Volume 2: The Big Lie Chapter 77: Mother Plant
The two walked out of the fog and returned to where they had started.
Pei Xing sat cross-legged in place, while Jiang Xuance lay on his back. It's just that from Qianzhou's perspective, the posture of the two is very similar to a knee pillow.
Seeing Qianzhou and Jiang Qinghan come back safely, Pei Xing and the others breathed a sigh of relief: "How was the harvest?"
"Reluctantly. Qianzhou replied, "It can be preliminarily determined that the [Mythical Species] here is the [Mirage], and it is also the first prophet of Enron. ”
Pei Xing and Jiang Xuance didn't show any surprised looks, but just nodded thoughtfully.
"So where is the source of this plague, and what's going on with that labyrinthine space outside?" Jiang Xuance's face was still a little pale.
"The labyrinthine space outside should have been formed with the help of the mist of the [Mirage], located in the mezzanine between here and the present world. As for finding the source of the plague, I think I've got a way. Qianzhou said this with confidence.
So a group of four people followed the sound of the water to the edge of the white mist.
Here the stretch of ground comes to an abrupt halt, and the white mist flows down the edge of the ground as a stream of water. The sound of the water continued to spread into the depths of darkness, and finally it was unknown where it flowed.
"The way you said is to jump from here?" Jiang Qinghan asked uncertainly.
"Yes. Qianzhou nodded, "The water in the Vault flows out of here, and in the middle it is infected with the pestilence-bending essentia. So following the flow of the river should make it easy to find the cause of the plague attempt. ”
"There seems to be some truth. ”
None of the other three objected.
"Just a question?" Qianzhou pinched his chin, his face a little embarrassed.
"What's the problem?" Jiang Qinghan's expression was serious.
"I can't swim. ”
“......”
It's not like Qianzhou is joking on purpose, he really can't swim!
As a novelist of the chamber school, Qianzhou can barely talk about the movement on the shore. But if you switch to swimming that can't be grounded, it's really a clue. Even if you become a transcendent, this skill cannot be learned naturally, not to mention that the transcendent ladder of a thousand boats has nothing to do with "water" at all.
For Qianzhou, swimming is the same as high math, it won't be - maybe high math may be easier for Qianzhou.
Jiang Qinghan sank his face: "If you don't know how to swim and hold your breath, Pei Xing, you will take him with you then." ”
Pei Xing nodded honestly.
Then Jiang Qinghan looked at Jiang Xuance again: "Brother, you have no problem." ”
The other three were fine when they peeked into the [Mirage] real body, at best, they fell to the extent that they were not serious. Only Jiang Xuance was injured when he broke through the limit.
"It's not a big problem, I can do it alone. ”
Soon, Qianzhou jumped into the water with Pei Xing.
There was barely any light in the water, and Qianzhou relied entirely on essentia to determine the location of the other three. The turbulent current carried Senfune's body in an unknown direction, and the change in depth was so obvious that it could be directly felt.
After about half a quarter, the change in depth stabilized, and the four men poked their heads out of the water. With essentia attached, the four of them didn't even get their clothes wet.
This is a huge cavern, a black hole, like the throat of a vicious beast. In the silence, there was only the sound of the river flowing and the crash of the waves against the rocks. And next to the river, there is a wide stone platform.
According to the meter figures, it is on the same level as the labyrinth.
The four of them climbed the stone platform.
The stone platform was empty, except for a large purple cocoon. With the help of the fire in his hand, Qianzhou vaguely saw a vague figure among them.
"Is this the thing?" Qianzhou walked up and knocked on the purple cocoon.
With the knock of the thousand boats, cracks appeared on the purple cocoon, and a thick purple mist emanated from the cracks.
The oppressive caverns also began to fade like paint. The depth rises rapidly, and the white sand of the desert can be faintly seen.
The cave and the cocoon melted at exactly the same rate, and by the time everyone returned to the white desert, the contents of the cocoon were fully revealed.
It was a girl who was slightly smaller than everyone else, dressed in the traditional cloth of Enron, and her wheat-colored skin was covered with purple patterns.
The pattern was like a knotted vine, and like a thorny rose.
When the girl saw everyone, her first reaction was to lower her head, and her long bangs covered the left half of her face.
Qianzhou keenly noticed that the left side of the girl's face had a very light brown mark, like a natural birthmark. However, the birthmark has almost completely faded, and it is impossible to find it without looking closely. The girl's habit of covering the left side of her face is about the same as before.
Pei ...... Pei Gongzi?" The girl saw Pei Xing speak timidly, like a frightened elk.
Seeing everyone's eyes turned to him, Pei Xing explained in a low voice: "I met her a few times when I was fishing, and she seems to live alone. I gave her the fish. In fact, I don't even know her name. ”
"Do you know what you've found on your body?" Qianzhou tried to keep his voice as low as possible, for fear of scaring the beast-like girl.
The girl's face turned a little pale, and she lowered her head and whispered to herself, "I just want to live like a human being." ”
Qianzhou didn't urge, just waited quietly.
After a while, the girl spoke: "My face is naturally terrifying. My mother died when she gave birth to me, and my father passed away. Everyone said that I was unknown and did not want to associate with me. ”
A few people listened quietly.
"Then one day, I had a dream. In my dream, the gods asked me what I wanted to fulfill. I said, 'I want to live like a human being.'"
He agreed.
I noticed that my face was starting to recover, but everyone who came close to me got sick. The more people who get sick, the more energetic I feel and the faster my face recovers.
I was scared, it wasn't supposed to be like this. So I ran out, trying to get out of the crowd. As a result, I accidentally fell into the Dome Bay, and I didn't know anything after that. ”
After that, Qianzhou has already guessed the story.
The girl who wanted to close herself off inadvertently came into contact with the mist of [Mirage], forming a completely enclosed space. If it weren't for that, the number of people infected with the plague would have multiplied several times.
What a boring and rubbish story.
Qianzhou let out a cry of hatred in his heart, his clenched fists hinting at his uncalm heart.
Jiang Xuance secretly made a gesture, and after leaving Pei Xing to comfort the girl, he called Qianzhou and Jiang Qinghan out.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qinghan asked.
Jiang Xuance's face was ugly: "I know the pattern on that girl's arm, and it is also an extremely rare one in the Abyss Disease Department. It symbolizes the Mother Plant!"