At this moment, the snowflakes that had been suspended in the air slowly drifted down and covered the two of them.
The wind swept in with the cold air, and the whole space seemed to come alive all of a sudden.
"Crunch, crunch..."
The sound of footsteps on the snow came from afar. A group of creatures surrounded the corpses of Shen Qing and Jin Long.
But to call them people was a stretch. They were more like headless monkeys. Their limbs were extremely long, and they had no heads. Their breasts served as eyes, their navels as mouths, and there was a long tail behind them. Except for their abdomens, their bodies were covered in brown hair.
They held weapons in their hands, which glowed with colorful lights when they waved them. It was obvious that these weapons were no ordinary items.
The leading monkey - like creature prodded the corpses of Shen Qing and Jin Long with its weapon. But the next second, they only heard a loud "bang".
The bodies of the two exploded like balls.
"Ga??"
The monkey - like creatures were splashed in the face with the exploded mud and snow, and their mouths let out random screeches.
Shen Qing and Jin Long poked their heads out of the cave and exchanged a delighted look.
The plan had succeeded!
Jin Long pointed to the back of the mountain. Shen Qing nodded, and the two of them took off running in the opposite direction behind the mountain.
But the sound of their footsteps on the snow still caught the attention of the group of monkey - like creatures.
"Gaba, gaba, gaba!!!"
At the order of the leading monkey - like creature, they chased after Shen Qing and Jin Long at an extremely fast speed.
Jin Long wished he could grow two more legs to run faster. Their figures had become blurs, but even so, the distance between them and the monkey - like creatures was constantly shrinking.
Jin Long let out a long howl to the sky: "Aaaaaah!!! Help!!"
Shen Qing wanted to laugh at Jin Long's appearance, but because they were in the middle of an escape, she also felt like crying. Her expression of being caught between laughter and tears was quite comical.
"Senior Jin Long, stop shouting and run for your life!!"
The monkey - like creatures were very agile and moved as if they were walking on flat ground on the snow. The distance between them and Shen Qing was only about fifty meters. She gritted her teeth, transformed into her dragon form, and took Jin Long in her claws to fly into the sky.
The monkey - like creatures were stunned for a moment, then they all raised their weapons and attacked Shen Qing.
Shen Qing was targeted by this dense attack. Unable to dodge in time, her calf was immediately hit. But the hit area didn't hurt or itch; it just felt extremely heavy.
Because of this heaviness, her flying speed was greatly reduced.
Then, she felt a few more hits on her body. These hits made her body feel as if it was hung with several huge stones, and she sank a bit.
Jin Long was startled by Shen Qing's sudden descent and shouted loudly: "Shen Qing, aaaaaah, be careful!"
Shen Qing was also very helpless. "Why does my body become so heavy after being attacked by them? I can hardly fly."
Jin Long looked at the monkey - like creatures below waving their weapons ferociously. His face looked as if he had eaten a bitter melon. "They are the spiritual beasts of Buzhou Mountain. But Shen Qing, I want to remind you that if you see them, you will surely see many other spiritual beasts."
Just as he finished speaking, a group of creatures with two bee heads and human bodies chased after the monkey - like creatures. They made a buzzing sound and followed behind the monkey - like creatures, launching an attack on Shen Qing together.
Shen Qing's body was heavy, and her flying speed was slow and low. So she was soon hit by the weapons of the bee - like creatures.
The weapons of the bee - like creatures were bows and arrows. The arrowheads had a greenish reflection, as if they were coated with poison.
Two arrows pierced into Shen Qing's body, and the injured areas immediately became red and swollen.
As the poison took effect, Shen Qing immediately felt dizzy. She could only bite her tongue hard. The taste of blood filled her mouth, and she used this method to stay awake.
Jin Long noticed that Shen Qing was about to lose her grip and quickly said: "Fly towards Buzhou Mountain. They dare not go up Buzhou Mountain!!"
"Okay..."
Shen Qing replied with difficulty. Her vision had already started to darken. Buzhou Mountain seemed close at hand, but she felt that she could never reach it.
The monkey - like and bee - like creatures had already chased under Shen Qing. If they could fly, Shen Qing and Jin Long would probably have been overwhelmed by these spiritual beasts by now.
Seeing that Shen Qing was drowsy, Jin Long could only keep talking to attract her attention.
"Shen Qing, don't fall asleep. Look, we're getting much closer to Buzhou Mountain. Do you think we'll see Big Brother Bai Long coming down from Buzhou Mountain?"
"And, and, you haven't seen Big Brother Bai Long's dragon form. His whole body is snow - white, and his scales are even more beautiful than the glazed jade vase in front of the last Queen Mother. You don't know, the fairies in the sky like him so much."
"Hey! And my dragon form is also very beautiful. It's shiny gold and looks very noble!"
"Shen Qing, don't fall asleep!"
By the end, Jin Long was almost crying.
Shen Qing gritted her teeth. At this moment, she felt dizzy and nauseous, and she felt like she would vomit as soon as she opened her mouth.
She was also sweating cold sweat. Shen Qing thought to herself: What kind of poison is this... It's so powerful?
Shen Qing squinted her eyes and almost closed them completely. Her body tilted, and she almost fell to the ground.
But Jin Long's shouts and her momentary shock made Shen Qing's mind regain a moment of clarity. She summoned up her strength and flew towards Buzhou Mountain.
The monkey - like and bee - like creatures below seemed to know Shen Qing's intention, but since they were already close to Buzhou Mountain, they didn't dare to go any further. They could only let out unwilling cries on the ground.
Jin Long happily patted Shen Qing's claw and said: "Shen Qing! It's all thanks to you. You saved my life!!"
Shen Qing's vision had turned completely white. There was snow all around, and only the deep gray of Buzhou Mountain was visible in front of her.
She said weakly, "Have we... arrived?"
Jin Long immediately replied, "We're here! We've arrived!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Jin Long's face froze, because Shen Qing could no longer hold on. She transformed from her dragon form back to her human form and fell straight down.
The two fell freely and landed heavily on the snow.
Shen Qing managed to hold on and took one last look at Jin Long. Seeing that he climbed out of the snowdrift unharmed, she finally fainted with relief.
While in a coma, Shen Qing saw the scenes of her past life in her dream.
The faces of the people she knew flashed before her eyes. Slowly, the scenes after her rebirth were mixed with the scenes of her past life, making it hard for Shen Qing to distinguish between the past and the present.
"Shen Qing... Shen Qing..."
Shen Qing frowned. She heard someone calling her name. The voice was deep and intimidating. Even though her body was in a dream, a trace of doubt emerged in her heart.
Whose voice is this? It sounds so ugly...
"So ugly..."
These words escaped Shen Qing's mouth involuntarily.
There was a moment of silence around her, but then two stifled giggles rang out.
"Hahahahaha." Jin Long's booming laughter continuously filled Shen Qing's mind. Shen Qing frowned and turned her head, trying to avoid the sound, but the sound came from all directions, making her defenseless.
"Annoying..."
Shen Qing said another word, and the surrounding fell silent again.
As her consciousness returned, Shen Qing finally realized what she had just done.