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"Brother Hao! Look! Another pretty lady has arrived! Is she another wife you found outside?"
"Wow! Another wife! Hao-ge, you're amazing!"
"This older sister looks even prettier than Sister Huo Ling'er!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Hao, who was chatting with Grandpa Shi Ting and Shi Qingfeng by the campfire, almost spat out his beast milk!
Hearing this, Huo Ling'er, who was standing next to her, immediately puffed up her face again, which had relaxed since returning to Stone Village!
She glared fiercely at the jeering kids, then reached out her little hand and pinched Shi Hao's soft waist again!
"Ouch—!" Shi Hao winced in pain, feeling like he'd been shot even while lying down!
These brats! They really love making a scene!
He felt completely overwhelmed; how could he explain this?
Left with no other choice, Shi Hao had to bite the bullet and head towards the village entrance.
"Yunxi? And this old man, how did you find your way here?" Shi Hao asked, looking at the old man and the young man in front of him.
Yu Yunxi felt a little embarrassed and annoyed by the villagers' teasing, and her pretty face couldn't help but turn red.
Yunxi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the embarrassment and anger in her heart and the shock she felt upon seeing the scene in Shicun, and tried her best to keep her tone calm: "Shi Hao! I...we came to find you!"
Her gaze fell on Shi Hao, tinged with a complex expression. "I came here to... retrieve my Heavenly God Mountain's arm guard!"
She eventually revealed her purpose.
"Oh, so it was for that arm guard." Upon hearing this, Shi Hao revealed a knowing look.
He knew that this girl would not let it go so easily.
However, once you've got something in your hands, why would you give it back?
Shi Hao's eyes darted around, and a smile appeared on his face: "So that's what it was about. Oh dear, you must have had a long and tiring journey. Our village is having a bonfire party, so since you're here, why don't you come in and sit down, have a bowl of animal milk, and some roasted meat? We can... eat and chat at the same time?"
He extended the invitation directly.
"Yes, yes, yes! We are honored to have guests from afar! Please come in, please come in!"
"Grandpa, young lady, don't stand outside, come in and warm up!"
The villagers of Shicun were also very warm and hospitable, and they all extended invitations.
Upon hearing this, Yunxi hesitated. She had originally intended to retrieve the arm guard and leave.
But this village, and this bad guy, both exuded an inexplicable mystery, making her want to go in and find out what was going on.
She instinctively looked at her grandfather.
Yun Canghai had already forcibly suppressed the shock and fear in his heart, and regained the composure and calmness that belonged to a Venerable.
He glanced at the willow tree at the village entrance that still exuded a faint divine glow, then at the smiling Shi Hao, his mind racing.
Since we're already here, and the other party doesn't seem to have any ill intentions, and even extended an invitation, we might as well go in and take a look.
We also wanted to investigate the background of this mysterious village and the attitude of that forbidden being.
The most crucial thing is... he's too afraid to leave! He's afraid that if he turns around, that willow tree will swat him to death!
"Hehe, since you've extended such a warm invitation, young friend, then this old man will trouble you." Yun Canghai forced a kind smile on his face, cupped his hands to Shi Hao and the villagers, and adopted an extremely humble posture.
Seeing that her grandfather had agreed, Yunxi naturally wouldn't object anymore. She simply gave a soft "humph," which was taken as tacit consent.
"Great! Distinguished guests have arrived! Everyone, please welcome them!" Upon seeing this, Clan Chief Shi Yunfeng immediately greeted them with joy.
The villagers erupted in even louder cheers, crowding around Yunxi and Yuncanghai, who seemed somewhat reserved and uneasy, as they headed towards the bonfire square.
Along the way, Yunxi and Yun Canghai carefully observed this seemingly ordinary little mountain village.
The more they looked, the more shocked they became!
The villagers who looked ordinary were all full of vitality and had excellent physical constitution!
Those ancient remnant cubs, who would cause a bloodbath outside, were like domesticated pets here, obediently following behind the naughty children!
The flowers and plants casually planted on the ground were actually many rare spiritual herbs that were hard to find in the outside world! There were even a few that faintly emitted a holy glow, and they were suspected to be quasi-sacred herbs!
Not to mention the mysterious willow tree at the entrance of the village that they dared not even look at!
What exactly is this Stone Village?!
Just as the two were filled with doubt and uncertainty.
Suddenly, an extremely lewd yet somewhat arrogant voice came from the side.
"Hey! Aren't these the young wench and the old man from Tian Shen Mountain? What's this? What are you doing in our Stone Village? Did you come here to seek refuge with your second master?"
Yunxi and Yun Canghai looked in the direction of the sound and saw a strange bird not far away. It was completely bald except for a few stiff black feathers sticking out. It was looking at them with its small, darting eyes and was walking over with an arrogant gait.
Who else could it be but Er Tuzi Kong Qiuji?!
"It's you?!" Yunxi's beautiful eyes widened when she saw Er Tuzi, her pretty face filled with surprise and disgust!
"Kong Qiuji?! You old thief! How dare you show your face in front of me?!" The moment Yun Canghai recognized Er Tuzi, he was like a powder keg that had been lit!
A terrifying aura belonging to a Venerable One erupted instantly!
New and old grudges surged into my heart!
Without a second thought, he raised his hand and unleashed a purple divine light containing the secret techniques of the Celestial Race, blasting it towards the bald man!
Back then, it was this damned bald peacock who sneaked into his Heavenly God Mountain, not only stealing spiritual herbs and coveting divine treasures, but also trying to abduct his precious younger sister Yun Menglan!
