Woof, woof, woof... "Eh? What's that sound?" Hong Yi raised his head. He heard the faint barking of dogs coming from afar outside. "Chirp, chirp! Chirp!" The three little white foxes were more sensitive than Hong Yi. As soon as they heard the intermittent barking of dogs in the wind and snow outside, they immediately jumped up, chirping frantically, appearing extremely panicked. "Not good? There are hunters in the mountains." Hong Yi immediately understood. In such a snowy day, deep in the mountains and old forests, there couldn't be barking of dogs. The only explanation was that hunters had entered the mountains. "What to do, what to do. Brother Yi, what to do? This is the sound of mastiffs. Mastiffs are the thing we fear the most. They can even tear tigers to pieces..." At this moment, Xiao Shu, Xiao Fei, and Xiao Sang, the three white foxes, were running around in confusion. Among them, Xiao Shu was slightly calmer and scratched crooked characters on the ground with her paws. It was broad daylight, and the three couldn't send their souls out to communicate. Not having reached the realm of day wandering, their souls simply couldn't withstand the daylight. Even in a snowy day without sunlight, they couldn't. But Hong Yi could tell from the panicked eyes of the three little foxes that they were extremely frightened. He also saw the characters on the ground clearly. "Mastiffs!" Seeing the words scratched by Xiao Shu on the ground, Hong Yi's hair stood on end all over his body. He was born into a noble family. Although his status was low, he still knew about mastiffs. Each one was as big as a calf and extremely fierce. They were divine creatures for guarding the house and the courtyard. Moreover, these creatures were extremely sensitive and inherently spiritual, able to see invisible ghosts. In other words, if Hong Yi's soul left his body, it would be seen through in front of the mastiffs. In noble and wealthy families, raising a mastiff could suppress evil spirits. "What to do? What to do?" Seeing the panicked appearance of the three little white foxes, Hong Yi's heart was also slightly panicked. After getting along for so many days, he already knew the details of this group of foxes. Although they had begun to cultivate, they had no ability to protect themselves. They could deal with ordinary hunters, but when encountering hunters with mastiffs like this, they simply had no chance to fight back. They would definitely be torn to pieces and wouldn't be able to escape. When mastiffs go wild, they are more powerful than lions and tigers. Even three or four strong and vigorous men are no match for them, not to mention their ability to see souls? "Even Old Tu might not be the match for these things. I'll go out and lead them away, saying that I'm a scholar who got lost in the deep mountains and ask them to send me back. This way, those hunters will be led away." The barking of dogs was getting closer and closer, and the situation was becoming increasingly urgent. Hong Yi slapped the table, stood up tall, took several large steps, forcefully lifted the cotton curtain, and walked out of the stone room. "Whoosh, it's so cold." As soon as he left the stone room, the cold wind blew in his face, and Hong Yi shivered. The snow on the ground was already two feet deep, and as soon as he stepped on it, he sank in. Hong Yi followed the sound and walked with difficulty, step by step towards the outside of the valley. Outside the valley was a small hillside with a relatively high terrain. There were woods on the hillside, which could hide the body and also overlook a long path outside the valley from a higher position. "Oh my god..." As soon as Hong Yi climbed up the hillside, he saw more than a dozen black dots appear at the far end of the path from afar. The barking sounds from those black dots were precisely the barking of mastiffs. "More than a dozen mastiffs!" Hong Yi felt dizzy and his heart was pounding. He felt that the foxes were doomed. "Hong Xuejiao?... And those people?" The galloping horses followed behind the mastiffs. When they were still several thousand steps away, Hong Yi hid behind the woods and barely saw Hong Xuejiao's figure. "Bad. It's actually these people hunting in the mountains..." Hong Yi felt even worse in his heart. These people were not easy to deal with. Even if he went out now and met them, he definitely couldn't lead them away. He was afraid it would cause even greater suspicion. "Run up and reason with them? I'm afraid it won't work? Hatefully, if I were a grand master of martial arts..." Hong Yi thought and thought, but couldn't think of a good way to stop this group of people. There was a sense of powerlessness deep in his heart. "Princess! There's something alive hidden in the woods on that small hillside ahead!" "How? Are the pure foxes hidden in the mountains? If the mastiffs go up first, they might tear the foxes to pieces. That wouldn't be good. I want undamaged furs. Xuejiao, your archery skills are good. Wait for the mastiffs to go up and drive the foxes out. Then you shoot their eyes and don't damage the furs." "Princess, no problem." This group of people driving the mastiffs and galloping on horses was precisely Princess Yongchun, Hong Xuejiao, as well as Prince Cheng's son Yang Tong and Jing Yuxing. Just now on the snow, the mastiffs kept barking and tracking fiercely, finally leading them here. "What? They discovered me?" When Hong Yi heard a guard expert shout that there was something hidden in the woods, his heart tightened. "No matter what, I can't let Xiao Shu, Xiao Fei, and Xiao Sang suffer. Since they call me brother, I naturally have to treat them as my sisters. If someone treats me as a noble person, I will repay them as a martyr." Hong Yi straightened his clothes and was about to walk out calmly. Just at this moment, the mastiffs that were rushing towards the small hillside suddenly stopped as if they sensed a strong threat. "What's going on?" In the eyes of Jing Yuxing, Yang Tong, Hong Xuejiao, and Princess Yongchun, the two men and two women, at the same time, flashed intimidating lights. At the same time, the