The next morning, Liu Xia opened her eyes slightly.
The colorful halo surrounding his body gradually disappeared, and then Liu Xia exhaled all the energy in his body.
After a night of practice, you feel refreshed and refreshed.
After becoming a master, he experienced a fierce battle and allowed Liu Xia to cultivate and move forward.
The powerful spiritual power in the body can now be used to 50%.
Liu Xia's combat effectiveness has been raised to a higher level again.
When he opened the door, he saw that the Jiangling Palace was very busy.
This palace is a royal garden that was rebuilt in the early years. Whenever the emperor went south, he would stay here for a few days.
As a transportation hub between the north and the south, Jiangzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.[
The imperial navy camp is only thirty miles away from here.
Liu Xia's goal today is to find the Sea Tiger King.
Last night, Jiangzhou officials gave them warm hospitality. It is estimated that Dabao and others are still sleeping soundly at this moment.
Liu Xia changed into casual clothes and took Zhang Zong out of the palace gate.
Jiangling City is very prosperous.
On the street, there are many doors and gates, and there is a constant flow of people coming and going.
The people here live a very comfortable life. Although there is war in southern Xinjiang, there is no sign of war here.
"Your Highness, Jiangling has a population of over 800,000, but where is the exact location of the Ohai Tiger King?"
Zhang Zong asked softly.
"After King Haihu was surrendered, he lived in seclusion outside Jiangling City. I received news from spies from the Metropolitan Procuratorate that he lived in seclusion in the Hongmengou area outside the city. We will know if we go there."
After saying that, the two people walked out of the city gate and went straight to Hongmengou.
Hongmengou is an inconspicuous small village located fifteen miles outside Jiangling City.
When he arrived outside the ditch, Liu Xia saw dozens of families on the hilly slopes.
Everyone seems to be living a very poor life, and the village is not very big.
At this time, the rising sun was rising in the east, and Liu Xiagang stood on the edge of existence and couldn't help but frowned.[
At this hour, people in the village should have gotten up and started their busy day.
Although it is the depth of winter in the north, the Jiangling area has a warm climate, and farmers here can plant it for about three seasons.
However, in the village in front of me, every door was closed, and there was not even smoke from the cooking pots. It felt lifeless, without a trace of vitality.
"Your Highness, be careful."
As a spiritual master, Zhang Zong also noticed the strange atmosphere here and whispered.
"Go in and have a look."
Liu Xia made a gesture, and the two of them headed towards the village.
After walking a few steps, Zhang Zong just arrived at the door of the first house. He sniffed his nose vigorously, scratched the ground with his foot twice, and then pointed at it and said: "Blood stains."
Liu Xia lowered his head, and sure enough, there were patches of blood on the ground, but it was covered with loose soil, hiding it from others.
At that moment, Zhang Zong opened the door of the first house with a little force.
When the two people entered the gate, the yard was empty, there was no one.
In the livestock pen on one side, an earth spirit beast fell there. Zhang Zong touched it and turned around and said: "It's already stiff. It shouldn't have been a day since it died."
At that moment, Zhang Zong opened the door to the room, and there was no one in the room.
Afterwards, the two men visited several more houses, and the situation was the same.
To be precise, there is not a single living person in this village.
Empty, it's just a ghost village.
"Someone was here before us."
Liu Xia frowned and said.
"Then will the Sea Tiger King have an accident?"
Zhang Zong asked.
"Keep looking. The enemy is coming for the Sea Tiger King. There must be some clues."
At that moment, the two people split up and started searching from house to house.
At this time, Liu Xia entered the ancestral hall in the village.
After opening the gate of the ancestral hall, Liu Xia realized that all the people in this village were descendants of the Sea Tiger King.
Among them should be his subordinates and his family.
"Your Highness, something has been discovered."
At this time, Zhang Zong fell into the courtyard of the ancestral hall and shouted hurriedly.
"Walk!"
Immediately, the two people spread out their Xuantian wings and headed north.
Less than five hundred meters away from the village, there is a large pond.
There are many lotus roots planted here, and it is also where villagers raise fish every day.
As soon as Zhang Zong stretched out his hand, a burst of spiritual power suddenly penetrated into the water. The water in the pond was squeezed outward instantly. The water level of the pond immediately dropped by more than one meter. At this time, Liu Xia saw a dense mass of corpses lying at the bottom of the pond.
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The corpses were wrapped in fishing nets, covered with stones, and sunk at the bottom of the pond.
The putrid smell spread outward the moment the corpse was exposed, making people sick.
Most of those corpses were highly decomposed, but you could still see the black runes stuck behind them, which looked like magic poison.
"What now?"
Zhang Zong asked.
"The Sea Tiger King is living in seclusion here. Since the emperor knows it, then the demons must also know it. It seems that they are one step ahead of us. In all likelihood, the Sea Tiger King will either be killed by them or fall into their hands.
.Go back and inform our people.”
Liu Xia frowned and said.
"promise."
Immediately, Zhang Zong spread out his Xuantian wings and headed towards Jiangling City.
Liu Xia stood on one side of the pond, waiting for the large group of people to arrive.
In less than half an hour, Dabao and others came in a hurry with Liu Xia's guards.
"Search the body immediately and make sure the Sea Tiger King is inside."
