It's not like they haven't walked through this forest before.
However, before stepping into this supposedly familiar land, just looking over it makes people feel a little different. At first, Jun Aoyan thought that the growth of these plants and trees had changed because they had been away for too long, but in fact, they had not been away for such a long time. Bai Yaben was inclined to believe that their entrance this time was different from the previous one, but he quickly realized that it was a problem with the light.
In other words, light and shadow. The island is alive, the old shark told them. Now, the angle of the sunlight is deflected in different directions, driving out many of the shadows of the past and hiding parts that were originally exposed. If you look at it from another "side", it will certainly feel strange.
There was no suspicious smell nearby. The spiritual power is as before, erratic, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. The mysterious feeling of visiting Jiutian Kingdom for the first time came back, making them feel familiar but not friendly.
Liu Shenghan held the compass given to her by the God of Fragrance earlier. This thing is broken. After all, it has gone through so many hardships with her, and it is really not as "resistant" as the Six Paths of Impermanence itself. Bai Ya glanced at her and said with some disdain:
"Throw it away. What the hell are you doing with it?"
"Having said that... I just can't give directions. Maybe I can react to something."
"I advise you to focus on the flow of spiritual power."
"I haven't let up."
Jun Aoyan could only be regarded as "a martial artist" and could not understand what they were saying. However, given her background, her investigative abilities should not be underestimated. Moreover, she is more familiar with everything in Jiutian Kingdom than before, and with her father's guidance, at least a few people will no longer fall into the unnecessary predicament they were in before.
But even so, from sunrise to sunset, they still found nothing.
You can't blame them for this, Xiang Shen is so good at hiding things. Although the supplies in Xiangji Country are enough to last for a long time, there are no magic weapons to help, and there are no other people or things that can come in handy. It is not easy to find the target early. Bai Ya even suspected that even if he could return to Maharaja's temple, he might not be able to find the pharmaceutical factory.
If only I could go back, at least I could inquire about it...
At nightfall, they lit a bonfire and sat in a circle, looking at each other in silence.
The cold wind passed through the woods, the leaves rustled, and other strange sounds were mixed in. Occasionally, a wolf-like howl can be heard coming from a distance, which may be a native animal. Unlike those beasts that are afraid of fire, the two bugs with beautiful wings are attracted by the light of the fire. They test the edge of the fire, over and over again, never getting tired of it.
"This butterfly is quite beautiful." Bai Ya said casually.
He must be talking about the black and white one. Although the color is plainer than the warm yellow one, under the firelight, the tiny scales on its wings give off a violet sheen. Of the two, it was the bigger and braver, fluttering back and forth fanning the flames. Bai Ya seldom praised it, maybe he just thought it was beautiful.
"That's a moth." Liu Shenghan said, "Butterflies only exist during the day. Moreover, its body is stronger than that of a butterfly, and its tentacles are more..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Bai Ya waved his hand, "My father taught me enough when I was a child."
"It seems like it didn't sink in."
"Limited interest."
"The brown one is a butterfly, I know it." Jun Aoyan suddenly said, "It is the only night butterfly in Jiutian Kingdom. One side of its wings is like a dead leaf, but the other side is shining.
Especially beautiful. We also have one at home, but we don’t fly at night. Maybe it's safe for it at night here, or maybe there's something it can eat at night. "
"Hey, you know a lot." Liu Shenghan couldn't help but look sideways.
"Hmm...my dad said it. I also saw this kind of butterfly at night in Wu Kingdom. But why it flies at night is my guess."
"It does make sense." Shenghan nodded, "It's rare to see these two appearing together. These two kinds of insects live independently - the recipes are also different."
"Perhaps there is some chance and coincidence that brings them together...just like us." Aoyan sighed.
The three people stopped talking again. They hugged their legs and sat upright, watching the two uninvited guests intently. This tawny butterfly was unlucky. Although it was far away, sparks from the burning firewood splashed onto its wings. The sparks spread quickly, completely burning most of the wings. Bai Ya's body suddenly moved, as if he wanted to help with something, but in the end he did nothing. Maybe you don’t think it’s necessary, or maybe you can’t help.
The butterfly is too small and weak, and even if you want to, you can't save it. Soon, the butterfly, which had lost its ability to fly, fluttered down and fell to the ground, landing right in front of Jun Aoyan. The red residual heat gradually swallowed it completely, leaving only a few pitiful fragments. Soon, under the heat of the campfire, these fragments also lost moisture, curled together, and turned into a dark spot.
Another gust of wind and it's gone.
Jun Aoyan kept looking at it. To be honest, she felt that although this process was miserable, it had a strange beauty. She didn't dare to say it for fear that her friends would look at her strangely. She could have put up with this - even with anyone attacking her origins, her family, her temperament, her endless strength that came from nowhere.
