Mortal Bones

Xu Taiping didn't say anything when he heard this, he just grinned.

The tiger demon's unprepared answer just confirmed what the demon ghost said just now, which made him feel relieved a lot.

"Little one, in three months, I will peel off your skin, beat your tendons, and then make your soul into a wick. You will suffer from the burning pain of your soul day and night!"

The Tiger King had never been teased like this before. The angry roar, even if it was just a shadow of his soul, still shook the house in Qingzhu Residence violently.

Xu Taiping, who was standing directly opposite him, was even more shocked and his blood surged.

If it weren't for the protection of Canxia Zhenqi, he might have passed out.

However, after this sound, the shadow of the Tiger King suddenly dispersed, as if all the power hidden in the Demon's body had been exhausted.

"This is still the strength after being seriously injured. If he had not been injured, how powerful would this Tiger King be?"

Xu Taiping was horrified and had a completely new understanding of the strength of the Tiger King mentioned by Qingmei and Gui.

However, although he was horrified in his heart, he did not feel timid because of fear. Instead, he felt strong fighting spirit.

This is probably related to the environment in which he has lived alone since he was a child. When he encounters difficulties, he can only solve them head-on. He cannot choose to escape like other children who have parents to rely on.

"Crash..."

Just as the flames extinguished, there was a sudden sound of coins falling to the ground in the trap.

Xu Taiping cautiously looked inside. With the moonlight above his head, he could only see a pile of merit coins and two unclear objects, lying in the middle of the ashes.

"Could it be something that the evil spirit hid using a secret method?"

Xu Taiping guessed in his heart.

When he read the introductory book before, he had seen that ghosts and monsters had their own ways of hiding items. For example, tiger monsters like to hide in their bellies, and elephant monsters like to hide in their noses.

"To prevent fraud, it's better to leave it in there for a few nights and then check again after I repair the formation in Qingzhu Residence."

Regardless of whether there is treasure inside, Xu Taiping does not plan to go down now for safety reasons.

…

Qingzhu is located on Yanglu Mountain in the back.

"You are brave and resourceful. I didn't make any mistakes."

A white-haired old man leaning against the branch of a big tree smiled and nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with Xu Taiping's performance tonight.

"However, the road to practice is long. A moment of courage and a moment of wisdom are all small paths. In the end, you still have to rely on talent. If you can break through the Open Door Realm in three years and perform well in the Seven Peaks Questioning Sword, I will be great. We can consider making an exception to accept you as a disciple."

The old man stroked his beard gently, then raised his head and drank the wine in the gourd.

"These lazy and greedy people in Xifeng Pavilion are asking for money and materials from the outer disciples. The water veins and springs in the place of cultivation were dug out, but no one came to check. It is really lawless!"

When he said this, the old man's face suddenly turned cold, and a pair of small eyes sparkled with light.

"It's ridiculous, ridiculous, to ask me, the Patriarch, to do such a trivial matter!"

After saying this, the old man stood up crookedly. He put the wine gourd on his waist and stepped forward in the air. A long bronze sword flew to his feet with a whoosh. Then he burst out of the sky.

…

"Rumble..."

"Finally done."

Yanglu Mountain, Purple Bamboo Forest.

It took Xu Taiping four or five days to finally dig out the blocked spring. At the same time, he activated the mechanism formation near the spring to hide it again.

"I was lucky today. Not only did I repair the spring, I also hunted a yellow sheep."

Glancing at the yellow sheep next to him who was frozen into ice by his residual Xia Qi, Xu Taiping couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

After solving the problem of ghost ghosts and practicing Canxia Gong to the freezing stage, everything went smoothly.

…

"Taiping, you are finally back."

"Uncle Bai?"

Just when Xu Taiping dragged the yellow sheep back to Qingzhu Residence, the white-headed eagle, a spiritual bird he had not seen for a long time, suddenly appeared at the entrance of the courtyard. Next to the bald eagle, there was also a man with gray hair and a bald eagle hanging around his waist. An old man who only drinks gourd.

"Uncle Bai, when did you come back?"

Xu Taiping put down the yellow sheep.

Although he was asking Bai Hong, his eyes were looking at the gray-haired old man.

"I just came back. This is a... friend... friend I met on the road. Everyone calls him Lao Jiu. We happened to pass by Qingzhu Residence and wanted to have a meal with you."

Bai Hong, who usually spoke in a very dignified tone, stuttered today, which surprised Xu Taiping.

"Little friend Taiping, Bai Hong and I have traveled thousands of miles and are unbearably hungry. Can you light a fire and cook us a meal?"

Lao Jiu rubbed his hands and asked with a smile.

"Uncle Bai is my friend. Don't talk about a meal, just come to my place to eat every day. I welcome him, but you have to pay for it, old man."

Being generous to friends and stingy to strangers, Xu Taiping is exactly the same as his grandfather.

"Taiping you..."

"Haha... Little friend Taiping is right, you have to pay for food!"

Hearing this, Bai Hong was obviously a little nervous, as if he was about to explain something to Xu Taiping, but was interrupted by Lao Jiu laughing.

"Crack!"

Lao Jiu threw a money bag in front of Xu Taiping.

"Little friend, there are three hundred merit coins in here, is it enough for a meal?"

He asked Xu Taiping with a smile.

Xu Taiping did not answer him immediately, but counted out seven merit coins from the purse, and then threw the purse back to the old man and said:

"I don't have any good food at home, so seven merit coins will be enough for this meal."

After receiving the money, Xu Taiping looked at Lao Jiu again, and there was a little more smile on his face.

Lao Jiu laughed again after hearing this, and then gave Xu Taiping a thumbs up:

"Fair."

Bai Hong, who was standing by, wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Little Taiping, little Taiping, do you know who is standing in front of you? Fortunately, the old man is not angry."

However, before coming here, Lao Jiu had already informed him, so he could only keep these words in his heart and dared not say them out loud.

…

“Old man, the fire can’t be too big, lower it, lower it.”

“Uncle Bai, help me peel a few cloves of garlic and cut some green onions.”

In the kitchen of Qingzhuju, Laojiu was making fire, Baihong, who had an eagle head and a human body, was cutting vegetables, and Xu Taiping was cooking, all busy and happy.

“Brother Taiping, I have already made the fire for you, can you charge less for this meal?”

Laojiu lifted his hair, and then discussed with Xu Taiping with a smile.

“Old man, why are you still bargaining? If you don’t help me make the fire, this meal will cost eight merit coins!”

Xu Taiping wiped the sweat from his forehead and rolled his eyes at Laojiu.

“That makes sense, that makes sense.”

Laojiu laughed again when he heard this.

Baihong, who was cutting vegetables next to him, was frightened again and almost cut his claws.