Chapter 8: Falling off the cliff
Sometimes it's not that if you do it, you will definitely get something, at least Chengli didn't find anything wrong, he even had a delusion in the continuous advancement, is he just simply lost?
But his intellect told him that it would never be that simple. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The pace began to slow down, the surrounding scenery became more and more weird, there was no fog tonight, the moon was bright, even if it was night, everything was still so clear, but this added a bit of weirdness.
From just now until now, there has been silence all around.
There was not a beast or two jumping out of the grass, nor the chirping of night birds...... Wait, Chengli looks at the sky, when did that crow disappear?
The moon was bright and clear, the night sky was unobstructed, and there was no trace of it in the sky.
It's like a desperate domain, there is no life, Chengli put down his mind, there is no crow, Chengli doesn't know whether he is happy or lost in his heart, and now he is the only one left.
Climbing a high slope, Cheng Li observed the surroundings, this is already the third small hill, although you can see far from it, but as far as the eye can see, it is full of jungle, which is disappointing.
But you can't help but look at it, maybe you will find something.
Chengli walked up slowly, the slope was not high or steep, but Chengli was very tired now, and he felt pressure just walking.
Huh? Has there finally changed? Climbing to the top of the slope, I saw a cliff not far ahead, and Chengli was a little excited, and finally it was different.
In the excitement, Chengli forgot about hunger and fatigue and ran.
It wasn't far away, but Chengli still ran for a full quarter of an hour before climbing to the top of the cliff.
Early spring has passed, the cliff is already full of greenery, there is a cherry tree growing on the side of the cliff, very tall, the slender old branches have been dotted with pink cherry blossoms, the clusters are open, the snow white is more faint and bloody red.
The moonlight is sprinkled, the silver frost is everywhere, the mountain cliffs are towering, the falling flowers are graceful, the trees have been covered with a layer of pink velvet carpet, and some cherry blossom petals are scattered on all sides, mottled with green grass, which makes people involuntarily rise a poignant feeling.
Chengli was also shocked by this beautiful scenery, stopped his body, and stood there blankly, before he came back to his senses for a long time, is it time to bloom?
A breeze blew, bringing up a petal of pink cherry blossoms fluttering and whirling, like a lonely boat floating in the wind, Chengli put down his doubts and subconsciously stretched out his hand, as if feeling this kindness to welcome, it slipped from the wind and floated in Chengli's hands.
The pink color has some transparent warm jade, like a treasure, which makes people dare not touch it, and a little red in the middle is like blood, bright and dripping, as if it has seeped out.
Thinking of this, Chengli felt a little bad, and hurriedly clapped his hands to wipe off this cherry blossom, but it was too late, looking at the blood red that couldn't be wiped off in the palm of his hand, Chengli sank his face, and his heart was cold.
A scent hit, and Chengli subconsciously sniffled, which came from the red spot in the palm of his hand, which made Chengli feel more and more uncomfortable, but a large area of cherry blossoms had already flown over like snowflakes.
At this time, Chengli remembered how close he was to the cherry tree.
As far as the eye can see, the cherry blossoms are flying all over the sky, the wind is impermeable, there is not even a gap, and the sky under your feet has already flown up.
But what surprised Cheng Li even more was that these cherry blossoms flew in one by one from the sleeves, collars, trouser legs, and stuck to his skin, although there were clothes to cover Cheng Li's insight, but just the hands covered with cherry blossoms made his scalp numb.
When I thought that my whole body was already covered with flower petals, Chengli's cold hairs all stood upside down, although it felt warm and silky, but Chengli's heart was cold and cold, and he was actually drowsy, and the fragrance of flowers was poisonous!?
Sure enough, this is a dangerous world!
Consciousness became more and more confused, and before falling into a complete coma, Chengli seemed to hear a woman's mournful shout.
Delusion...... The consciousness of detachment is black.
There is a very famous shrine in Ueno Province called Jade Shrine, which enshrines a precious jade that has the power to purify demons, but it is even more famous for a shrine maiden who lives here.
It is said that this shrine maiden is thirty years old, but she still looks like a seventeen-year-old girl, standing with her disciples, and those who don't know think they are sisters, and her magic power is so strong that she has subdued many demons and monsters that other mages can't subdue, and she is famous throughout Japan.
This has allowed a lot of local people to gather, and a city has been established, which is called Lingyu City, and it has developed very well, after all, there is a witch lord sitting here, and no monster dares to come.
Tamako knows that she is the worst student among the three disciples of the teacher, and she doesn't know if she can become a qualified witch, she is often a little worried, so she is usually very respectful to her sisters, and when she takes care of the teacher, she is even more respectful and does not make a mistake.
Evening tea was prepared, Yuzi carefully held it, this is the teacher's favorite Yunguo tea, it is very precious, and there can be no waste of it.
Tamako greeted her, and after getting the teacher's consent, she opened the door and walked in with tea.
The room was large, but there was only a simple bed, lit with a candle, which only illuminated a little place, and it seemed that the room was very empty and deserted.
