Chapter 22: The Stranger
In the darkness, Mengqing, who was walking alone, couldn't tell the direction, and didn't know why he was in such a place, and his heart was filled with a feeling of illusion. I don't know how long it took or how long I walked, but a red cloud suddenly appeared in the distance, and then just a moment later, a huge firebird surrounded by flames and emitting a blinding bright red light appeared in the sky in front of me, as if completely untouched by space and time.
The strange thing is that the dazzling light emitted by the firebird is not dazzling in Meng Qingqing's eyes, and the high temperature that can burn any substance into ashes also makes him feel warm and warm, so he can see the appearance of the firebird clearly at the first time. I saw that its huge body and outstretched wings were more than thirty meters long, and dozens of tail feathers about the same length as its body were scattered behind it, flashing with fantastic brilliance. The long neck is beautiful and elegant, the golden eyes reveal an unbeatable pride, and the head is like a crown, which is both gorgeous and noble, and full of majesty, and the appearance is like the legendary phoenix.
"You are ......" Meng Qingqi seemed to flash fragments in her mind, these things seemed to be vivid, but they were out of reach. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Meng Qingqi's mind, and she remembered the phoenix in Fang Cai's underworld space, but after careful comparison, there was no comparison between the two. One is full of vicissitudes, the other is ...... Freshman? That's right, the new life, like the rebirth of Nirvana, that feeling is incomparable, just when Meng Qingqi's body stiffened because of the shock, and he was stunned and didn't know what to do, the condescending phoenix suddenly pounced on him with rolling flames, and the power was terrifying.
Meng Qingli didn't even have time to react, the huge sharp mouth of the phoenix had already touched his chest, but it didn't penetrate out, nor did it knock him away, but turned into flames from head to tail, just in the blink of an eye, the huge body completely submerged into Meng Qingqing's body, and at this time, Meng Qingjiao, who had just woken up, finally couldn't help but let out the screams that had been suppressed in his heart.
Meng Qingqian sat up suddenly, gasping for breath, only to feel sweat all over his body, and a cool breeze blew, making him shiver. When he looked in the direction where the wind was blowing, he saw the bright moon hanging high in the dark night sky outside the window, and then he pinched himself under the quilt, and after feeling the pain, he immediately made up his mind, it turned out that everything that had just happened was just a nightmare, but the feeling of being there still made him palpitate......
"What the hell are you doing, first dreaming of encountering monsters, then being killed by a beautiful woman, and now suddenly seeing a phoenix, is it because you were too scared by a beautiful woman during this time, and you were too nervous?" Meng Qingqian wiped the sweat from her forehead and whispered to herself.
"You weren't dreaming." But Meng Qingqing's emotions had not calmed down, and a soft and beautiful voice without a trace of impurities had already reached his ears, which immediately startled him again.
Meng Qingqian looked in the direction where the voice came from, and through the faint moonlight outside the window, she saw a beautiful and moving girl sitting on a chair on the wall opposite the bed. The sudden appearance of a stranger in his room was enough to frighten people, and it is conceivable how horrified this girl would be if the girl were to kill him in his 'dream'.
"You...... You ......" Meng Qingqian seemed to be petrified for a while, and after a long time, he stretched out his finger and pointed at the girl, but he couldn't even finish speaking, and his voice trembled. Then he quickly picked up a table lamp from the side of the bed and held it in his hand, and looked at the girl with a wary face, as if this was the way to put himself at ease. When he really faced death just now, he didn't have such fear, but now he thought that the dream he had thought was a reality, and he was afraid because he encountered something unknown.
Seeing Meng Qingqi's reaction, the girl was angry and funny, if she had met someone as 'timid' as Meng Qingqi before, the girl would definitely be disgusted, but for some reason she couldn't feel this way about him, but she thought it was very interesting.
"My name is Di Jinling, what about you?" The girl resisted the urge to laugh out loud, and asked softly, her voice had a powerful contagion that made people feel like a spring breeze, which made Meng Qingqian suddenly feel a little less wary.
"Meng Qingqi ......" Meng Qingqi blurted out, but before he finished speaking, he secretly cursed in his heart, how could he be such a stupid person, he actually had to answer all questions and said his name. Don't say that he can't be sure if the name Maiden is true or not, and even if it is, it is not clear why she wants to save herself and what her purpose is.
"I'm sorry, you were already devoured by parasitic beasts when I saw you just now, I don't think there is a way to save you, that's why I did that, I hope you can forgive me." Seeing the change in Meng Qingqing's expression, Di Jinling immediately guessed what he was thinking and apologized.
