The two of them walked meanderingly south based on Qing Xuanzi's remaining memories.
To the south of Fuyi Prefecture is Guiyun Prefecture newly established by Dayu Kingdom. After traveling for ten days, as soon as the two of them entered the state border, they felt that the scenery here was very different from that of Fuyi Prefecture.
The mountains here are beautiful but not steep, and the water is clear but not gentle. The air is hot and humid, the forest is thick with vines, and the mountain breeze blows from time to time, which is refreshing.
Liu Qianqian suddenly said in surprise: "Oh, I almost forgot something important!"
"It's a shock, don't scare me."
Liu Qianqian's red lips curled up slightly: "I just remembered that the Demon Sword of Annihilation is very fierce. If you put it into the Rong Ring rashly, that guy will rebel."
"Is the demon sword's intelligence so powerful?"
Liu Qianqian said: "So before you can subdue it, you must first make a scabbard. With the corresponding scabbard, it can be obedient."
Lu Yuan said happily: "Fortunately you are here! Do you know how to make a scabbard?"
Liu Qianqian blinked at him: "Hehe, now you know that I am important. I am a strategist, so of course I know these things. My father used to force me to carry these things. He said that they will be used in the future. Well, I was still young at the time, so I didn’t know if it was really useful, so I just listened to him. Now it seems that it has some effect."
"When it comes to weapons and the like, you get excited, which is in huge contrast to your appearance." Lu Yuan said while walking and looking at her.
"What is a huge contrast?"
"Look. A soldier has a deadly weapon, and you are so cute. Isn't there a big contrast?"
Liu Qianqian smiled as bright as a flower: "Hehe, it's rare for Brother Lu to say I'm cute."
Lu Yuan was a little embarrassed and asked, "Where can I find the materials?"
"Scabbards like this that suppress the mania of sword spirits are recorded in the military classics. We are currently in Guiyun Prefecture, and we are using local materials. Let me recall it."
After speaking, he walked to the forest and sat down cross-legged, silently reciting the incantation.
At the same time, Lu Yuan also began to search for memories related to Qing Xuanzi. But he found that the memories left by his master were getting weaker and weaker as time went by. Fortunately, he had memorized the map of the Demon Sword of Nirvana in his mind. Now Qing Xuanzi's memory of the map was almost gone. Visible.
After a moment, she opened her eyes and said: "The main material of the scabbard is a kind of exotic wood called spirit-binding branch. This tree can suppress the soul very well. Other materials are relatively common and can be found in stores or auction houses. It’s not hard to buy.”
After speaking, she pressed her temple with two fingers of her right hand and bent her left arm slightly. An illusory map image suddenly appeared on the left wrist guard. Liu Qianqian's eyebrows shot a green light directly onto the map.
The map buzzed slightly, and a small green dot lit up in a certain corner. Then, a vision of a dwarf tree separated from it. The leaves on the dwarf branches were dull and listless, and the tips of each leaf shone with a faint yellow light, as if gold liquid was about to drip down at any time.
Liu Qianqian said: "Look, this is the main place where spirit-binding branches are produced. And this is what it looks like."
"A living map!"
"Humph, that's not the case! Our military division has to build weapons, and it's common to look for materials, so we have a lot of map information in the Soldier Hall." Liu Qianqian couldn't help but shake her head, her twin ponytails swaying from side to side, looking particularly playful.
Lu Yuan looked at the map and said, "The words 'Jing Hua Shui Yue' are written on it. What does it mean?"
Liu Qianqian smiled and said: "These are probably the calligraphy treasures left by those literati."
Lu Yuan said: "Oh, that's right. We have many elegant people in Dayu. Have you heard of the great poet Li Qinglian? My master often talks about his poems with me."
"Mr. Qinglian, of course I know. He is the second swordsman of Dayu! He also has some dealings with our Bingpo Hall."
Lu Yuan said: "Talking about him, I remembered a story. Once when he was traveling in Guiyun Prefecture, he wrote the word 'Chong Er' in Zhenchi in the south of Caiyun. Do you know what it means?"
Liu Qianqian thought for a moment with her beautiful eyes flashing, and then came up curiously, like a kitten: "What does it mean?"
"The two characters 'wind' and 'moon', without the outer strokes, are 'worm two' - the wind and moon are boundless."
"Pfft!" Liu Qianqian couldn't help laughing, "These literati are so bitter."
"Hahaha, this is called Fengya. Well... let's go find the spirit-binding branches now."
Guided by the map, the two walked southwest for two days and finally arrived here at noon.
In front of you is a huge pool of water. The water in the pond is so clear that fishes can swim freely around it, as if it were empty. There are pebbles all over it, all of which can be counted clearly. Wild flowers are scattered around the pond, the trees are luxuriant, and the spring birds are chirping, making people forget their thoughts and wander around.
"I have long heard that Guiyun has a pleasant scenery. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation." Lu Yuan took a deep breath of fresh air and stretched.
"Well, yes. But there are so many trees nearby, I don't know where the strange trees are."
Lu Yuan said: "I saw the video before, and I roughly know what the tree looks like. Let's go look for it separately. Once we find it, we'll gather by the water. If we don't find it, we'll meet there when Youchu arrives. The radius here is only fifty miles, so we can use it Please contact us via the subpoena paper.”
"Okay. Let's walk aside and contact you when the time comes."
After Lu Yuan learned part of the "Qilin True Immortal Technique", his physical skills and perception abilities have been qualitatively improved. He carefully searched these trees in less than two hours.
If it doesn't work, do it again. Still not found.
Lu Yuan ran to Liu Qianqian again and met her, but not Shu.
The two worked for a long time and got nothing.
At the beginning of the day, they sat on the grass by the sparkling water, watching the sunset slowly setting, feeling a little inexplicable melancholy.
Lu Yuan said: "All good things come hard, I guess that strange wood is not that easy to find. Is there something wrong with the map?"
"The spirit-binding branch is not an ancient secret. Our hall's collection of books can be said to be the largest among the military sects. This information is generally accurate as long as there are no errors in transmission and copying."
Lu Yuan touched his chin: "Yeah. Qianqian, don't you think those words are strange?"
"Which words?"
"Through the Looking Glass."
Liu Qianqian said: "It stands to reason that if it was a handwriting left by a literati, it should be inscribed on a stone tablet in the forest, a wine shop, etc. But we searched around for two or three times, but we didn't see anything."
Lu Yuan touched his chin and thought: "Jing Hua Shui Yue, this describes an illusory thing that cannot be obtained. Does it mean that this spirit-binding tree does not exist?"
Liu Qianqian said firmly: "No, my map will not make mistakes."
Lu Yuan looked at the slightly rippled water and fell into deep thought. Soon, he said thoughtfully: "Is it possible that this is a puzzle?"
"Puzzle? What do you mean?"
Lu Yuan looked at the sky with a smile: "Don't worry, the puzzle will be solved after a while."
