"Brother Shen, thank you! Since the village lost contact with Fangcun Mountain, there really are no exercises suitable for ordinary people to practice." Hearing this, Ying Luo thanked him sincerely and took those precious things into his arms.
"In the next period of time, I will continue to practice in seclusion. If there is nothing too urgent in the village, I will not leave seclusion easily. Everything will depend on you." Shen Luo added.
"Don't worry, I will take care of everything and won't disturb you." Ying Luo nodded.
Time flies and it is already two years later.
Fangcun Mountain There was lush grass at the foot, and under a huge moss-covered rock, a dark hole was vaguely exposed, and a huge gray head suddenly poked out of it.
It had round ears, a long snout, a mouth full of sharp teeth intertwined with each other, and two dark red round eyes, spinning around and looking around alertly. It was clearly a big, imprisoned rat.
At this moment, a figure suddenly swooped down from the top of the rock, raised his foot, and stepped directly on the mouse's head.
The mouse struggled violently and screamed non-stop.
The man's foot tilted, and with a little exertion, he heard a soft "click" sound, and the mouse made no sound and stopped moving.
"Brother Shen, it used to be just wild beasts on the mountain, but now even the rats in the ground have begun to turn into monsters. I'm afraid the situation on the mountain has become more complicated." A purple-haired girl came closer, leaned over and took a look at the fat monster rat, and said worriedly.
She was wearing a purple dress and Zanpo's ancient armor. It was none other than Ying Luo.
And the person who just stepped on the demon rat to death was Shen Luo.
"In the past two years, monsters have attacked the village frequently, and it has become more dangerous each time. If this continues, one day it will be impossible to defend the village. The only long-term solution is for us to find a way out for the village as soon as possible." Shen Luo heard this and said in a deep voice.
"I understand what Brother Shen said, but that Mad Leopard is already a Soul Condensation Stage monster. We were lucky enough to escape last time. If we encounter it again this time, we will have to fight tooth and nail." Ying Luo said with a determined expression.
"This time we don't want to take the original mountain road. We just need to avoid it. If we can find another road with a mountain stream next to it, it will be safer." Shen Luo comforted.
"There was a period of continuous rain a few days ago. Some deep pools on the mountain have accumulated water and overflowed, forming some discontinuous mountain streams. It shouldn't be difficult to find." Ying Luo thought for a while and said.
"This can be regarded as taking advantage of the time and location." Shen Luo smiled and said.
While they were talking, the two of them descended into the cave from the entrance under the boulder, and found that just over two years later, the originally clean cave was filled with various animal bones, and many places were still lit by faint green phosphorus fire.
They came out from the other end and walked up the mountain road for more than a hundred feet. When they saw the first fork in the road, they changed their route and followed a fork on the left to continue up the mountain.
After the rain, the air in the mountain forest is extremely humid, and a large amount of dew condenses on the leaves of the bushes beside the road.
Shen Luo picked up a drop of water from a wild chrysanthemum, rubbed it with his fingers, and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" Ying Luo asked strangely when he saw this.
"The dew in the mountains is quite dark, and it is a little heavier than ordinary well water, with a bit more viscosity. I think the rain in the past few days should be the same." Shen Luo said with a frown.
"Brother Shen, from what you said, it seems that this is really the case. No wonder a few frail old people in the village fell ill after being accidentally caught in the rain. They didn't get well until these two days." Ying Luo heard this and suddenly realized.
"It's just the yin energy in the rain that doesn't matter, but the entire Fangcun Mountain situation seems to be getting worse..." Shen Luo sighed.
Ying Luo frowned upon hearing this.
Both of them were speechless for a moment, and walked up the mountain in silence.
After walking for about half an hour, we began to encounter some shallow pools and streams in some low-lying areas along the way. As we went up, the terrain began to become increasingly steep.
Shen Luo The two of them walked into a dense forest. In front of them, there was a green pool with a radius of more than ten feet, with a thin layer of fallen leaves floating on it and sparkling waves.
When passing by the pool, Shen Luo glanced at the water out of the corner of his eye and suddenly said, "Stop and rest for a while."
Ying Luo stopped without thinking.
Shen Luo came to the edge of the pool, squatted down, and put his hands into the pool. He suddenly felt a coolness spreading along the palms of his hands. Although there was Yin energy in it, it didn't hinder him, but it was very useful.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, there was a roaring sound in the dense forest on the other side of the pool. A ball of golden light the size of a millstone suddenly broke several towering trees, drew two water walls about ten feet high on the pool, and headed straight towards Shen Luo.
Shen Luo seemed to have expected it, without any panic at all. The hand in the water had already pinched the magic formula. He suddenly raised it up, and waves suddenly surged on the water surface, turning into a thick wall of water blocking him in front of him.
As soon as the golden light ball hit, the water wall immediately bulged into a big ball, but unexpectedly it did not collapse immediately. Instead, it continued to consume the power of the light ball. After several breaths, it collapsed and exploded into a wave of water.
The golden ball of light passed through the water waves, its momentum had been greatly reduced, and its size had been reduced by half. The green light on Shen Luo's right palm lit up, and Azure Yang Hand hit it hard. The ball of light exploded with a sound, and the light scattered.
It seemed like a heavy rain had fallen on the water pool, and a layer of mist rose on the water surface, which could not calm down for a long time.
When the water mist gradually dissipated, Shen Luo saw a giant golden beast nearly five feet long walking slowly out of the dense forest opposite, standing by the pool with its head held high.
It has brown round spots all over its body, lightning lines on its forehead, a pair of eyes shining with golden light, four sharp teeth protruding like sharp swords, and the demonic aura surrounding it is even more powerful. It is the Mad Leopard they encountered before.
However, compared with two years ago, this Mad Leopard's face had three more scars made by sharp claws, diagonally across the left eye and half of the face, making it look more sinister.
"It's you two again?" Mad Leopard looked at Shen Luo and Ying Luo wantonly, and said, with some surprise in his tone.
When Ying Luo saw this, his face turned pale, he pulled up Shen Luo's sleeves, turned around and tried to run away.
As a result, she was unable to pull her away. Instead, Shen Luo grabbed her wrist and quietly pulled her behind him.
"It's a narrow road, but I didn't expect to go around it." Shen Luo raised a hand to touch his forehead and sighed helplessly.
"I was lucky enough to let you escape last time, but you dared to come this time. I can only count you as unlucky." Seeing this, Mad Leopard narrowed his eyes slightly, with murderous intent evident in his eyes.
"I don't know who is more unlucky?" Shen Luo murmured.
"Magic Power is not big, but your tone is not small!"
Mad Leopard stepped forward with its thick giant claws, and a powerful momentum instantly burst out from its body. The ground in front of it suddenly cracked, causing the pond water to ripple with a layer of waves, rolling towards Shen Luo.