The hot springs trekked all the way through the mountains and rivers, and finally reached the top of the hill after passing through the thorns.

The hill is covered with pine needles, and the slender needles almost cover the mountain. When the light is shining, the dawn shines through the pine forests and forms large and small irregularly shaped spots on the ground. Bursts of morning coolness erupt from the inner side of the forest, and the crisp birdsong almost makes the hot springs think they're camping in the real world.

When she reached the top of the mountain, the scarlet sun was just a large disk, it had just broken through the clouds, and the morning glow in the eastern half of the day had not faded, which made the hot springs all the more colorful.

On the top of this mountain, there is a stone monument, just under an old tree with a diameter of more than five meters.

The tree is purple all over its body, from the leaves to the branches, trunks, bark, leaves, and even roots. It is nearly ten meters tall and more than five meters in diameter, and its canopy is fluffy, and from a distance, it looks like a purple mushroom.

Under the tree is a stone tablet about one meter and a half high, on which is engraved the Chinese characters: Xiaohua Mountain.

The hot springs immediately became interested in the stele, and although she could understand the words of the mysterious creatures here, it was the first time that Chinese characters appeared, and Chinese characters were only available in real-world civilizations.

This had to make her feel that she was one step closer to home.

The hot spring stood in front of the stone monument, looking left and right, waiting for the old turtle to appear. But she waited until the sun was three poles, and the old turtle did not appear.

She walked all night, and she didn't rest for a long time, and at this stage she saw the Chinese characters, coupled with the cool and comfortable mountain forest environment, and the sleepiness suddenly attacked the hot springs.

So, after waiting for the old turtle for less than half a day, the hot spring leaned on the purple tree and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Girl, wake up, the sun is going down, I'm going off work. ”

The hot spring was still asleep in a daze, and a chaotic voice rang in her ears.

"Hey, it's getting dark, it's going to be cold at night. Get up quickly. ”

The murky voice continued. Hot Spring opened her eyes, and wisps of dim light penetrated into her eyes, and she subconsciously closed her eyes again.

Her facial features and sense of touch gradually became clearer, and the coldness of the ground was being transmitted to her limbs through her back, and her sense of smell, hearing, and vision gradually became sensitive. The sunset in the western half of the day is crumbling, and the brilliant sunset halo passes through the mountains, forests, rivers and seas, and finally crawls at the feet of the hot springs.

The hot spring climbed up, she didn't expect that she had slept so deeply this night, it was almost dark.

Did the old turtle come while she was sleeping? and then left?

Thinking of this, the hot spring became anxious, and she was afraid that she would miss something big because of her snooze.

"You're awake? That's right, I'm going to call it a day. If you're going to lie here next time, you can say hello in advance and reserve a spot. ”

The voice was far away and sometimes near, not very gentle, but clean and fresh. The hot springs searched for the source of the sound, but found nothing.

"Don't look, I'm right above you, you look up. ”

The hot spring raised its head, and the fluffy 'purple mushroom cloud' was shining brightly against the sunset.

"Are you talking?"

The leaves of the purple tree rattled in response.

"You say... What's going on after work?"

The trunk and branches of the purple tree were wriggling, and it quietly shrunk the leaves back in front of the hot spring. The purple bark on its body is also slowly recycled, and the torso is shrinking little by little, and the whole scene is like Optimus Prime transforming into an Autobot.

"I come here every day to bask in the sun, and at night the temperature drops below 20 degrees Celsius, which is not good for my physical and mental health. So, I'll leave after the sun goes down and come over at sunrise the next day, just like you humans commute to work. ”

Hot Spring opened her mouth, and she asked with a little excitement, "Do you know that I am human?"

The purple tree is still shrinking, and the height of the original ten meters is now less than five meters. Its waist circumference is also much thinner, and it is almost out of hand.

"You fit the characteristics described in those legends, walking upright on your legs, with a thin cloth hanging from your body, that's cloth, right? He is not tall, has flexible limbs, and has a certain intelligence. Forehead... I'm guessing you've fallen into the Rainbow River, or you wouldn't be so shiny. ”

Hot Spring hurriedly asked the other party, "Where did you get this information? Old turtle? Do you know where it is?"

The purple tree was almost finished, and its height stopped at about two meters, and the branches were retracted, leaving only a purple, bare, slender trunk, like a climbing pole painted with purple paint.

"This information is indeed what the old turtle said. However, this guy went out in the early hours of this morning, oh yes, it went out with two dogs and ducks. Are you here for its help?"

When the hot spring heard that the old turtle was 'out', he immediately became anxious.

"What? out, where did it go, why did you say it now, when will it come back?"

"Also, what do those two dogs and ducks look like?"

Zishu tilted his head and thought about it (don't care about the details of where its head is and how it is crooked), and replied: "One brown spot, one dark brown spot, they pulled the old turtle and left in a hurry, without even saying hello to me." Oh, by the way, I live in the old turtle's cave, it's warm, and I'm roommates with it. It is estimated that the old turtle will not come back tonight, and you can live in its house to avoid the cold. ”

The hot spring's brain was buzzing, an earthy brown spot, a dark brown spot, this, isn't this... Those two scheming dogs and ducks! Why did they abandon their wives and come over to pester the old turtle!

Hot Springs was anxious and angry, seeing that she was going home, and her hope was cut off again!

The purple tree thought about it for a long time, and it finally remembered something.

"I remembered that I was sleeping under the quilt, and in a daze, I heard a voice. It's about telling her if a two-legged beast comes, let her go to the widow's village, and say what... The widow's village has the news she needs. ”

Hot Springs immediately understood that the old turtle had been kidnapped, and these two dogs, sparrows, ducks and thieves were not dead, they kidnapped the old turtle and came to her for revenge!

"Where's the widow's village?"

The purple tree pulled its leg out of the mud puddle, and it moved in small steps in the direction of the cave, trying to return to a warm place when the cold was pressing.

"It's at the bottom of the mountain, but I advise you not to go to that place, it's all Xiaoqiang. ”

Xiaoqiang?The one who borrowed her light to walk at night last night, said that he would go back to visit relatives, and his wife gave birth to 3,000 cubs at once?

Hey, fate in this world is really 'wonderful'!