"Put her down? King of Destruction?" Cohen stood firm and asked doubtfully, "Finally, something came out to speak?"
The dutiful Bai Ying had immediately stood in front of Cohen and was on full alert. The position he stood in did not block Cohen's sight and could protect him at any time.
On the surface of the lake, the rising waves continued to rise and became thicker. When they rose to half the height of the two people, the water column began to change its shape. In the end, the light blue water column transformed into a man wearing a battle armor and holding a long weapon.
A classical woman with a sword. Although her whole body is made of water, she is lifelike. Even the subtle expression changes on her face and every fold in her clothing are perfectly expressed, millions of times more delicate than the most delicate statue.
times.
"Water God clone, another Water God clone!" This was not the first time that Cohen saw this kind of creature, but he didn't expect to encounter it here. His words were full of uncontrollable excitement, and he shouted happily, "The leader and elder of the Aqua Tribe
Entrust me to find the water god, I am Cohen Keda!"
Cohen's ecstasy is easy to understand. There is no reason why the water god's clone appeared here, and she can also speak, so she can find the water god through her. Finding the water god means that you are only one step away from the source of life. In this case,
This means that Fischette's rebirth is just around the corner! When thinking of this, how can Cohen not be excited? How can he not be excited?
"Your Highness is well." The Water God clone said, his voice solemn and penetrating, as if he could directly enter Cohen's brain, "Of course I know your Highness's identity, but before you speak, Your Highness, should I put her down first.
"
"Your Excellency, you are well. If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot." Realizing his gaffe, Cohen smiled slightly and put down the big tree on his shoulders. However, feeling the "naughty" nature of the tree, Cohen was
Let "her" lie on the pier, and then he sat down on the edge of the pier and nodded to the image of the water god, "The water god's clone I saw last time couldn't speak. You are much better than her, but this time
The dress is obviously not suitable for you, so you'd better wear a robe to be elegant and quiet."
"The one your Highness saw before was the clone left by the Water God on the offshore island, and I am the other clone of the Water God." The Water God clone in the lake approached Cohen, and his tone had slowed down when he spoke.
Put her down! Your Highness Cohen Keda, you have just injured her and she is very scared."
"That's no problem." Cohen raised the corner of his eye and motioned Bai Ying to do physical work while he chatted with the water god seriously, "But what makes me wonder is why you call this tree 'her'? This tree
How did the tree come to the pier from under my nose? Also, what kind of place is this and why did it take me so long to find it?"
"Your Highness has too many questions, which are beyond my scope of authority. I can only answer what I know." The Water God clone continued to approach, "She is not a plant itself, so she can naturally move. Your Highness, you can turn your head and look at it now."
clear."
Cohen turned around to look, and was startled by the change in the shape of the tree. He immediately screamed and jumped into the water with dancing steps. Because the previous big tree had now turned into a person, about one year old.
A beautiful woman not yet twenty years old!
Compared with ordinary humans, her skin color is slightly whiter, and she is wearing silk clothing. Because her head is lowered, Cohen can't see her face clearly. She is stroking a wound on her right arm with her left hand, and there are a few traces of red.
Blood stains spread out from between his fingers. Of course Cohen knew that the wound was a good thing he had done just now.
Bai Ying stood motionless, neither making a sound nor making a move. Because she knew that although it was surprising that a tree turned into a living person, it did not make Cohen so upset - he
The reason why he fell in such an exaggerated manner was probably due to some conspiracy. The answer soon came out. The water god's clone stretched out his arm to catch Cohen. The body made of water can lift an adult's body. This is what happened.
The most amazing thing is that it is just liquid water...
"Look at your wound." The other hand of the Water God clone was placed on the wound of "Tree", but he asked Cohen, "Is the knife used for carving made of special materials?"
"The dagger is made of black iron." Cohen thought the arm of the Water God clone was a chair, "Is it special?"
