In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly bright, and Sun Changkong was already dressed and ready to leave the barracks for the top of the ethereal clouds. Somehow, this time the general did not show up, but Qu Bing Waffle, who took the lead in the fight last night, as a representative, while Xuan Ang Baoshuai stood aside, silent, as if he had something on his mind.

"Oh, he didn't rest well last night, and he didn't fall asleep until dawn, so in order not to disturb the king, I came to see you off in his place. ”

After saying that, Qu Bing Waffle untied a short soldier from his waist, and then handed it to Sun Changkong's hand, and said: "This is what the king has told you in advance, and it may be helpful for your task." However, although this weapon is a divine weapon, it is somewhat strange, and many people who have used it have died in the end. So try not to let it out of the sheath unless you have to!"

Sun Changkong took the short soldier, and as soon as his fingers touched the scabbard, he immediately felt a strong chill in his heart, which he had never felt before.

"Good evil weapons, it seems that it is really like what you said Waffle, I have to be cautious. ”

At this time, a trace of strangeness suddenly flashed on Qu Bingwaff's face, but then he returned to his normal state, and then said, "Okay, if there are no other problems, you can go." You should know where the ethereal clouds are! Don't make a haste to return after the mission is completed, and don't linger there lest you fall into a siege, in which case no one will be able to save you. ”

Sun Changkong nodded, then glanced at the blade in his hand, and clenched it tightly, and then said, "Okay, wait for me to triumph!"

Sun Changkong turned around and wanted to leave, but at this moment, Xuan Ang Baoshuai suddenly walked up to him, and immediately stuffed a burden into his arms.

"These are some necessities, and I don't think you can afford them. ”

Sun Changkong scratched his head in embarrassment, and then said with a look of shame: "Hehe, this is all for you to see, thank you Lord Baoshuai." ”

"Hey, when has this been, why do you still call me an adult, in the future, you and I will call me a brother, I am the eldest brother, you are the younger brother, how about it?"

may be because of Xuan Ang Baoshuai's remarks last night, which makes him very resistant to this kind of godfather and worship. But he knew very well in his heart that Xuan Ang Baoshuai loved him well, and it could be said that he was not a brother, but better than a brother, which once moved him very much. After thinking for a moment, he finally forced a smile and said, "Big brother!"

"Hehe, that's right!"

After speaking, Xuan Ang Baoshuai looked at Sun Changkong's palm and stuffed something, and then made a look, signaling the other party not to speak. And Sun Changkong comprehended, so naturally he didn't speak anymore, but after waving his hand, he embarked on the journey to the top of the ethereal clouds.

"Alas, a good life, it's a pity to say that it's gone. ”

Qu Bing Waffle, who spoke, turned his head to look at Xuan Ang Baoshuai on the side, and then chuckled: "Why, have you slept together all night and have a relationship? It's just a hairy boy, and if you die, you will die, why is your face so ugly." ”

Faced with Qu Bing Waffle's ridicule, Xuan Ang Baoshuai did not pay attention to it, but turned around and prepared to go back. But at this moment, Qu Bing Waffle suddenly caught up and shouted fiercely: "The surname is Zhao, I see how long you can be arrogant!"

Left the barracks of the Penglai elite army. Sun Changkong went all the way south, heading straight to the top of the misty clouds surrounded by mountains and greenery. Similar to Cangbei Xianyuan, it is also a fairyland on earth with four seasons like spring, and you can feel the long-lost warmth even in the cold and biting winter. However, what is even more rare is that the ethereal cloud peak has been known for its "spirituality" since ancient times, and countless things that originally only existed in myths and stories can find some shadows on its body, such as the divine bird Phoenix, the Rui Beast Bai Ze, the "difficulty" of the divine dragon without seeing the end, and the floating stones that can be suspended in the air without relying on any external forces. Sun Changkong has been in Cangbei Immortal Garden for fourteen or fifteen years, but he has never had the opportunity to come to the top of the misty clouds to explore the mystery, in addition to the strict rules in the door on weekdays, there is another important reason, that is, the rules of the ethereal clouds: men stop, violators will not be killed.

There was once such a group of daring people who turned a blind eye to the rules of the ethereal cloud peak that had been passed down for thousands of years, and when people found them again, those people were already naked and hung under the mountain gate of the ethereal cloud peak, and their heads were thrown into the river of the mountain stream next to them, and they were finally found more than ten miles downstream. Since then, the ethereal clouds have changed from a famous and decent family to a ruthless and murderous "demon cult" in everyone's minds, and has been ostracized by many people over the years. In some of the larger factions, when the various sects need to come to stand and cheer, the ethereal clouds are also mostly in their blacklist. As the saying goes, they can't afford to hide, so in order not to be prey by this group of vicious women, they can only stay away.

