How long it took them to arrive in this barren land, they couldn't count the days. They only knew that it should be late February. But there was no sign of spring here, because there was nothing symbolizing life here. Spring was supposed to be
It is a season that shows the exuberance of life.
Kisaragi-kun's location - if it is really Kisaragi-kun, she has been in this area for more than five days. The divination results indicate that she stopped moving five days ago and did not suddenly run to other locations. She may
They are still busy, but no one can guarantee whether she will leave at the next moment. Now, they don't dare to waste time to drink water. The closer they are to the target location, the sense of time seems to be more and more imminent.
The previous scene was not so barren. There were still some flowers and plants on the roadside, but the trees were getting sparser and sparse. After they were completely immersed in this ocean of nothingness, they looked back. They had walked for who knows how long, and they couldn't even see the shadow of any plants.
Out. The crisscrossing ravines all over the ground symbolize the traces of drought, and even the gravel has become less. If you turn around here with your head covered, you will immediately lose your sense of direction. Only the only solar energy in the cloudless sky points the way.
Come.
"...I've been here before." Mu Wan stopped, "I felt familiar from the beginning."
"Been here? When?"
"There is no change...compared to last year. It was when I separated from you."
Well, there was only one time. It was the time when an accident happened next to the shrine that Lord Utsuki visited, and they were transported to different places by spiritual veins. Shanhai and Dailuan appeared in Zanglanhai, and met the two assassins of the Tang family who had been waiting for a long time.
, Tang He, and Qingyang Chukong Mu Yuejun. As for Mu Wan, by chance, she came to Qinglian Town, where Lord Xueyue rested. In the past, she was Qingnu, and now she is Lord Xueyue of Changye.
The boat she left capsized due to a design, and she fell into the lotus pond and lost consciousness. After that, she was lucky enough to float on the river with the current, and was salvaged by a half-demon and a little girl. Mu Wan mentioned this.
But now she described this matter again in detail, including the Sakimen Lang, Jiyue-kun, Yun's sisters she met in Qinglian Town, and later and Taki Miao Cangyu Shuangyue-kun.
Everything, retell it in full.
"Oh, it's too dangerous. If you face down when you come up, you'll be in big trouble."
Dai Luan's emotion was reasonable. Mu Wan frowned and didn't dare to think about it. If this was true, there would be no possibility of her coming here a second time. According to her, they should be able to find a tree here.
Under the tall kapok tree is a small yard, a dilapidated house, and a dry well.
"Do you remember how to find it?" Shan Hai asked.
"I don't remember at all." Mu Wan shook his head, "It was Lord Shuangyue who took me to take a shortcut away at that time."
Shan Hai looked around and quickly analyzed. If she couldn't find the yard she mentioned for a while, there would be nowhere to rest at night. Pessimistically speaking, they might have to sleep here. But since there are no bunkers and no water nearby, it shouldn't be possible.
There are wild beasts or monsters attacking them.
The sky began to darken, but the situation was still not optimistic.
Mu Wan suddenly felt warm in her arms. This was not heat from the inside out, but something radiating heat, like a small hand stove that was about to go out. It took her a lot of effort to take out the heat source, because
It's just a thin layer of clothing.
It was a piece of white feather. It was well preserved and only slightly bent. Even in the battle in Xue Yan Valley, it was not damaged. Shan Hai took it over, looked at it carefully, and asked her:
"Is this the token you said Longmiao gave you earlier?"
"Yeah...isn't it a little hot?"
"indeed so."
Dai Luan asked to see it, and Shan Hai handed it to her. She held it in her hands, and the light and warm feathers dispelled a little bit of the cold. But they didn't know why this thing was generating heat.
"Is it possible that the owner of the token is nearby?" Dai Luan asked.
"It shouldn't be...but, how can we explain it..."
Several people were at a loss. They were talking and walking. As they walked, Dai Luan felt the warmth in her hands becoming more obvious.
She said: "It's a little hot."
Shanhai held the tip of the feather and carried it over. It did feel that the temperature was a little higher than before. But after they walked for a while, the temperature dropped again. At first, they had no intention of going into the inexplicable things. It happened that,
Dai Luan found out that she had lost her security lock and immediately became anxious. She said she had just touched it and it was still on her body.
"Don't just touch your hand and it will fall off."
After hearing what Mu Wan said, she was very anxious. When it got dark, Shanhai said he would look back and asked the two of them to wait. He walked for a long time, but he didn't know how far it was because the terrain was flat and he could see everything.
He, but the skylight made his figure more and more blurred. He picked up something from the ground and waved his hand in this direction. But he did not come back, but took a few steps in other directions. They didn't know what was going on.
After looking at it for a few times, I finally decided to run over and have a look.
When he arrived in front of Shanhai, he returned the safety lock to Dai Luan and said to them:
"When I just walked back, I felt that the feathers were a little warmer. I think it was probably related to the direction. I tried to take a few steps to the west, and I felt that it was hotter than before. So..."
"You want to follow the temperature's instructions?"
"Yes."
"...It works."
