Chapter 428: Rat Head Intercepts
After escaping from Fei Lian, Cheng Yu wisely stayed away from the three men.
It’s not that Cheng Yu is afraid of death, but he knows that he is no match for Fei Lian, nor can he be a help to Xinyi and Sang Mu.
Staying there would only be a burden, saving Zhanli would be enough.
I still remember when I was young, I followed a female escort master to escort the goods. The female master often told me that I should know how to "retreat well".
What is “good retreat”?
In the plateau of the Western Regions, there is a beast that looks like a sheep, with a deer's head and ox's horns. It is called "Shanji". It lives in groups and feeds on mosses and grasses.
Every winter, in order to avoid the wind and snow, the "mountain birds" will migrate in groups, from high to low, down the mountain.
This was the time when ferocious beasts such as cliff wolves, grass leopards and other ferocious beasts were having a feast.
Food is scarce in winter, most herbivores hide for the winter, and most ferocious beasts are hungry. It is naturally a blessing to encounter a migration event.
Although Shanji is a herbivorous animal, he is wild and aggressive.
If one is physically strong, a single blow from the beast's horn can take half the beast's life; if by chance, it is not uncommon for the sharp horn to pierce through the intestines.
Therefore, whenever a ferocious beast attacks, the mountain herd will split into two.
The mother and the weak beasts escape, and the strong beasts fight back.
Although it cannot be said that they will be able to retreat with all their strength, the casualties will be only a drop in the bucket, and most of the murderers will not gain any benefits.
If the weak beasts stayed, they would only drag down the strong beasts. How could the race have prospered to this day?
Cheng Yu did this so that Xinyi and Sang Mu could concentrate on fighting the enemy.
He has always known his own weight and understood what it means to do his best.
After all, this is a matter of life and death, and there is no room for hesitation.
When Master Zhaoming was alive, he often taught the disciples that there would always be green mountains and firewood.
As long as people are alive, there are things they can do.
What Cheng Yu has to do now is to delay Shang Lu.
The thunder magic he used in a hurry just now was intended to save Zhan Li, but he didn't expect that it would anger Fei Lian.
Now that the two of them have separated, it can be considered a pleasant surprise.
How can we waste a God-given opportunity?
We must not let the two of them reunite again, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with them.
Cheng Yu made up his mind and decided to look for Shanglu.
Even if we can't defeat them, it's good to be able to delay them for a while.
But before Cheng Qi could get close to Shanglu, he sensed danger approaching and subconsciously rolled over to avoid it.
Cheng Yu only felt a tremor under his feet, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Fei Lian's mount.
This is really unexpected.
What a risk!
If I hadn't dodged this attack, I would have been beaten into a pulp.
Seeing Cheng Qi avoid it, the monster leaped lightly and began to circle around him, making a harsh sound from its mouth.
Seeing the monster like this, Cheng Yu frowned.
Looking at the situation, it seems like they are having a fight.
The monster swung its long tail like a whip. Cheng Xi quickly retreated to avoid it, and the tail actually smashed a hole in the ground.
What a powerful force!
Fortunately, I dodged it, otherwise I would have been torn to pieces.
It seems that the strength of this monster cannot be underestimated.
It is rumored that the mounts of the ancient powerful ones also have the ability to go to heaven and earth. Could this old guy be the same?
Cheng Qi really guessed it.
This monster is called White-headed Hound. Although it is Fei Lian's mount, it is also a real demon.
Besides, this is just its demonic body, so it is natural for it to transform into a human form.
Perhaps as Cheng Yu expected, the white-headed beast suddenly twisted its body and made strange noises. After a short while, it turned into a woman.
At first glance, the woman was stout, tall and strong, but her head was surprisingly small, with two buns on her head, thin eyebrows, thin eyes, and a pointed face. Cheng Yu was stunned at first, and then he wanted to laugh. If the situation was not so serious, he might have laughed.
