"You stay here obediently, I'll be out soon."
I whispered to soothe Moto and Yusuke, and then drilled my head into the rock wall.
I pulled out the dagger, wiped it twice on the front and back of the tooth marks that Can Gang left on me on my arm, and walked deeper.
After this rock wall, there is still a rock wall, with only an extremely narrow passage, but this passage is different from the dark roads outside, and on the mountain, there are dots of blue-green light. These lights make this road It seemed even more mysterious, and I didn't dare to let down my guard.
I always paid attention to those glimmers of light, some of which were at the level of my field of vision. I tapped them lightly with my dagger, and they made a crisp sound. Could this be some kind of ore?
I continued to walk forward, passed through this long and narrow passage, and suddenly a clear view appeared in front of me.
This is a vast platform. When I walked out of the passage, I felt like I was floating alone in the vast sea! I didn't know how high the rock wall above my head was, or where the end of the platform was. I was at a loss and didn't know which direction to go.
There were snapping sounds all around. Could it be that some mechanism was quietly opened without me knowing?
What changed with the sound was that torches lit up around the platform. These torches were on the platform, as if they had set up a runway for me, pointing straight forward with no end in sight.
Having come this far, is there any reason to look back?
I quickened my pace, the wind blew past my ears, and the fire swayed with it. I galloped forward along the direction of the torch. I wanted to see what was in this place that only I could enter.
I don't know how long I was running when a gust of wind hit me. I looked around and realized that the wide platform under my feet had disappeared out of thin air at some point, leaving only the stone bridge illuminated by torches.
My attention just now has been on the destination ahead and the light of the torch. I didn't notice that there was already an abyss on both sides of the torch!
I slowed down my pace. There was still hard rock under my feet. The texture was very hard and it should not collapse. I calmed down and continued walking forward.
As I neared the end of the torch, I saw a black shadow with teeth and claws. As the light of the torch swayed, the shadow also jumped up and down.
Is this what they call Qiongqi? Was it so easy for me to find him?
And when I got closer, I discovered that the beating black shadow was not a living thing, but a tree, a towering giant tree. There was also a small shadow under the tree, hidden next to the shadow of the trunk. , looming.
Before I got close to this tree, I could smell the intoxicating fragrance. In this dark place, this tree grew so big without anyone around. Would it still bloom such fragrant flowers? What a wonder!
I got close to the tree, and I finally saw the figure under the tree clearly. It was the silhouette of a girl. She was motionless, staring at the white flower buds on the branches. These flower buds were the source of the fragrance.
She has long hair like golden silk, skin that is frighteningly pale, a small and pointed nose bridge, and slender eyes, a pair of iconic red phoenix eyes. The most impressive thing about her appearance is her back. The pair of close-fitting green wings were shaped like swan wings, but the length was from her shoulders to her heels. The feathers were not a solid color, but rather like the color of a peacock, with bright and complicated patterns. .
"I..."
I was about to speak when the girl frowned slightly, made a shut-up gesture to me, and pointed to the buds on the branches.
It's pitch dark and she and I are allowed to enjoy flowers in this cave?
I really want to say something, eldest sister, this flower hasn’t bloomed yet. Is it too early to stand here and wait now?
And the next second, the white buds on the branches bloomed petals one by one. Each petal was very large, and the ends of the petals were very pointed. They were somewhat similar to lotus flowers. There were dots of green and warm yellow in the stamens. The small bud bloomed into such a beautiful flower in the blink of an eye.
I stared at this flower for a while. I have seen many flowers, but this flower has an otherworldly and brilliant beauty. If I pick one and give it to Little White Mao, she will definitely like it very much. I often pick some wild flowers from the grass and shrubs and pin them on my head. They are really cute.
I unconsciously stretched out my hand to the white flower, but the girl slapped it away.
"This flower blooms only once in three thousand years, and you actually want to use your claws to desecrate it?"
Three thousand years? Did I hear you right? I caught up with a flower that blooms once in three thousand years. How lucky am I? !
"What kind of flower is this? I have never seen it before." I asked her.
"This is an epiphyllum. It takes a thousand years to bud, a thousand years to bloom, and a thousand years to bloom. However, the flowering period is very short and will disappear soon."
"Then have you been waiting here for the flowers to bloom?"
I asked her in disbelief.
She nodded, "I'm waiting for flowers here, and I'm waiting for you too."
"Wait for me?" My eyes widened in disbelief. Is there anything wrong with this person? I was only born more than ten years ago, but she said she has been waiting here for thousands of years?
"What I'm waiting for is the person who will make the epiphyllum bloom."
"That's me, isn't it? What a coincidence! Hahaha." I thought her words were interesting and laughed out loud.