Because he was lightly armed, Sun Changkong's feet were extremely fast, and at noon he was already less than 300 miles away from Changcui Mountain, where the ethereal clouds were located. At this rate, you're sure to reach your destination in the evening. However, the next big question in front of him is, how should he blend into the ethereal clouds full of heroines?

Of course, Sun Changkong's purpose in entering the ethereal cloud peak was not really to assassinate the flying fairy, otherwise Liu Ruyin would definitely fight with him. But since he has already promised the king, he can only pretend, in order not to expose his purpose, he can only find the flying fairy first, and co-star with him in a bitter plan, so that the latter will pretend to be dead first, and after he gains the trust of the king, it will be difficult for Yi Yi to really find the inside of the Penglai elite, so as to disintegrate the other party internally. Otherwise, with the king of generals and many of his subordinates, who has three heads and six arms, and is immortal, it is impossible to escape the fate of two fists and four hands.

As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and Sun Changkong, who had this idea, first came to an inn and repaired it before making plans. Just after he sat down and was about to order food, a shopkeeper outside the door suddenly shouted:

"This Liu Zhuangshi, who has suffered a thousand knives, does not pour night incense in the morning, does not pour night incense in the evening, but pours night incense when people are eating, and the diners who come to eat have no appetite for it. ”

Hearing this, Sun Changkong really smelled a faint stench, and the source was on the street. Taking advantage of the door, Sun Changkong looked forward, and sure enough, he saw a man with five big and three thick men pushing a cart full of night barrels towards the distance. Passers-by were afraid to avoid it, and the stench emitted from the night barrel could still be clearly smelled even if you covered your nostrils with your sleeves. Seeing this scene, Sun Changkong was curious, and after ordering the dishes he wanted, he asked the other party again: "Little second brother, where did this brother come from? Didn't he know that the temperature was highest at noon of the day, and the stench was more pungent?"

The shopkeeper swept the dust off his body angrily, and then complained: "This guest officer, are you from out of town?"

Sun Changkong nodded, and said at the same time: "That's right, I just arrived today." ”

"No wonder. Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, and it is the day of the misty clouds and the night incense. Every month to this day, Liu Zhuangshi and his brothers will go up the mountain to clean up the hut for the little wave hooves. But I don't blame them, the ethereal cloud peak is more than 300 miles away from here, and even if they set off early in the morning, they won't be able to return here until noon on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Alas, it's been like this all these years, and it's really hard to help. ”

Sun Changkong's eyes rolled for a moment, and then he said, "May I ask if this Liu Zhuangshi is from here?"

The shopkeeper was a little stunned, but still replied, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Do you know where he lives?"

The shopkeeper's eyes widened, and he couldn't help asking, "What do you want to do with this guest officer, do you want to go and see Liu Zhuangshi?"

Sun Changkong couldn't help asking, "Why?"

The shopkeeper said: "You don't know anything about the guest officer, this Liu Zhuangshi's parents have died since he was a child, and he is lonely. And he was born deaf and dumb, and he had a strange smell on his body, and everyone didn't like him. But the village chief here took pity on him, and in order to prevent him from starving to death, he handed over the matter of pouring night incense in the village. Don't look at Qi Zhuangshi, who looks stupid, but he is quite quick to do things, which is the only thing that everyone is happy about. But suddenly one day, several women who claimed to be ethereal clouds came to us, saying that they wanted to find a laborer who poured night incense, so Liu Zhuangshi became their 'baby', and from then on, Liu Zhuangshi had to go to the ethereal clouds on the third day of every month to deal with night incense for those women. ”

Sun Changkong suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and then he bounced up from his seat, dropped a gold ingot casually, left a "thank you", and disappeared. And the shopkeeper quickly put the gold ingot into his sleeve with his agile skills, and did not forget to bite it lightly twice, and chuckled lightly: "There are all kinds of weirdos these days, and when he heard the incense of the night so excited, is he in a hurry to eat?" haha!"

It's the closest remote town to the top of the ethereal clouds, with modest wealth and poor street planning, with a fork in the road on either side of the main road that looks like a giant labyrinth. Although it was about the same time as Liu Zhuangshi passed by, Sun Changkong chased a few steps and found that the other party had disappeared, and even the bulky cart had disappeared together. Sun Changkong stood in place, looked around for a while, and found nothing other than the occasional passerby.

"Oh my God, is that dumb man going to run away?"

Before the words fell, Sun Changkong suddenly heard a "gurgling" sound in his ears, which was the sound of wheels. And as the voice looked forward, Sun Changkong found that Liu Zhuangshi had already pushed the cart and walked back by himself.

"Okay! it tastes a little ......."

Without waiting to finish speaking, Sun Changkong's appetite had already begun to turn over the river.