The palace is cone-shaped on four sides, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, surrounded by green aquatic plants and seagrasses, red coral hawksbill turtles, white pearls glittering from shells and mussel flesh, and blue with strings of necklace-like foam. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Nangong Mingxuan followed Ding Chou Ding Mao into the gate, surrounded by all kinds of fishmen who were curious onlookers, some with swords, some with spears, all of them were strange-looking creatures that had never been seen before.

The palace master didn't seem to have the intention of half-covering his face with the pipa, and Nangong Mingxuan only waited in the center of the hall for a while before he appeared. It was a fish-man dressed in a shark veil, with a small mouth and big eyes, a plump chest, a bifurcated tail like feet, and tiny scales reflecting a faint rainbow light could be seen on the bare skin.

This is supposed to be a woman. Nangong Mingxuan doesn't know if this lake master is a national beauty and fragrance in the aesthetics of the fish people, but at least it won't look so abrupt. The young man said, and the fishman sat down on a huge coral-decorated bed stool in the center of the hall and said, "No need to be polite. Dare to ask this knight, but is he a person from southern Xinjiang? ”

Nangong Mingxuan pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not from Southern Xinjiang. This chance visit was an accident. That one... There is no distinction between the four elephants in the sea of descending stars... I don't know if the Lord of the Lake can fulfill one or two and send it out? ”

The lord of the lake said: "The Descending Star Sea is in the west of southern Xinjiang, and it is a landmark separating the Qingqiu Fox Land from the mountains of southern Xinjiang, how do ordinary people know here?" ”

Nangong Ming frowned secretly: "I feel that this fish man didn't mean to send me out, I'm afraid that I didn't guess it right from my previous thoughts, they are at the bottom of the lake, and they specially arrest people who accidentally fell into the lake, although I don't know what they want to do, but I'm afraid that nothing good will happen." ”

Thinking of this, Nangong Ming said: "Don't hide it, my wife is from Qingqiu, and she had some quarrels a few days ago, so she was so angry that she went back to her parents' house." No, I'll come and welcome her back. ”

"Your wife is from Qingqiu?!" The female lake lord was obviously quite shocked, and asked rhetorically, "In that case, how did you fall into this sea of descending stars?" ”

"I'm ashamed to say that. That's right, my wife is good at using Gu arts, and often goes to the lake to find some star snails to extract the small insects in them to assist in poison refining. I was purely looking for some star snails, but I didn't expect to find them anywhere, so the boat rowed to the middle of the lake. Later, I saw one easily, so I hurriedly grabbed it, and accidentally fell in. ”

The lake lord said: "Star snails only appear in groups in summer, and now it is the end of winter and the beginning of spring, so it is normal that you can't find them." The fish-man paused, "So, you really came all the way from outside the southern frontier?" ”

"Uh, well, sort of."

"That's a good idea." The owner of the lake smiled, "Ding Chou, go and prepare the banquet." ”

Ding Chou responded, and after a while, many water tribes came up with all kinds of delicious food. Salmon, tuna, yellow croaker, conger eel, prawns, crabs, flower nails, and river snails are the freshest delicacies of the river and sea. Nangong Mingxuan sat down at the table, although he had eaten a lot of seafood in the South China Sea since he was a child, salmon was just gone, and it was the first time that other fish had eaten raw like this. The young man was not ready to eat, so he took the chopsticks and asked: "There is an old saying that people have short hands and soft mouths. Now that such a sumptuous table is suddenly entertained, it makes my heart very frightened. If the Lake Lord has anything to say, it is better to say it as soon as possible. ”

The lake lord stood up with a slight smile, took a thousand blessings first, and then sat opposite Nangong Mingxuan, and ate every bite of the ingredients in front of the young man to show that there was no problem, and then said slowly: "I'm afraid that this chivalrous warrior won't be able to eat after listening to the latter words, so let's enjoy it first, so as not to waste these high-quality ingredients." ”

"No, let's talk about it first." Nangong Ming extinguished and insisted.