There were already three people sitting in the room, and they were doing their evening classes with their eyes closed.
Carefully putting down the teacup, Tamako also sat aside and started her evening class.
The moonlight outside the house was very bright, but it was all rejected by the door wall, and the candle flame in the house burned quietly, illuminating the backs of the four people on the wall.
If nothing else, the evening class will be until early tomorrow morning, and then it will be a whole day to copy spells, make gods, and practice spells, and if someone comes to ask for the removal of demons, then the teacher will take everyone with him to teach all kinds of knowledge about the use of mana.
Thinking of this, Yuzi couldn't help but open her eyes, and secretly looked at the teacher's beautiful face under the candlelight, Yuzi will always remember the teacher's figure when he killed the monster and saved himself, when I was a child, the teacher still hugged me to sleep together, and it was so warm in my arms.
The teacher is so beautiful, looking at the gentle face revealed under the candlelight, Yuzi couldn't stop the praise in her heart, but she didn't want Zhangzi to open her eyes directly, "Ah", Yuzi didn't expect the teacher to suddenly open his eyes and be discovered?
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry. Tamako's face turned red to the root of her ears all of a sudden, really, what a faux pas.
"Yuzi, concentrate on cultivation. There was a hint of majesty in the crisp voice, it was Senior Sister Izumiko.
"Concentrate on cultivation. "The gentle voice is the second senior sister Etsuko.
By the way, teachers and sisters have long been at the point where they can observe the world with their hearts, and even if they close their eyes, they can know everything around them.
Is...... It's so forgetful!
"Teacher, what's wrong with you?"
Huh, teacher.
Yuzi raised her head, but saw the teacher holding the spirit jade hanging on her chest, her expression was full of surprise, sadness, helplessness and a hint of joy.
"It's nothing, let's continue practicing. ”
Yuzi didn't dare to ask anything, but they all felt the loss in the teacher's words.
Did something happen?
"Chengli, get up, it's late. ”
"Don't ...... Let me sleep a little longer. Cheng Li replied in a daze, the soft and comfortable bed that made him unable to get up at all.
"Ha, who told me to wake him up in the morning yesterday?"
"It's me. ”
"Who said you should start working hard?"
"I" Chengli suddenly felt that something was wrong, how could the voice come from under him?
"Ho ho, since you're so lazy, what's the point of being alive, leave this body to me!"
Hearing this, Chengli was completely sleepy, and woke up suddenly, but when he opened his eyes, his heart was sudden, what's the matter, where did so many cherry blossoms come from in my bed?
Before Chengli came to his senses, there was an empty body, and these petals began to rotate and sink like quicksand, and in a hurry, Chengli wanted to grab the bed rail, but it turned out to be there, but he grabbed a void, and then looked, the bed rail had disappeared.
Cheng Li could only watch that he couldn't grasp anything and slowly sank in, his feet were tightly bound, and he couldn't move even if Cheng Li writhed desperately, as if he had no legs anymore.
"Ahhhh......h
But there was no one to save him, so he could only fall in, and finally, even his head disappeared into the pile of cherry blossoms, and then Chengli felt empty, and his body felt the resistance of the air current, and the wind was even stronger than a little, as if the whole person fell from the sky.
This empty feeling made Chengli wake up all of a sudden, "Hmm", the dazzling light of the sun made Chengli stretch out his hand to block his eyes, and the feeling of helplessness in his heart was slowly fading, replaced by a heavy feeling from the solid ground behind him.
It's a dream.
Chengli raised his hand and saw at a glance that the little red in his hand was no longer a drop of water, but a cherry blossom.
It's not a dream, Cheng Li subconsciously looked at the edge of the cliff, and his heart was horrified, the cherry blossom tree was still there!
However, Chengli quickly came back to his senses, there were no cherry blossoms anymore, only one tree was still standing there, bare, but last night's experience made Chengli frightened a lot, and he still had such a dream......
Take it as the best policy, and make a decision to leave.
Hurriedly ran down the cliff, and when Cheng Li felt that it was almost far enough, he began to worry again.
I rubbed it with my hands, it was useless, it was useless at all.
I touched my body, and there was nothing more or less, and there was nothing uncomfortable.
However, when he remembered that he was full of cherry blossoms last night, Chengli couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, it was definitely a monster, a tree demon, a cherry blossom tree spirit.
In the imagination before Chengli, monsters like foxes, rabbits, birds, and flowers and plants should be incarnated as beauties, gentle and amiable, innocent and kind, and the result is ......
This gave Chengli a reminder that the previous experience was useless, not only useless, but even harmful.
After all, it is the regional culture of two different ethnic groups and different countries.
Sometimes misinformation is more dangerous than no inform.
I need to accumulate Japanese cultural legends, but I can't believe them all, maybe that's wrong, this time it's a naked lesson, don't let your guard down on anything in the future, and tell yourself not to make empirical mistakes again.
