"Laxmi-san, I want to sleep - can I borrow your knee?" He took advantage of the sleepiness and said unashamedly.

"Huh? Well, of course you can ......" Laxmi rubbed her thighs slowly, and she suddenly wondered if the other party had washed her hair. Hua Jiuxi really fell asleep, and Laxmi was pillowed on her thighs while she was also a sleeping demon, so both of them were paralyzed in the belly of the sun.

On the other hand, Zhu Shi's mind received their soft snoring, and he pursed his lips and smiled: "The children seem to be really tired, sister will sing you a song." As she spoke, she used her ethereal voice to convey a lullaby of the fox fairy to the ears of Hua Jiuxi and the others.

Hua Jiuxi had a vague dream, in which there was a tall woman, dressed in long clothes, like an ancient. And his own body seemed to be very small, and he was sitting in the woman's arms, and his heart was indescribably peaceful and warm, because this was in his mother's arms.

Then when he woke up, he remembered that he had no parents, and Zhu Shi's singing had just stopped. Hua Jiuxi saw that the surrounding scenery was already blue-black, and the real sun had set.

"Sister, were you singing just now?" Hua Jiuxi asked to the air.

"Well, let you two have a good dream." Zhu Shi said, "Of course, I haven't sung for a long time, and I want to show off." ”

"Laxmi seems to be sleeping very hard...... "Hua Jiuxi felt that this girl had an extraordinary ability, that is, no matter how critical it was, she could sleep peacefully for many hours. Right now, she still maintains a kneeling posture, her legs should have been numb early, and Hua Jiuxi felt ashamed for a while.

Just as he hesitated to wake her up, Laxmi's eyes suddenly opened, and he rubbed them, and subconsciously stood up.

"Is it dark?" but she immediately realized that her leg was unconscious, and she staggered and was about to fall. Hua Jiuxi hurriedly held her up, and she was embarrassed to thank her or something.

"Xiaohua, where are we?" Laxmi saw that it was dark outside, so he asked Hua Jiuxi. I don't know if it's an illusion, but there are countless sounds of water and insects in her ears.

"I'm guessing we're there." Hua Jiuxi said, "Isn't it-Sister Zhu Shi?" ”

"Don't you know how to look at a map?" Zhu Shi's voice echoed in the minds of the two of them again, "I need to say something, the closer I get to the center of Shaoguang City, the less my demonic influence will weaken. So, I need to give you all the things I want to give to you before the impact is completely gone. ”

The tone of this speech is very similar to what the Worm Tianzi usually teaches himself, Hua Jiuxi is a little unhappy, but of course he can't show it: "Of course, you'd better make it clear in one go." ”

"Where do you see now?" Zhu Shi asked.

Hua Jiuxi knew that she meant to get herself out of the sun's body and go out to observe. He cautiously took one foot first—and it was empty, and it was a loud scream.

Fortunately, Laxmi pulled her to death, and Hua Jiuxi wiped the cold sweat on her forehead after recovering the trend of falling to the ground: "It's so dangerous." ”

"It turns out that we really landed on a very tall tree." Hua Jiuxi said.

"How tall?" Laxmi asked.

"It's more than 100 meters on visual inspection – not only long, but also very thick." Hua Jiuxi said, "This is the 'spring room' in the four outer cities of Shaoguang City. A huge jungle with no end in sight, the sun rises and sets over the trees. ”

"This is no ordinary tree." Zhu Shi's voice said, "These big trees symbolize the Three Realms, and their crowns symbolize the Heavenly Realm. The trunk symbolizes the boundary of the earth, and the root system symbolizes the boundary of the water. All three areas are inhabited by different residents.

"Residents?" Laxmi was puzzled.

"Yes, inhabitants." Hua Jiuxi explained, "Shaoguangcheng has been doing the work of 'rising and falling' for thousands of years. Most of the rare monsters can be protected on the outskirts of Shaoguang Castle. The spring room where we are located is mainly a collection of all kinds of dragon monsters. ”

"Dragons...... Is it a Chinese dragon or a Western dragon? Laxmi couldn't stop being curious.

Hua Jiuxi scratched his head, "Whether it is China, the West or India, the dragon family is very large. And Shaoguangcheng's seems to have all kinds. Hua Jiuxi said while thinking, it is really not easy to walk through this place safely.

