Stepping into the mountains and forests, Li Douer's entire mental state changed. This made Cao An suddenly feel more at ease about the next three years. Like most children who came out of the mountains, he was curious about the outside world. But they are not addicted to the prosperity of the outside world. It seems that only the mountains are their home ground. Here, they will naturally relax themselves.
He no longer tenses his nerves and returns to his elf-like state.
Cao An had noticed it before. When he was in Gulan City, except when he first entered, Li Douer would be interested in the bustling high-rise buildings, busy traffic and convenient transportation. Of course, there are also all kinds of delicious food here, but After the novelty in his heart wore off, he seemed a little less interested.
The whole person's state seemed to be wilting, until he walked out of Gulan City and walked into the mountains.
"Brother, hurry up, how can you walk slower than me?"
"Don't be anxious. When traveling thousands of miles, the key is not the thousands of miles, but the journey. The teachings of heaven and earth are in this journey. When you pay attention, there will always be various moments in this world that touch your heart. Mind, these little touches and insights, accumulated, will be the fuel for your martial arts journey in the future."
A martial artist with a blank slate will not be able to go very far. After all, his foundation and potential are just prerequisites. If he does not experience enough and understand enough, one day in the future, he will still be unable to move forward. The upper limit is there. It was like an iron ball being thrown and rolling up the hillside.
Everything innate, that is, the power at the moment when it is thrown, will eventually be used up one day.
Given the right opportunity, Cao An doesn't mind instilling some of his experience and insights in martial arts practice into Li Dou'er. Although he is still young, these things will exist, and forgetting them will only be temporary. Under the right circumstances, they can be forgotten. The memory will eventually reappear. At that time, it will not be listening to such indifferent words, but understanding.
"I don't quite understand. Brother, do you want me to take a closer look?"
"So be it."
Cao An smiled, walked to the big rock in front, and looked up at the lush forest ahead. This is a forest that truly belongs to the plains. Standing here, you can still see a little outline of the plain in front of you. The further you go, Finally, the green edge of the plain spread to both sides, with no end in sight.
'The Ziyunjia in front of you is the last stop to the divine capital. After passing the Ziyunjia, you will face the divine capital, the center of power! '
When he came back to his senses, he had walked so far without knowing it, from one end of the dynasty to the other. The experiences along the way flashed through Cao An's mind one by one, and his eyes became deep and distant again.
"The road ahead may be a little dangerous. You have to follow me closely at all times. Don't run around. You can't leave within three feet of me. Remember?"
Seeing that Cao An was speaking so seriously, Li Douer suppressed the excitement on his face, gave a heavy hum, and nodded in agreement.
I couldn't help but feel nervous inside.
"Big brother, yes, what dangers will there be?"
"Monsters and spirits!"
Ziyunjia has always been like this. Although it is close to the divine capital, the area it covers is too large. It is said that when the dynasty was newly established, it sent a large army to cut down the mountains. However, this move only lasted for one year and ended without any problem. Heshen The military strength of the capital, and even during the period when the military strength was the strongest when the dynasty was newly established, it could not defeat Ziyunjia, which shows the special nature of it.
If Cao An was the only one on this trip, he would not pay attention to these rumors, but now, there is a small oil bottle around him, so he has to warn him in advance.
Li Douer was startled, and his face turned a bit pale. It was obvious that he had this concept in his mind.
"The kind that can eat people?"
"That's definitely the case, so you have to stay with me."
Before Cao An finished speaking, Li Douer had already stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Cao An's clothes, "Brother, I'm leaving like this. Don't leave me behind."
"No, don't worry, you can let me go. As long as you don't stay too far away from me, there won't be any danger. You don't need to hold on to big brother's clothes. Big brother will protect you. Let's go."
In Ziyunjia, there have always been many ghosts and strange wills spread outside. According to the route on the map, Cao An's trip will only pass by the edge of the central area.
The two people's footsteps were not fast. In nearly three hours, before nightfall, they only walked about forty miles. It may be because of the vast power of heaven and earth. Cao An had discovered that the ordinary people here had long ago. People's physiques are far better than the world in their memories. Even children are superior in every aspect.
Visible to the human eye, the sunlight began to become dim. Cao An and Li Douer finally found a giant tree in the sky. This was an evergreen tree. This kind of plant grows more in places where the temperature is relatively constant. , but his adaptability is not weak. The most important thing is that, just like his name, he has an extremely long lifespan.
In its natural state, it can live for thousands of years, and its leaves alternate between new and old frequently. It does not change too much in the four seasons like other forest trees, so it has the name of evergreen.
The tree in front of him, Cao An visually estimated, is thousands of years old. The entire main trunk standing on the ground is like a small castle, with a large section hollow. If you look at it, you can still see the rotten and dry debris inside. wood, and the dead sections still hanging from the branches.
It's like a door, opening outwards. Its umbrella covers several miles, blocking out the sky and the sun. There are also sections of roots hanging down from the top and piercing into the ground, forming what it looks like today. It doesn't look like roots anymore, it looks like a trunk, but compared to the real trunk, it's a little too childish.
There are no traces of human activity, and the whole evergreen tree looks a little damp, giving people a natural feeling of disgust. With constant nourishment, the land has turned black.
Fortunately, it should have been sunny recently, and the ground was drier than expected, so Cao An didn't want to quit.
He waved his palms, and his true energy flourished. After waving several times, he found a clean area in the tree hole. The space in the tree hole was not large, which was the size of a small house. It was just right at the moment, with one big and one small. Both of them no longer have to sleep in the wilderness.
Eating pancakes and drinking water made up today's dinner. Li Douer has never been picky about what he eats. Maybe it was because he was growing up, so he ate with gusto. He was probably too tired from the day, so it didn't take long after he finished eating. He began to doze off, and after a while, he fell asleep next to Cao An.
When night fell completely, thunder sounded in the sky, and a few lightning bolts pierced the night sky from time to time, illuminating the entire forest for a moment, and there was a trace of moisture in the air.
Cao An stretched out his hand and explored the air. "It is indeed going to rain. Fortunately, I found a place like this tonight that can shelter me from the wind and rain." He said to himself and looked at Li Dou, who was sleeping behind him. Son, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Yawning, he felt a little sleepy inexplicably. Several sword energy fell from his hands, setting up a barrier outside the tree hole. Cao An then allowed his sleepiness to overwhelm him and fell asleep leaning against the inner wall of the tree hole. past.
He felt like he was having a dream, a strange dream.
Because he subconsciously felt that it was a dream, and the surrounding situation was too vague, Cao An felt in his inner consciousness that it was a dream, but he couldn't wake up, and he was still in the big tree hole, with Li Li lying beside him. Dou'er, there's no thunder and lightning outside, it's glowing with a weird red light.
I don't know where the light source comes from. In the red light, the surrounding situation can barely be seen clearly. Cao An walked outside the tree hole and looked at everything around him. The ground was no longer what it was before, but became abnormal. Clean and tidy, covered with bluestone tiles of good size.
The red light illuminated everything under the evergreen tree, making it look hazy and vague. Cao An subconsciously raised his head. There was still no light source above his head. Except for the area under the 'umbrella cover', other places were covered in purple mist. Shrouded in it, he couldn't see through it with his sight. The purple mist was still surging like a tide.
Tossing and rolling like a living thing...