This is the first time I clearly realized what "sly eyes" and "shifty brows and eyes" mean.
It is true that these two words are inappropriate to describe women, but there is really no more accurate description.
Cheng Yu could imagine what Lingxiang would say if she saw her.
What a wretched look.
Of course, making bad comments about other people's appearance is inhumane and inappropriate.
Cheng Yu said "Wuliang" and silently recited two sentences of Qingxin Jue, then he calmed his mind.
But as soon as the woman opened her mouth, Cheng Yu completely broke down.
"How dare you attack General Fei Lian? You are really courting death!"
He looks like a huge man, but his voice is as soft as a mosquito, and his posture is pretentious, which seems incongruous no matter how you look at it.
Although Cheng Yu never claimed to be a gentleman, he would never offend women. But this time, he really couldn't help it.
So Cheng Yu laughed, and his laughter was unrestrained, like a flood, and he couldn't stop it at all.
The woman didn't know whether to be angry or ashamed. She pinched her throat and yelled at Cheng Yu: "You stinky Taoist priest, how dare you make fun of me!" Then she took out a whip and whipped him.
Cheng Yu subconsciously dodged, but the laughter did not stop at all. He just apologized intermittently and said rude and offensive words.
Why, it's really funny.
But his apology was sincere.
The white-headed beast was so angry and humiliated that his hand holding the whip began to shake.
It's a pity that the Green-faced Tiger always said that mortals are interesting, but what fun are they! Didn't he die at the hands of mortals?
The white-headed beast was extremely frightened and rushed towards Cheng Qi with a coquettish look.
Cheng Yu naturally didn't dare to be negligent, but when he heard Bai Tou Hou's accent, he couldn't help laughing.
Really, he was afraid that he would never see such an interesting thing again in his life.
But the opponent's strength should not be underestimated. Even if he was laughing, Cheng Yu had no intention of being perfunctory. He knew in his heart that if he was not careful, he would become the soul killed by the opponent's whip.
After calming down a little, Cheng Yu became serious and responded to the attack of the white-headed beast calmly.
Perhaps because Cheng Qi disturbed his mind, Bai Tou Hou's attacks always missed. However, the more he failed to hit, the more anxious he became.
In fact, it’s not entirely the white-headed leopard’s problem.
Cheng Xi had been following the escort team since he was a child and had encountered many desperate robbers who wanted to rob the escort. At that time, he learned a lesson.
If you want to save your life, you must never do any unnecessary actions.
Therefore, even though Cheng Yu looked burly, his sword moves and body movements were always neat and free, never dragging his feet.
Because life only comes once.
However, even if the White-headed Hound's moves failed, Cheng Qi did not gain any advantage.
Although the white-headed fox could not hit Cheng Yu, its chaotic whipping skills left Cheng Yu with no choice but to dodge and no power to fight back.
This is not a solution.
Even if he has practiced for several years and has some basic skills, he is still a mortal after all, and cannot be compared with the demons.
If you keep wasting time like this, your physical strength will eventually run out, and you will become a lamb to be slaughtered, and can only be eaten by the other party.
Moreover, although Cheng Yu was trying his best to deal with the situation, he was still worried about Shang Lu. He was afraid that he might make some move, so it was difficult for him to calm down.
There are only Zhao Wuyang and Zhan Li on Shanglu's side.
Let’s not talk about Zhan Li, after all, Cheng Yu doesn’t know him yet. But Zhao Wuyang would definitely not be a match for Shang Lu in terms of physical skills or cultivation, so how could he expect the two of them to hold him back?
At this stalemate, there was a sudden tremor under my feet.
Not long after, a gust of wind carrying dust and sand rolled towards the direction where Liu Xia Huiwu disappeared.
Both Chengqi and Baitouhu were extremely surprised, especially Baitouhu.
In all these years in the underworld, apart from hearing that there is wind in the Eight Cold Hells, I have never seen wind in other places.
Could it be that the Eight Cold Hells are leaking?
