After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 204 Zhu Erniang

  The cave was buried abruptly on the hillside, with an irregular shape and a diameter of at least four feet at the widest point. Looking at it from the perspective of everyone looking up, not only is the cave not dark, but there is light shining through.

   That is to say, there are more firefly spores in the hole.

  Someone couldn't help asking: "What place is this? What is the thing covering the crypt, satin?"

  The cave seems to be covered by a huge brocade, with gold, red, silver, and black silk threads. The pattern is very abstract, but even under the fluorescent lighting, it is radiant, like the sunset in the sky.

  Liu Tong said in a shy voice: "It's not satin, it's a spider's web, and there are spiders crawling on it."

   You have to look carefully to see that it is actually layers of spider webs.

  The weaver must have mastered the art of light.

  For the first time, He Lingchuan felt that spider webs looked more noble than silk.

   "You know it just by looking at it!" The thin man stared intently, "This should be the nest of the spider demon, and it hasn't been burned."

   There are indeed spiders coming and going in and out of this huge hole, in an endless stream.

  He Lingchuan didn't understand, so he asked: "I remember that bees and ants live in groups and move in an orderly manner, and spiders seem to be mostly alone. Why are the spider demons in Ghost Needle Stone Forest all in groups?"

  From a distance, these spiders really look like ants, busy, as if they are performing their duties.

"You're talking about the habits of ordinary species, but it's different after you become a demon." It was Liu Tiao who answered, "We have an old saying that 'a man who attains enlightenment rises to heaven', which is a bit exaggerated. Going to other places, chickens and dogs don’t know where to fly. But there is no problem with the truth, and the same goes for monsters. After they attain Taoism, a large number of their own race will gather around them for protection, and the offspring of monsters can easily enter Taoism .”

  He Lingchuan immediately thought of the Sand Leopard to the west of Heishui City. Leopards were originally solitary warriors, but this brood of leopard demons lived together, hunted together, and defended against enemies together, and indeed they lived in groups.

  Leopards are like this, and spiders are no surprise.

   "But on the other hand, the number of crypt spiders in Ghost Needle Forest is ridiculously large, which means-" Wicker's face is not good-looking, "there may be big monsters in the brood!"

   "Of course." The guide stared blankly at the huge pothole on the slope, his face turned pale, "This is Zhu Erniang's home! It's over, we're actually walking into Zhu Erniang's lair!"

  He Lingchuan looked sideways: "This big monster is actually called Zhu Erniang?" The big monster that lives in the spider's nest, besides the old spider monster, can there be anything else? No wonder the surname is "Zhu".

  However, what does "Er Niang" mean? He thought it was a special address for village wives.

  The spider demon who can weave brocade has an anthropomorphic name...

"Yes, it is the master of the stone forest, the mother of all spiders." The guide trembled, "A long time ago, these spiders would eat people, and the practitioners who rushed into the ghost needle stone forest to eliminate demons never came out. At that time, Zhu Erniang's A name in Puxigou can stop children from crying at night!"

   "Let's go!" He used his vibrato, "We can't stay here for long!"

  So it was a wise decision for them to turn off the torches and go on their way, and it was better not to disturb the boss of the brood.

  The crowd stepped more lightly, and they also tried to appease the horses and make them less noisy.

  The spiders on the shore all gathered together, not hissing as before, but lying quietly on the ground, as if they didn't dare to make any noise.

  The crowd walked another ten steps, and suddenly found several boulders lying on the **** above the big cave, the largest and most upright of which was also illuminated by the fire, and there were three large characters on it!

  The thin man asked the door panel: "What is written on the stone tablet?"

   "How would I know?" The door panel squinted at him, "You think I look like an old pedant?"

  The font looks familiar, but no one can understand it.

  The skinny man laughed aloud: "Maybe it just says 'Zhu Erniang'."

  He Lingchuan was more surprised than them:

  He had seen this font in the fairy cave by the fairy lake!

   There is no place to decipher the posthumous letter of the immortal that he rubbed down, and the same font unexpectedly appeared in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest.

  Then the question is, why is there an ancient inscription at the cave entrance of the crypt spider?

   And He Lingchuan also noticed that the color of the inscription is also bright red like blood under fluorescent lighting. Since this place is so inaccessible, who regularly describes it? Otherwise, the handwriting should have faded in the wind and rain.

   "Ghost Needle Stone Forest is a place where the more you stay, the more evil you get." Liu Tiao whispered, "It's not suitable to stay for a long time, let's go."

   Safety first, she is a woman with little curiosity.

   Just when everyone was about to turn around, the soft satin in the crypt suddenly moved without wind, and the wave-like beautiful light patterns almost blinded people's eyes.

   Immediately afterwards, a huge figure emerged from the crypt.

  Its size is equivalent to a small house, with a brown and white back, eight long legs, and bristles all over its body...

   This is a giant spider, dozens of times larger than the smaller ones crawling all over the ground.

  The common feature of giants is that they give people a heavy sense of oppression visually. Even a carefree woman like Liu Tiao couldn't help turning her head.

  However, at this moment, the giant spider turned its back with agility that didn't match its own body shape, and the glowing fire shone on its abdomen, and everyone in the distance stared wide-eyed.

