Chapter 264 263. Discovery of Dao Palace
Zhou Qian never noticed anything unusual about his legs.
Although it’s a little heavy to lift your legs when you get up early, it’s just an discomfort caused by the imbalance of your legs. Now after walking on a mountain road, you’ve quickly become accustomed to it. And a full day and night on the mountain road successfully brought him and Huaiyu to the depths of Sanqing Mountain.
In other words, it is not too deep.
It’s just that now the original road has long been occupied by trees, and the place that was deserted before the disaster is even more difficult to pass. All they could do was explore slowly around the route of the previous tourist plank road.
Now, deep in this vast forest, a dilapidated Taoist palace pokes out its pointed eaves from the forest.
Huaiyu stood there in a daze: "This place... looks a bit familiar."
But for some reason, the picture that rushed into his mind was of overwhelming roses. The green leaves, the sharp vines covered with bloody flesh, and the roses that turned from white to pink after drinking blood...
Huaiyu shook his head.
Zhou Qian looked at her worriedly: "What's wrong?"
She thought for a while: "I seem to have remembered something about the Rose Corridor, but the memory is not pleasant, and the Rose Corridor does not look like the Rose Corridor I know."
Zhou Qian hesitated: "Dao Palace, still Do you want to go in? "
The Taoist Temple in Sanqingshan was quite famous in the local area before the disaster. Although the Taoist Temple is not big, old and maintained quite primitively, even the incense is not as strong as other Buddhist temples.
However, now that he is hidden behind many trees, Zhou Qian has no superpowers and does not feel that he can fight against unknown mutant creatures. If Xiaoyu insists on going in, the two of them may have to bear a lot of risks.
However, while hesitating, Huaiyu's eyes suddenly lit up and he pointed to a place on the side where there were bushes and saplings: "I have an impression there!"
She turned her head, her eyes full of excitement: "This is it! Brother Zhou Qian! I woke up here!"
But... she soon became confused again.
Because she only remembered that when she woke up, she seemed to have walked to the edge of the Rose Corridor without much effort. But now the two of them have been on the road, but they have spent a day and a night!
Is there still an error in distance perception?
Or is it that she was confused at that time, so she can’t remember clearly?
Zhou Qian frowned: "You mean, the tree cocoon you described before is probably here?"
Huaiyu nodded.
That tree cocoon was very comfortable to sleep on. Ever since she made the plan to enter the wilderness, she had been wanting to take it out. If you put it in the car like this, even if you go to the wilderness, you can still sleep comfortably every day.
But she was embarrassed to tell Zhou Qian about this idea. He already didn't trust his abilities. If he said these words again, it would be like a child playing house...
I'm afraid it won't be supported even more.
Now...
"We are all here!" Huaiyu said these four words sonorously and forcefully: "Let's go in and have a look!"
Zhou Qian nodded decisively: "Walk with me Be careful in the back. "
Pushing aside the layers of vines hanging down in front of him, Zhou Qian led Huaiyu in, only to find that the world inside was suddenly empty.
The vine is more like a covering wall. Behind it, the entire Taoist palace still maintains its original old appearance, as if it has not been invaded by mutant plants at all.
Even under the dilapidated wall of the Taoist palace, there was a lonely and weak wild rose, with two or three pitiful branches growing out and heavy flowers blooming on them.
But all this did not make Zhou Qian relax his vigilance.
"Do you still remember where the tree cocoon is?" Huaiyu frowned: "It seems to be next to the tree..."
But now in the main hall There were no trees, not even a single weed, let alone the milky white tree cocoon described by Huaiyu.
A layer of dust has fallen on the floor of the Taoist palace, and there is also a thick layer of dust on the futon. Mottled soil has fallen on the walls, and there is a thick layer of dust on the curtains worn by Daojun.
It doesn’t look like anyone has been here.
Of course, there are no traces of plant growth.
Zhou Qian took her to the back hall, but just after walking around the tall altar, his heart tightened for some reason, and the hairs all over his body stood up. Then, without seeing anything clearly, he just looked at Following his instinct, he turned sideways and whipped his leg diagonally forward!
“Whoosh!”
For a short period of time, Huaiyu couldn't see anything clearly. He only saw a brown shadow that came and went like lightning, and then disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye!
At this moment, Zhou Qian was so fierce that he reached out and grabbed Huai Yu's arm and gave it a hard shake!
“Bang!”
Huaiyu only felt that his body tilted uncontrollably first, and then was thrown far away by the huge force. His head was caught off guard and hit the tall altar, making a dull and loud sound.
However, Zhou Qian probably controlled her strength. Although her head was buzzing, she did not break her head.
It's just that this bang shook the entire altar of dust, and it scattered all over his head and face, causing Huaiyu to hold back his breath, and he couldn't help but choke!
Amidst this embarrassing coughing sound, another futon hit her hard, and there was only a "tearing" sound. The old futon was instantly ripped out by a sharp claw, and the yellow old futon was Sponge fragments flew into pieces.
The next moment, there was Zhou Qian's muffled sound.
Huaiyu's heart tightened, and he hugged the thick beam beside him for the first time, and then looked out worriedly——
At this dangerous moment, protecting oneself is to reduce the risk of Zhou Qian’s burden!
She is obviously very decisive about how to behave!
However, at this glance, I saw three deep scratches on Zhou Qian's left arm, and the bright red blood was quickly soaking his gray clothes. This was specially done to prevent mosquitoes when entering the mountain. Even the long sleeves he wore couldn't stop the blood dripping down his arms to the back of his hands!
"!!!" Huaiyu shut his mouth tightly, lest he shout and distract him.
It was only then that she saw clearly what the sudden attack was -
It was a macaque.
A tall macaque that can walk upright as neatly as a human.
Its face is red and its eyes are red and scary! The brown pupils were slightly cyan, intertwined with the dense scarlet bloodshot eyes all around, making them particularly penetrating.
The sharp and ferocious canines below are exposed outside the lips, and the brown hair all over the body is thick and dense, like a layer of unbreakable defensive clothing.
Although its claws are upright on the ground, they are still slightly curved, as if they can easily grasp the branches growing in the forest, the tall beams or tents in the Taoist palace.
No wonder there is no trace of walking in the dust on the ground, and no wonder they didn't notice each other at all. This mutated macaque may have been coming and going from above all this time!
"Squeak——"
The other party let out a sharp and violent cry, and his nostrils were flaring, as if he was sniffing the smell of blood in the air.
Update one. The next update will be written later in the evening.