"Let me tell you about it. Depending on their habits, the top of this jungle is inhabited by various nesting dragons, while in the middle are huge land dragons and serpents, and the bottom layer of the deep water is inhabited by various sea dragons. Zhu Shi said to the two.

"It's scary enough to say, according to this situation. If we're not careful, the two of us could be a meal in their mouths. Hua Jiuxi said with some despair.

Laxmi was also worried when he saw him like this.

Hua Jiuxi saw that her face was a little sad, and hurriedly explained: "But if you don't pay attention, you may come out." ”

"Ahem, I'm sure Xiaohua can come back with all your beards and tails, but here, my sister wants to tell you a shortcut." Zhu Shi said.

"Oh?" Hua Jiuxi's eyes lit up, "Tell me about it?" ”

"Looking at the map, did you find a mark, which looks like scales and three hills?" Hua Jiuxi and Laxmi searched for it, and found that it was not far from their feet, but they were very happy.

"Go to this cave and find a stone with dragon scales on it, and if you find it, it will be of great use. That's all I'm saying, you two clever kids should be able to find it yourself. Goodbye! After this voice sounded, Hua Jiuxi called a few more times, but did not reply.

"She's directing the battle again." Laxmi muttered.

"Xiaomi, don't think too well of her, I guess, she is holding a kind of mentality of watching monkey shows. The main thing is to see me make a fool of ......," Hua Jiuxi said.

In any case, it is already night, and any action will have to be said tomorrow. Hua Jiuxi asked Laxmi if she was hungry, and the other party shook his head.

"Amazing, the fruit that Sister Zhu Shi gave us can not only quench our thirst and hunger, but also save the toilet."

Seeing Laxmi looking at him with big eyes, Hua Jiuxi hurriedly said, "Otherwise, how embarrassing do you want to be......"

Later, Hua Jiuxi and Laxmi told each other a few ghost stories that were not too scary, and then they went to sleep. Wait until the next morning, and see that the little sun is about to rise into the sky on its own—if it stays inside, it will be a way home. Hua Jiuxi pulled Laxmi out slowly.

As soon as Laxmi came out, he saw several large bird-like wyverns spewing flames in the air. It's not a fairy tale, and if these dragons pay a little attention to these two little people, it's a mouthful.

She was a little scared, and Hua Jiuxi could be said to be the only one to rely on - although it didn't seem reliable.

Hua Jiuxi pulled the Thousand Hands Buddha out, and watched this thing move up and down the hundred-meter-high tree trunk like a huge spider.

"You said we're going to sit ...... Sit this thing down? Laxmi looked at the strange-looking Thousand-Armed Buddha with some suspicion. It's a pity that his scarab beetle is not around, otherwise it can really accommodate two people.

"There's no way around it." Hua Jiuxi said.

There was a huge golden wheel behind the Thousand Hands Buddha, and Hua Jiuxi tied himself and Laxmi to the spokes with some iron hooks and lowered it. It's been a painful process.

Fortunately, the worries along the way proved unnecessary, and there were no strange dragons to attack them. I only know that the further down you go, the heavier the humidity in the air, Laxmi muttered, "Mangroves." ”

Some of the huge trees in front of me were indeed submerged in the water, and many roots hung down from the air, forming a forest of trees. So they couldn't tell whether it was a mangrove forest or a banyan forest, Hua Jiuxi and the two of them carefully stepped on the roots of the trees that were exposed to the water, which was extremely laborious.

"Xiaohua, what is the stone that my sister wants us to find, do you know?" Laxmi asked Hua Jiuxi.

"I'll know when I see you, and I'll sell it too." Hua Jiuxi said that he expected that the road ahead would be so difficult, and that he would have to hang the child's appetite and persist in walking down - he himself was actually almost unable to hold on.

The two of them walked for about two hours, and the lake turned into a swamp, which made it even more difficult to walk. This didn't scare Hua Jiuxi, just watching him throw out a few tiny seeds. These seeds multiply rapidly when exposed to water and soil, and in an instant, they spread into a large dark green mat. Hua Jiuxi first asked the Thousand-Handed Buddha to try to crawl on it, and saw that its tiny claws could withstand it, and he and Laxmi should be able to handle it.

After walking the second half of the road, a small hill appeared in front of them. A very large cave occupies two-thirds of the area of the hill, as if it had been carefully carved out. A strong smell of sulfur could be smelled from far away from the entrance of the cave.