Later, he even leaked the secrets of the ancient magic array of Tian Shen Mountain, which caused a lot of trouble!
He had to personally chase him for tens of thousands of miles, but in the end, the guy still managed to escape into the Hundred Broken Mountains!
Now that enemies have met, their eyes are filled with intense hatred! How could Yun Canghai possibly hold back?!
"Holy crap! Old man, are you serious?!"
Er Tu Zi was also surprised that Yun Cang Hai would attack so fiercely as soon as they met. He let out a strange cry and hurriedly flapped his bare wings, trying to dodge!
However, it has now lost 78% of its cultivation.
The purple divine light was about to hit Baldy!
suddenly!
hum!
A branch from the willow tree at the village entrance appeared in front of Er Tuzi as if by teleportation, and he gently brushed it aside!
laugh!
That purple divine light, powerful enough to severely injure a king or noble, vanished instantly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun!
Immediately afterwards, a gentle yet incredibly majestic will descended, enveloping the entire village. This caused the previously furious Yun Canghai to feel as if he had been doused with cold water, shivering and quickly suppressing his aura, daring not to make any further moves!
Has that forbidden being intervened?! And it seems to be protecting this bald peacock?!
Yun Canghai's heart sank to the bottom in an instant!
Having narrowly escaped death, Er Tu Zi was terrified, but he quickly recovered. Armed with his hands on his hips, he launched into a tirade against Yun Cang Hai: "You old bastard! How dare you make a move on Senior Liu Shen's territory?! You're asking for trouble! Believe me, with a single word, Senior Liu Shen can hang you up and beat you to a pulp!"
“You…” Yun Canghai was so angry that he trembled all over, but he didn’t dare to retaliate. He could only glare fiercely at Er Tuzi.
Shi Hao was speechless as he watched these two clowns bickering the moment they met.
Just then, the Willow God's thoughts arrived again, but this time, it seemed to be directed not only at Shi Hao, but also clearly echoed in everyone's hearts, carrying a hint of surprise and curiosity:
"Oh? Celestials? And that... peacock?"
Willow Goddess's voice was gentle and ethereal, yet it carried an indescribable majesty.
This silenced Er Tu Zi, who was about to continue cursing, and Yun Cang Hai, who was furious.
"Junior Yun Canghai pays respects to senior!" Yun Canghai hurriedly bowed respectfully towards the willow tree, his posture extremely humble.
"Hehe, Senior Liu Shen, do you still recognize me?" Er Tu Zi approached with a grin, seemingly trying to get closer to him.
The willow tree branches swayed gently, ignoring the bald man's attempts to get close, and instead turned its gaze to Yun Canghai.
"The Celestial Race's secret treasure... seems to be related to some ancient teleportation array?" Willow God's thoughts were filled with a hint of inquiry.
Yun Canghai's heart skipped a beat, knowing that this being had probably seen through something. He dared not hide anything and quickly replied respectfully, "Reporting to Senior, these are the 'Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant' of my Celestial Race, and the 'Divine Armguard' that was 'borrowed' by my friend Shi Hao back then. These two items are indeed related to an ancient teleportation array left behind deep within my Celestial Mountain."
"Oh? An ancient teleportation array? It can allow you to leave this realm?" Willow God's tone seemed to carry a hint of genuine surprise!
“Exactly!” Yun Cang 370 Hai nodded hurriedly. “According to the records of our clan’s ancient books, that magic array was left by the ancient gods and is suspected to be able to penetrate the boundary wall and lead to the legendary upper realm! However, the conditions for activating the magic array are extremely harsh, requiring several specific tokens as keys... This arm guard is one of them!”
“I see…” The willow tree’s branches swayed gently, as if deep in thought. “Breaking through the boundary wall, leading to the upper realm… Interesting, very interesting…”
Just as Liu Shen was deep in thought, Er Tu Zi interrupted at the most inopportune moment. He glanced at Yun Cang Hai and said with a sneer, "Hey! Old man, don't think you can activate the magic array just because you got the arm guards! Let me tell you, the complexity of that ancient magic array far exceeds your imagination! What use are the arm guards alone? Without the correct 'array diagram' and activation method, you won't be leaving!"
"You...you know the array diagram and how to activate it?!" Upon hearing this, Yun Canghai's breathing became rapid, and his gaze towards Er Tuzi was filled with unbelievable excitement!
Baldy puffed out his chest smugly and said proudly, "Of course! Back in the day, I, your humble servant,..."
Just as it was about to boast about its "glorious deeds" of the past, the willow god's thoughts arrived again, interrupting its words:
"I'll go take a look at that magic array."
A calm sentence sent shockwaves through everyone present, including Yun Canghai and Er Tuzi!
This mysterious and forbidden being has actually become interested in that ancient magic array?!
What...what does this mean?!
Before everyone could recover from their shock!
Shi Hao suddenly grinned and did something that left everyone, especially Yun Xi, dumbfounded!
He saw that Yunxi was still in a daze and shocked because of the events that had just happened, and had not noticed him at all.
So, he quietly circled around behind Yunxi, and then, amidst Yunxi's sudden exclamation!
Repeated tricks!
Once again, he easily hoisted this noble and beautiful Celestial Goddess onto his shoulders as if she were a sack of potatoes!
"Hey! You little rascal! What...what are you doing now?! Put me down!!!"
Yunxi was both ashamed and angry, and she struggled desperately, her small fists pounding Shi Hao's back incessantly!
However, Shi Hao ignored her and instead carried her, running briskly towards the bonfire square!