The Fall of the Black Serpent (1) Chapter 14: Falling into an Illusion

"Is it dead, or has it escaped?" the woman in yellow didn't seem to take it seriously, lazily kneading the embroidered sleeves.

The senior brother in charge didn't answer immediately, as if he was thinking about something.

"Could it be that it really committed suicide?"

"Neither!" the senior brother raised his voice.

"What the hell is going on? We've discussed this ancient beast more than a hundred times, and each time it's the same result. ”

"That's right, brother. The other three elders chimed in.

"This time the situation is quite special, just now when I was consulting materials in the Library Pavilion, I felt that there were very unusual spiritual power fluctuations in Wujiao Mountain. ”

"It's possible that it was caused when the barrier was opened, and this is not the case once or twice. ”

The senior brother in charge was a little hesitant, and it seemed that he could not give a definite conclusion.

"It was definitely not the same enchantment fluctuation as usual, but the overflow of spiritual power from the demon knife area!"

"Lime, who is the gatekeeper of this conference?"

"Senior brother Hui, inner disciple Lin Dieyi. ”

"Oh, don't worry, senior brother, that little guy is the true disciple of Sister Lime, and he is also the most outstanding one among the disciples of this class. The woman in yellow comforted with a big grin.

"Well, it shouldn't be too much of a problem with her cultivation, but it is still necessary to let her be vigilant and pay more attention to the movements of the knife mound. ”

"Okay, I'll send it to her. ”

It didn't take long for only the old man in charge of the Star Spirit Pavilion to remain.

"Maybe I'm really overthinking," the old man said to himself as he looked through the clouds and at Wujiao Mountain, where the aura had returned to normal.

......

"Big brother, do you think this is a place?" Baozi looked around and asked him curiously.

"Huh, where?"

"Wonderland!"

It is surprising that they are now in a gentle forest, and it stands to reason that the Wujiao Mountains are steep, and that they do not even feel the slightest wind here. The surrounding trees looked like normal, but the strange lines on the trees were constantly flashing green, and on the ground covered with fallen leaves, unknown flowers bloomed and withered in cycles, as if the time here had been adjusted several times faster.

"There's something peculiar about you saying that," the red clothes nodded approvingly, naturally attracted by the strange scenery around them.

"Let's take a break here, and by the way, think about what we're going to do next. ”

"Uh-huh. Baozi didn't refute, pulled the dumplings and sat down, not thinking about the weird flowers on the ground.

According to what Lin Wuxin said, this place seemed to be twice as large as the Wujiao Mountain in reality, and it was also divided into several small spaces with different independence, and the place where they were now was the first place that all the participants in the test came into contact with - the 'Sleeping Skyclave Realm'.

What a strange name!, Red Yi complained in her heart.

"Boss, that senior brother seems to say that our test also has a ranking. Baozi rubbed his somewhat dry cheeks. The plants around them may grow so fast that they don't feel any moisture here, and a heat comes from them inexplicably.

"Well, it's both a test and a competition, but it's not easy to collect all the items recorded on this spirit rune," Hongyi took out the jade talisman in his arms and transmitted the spiritual power through the palm of his hand, "If I'm not mistaken, the first thing we may find is this 'Dream Stone'." ”

"Big brother, I'm ...... I ...... before Good ......"

"Wait!" Baozi hurriedly interrupted Dumpling's words, took out a black pill from his arms, and sent it directly into Dumpling's gaping mouth without saying a word.

As soon as the pill was swallowed, a stream of air suddenly surrounded the surface of Dumpling's throat, and after a while, a warm stream swam between his lips and tongue.

"What is this?" asked Redcoat curiously.

"Bailing pill, eating one can make his throat extremely cool, and of course it can also cure his stuttering for a short time. ”

"Then why didn't you take it out for him to use before?"

"Expensive!"

“......”

"Hey, hey," the bun was silly.

This Bailing Pill is really useful, and the dumplings at this time are already talking like ordinary people.

"Big brother, I seem to have seen it in an ancient book before, this 'Dream Stone' seems to be taken from a strange beast - 'Tapir Leopard'. ”

"Tapir leopard?"

"Some people also call them 'Dream Eaters', but they are still different, 'Dream Tapirs' cannibal nightmares, the spirit is pure and harmless, while the 'Tapir Leopard' can make people fall into illusions, fall into nightmares, and eat human flesh and devour spiritual consciousness. ”

As soon as the words fell, both the red clothes and the bun shivered in unison.

"Do you know how to get it?" Redcoat swallowed.

"I don't know about this, there doesn't seem to be any mention of it in the book," Dumpling scratched his head helplessly.

"Then that's going to be hard. ”

"Let's go further and see if we can find something. ”

The red-clothed group rested for a moment and set off again, walking along the vague path.

I don't know how long I walked, but the red clothes suddenly stopped.

"No, stop!"

"What's wrong? Boss. Both the buns and dumplings were taken aback and turned back in surprise.

"We've been here before. The red man squatted down and stroked the flowers and plants on the ground.

There was nothing particularly prominent in the woods, and it was surrounded by flowers and plants that were growing at an accelerated pace. Except for trees and trees, even large stones are rarely seen.

