Chapter 226 — One Sword Slashes Forth a Surging Sea of Blood
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" Xue Hu'er ran over and said angrily, "Fatty Long, from now on you may drink cold water.
" The dragon qilin hurriedly shielded the Scarlet Fire Spirit Pellets before it and said, smiling placatingly, "Is it not that I have been frightened by hunger, and always want to eat a little more?
Half a dou it is, but it must not be any less, or I truly shall starve down to skin and bones. " The Dutian Demon King came over and saw that Shen Mu had eaten and drunk his fill and was taking down the painting, now nothing but blank paper, before the hall, and said, "Was this painting painted by the elder of your house?
" Shen Mu nodded. The Dutian Demon King was silent a moment, then said, "And the man within the painting is also the elder of your house?
" Shen Mu put the scroll into the Taotie Pouch and nodded again.
The Dutian Demon King said, "I am not afraid of them. Still, locking me inside this demon god statue is no solution either. Why not release the seal, and let my consciousness leave your world and return to Dutian, never to set foot in this place again?
" Shen Mu neither agreed nor refused, and said, "Ling'er, eat quickly, so that we may be on our way. " The Dutian Demon King was greatly vexed.
After Xue Hu'er had eaten her fill, Shen Mu came forward to help wash the bowls and chopsticks, put the washed bowls and chopsticks into the Taotie Pouch, looked at the remaining provisions in the pouch, and said, "This will last us to the Wilderness Ruins.
Lord Demon King, let us go.
" The Dutian Demon King caught up and said, "I am not afraid of them.
If my true body descended, I would fear no one. . .
" The Shenduan Mountains stretched on for countless thousands of li.
When Shen Mu and the others came to the foot of the range, they saw that these mountains were steep beyond all measure, so that spirit apes could scarce climb them, and flying birds could scarce cross.
Shen Mu took out the Jingping Geographical Map and searched it carefully, then laughed and said, "The Withered Silence Ridge Gorge is not far from here. Let us go. " Even as he spoke, of a sudden a rift opened in the dark clouds of the sky, and a huge red serpent thrust its head out from the cloud layer, spewing great fire from its mouth and burning the clouds apart on every side; then a golden tide of insects flew out from the cloven clouds, scattering everywhere.
A few of the insects flew this way.