Gu Qingling put away the compass, raised her feet and stomped a few times on the edge of the cliff, and then looked at Pei Hongdu.
Pei Hongdu took her hand: "Let's go."
Needless to say, the two of them took a step back, then rushed out together, leaping off the edge of the cliff. The wind howled in their ears, but the fog gradually faded.
The stream sounds, the leaves are whirling, and the bright moon hangs high under the cliff. It is a scene full of spring!
Pei Hongdu had already changed his posture in mid-air and held Gu Qingling firmly in his arms. When he realized that the two of them were about to land, he suddenly adjusted his center of gravity and landed firmly on the ground.
"Arrived."
Pei Hongdu stood up, and Gu Qingling stood up from his arms, looking around with her eyes.
Pei Hongdu raised his hand and simply combed her wind-blown temple hair.
"You've been following us since we first went up the mountain, right? You've come this far and you still refuse to come out? If you keep being secretive, I'll catch you with my own hands!"
There was really no threat in her voice, but after two or three breaths, the grass beside her began to rustle, and a little boy in white suddenly emerged, with black hair and black eyes, and a few dead grass stuck in the top of his hair, staring blankly at them.
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Gu Qingling's eyes widened: "Is it really you? You have really turned into a child..."
This kid in white must be the mountain god of Suanshan Mountain.
The child stared at Gu Qingling, as if remembering what happened a long time ago. He slowly picked off the dead grass on his head, scratched the ground with his toes, and said in a very soft voice: "It's me. I didn't expect you to come back."
It seemed that it didn't want Lu Qingling to see him like this, and bit his lower lip slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
Pei Hongdu said calmly: "Why do you want to set up a maze for us?"
It hurriedly said: "No, that's not the case! It's not aimed at you! The monsters in the mountains have been raging recently, but my strength has weakened and I can't fight them at all. In order to prevent them from harming people, I can only set up restrictions to prevent the monsters inside from coming out.
Also prevent outsiders from coming in..."
Gu Qingling was surprised: "Did those monsters escape from the formation hub? It seems that they must be dealt with quickly."
"Array hubs...ah! That's it! So you came here this time for those array hubs?"
Pei Hongdu nodded, took out the spirit stone and placed it in his palm: "It's not too late. As the mountain god of Suo Mountain, you should be able to lead us to find the other two formation hubs."
"Of course! I'll take you there right now!"
Its eyes suddenly lit up, giving it a sense of joy after suffering.
Gu Qingling and Pei Hongdu followed the child, listening to its chatter as they walked.
"Why did the formation pivots run away? Well... it was actually because the restrictions I set up to trap the monsters changed the flow of spiritual power in Suoshan. The formation pivots were like falling flowers on flowing water, drifting separately."
Gu Qingling asked curiously: "In that case, how do you know the location of the formation hub?"
"It's very simple. Just follow the direction of the spiritual power to find it. The formation hub moves slowly. At the current speed, we can catch up soon." It smiled, turned around and looked at Gu Qingling, and then smiled again.
He said: "Hey, I really didn't expect that we could actually meet for a second time."
Recalling what Pei Hongdu said before, its divine body was about to dissipate, Gu Qingling suddenly felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Counting this time, she had met this mountain god twice. The first time they met for the first time, and the second time they said goodbye forever.
Perhaps he could see what was on Gu Qingling's mind, and suddenly the mountain god said softly: "The wish you made when you were young seems to have come true."
Pei Hongdu asked: "What is your wish?"
Gu Qingling was also stunned. Wish? Is there such a thing? It seems that there is, but... what is the wish?
The mountain god suddenly looked at her tenderly.
It clearly looked like a young child, but its gaze was as calm and gentle as a centenarian's, seeming to penetrate time and fall on the little girl who was huddled up, choking and trembling.
At this time, a white light lit up in front of Gu Qingling's eyes. She raised her eyes and saw fireflies flying back and forth between the dark trees, emitting a soft light, like a falling star.
The mountain god stopped and whispered: "We're here."
This cluster of fireflies is the hub of the array.
The appearance of the formation hub was something that the mountain god loved. The formation hubs they had previously dealt with were all magic weapons, but now looking at this cluster of white light, Gu Qingling was rarely startled.
She raised her hand gently, and thousands of light points seemed to be attracted, slowly surrounding her. At the same time, the light of the spirit stone in Pei Hongdu's hand surged, then flickered slightly, and gradually dimmed together with the fireflies. p>
Shanshan Shinto said: "Let's go, let's go to the next place. That place is a little far away."
On the way, Gu Qingling couldn't help but ask the embroiderer about the red rope and the red bead.
"That child? I remember her as a clever little girl." The mountain god showed a faint smile, "In fact, logically speaking, everything she encountered was due to her destiny. I shouldn't have interfered, but I really
I can’t bear it.”
"Fortunately, she is just a mortal. Even if she changes due to my appearance, the backlash will not be too serious."
"Then, what about me?" Gu Qingling lowered her eyes and said, "You helped me when you were a child, did you... also suffer backlash?"
This is the question she has always wanted to ask.
Is the current dilapidated and desolate condition of Suanshan Mountain, and the impending dissipation of the mountain god's divine body, all because he helped her in the first place?
Pei Hongdu gently held Gu Qingling's hand.
But the mountain god shook his head slightly: "No, why do you ask that? On the contrary, it is because of your existence that I can last so long."
"Ah?"
The mountain god's words are concise and concise: "God koi."
Gu Qingling still seemed to understand, but the mountain god smiled and said: "Anyway, you don't have to worry about this. After all, it was only later that I realized that you are the legendary koi carp... What I should say thank you is actually
I’m right.”
Pei Hongdu's eyes narrowed: "Are you trying to say that the divine koi carp nourished the mountain unintentionally, so after she left here, the mountain became deserted at an extremely fast speed?"
"Well, your guess is right." When it mentioned this, it seemed a little lonely, but the smile on its lips became much deeper: "I would have known that time has changed and the world has changed, even if it is a person with a life span of thousands of years.
The mountain god will eventually disappear. But your unintentional nourishment at that time delayed my aging and allowed me to see the world for more than ten years. I am already very satisfied."
The tip of Gu Qingling's nose felt sour: "After you disappear, will this mountain cease to exist?"
"It will turn into a barren mountain." The mountain god said: "But this is also good. Suddenly the mountain will be gradually flattened, and then the people here will be able to go further and cross the mountains without the obstruction of the mountain.
Better days."
"But... no one will remember you anymore." Gu Qingling suddenly couldn't bear it. She asked: "Do you want to protect other mountains? There should be a way, right?"
"Yes. But, I don't want to." It said slowly: "I am Suoshan, Suoshan is me. Besides, who said no one will remember me? Don't you just remember, and the embroiderer doesn't remember? I miss you.
Yeah, it’s something more durable than mountains.”
There were tears in Gu Qingling's eyes. She had experienced countless tragic life, separation and death, but she still felt sad every time she met them.
Pei Hongdu gently wiped away the tears from her eyes.
The mountain god looked at the two men gently: "Okay, the second formation hub is right in front."
Pushing aside the trees, the overwhelming red carp lanterns slowly rise into the sky, like a bright starry sky, and then gently gather into a stream of light red light, spiraling upward.
The pale red light shone on Gu Qingling's face, and she suddenly froze, and then tears burst into her eyes.
The mountain god turned his back to them, raised his hand to hold a lantern, and slowly raised it to lift it into the air: "Do you remember this carp lantern?"
