Chapter 0504: Fire in the Cave
In the narrow cave, a small fire gradually went out, emitting wisps of green smoke and flickering dim light. There was no firewood in the cave. None of the three demons sitting in a circle wanted to leave the cave. They all sat there blankly, motionless and silent, as if they could make the fire burn again with their eyes.
The fire was getting smaller and smaller. The short and strong two-horned beast demon turned his back to the cave entrance. At this time, he took off his fur coat and threw it into the fire without saying a word. The flames burned again, happily devouring the dry fur and emitting the smell of burnt barbecue. The rough skin of the beast demon looked like a leather armor.
The thin half-demon with three eyes next to him hesitated for a moment, took off his coat, threw it into the fire, and his skinny body shuddered obviously.
The little demon facing the cave entrance looked like a child of seven or eight years old, with red lips and white teeth, and skin so tender that it seemed to be dripping with water. If it weren't for the pair of translucent cicada wings on his back, no one would know that he was a demon. The cicada-winged demon only had a small piece of animal skin wrapped around his waist, and obviously didn't want to contribute it, so he blew on the fire a few times to help the fire.
The two pieces of clothing didn't burn for long. The two-horned beast demon turned his short and thick neck and stared at the cicada-winged demon with his slightly protruding goldfish eyes. After a while, the three-eyed demon also turned his eyes.
The cicada-winged demon was so nervous that his wings trembled slightly. He opened his two little hands. There were fingertips like bee stings on his chubby fingers, and a layer of green light flickered faintly. He was reminding his two companions that his fingertips were poisonous.
The three-eyed demon retracted his gaze, hugged his arms, and shuddered again, but the two-horned beast demon didn't mean to retreat. He blinked and continued to stare at the cicada-winged demon.
The battles and mutual slaughters of the demons don't need too many reasons, so naturally there is no verbal confrontation.
The two-horned beast demon and the cicada-winged demon attacked at the same time, but both pounced on the three-eyed demon, one holding his shoulder, and the other stabbing the poisoned fingertips into his thin chest.
The three eyes of the three-eyed demon opened wide at the same time, and a hoarse sound came out of its throat. It kicked its feet on the ground a few times and stopped moving. The body was then thrown into the fire.
The flames were suppressed, and the two demons turned the body of the three-eyed demon over, and put it down again after the fire started.
The smell of barbecue became stronger, and the two-horned beast demon licked his lips.
The uninvited guest entered the cave at this time, and he started talking as soon as he came in, adding a bit of vitality to the dead cave.
"Oh my, it's really a heavy snow. It has been snowing for almost three days, right? I'm so cold that my butt is about to fall off. I saw a fire here from a distance, and my heart warmed up a little before I came over. You two, do you mind if I sit for a while?"
The visitor was not tall, wrapped in several layers of clothes. Except for the two wet eyes that looked a little weird, there was no other demon feature on his body.
The two-horned beast demon did not move, and the cicada-wing demon nodded.
Half-demon Yin Buthen rubbed his hands, walked around the two-horned beast demon, sat on the stone where the three-eyed demon had sat, stretched out his arms and roasted for a while, feeling much more comfortable all over, "Are you roasting meat? It's almost burnt. What is this? Is it a three-eyed half-demon? Haha, you two have really unique tastes. Look at how thin he is. Even if you cut off all the meat on his body, there's not much meat left."
"Your clothes are nice. You should have more meat on you, right?" The cicada-winged demon spoke up. He had a childlike body and appearance, but his voice sounded like an old man in his teens.
"Are the clothes nice? I don't know. They're not mine." Yin Buthen pinched his belly through his clothes, "I don't have much meat either. I have a little more than this guy in the fire, but I'm far behind you. The fire is too small. I'll make it bigger."
Yin Buthen reached into his left sleeve with his right hand and fumbled for a while. He took out a handful of powder and sprinkled it on the fire. The flames rose a lot and approached the top of the cave, making the whole cave as bright as day.
The two demons were shocked. The cicada-wing demon had already shown its green fingertips, but now it was retracted. The two-horned beast demon turned his head to look at the newcomer and spoke for the first time, "Are you a sorcerer?"
"Anyway, I'm not a magician." Yin Buchen chuckled twice.
The abilities of ordinary demons are innate, and they can become stronger and stronger, but they won't change too much. The abilities of sorcerers are acquired, and they may not be very strong, but they are all respected among the demons.
The cicada-wing demon spread its wings and flapped twice, expressing welcome and peace, "I didn't expect to meet a sorcerer here. My name is Chan Guang, from Bingcheng."
The two-horned beast demon also gave up the idea of killing the sorcerer and shook the two big horns on his head, "My name is Qi Xuanfeng, from Langyuan."
"What about this one?" Yin Buchen pointed at the charred corpse in the fire.
The two monsters shook their heads at the same time. The cicada-winged monster said politely, "We don't know each other. We just happened to meet each other tonight. May I ask your name?"
"My name is Yin Buchen, from the South China Sea."
The two monsters obviously hadn't heard of this name. Qi Xuanfeng thought for a while, "Are you from the Iron-backed Dragon Clan?"
"Yes."
"Rumors, I'm alive and well, aren't I?"
The two monsters didn't ask any more questions. The heat generated by the vigorous flames made them satisfied. Whatever Yin Buchen said was fine.
"One is from Wolf Plain and the other is from Ice City. Where are you going?" Yin Buchen asked.
Qi Xuanfeng lowered his head and said nothing. Chan Guang sighed, "Go wherever you can. It's better than staying in Ice City and waiting to die. Alas, the monster clan really has no way to survive. There are Taoist priests in the south and monsters in the north. They have to kill each other."