"For the tree elves, black iron is a special material. Therefore, the injuries can be treated, but the traces cannot be dissipated. In other words, the name Cohen Keda will remain on her arm forever. Your Highness Cohen, can you
Can't you be kinder to plants?" The Water God clone retracted his hand, "However, if a tree elf responsible for peripheral security encounters the King of Destruction, this shouldn't be the worst outcome, right?"
After hearing this, Cohen suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and Bai Ying looked at him with unabashed reproach... How could Cohen have known that things would develop like this? But he was obsessed with face, even if he felt guilty in his heart, he spoke
Even the superiors will not admit it.
"Your Highness." The tree elf who had remained silent finally raised his head, his pink cheeks flushed red, and his beautiful eyes almost shed tears. His expression was both innocent and aggrieved, "Is there any other way? I
…I…I don’t want…”
"There is nothing you can do about leaving traces. Although it is difficult to get used to it, it will get better after a while. You can go and clean it with the mountain spring first!" The Water God clone comforted the tree elf, "Your Highness Cohen Keda, please come up.
Boat."
"No, my enthusiasm has been severely affected." Cohen looked tired and looked like he hadn't woken up, and deliberately changed the topic, "I have been searching hard all day, and I thought I found something good, but I didn't.
Thinking that it is just a water god clone... This blow is very serious to this young master, I ask you to give me some compensation..."
"Speaking in such a tone, His Highness Cohen looks down on me, right?" The Water God clone put Cohen on the small wooden boat aside, and then called Bai Ying to get on. After that, the boat turned around on its own, and drove quickly and steadily towards the "hill" in the lake.
In the past, "His Highness Cohen, does he know that the tree elf you carved just now, although she looks weak and shy, a few ordinary human magicians can't even think of hurting a single leaf of her. Even if the opponent is the most agile warrior,
I can't touch her clothes."
"Then...why was it carved by me?" Cohen laughed dryly, "Is it because this young master is gifted?"
"Nonsense." Although he said reproachful words, a smile was clearly visible on the water god clone's lips, "Your Highness is a guest."
"Forget it if you don't say so. Now that I know how powerful she is, I'll have to compete with her when I get out." Cohen walked to the bow of the ship and sat cross-legged, then looked up at the towering hill. "
What the hell is this place and why are we here?”
"Your Highness, please wait a moment, we will arrive at the shore soon." The Water God clone calmly pushed the boat forward and replied to Cohen: "After landing, Your Highness will naturally find the answers to everything, and
Why rush it?"
"If all my officials were as clueless as you, I would have dragged them out long ago." Cohen looked at the tall embankment that was getting closer and closer, and said to himself: "It's not that they can't see the light of day, so why bother doing it?"
It must be so mysterious.”
Just when Cohen was dissatisfied, the boat had already sailed to a place only a few arms away from the embankment. The two were about to disembark, but the bow of the boat turned left and drove quickly along the embankment. The puzzled Cohen wanted to ask questions
, but the bow of the ship turned to the right and passed directly through the embankment - the world in front of him took on a completely new look: completely different from the outside, the deep green water surrounded a majestic quadrilateral staircase with no vegetation on the surface.
Like a pyramid!
The huge pyramid is divided into nine levels, and is generally dark gray. The upper half of the tower is hidden in the mist, looking cold and solemn. There are wide steps on each side that lead directly to the top platform. On the side facing Cohen, there are stairs on both sides.
Each has a blue light band flowing down from the top, and the other three sides are red, yellow, and transparent light bands. This should be the only different color decoration on the pyramid.
Only then did Cohen realize that the embankment several people high behind him was just a special magic barrier. If someone really parked his boat on the illusory embankment, he didn't know where he would go or what he would see, but he could
It is certain that they will never discover the real location.
The boat finally slowed down and slowly moved towards the platform under the pyramid. This huge stone platform was only a few inches above the water. It was looming and hidden under a row of neat trees, with low green shade and long water waves.
It adds a bit of feminine tenderness to this "unsmiling" pyramid complex.
