The moon rises into the sky.
That might not be the moon that Luo Binhan knew in the strict sense, but a phantom attached to the sky wall. In that strange dream, Luo Binhan once saw how the sky on the inside of the sky wall rotated, rising and setting around the entire planet, creating day and night and four seasons. In this world created by ancient things, geocentrism may have become the truth.
The phantom moon hangs high in the sky. It is so round, transparent, and huge, as if it is so close that you can touch it. It reminded Luo Binhan of some very strange legends that he had seen in the former residence of Zhou Yu's ex-girlfriend.
"Chang'e is so terrible." He patted Momolo on the shoulder and said sadly.
Momolo looked at him confused.
The full moon overlooks the world. The lake in the forest also became crystal clear and sparkling due to the moonlight. Through the clear water, Luo Binhan could see the lake bed and sand at the bottom. Strings of pearl-like milky white bubbles rolled out from the gaps in the rocks and kept rising to the surface of the water.
The lake water is constantly churning, and the silver moon reflected on the water is also rippling with the waves. The chirping of insects, wind, and birds in the forest all stopped abruptly, and the world suddenly became silent.
Jing Huang rises from the shore. This time there were no red clouds under his feet, they were just floating lightly on the lake like catkins.
A black jade knife came out from his collar and circled around him affectionately. By the third circle, the knife had been enlarged to nearly human height. It curved like a waning moon, nestling quietly behind Jing Huang.
Jing Huang bent his fingers and tapped the jade sword. The jade sword rang in response, and its sound was exquisite and clear.
He was singing under the moonlight. It was an unfamiliar language, its voice was awkward and its sound was clumsy. However, the listener does not need to hear it, its meaning will appear in his heart.
——The water and the moon are so far apart, here and there.
What's the way? In the vague and secluded.
The clear sky is vast and vast, and the thick soil is vast.
Walking on long journeys, singing songs to comfort my heart.
The moon in the center of the lake melted silently. The bright silvery white was mixed with burning flames. The heart of the moon was gradually burned into a bottomless hole.
The sound of the jade sword continued, and the hole spread in the moon shadow, eventually swallowing up the silvery white. At this time, Luo Binhan finally saw clearly that there was another brilliant starry sky in the hole. The hollow spreads to the lake shore, and the entire water surface looks like a huge mirror of the starry sky.
The dark jade sword began to shrink. It spun around in place a few times and then got back into Jing Huang's collar.
Jing Huang fell back to the lake shore. I don't know if it was an illusion caused by the moonlight, but Luo Binhan felt that his face was a bit ugly.
"Go," he said to Keore. "The door is in the lake."
Kaiore was in a daze, and after a while he started to transmit Jing Huang's words via radio. The crowd not far away began to commotion, but did not approach the lake immediately.
"It's taking a while." Jing Huang said impatiently. He sat cross-legged on the ground and pulled up grass out of boredom.
Luo Binhan patted his head and asked, "How long can this hole be opened?"
"When the moon sets." Jing Huang said, "The hole is big enough, and they can plop down thousands of people very quickly. I'll see how long they can grind it out."
Luo Binhan also sat down by the lake. Still thinking about the strange dream, he looked around. Soon he found a symbol written in blood in the nearby grass, but it had become very faint, as if it had been absorbed by the vegetation.
The crowd was organized, and a team of ten people took the lead in approaching the lakeside. It looks like they are going to do a trial first.
At this time Keore came over again. He also sat down by the lake and said to Luo Binhan: "It seems that we will be separated soon."
"Let's go." Luo Binhan waved his hand, not feeling the sadness of parting.
"I will definitely never forget what happened in the past few days." Kaiore said, "This is really a magical encounter. If I hadn't met you, I think I might not be able to go back."
"You can't go back no matter how long you wait. I only open this door once. If you miss it, don't come to me." Jing Huang said.
Keore laughed, as if he didn't take it seriously.
"Seriously, are there many people like you? If we continue to explore other universes in the future, will we encounter a bunch of people flying around in the sky?"
"Probably not. It depends on how the White Tower evaluates your level." Jing Huang said lightly.
"It's definitely going to be interesting," Keore said. "I can't wait to see more."
Jing Huang looked up at him.
"Maybe you won't want to read it in the future," he said.
Keore looked at him quizzically. Jing Huang threw away the grass stalk in his hand, stood up and looked down at him and Luo Binhan. Half of the full moon was exposed behind him, like a silver-white jade sword.
"Do you know why you can understand me?" He said, "In a barbaric land like yours, the language system is exactly the same as the Alliance Common Language. Do you think this is normal? Your star layer is far different from this place. No, if it really only covers a thousand planets, how could the previous tunnels have ended up in such remote places?"
Colorful flames danced in those pupils. Jing Huang retreated under the moonlight.
"It doesn't matter." He said indifferently, "Whether it is a remnant of the previous generation's destruction, or a test subject raised by a higher civilization, you wait for fate to determine, this matter is no different to me."
His voice was like ice breaking jade, crisp and cold.
"But... if you are the Miao Gu under Fenchen, sooner or later you will kill me in front of Chi County. Then you can return home. Ants are greedy for life, so why waste your lives."
Jing Huang turned around and was about to leave, but screams came from the crowd. They turned their heads at the same time and saw someone who seemed to be struggling on the shore of the lake.
That was the first ten-person team to enter the lake.
Jing Huang flew over. Luo Binhan and Kaiore also started running closely. They came to the shore one after another and found that the ten people were drowned in the water. They did not pass through the Starry Sky Cave in the lake, but were still soaked in the lake water above the cave. The thick and gnarled tree roots trapped them tightly, making it impossible for them to move their hands and feet.
A black jade knife emerged from Jing Huang's collar with a white rope. The knife cut off the tree roots, and the white rope lifted them out of the lake. They were dragged to the shore dying, their stomachs filled with lake water.
Keore rushed to give them first aid. Luo Binhan also wanted to help, but more people quickly ran out of the refugee group. For professional reasons, he decided to attack the formation on the edge.
"What's going on?" He poked Jing Huang.
Thorns didn't answer, staring at the lake. The dense network of roots is still growing wildly. They broke through the soil and spread out endlessly, covering the huge hole in the lake.
He flew to the lake and looked around at the forest.
"What do you mean by this?" he asked in a deep voice.
The quiet night is filled with the fragrance of vegetation. The girl wore a cloak that covered her whole body, stepped through the rustling leaves, and walked from the depths of darkness to the moonlight.
Abba took it to the lakeside. Her eyes sparkled, as beautiful as the lake under the moon.
"They can't leave," she announced.
"My God," Jing Huang said angrily, "have you set a bottom line? You've even paid the rent and you're telling me this? Knock on your mother, I usually don't pay for food!"
Abana didn't answer. She reached out to untie the cloak and pulled down the covering fabric.
Luo Binhan was shocked when he saw this: "Take it off again?"
"Again?" Momolo asked doubtfully.
The cloak fell to the ground. She wears a priest's dress with a dark green background and gold leaf embroidery, and wears a crown of thorns full of white flowers on her head. The bare feet were covered with fallen leaves and soil, exactly like what Luo Binhan had seen in his dream.
"I condemn them in the name of the Starbringer," she said. "These outsiders have stolen treasures, and the Queen of the Stars will never tolerate such blasphemy. They must atone for their sins with a lifetime of labor."
