books44 Chapter 308 Blood and Bones
Chapter 308 Blood and Bones
Chapter 308 Blood and Bones
Hu Qing controlled his soul to enter Gu Yang's body and temporarily reside there, waiting for his flesh and blood puppet to repair before returning.
The two decided to return to Deepwater Town first to decipher the symbols on the skulls, perhaps they could find clues to break the formation.
"Let's go, let's go back first." Gu Yang said in a low voice, with a hint of fatigue in his tone.
Hu Qing's voice rang in his mind: "Be careful, this place is very strange. We need to leave as soon as possible and get out of this forest first."
The two quickly left the pool and ran towards Deepwater Town.
Their figures disappeared into the woods, and the pond returned to calm again.
However, shortly after they left, the turbid water surface rippled slightly, and a scaly human head slowly emerged.
She shook the trident in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had just experienced a fierce battle.
"Finally drove them away..." She whispered to herself, with a hint of relief in her tone.
Then, the scales on her face gradually merged into her body, revealing a beautiful face.
There was a hint of fatigue in her eyes, and it was obvious that the previous battle had consumed a lot of her strength.
At this moment, a blood-red bone flew out of the water and hovered in front of her.
A strong evil aura emanated from the bones, and they trembled slightly as if they had life.
"Why did you use so much energy? And you couldn't even stop those two people!
Those two are excellent blood sources, are you just letting them go like this?" A low and angry voice came from the blood and bones, with a hint of questioning in the tone.
The woman lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then explained in a low voice:
"Those two are at a higher level than me. I can't defeat them, so I have to borrow your energy..."
"Waste! You are a waste!" The blood bone suddenly stabbed at her shoulder blade, and the sharp bone tip instantly pierced her body.
The woman groaned and her face turned pale instantly, but she did not dare to resist. She could only grit her teeth and let the blood bones drain her blood.
"Ah..." The woman groaned in pain, her body trembling slightly.
Her face became paler and paler, and her breathing became weaker.
After the blood bones absorbed her essence and blood, the evil spirit on their bodies became more intense, and the color of their bones became darker, almost black red.
It trembled with satisfaction, and then said coldly:
"If you fail again next time, there will be no need for you to exist."
After saying that, Xue Gu suddenly drilled into the ground and disappeared without a trace, without paying any attention to the woman floating in the water.
The woman walked ashore weakly and leaned against a tree on the shore, her face as pale as paper.
She looked down at the wound on her shoulder blade. Blood was slowly flowing down the wound and dripping onto the ground.
It was then absorbed by the wriggling earth, and some carrion flies appeared on the surrounding trees at some point.
They looked at the woman as if expecting her death, and then went down to feast on her.
However, due to the scent of the woman, he could only buzz his wings on the tree, waiting anxiously.
"There is very little blood left in my body... this old thing..." She whispered to herself, with a hint of despair in her tone.
She knew that if she continued like this, she would be drained of her blood and die sooner or later.
However, she did not dare to resist at all, because the price of resistance was only death.
She closed her eyes, leaned against the tree, and began to practice her skills, trying to recover some spiritual power.
However, her heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness.
"One day... I will lead my family out of your control..." she whispered, with a hint of determination in her tone.
……
After going through untold hardships, Hu Qing and Gu Yang finally returned to Shenshui Town.
The town was bustling with activity, with people gathered in groups on both sides of the street, talking among themselves.
When the two of them approached and listened, they discovered that everyone was discussing the duel between Sima Xingzhe and Zhao Hui.
"Have you heard? The young master of the Sima family is going to duel with Zhao Hui in the martial arts arena!"
"Yes, it is said that this duel is to settle their years of feud."
"Zhao Hui is the best fighter in our town. Can Sima Xingzhe defeat him?"
……
When Gu Yang heard these discussions, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he whispered to Hu Qing:
"It seems that the challenge sent by Sima Mansion has fermented, and now everyone in the town is paying attention to this matter."
Hu Qing nodded, his tone somewhat indifferent:
"When the time comes, you go on stage and defeat Zhao Hui. Sima Xingzhe will then explain everything to him, and this feud will be over."
As they talked, they looked for a place to stay in the town.
They needed to repair Hu Qing's flesh and blood puppet as soon as possible, but it would take several days to repair the puppet naturally, so they had to use spirit stones to nourish it to speed up the progress.
"Let's go to the restaurant near the mayor's mansion and rent a private room."
Hu Qing whispered, "I'm repairing the puppet in the box. Go visit the mayor and see if you can get some ancient books to look for clues about that strange formation."
Gu Yang nodded, and the two of them quickly found a restaurant near the mayor's mansion.
The restaurant is decorated in a simple style, and business is booming with people coming and going.
They rented a secluded private room. After closing the door, Gu Yang took out the damaged flesh puppet from his storage ring and placed it on the table.
Hu Qing released a spiritual barrier to isolate the room to prevent any monks from investigating. He began to examine the flesh and blood puppet on the table.
"This puppet has been badly damaged. It looks like it will need to be nurtured with high-grade spirit stones for half a day before it can recover."
Hu Qing said in a low voice, then took out a few high-grade spirit stones from the storage ring and placed them around the puppet.
Gu Yang took a look at the puppet and whispered, "Then you repair the puppet here, and I will go visit the mayor to see if I can find some clues."
Hu Qing nodded, with a hint of caution in his tone: "Be careful, this town is not simple either."
Gu Yang smiled and patted Hu Qing on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will pay attention."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left the box, heading towards the mayor's mansion.
Hu Qing sat at the table, formed seals with his hands, slowly injected spiritual power into the puppet, and began the repair work.