  The belly of this spider demon is too beautiful.

  The blue background is like the sky, and the countless bright and gradual white dots are the stars, and there are a few huge light spots with reddish yellow in the middle, which look very much like the main star of the constellation.

   Starry skies on summer nights, but nothing more.

  However, the giant spider demon immediately landed on all fours, and the star map on its abdomen was hidden. It was more ferocious than beautiful.

  Countless little spiders gathered around it, as if reporting.

  Then, the giant spider demon took a step forward and headed northeast.

  It looked huge, but it didn't move much when it walked.

  Spiders full of pits and valleys clustered it in the center, like stars surrounding the moon.

   It wasn't until the back of the giant spider demon crossed the long **** and disappeared into the woods that the invisible coercion faded away.

  As many as 80% of the spiders followed it, leaving only 20% of the guards outside the crypt.

   Everyone dared to speak: "Is that Zhu Erniang?"

  The guide wiped his sweat with his hand: "That's it, it must be it!" He didn't see it himself, but he knew it from the bottom of his heart. Such a terrifying monster, can Ghost Needle Forest have a second one? The legend is indeed true.

   "It went to the northeast." The door panel showed hesitation, "What should we do now?"

   "Go around the hillside and go north." Liu Tong whispered, "Zhu Erniang is running towards our large army."

  The guide looked worried: "Can the Panlong City Army defeat it? It is the overlord here!"

  He Lingchuan only said two words:

   "Of course." Of course not sure!

  The time and place were favorable, and none of General Nan Ke's team occupied any of them. So what if it is the Panlong City army with superior combat power, so what if it has a bonus of Yuanli?

  Seeing that everyone's faces were a little stiff, He Lingchuan still encouraged everyone: "We don't have to win it, we just need to fight and retreat, just leave Ghost Needle Stone Forest."

   You're... quite right. Liu Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's the truth! Let's go."

  Unfortunately, the horse on which the merchant was riding was suddenly frightened by the forest bird, and Xi Yuyu hissed.

  Although the master immediately reined in the rope, the sound was heard far away in the night, and the spider at the mouth of the crypt heard it immediately, and it raised its legs and came here.

   "Oops, let's go!" If you are chased by these things, you will be in big trouble.

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  The subordinates came to report: "General, the spider attacking the gap has become bigger, and it is even more difficult to deal with."

  General Nan Ke rushed over to take a look, and sure enough, the spider, which was originally the size of a cat, had grown in size, comparable in size to a yellow dog. Although the movement is not as flexible as before, the spider silk sprayed out is stickier and more powerful.

   At this time, another soldier reported: "The spider is moving the firewall!"

   "How is it possible?" General Nan Ke was amazed. He inspected the middle of the wall of fire and found that the silk webs sprayed out by some spider demons were not affected by fire and could be attached to burning giant trees. So other spiders rushed forward and helped pull it back.

  These spider demons probably aren't afraid of fire, but they have no intention of jumping over the wall of fire and fighting the warriors hand-to-hand. He has the strength to protect his body, so no matter how hard he fights, he will suffer.

  The best strategy is to tear down the firewall and let the spider army in.

  General Nan Ke saw the ten-foot-long giant tree being torn by tens of thousands of spiders with his own eyes. After all, there are only a limited number of spider demons who are not afraid of fire, and if one is shot, there will be one less.

   Before everyone took a breather, they were busy cutting new wood to fill the gap.

  How did these things suddenly become stronger and smarter?

  General Nan Ke was thoughtful: "It seems that the leader is here."

  He filled his dantian with energy, and his loud voice crossed the fire wall and echoed over the entire river valley: "Zhu Erniang is here, please come out and meet!"

  He would do some homework before leading his troops. Of course he knew that the landlord of Ghost Needle Stone Forest was Zhu Erniang, the spider demon.

   The spider tide-like attack really slowed down, and a huge figure appeared in the night on a small hill twenty feet away.

   "Are you Zhu Erniang? In Xiapanlong City, General Nanke Chuxuan escorted the caravan through the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, but was attacked by crypt spiders. What's the reason?"

   "Heh." A deep voice sounded in the hearts of everyone, "You killed my people, burned my caves, and broke your trust first, and dare to bite me and hurt others? Blood debts will be paid in blood."

it is as expected. General Nan Ke said loudly: "It was the Baling people who burned your lair, not our Panlong soldiers and civilians. You have the right to blame and the debtor. You should find trouble with them."

   As soon as the words fell, the two spiders stood at the gap in the firewall.

   Soldiers stand ready, but they just stand still.

  Zhu Erniang said again: "Let me ask you, can you tell the difference between these two spiders?"

  Everyone saw that the two things were about the same size, with twelve shiny eyes, both round bodies, and both hairy, black legs and feet, and even the location of the white spots on the feet were the same.

  General Nan Ke was silent.

  He understood what Zhu Erniang meant. Human beings look at spiders as if they were carved out of a mold, and vice versa.

   This big monster is too lazy to distinguish who is from Baling and who is from Panlong City. Anyway, it is human beings who injured the crypt spider, so she should seek revenge from human beings.

  (end of this chapter)