22. Silver cat
If the merfolk really disappeared because they traveled to other planes, would he still be able to find his people?
Maybe his people are hiding in this place?
"As for the living mermaids, the ghosts know where they are, and no one has seen them for hundreds of years anyway." After saying the last sentence, Old K yawned loudly.
After eating the dry food, the three of them hurriedly walked away.
Old K took an ion gun and went to the woods to hang around, and before he left, he said confidently that he would not come back until he caught a shark cub that was a specialty of the mermaid clan. He originally invited Shen Ling to go around with him, and Shen Ling also wanted to go around to see what this legendary mermaid land looked like. But Celia fell asleep because she had eaten, and Shen Ling refused Lao K's invitation in order to take care of her.
Xia, who was cold to Shen Ling from beginning to end, took out his personal wisdom and brain, and crackled on the side. As for the eldest sister Da S, she found a flat big stone and lay down on the spot and fell asleep, her rose snake soul body was coiled in a ball, lying on her lower abdomen to guard her master.
Shen Ling originally thought that the white ghosts and they should set off for the so-called mermaid clan secret realm after they finished eating the dry food, but looking at the current situation, it seemed that they were planning to set off after they had enough spirits. Thinking about a fierce battle that the three of them had just experienced before, Shen Ling could also understand their decision.
However, he really wanted to find someone to ask where the secret realm of the mermaid clan was, because as far as he could see, there didn't seem to be any buildings similar to the secret realm nearby, only the wide empty lawn that had been specially carved out for some reason.
Old K is not there, S is sleeping. Shen Ling estimated that he didn't want to take care of himself if he asked Xia, so he carefully carried the sleeping Celia to the empty lawn.
The millet mouse, which had been sleeping next to him, rolled over, not noticing that the owner had quietly left.
Shen Ling looked at it at a glance, this empty lawn seemed to be an irregular circle, very wide, and at a rough glance, it seemed to be larger than the Beast God Temple in Mengdian City. The surrounding trees seem to have been deliberately avoided and only grow on its periphery. There is only a small green grass growing in the circle, and not even a single common wildflower is visible.
The stone man with whom the three White Ghosts had fought fiercely before was shattered into a pile by the laser beam and fell to the ground.
Shen Ling boldly walked over and stood next to the gravel to see what this stone man was.
Shen Ling originally thought that this stone man should be a machine person, but when he got closer, he realized that this stone man turned out to be a real stone man, without any mechanical parts.
He picked up a piece of gravel and looked at it, and the dark gray stone didn't seem to be any different except that it was a little harder than ordinary stone. What is it that drives the Stone Man to fight the White Ghost like a warrior?
Shen Ling put the stone in his pocket, he was both excited and curious about this mysterious mermaid land, he couldn't wait to know all her secrets, but he was a little afraid that those secrets would put him in another confused situation.
Seeing that there didn't seem to be anything unusual about this empty lawn, and the voice that had been seducing him didn't sound anymore, Shen Ling decided to take Celia back to the camp to rest first, and wait for the white ghosts to start moving.
Shen Ling turned around and walked towards the camp, and before he had taken two steps, he suddenly felt something, turned around suddenly, and a large white cat suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
Perhaps it should not be said that it is a white cat, because the fur of this big cat, which has caught up with a small tiger, is a brilliant silver-white, and this kind of fur that will make a noble lady crazy when she sees it, is so beautiful that it seems to be carefully woven with the brilliance of the stars in the universe.
The big cat's lilac pair of vertical pupils looked at Shen Ling coldly, and then in front of Shen Ling, the big cat gradually disappeared as if it had been enchanted.
Shen Ling's eyes widened in surprise, and after staying for a moment, he rushed to the place where the big cat had stood before to check around, and finally confirmed in disappointment that there was nothing.
He wondered, could it be that he was hallucinating?
After returning to the camp, Shen Ling was also a little sleepy, found a big tree to lean on, and fell asleep with Celia in his arms.
I don't know how long I slept, but Lao K pushed Shen Ling and called him up.
"Little brat, let's do it, don't blame us for not calling you if you don't get up again."
Shen Ling, who was in a daze, sat up, and Old K patted his head with a smile and said, "It's only three hours, and if you miss these three hours, you won't be able to enter the mermaid secret realm until next month." ”
Shen Ling hurriedly stood up, and by the way, he took out a free hand and patted the dead grass clippings and mud on his pants.
Shen Ling moved too much, and made Celia quarrel too. Celia was half-asleep and half-awake and babbling, Shen Ling smoothed her waistcoat, and Celia, who was comfortable, meekly lay on Shen Ling and fell asleep again.
Old K took Shen Ling into the empty lawn, and as soon as the tall trees that blocked the view disappeared, Shen Ling saw it. Under the soft silver glow shining from nowhere, a winding staircase appeared leading to the sky. The lumpy objects that make up the steps appear to have been made out of a mold, and are translucent, rectangular squares with a silver glow.
The destination of the glowing staircase was hidden in the thick clouds of the sky, and when you looked up from below, you could not see any clues about that mysterious destination.
"That's where the merfolk's biggest secret is hidden." The old K, who has always been oily and smooth, looked up at the clouds and mist, and he was rarely stern.