accompanying guard experts all stepped forward forcefully. Just at this instant, suddenly, a song came from afar. At the same time, in the wind and snow, there was a faint aroma of wine. "Good wine... Good wine comes from our hands... After drinking our wine, you'll have smooth breathing and no cough... After drinking our wine, you'll be invigorated and have no bad breath... After drinking our wine, one dares to walk through Qingshakou alone... After drinking our wine, you won't kowtow before the emperor..." "This song is so bold. Where did it come from? One dares to walk through Qingshakou alone and doesn't kowtow before the emperor..." Listening to this song, although there were no literary poems, it was full of boldness and had an overwhelming momentum. Qingshakou was a border between the Great Qian Dynasty and the Yunmeng Empire. There were years of battles there, countless deaths, and mountains of corpses. It was said that every inch of soil was mixed with blood and flesh. That place was also extremely terrifying. It was rumored that ghosts could be seen attacking people during the day, and no one dared to walk there. As soon as this song started and the aroma of wine spread. Suddenly, a sudden change occurred. Among the more than ten mastiffs, suddenly the largest one turned its head as if possessed by something. Its eyes flashed with fierce light, roared, and fiercely pounced towards Jing Yuxing and the group. The loyal mastiff actually turned against its owner! "Eh?" Facing such a situation suddenly, Jing Yuxing remained calm. The whole person jumped off the horse in an instant, moved as fast as lightning, and punched like a leopard and tiger hunting, hitting the skull of the pouncing big mastiff. The big mastiff flew three to five steps away. When it was about to struggle to get up, Jing Yuxing stepped forward and trampled the mastiff to death directly! These consecutive actions were clean, powerful, fierce, and as fast as lightning, showing the extraordinary skills of this "Young Duke of Xiaoli". "This is the means of a ghost immortal possessing! There's actually such a powerful monster! Who! Show yourself!" Jing Yuxing killed his own mastiff, but there was no smile on his face. He suddenly shouted. When the soul is cultivated to the level of possession and seizing the body, it can be called a ghost immortal! With this level of supernatural power, the soul can fly out and possess and seize the body. Just now, the big mastiff was possessed and thus turned against its owner. "Good! You can actually see the means of a ghost immortal possessing! But for me to show myself, you are still a little short. It would be about right if Hong Xuanji and Yang Tuo, these two martial saints, came." Suddenly, among the dozen or so big mastiffs, another big mastiff spoke. Snap! An arrow was shot, hitting the eye of this big mastiff right in the center. The big mastiff rolled over and lay motionless on the ground. The one who shot the arrow was precisely Hong Xuejiao. "It's no use. Your arrow, how could it be useful?" As soon as this big mastiff died, another big mastiff immediately spoke human language again. The scene became extremely strange. "Who are you?" Hearing the two names Hong Xuanji and Yang Tuo. The faces of the four people all changed, and Prince Cheng's son Yang Tong stepped forward forcefully and asked. "You have the surname Yang, right? Are you from the royal family? Go back and tell Yang Tuo that sooner or later I, Bai Ziyue, will compete with him. Tell him to wait." "Bai Ziyue!" As soon as this name was mentioned, Yang Tong was suddenly startled. It seemed that he sensed something terrifying and stared fixedly at the big mastiff that was speaking in front of him. "Let's go!" Suddenly, Yang Tong turned his horse and galloped away. Seeing Yang Tong like this, the others were all startled and immediately turned their horses around. For a moment, the horses galloped and the mastiffs ran, returning along the way. In less than half an incense stick's time, they all left completely. Only two mastiff corpses and one big mastiff remained. "Hong Yi?" Just when Hong Yi let out a sigh of relief, this big mastiff slowly walked up the hillside and spoke, with a questioning tone. "Who are you?" Hong Yi looked at this talking big mastiff and asked. "I am Mr. Bai. It's cold outside. You'd better come with me to the stone room." The big mastiff said. "OK." Hong Yi followed this big mastiff down the hillside and returned to the stone room in the secluded valley. He saw a young man sitting in the middle of the stone room. He was wearing moon-white clothes, with long hair tied in braids and scattered on his temples. This young man had his eyes closed tightly. As soon as Hong Yi entered, he opened them, and his eyes emitted a soft light, just like warm jade. Beside him was a purple wine gourd more than two feet long, and he carried a long sword on his back. The whole person appeared otherworldly and refined. "Sir, please sit down. Yuan Fei mentioned you. This is my decades-old monkey wine. It can invigorate the blood and qi, prolong life. Have a sip." The young man laughed heartily and invited Hong Yi to sit down. "Are you one of the Eight Great Monster Immortals, Mr. Bai Ziyue?" Hong Yi asked and also walked over, took the wine gourd, and took a sip. As soon as it reached his stomach, a warm and cozy feeling rose, as if a fragrant aroma emanated from all 48,000 pores of his body. "Good wine, immortal wine. The song is also a good song. One dares to walk through Qingshakou alone and doesn't kowtow before the emperor. Scaring away those experts without showing up, you truly deserve to be called a hero." After taking a sip of wine, Hong Yi's whole body heated up. "Having drunk Mr. Bai's wine, of course I won't drink it for nothing. I'll present a poem to you." Saying this, Hong Yi stood up, took a few steps, and recited loudly: "The long sword stretches across the nine wilds, the tall hat brushes the mysterious firmament. Alone striding in this enlightened world, known as a hero throughout the four seas."

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