Liu Xia ordered.
Immediately, everyone began to pick up the corpses in the pond. There were less than half a stick of incense. These corpses were lined up and placed on one side of the pond.
There were more than 40 corpses in the pond. From the elderly to children, none of them were spared.
Most of the people were poisoned and died. A few people's bodies were mutilated, and the marks looked like they had been bitten by wild beasts.
However, these corpses are now beyond recognition, swollen several times, and their appearance is no longer identifiable.
"Your Highness, we found a child in the distance."
At this time, Duan Lingxiao hurried over and said.
"Let's go and have a look."
Immediately, Liu Xia followed Duan Lingxiao.
After a while, they entered a bamboo forest. In a cellar on one side of the bamboo forest, several soldiers carried out a fainted child who looked to be twelve or thirteen years old.
One of his arms was bitten into two pieces by something unknown. Fortunately, someone simply bandaged it, and it was stained with blood.
Liu Xia hurriedly checked his injuries and immediately sacrificed his life to heal the child's injuries.
After a moment, the child opened his eyes faintly, and when he saw the people around him, he couldn't help but tremble with fear.
"Little brother, don't be afraid. We are from the government."
Zhang Zong smiled happily.
"Save my grandpa quickly."
When the child saw that they were all wearing armor, he felt relaxed and burst into tears.
Zhang Zong and others hurriedly comforted him, and then gave him a soothing and healing elixir. It took a long time for the child's mood to stabilize.
"What the hell is going on here?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"Just a few days ago, a group of monsters suddenly broke into the village in the middle of the night. They killed everyone they saw. Many people in the village were poisoned. My grandfather hugged me and hid in the cellar. My father and mother were killed by the monsters.
He died. In order to save me, grandpa lured the monster away. Then I didn’t know where he went. I kept waiting in the cellar, and I didn’t know anything after that."
The child cried and said at the same time.
"Who is your grandfather?"
"He, he is the patriarch of the village. Everyone will listen to him no matter what happens."
The child explained.
Liu Xia and Zhang Zong immediately glanced at each other, wondering whether this child's grandfather was the Sea Tiger King who lived in seclusion here.
"Go and look around, don't miss any clues."
Liu Xia said.
Immediately, everyone rushed into the bamboo forest and began a carpet-like search.
After a while, Liu Liansheng hurriedly came back and said: "Your Majesty, I have discovered something."
Liu Xia and others followed Liu Liansheng to the depths of the bamboo forest and saw a severed arm on the ground that they did not know what it was.
Liu Xia picked up the severed arm. The entire severed arm was dark, but very hard, like the armor of an insect.
"This is……."
Zhang Zong frowned and asked.
"It's a demon puppet."
Liu Xia threw the severed arm to the ground and said.
"Demon puppet?"
Everyone around looked confused.
"I have read the magic book in Jian Yunzong. The population of the demon clan is sparse. Even in its heyday, it did not exceed one million. Their fertility is extremely low, and their growth is very slow. In the prehistoric period, in order to fight against us and the demon clan, they
So they use demon puppets. This kind of puppet has no thinking and is just a killing machine. It uses people.
Refined corpses. When the demons were at their most powerful, the puppet army was their main force in combat. Together with the invincible bloodthirsty Gu insects, they once dominated the Dragon Soul Continent. After the demons died, this kind of puppets disappeared
.Now that bloodthirsty Gu insects and demon puppets have appeared one after another, it shows that the demons are really about to revive."
Liu Xia smiled bitterly.
Only then did everyone suddenly realize.
Even if you have never seen an army of demons, but think about it in the prehistoric era, the sky was filled with bloodthirsty Gu insects, and the ground was a mighty army of demon puppets, with their demon kings haunting Yundian behind them. It is conceivable that
What a scene.
Wherever it passed, not a blade of grass grew, making this Dragon Soul Continent a purgatory on earth.
Immediately, everyone felt shuddering.
At this time, Zhang Zong held the child in front of Liu Xia and said: "The child just said that after seeing his grandfather, those monsters have been asking him about the whereabouts of his grandfather's treasure. He was hiding in the cellar and heard
Some."
"What?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Tell me what's going on?"
Liu Xia asked.
"I, I don't remember very clearly. At that time, my grandfather hid me in the cellar and went out. I heard in the cellar that a man asked my grandfather where his treasures were hidden. Later they beat me
stand up."
said the child.
"Treasure?"
Liu Xia suddenly realized.
The Sea Tiger King has been traversing the South China Sea for decades and must have accumulated a wealth of treasures. Now that the demons are trying to make a comeback, they will naturally need a lot of expenses.
I am afraid that this is the real purpose of their search for the Sea Tiger King.
"Then did you hear anything else?"
Liu Xia asked hurriedly.
The child shook his head blankly. Suddenly, the child said again: "My grandfather gave me this before he went out."
At that moment, the child took out a small black box, only the size of a finger.
Liu Xia took the box and took a look. Although the box was very small, it looked like a very delicate treasure box.
He handed the box to Zhang Zong, who started to turn on the mechanism. After a moment, the box opened with a click, and there was only a human skin map inside.
Liu Xia glanced at the map and said hurriedly: "Inform our people to go to Feitian Ridge in the southeast immediately."