When one strange landscape after another appeared in front of him, Cohen even felt that the pyramid in front of him was not very real. He felt that this thing was just an illusion, an illusion that existed to hide the truth. Although he thought so in his heart
, but the majesty of the pyramid gradually became real and strong. Cohen Keda, who had never bowed his head to anyone or any force, was deeply shocked by the majestic atmosphere emanating from the pyramid at this moment.
"This thing looks quite tragic, but without losing pride and dignity." Cohen stood up and said to the white figure next to him: "It's hard to imagine! A building can also make people feel such a strong feeling.
"Please get off the boat." The boat vibrated slightly, and the water god's clone said: "You two are the first guests of the Sleeping Land in tens of thousands of years.
"Is this called the Land of Sleep? I thought it was called the Holy Land again!" Cohen stepped onto the platform, turned around and asked the Water God clone, "Are you coming up too?"
"I can only bring you two here, but you can't go up." The Water God clone smiled and shook his head, "You two, please walk forward along the road. There will naturally be someone to receive you two by the stairs - if you go in the wrong direction,
But there’s nothing to entertain you!” The words were still ringing in his ears, but the water column that formed the water god’s avatar gradually blurred, and finally disappeared into the green lake water.
Cohen smiled slightly and turned around to face the pyramid, "Bai Ying, who do you think the owner of this place is?"
"It seems difficult to guess." Bai Ying tilted his head slightly, "In my knowledge, there should be no people with such powerful power, but what we encountered is real... I think, it should be
Wasn't he the one who made the passage for you during the battle in Tucheng?"
"The answer is right in front of us. I hope it is not far from what I have in mind, but no matter what, the owner here is worth meeting." Cohen nodded, his previous joking expression disappeared, and he said with emotion: "I want to
Meet him in the most formal way."
"The most formal way, at least wear a full formal suit. Isn't this what you always hate?"
Bai Ying looked at the man next to him in surprise, "What happened today? Did you suddenly change your gender?"
"It's not like what you think in your head - Cohen Keda only smiles at people when they ask for something. If I don't wear it on a regular basis, it's because I don't need to wear it, and the people I see are not worthy of me wearing formal clothes." Cohen
He smiled and replied, "Think about it! What I have in front of me now is a life with pride and self-respect. What reason do I have for not giving him the basic respect?"
"Speaking of it this way, it's hard to gain your respect! I'll try to see if magic can be used here. It depends on your luck..."
The space magic suddenly recovered. Looking at the set of clothes in his hand, Bai Ying replied angrily and funnyly, "Well, it can actually be done. Is it really strange? Magic can also bully people?"
Later, Bai Ying, who was extremely agile with his hands and feet, changed into a full set of emperor's formal clothes for Cohen. Even though it was just a set of clothes, it was far more complicated and complicated than most people imagined. Including swords and accessories, there were dozens of parts all over the body.
, Cohen has been emperor for so long, and he only wore it once on the day he ascended the throne.
The silver-white high-necked waist dress is dotted with two dense rows of blue jade buttons. On the left chest is a gemstone bouquet woven by Princess Qinlun herself. On the back is a long pure white cloak embroidered with silver thread.
Bearing the emblem of the Sibia Empire and the Keda family, a long black iron sword hangs at the waist, with the second half of the scabbard stretched backwards, lifting up a corner of the cloak.
Bai Ying connected Cohen's hairband with gentle hands, and separated two strands of black hair from in front of Cohen's ears, hanging down along his cheeks. He took two steps back to take a look, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
Cohen usually dressed very casually. Even when he was wearing aristocratic attire as Asa, he always had more wildness. But now this solemn and complicated costume subtly transformed this innate wildness.
The harmony has become a kind of domineering king, which makes him look down on the world just by standing majestically.
"That's enough, let's go." Cohen held a formal glove in one hand and pressed the hilt of the sword in the other, striding forward. Bai Ying packed up his things and followed him three steps behind.
They kept walking along the wide road, and after turning two or three turns, the two of them could already see the bottom stairs from a distance. But at this time, there was a man wearing a white robe sitting beside the bottom stairs.
As a person, she supported her head with one hand and fiddled with the blue light strip flowing down from the top of the pyramid with her other hand, letting the blue light continuously change shapes in her palm, and then slipped away from her fingers... For those who came from behind
The two people approaching didn't seem to care much.