Clenched his fists, no different from usual, but the thought of a cherry blossom petal there, and then the thought of last night, made me feel uncomfortable.
Be quick to find out what this is.
Cheng Li discerned the direction and bypassed the cliff, which he had heard last night with the sound of water coming from under the cliff, and there must be a river underneath.
This time, Chengli learned his lesson, found a tree, broke off a branch with a thickness of nearly two meters as a goose egg, plucked the fine branches on it, and made a long stick as a self-defense weapon.
It was a mistake not to think about it earlier.
Trying not to think about the cherry blossoms, Cheng Li looked at the scenery while walking, but it was already close to noon, the sun was dazzling, illuminating the whole mountain forest dazzling, there was really nothing to see, only one or two birdsong around him, I don't know what it looked like.
Birdsong? Chengli suddenly reacted, there was birdsong, and he walked out of the maze by himself? Chengli was very puzzled, it was so simple.
Chengli didn't believe it until he saw a few birds chirping and flying into the distance, and then he completely believed that there were signs of life in this forest.
But it shouldn't.
Cheng Li thought about it carefully, could it be that the cherry blossom tree did the ghost last night, why don't you do it now? Or does it only happen at night, and it is safe during the day?
If it's a cherry blossom tree that is a ghost, there are only two explanations for not doing ghosts now, one is that it doesn't need to, what purpose has it achieved, and the other is that it can't make ghosts, something happened.
If it has something to do with day and night, you have to escape from this place during the day.
However, Chengli looked at the cliff, and the cherry blossom tree was still poking out a branch outside the cliff, which was not too long.
Seori decided to go up the cliff again to see the cherry blossom tree, the sun was shining on his body, especially the sun that was almost overhead, and it was very warm on his body.
But Chengli's heart was very cold, looking at this cherry tree that had grown for an unknown number of years, a wave of fear hit his heart.
Trying to contain this fear, Chengli slowly approached the cherry tree, looking at its huge bare stretch in the shape of dense branches, looking at its gray wood, I felt a feeling of depression in my heart.
Swallowing his saliva, ready to run away at any time, Chengli stretched out his wooden stick and slowly knocked on it.
There was a muffled sound of "poof", and Chengli hurriedly jumped two steps, thinking that it was another pile of cherry blossoms flying, but he didn't expect that the whole tree seemed to have been dead for thousands of years, and it began to slowly weathered from the place where Chengli beat it.
Smaller than dust, the entire tree slowly dissipated into the world as if it had turned into smoke.
Cheng Li never expected this to happen, and when he was still standing there, he suddenly felt a sense of instability under his feet, and his left foot was even more sunken.
Not good, Cheng Li suddenly thought of something and was shocked at the moment, and when he was about to turn around and go down the cliff, he heard the sound of a burst of mud and rocks collapsing under him, and before he could react, the entire cliff collapsed directly and fell to the river at the bottom of the cliff.
Cheng Li kept trying to stabilize his body in the air, but he was caught off guard and didn't have time to react, and there was nothing to borrow in mid-air, so he fell straight into the turbulent water.
Cheng Li felt a strong force coming from his feet, and was shocked by this force, his internal organs were in pain, and his ribs were also hit together, and the pain was unbearable, and the most important thing was that his brain was concussed, and Cheng Li's eyes were blank, and his consciousness froze.
Fortunately, Chengli subconsciously grabbed the wooden stick, and did not let go tightly, and rose again with the buoyancy of the wooden stick when the momentum was almost relieved.
There was a muffled sound of "boom", but Cheng Li hit a rock hard under the impact of the water, and he couldn't bear it anymore, Cheng Li spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot, but he also came to his senses.
As soon as he woke up, he felt that his state was worse than ever, he had never been so uncomfortable, and he had never panicked so much.
The previous fears were more of a fear of the unknown, but now, it's more of an uneasiness about their own body functions, and the organs all over the body are transmitting signals of their discomfort, which makes Chengli scared, and there won't be anything bad.
Finally calmed down a little, Chengli knew that his internal organs should have been displaced, his chest was full of breath, he could only exhale, he couldn't inhale, his ribs were stuck, and he hurriedly hammered the side ribs with his hand, and only after feeling the ribs move to reset, he began to inhale heavily.
Seeing that everything is blood red, his eyes hurt for a while, he should have ruptured the retinal capillaries, and just now he should have hit the rock directly with his entire front, Chengli looked at the wooden stick on his chest, if it hadn't blocked it, he was afraid that he would be killed directly.
The heart of the foot is still painful, the thighs and calves are already crispy, the left hand is just abrasion, not in the way, but the right arm is broken, there is no feeling at all, but the blood has been flowing, I can't cover it, I can see that Chengli's heart is trembling, it can't be a ruptured artery, right?
On top of that, my head started to get groggy and I lost a lot of blood.
Chengli bit the tip of his tongue fiercely to sober himself up, fainting here, and definitely not waking up.
What to do?
Accept the unspeakable regret in your heart, just honestly explore the way, which tendon did you make a mistake to go back?
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world.