"Rotten eggs are still pits." Hua Jiuxi teased.

"Is it the smell of sulfur, is this the entrance to hell?" "I've heard a lot of stories of living people digging tunnels through hell. ”

"This thing really has something to do with hell." Hua Jiuxi said, "Ancient books record that there is a kind of sheep-headed demon dragon that lives deep underground, and when they breathe in, they spew out flames that can kill people. But because he killed too much, he was locked in the depths of the Nine Shadows by Dayu. ”

Laxmi said, "The ancient serpent in the lake of fire? ”

Hua Jiuxi didn't know what she was talking about, nodded casually, and asked Wang to walk into the cave: "Fortunately, it's not in this cave, and the sulfur smell is estimated to have been left over from decades ago." Or we would have died. ”

Laxmi saw that he went down without any protection, and followed him without hesitation. I saw that there were some glowing microorganisms in the cave, so it was not very dark. The slope in the cave is a bit steep, first descending and then rising, and finally the two of them almost cross on their stomachs.

There was a dense strange sound in his ears, Hua Jiuxi looked at the scene in front of the slope and pressed Laxmi who was just about to probe: "It's a little disgusting, Xiaomi, do you want to continue watching?" ”

Laxmi knew he was alarmist, and he stretched out half of his body to see countless dragons and snakes snaking together in twisted shapes, all stirring in a large pit.

"Are they mating?" Laxmi apparently had this answer in mind.

"None of them are of the same species, and of course they are not mated." Hua Jiuxi said, "How can I say it, these monsters are rubbing and molting each other. ”

"Theoretically, reptiles can grow as long as they don't die. This is also the principle of the change of the dragon snake, and these relatively low-level ones in front of them can quickly evolve while absorbing the demonic power left by the fire dragon and exchanging breaths with each other. "Actually, this is Hua Jiuxi's guess, as for the truth, no one knows.

"However, we don't care what they're going to do." Hua Jiuxi said, "What we need to find is already in our hands." As he spoke, his hand flickered, and sure enough, there was a stone covered with dragon scales.

"Ah, I see." Laxmi looked at the slope where the two people were hiding, and there were actually stone dragon scales on the entire side, "For thousands of years, this hillside, which is full of dragon demonic power, has gradually evolved...... This is really a very amazing thing."

"Yes, with such a stone, the main thing is that any kind of dragon, will treat us as a kind, and not harm us. So now, we're unblocked. Hua Jiuxi said, "We have to get out of this ghost place quickly and go to the next destination!" ”

Hua Jiuxi tried to shout out in his mind as much as possible: "Hey, can you hear it-Sister Zhu Shi." ”

After repeating this a few times, Zhu Shi really replied: "Here, I guess you have already got the 'Dragon Molt Stone'?" ”

Hua Jiuxi complained: "This thing is so cheap, if you prepare it earlier, we won't be able to suffer so much!" ”

Zhu Shi actually laughed "hehe": "Okay, okay, my fault." This thing has to be kept carefully, and it is very useful~ You don't sound hurt, so I'll give the second one, rest assured, it's also the second task. ”

"Say it." Hua Jiuxi deliberately made a panting motion, "What are you looking for this time?" ”

"Get out of the hill and see if there's a palace on the map?"

Hua Jiuxi opened the map, and there was a Forbidden City-like pattern in the southwest direction, which was not far away.

"Do you know what's inside?" Zhu Shi asked.

Hua Jiuxi shook his head, and after realizing that Zhu Shi couldn't see it at all, he said loudly, "I don't know." ”

"This palace is called 'One Hundred and Eight Dragons', and it is inhabited by one hundred and eight dragon creatures that are unique in the world. You need to open the fifty-third courtyard this time and tame the dragon inside......"

"It's too hard, isn't it?" Hua Jiuxi was about to retreat immediately.

"No, only with the support of this thing can our side have a chance to attack the core area. I've entrusted you with such an important matter. Zhu Shi's tone suddenly became cold, "After the thing is done, this precious creature should be given to you." This kind of good thing is not in this village. "A coercion and temptation.

Hua Jiuxi was a little moved by this, so he said, "Okay, but what is that monster, and what does it matter?" ”

"I'll tell you ...... there," Zhu Shi sold Guan Zi again.