Chapter 173 The ruins of the ancient palace
In the early morning of the next day, the eight people who had rested all night were in high spirits except for two people who were in poor spirits.
Hoover took a bite of the wolf bone that he had not finished chewing last night and lowered it to the tip of the young monk's clear nose.
The little monk sat there cross-legged, his two big bright eyes somewhat blank.
When everyone saw this scene, they all shook their heads.
This kid is torturing the little monk again early in the morning...
But Hoover himself didn't seem to realize this. He spoke on a very serious topic: "We gnawed wolf meat all night last night. We had a lot of fun, but everyone must also be awake. Wolves hold grudges. Today is over. Wolf Valley, the excitement may be extraordinary”
Wolf Valley!
Yes, this is the second level.
This cliff is the boundary between Butterfly Valley and Wolf Valley.
The wolves that attacked them yesterday were not the main force in Wolf Valley, but just a dozen or so spies.
After being killed and roasted by him, the scent floated to the Wolf Valley. If the wolves there were angry, they would have held a swearing-in meeting last night...
Professor Yin looked at the distant valley through the early morning fog and nodded gently: "So, everyone should stop hiding today and let go. You must pass through this valley before dark. The temple is at the end of the valley." The other end!”
"Let's go!" Li Sisi carried her bag.
A group of people descended from the cliff and entered the Wolf Valley.
In the Wolf Valley, bones are everywhere.
There are skeletons of large animals, and even human skeletons. Some of the skeletons are quite fresh. Judging from the posture, they have not been chewed for long, but it has to be said that the meat in these skeletons is really clean. There are signs that this valley The wolf inside is really hungry...
Three miles into the valley, there was nothing strange.
However, there are already lone wolves operating on the periphery.
If this was a battle, the scouts would already be in position.
Five miles into the valley, there were wolves moving behind me, and there were more than one pack.
Ten miles into the valley, a hundred wolves rushed out from the grass ahead at the same time...
The battle became fierce in an instant.
Hoover, the guide, was now clearing the way. He no longer used a folding fan, but a dagger.
Like a sharp knife piercing the wolves.
Lin Xiaosu is the left winger, and he is also a dagger.
Li Sisi is on the right wing.
She also has a dagger in her hand.
The last one is Dawa, and Dawa also uses a dagger.
The professor and the young monk clearly had two graduate students in the middle.
As soon as such a formation was set up, the wolves were maimed and maimed to death under the daggers...
Lin Xiaosu clearly understood that although the four main attackers all used daggers, except for him, the remaining three people did not use daggers as the main method of killing wolves.
Hoover is the palm of the hand, and the palm of the hand is like a thousand leaves of Bodhi.
Li Sisi is the foot, and her long legs are not a weapon for seducing people at this time, but they are a weapon for killing people.
The most peculiar thing is Dawa.
She walked at the back, still maintaining her usual low-key and restrained image. However, as soon as the wolves behind her came within three feet of her, they would fall down inexplicably.
Once he fell, he felt like he had been dead for months.
Although Wolf Valley is a Shura dojo that strangers should not approach, it was at their feet, all the way across.
Time passes hour by hour...
Finally, as the sun set, they passed through the Twenty Mile Wolf Valley, leaving behind a trail of wolf corpses. There was another cliff in front of them. The two graduate students climbed up the cliff with difficulty and lay down on the spot, their faces as white as dead corpses. generally.
The young monk understood and showed his strangeness for the first time.
What's different about him?
Looking back at the bloody road at his feet, he was sitting on a stone and could still recite Amitabha without going out of tune.
Is this unusual?
It doesn’t count in normal times.
However, both adults fell down from exhaustion, and he, the child, remained normal with an unchanged expression. Remaining normal at this time is the most unusual thing.
Hoover held a folding fan in his hand and leaned against the cliff to fan himself.
This was also his usual behavior, and for the first time in his life, he got Li Sisi to look at him differently.
Yes, after a fierce battle, he can still be so carefree and comfortable, which also shows how extraordinary he is.
Where is Lin Xiaosu?
Without showing any abnormality, he carried half of the wolf corpse to a small pool and washed it.
This is their dinner tonight.
Although everyone carries compressed biscuits, it must be said that when there is barbecue to nibble on, who wants to eat compressed biscuits without oil and salt?
Dawa glanced at the little monk with sympathetic eyes, took small steps to the waterhole, and helped Lin Xiaosu prepare dinner.
There wasn't much room for people to stand by the pool. As soon as Dawa joined in, he and Lin Xiaosu got very close.
Lin Xiaosu felt her breath.
The breath was warm and definitely not weird at all.
This is probably her life aura, which is separate from the fighting aura.
That would be great...
"Brother Su, I will enter the temple tomorrow. How much do you know about the Fetus-Riding Fruit?" Dawa's voice was so soft that only Lin Xiaosu could hear it.
The fruit of robbery.
Lin Xiaosu almost forgot. This was the goal in the story he told Dawa when they first met.
His girlfriend is poisoned and needs several things to cure the poison. On this road, there are three magical things that are said to be effective, namely the Fetus-Rigging Fruit, the Palm Dew and the Water Spirit Bingxin.