"Okay then." The Lake Lord smiled bitterly, "I'm sorry, we can't send you out." ”

"Sure enough, what are the conditions? Or do you have some conspiracy? ”

"Murderous! The Lord of the Lake will withdraw first! ”

"No need, Ding Chou Ding Mao, you guys step back first."

"But?"

"It's okay, have you forgotten that I am the master of the Star Sea?"

Ding Chou Ding Mao glanced at each other and took a few steps back, his eyes staring at Nangong Mingxuan.

"It turns out that you boast that you are profound, profound, and unscrupulous."

The Lake Lord said: "You are wrong, it's not that we don't want to send you out, but because... We can't even get out ourselves, so how can we send others out who have strayed into the sea of stars? ”

Nangong Ming's pupils shrank, "You, what you said is true?" No, your palace is built at the bottom of the lake, and if you can't find the direction, the two fish will get lost. ”

"We Descending Sea Tribes can sense the location of this palace, even if it is not clear in all directions, we can still find the location of this palace." She didn't seem to want to continue the topic, so she changed her words and said, "This knight, we have no malice in waiting for the Descending Star Sea Clan, and please believe us." ”

"There is no evidence, what can be done to prove what you say? Also, even if you get lost in the sea of descending stars at night, you can naturally go out when it turns to daylight outside. ”

The Lake Lord shook his head and said, "Once you enter the Descending Star Sea, you will be surrounded by stars all the time throughout the year. Whether it's at night or during the day, you can't find a way to go out on your own. ”

"How is that possible?!" Nangong Mingxuan was surprised for a long time, and took a deep breath to calm his mood, "So... Are you entertaining and polite, what do you want to do? ”

The lord of the lake said, "We have a request for you. ”

"What if I don't say yes?"

"If it succeeds, you can find a way out."

Nangong Mingxuan frowned, "Why should I believe you?" Don't you use me as a gun? ”

The Lord of the Lake said: "We don't know when the Descending Star Aquarium was born, maybe thousands of years, maybe tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years, but what we do know is that we were born to protect something. ”

"What's that?"

"We don't know what it is. Earlier, I said that the Descending Star Aquarium will have a sense of this palace, in fact, it is more accurate to have a sense of what we are guarding in this palace. It's a pity that we can't get close to it, and we can't find out the secrets inside. ”

"And how do you know this thing can help us out?"

"The entire Descending Star Sea, the entire ecosystem of the Descending Star Sea, and even those of us who seem to have become spirits, all exist to protect this thing. Once this thing is gone, most of the strange sights of the Descending Star Sea will also disappear. ”

"I refuse." Nangong Mingxuan said bluntly, "I like the Descending Star Sea very much, and my wife also likes the Descending Star Sea, I don't want to destroy anything here." ”

The Lake Lord smiled, but there was bitterness in his smile, "I don't force you... It's just that... We who can't remember how many years have passed in this lake for thousands of years, and we really don't want to be trapped here anymore. ”

"You... You've been here since you were born? ”

"It's... Maybe thousands, maybe tens of thousands, maybe... Millions of years... Oh, who knows. ”

Nangong Mingxuan was a little shocked, and still said for a long time: "I'm sorry... I can't help with that. He was silent for a moment, "But what does this have to do with whether I am from southern Xinjiang or not?" ”

The Lord of the Lake said: "Over the years, there have been many people who have strayed into the Descending Star Sea, with different skin colors, different hairs, different races, and different languages. But among these people, only the people of southern Xinjiang are certain to die. ”

"What is certain to die?"