Cohen did not deliberately conceal the sound of his footsteps. He walked until he was behind her and stopped. He looked at her straight hair. He was silent for a moment and then said softly: "Your Majesty the Water God, I finally found you."
The moment he saw this figure from behind, Cohen realized that she was the water god he had been looking for for a long time. For him, finding the water god was an extremely important thing. When he was commissioned by the water tribe earlier, Cohen basically said
He was perfunctory with an indifferent attitude. Later, he learned that the water god and the source of life could make someone reborn. He anxiously began to search like a headless fly... Bike's infinitely emotional words were a true portrayal of his state of mind.
.
"It turns out he is the famous King of Destruction!" The woman did not look back, but asked in an indifferent voice, "Why does His Highness Cohen Keda dare to conclude that I am the God of Water? What if I accidentally call you the wrong one? How bad would that be?
!”
"Water, earth, wind, and fire. Among the four ancient gods, you should be the one with the deepest connection with me. If you want to receive me, you are the most suitable one." Cohen replied softly, "The pyramid has four sides, and the blue light strip is water.
The red light belt is fire, the yellow light belt is earth, and the transparent light belt is wind. If the one who can play with the blue light belt is one of the other three gods, then I will not be wronged if I fail."
"His Royal Highness Cohen Keda guessed wrong. In fact, I am the God of Fire." The woman turned around, still sitting on the steps, looking at Cohen with calm and indifferent eyes. Her face was exactly the same as the water god's clone, and every move she made,
Qing Rou's eyes couldn't help but move, her expression was extremely agile, and the elegance exuded by her whole person was no longer comparable to the clones. The two water god clones that Cohen had seen were already rare beauties, and now she saw the real beauty.
The vital water god couldn't help but be stunned.
Seeing Cohen speechless and dazed, the woman seemed a little surprised and tilted her head, with some curiosity in her eyes. But Cohen showed a rare and pure smile at this moment.
"Your Excellency's words confirm the saying that water has no normal state." Holding his left hand to his ear, Cohen tilted his head as if listening, "I seemed to hear the Vulcan's dissatisfied complaints, saying that someone was pretending to be himself... By the way, the Water God
Sir, why do you call me the King of Destruction?"
"You guessed it right, but it's a pity that I told a lie for the first time in tens of thousands of years! It was exposed like this." A smile finally appeared on the face of the Water God, as if the clouds and mist were opening, and the surrounding area seemed to become brighter.
"Carving words on the tree elves and using fighting energy to clear paths in the forest, what is this but the King of Destruction?"
"You have to look at the future to judge people! Those are all things in the past." Cohen replied calmly without blushing and breathlessly: "By the way, there is one thing that I have never had the chance to thank you for."
"What's the matter?" The Water God stood up and adjusted his robe casually with his hands. The train of his robe flowed like water waves, emitting sparkling light.
"A few years ago, I led a large army to fight against a powerful enemy in Tucheng outside the dividing line. Although I was lucky enough to win, I was unable to escape." Speaking of this, Cohen remembered the battle of Tucheng again in his mind.
In the tragic and heroic scene, there was a rare sadness in his eyes, "At the most critical moment, we found a wide passage. At first, I thought it was the work of another friend of mine, but in the end, thinking about it, she seemed not to have the qualifications
I only realized this kind of ability after seeing the magic here today..."
"Your Highness, are you talking about the passage that allows the army to return to Sbia? I made it. It was originally made with the tree elves for fun a thousand years ago. I didn't expect that it would be of help to Your Highness in the end." The Water God said lightly.
Covering the corner of his mouth, he said with a smile: "It was just a prototype when I was playing. It took a lot of effort to make it invisible, otherwise it wouldn't have been completed so late."
"No matter why it was done, the result was that hundreds of thousands of lives were saved and a greater tragedy was avoided." Cohen put his right hand on his chest and bowed deeply, "Please accept my sincere gratitude."
