Chapter 11: Treasure Hunting in the Middle of the Night
In the middle of the night, the crescent moon hangs obliquely, and the insects chirp lowly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Shanshan lay on the bed and couldn't sleep, her heart was full of countless questions, who was the woman? Does the elixir really exist?
Curiosity aroused Shanshan's great interest, and she finally couldn't bear it, changed into light clothes, tied her hair, and secretly ran out of the dormitory, quietly sneaking into the Flowing Fire Palace.
When she jumped into Huoyan's bedroom, Huoyan, who was already lying under the quilt and preparing to sleep, was startled, and Shanshan's sudden appearance was surprised and surprised. "Shanshan, it's so late, why did you come to me?"
Hush! Sansa motioned for Flame to whisper.
"I snuck in, don't make a noise! I have a secret matter to ask you for help! ”
"Then you turn around, I'll get dressed and talk to you!" Huo Yan was a little uncomfortable, clutching the quilt to cover his body.
"Why are you like a girl, you're still afraid of me! I've seen you many times when you didn't wear pants when you were a kid, so what's there to be shy about? Sansa teased him, joking.
"I'm really not wearing pants, not a single one, are you sure you don't need to shy away from it?" Huoyan's eyes widened, and he seemed to be very serious.
"Forget it, I'm not kidding you, I'll wait for you in the outer room, hurry up!" Shanshan thought it would be better to avoid it, after all, everyone is an adult.
Silly girl! I thought we were three-year-olds! You want to see how my body has changed compared to when I was a child, and I don't know how to feel? Is it surprise, ecstasy, or adoration! Huo Yan remembered Shanshan's ignorant and handsome appearance, and couldn't help laughing, he was still very confident in his body, and his heart was sunny.
Shanshan went to the outer room, sat at the Huoyan's desk and waited for the fire, bored, casually rummaging through a few medical books scattered on the table, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she saw a painting under the book, on which a man and a woman were naked and hugging each other. This immediately evoked Shanshan's memories, remembering that night in the middle of the night when the roof was kissed lightly by Ye Mo, and her face burned red.
Just as Shanshan was distracted, Huo Yan had already run out of the dormitory and snatched the painting behind him, and Huo Yan was also embarrassed.
"You, you, don't you touch other people's things casually, okay?" Huo Yan's voice trembled a little when he spoke, this spring/palace/picture was given to him by a good senior brother in the Medicine King Valley, and it was a gift he received on his eighteenth adult birthday. For Huo Yan, who has just become an adult, this spring/palace/picture is of great significance, it gives him a lot of inspiration, and also gives him a lot of space for fantasy, but this is his secret, no third person knows, this time was discovered by Shanshan, he felt an embarrassment that he couldn't let go, and his face was red to the back of his ears.
Sansa shook her head, sobering herself up, silently admonishing herself not to think about what had happened that night with Yemo.
"Okay, everyone is an adult, don't be so naïve, you don't have to blush so much, I'll keep it a secret for you!" Shanshan blushed when she saw Huo Yan's embarrassment, and helped him get rid of it.
Huo Yan was still embarrassed and looked like he was at a loss.
"Alright! Don't talk about this! I have something to ask you today, do you know the story of the alchemy god refining forbidden drugs in ancient times to help the beloved woman rejuvenate? Shanshan couldn't wait to pull Huo Yan and ask.
"How do you know this story? This story is also recorded in our pharmaceutical treasure book, but few outsiders know about it? Huo Yan was very surprised.
"Is there really such a thing? Is there any record in the treasure book where the remaining elixir is hidden? Shanshan asked.
"No, the treasure book only records this event, there is no other information, but it is very old, and this story may just be made up!" Huo Yan carefully hid his own spring/palace/picture.
Huo Yan looked at Shanshan thoughtfully, with a solemn expression, thinking that Shanshan must be upset about her disfigurement and acting strangely.
"Shanshan, don't be too nervous, I'll go back to the Medicine King Valley tomorrow, help you check the medical book again, ask my master, I believe there must be another way to cure your face!" Flame tried to comfort Sanshan.
"Then I won't thank you, since it's my good friend, I shouldn't mind, by the way, I have another thing I want to ask you to help me tonight!"
"What's the matter? Don't exceed my capabilities! Huo Yan thought.
"You can take me to the training valley in the mountain behind the Flowing Fire Palace!" Shanshan directly stated the purpose.
"Why go there? It's the forbidden place of the Flowing Fire Palace, and idle people can't go there at will, and there is an ultra-high temperature lava active there all year round, and the surrounding ten miles are extremely hot, and the terrain is steep, and the slightest carelessness will be life-threatening! "Huo Yan is a little embarrassed.
"I know it's hard and dangerous to get to that place, that's why I'm looking for you! I know you have a way! Shanshan began to flatter Flame, her hands clamping on Flame's arm, her face reverent, her eyes clear and innocent. Huo Yan looked at Shanshan's appearance, thinking about Shanshan's appearance of being tortured by illness, and couldn't bear to refuse.
