Deng Yuantong controlled the monkey king with his mind-catching skills, returned to the fire and sat down cross-legged. The monkey king's eyes were dull and he followed every step, squatting obediently beside him.
Deng Yuantong touched its head and said: "These monkeys have dealt with Junior Brother Yao Jiang and have been together for a while. Junior Brother Yao Jiang asked the monkeys to help him find a vine growing on the treetops. After he succeeded, he separated from the monkey group. After a while, the monkey group returned to the place where they separated and found his body. The monkey king took the green rust sword and played all the way out of the miasma leaf forest. He was killed by the porter of the caravan. Found. The Monkey King knows the way and can lead us to the body of Junior Brother Yao Jiang." Song Yun asked for a detail: "What kind of vine is it?"
Deng Yuantong recalled the scene he had just seen and described the shape of the vines, with finger-thickness, thin and long leaves, dark green color, small purple flowers, and clusters of black berries, as big as pomegranates, which monkeys like. Picking those berries and eating them would turn the corners of your mouth purple.
“That’s Tianluoteng, the most important auxiliary ingredient for synthesizing Wu Ma Powder.”
“It seems there’s nothing wrong——”
"Yes, it turns out that Tianluo Vine grows in the miasma leaf forest. If you have a chance, please ask Junior Brother to ask the monkeys to help collect some."
"Okay, then we will set out early tomorrow morning to find Junior Brother Yao's body first. Let’s talk about it.”
Song Yun frowned, with a worried look on his eyebrows. With Yao Jiang’s cultivation, coupled with the Green Rust Sword and Wu Ma Powder, he actually lost his life in the miasma leaf forest. The danger of doing this can be imagined. However, the things ordered by the sect master must be investigated clearly. Even if they are defeated, they still have to know who the murderer is. But...she looked at Yu Yao sitting hugging her knees and thought to herself, why did the sect master let Yu Yao travel all the way?
Since he had borrowed money from the Monkey King, he also had to take care of his group of monkeys. Deng Yuantong took a Pingfu Dan and gave it to Wei Shiqi, asking him to turn it into water and feed it to the injured monkey. Wei Shiqi didn't have any utensils, so after a moment's hesitation, he dug a tree stump as thick as a bowl in the bushes, carved out a groove, took water from the stream to dissolve the elixir, and handed it to the monkeys. . Those capuchin-tailed monkeys were very humane. They staggered forward and took a few sips, then fell into the grass one by one, drowsy.
A faint smile appeared on Yu Yao’s lips.
As the night gradually faded and the east turned white, the four of them set off for the miasma leaf forest. The monkey king led the way, and the monkeys followed closely behind. They were all in high spirits, and all the wounds on their bodies were healed, leaving only faint scars.
Step by step deeper into the miasma leaf forest, the rotten leaves on the ground are getting thicker and thicker, reaching up to the thighs, and the fishy miasma is blowing in the face. Although there are anti-toxic pills to resolve the poison, inhaling it is disgusting after all. . The monkeys climbed and jumped on the treetops without being affected, but Song Yun and the other four were forced to slow down as if they were trudging through snow.
Song Yun has always loved to be clean, but the dense trees in the miasma forest made it difficult to wield a sword. She simply imitated the monkey king and jumped up to the treetops, stepping on the twisted branches for a few steps. Unexpectedly, the bark My hands were slippery and wet with mist. I couldn't stand firmly at all.He jumped down again and walked honestly among the rotten leaves.
Wei Shiqi was secretly amused. The monkey has a long upper body and a short lower body. It climbs on all fours in the tree as if it were walking on the ground. With its dexterous tail, it can wrap around branches at any time, which is equivalent to having one more monkey. Claws, how can humans compare with monkeys?
The monkeys walked and stopped until noon. The monkey king pointed in front of him and screamed, refusing to come forward. Song Yun looked up and saw that the miasma leaf forest began to thin out, revealing a large open space. There was a corpse sitting in front of a tree trunk not far away. He was trapped in a pile of rotting leaves, his skin and flesh were almost rotten, and maggots were crawling between his bones, which made him look a little disgusting.
Song Yun held her breath and walked closer, using the scabbard to open up the rotten clothes, and inspected them carefully. The deceased was leaning against a tree trunk, his legs were straight, and his arms were hanging by his side. His bones were all black, as if he had been poisoned. He was holding something tightly in his right hand. His leg was broken into two parts. The fracture was rough and uneven, as if it had been poisoned. Break with force.
She used the scabbard to open the five fingers of his right hand, revealing a black pill with bumps on the surface and uneven rubbing. She hesitated for a moment, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and put it on her hand. She stretched out her arm to wrap the pill, pinched it gently with two fingers, and stepped back quickly.
Deng Yuantong asked: "How is it?"
Song Yun took a long breath and said: "It is indeed Junior Brother Yao. His legs were broken and his bones were black. It should be Yu Jian fled here and died from the poison."
She threw the veil on the ground, crushed the pills with her scabbard, revealing light yellow powder, and said: "This is Wu Ma Powder, from Judging from the number of main ingredients, Junior Brother Yao only synthesized this elixir, and suffered a big loss before he could use it."
"The woods in front are much sparse, and you can use the sword. Flying, why don't you go and take a look?"
Song Yun nodded slightly and looked back at Wei Shiqi, "What should I do, my nephew?"
"Let him be there? Just stay here."
As he spoke, Deng Yuantong activated the Green Bee Sword, and the sword flew three feet. Song Yun and Yu Yao each held a flying sickle and flew towards the depths of the miasma leaf forest. Go and leave Wei Shiqi alone to guard Yao Jiang's bones.
With a quick glance, Wei Shiqi saw clearly that there was a copper-colored texture on the surface of Yu Yao's flying sickle, shaped like a phoenix.