Chapter 217: Fire Dragon Nourishes Water
"Come here, fate, you are also a slow mother" Yongchang raised his middle finger, took out his angry doppelganger, and sneered at the fate who had been playing with his life. The counterattack was powerless, and no one paid attention to it, and only the monstrous heat wave that intensified in response to him was intensified.
The flames licked the surrounding woods and grass, steaming hot, rolling up gusts of wind, and roaring around Yongchang.
Jin Xiu ran from a distance in a panic and eagerly pulled his arm.
"Don't be afraid, I'll be with you." Yongchang took her little hand.
"Wind!"
The little hand pointed behind him hurriedly, and the girl finally spoke.
Wind? Where does the wind come from?
In this confined valley, it is not a day of strong wind and rain, and there is never a wind blowing. Perhaps, there is an outward passage that brings fresh air, and a glimmer of life?
Right behind you!
"Run!"
Yongchang reacted at the moment of life and death, put on his backpack, pulled up the gold embroidery, and ran quickly along the lake, in the direction of the wind. When he was about to leave the lake, he took out the towel sandwiched in his clothes and soaked it, soaked the two of them all over, and then tied the towel around his neck and ran all the way.
On the shore of the lake facing the campsite, there is a gentle slope, and the trees here are sparse, but still full of dead branches.
Ignoring the fact that the branches might puncture the soles of their shoes, and cutting their clothes and pants, the two of them held hands and jumped between the branches.
The closer it gets, the stronger the wind becomes, and the "whirring" howls wildly, and it only takes twenty minutes to cross this forbidden place that is usually explored.
Ahead, there is a stone cave of a black hole, which is the lair of the wind.
Running to the entrance of the cave, Yongchang felt that his body was almost swept up by the wind, and in a hurry, he stopped running, pulling the golden embroidery prostrate on the ground and moving forward a little bit.
It is a narrow cave, slightly higher than a human body, less than two meters wide, and the entrance of the cave clearly leaves traces of smoke and fire, but it seems that the time is not short, showing an old gray-black color.
By the light of the fire behind him, you can see the cave wall with artificial traces of chiseling, and then to the depths, it is already unfathomable, and I don't know where it leads.
Perhaps this place was an escape route dug by the victims in the past.
Maybe the predecessor who survived here is one, maybe it's a few miners, professional.
In the past few months, Yongchang has not found any traces of human activities, and it seems that the almighty time and the hand of nature have long since covered up and erased the ancient historical relics and disappeared under the dust of time.
Maybe in the future, I will disappear here without any accident. Backpacks, sleeping bags, bones, buried in the dirt, eroded by wind and rain. In the end, dust to dust, dust to dust, silent and no trace.
Crawling all the way, Yongchang found nothing again, and when he reached the depths of the cave, the light was already very dim, and the ground could not be seen clearly, so he could only grope forward with his hands.
The ground is flat, a short section of the road is slate, and it is relatively smooth, but in the middle, it is soft soil, a little wet, in this underground, the moisture is heavier, fortunately, there is no need to worry about lack of oxygen.
In the cave, I felt the horror of the wind.
If you stand up stupidly at this moment, you will be swept up by the strong wind in an instant, hit the cave wall a hundred and eighty times, and then the flesh and blood will be sent into the burning crematorium and reduced to ashes.
Yongchang is not willing to give up his efforts after escaping a catastrophe.
In the process of traveling, I felt a few stones and stuffed them into the backpack, locked and tightened a few slippery buckles on the backpack, and then pulled out two shirts with my backhand, and took out a few grilled fish.
I ate grilled fish together and felt much more comfortable.
Lying in a low-lying place slightly sheltered from the wind, Yongchang wrapped his head in wet clothes for Jin Xiu and himself, and waited for the wind to stop the fire.
The wind whistling overhead for a night, Yongchang, who was accustomed to this terrifying and strange sound, was not uncomfortable for long to get used to it, and fell asleep soundly with the well-behaved golden embroidery in the middle of the night, but he slept a few hours later than usual, so that during the day everything had returned to calm, and he was still sleeping.