Since they were all aimless, it was better to walk along the visible clues. So they planned to walk in the direction that could make the feathers warm before dark. Not long after, they vaguely saw a little man.
The three people squinted their eyes to see the figure. A little girl jumped up and ran towards this side at a faster speed.
The girl was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with chubby cheeks and bright red clothes. She was decorated with a few white cotton balls, fluffy and soft, floating up and down with her steps. The wooden clogs were on the dry land.
It makes a clicking sound.
"Kapok!"
"Liangqiu!"
Kapok girl threw herself into Mu Wan, and Mu Wan hugged her and spun her around twice. She was very light, like a real big ball of cotton, and it seemed as if she would fly away as soon as he let go. Now she was satisfied.
Dai Luan did not tie the knot in her arms.
At that time, Longmiao left three feathers and gave them to three different people. Kapok said that she had come out to fetch water, but the feathers she was carrying suddenly became a little warm. When she walked over some places, it would become warmer.
Hot. So she, like them, kept walking along this road, and finally met each other.
"Aren't you...a tree? Why do you need to come out to fetch water?"
Dai Luan asked her this when they were walking together.
"Oh, you don't know, not long after Liangqiu left, two more people came, and I fetched water for them. They also fished them out of the river! Alas, it doesn't count.
They crawled out of the water on their own. It scared me. I thought there were kappas in places like this at this time."
"Why are there still people?" Shan Hai glanced at Mu Wan, "They...are also from Qinglian Town?"
"They say they are from hell."
"...Sounds really like an evil spirit."
"Well, not really. One of them said that he is a real human being. The other one didn't say that, but I guess he is not an evil spirit or a sinner. That person is very gentle. By the way, they also told me that the name of the river is
The Zangtou River connects the world, heaven and hell, and is the river of life and death for human beings."
"The Burial Head River?" Mu Wan frowned, "I heard before that the river is extremely poisonous to corrode people's souls, and mortals who fall into it will turn into water ghosts and pick off the boats of those who have 'tolls'
.”
Dai Luan scratched his head and asked Shanhai whether the Zangtou River was also the realm of death and life mentioned by Xiao. Shanhai nodded and asked:
"That's what I heard. If it was the Zangtou River, how could you and those two people come back?"
Kapok was walking in front, turned around, and walked backwards on her feet. She spread her hands and said:
"I don't know this either. When this place was very lively a long time ago, I didn't even know there was such a river, and I didn't hear my brothers and sisters tell me. The newcomers told me how to enter the Zangtou River and when
No matter where or what the form is, there are different things to pay attention to. So, I guess Liangqiu was just as lucky as them to be able to survive."
Shan Hai sighed: "...That's right. I don't know much about these things."
"Then, I have another question." Dai Luan asked.
Kapok said generously: "Just ask, I will tell you everything I know."
"You said you were going to fetch water... where is your bucket?"
"...Oh, I don't know!" Kapok suddenly stopped, "Maybe it was placed by another stream, right? Well, it's okay, no one will steal it!"
So there is no water to drink today.
It was completely dark, but in the distance, they could see a small courtyard glowing. There should be people living in it. This was the place where Kapok lived. She ran a few steps forward and waved in front of her.
There was a man standing at the door of the yard, holding a bucket in his hand. It seemed that he had gone out to look for her. The man also waved to her. The sky was so dark that Shanhai and the others couldn't even see clearly whether the man was a man or a woman.
"I'm back!" Kapok ran over, "Oh, thank you for looking for me. I met an old friend and delayed the time. Just don't be thirsty. By the way, that big girl is the one I told you.
The one that Long Miao and I fished out of the river!"
They happened to be standing in the backlight at the entrance of the courtyard and couldn't see their faces clearly. The man stretched out his hand and touched Kapok's head tenderly, wondering if he said anything. Kapok turned around and waved, urging them to come quickly.
A strange feeling lingered around Shan Hai. He had a feeling that he knew that person's aura.
No... I shouldn't say he knew him. But all this made him feel indescribably familiar, frighteningly familiar. A kind of anxiety and uneasiness emerged in his heart, and the uneasiness made him a little excited. He had never
He had felt like this before. But at this moment, the figure in front of him gave him the same feeling as when he passed someone in a dark alley on a dimly lit day.
There was no heartbeat and no breathing.
He didn't look back. Behind him were Mu Wan and Dai Luan, and they didn't say anything. Since they didn't take a step forward, maybe it was because they noticed different degrees of subtlety. But he knew that there was no point in delaying it like this. So he
Taking a step forward, this foot felt as soft as stepping on cotton. This feeling of losing balance was too strong. It was not like simply stepping on the sunken ground, but a strong surge from bottom to top.
Feeling of weightlessness.
Dai Luan was the first to rush to the man. Shanhai staggered, but crossed the door and walked straight to the dilapidated small house. Mu Wan followed closely, but stopped in the yard and stopped walking. She stood under the tree
, under the kapok tree, exactly at the position corresponding to the window.
Lin Shanhai broke through the door and entered.
A familiar folding fan opened in a familiar way, making a sound he was very familiar with.