He stared at a low-hanging bush with a serious expression.

"Look, this doesn't look like a place where we rested back then?"

The buns and dumplings looked down his hand, and it was the grass they had just sat down, and the withered wildflowers had already fallen to the ground, obviously weighed down by the weight, and what was even more strange was that there was a black cloth on the ground next to the flowers, which the buns had thrown away after wiping their sweat before.

The three of them in red all looked around vigilantly, puzzled.

"Dumplings, you just said that this 'tapir leopard' can make people fall into an illusion, do you think it will be?"

The words of the red clothes did not explain, but the two of them seemed to have realized something seriously and nodded, and cold sweat couldn't help but break out.

Just as they were about to get closer to each other, a strong white light instantly enveloped them, and when they opened their eyes again, the three of them were separated.

"Buns, dumplings?" Hongyi rubbed his swollen eyes, looked around in surprise, and a look of pain came to him.

This is the back mountain!

Looking at the extremely familiar scene in front of him, Hongyi couldn't help but let go of the vigilance in his heart. Every plant and tree here is unforgettable for him, a place that is deeply etched in the depths of his mind, and where his first fond memories begin.

"You're not going back?"

The familiar female voice, still gentle and tactful, suddenly sounded behind him.

The red dress trembled and turned her head, the golden spike longbow, the blue long dress, it was really her!

"Good!" he replied in a trembling voice, the same as he had done that day.

The scattered afterglow of the sunset was like a blazing flame that ignited the heart of the red cloth again, and in a trance, this moment was the same as before. The familiar wooden house is still full of her breath, and the sandalwood is not strong or light, just mixed with the fragrance of green vines, which is still gratifying.

You...... Is it okay?," Hongyi looked at the slender back in front of him, who was busy wiping the longbow, and hesitantly stretched out his hand.

Lin Feng raised her hair lightly, but it didn't make people feel messy, she slowly lowered her longbow and turned around sharply to speak.

Red-clothed retracted her hand in mid-air in a panic, nervously afraid to look into her eyes.

"Ahem, you, do you want to hear a story?" she said softly, as if she wasn't going to be held accountable. However, what was faintly visible in the afterglow of the setting sun was her pretty cheeks, which were already red.

The stream is murmuring, the mountain breeze is caressing, the green mountains and green waters are still as beautiful as ever, and the beautiful woman is still telling the same romantic story.

......

"Big-brother, second, big brother, where are you?" Bao shouted loudly, and a look of anxiety suddenly appeared.

"Boss, Boss, I'm here!" It didn't take long for a familiar response to come from the ears.

"Dumplings?"

"Did you see the eldest brother?" Baozi saw the person in front of him clearly, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he hurriedly asked.

"No, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw that it was empty, and then I happened to hear your voice nearby and hurried over. ”

"I guess the eldest brother was put in another fantasy world!"

Baozi was a little overwhelmed, looking at the mountains and forests around him that were wrapped in smoke. For some reason, it gave him a unique feeling, and he was a little suspicious that this was the place where they were born and raised.

After a while, beams of sunlight pierced in strangely, and the white smoke around them gradually dissipated, but the gradually clear scenery was as strange as the woman who suddenly appeared in front of them, which surprised them.

"Sister Chunqin?"

If the red clothes were here, they would definitely be surprised to find that the 'Sister Chunqin' in their mouth was the proprietress of the Qiushui Tea House on Chang'an Street - 'Qiushui'!

......

"You're still here!" The vicissitudes of life's weak voice were like an old man running out of oil, deeply stimulating Qingwan's nerves.

"Hmph!

"You shouldn't be going there!" the huge figure in the black mist made people a little curious.

"You don't need to worry about my business!" Qingwan replied with a big grin, and her cold tone was like the two of them in the daytime.

"I'm going to avenge her!"

The huge figure vaguely seemed to want to come out of the black mist, but was forcibly blocked by an invisible force.

"You're no match for him, and neither am I. There seemed to be a lot of helplessness in his voice.

"Are you just going to let him get away with it! You're just afraid of his revenge! I'm afraid that your position as an elder won't be guaranteed!"

"No, no! it's not like that!" the dark shadow echoed in the endless darkness with an unwilling voice.

"How's that?" Qingwan shouted loudly.

"I ...... I can't say. The originally impassioned voice instantly lowered.

"Huh...... Heh, every time you say that, is there anything more important in your eyes than her life!Ahhhh

"I'm sorry. ”

"I should have understood a long time ago, you still won't say it!Hehe, it's just me who is amorous, I thought it was ......", Qingwan turned around tremblingly, turned her back to the black shadow and gently raised her hand to wipe the tears that slipped from the corners of her eyes, "You will choose to believe me!"

Her last mutter, though slight, still reached the ears of the dark shadow.

She didn't look back, and walked towards the white light in the distance ahead.

At the moment when her figure disappeared, the huge black shadow seemed to be trembling violently in pain, and through the endless illusory darkness, loneliness and helplessness spread here like a flood beast.

"Sorry, kid. ”