And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 46
On the way back to the ruined temple, Chen Yuan thought of the monster that the businessman Niu Bingjian said.

Then he asked the tiger demon Hua Niang who was carrying him: "Is it you that you are the monster who likes to tease people and talk to passers-by in the past?"

Hu Yao Hua Niang replied to Chen Yuan, "It's me, Taoist priest."

Hu Yao Hua Niang explained to Chen Yuan while hurrying:

"But it's not that Hua Niang likes to tease passers-by. The main reason is that Hua Niang was lucky enough to refine the horizontal bone a few years ago and has the ability to speak. However, the ability of monsters to speak needs to be learned. I have, so Huaniang sometimes hides in the dark at night and talks to passers-by in the mountains overnight, practicing her ability to speak."

"In the process of Huaniang practicing talking with passers-by, it is inevitable that passers-by will find out. Passers-by think that Huaniang is playing tricks on them, but she is not."

Chen Yuan asked curiously again:
"Then why do people have different opinions? Some say this monster is a fox demon, some say it's a deer demon, and some say it's a tiger demon?"

The tiger demon Huaniang didn't answer immediately, but thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because Huaniang sometimes brings other little demons with her."

"However, passers-by who pass by Nanshi Mountain are very timid. Every time they find out that the person I'm talking to is me, they will be frightened to death."

Tiger Demon Huaniang added.

Chen Yuan: ...

"If I were an ordinary passerby who stayed overnight in the mountains, I would be scared to death when I found out that it was a colorful worm talking to me."

Chen Yuan said in his heart.

……

Early the next morning.

The sky in the mountains is slightly bright, and some places are still filled with fog, in the ruined temple surrounded by the chirping of birds.

Niu Bingjian and a group of people woke up one after another from their sleep.

"What's going on, the smell of alcohol is so strong!"

"Yeah, did any of you drink secretly last night?"

"How is it possible? Drinking is a mistake. If there is an accident on the way to business, it is very likely to die. No one has alcohol on them. How can anyone go out to drink?"

"No one drinks secretly, how can there be such a strong smell of alcohol around!"

Among the caravan people who woke up, two people with very keen sense of smell found a strong smell of alcohol in the ruined temple, and everyone talked about it.

"Don't pay attention to this irrelevant matter, everyone, pack up quickly and continue on the road."

At this time, Niu Bingjian, the leader, stood up and urged.

While speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the young Taoist priest who was sitting cross-legged by the extinguished bonfire with his eyes closed, as if he had been meditating all night.

Only he knew that the smell of alcohol in the ruined temple came from this young Taoist priest.

After the other party was picked up by the colorful tiger demon, last night when the sky was about to light up, the young Taoist priest was sent back by the extremely large colorful tiger demon who could speak human words.

When I came back, I was already full of alcohol, and it seemed that I had drunk a lot of alcohol.
Because of the unexpected discovery last night, he was so excited and surprised that he didn't sleep much all night. Someone in the caravan woke up in the middle of the night and offered to change him, but he also refused.

He still continued to lean against the corner to doze off and close his eyes to rest his mind. Sure enough, at dawn, he heard footsteps outside, and opened his eyes to peek through a small slit.

Then I saw the young Taoist priest being sent back by the colorful tiger demon, and the young Taoist priest was turning over from the back of the giant tiger.

Now that the shopkeeper, Niu Bingjian, has spoken, the others naturally have nothing to say.

After we cooked some semolina and ate it with jerky, we were about to set off.

"Shopkeeper, I don't know what's going on. Our cows and horses were incontinent last night, and their limbs are so soft that they can't stand up even if they are whipped hard."

Soon a guy came over to tell.

"Since the cow and horse have an accident, let's rest for a while, and wait for the cow and horse to recover and stand up before we start."

Niu Bingjian didn't care much.

Of course he knew what was going on.

After all, even he was terrified when he encountered such a big colorful tiger demon, let alone a cow or a horse.

"Ok."

These guys are a little confused.

I don't know why the shopkeeper, who has always been not talkative, suddenly became so talkative.

Fortunately, after they rested for a while, they fed some fodder to the cows and horses. The cows and horses, whose limbs were so weak that they couldn't stand up at all, all stood up again.

The people in the caravan decided to go on the road again. Before the caravan went on the road, Chen Yuan just woke up. He carried his burden and rusted sword, and after greeting Niu Bingjian and the others, he was ready to continue on the road.

"Daoist, I think you are alone, why don't you come with us, so that we can take care of you."

Before Chen Yuan went out, Niu Bingjian, the shopkeeper of the caravan, walked up to Chen Yuan to invite him.

"You are going to Chuzhou Prefecture, and I am going to Pingliang County. We are not on the way."

Chen Yuan declined again.

Compared with walking with a large group of people, he prefers to walk alone, walk and stop whenever he wants, without any rules at all.

But if you agree to go with this caravan, then you have to take care of their footsteps.

"Although the Taoist leader is indeed not on the same road as us, there is a certain distance that we have to go through. It will not be too late for us to part ways when we arrive at the place."

Niu Bingjian persevered.

"If the Taoist leader is willing to go with us, I, Niu Bingjian, will cover all the expenses along the way."

Niu Bingjian then added.

Hearing this, Chen Yuan looked at Niu Bingjian, his eyes were clear and bright, as if he could penetrate people's hearts.

Chen Yuan had a vague guess in his heart that an ordinary caravan shopkeeper would not pay such a high price to invite an ordinary Taoist priest.

Unless it was when he went to meet friends last night, the shopkeeper of the caravan noticed something.

However, he wasn't going to point it out. Since someone was willing to cover his expenses for the journey home, he was naturally extremely happy.

Anyway, he was in no hurry.

"Okay, since you said so, I will go with you."

Chen Yuan agreed.

"That would be wonderful."

Seeing that Chen Yuan was finally invited, Niu Bingjian said with great joy.

Seeing that the shopkeeper of the caravan invited a young Taoist priest to join the team in addition to them, the four martial artists in charge of protecting the safety of the entire caravan saw all this in their eyes, but they didn't feel any displeasure in their hearts.

Because today's world is dangerous, any danger may be encountered on the way of long-distance business.

Whether it's a strongman in the forest who kills and steals goods, or a mountain goblin hiding in the mountains, or a monster who practices sorcery, no matter which one, it is possible to kill someone.

Even in the relatively peaceful Luzhou Prefecture, no one can guarantee that the caravan will not be in danger.

Since the shopkeeper was willing to spend an extra amount of money to invite a young Taoist priest to join them in the caravan, they were also happy to do so.

Regardless of whether this young Taoist priest has real talents or not, it shows that the strength of the entire caravan has been enhanced, and everyone's safety has also been improved.

Chen Yuan followed Niu Bingjian and a group of more than ten people out of the ruined temple, walked back to the official road, and walked along the official road that went straight through Nanshi Mountain.

(End of this chapter)