Unexpectedly, she glared at me again, "frivolous."
I was bored and had to keep my mouth shut.
"Then tell me, what are you waiting for me to do?"
"Follow you."
"What?!" Did I hear that right?
"You...you can't follow me, I already have someone I like."
This made Xiao Bai Mao see that even if I jumped into the Yellow River, I couldn't wash it off!
"This is what I have to do. This is my mission and my destiny. Don't worry, I'm not interested in you. I'm just following you and doing what I need to do."
"Then what shall I call you?"
"Blue Crane."
"The flowers are about to wither." Her attention was always on those flowers. When I saw them, the petals were really wilted.
"Isn't Qiongqi locked up here?" This young woman named Qinghe was extremely cold and didn't give me a chance to speak. I almost forgot what Chi You had given me.
"Qiongqi? You came here for it?!" Qinghe looked extremely shocked, and then she looked up at the rock wall above her head where the sun was not visible, and said as if to herself, "This is all fate. ...What do you want from this arrangement..."
She took my arm very naturally, and before I could shake it off, she flapped her wings and took me up into the sky.
"What are you doing?!"
Wasn't she bullying me for not having wings and trying to drag me up into the air and then throw me down to kill me? !
"Aren't you looking for Qiongqi? I'll take you there, but it's your luck whether it shows up or not."
Then, she dragged me, like a jumping machine, first into the air, and then suddenly leaned down. The wind whizzed by, blowing my face away. Her hair, like a waterfall, was at this moment Like a whip, it keeps slapping my face, so my short hair is still cute like a little white hair!
She dragged me and dived all the way to the bottom of the stone bridge. The entire support of the stone bridge was a complete stone wall, which looked very smooth, like a black mirror.
As we went further down, there began to be those blue-green lights below, which should be many crystals, the same crystals I saw in the stone path when I first entered here, but they were more densely distributed below, like a line of crystals. The Milky Way flows under this stone bridge.
"What are these stones for?" I asked Qinghe loudly, because the whistling in my ears was too loud, so she finally spoke louder.
"food!"
This hard stone is actually edible? Could it be that Qinghe has been living in this black cave for thousands of years and has been relying on eating these crystal stones to survive? I kind of admire this persistent girl. In order to wait for someone who may never come, in this environment, there is no light, no plants, no animals, only a tree that will not bloom. She relies on eating these crystal stones to wait. For thousands of years.
What kind of belief does she have that leads her to such persistence? Who assigned her such a cruel task?
When I was lost in thought, we had landed in the Milky Way paved with spar. The glistening light illuminated the blue crane like a fairy in the night, but there was no expression on her face, no joy or joy. Can't see the sadness.
Walking along these stones, I saw in front of me a door that could be called magnificent, if it was a door.
The black rock wall seems to form a door frame, with blue-green light constantly radiating out from the middle. In the darkness, one can see waves of light energy passing out regularly.
"That's it." Qinghe said.
I approached the door, wanting to try this time to see if I was deceiving myself and could easily pass through the door. However, as soon as my hand came closer, the energy wave of the blue-green light made my palms numb!
"I advise you not to get too close."
"Blue Crane."
"What's the matter?"
"In the future, if you want to persuade others, say it earlier..."
I touched my hands that were numb from the shock and complained helplessly.
Then I raised my hand like a trumpet, my anger sank into my Dantian, and with the greatest strength, I shouted out those five words that can be called the stain on my life. I hope that future generations of literati can put these words into consideration when writing this period of history. Five words hidden...
"Qiongqi! Are you there?"
My voice echoed in this empty space. In the darkness, my sudden shout seemed to wake up many things in the darkness. I didn't know what they were. I only heard a splashing sound.
"You're crazy! Do you know where this place is!" Qinghe scolded me anxiously.
I shook my head, "I don't know."
"The space here is extremely complicated. Your screams may cause us trouble! Let's go!"
After she said that, she couldn't help but come to grab me again and wanted to take me away from here.
"Wait, wait! Let me take another look, in case Qiongqi hears it too!"
I waved my arms like a rogue to prevent her from catching me, and approached the green door again, "Just let me take another look, otherwise it will be difficult for me to do business!"
I learned from the last experience and no longer shot directly with my hands to avoid being bounced away. Instead, I used the concealment technique I learned from Can Gang to feel the frequency of these blue-green shock waves, and then adjusted my breathing rate. Gradually adjust it to the same frequency as the vibration wave, and the resistance is indeed much smaller!
Seeing that this method worked, I was overjoyed and slowly reached out...
And at this moment, an earth-shaking thunderous roar came from behind this huge green light door! At the same time, the door also suffered a heavy blow. The sharp claws of a huge beast tried to break through the barrier from the inside of the door!
