When Zi Yang brought Yao Rou outside the hot spring, he found that the water inside had dried up, leaving only the cracked ground.
"How could it be..." Zi Yang looked at the deep pit full of cracks in front of him, frowned and muttered: "It was fine here a week ago, how come it's like this now?"
Yaorou looked around and reminded: "Ziyang, I don't know if it's a problem with my feelings. The last time I came to this mountain, I felt a faint trace of vitality."
"Although I can't be sure where it is, I can at least feel it."
"Now, that feeling has disappeared. Also, look at the withering leaves, yellowing weeds, and dry land around us. It has only taken a few days to become like this."
Zi Yang looked at the surrounding environment, then looked at Yaorou with doubtful eyes, and said, "What do you mean?"
Yaorou said carefully: "Don't you think this place is too desolate? You know, the last time we went down the mountain, this place was not like this. The most terrifying thing is that it only lasted a day or two."
"There is another thing you may not be able to feel. I can tell you clearly that I have not sensed any water sources in the surrounding mountains."
Because of the Water God Mansion, her sense of water sources is different from ordinary people, and she can clearly detect where there are water sources.
Last time she followed Ziyang into the mountains, she sensed nearly a hundred water sources, large and small, but now, there was no one left.
Such a huge change made her quite unexpected and extremely shocked, because she didn't know whether it was man-made or other reasons.
In short, dead leaves cannot fall off overnight, and weeds cannot turn yellow in one day. There must be something wrong with this.
Zi Yang thought about it carefully and said, "From what you're saying, someone took away the treasures in this mountain, and that's why it became so desolate."
Yaorou was not completely sure and did not dare to guess. She said: "It is possible, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out. I don't have a clear answer to this."
At this moment, Ziyang suddenly recalled Yingluo's conversation with him. She told him personally that she had obtained the treasure under the pool.
At that time, he thought there wouldn't be any good treasures in such a remote place, so he didn't ask her what she got under the pool.
However, recalling Yingluo's expression at that time and her conversation with him, the thing she got seemed very precious.
Zi Yang's gloomy eyes suddenly lit up, and he whispered to himself: "Could all of this have something to do with her?"
Yaorou asked softly: "Zi Yang, what are you talking about? Who does it relate to?"
He looked up at Yaorou and said, "Do you still remember the woman in black who fought with you?"
She looked puzzled and asked, "Is this related to her?"
Zi Yang replied seriously: "She took away a treasure in this mountain. I think it is the lack of that treasure here that makes it look like this."
As soon as he said these words, Yaorou's beautiful eyes opened slightly, and she was shocked and said: "What treasure can have such power? It can actually be related to the water sources everywhere in the mountain?"
Zi Yang shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. However, through my conversation with her, it's not difficult to see that the power contained in that treasure must be extraordinary."
He smiled casually and said: "Originally, she planned to give that treasure to me, but unfortunately, I rejected it."
Yaorou stared at him and smiled: "Do you regret it now?"
"I don't regret it at all. I just feel a little regretful because I didn't get to see what that treasure looked like." He never regretted anything he did, and even if he regretted it, he rarely said it out loud.
Yaorou looked a little depressed and said: "It's no use what you think. We can't soak in the hot springs now. Where are we going?"
Ziyang looked back at the desolate mountain forest, and replied with a smile: "I've come here, wouldn't it be a pity not to wander around in this mountain?"
She hesitated and said: "How can this barren mountain get better? I think we should go back."
Zi Yang rolled his eyes slightly and said persistently: "This is a rare opportunity, so you should accompany me around the mountains."
Yaorou said reluctantly: "Can such a desolate barren mountain be so beautiful?"
"If you want to go back, you can go back by yourself. Anyway, I want to take a stroll in this mountain." After saying that, he walked away. After walking a few steps, Yaorou hurriedly chased after him.
The two wandered in the mountains for a long time, and except for a few woodcutters who went up the mountain to cut firewood, they saw almost no suspicious people.
Late at night, the two of them came to the small town slightly tired, with Ziyang in front and Yaorou behind, and they walked on the cold streets.
When they passed the tavern, Ziyang walked straight forward without even looking at it.
After Yaorou saw this, she hurriedly reminded her, "Zi Yang, aren't you going to drink?"
Ziyang acted as if he hadn't heard, and continued walking along the street without turning his head or saying anything.
When he pushed open the two doors of the small courtyard, he asked casually: "What are you going to eat tonight?"
After a moment, there was no reply. He looked back and found Yaorou's figure beside the dark street.
Ziyang's face changed slightly. He was not worried that Yaorou would be in danger, he was just afraid that she would hide out of anger.