"I don't dare to be, you better tell me first, why didn't I die? Is the parasitic beast demon you're talking about the weirdo? And who are you? Meng Qingqian reluctantly suppressed the panic in her heart and asked all the questions in one breath.
"Can't you really remember?" Di Jinling was stunned, only then did he know that Meng Qingqian had not lost his memory after losing consciousness.
"What should I remember?" Meng Qingqian asked in surprise, and at the same time vaguely felt as if she had indeed forgotten something important.
Di Jinling had no choice but to smile bitterly and tell what Meng Qingqian had done after she lost consciousness, and Meng Qingqing's pupils couldn't help but expand with her words, with a look of disbelief.
"You're lying to me, aren't you? You say I was resurrected on my own? After listening to Di Jinling's words, Meng Qingqian also began to float in his mind that incomplete memory, although it was still a little vague, but it was no different from what Di Jinling said, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while. Can fire be released from the body, can fly, can regenerate, is this still human? Then, when he tried to find traces of the battle just now from Di Jinling, he found that she had already changed into another set of clothes on her body, and there was no sign of any injuries.
Seeing that Meng Qingqian was stunned again, and didn't know when he would wake up, Di Jinling couldn't help but get up from the chair and walked over to him, so shocked that Meng Qingqian naturally reacted and retreated straight back on the bed, until he leaned against the wall and couldn't retreat before he was forced to stop.
Meng Qingqing's exaggerated behavior made Di Jinling couldn't help but laugh "poof", and the smile that was better than the blooming flowers suddenly made Meng Qingqian stunned.
"You don't have to be so scared, and if I want to hurt you, I don't have to wait for you to wake up, do you?" Di Jinling stopped and said with a faint smile.
Meng Qingqian didn't know if it was because she was too timid and embarrassed, or because the power of the beauty was too amazing, and then she believed Di Jinling's words, in short, she calmed down completely, and there was no trace of panic on her face, which made the disappointment in Di Jinling's heart slightly reduced.
"I remember what happened, but can you tell me the whole thing? I guess I have that right! Meng Qingqian took a deep breath and asked in a calm tone as much as possible.
"Absolutely." Di Jin Ling nodded, and then began to explain, "In fact, there are many demon beasts hidden in this world that can harm humans, and that parasitic beast demon just now is one of them. Although their strength is not great, they have advanced intelligence, and they like to feed on humans, and in order not to be discovered, they will occupy human bodies as a cover, as you can see. In the Heavenly Rebellion City, there is a small group of parasitic beasts and demons, and many of the missing people in the city have actually become their food, but now they have all been wiped out by me. ”
"And who are you?" Meng Qingqi couldn't imagine that there were really monsters in the world, and they endangered human life in the city where he lived, so he was stunned. If he hadn't seen such a sensational thing with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe it, and after a long silence, he asked again.
"To put it simply, I am a person with special abilities, which can also be called an abnormal ability, and I am currently traveling around the country to cultivate. When I came here the other day, I happened to see those parasitic beasts, so I decided to destroy them. But because of my carelessness, I let one of them escape, and let it hurt another person, and then it fled to you, and what just happened, I'm sorry. ”
Di Jinling did not hide his mistakes, and when he talked about his mistakes, he once again showed a gloomy look, and apologized to Meng Qingqian again.
"No, you did the right thing, thank you." Meng Qingqian shook her head and said.
Di Jinling originally thought that Meng Qingqian needed a while to digest her words, but she didn't expect him to say such a sentence unexpectedly, just when she thought that Meng Qingqian was saying the opposite to mock herself, Meng Qingqing's next words made her stunned.
"If it is allowed to escape, there will definitely be more victims in the future." Meng Qingqian didn't notice the subtle change in Di Jinling's expression, he thought of the terrifying sight of the parasitic beast demon attacking Le Jiuxi and her parents after eating him, so he sincerely thanked Di Jinling.
Di Jinling couldn't imagine that Meng Qingqian was as timid as an ordinary person not long ago, but now she can say such words of "sacrificing herself for others", following the words that Meng Qingqian regained consciousness just now and told her to leave quickly, not wanting to hurt her, it once again tugged at her heartstrings, making her more fond of Meng Qingqi, and those residual disappointments also disappeared.
"Do you really believe my words? Didn't you think I might be lying to you? For some reason, Di Jinling wanted to know what kind of person Meng Qingqian was, and asked as if he had nothing to do.
"You didn't pretend to be sad when you said that someone died because of you, so I believe you." Meng Qingqian stared at Di Jinling and replied lightly.