Under the night, the huge octagonal ice platform exudes a cold air and reflects the moonlight in the sky, making this gloomy area much brighter.
Under the dual influence of the cold air of the ice soul and the power of Yu Yuan, only some stubborn shrubs survived here. As for small creatures such as snakes, insects, rats, and ants, they were all avoided, so that in the spring and summer, there was no place here.
It was a piece of silence, without any sound.
Gu Xun took a few steps forward and placed his right hand gently on the octagonal ice platform, carefully feeling the cold air of ice circulating in it.
After a while, Gu Xun withdrew his palm, looked at Bingtai and smacked his mouth several times.
The power of the Ice Soul Cold Qi Formation has been reduced a lot, which he had expected. After all, even if the power to suppress Yu Yuan does not mainly rely on the Ice Soul Cold Qi, the power of the formation will definitely wear off over time.
This is just a martial arts formation that allows the cold energy of the ice soul to circulate for a long time in a special way. It is not a perpetual motion machine.
However, the degree of wear and tear exceeded Gu Xun's previous estimate.
He made a rough estimate based on the degree of loss of the ice soul cold energy array when he came to Shushan to intercept the branches of the Fuso Sacred Tree, compared with the initial estimate. It is not very detailed, but the current degree of loss is significantly higher than what should be expected under the linear loss rate.
Degree.
Gu Xun didn't know what the reason was, but it wasn't important anymore. The key was that the ice soul cold energy array failed much earlier than originally expected.
Another troublesome matter... Maybe he can wait until Ying Zheng dies before snatching back the fusang sacred tree and planting it back?
Uh...I think this majestic sacred tree should be more resistant to damage...right?
While he was thinking wildly, Gu Xun's ears moved slightly, and he noticed someone approaching, so he turned around and looked in the direction of the sound.
After a while, the sound of walking disappeared from his ears, and the person had already approached his location, but he was hiding in the dark and did not show up.
However, Gu Xun could clearly capture her breathing and heartbeat.
"Come out, little girl." Gu Xun pointedly said with a smile.
Dong dong dong...
As Gu Xun finished speaking, he noticed that the other party's heartbeat was increasing violently, but he did not show up and remained hidden.
"Well..." Gu Xun curled his lips and described in more detail helplessly, "To be precise, it's the little girl hiding behind the bushes on my left, about seventy-five steps away. Please come out." "I want to harm you, but it's useless for you to hide behind the grass!"
This time, Gu Xun's words finally had an effect. A short rustling sound sounded in the silent night. Under the moonlight, a man wearing Shushan's characteristic clothing was covered with all kinds of silver ornaments from head to toe. He was wearing a cool close-fitting shorts.
The girl in short clothes came out timidly.
Although there was a strong childishness about her body and her face was not that clear in the dark, Gu Xun still successfully recognized this girl. She was the fourth person among the three main protagonists in Qin Dynasty - Shi Lan, who seemed to be
Maybe she will be Yu Ji in the future.
It has to be said that apart from the fact that they are both beautiful in terms of appearance and facial features, the similarity between her and Shi Qing's mother and daughter is not very high - just based on Gu Xun's impression when he first met Shi Qing more than ten years ago.
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Shi Lan took a few hesitant steps forward and came to Gu Xun, but she didn't get too close. She still kept a certain distance and raised her head slightly to look at Gu Xun, who was much taller than her.
Gu Xun held his hands in front of him and was not in a hurry to speak. He looked at the little girl quietly with a smile.
If his memory is correct, this child seems to be less than fifteen years old, but with this figure, well... To be honest, the children in Qin Shi's world are all well developed.
Oh...except Chitaki.
Gu Xun felt that his daughter seemed to have grown in size over the years... which was not bad.
Shi Lan had a cold face. She felt strange being looked at by Gu Xun's direct gaze. After hesitating for a moment, she asked in Central Plains dialect, "Who are you and why do you appear here?"
The voice matched her expression and temperament very well, revealing a sense of alienation and coldness.
Gu Xun pursed his lips and thought to himself, it seems that mother and daughter have other similarities, and this coldness is inherited quite well.
However, Gu Xun can also realize that there are subtle differences between Shi Lan and her mother Shi Qing in this regard.
Shi Qing's coldness is relatively mature, with a sharpness in his coldness, and an obvious rejection and defensiveness towards others - having an extra liking for a handsome young man is another matter, and should not be confused with each other.
Shi Lan is different, her coldness has a bit of a dull feeling, a bit silly and cute.
Now when she looked at Gu Xun, in addition to guarding and alienation, there was also a lot of...silly confusion in her eyes.
After thinking about his words, Gu Xun asked, "Are you Shi Lan?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the confusion in Shi Lan's eyes suddenly widened, "Do you know me?"
"Uh... Of course, I hugged you." Yuan... ah no, Gu Xun responded cheerfully.
"Ah!?" When Shi Lan heard this, he was both flustered and confused. He pointed at himself blankly with his backhand, "You...I..."
"Hahaha..." After successfully teasing little Shi Lan, Gu Xun couldn't help but grin a few times. Then, seeing Shi Lan's expression gradually turning cold, he quickly explained, "You were the one who didn't remember anything when you were little.
time."
Unexpectedly, Shi Lan spit out two words coldly, "Liar!"
"Uh..." This confused Gu Xun, "Why are you a liar?"
"..." Shi Lan did not explain, but stared directly at Gu Xun...'s face with her cold eyes.
Gu Xun made her come back to her senses. He unconsciously reached out and touched his chin, guessing, "Do you think... I'm too young?"
"Hiss... Let's not mention that I am actually more than 20 years older than you. Even if my age and appearance are consistent, I would still be more than six or seven years older than you. Can't I hug you when you were a child?"
"It's amazing how big a child can hold a small child."
Shi Lan did not change her attitude because of Gu Xun's explanation, but she still responded, "You are from the Central Plains."
"Yes, I am Zhongyuan..." Gu Xun first subconsciously followed Shi Lan's words and answered as a question, but halfway through the words he realized that she was using a declarative tone.
In other words...my identity as a Central Plains person is also the reason why she thinks I am a 'liar'?
Uh... It doesn't seem to make sense, but it seems to make sense when it comes to Shu people...
After struggling for a while, Gu Xun didn't bother to explain anything, so he simply asked, "My name is Gu Xun. Your mother has never mentioned me to you?"
Shi Lan shook his head and looked at Gu Xun with a strange look, which probably meant...why did my mother mention you to me?
"Uh... well, if you didn't mention it, then you didn't mention it. The two of us are indeed not particularly close." Gu Xun was bored and had to explain from another angle, "Anyway, I came to visit your tribe many years ago.
But, this..."
Gu Xun pointed at the octagonal ice platform behind him, "This is what I set up here at that time."