Thinking of this, Ziyang hurriedly walked out of the small courtyard, wanting to go back to look for her, but after walking a few steps, he spotted Yaorou, tall and tall in white clothes, walking towards her.
He immediately came over and asked, "What's going on? Why are you going?"
Yaorou smiled and replied: "I didn't do anything, I'm just a little tired."
After saying that, she walked past Zi Yang. Zi Yang, who was standing behind her, frowned slightly as he looked at her beautiful figure.
She asked without looking back: "Zi Yang, you must be tired after walking around in the mountains for a day. What do you want to eat?"
Zi Yang said as he walked: "I'm not that picky about my food, I can eat anything."
Yaorou nodded and said: "Okay, you go to the room to rest first, and I will cook for you right away."
After hearing what she said, Zi Yang felt something was wrong. He said, "Didn't we agree that I will take care of you? How come you are taking care of me?"
Yaorou took his hand and said softly: "Hey, it's the same between us who takes care of the other. You go and have a rest. Just leave the cooking to me."
No, no, there must be a ghost here. Seeing her being so well-behaved, Ziyang felt a little uneasy.
After all, he ignored her when passing by the tavern, so there was no guarantee that she would tamper with the food out of revenge.
Zi Yang wanted to refuse her, but after thinking about it carefully, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go and rest."
After returning to the room, he lay on the bed and gradually fell into sleep.
When Yaorou brought the food to the table, she was about to wake him up when suddenly, Ziyang sat up from the bed with cold sweat on his forehead.
The strange thing is that he looked very panicked, as if he was frightened.
Yaorou sat beside the bed, held his hand and asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Zi Yang held her soft and boneless hand tightly and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
As he lowered his head to think, he smelled a strong scent of lily. He raised his head suddenly, stared at Yaorou who had regained her appearance for a long time, and said, "You still look good like this."
"Okay, come and eat." After Yaorou said, she stood up and walked to the table.
Zi Yang couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he stared at her in the red cheongsam. At this moment, Yaorou looked back at him, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You can see straight."
He spread his hands, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I can't help it, mainly because you are too charming."
She rolled her eyes at him charmingly and said coquettishly, "You little rascal, you know how to speak glibly!"
The moment Zi Yang stood up, he stood there for a moment and said, "I just remembered that I have something else to do and I need to go out."
Yaorou's figure flashed, a gust of fragrant wind blew by, and she stopped in front of him in the blink of an eye.
He smiled calmly and said: "You don't have to wait for me, just eat first. I'll be back in a moment."
Yaorou smiled slightly and asked, "It's so late, what are you doing out there?"
Zi Yang said with a smile: "I just remembered that I ran out of wine. I'm going out to get a drink. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
She extended her green jade finger and slowly pointed to the wine bottle on the table, saying, "I've already brought you some wine. If it's not enough, I'll get it for you after you finish it."
When passing by the tavern, Ziyang deliberately did not answer her. He wanted to give himself a way out by drinking. Unexpectedly, she saw through it. Although he was a little anxious, he did not show it and was very surprised. Said: "Old woman, I didn't see it, you are quite thoughtful."
This time, let me see where you run! Yaorou grabbed his arm, pulled him to sit down at the dining table, and urged: "Eat quickly, this food will get cold if you don't eat it."
Zi Yang held the wine bottle in his hand and said directly: "It seems that I can't escape tonight even if I want to."
Yaorou pretended to be confused and said, "Escape? Ziyang, what are you talking about? Why are you running away for no reason?"
He looked up and took a sip of wine, smiled lightly, and said: "Nothing, nothing, I mean, someone is going to suffer."
She smiled charmingly, stood up and sat on Ziyang's lap, caressing his handsome cheek with her beautiful hand, and said softly: "Who should suffer?"
Zi Yang was about to throw away the wine bottle in his hand, and walked to the bed with her in his arms. As he walked, he said, "You are dressed so charmingly tonight, I can't let you feel cold."
Yaorou was lying on the bed, her delicate lips were leaning against his ear, and she said sweetly: "You little rascal!"
Zi Yang nodded and blew out the candles on the table, then sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I am a little bad guy."
He took off his shoes, pulled down the bed curtain, and said, "It's really hard to prevent. I thought you would tamper with the food, so I didn't even touch the food on the table."
"Who would have thought that you would drug me in the wine!"
Yaorou held the back of his neck with both hands and breathed softly: "You can't escape tonight."
"It's not certain who will escape." After saying that, he pressed his mouth to the soft and beautiful lips.
After a while, the torn red cheongsam rags were thrown out, and the bed curtain shook violently.
Soon, the fairy sounds of Luan Feng and Ming came from the room. . . . . .
