Chapter 407 The Roar of the Beast
There is a fundamental difference in behavior between a Taoist who wants to do great things and a casual cultivator who survives in the cracks, and this is clearly revealed from the beginning. 23) (wx)
Shen Ji is a Taoist like Feng Dongchen, hoping to erase his disgraceful experience with merit. He has been walking in the territory of the demon tribe for many years, recognizing every mountain and valley, and familiar with every visible card and hidden sentry of the demon tribe, but he still does not understand the language of the demon tribe, and avoids their smell.
Ouyang Luo has lived in the cave for several years. The casual cultivators exchanged what they had, and his understanding of demons has not decreased but increased. In the few days of reuniting with his master Hong Futian, he has gained more knowledge. He has been able to use four or five demon dialects proficiently since he was a child, and can even communicate directly with beast demons, knowing everything from walking posture to eating habits.
"The demon soldiers are usually in groups of five, and our number is just right. Generally speaking, if there is a demon beast in the team, it will be more trusted, so I will pretend to be a demon beast, and you pretend to be half-demons."
"In other words, you have to be the leader?" Xin Youtao asked immediately.
"Uh..." Ouyang Lu quickly glanced at Mu Xingqiu, "We will definitely encounter other demon tribes along the way, and I have to answer them..."
"I have no objection, just asking." Xin Youtao said with a smile, and then added, "You won't take the opportunity to give us to Qi Wushang as a gift?"
"No, absolutely not, I am not an ungrateful person, and my master is still in the Imperial Capital." Ouyang Lu waved his hands and his face became redder.
Xin Youtao smiled and patted Ouyang Lu's shoulders twice, indicating that he was just joking and first made a good impression on the "leader".
Ouyang Luo felt relieved and changed his appearance first. The methods of casual cultivators were completely different from those of ordinary people. They needed to use many spells and were different from ordinary illusions. Every organ added to the body had a real object. In this way, even a big demon whose eyes could penetrate illusions could not easily see the flaws.
Gradually, two small horns grew on Ouyang Luo's head, his face was full of hair, and his skin was like a gravel-covered corridor. There were fewer clothes, and more iron, bones, horns, and feathers for decoration.
A pure beast demon appeared in front of several people, and the strong smell of blood emanating from his body even overwhelmed the original fishy smell in the cave.
Feng Dongchen became more and more uneasy as he looked at it, and made a last effort. Asked Shen Ji: "Didn't you arrange a few secret escape routes here? The ones that lead directly to Pangshan in Duanliu City, I don't mind using them?"
Shen Ji shook his head, "Originally there were several safer passages, but after a large number of demon soldiers poured in here, they blocked all the passages. My original plan was to go north into the land of demons,
and then go east to Wandi Mountain."
This time it was Feng Dongchen who shook his head, "Just now I made an observation to the north, and there were demon clouds gathering there. Qi Wushang is determined to force us to go west."
The two Taoists discussed whether there were better escape routes, while Ouyang Luo began to dress Mu Xingqiu and Xin Youtao as half-demons. Half-demons are not much different from humans, only showing slight differences in some places, such as long hair on the ears, fangs turned outward, sharp nails, etc. Add demon pills and demon energy, and two pure half-demons appeared, and even their appearance did not need to be changed too much.
Mu Xingqiu is more famous among the demons, so he has a thick beard. This beard is not attached, but grows into the skin through magic. If you pull it out hard, it will make people cry in pain.
Feng Dongchen and Shen Ji did not discuss a more suitable route. They had to accept the dress of a casual cultivator. When Ouyang Luo crushed seven kinds of poisonous insects and prepared to smear them on the Taoist's forehead, chest, abdomen, Feng Dongchen showed an extremely disgusted expression, and he did not even look like the Xingluo Taoist who had practiced for a long time. "I swear, I will never break into the demon territory casually again. How about all the Taoists come in together? If you insist... I will smear it myself, you don't have to do it."
The Taoist robes can't be worn, and the hairpins and other things must be properly put away. Ouyang Luo prepared a large number of leather armor, decorations and weapons commonly used by the demons, enough for five people.
After everything was done, Feng Dongchen sighed, "From now on until I restore my Taoist attire, I will be mute."
Shen Ji asked, "Which route are you going to take? Go straight to Laozu Peak?"
"I plan to go to Baizhang City first, and then go to Laozu Peak from there." Mu Xing had already made a detailed plan, but there was no chance to implement it because of the two Xingluo Taoist priests.
"Bai Zhang City is now the demon capital, Qi Wushang is in charge personally." Shen Ji was slightly surprised, and immediately understood, "Yes, if there are really Taoists surviving in Pangshan, they are probably imprisoned in Bai Zhang City."
Ouyang Luo walked to the cave entrance. From now on, he is no longer an insignificant casual cultivator, but a guide who will lead the Taoists into the heart of the demon clan. He whispered: "I am a bull demon from Bailangyuan, a land of demons. My name is Haoda. I have been wandering since I was a child. I have no father or mother. Three years ago, I came to the demon mountain pass to join the demon clan's holy army..."