"What the fuck are you guys fucking around there? Get out of here! S, who was already standing at the bottom of the steps, shouted angrily at Old K and Shen Ling.
Xia stood next to her with a straight face.
Lao K grabbed Shen Ling's arm and dragged him to S, Lao K grabbed it so suddenly that Shen Ling almost didn't hold Celia steady. The little fat who had already woken up and was playing on the side saw that the owner was gone, so he hurriedly ran over and grabbed Shen Ling's trouser legs, and crawled into Shen Ling's pocket with a smoke. Then it found a magical stone in Shen Ling's pocket, so he took the stone and began to gnaw on it. Although it couldn't chew it, it was surprised to find that the stone tasted pretty good, and it was a little similar to the smell of its owner?
The three of the white ghosts joined the group temporarily, and Shen Ling, who was holding Celia's baby dragon, stood at the bottom of the transparent steps. S pulled out a necklace with a ruby pendant from his neck, and took out four pairs of earplugs from the necklace.
Old K bumped Shen Ling's shoulder and boasted to him: "Did you see the thing that the eldest sister was wearing?" That's the space storage device, so I've seen it for a long time. ”
Shen Ling smiled and didn't say anything.
"Thank you, old lady, for the foresight of how much I prepared a pair of earplugs." S distributed the earbuds to the three of them, and when she handed them to Shen Ling, she had to say scerely, "Otherwise, you will have to pull two grasses on the ground and crush them to use as earplugs." However, weeds are not as good as these earbuds, which I bought from the Internet at a high price, and they can block a qiē sound. Don't break it, this is just these four pairs of earplugs. ”
"What are these earbuds for?" Shen Ling asked puzzled.
"Wait up and stop the mermaid's singing, if you want to listen to it, you can not wear it, but if you fall from the sky, then you can ask for a blessing." After a brief explanation, S changed to a dignified and stern expression.
"Old K, Xia, and the little kid with the dragon, I warn you, the secret realm of the mermaid land is not so easy to enter. According to the information we have obtained, in order to reach the secret realm, you must climb this step on foot, and you cannot use any external devices. To date, countless Anomalous Beings, Cosmic Hunter Combinations, and even the military have visited this place, but none of them have been able to discover the true secrets inside. Although we White Ghost are not a third-rate hunter group, we are indeed much worse than those composed of high-level abilities. So, don't rush in with the idea of rushing in one breath, we are not here this time to enter the secret realm, as long as you feel in danger, no matter what, immediately retreat, understand! ”
Old K and Xia immediately replied, "Understood! ”
Shen Ling was a second late, and immediately replied, "Understood!" ”
"Okay, now put the earbuds on, let's go up!"
Shen Ling obediently plugged in his earbuds, and then he remembered Celia. Since the mermaid's song is so terrible, what if it hurts Celia when the time comes? If he didn't take Celia up, Shen Ling would be worried that he would lose her, and if he brought her up, he was afraid that she would be injured, and he didn't want to give up such a precious opportunity to get in touch with the mermaid's secrets. After a little struggle, Shen Ling took the earbuds out of his ears and eyes and put them on for Celia.
Since he is a mermaid himself, something like the mermaid's song will definitely not hurt him!
So Shen Ling followed the three of them to the steps with the white ghost.
Probably unable to hear the sound, the three people of the White Ghost were quiet, silently climbing the steps. S walked in front, followed by Xia, Shen Ling walked behind Xia, and Lao K was broken.
The higher he went, the more cold Shen Ling felt, but fortunately, Celia's body was very warm, and holding her was like holding a small stove. Shen Ling found that the three people of the white ghost didn't seem to be cold, and then he noticed that the three people were wearing special clothes with very special materials.
Celia had already completely woken up in the process of climbing, scratching at Shen Ling's clothes. Shen Ling, who was a little tired from climbing the steps, paid attention to Celia, and when Celia's big green eyes looked at him with a smile, Shen Ling couldn't help but bow his head and kiss the soft dragon horn on her head.
After being kissed by Shen Ling, Celia laughed excitedly for some reason, and her two little paws couldn't stop slapping Shen Ling's chest. After laughing, he probably noticed that the earbuds felt a little strange, and frowned and became depressed.
Old K patted Shen Ling's shoulder from behind and gestured to warn him to pay attention to safety and stop playing. Shen Ling nodded, and suddenly couldn't hold back his curiosity and glanced down, and immediately felt that his head was a little dizzy, and his legs were a little weak.
In order to be in a hurry, they walked very fast, and by this time they had reached a very high place.
Old K held Shen Ling and knocked him on the head unceremoniously, signaling him to continue walking forward and not looking down.
Shen Ling nodded, quickened his pace and kept up with Xia and S.
I don't know how long I walked again, Shen Ling's two legs had already begun to disobey the call, he could only grit his teeth, cheer up and continue to walk up. The more he walked up, the temperature was not so low, and the sound of the wind that had been whistling in his ears also stopped, which made Shen Ling feel a little better.
He looked up again for the umpteenth time, at the end of the stairs that seemed to be in the infinite distance. Between the heavy clouds, a few vague figures floated out, but just looking at the simple outlines of those figures, you can immediately guess that they are the shadows of mermaids!
In a trance, he heard the gentle and ethereal female voice again, very softly, very softly, like someone was whispering in his ear.