When the fast-growing flower vines spread, Shen Chuanyuan's first reaction was to hug Ah Cai over. He didn't have time to think too much, and his usual accurate analytical skills were useless at this moment, because the current situation could not be inferred by common sense, time and space seemed to be confused by some kind of force, and everything was chaotic.

When Ah Cai's sentence of the Holy Maiden of the Wu Clan came out, Shen Chuanyuan realized the seriousness of the problem.

Before this trip, he didn't know about the mysterious tribe of the Wu Clan, Shen Chuanyuan always suspected that the disappearance of the teacher He Sheng was because he spied on the secrets of the Wu Clan, and there were secretive clues about the selection of Miao Jiang's topic, which was the best proof. And Shen Chuanyuan had to cooperate with the strange man named Bai, which was largely due to the mystery of the Wu Clan.

In addition to He Sheng's disappearance, the biggest reason is He Manzhou's identity.

- The man clearly said at the time that the little junior sister was the holy daughter of the Wu clan.

What does such a layer of identity represent?

Shen Chuanyuan didn't know, and he had no way of knowing.

Loulan's widow is too far away from Shen Chuanyuan, and all his understanding of the Wu clan is only from the narrative of that misty man, if it weren't for the fact that many strange things really happened to Shen Chuanyuan's side, and He Manzhou's original dream as evidence, Shen Chuanyuan might only regard the mysterious man who suddenly found him a year ago as a psychopath, and invite him out without saying a word, and he wouldn't even say a few words, let alone finally reach a cooperation.

But when it comes to grasping a person's mind, Bai is obviously too skillful.

The scene of the first meeting, Shen Chuanyuan still remembers it vividly.

At first, Bai only told the story that tended to be distant, and the history and final demise of the ancient kingdom of Loulan were not enough to arouse Shen Chuanyuan's interest, but the scene described by the man sounded so familiar to Shen Chuanyuan....... The illusory mirage in the oasis, the temple shrouded in yellow sand, and the young girl dancing in gorgeous costumes, these details are not the first time Shen Chuanyuan has heard, how similar is this to the nightmare that He Manzhou told in ominous words before.

But when the seeds of doubt are planted in the heart, it is indispensable to want to know more.

Shen Chuanyuan tried to terminate this almost absurd conversation several times, but it was shelved because of the incredible similarity between Bai's words and the dream he Manzhou recounted, and such doubts were not resolved, but completely fermented at the end of the conversation. When he heard that the holy maidens of the Wu clan and the twelve concubines had been confined to reincarnation for generations and had to sacrifice their lives and souls for that terrible sacrifice that continued to this day, Shen Chuanyuan thought of He Manzhou's eyes when he first woke up from a nightmare for no reason.

No one dreams of a landscape they haven't seen for no reason, even if it's the tip of the iceberg's subconscious, there are traces to follow when you study it deeply, especially when the details in the dream can overlap with reality, which is even more weird.

So, what is the reason behind this?

Whether He Manzhou's dream is related to He Sheng's disappearance, and whether the metaphor behind the dream is hiding the cause of this accident. Why is it that only He Manzhou can perceive all this, and let a certain part of the truth repeat itself in the dream?

As if seeing Shen Chuanyuan's doubts, Bai Yanfeng suddenly turned, and took all the lead with a light weight.

"Do you have any doubts about what I said, and even want to ask, how did I know about the ancient kingdom of Loulan, and how did your little junior sister get involved with these puzzles?"

Although he knew that answering Bai's question at this moment was no less than exposing his weakness, Shen Chuanyuan still asked.

"Because of what?"

"If you ask me why I know this, the answer is very simple, I have something to do with the ancient kingdom of Loulan, what is the connection, you don't need to know for the time being, what you need to know is that if you want to end the reincarnation of Loulan, you can't help me, or rather, you need the information I provide, and these are the only ones I can provide. ”

"As for your little sister, the answer is even simpler, just relying on the small connections is not enough for a mortal to peek into the ancient secrets. He Manzhou can perceive all this, of course, because of her unique identity - in fact, you have a guess in your heart, right, yes, He Manzhou is the Holy Maiden of the Wu Clan, the person who was swept in the center of the whirlpool. ”

Shen Chuanyuan: "........"

It was such a simple sentence that laid the foundation for the rest of the situation.

Shen Chuanyuan is a smart person, Bai just said the most superficial meaning, and he can deduce his attitude from his extraneous voice. For the information that Bai said, although it is inevitable that there are three points of falsehood, there are also seven points of truth, at least the doubts about He Manzhou's identity are true, and it is also true that the unknown dream is related to He Sheng's disappearance.

And other reasons aside, just taking out these two items is enough to tug at his sensitive nerves.

When Shen Chuanyuan weighed it, Bai opened his mouth unhurriedly.

"Want to end this?"

At that time, Bai asked him like this, and in response to him, Shen Chuanyuan was silent for a while.