Feng Dongchen, who has already dressed up as a half-demon, twitched his mouth slightly, wondering if it was too hasty to entrust his safety to a young casual cultivator.
Ouyang Luo looked outside the cave for a while, then turned back and said, "You can put away the restrictions now. Remember, don't cast any spells unless it's necessary. Even the Seven Star Essence can't block the smell of Taoism."
The others put away the many restrictions they had set up. Ouyang Luo straightened his chest and strode out of the cave, no longer showing any sign of shrinking or shyness.
Ouyang Luo walked in front, followed by Shen Ji, who often pointed out the way for him. Xin Youtao and Feng Dongchen walked in the middle, and Mu Xingqiu was the last. He was a little worried. Feng Dongchen's costume as a demon was a little awkward. He walked too gracefully. He held a spear in his hand, but did not carry it on his shoulder, but used it as a crutch. If he was not wearing tattered leather armor and a bone helmet on his head, he would look like an old man hiking in the summer.
Nearly half an hour later, the group of five encountered the first test. They ran into another group of ten demon soldiers. Ouyang Luo lived up to expectations and roared before the other party. After a while, Mu Xingqiu and others realized that this was a beast demon language.
The other four bowed their heads and said nothing, leaving it to Ouyang Luo to deal with. Since they could not understand the demon language, they would not know even if they were betrayed.
As soon as he saw the real demon soldiers, Feng Dongchen changed his appearance. His steps were heavy, and the spear was also carried on his shoulder. He occasionally made a humming sound from his mouth, which made him look more like a demon soldier than the other three.
After passing the first level smoothly, Ouyang Luo explained to the others after they separated: "The demon soldiers are searching everywhere. There are three strongholds nearby. The nearest one is more than 100 miles southwest. We must pass through there to go to Baizhang City."
"Have they mentioned the bald man?" Mu Xingqiu asked. The bald man was so unique that anyone could remember him after seeing him once.
"I asked them, and they haven't heard of anyone being caught."
Ouyang Luo did not lead the four people directly to the demon soldier stronghold in the southwest, but made a big circle in the mountains, gradually figured out the search route of the demon soldiers, and completely integrated into it.
That night, the five people joined a team of hundreds of demon soldiers and rested in the wild. They were not allowed to make fire or walk around. They could only eat the dried meat and dry food they brought with them. However, no matter how strict the orders were, they could not stop the roars among the demon soldiers, especially the twenty or so beast demons, who were particularly irritable and roared at each other non-stop. They were even more rude to the half-demon soldiers, and seemed to be ready to draw their swords at any time. However, according to Ouyang Lu's whispered introduction, the beast demons were actually talking cordially and even joking.
There was no news about Baldy and others in this team. The demon soldiers heard that several Taoists were killed and were all excited to talk about it. Half-demons were more accustomed to using human language, and Mu Xingqiu and others could understand it.
In fact, there was only one Taoist who was killed, Zhao Zhijin, and he was not killed by the demon soldiers. The other several charred bodies were Taoist Pangshan who had been killed for many years. The demon soldiers could not distinguish these details and attributed all the credit to the "red demon", which was their name for the eyeless giant.
Xin Youtao was confused. Since they met up with Mu Xingqiu, they had not had a detailed conversation, so he asked in a low voice: "Who died?"
"Zhao Zhijin was killed by my magic." Mu Xingqiu also answered in a very low voice, and the roar of the beast demons around him covered his voice.
Except Feng Dongchen who was an insider, the other three heard about this for the first time and were all stunned for a moment. Shen Ji stared at Mu Xingqiu for a long time and turned his head away. Xin Youtao opened his mouth and thought for a long time before saying: "He cast the spell first, I can testify."
Ouyang Luo shushed a few people, and had a "cordial conversation" with a beast demon who approached, and even drew his knife and waved it at each other a few times.
Late at night, the camp finally quieted down. Feng Dongchen fell to the ground and dozed off. ash.cm actually entered a state of meditation. Mu Xingqiu couldn't sleep and had no time to meditate. He thought about his plan over and over again: Disguising as a demon could be said to be a surprise, but after finding the Taoist priests such as Yang Qingyin who arrived earlier, this trick probably couldn't be used. Also, if there were really Taoist priests from Pangshan who survived, should they find a way to rescue them or go back to report the situation to the Taoist sect? How should Zhao Zhijin's matter be explained? Where was the bald man taken by Shen Jiyi? What did that scream mean?
A beast demon officer suddenly roared, and the other beast demons roared even louder in response, and then kicked and beat them, urging the soldiers to get up. They had to set off overnight.
Ouyang Lu didn't know the reason, so he signaled the Taoist priests to get up. The five of them mixed in the messy team and ran in the deep mountains and dense forests. It was pitch black all around, and there were heavy footsteps and panting sounds all around.
Most beast monsters are strong, but ordinary half-monsters are not much stronger than human soldiers, which greatly slowed down the night march. They only traveled more than ten miles until dawn.
During the short rest in the morning, another team of monster soldiers joined in. They brought the real reason for this urgent march: yesterday's search finally yielded results, and several Taoists were captured alive and were about to be taken to the monster capital Baizhang City.
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