Anyone can think that she is an alien, this is a fact. But she just didn't want these people to think so.
"What a pity." Liu Shenghan sighed with emotion, but his tone was very normal.
The other moth seemed all alone.
It seemed a little confused. It didn't know where its partner had gone. It is not willing to leave this ball of fire, and it may be looking for its fateful partner. Not long after, it fell into the bright flames without warning, perhaps because it was dizzy from the heat of the campfire in the cold night. The three people who were a little distracted were stunned. They watched it turn into a smaller fire, burning briefly for a short while, and then completely blended into the original bonfire.
There was no change in the intensity of the fire.
After being silent for a long time, Jun Aoyan suddenly spoke again: "You said... if we want to find all the magic weapons, do we still have to fight against the Python God and the others? I think that Priest Chu seems to be a nice person, and we won't have to fight with them. He must have a conflict."
"Let's see if they know each other." Bai Ya said, "There is no need to fight many fights, and there is no need to take many things. If they do nothing, they have done nothing. Just as he said, take in those who have lost themselves. People, if we give them a place to stay, we shouldn't be enemies with them. It doesn't matter if the so-called Chizhen Pearl continues to be in their hands. But don't forget, that snake demon is mixed in that area, so he Will he be a good person?"
Liu Shenghan suddenly teased him: "Don't you like to define others by simple terms of good or bad?"
"First of all, the target must be a 'person'."
This passage seems to have many meanings in it.
"It's getting late... let's take a rest first." Bai Ya adjusted his sitting position, "Old rule, I'll stay up until midnight
. "
"actually……"
Liu Shenghan looked at Bai Ya with some confusion, but hesitated to speak. It took a while for Bai Ya to figure out what was going on.
The Six Paths of Impermanence do not require sleep.
Originally he didn't care, but when he thought about how he could sleep well all night before, this man insisted on acting, and the acting was quite realistic, which wasted a lot of his energy and emotions. So he simply lay down on the spot, turned around, and stopped talking to her.
Jun Aoyan stopped talking and looked at him and then at Shenghan. The latter smiled helplessly.
This is destined to be a dreamy night. The woods in winter, even in Jiutian Kingdom, are somewhat cool. They didn't have quilts to cover them, and there was only a thin blanket on the ground, so they only kept themselves warm by the fire. That night, Aoyan and Bai Ya always dreamed of something cold. I just woke up in the morning, and yesterday's temperature has completely retreated. Today's sun has not had time to warm the earth, and it is the coldest period of the day.
Bai Ya was woken up by the cold.
He opened his eyes, it was just dawn, the bonfire was about to go out, and no one was adding firewood. The two people were gone, but the baggage was still there, which made him a little surprised. He also stood up, stretching his muscles and looking around. He found that Aoyan was not far away, slowly moving further away step by step.
A hand slapped on her shoulder.
"...Oops!" She exclaimed in a low voice, turned around and immediately gave him a "shh" gesture, lowering her voice and shouting softly, "I almost couldn't help but throw you over my shoulder!"
"Just throw it." Bai Ya didn't care, "I have a strong body. Besides, I can't tell who will throw whom... Where's Shenghan?"
"I don't know, but..."
Aoyan turned around and continued to look into the depths of the forest, poking her head around as if she was looking for something.
"It's all your fault, I lost track...I saw a bee."
"So what?"
"Why are there bees in winter?"
"It's hot here."
"That bee is different." Aoyan still stared at the front seriously, looking for the previous traces, "It looks like the kind of bee you described before. It wasn't long after we landed on the island, I had a fever. Yes, he can kill people... his waist is very thin, his main color is black, and-"
As he spoke, a bee buzzed in front of the two of them.
Four eyes were fixed on it, and it slowly walked past the two of them. They didn't dare to take a breath and just looked at it. The bee waved around in front of Bai Ya and then in front of Ao Yan, as if checking whether they were still breathing. Finally, it flew away lazily.
Bai Ya felt that all the nerves in his body were tense.
Indeed it is.
Are there such bees here too? Or, in fact, they are all over the island, not just in a few places. Liu Shenghan knew them very well. Could it be that she also noticed the bees that suddenly appeared and followed them elsewhere? How long had she been gone? Judging from the traces of the bonfire, she shouldn't have gone too far, but where is she now?
more importantly……
Wherever they appear, there must be corpses.
It's not necessarily human, it could be a large animal. If you think about it carefully, the lower the temperature, the slower the corpse will decay, which also gives them an opportunity. In summer, when the temperature is high, the smell travels far. Overall, this is a really tenacious creature.
"Follow it." Before Aoyan could react, Bai Ya suddenly pulled her away.