"There is a layer of enchantment near the things we are guarding, and the only people who go in to get treasures are people in southern Xinjiang. The rest of the places, the rest of the races, at least there is a chance of survival. ”

"So wicked." Nangong Mingxuan raised his eyebrows, "If I don't help you, what are you going to do with me?" ”

The Lake Lord smiled, "We are not murderous demons and monsters. There is a huge sea of stars, and there are very few people who know here, is it possible that they can't support your mouth? You just live in the sea, and even if you die of old age, we will not drive you away and murder you. ”

Nangong Ming was speechless for a while, "You really can't get out?" ”

"It's true, if you don't believe it, you can go out of the palace and take a look, with the perception of our cultivators, a simple day or two should be predictable. Just take a look and see if it is as I said, the sea of stars is a normal scene both day and night. I don't know how the people who left us here in the first place used it, but I guess that the stars in the sea of descending stars did not appear in the reflection of the stars in the heavenly firmament... But... One heaven and one earth, originally the same system, but different sizes..."

"You mean... Simulating the Star Universe... No, you're saying you've created a system that's the same as the one in the sky... This?! Nangong Mingxuan was a little shocked, "No matter what, I'll go to the sea and take a look, seeing is believing." ”

The Lake Lord nodded, "I'll let Ding Chou accompany you, so that you won't be harmed by the illusion of the stars." ”

Nangong Mingxuan pondered for a moment and nodded, "Thank you so much." As soon as the words fell, the young man strode towards the outside of the palace, and the strange fish named Ding Chou did not bother, but followed from a distance.

After about two or three days like this, Nangong Mingxuan finally returned to the palace with a bitter face.

The lake lord smiled: "So, I didn't lie to you, right?" ”

"Can you tell me more about the things you guard?"

The lord of the lake said: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I have prepared a banquet, let's talk while eating." ”

Nangong Mingxuan sat down, "It's time to start." ”

"That's right, in the vague memories of our Descending Sea Tribe, the man who created us in the first place is what we are talking about now. So every time there is someone who speaks this language, we treasure it. We have counted that one out of ten people who enter the enchantment can survive, but people who speak this language can probably survive three out of ten, and the probability is different, at least it means that the recognition is different. ”

"Recognition, you say?"

"We can sense that this thing has spirituality, and he will kill everything he doesn't like, and as for those who are not dead, it can be regarded as an escape from death..."

"Such a high mortality rate... You..."Nangong Mingxuan's face turned pale, "You won't still say it higher, right?" ”

"No, one achievement is one percent, three achievements are three percent, and our Star Descending Water Tribe will definitely not pit those who help us."

Nangong Ming's face turned red when he knew that he was speechless, "I'm sorry to doubt you..."

"It's okay, we all understand. All in all, if you want to get out, there's probably only one or two to try. ”

Nangong Mingxuan was silent for a long time, and the Lake Lord continued: "In addition, our Descending Star Aqua will provide a benefit to our friends. ”

"What's the benefit?"

"We believe that as long as we wait for a long time, even if it is 100 million years, 1 billion years, one day we can get out of this sea of stars. And those who have helped us, we will freeze them with sea foam sand when they need it. Sea foam sand freezes life force and stops biological aging. The day we can successfully escape from the Falling Star Sea, we will wake up these friends one by one, and then together... Get out of here. ”

Nangong Mingxuan smiled bitterly: "100 million years, 1 billion years... When that time comes, even when you go back to land, no one will smile at your doorstep and say, 'Welcome home,' 'Where have you been after all this time?' Do you know how much I miss you? ’。 It's not interesting to live alone like that. ”

The lake lord looked sad, "It's a sad scene... I'm sorry... We may be too selfish. ”

Nangong Mingxuan did not make a sound.

"So... The knights aren't going to help us, are they? The lake lord sighed, "Then let's tell you about the safer places in the sea, what other fish can be eaten, and which fish and which organs are poisonous." lest they lose their lives in vain. ”

"Wait." Nangong Mingxuan smiled bitterly: "So anxious to drive me away? ”

"What do you mean...?"

The young man shrugged, "Didn't I say that I still want to find my wife." How can I be trapped here if I can't find her? ”