"I really can't help you, you wait for me, I'll prepare! Let's go! Huo Yan agreed.
That's great! Shanshan was extremely excited, if it weren't for sneaking into the Drifting Fire Palace in the middle of the night, she would definitely have cheered loudly, and her heart was still fanatical.
Huo Yan took the fire protection armor, the two of them dressed it completely, then applied cooling essential oil to the bare skin, and gave Shanshan an iced pill, once Shanshan felt that the heat was abnormal, she could take it to avoid the heat to avoid fainting, and when everything was ready, Huo Yan set off with Shanshan.
Although it was late at night, the direction of the mountain behind the Liuhuo Palace was like a firelight reflecting the sky, as bright as day. Although the light is okay, the mountain road is very difficult to walk, the steep slopes, fine gravel, it is difficult to climb, the air is getting hotter and hotter, the clothes inside the armor are soaked with sweat, the body is sticky and uncomfortable, Shanshan wants to take off the armor. The two supported each other for nearly a few miles, and it became more and more difficult to breathe, but for the hope in her heart, Shanshan kept encouraging herself to keep moving forward: you can't give up, you can't give up!
Finally, after a hard trek, they were very close to the goal, they reached the edge of the cliff of the exercise valley, the hot air was full of wave-shaped water vapor, the visibility was very low, Shanshan's chest was very stuffy, she was almost out of breath, with the help of Huoyan, she quickly took the ice list, after a while, Shanshan regained her senses, wiped the sweat from her forehead, tidied up her clothes, and began to observe the surrounding environment, there was no grass around the cliff, just large hot rocks, and below the cliff was the boiling lava that could not be seen, From time to time, flames burst out several feet high, like the open mouth of a giant beast, and there is a danger of being swallowed at any time.
"What's that?" Shansa asked the flames as she pointed to a bronze tripod suspended above the lava beneath the cliff.
"This is the Tempering Valley, the quenching place of the Flowing Fire Palace's refining of the secret medicine elixir. That bronze tripod is a vessel that the ancestors of the Flowing Fire Palace used illusion to place on top of the lava and used to place the elixir that needs to be exercised! Huo Yan wiped the sweat from his head and replied loudly.
"Oh, I see! Is there a way to get to the bottom? Shanshan asked stupidly.
"You're crazy! It's lava, even if it's steel and iron, I'm afraid it won't reach the bottom and it will be burned to ashes! What exactly do you want to do? "Huo Yan was puzzled.
"Huo Yan, I met a master from outside the world, she told me the story about the rejuvenation elixir, and also said that another elixir was sealed at the bottom of the Flowing Fire Palace Training Valley, if I can find it, then there is hope to restore my appearance!" Sansa spoke hopefully.
"What does it matter if you don't recover? Anyway, it wasn't much better before, so why believe those claims that there are no shadows! Flame was the usual cynical joke.
Shanshan seemed to be stung by the words of the flame, she knew in her heart that even if she was not disfigured, she was indeed just an ordinary girl with an ordinary appearance, and it was estimated that she would not have a chance to become the bride of Prince Sawi, everything was just her own wishful thinking, and there would be no result.
Seeing Shanshan's solemn expression, Huo Yan suddenly realized that his joke might hurt Shanshan, and hurriedly rounded the field: "Okay, I promise that no matter what you become, as long as you don't dislike me, I will marry you!" ”
"Say what? I don't marry you, I grew up together since I was a child, I've known each other for so long, just your mean mouth, you don't annoy me, I'm annoyed! Keep that for other girls! Shansa smiled in response to the flames, ignoring his promise, her mind was full of Prince Savi's figure at the moment, and she couldn't listen to it at all.
"Okay, help people to the end, I'll take a look!" Huo Yan said this, took out a crystal prosthetic eye from the backpack he was carrying and buckled it on his left eye, and then took out some colorful yarn from a purple brocade bag and put it on the palm of his hand, and then began to chant a spell on the yarn, and after a while, he waved his hand and sprinkled it in the training valley, and soon the training valley was shrouded in colored mist, and Huo Yan began to scan the situation in the valley.
"What are you doing?" Shanshan asked.
"I think so, the elixir you are looking for, since it is a medicine, it must have some similar properties to other ordinary elixirs, this colored sand powder is composed of a lot of substances that can react with the ingredients of the elixir, and it is usually used to identify the proportion of the ingredients of the elixir, maybe it can identify a certain attribute component of the elixir, if the elixir is really in the exercise valley, maybe it can be discovered! With this crystal prosthetic eye, you can see more and farther, as long as there are clues, you will be discovered! ”
"So amazing? I'll give it a try! "Sansa went to grab Fire's prosthetic eye.
"Oops, don't move, I'm observing! You don't know how the ingredients of this elixir are revealed? It's all in vain! I'm a professional! Stay honest next to it! ”
Huo Yan ignored Shanshan, still watching with his eyes wide open.