Jian Xiao got out of the water and looked at the steaming mountain in front of her. When she looked carefully, there was a spring slowly flowing out of the mountain. Jian Xiao raised her head to see. Could it be that the spring of the hot spring is on the top of the mountain?
Jian Xiao walked ashore, and Huahua carried the clothes to her side. He changed his clothes, wiped his hair with a dry towel, and rode Huahua up the mountain. The mountain here was not steep, and the horse could just go up. Jian Xiao followed him all the way.
As the spring water went upwards, a slight roar suddenly came to her ears. The higher she went, the louder the sound became.
I don't know whether it was because she had been running for too long or for other reasons. Jian Xiao felt that the surroundings were getting hotter and hotter. Even the surrounding trees looked a little deformed. It was already November. Why did she feel like this?
Huahua seemed to sense some danger, and her steps up became slower and slower. "Huahua, what's wrong with you?" Jian Xiao patted its neck gently.
Huahua Zhang hissed and stopped. In front of him was a gray-haired old woman who was walking down the mountain quickly. The pace was so fast that it was shocking. After the old woman saw Jian Xiao, she stopped for a moment and said, "Girl, it's dangerous here. You'll find the shore when you turn around."
It sounds like he has done something bad. Jian Xiao quickly dismounted and faced the old man's luggage, "Mother-in-law, may I ask if this is the source of the Holy Water Lake?"
The old woman nodded, "You want to go up now?"
Jian Xiao went on to say, "A friend of mine is suffering from a huge poison and wants the water from the source of the Holy Water Lake to be used as a medicine."
The old woman looked at Jian Xiao and shook her head, "Girl, I would like to advise you not to go up there!"
"Why?" Jian Xiao was stunned.
"I have lived here for decades. This is a volcano. It will erupt every five years. It will soon become a land of lava. I will only come back to live after it cools down. Girl, hurry up!
Don’t risk your life!”
Is the volcano about to erupt? I can't blame it for being so hot! Jian Xiao wiped the sweat that fell on her face, got on her horse and said, "Huahua! Hurry! You must get the water before this happens."
Jian Xiao turned back to the old woman and said, "Thank you!"
"Girl!" the old woman continued to ask, "Is that person so important to you? After you get up here, maybe..."
"That man..." Jian Xiao thought about Tuo Jinglie's ice-cold face that remained unchanged in his later years, and the gentleness he showed after seeing her. Jian Xiao smiled unconsciously, "He is my closest relative, I don't care.
I have to save him no matter what.”
The old woman looked at Jian Xiao's determination and said slowly: "If you ride a horse up here, even if you are the fastest, you won't be able to catch up. About a mile up the mountain, there is a cave that only allows one person to enter and exit. After a few steps, you will reach the top.
Come on, get to the source. If you act fast, you might be able to do it."
Jian Xiao smiled and cupped her hands, "Jian Xiao is here to thank my mother-in-law."
The mother-in-law continued to go down the mountain quickly, and Jian Xiao quickly found the cave her mother-in-law said. Jian Xiao took off her skin and said, "Huahua, if you can't wait for me when I go in, you have to leave first!"
Huahua raised her front hooves and screamed, as if to tell Jian Xiao that she would not leave her. Jian Xiao touched Huahua, turned around and walked into the cave.
It was very dark inside, and I couldn't see anything clearly. Jian Xiao walked in a hurry and didn't even bring any fire certificates. Fortunately, it was just a road because there was water in it, so you could still see light from time to time. This was a cave that only allowed one person to enter and exit. That's what Jian Xiao was like.
Slender people also feel very narrow
After Jian Xiao walked a few steps inside, he saw a bright light in front of him. Jian Xiao ran forward happily. However, after running over, Jian Xiao was dumbfounded. This was indeed the entrance of the cave, but the entrance of the cave and the location of Jian Xiao were
There are still two or three meters high! Jian Xiao can hear the sound of gurgling water here, and can feel the heat of the volcanic eruption. Jian Xiao is like a frog at the bottom of a well, looking at the entrance of the cave just a few feet away from her.
She tied the leather bag to her belt, and looked at the bulges on both sides of the cave wall along with the light. If she was strong enough, she could climb up. She had taken rock climbing lessons in modern times, but there was a long protection behind it.
The rope has a soft pad underneath to protect it. Jian Xiao took a deep breath, and for the sake of Tuo Jinglie and to save people, I accepted it!
She held two stones with both hands and used her feet to find a good support to step on. Jian Xiao raised her head and looked at the sky. I am one step closer to you.
Jian Xiao gritted her teeth and climbed up. When she was halfway up the mountain, she adjusted her breathing. Suddenly, the stone under her left foot came loose. Jian Xiao hurriedly looked for other supports and stepped hard elsewhere. Jian Xiao only felt
There was a soft sound on her left ankle, and she hummed softly, followed by excruciating pain. She tried to move her foot and put it on another slightly stable stone. The moment her left foot touched the ground, pain came over her.
The roaring in her ears became louder and louder, and the sound of the spring became clearer. Jian Xiao lowered her head and looked down. She had already climbed more than halfway. She looked up at the entrance of the cave. She only had to climb two or three more steps, and she would reach the point where Jian Xiao was biting.
With her own lips, she adjusted her left foot to a comfortable angle and said hard, "Ah!" Jian Xiao took another step forward. A drop of sweat from Jian Xiao's forehead flowed into her eyes, which stung her eyes. She closed her eyes and opened them again.
Open, drag the sick leg and then go up
Finally, Jian Xiao climbed up to the entrance of the cave. The scenery was infinitely better. The entrance of the cave was in a forest, and she could see the hot spring water gushing out in the distance. Jian Xiao climbed up, opened the lid of the skin bag, and limped over.
The spring was filled with water. The water became hot due to the lava that was about to erupt. After filling the water, Jian Xiao took some time to take a look at the situation.
From his position, he could just see the crater, which was filled with thick smoke and dust. The ground beneath his feet vibrated slightly. Jian Xiao knew that after the gas explosion, the rolling magma would soon surge out. By then, everything here would be destroyed.
A gust of wind blew past, and the volcanic ash blew towards Jian Xiao. The dust got into Jian Xiao's nose and mouth, and Jian Xiao coughed.
She retreated to the entrance of the cave. She wanted to go down from here, maybe she would leave before the volcano erupted. She hugged the skin bag tightly, tied the belt to the tree closest to the entrance of the cave, grabbed the other end, and jumped towards the entrance of the cave. Although the belt was not long,
, but at least it saved a lot of time. Still half a meter away, Jian Xiao jumped up, landed on her right foot, and rolled down. Unintentionally, her left foot struggled. Jian Xiao bit her lip deeply, and there was a sweet taste on the tip of her tongue.
Jian Xiao only heard the sound in her ears getting louder and louder. She got up and checked to see if her skin was intact. She dragged her feet and walked out quickly while holding on to the wall.
When Huahua saw Jian Xiao coming out, she screamed happily. Jian Xiao turned back to look at the top of the mountain. At this time, the volcanic ash was filled with smoke, and the scenery was no longer visible. Jian Xiao climbed on the horse's back, patted the horse's buttocks, and Huahua flew away. There was a strong feeling behind Jian Xiao.
The volcanic ash filled the mountain, and the fire was burning at the top of the mountain. Jian Xiao could only hurry up and pray that he could draw the medicine and wait safely.