"If you want to change the fate of the witch saintess, the only way is to end reincarnation, which is what I want to do. It's not difficult to say this, it's not easy to say it's simple, you just need to integrate the fragments of the "Goddess's Suit" together, and you don't need to worry about the rest of the things. When it comes time to awaken the gods and put an end to this, I will naturally save your little sister. ”

Listening to those secretive words, Shen Chuanyuan's brows furrowed even tighter, and he quickly thought about the loopholes between the white words, trying to find some initiative from the situation that was completely unfavorable to him.

"Now that you have a plan, why not do it yourself?"

"If I can do everything myself, why should I work with you?"

Bai's expression was hidden under the mask, and in response to Shen Chuanyuan's questioning, he just casually hooked the corners of his lips.

"You want to save your little sister, let your beloved girl out of the sea of suffering, and let the teacher who is kind to you come back smoothly. And I naturally have my own plans, of course, it is related to the ancient kingdom of Loulan. Coincidentally, while we don't have the same end goal, what we need to do right now coincides. That's why I found you, Mr. Shen, are you considering cooperating with me, what you need to do is very simple, just find an opportunity to go to Dock City and wake up the scattered fragments of the "Goddess's Suit". ”

Shen Chuanyuan knew that this so-called "cooperation" was tantamount to conspiring with the tiger, and Bai touched his mind very thoroughly, and even his little vague thoughts about He Manzhou were well concealed, without revealing the slightest clue.

Although it is a cooperative relationship on the surface, but these two people who have never known each other are jealous of each other and suspicious of each other, Bai's words must be more or less exaggerated, especially when it involves the secret of the ancient country of Loulan, there are countless variables, this so-called cooperation has more or less use of the component, after all, it is not reliable enough.

But what can be done, when Bai said those words, Shen Chuanyuan had already fallen into disadvantage.

After a long period of hesitation, Shen Chuanyuan finally opened his mouth.

"Good. ”

The cooperation was determined at that time, and then it was a year for Shen Chuanyuan to walk on thin ice.

The layout started a year ago, and he wanted to solve everything for He Manzhou without blood, but he couldn't reveal the reason for the ancient kingdom of Loulan. Whether it is the "Ancient Map of Shantao Words" hidden in the Tianwentang Museum, or the codex left by Lao He who suddenly appeared in the blue and white porcelain vase, as well as the news that came out of Gu Qi's mouth little by little, and finally came to Wucheng to find Axiu embroidery, and then found the ancient temple of the Wu clan step by step, they are all part of Shen Chuanyuan's plan.

Shen Chuanyuan has painstakingly laid out the layout and carried it out in an orderly manner, until now.

The previous plan had never wavered in Shen Chuanyuan's heart, but at this moment, Shen Chuanyuan hesitated.

This was not because of fear or panic, he just foresaw the result in the light of light, desperately wanting to prevent Ah Cai from being involved, and even did not hesitate to give up the overall situation that he had already reached ninety-nine steps, and simply wanted to stop at the last step.

These thoughts turned in Shen Chuanyuan's heart, and then he stepped forward without thinking, ignoring the entangled flowers and vines on the ground like man-eating monsters, and even more disregarding his own safety, just wanting to save the girl from the swamp.

In this process, Shen Chuanyuan almost did not hesitate.

The lightning and fire in that moment are enough to call it desperate.

But after all, it was too late.

At the moment when Shen Chuanyuan grabbed Ah Cai's wrist, the girl's slender body was completely covered by the branches and leaves of the mandala. Shen Chuanyuan clearly tried his best, but he only held it empty, and only pulled a small piece of fabric on Ah Cai's cuffs. Then he watched as Ah Cai was swept up in the deepest part of the sea of mandala flowers, her slender body covered with vines, like a cocoon firmly wrapped in layers of silver filaments, and little by little it was devoured to the last of her vitality, and she didn't even have time to struggle.

When there is a specific goal, the plants that grow wildly are even more crazy.

The vines frantically transported nutrients as if consciously, and Ah Cai was like a ball that was constantly inflated, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the changes came so quickly that she hadn't even fully recovered her taste.

Ah Cai lowered her head and moved her ankles, as if she wanted to struggle out of the constricted vines, but the vines were so tightly wrapped that she couldn't move at all. So Ah Cai had to raise his eyes, and mechanically handed out a look for help from Shen Chuanyuan.

What happens when a container is overwhelmed?

........ Bang.

The endlessly filled ball finally reached a critical point and suddenly shattered.

All this happened too suddenly, Shen Chuanyuan didn't have time to react, he didn't even have time to raise his hand to pull the girl to his side, there was no way to hug the girl again at the end, everything ended neatly.

Shen Chuanyuan just looked at the girl's empty and desperate gaze in the end.

Ah Cai's lips touched up and down, as if she was hiding a murmur that she was about to say.

What did Ah Cai want to say at that time?

Shen Chuanyuan couldn't guess it, and he would never know.