"Ice City is the safest place in the land of monsters. Taoist priests don't dare to go in. How can staying there be "waiting to die"?"
Changuang looked at Yin Buchen and said, "You haven't been to the north for a long time, right?"
"Haha, you are right. I have always lived in the South China Sea, and then wandered south of the land of monsters. This is my first time in the north."
"Turn back, I advise you not to go further north."
"Why? I was about to visit the Holy Mother of All Sons. I heard that after the death of the Giant Demon King, the Ice City Banshee King recruited magi. I still want to make achievements under her."
Hearing that Yin Buchen was going to visit the Holy Mother of All Sons, Changuang shrank up and stopped talking. He came from Ice City and was quite afraid of the Banshee King.
Qi Xuanfeng from Langyuan took over from Cicada and continued, "Don't go to Ice City. Our Lady of Ten Thousand Sons doesn't need so many 'sages'. A Yishi Lord and a faceless Taoist priest are enough. If you go there, you might be killed." die."
"The faceless Taoist priest refers to the woman named Lan Bingju, right?"
Qi Xuanfeng nodded.
"Who is Ishi-kun again?"
"It's that Mr. Ishi, you haven't heard of it, right?"
"Of course I have heard of it, but there are too many fakes now, so I have to be careful. As far as I know, Ishi-kun has disappeared for many years. Is this person from Bingcheng also a fake?"
Qi Xuanfeng shrugged his shoulders. He was a wolf original demon. He had only heard about what happened in Bingcheng and didn't know the details.
Changuang raised his head. The cave was getting warmer and warmer. This was all thanks to the sorcerer. Changuang felt that he should no longer hide anything, "The Yishi Lord of Bingcheng is definitely real. His spells are powerful. He more than doubled the height of the ice city wall overnight. Once a group of monsters suspected his identity, and he burned them all to ashes with just one spell. His ability was stronger than the giant monster king and more powerful than the Taoist priests. Even bigger.”
"Did you see all this with your own eyes?"
"I have personally seen the heightening of the city wall, but I have never seen Mr. Yishi himself."
"Since this Lord Yishi is so powerful, why do you want to escape from the ice city?"
Changuang crossed his shoulders with his arms and shook the wings behind his back several times, "Bingcheng is going to fight the monsters in the north, and I, I don't want to participate."
"Monster of the North? You've said it several times, what on earth is it?"
"Bing Kui." The answer was Qi Xuanfeng. Langyuan was in the north of Bingcheng. He knew more about "monsters", "They are a group of things that are more terrifying and cruel than Taoist priests. They are just like the demon clan. Able to live in the atmosphere of uncleanness, kill demons whenever they see them, and never leave them alive.”
Qi Xuanfeng and Changuang buried their heads between their legs at the same time and did not speak for a while.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Yin Buchen was confused. He vaguely remembered that he had heard of Bingkui in the demon tribe's barracks before, but he didn't care at the time.
Finally, Qi Xuanfeng raised his head and said, "Bing Kui is neither a monster nor a human being. They... you can't fight them at all. Before you even meet them, your hands and feet are already weak with fear. As soon as you see their appearance, you will Kneel down involuntarily and let them cut off your head."
"It sounds like some kind of witchcraft, or a curse." Yin Buchen paused for a while, "Isn't the Holy Mother of All Sons afraid of Bingkui?"
"Afraid, the Holy Mother was originally going to lead all the Ice City demon clan to the Demon Mountain Pass to surrender to the giant demon king." Chan Guang also raised his head and sighed again, "But the giant demon king was killed by the Taoist priests. At this time, Mr. Yishi The Faceless Taoist priests came, and they persuaded Our Lady to stay in Ice City, and said that they could defeat Bing Kui. She was convinced, but I still feel scared, I think this is a sign that Bing Kui is about to attack..."
"How long have you been away from Bingcheng?" Yin Buchen asked.
"Two or three days." Just mentioning Bingkui a few times made Changuang tremble all over. The same happened to Qi Xuanfeng, who was sitting opposite him. The courage and courage he had just teamed up to kill the three-eyed demon were now gone.
"Were Mr. Yishi and the Faceless Taoist still in Ice City three days ago?"
"Yes. Well, I haven't seen Mr. Yishi, but I have seen the faceless Taoist priest flying in the sky."
Yin Buchen stood up and said, "Oh, people who are on the road are really miserable. No matter how warm the cave is, they can't stay for long. Farewell, you two."
The two demons also stood up to see him off, as they always respected the magician.
Yin Buchen walked to the entrance of the cave, glanced at the wind and snow in the dark night, turned around and asked: "There must be demons in Bingcheng who have seen that Yishi Lord? How did they describe it?"
Changuang thought blankly for a while, "Yishi-kun seems to be missing a leg. There is such a saying, I don't know whether it is true or not."
Yin Buchen sprinkled another handful of powder into the fire, turned around and walked into the night, turned a corner, flew against the wind, and the violent wind and snow hit his face. He began to miss the fire in the cave.
Flying over the ridge, he saw Qilin and Taoist priests.
Mu Xingqiu stood on the flea's back and looked towards the north, where there was a large cloud that the third eye could not penetrate.
"I actually got some information. Although it's a bit strange, it's quite useful." Yin Buchen flew to Mu Xingqiu's side. The wind was so strong that he swayed left and right, "Let's talk about the most important thing first, Bingcheng's That Yishi Jun, I guess it’s Fei Ba. This kid somehow escaped from Yashan and joined forces with that old woman Lan Bingju.”