"Merciful ancestor, what is your surname and given name? Chen? Named Jiang Liur? Hmm, Merciful ancestor is your name four characters? Very similar to us demons, demons have many names of four or five characters."
"Merciful ancestor, I am fifteen this year, how old are you? You are three years younger than me, yet you're almost as tall as me! If we had a child, he would surely grow up to be a man of seven feet."
"Merciful ancestor, what do you like to eat? White rice? Merciful ancestor has a good taste, I can cook white rice for merciful ancestor every day."
"Merciful ancestor has read books? Read? That's wonderful! So Merciful ancestor is also a scholar."
"Merciful ancestor, I am still a virgin~"
"……"
Jiang Liur originally thought that the woman demon who killed out of the Wolf Gully with a dagger was a very fierce and imposing type, such a person or demon, usually is fierce and not talk much.
However, Hu Yuyu only embodies the one character "fierce," but she talks a lot.
Jiang Liur also cannot drive her away, her injuries have not yet healed.
This has made Jiang Liur particularly conflicted throughout the journey.
Especially the things Hu Yuyu says, some of which he simply cannot understand.
He has never heard of the phrase "virgin body."
Perhaps...
This must be the "secret language" or "code words" used by the demons!
He walked for half a day in the direction he remembered, encountering every type of wild animal along the way, but the mountain beasts seemed to be afraid of Hu Yuyu and did not dare to bother her. So, they walked together peacefully and safely out of the towering mountains.
Jiang Liur squatted down to examine the long, shallow grooves on the ground: "These are cart tracks. This is a trade route."
There are many cart track marks, indicating a significant number of merchants traveling back and forth.
Jiang Liur was overjoyed: "If we encounter a caravan, we can ask them to carry us for a while!"
Speaking of Cao Cao, he arrived. The sound of horse hooves was soon heard.
Jiang Liur suddenly thought of something and said to Hu Yuyu, "First, hide your tail. If someone recognizes you as a demon, it might scare them."
Hu Yuyu smiled brilliantly: "Master, I have a better idea."
She twisted her body and a white mist "puffed" up.
As the white mist dissipated, a red fox with blood on its fur appeared.
"Then, they won't know I'm a demon."
The red fox spoke human language, and its voice was identical to Hu Yuyu's.
Jiang Liur thought that Hu Yuyu was indeed clever and nimble-witted.
That's why she was able to escape the clutches of the Wolf Demon King.
Soon...
Jiang Liur soon saw a caravan of wagons approaching, with at least a dozen carriages in sight. The wooden wheels rolled over the dirt road, kicking up a cloud of dust and a sea of yellow sand.
"Eh?" Just as Jiang Liur picked up Hu Yuyu, he was surprised to find that the caravan coming towards him wasn't a trade caravan.
Because he saw soldiers!
At the same time, the leading soldier saw someone blocking their path and signaled for the rest of the team to slow down, showing heightened alertness. He tugged on the reins, slowing down his horse, and reached for a long spear. The spearhead shone coldly.
"What demon dare obstruct the escort of the imperial prisoner?!" The officer roared: "We are executing His Majesty's command to transport the convict to Chang'an City. Demons, witches, and monsters, retreat swiftly! Do not obstruct the path!"
Each soldier, riding on a tall horse, held a spear.
The dozen or so carriages turned out to all be holding prisoners.
Clearly, the soldiers did not believe that there would be a young boy blocking the road in such a remote area.
It must be demons, ghosts, and monsters!
"I am not an evil spirit!" Jiang Liur felt misunderstood and feared the misunderstanding would deepen, so he shouted in explanation: "My name is Jiang Liur, and I am from Golden Light Temple... uh, should I say a layman? The Venerable Fangming of Golden Light Temple can testify for me!"
"Golden Light Temple?" The leading soldier barked coldly, "This place is over two hundred miles away from Golden Light Temple. You look younger than my son, how could you travel such a distance alone?"
Jiang Liur said, "I was chased and escaped from demons here."
The officer frowned and asked, "Which demons are chasing you?"
Jiang Liur replied, "The Wolf Gully Cave!"
"Liang Xilì?" The officer clearly knew about the Wolf Gully Cave, a place that harbors over two hundred demons. If the imperial court had no knowledge of this, how could they be "both deaf and blind"?
Jiang Liur nodded repeatedly: "Exactly!"
The officer asked, "How did you manage to escape from the demons?"
Jiang Liur knew he couldn't expose "The West Trip of Many Heavens" group.
He had to break the precept of false speech again.
Jiang Liur said, "It was the Wolf Demon King who blew a strange wind and sent me flying into the forest. I just managed to escape from the forest. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself. I made a campfire!"
The officer thoughtfully looked at Jiang Liur: "You're a lucky kid, escaping from the demon Lord Liang Xilì's pursuit."
The misunderstanding should be cleared up...
Jiang Liur humbly requested, "Officer, I'm lost here. Can I please accompany you and your people to return to Golden Light Temple?"
"Follow us!" The leading soldier retracted his spear and said to Jiang Liur: "Find a car, sit on the edge."
"Thank you, officer!" Jiang Liur said joyfully.
This is good fortune!
These armored officers are much more approachable than the officials. Jiang Liur remembers that there were once magistrates and police heads who were arrogant to Famen Zhongyao, a high monk who had attained enlightenment, but the monk could only smile politely and this contrast highlighted the difference.
Jiang Liur held Hu Yuyu in his arms with both hands, found a prisoner carriage, then jumped backward with his buttocks facing the carriage, landing securely on the edge. He lifted his feet slightly forward to prevent his pants from getting caught in the wheel.
The leading soldier looked at Jiang Liur, who was obediently sitting quietly.
He shouted, "Let's continue on!"
As the caravan continued to move forward, one of the soldier's subordinates whispered in a low voice, "Boss, do you really believe that little kid?"
"I don't believe it."
The subordinate was stunned and somewhat confused: "Why?"
"He's not an ordinary person. The little kid has extremely abundant Qi and blood, which is as good as the most valiant soldiers in the army. If we clash with him, though we could kill him, we would at least lose several men. If we're short a few comrades on the prisoner transport, and if we were to encounter bandits who seize the carriage, we wouldn't even have enough men to form a combat formation."
The subordinate was shocked: "He's so powerful?"
……
"Will Venerable Fangming scold me?" Jiang Liur was already worrying about the future: "I wonder if I will become a wanted criminal."
He rubbed Hu Yuyu's head and muttered to himself, "If I accidentally kill someone, it's unlikely that I'll ever be able to become a monk again."
Even, perhaps the next person to sit in the prisoner carriage might be him!
Jiang Liur had seen convicts being beheaded in the county town's market before.
The butcher's one swift strike was terrifying.
Jiang Liur tried not to think too much about it, because the back of his neck was getting a bit chilly.
"Little kid, what's your name?"
The sudden voice startled Jiang Liur greatly.
He turned around and only then realized...
He realized it was a prisoner in the carriage he was sitting in who had spoken.
……
