpse on the young man's waist at a glance, the grief and resentment in its eyes almost overflowed.

Qi Jingzhi saw its movements from the corner of his eyes, with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and said softly, "It's time to get on the road."

"Bah! You don't even know where this place is, you don't even know when you're about to die! This old man will make you, a murderer, pay for the lives of my two children today!"

The old fox's tone was resentful, and his eyes were even more cruel.

It looked back at the main hall, and said tremblingly: "It's this villain, please master to be the master of the servants!"

After all, it crawled down all over, with its forehead pressed against the ground, and made a big salute.

Seeing this scene, Qi Jingzhi suddenly tightened his fingers and gripped the handle of the knife tightly, and his breathing became longer and more powerful.

"Young man, this is not the place for you."

In the silence, someone suddenly spoke in the hall.

This person's voice was clear and warm, and his tone was soothing and soft. He sounded like a gentle and refined young man, and he had nothing to do with the vicious spirit that Qi Jingzhi imagined.

The young man was a little surprised, pondered for a while, and responded, "I'm a hunter in the mountains. I came here after chasing prey. I saw the wild smoke and grass, the walls and houses collapsed, and thought that there was no one in charge of this place, so I entered without warning. But here Since it is a temple, it should allow people to pay homage to it, why do you want to drive away the visitors?"

"Oh? Ordinary people see this ancient temple on a barren mountain haunted by wild foxes, and it's too late to hide. This young man is a bit courageous." The tone of the man in the hall was obviously a little more appreciative.

"Your Excellency lives here alone, with a fox spirit as your servant, this is truly shocking."

Qi Jingzhi didn't want to get entangled with this person in the main hall, so he said a few perfunctory words, and then asked: "I have a grudge against this old fox, and I will kill it today, do you have anything to say?"

The red old fox still kept his five-body prostration posture, and when he heard the young man's question, his ears pricked up.

This time, the hall was silent for a long time before the voice said unhurriedly: "Just now you made a mistake in saying something. It wasn't that I used the fox spirit as my slave, but that it came to the door and asked me to protect it. It. I have not agreed to this matter, you can kill if you want, but there is one thing, there will be no blood in this temple."

After the words fell, the red fox raised his head in disbelief, and screamed loudly: "Master has been here these days, slaves have always been obedient, never dared to come in rashly to disturb Qingxiu, and never missed a day in front of the palace. Consecrate!"

It cried a few words, and then kowtowed its head incessantly: "Now that something has happened in the servant's house, since the master doesn't want to stand out, the servant will never dare to mention the word revenge again, just want to live... just want to live!"

The old fox's thoughts turned very quickly, originally he wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, but it's a pity that the person in the hall refused to avenge him, so he immediately changed his tune.

Qi Jingzhi's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself: "You actually call yourself my lord? Listening to this guy's tone, he must not be alone!"

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the voice in the hall continue: "It's just that there is a real lack of a sleazy ghost under my family. I think you are quite pleasing, are you willing to fill this gap?"

Hearing the word "ghost", Qi Jingzhi immediately understood: "This man in the palace calls himself the lord, so he is the lord of the tiger! Fortunately, it has only come here not long ago, and the old fox can't get the flattery, so he can't ask it to help. Otherwise, last night would have been dangerous."

"Hmph, this old fox is cunning and cunning. He dared to stay under the tree alone. He must have had a vicious intention to lure me here to die. The second girl of the white fox has a strong temperament and can't bend her mind. I'm afraid she will also be fooled by this old fox." In the drum, I gave my life in vain."

After roughly understanding the cause and effect, Qi Jingzhi had more doubts in his heart. He frowned and thought to himself: "As Dong Mao said, the county is not big, but there are many messy things. But in a small Songling County, there will be no Two tiger spirits came out in one breath, right? The man in the hall said he only came here not long ago... Could it be that they are actually the same one?"

"If that's the case, it's the chief culprit that caused Grandpa to suffer twenty spine sticks, and caused Young Master to break the law and kill people. It really is a narrow road for enemies!"

Qi Jingzhi pursed his lips, and said straight to the point: "So it's the tiger face to face! Your Excellency is a newcomer to Xiaosongshan, could it be the one on Nangang?"

"Oh? You've heard of me? Yes, just now you said that you are a hunter in the mountains. Speaking of which, I actually ate a few strong hunters on Nangang. Although they are not delicious, they are quite chewy..."

The tiger spirit in the hall paused for a moment, as if recollecting it, and then continued after a while: "After they turned into ghosts, they can be regarded as powerful, but it's a pity that they were all burned by a fire, otherwise you are not tall enough for this young man." , how could it be possible to encounter such a good opportunity to fill the vacancy?"

"Sure enough! Master Meng said that Dong Mao is the blood of the Five Elements Fire, who else could be the one who set the fire!"

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but slandered: "What bastard thing this guy is doing, there is no end! Let the tiger go back to the mountain now, I'm really going to kill your young master!"

(End of this chapter)