Cohen actually took the initiative to salute people. Bai Ying, who was most familiar with him, couldn't help but be stunned. The Water God took a step back in surprise and was speechless for a long time - she knew the domineering emperor in front of her very well and knew that he was not like that.
A kind of person who kowtows to others in order to achieve his goals. Most of the time, the emperor thinks about how to achieve his goals without being graceful. If he wants to get a sincere thank you from him, it is simply a daydream...
…But His Highness Cohen’s current behavior is completely different from usual!
Seeing the confusion of the water god, Cohen explained: "This gift is for those soldiers who survived. Your Excellency is kind to life, so you naturally deserve my gift."
"Speaking of it this way, the development of things later will be interesting." The Water God was relieved, approached with a smile, and said softly to Cohen: "Your Highness still remembers carving words on a tree elf before coming in, right? Has His Highness ever thought about it?
, the covering magic of the entire passage was done by this tree elf... Now that you have thanked me, how are you going to thank her, Your Highness?"
"In this case, of course I know how to make amends." Sighing secretly, Cohen answered the water god with a grimace, and then smiled freely, "There seem to be many tree elves I saw along the way. Are they all the guards here?
"
"On the way down, your Highness, there are mostly dryads and flower demons. They are all elves, but they are best at appearing in the form of plants. They are considered the outermost guards!" The water god made an invitation gesture to Cohen and led the way up the steps.
Go, "The other three directions are the guards of the other three gods, and they are different. The beasts under the god of fire, the stone giants under the god of earth, and the humans of the wind tribe under the god of wind. I know you have gone there before
How are they doing after crossing the island where I left my clone?"
"Everything is fine. I have moved them to an island closer to the mainland. At least they will no longer have to worry about food." Cohen nodded and said: "There are such strict guards here, so here in the pyramid
There are more than just four gods, right?"
"Everything we have done to you, including inviting you here today, is all her will." The Water God raised his head and looked at the top of the pyramid, "But she has been sleeping for tens of thousands of years... I believe you have also heard of that
It’s legendary.”
"Of course I have heard about the source of life tens of thousands of years ago, and I was also entrusted by others to find her." Cohen sighed, "Why am I doing such hard work? And not others.
who?"
"I don't know anything else, but I knew a long time ago that you are a special person. You have a special power that can only be found in the source of life. In the entire continent, you are the only one who has this kind of power.
This kind of power." The water god turned his head and looked at Cohen, "Maybe you are the person we have been waiting for." "The person we have been waiting for?" Cohen was stunned, and immediately began to cry out like a conditioned reflex, "Don't you also?
Do you want me to do something? Something that is very difficult, very dangerous, with no return, and a narrow escape from death? Please, I don’t want to be involved in these things anymore, so you can find someone else! I am a talkative person.
Yan, it is easy to leak secrets..."
"Why are you nervous?" He waited quietly until Cohen finished venting, then the Water God smiled and said, "Although we need your help with something, it's not the time yet."
"So, what do we do now?" Cohen clapped his hands.
"Let's go up." The Water God pointed to the steps, "Your Highness must have many questions in his heart! You can find the answer by walking up.
"It's as simple as just walking up?" Cohen was a little skeptical. Normally, a place that is so tightly guarded should not be allowed to be visited by strangers.
"Please come with me!" The Water God smiled slightly, turned to the white shadow behind him and said: "Dragon Girl, since you are His Highness Cohen's maid, then please come up... The magic pumice stone on Dragon Island is okay.
Bar?"
"If you return to your highness, everything will be fine on Dragon Island." Bai Ying is not an idiot, and of course he knows how to deal with the ancient water god.
"When the Wind God made that pumice stone, I laughed at her for being clumsy, but I didn't expect that this stone could save the dragon clan." The Water God said thoughtfully: "Speaking of that pumice stone, it can probably last for several years.
Years of time! Then the false gods will discover you.
"Discovered?" Bai Ying was surprised.
"False God?" Cohen frowned.
"The gods and demons you call can only be regarded as false gods in our opinion, very low-level." (To be continued)