The latter two are both on top of glaciers, which cannot be touched by ordinary exploration, and the legends are so rich that there is a big question mark as to whether they really exist.
Therefore, he regarded the Fetal Tribulation Fruit as his only hope.
This is a story.
Just say it casually and get into the team.
But Dawa remembered it.
The night before entering the temple, I mentioned it to him...
Lin Xiaosu said: "I only know that the Fetal Tribulation Fruit will grow in places with ancient Qi. I really haven't found any clues about the rest."
Dawa said: "It is recorded in our Tibetan classics that the Tribulation Fruit is born in the place where the calamity is due, and also in the place where water and fire blend. According to this statement, the 'Ice and Fire Twin Bridge' we are going to cross tomorrow is the most likely We search carefully for places where the pregnancy-stealing fruit appears. Once you find it, go get it quickly and don’t let others find it first.”
The voice was softer.
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Lin Xiaosu's heart moved slightly: "Including...professor?"
"Hmm!"
"Why... why?" She was originally a graduate student of the professor. She should naturally be the professor's most loyal faction, but now she was actually guarding against her teacher.
"I'm not guarding against the teacher. I just know that during the expedition, there are agreed-upon rules. If they discover the pregnancy-stealing fruit first, the professor will definitely use it for research, and it won't be your turn. What will your girlfriend do?"
Yes, these are the rules of adventure.
The fetal robbery fruit is Lin Xiaosu's goal.
But isn’t that what the professor is aiming for?
As members of the expedition who are traveling together, we are currently cooperating well. However, once something is harvested, there is a principle of distribution. The conventional distribution method is that whoever discovers it first will have the upper hand in the distribution.
As a newcomer to this team and a lone traveler, Lin Xiaosu found it difficult to take the lead.
However, Dawa quietly stood up and expressed his willingness to help him on the issue of the fetus-stealing fruit.
What's the reason?
Dawa glanced across the water in front of him and told him quietly: "The story you told is very touching. I hope this story can be complete... In comparison, whether the professor's research has any additional gains is actually not that important."
"Have you always been so kind?" Lin Xiaosu breathed out softly.
Dawa frowned slightly, as if he had become a dull gourd again.
Lin Xiaosu smiled: "No need to answer, I know...you are!"
That night there was no wind or waves.
It was just a few of them gnawing meat and the young monk drinking wind, which seemed a bit unkind.
However, everyone is a capable person. For example, what Dawa once said is very reasonable: Everyone has his own world, don't break other people's world easily.
In their view, it is unkind for adults to eat meat and for children to drink alcohol.
But from the perspective of Buddhism, how can we know that all sentient beings are suffering and doing evil, but I am free and happy?
Yes, the little monk was a little younger, and he did lick his lips from time to time when he smelled the smell of meat, but did this mean that he was suffering?
Maybe what he is licking is not saliva, but the troubles of the world?
The next morning it was very foggy.
It seemed very quiet in the fog.
Lin Xiaosu had a very strange feeling. It seemed that with every step they took, they were one step further away from the real world...
The surrounding scenery became more and more bizarre.
Until ahead, a stone bridge spans across the sky, and an eternal wonder that is difficult to see and find in the world is presented in front of you.
This stone bridge is not a real bridge, but a mountain beam.
The mountain ridge is so uncanny that it looks like it was made by an immortal family.
On its left side, red light shines, a volcano with fiery red magma still rolling. There is a strong smell of sulfur in the air, carrying heat waves.
On the right side of it, there is a green pool of water, and the cold air like an eternal glacier is also rolling in.
Lin Xiaosu clearly saw that the mountainside on the right was crystal clear, with countless icicles demonstrating the wonders of nature.
A mountain is divided into two seasons.
There are also some.
But the division is so complete, the left side is extremely hot and the right side is extremely cold, how can it be seen in the world?
Professor Yin looked at the mountain ridge in front of him with a stern look on his face: "In an extremely cold and extremely hot place, the earth's atmosphere will interpret the formation. Be careful when crossing the mountain ridge, as it is easy to lose your way."
Lin Xiaosu's heart was slightly shaken.
Formation!
He finally came into contact with the concept of formation for the first time in the secular world.
Can extreme cold and extreme heat form a formation?
It sounds a bit fantasy, but it can be explained using scientific principles.
The so-called formation is to move the energy of heaven and earth.
And the extreme cold and heat, the intertwining of the earth's energy, aren't they in themselves moving the heaven and earth's energy?
This mountain bridge is known as the "Bridge of Ice and Fire".
Its greatest danger lies not in the volcanoes and glacial lakes, but in the fog and mist formed by the intertwining of ice and fire.
If one is not careful and breaks away from the large army, it is very likely that he will be trapped by the fog that will never disappear on the mountain ridge. This fog is not an ordinary fog, but a volcanic poisonous fog. Inhaling it for a long time can cause fainting and dizziness, and eventually he will fall into the ice. The lake froze to death, or fell into the volcano and burned it to nothing.
This is the gateway into the temple.
This is also a key reason why the temple remains mysterious.
Who would want to cross this unpredictable area without a reason to do so?
But today, it is obviously necessary to live through it.
(End of chapter)