The temperature in the cave gradually dropped, and he woke up in a daze, he was still a little confused about the situation for a while, and he remembered in a daze that he seemed to have to escape, why was he so calm now?
He had no idea how lucky he was to sleep peacefully through the vent of a huge stove, perhaps with a few sweet potato pancakes closer to the hole, and now he could start his breakfast, or lunch.
I don't know how much time has passed in the cave, who knows how long it has passed?
"Awake?"
"Hmm!" In the dark, the golden embroidery in his arms responded softly.
"Can you speak?"
"Hui Guanren...... These days, slaves and maids are talking to themselves. ”
"It's good to be able to talk. What officials are not officials, slaves and maids are not slaves. "Jin Xiu speaks in a crepe, isn't it really a little stupid?
"Big brother!" Jin Xiu speaks crisply, like a yellow bird singing, which is good.
"Miss Jin Xiu, do you remember me?"
"The little sister is the Golden Zhuang family of Qinghe County, Shandong Province of the Great Song Dynasty, her maiden surname is Pan, and her nickname is Jinlian. Since he was a child, he was abducted and trafficked to Yanggu County to become a maid for a large family......"
"What? Pan-Kim Lian?! Yongchang couldn't turn the corner for a while, and was so shocked by the name that he choked on his breath, coughed uncontrollably, and didn't listen to the words in the back.
"Does the eldest brother also know the name of the little sister? The first big official from Henan Mansion called Flying Fox Boy asked my name, and he actually had a bad heart and wanted to rob it. Slave ...... The little sister only hit her head on the tree and died, and then woke up and was here. If it weren't for the eldest brother's care, Jin Lian's life would have been over. Woo...."
In the dark, Yongchang hugged the little golden lotus in his arms, recalling the appearance of the golden embroidery, born beautiful, and the hibiscus was in the first place.
Alas, this son of a powerful and wealthy family is indeed a bit flamboyant and unscrupulous. Perhaps, the gentleman he met that day was also the flying fox boy who covered the sky with his hand and ran rampant in the world.
After appeasing Jin Xiu and sleeping with tears in her eyes, Yongchang decided to continue to grope and walk out to see if there was a way out there. The good life of the fish at the bottom of the kettle is nothing compared to the opportunity to go out into the free world.
For the sake of freedom, life can be given up, let alone such a tasteless cage life?
This place can be a hell for one person or a paradise for two people, that is, this paradise is a little lonely, a little monotonous, and a little barren.
The view is still good.
It doesn't take long to walk forward, and there is light in the distance. The greater the hope, the greater the possible disappointment. Yongchang is not a blind optimist, so he walked carefully in just a few dozen meters.
Hold a knife in your hand to prevent possible crises.
Perhaps, there is another Jedi out there, perhaps, there is a real paradise, perhaps, it is just a way home.
He was sure that it would not be a densely populated city outside, otherwise the valley would have been developed into an adventure playground long ago, and he had never seen a better place than this.
It's like trying to hit the enemy with all your strength, but it's just a cloud of air on the other side, and walking to the end of the cave, it's like that, there's really no danger, and the previous vigilance is used in the empty space.
It is the windward side of a high mountain, facing the vast sea, and at the foot is a tropical island with a sandy beach that stretches out in no direction. The woods on this side seem to be relatively rich, coconut groves, palms and other common tropical plants, which make him realize that he is far away from home.
The seaside scenery is pleasant, but there is no trace of it, which can be disappointing.
The position where Yongchang stood, the field of vision was limited by the terrain, and a crack cut over the cliff wall, causing the collapse of the mountain, the entrance of the cave was on this collapse, the cliff was thousands of feet high, and there was no way down.
I don't know if the predecessors who dug the cave at that time opened the passage to escape, or if it was only because of the collapse of the mountain that the hole was revealed with the help of the force of nature.
Perhaps the people of the past discovered the passage formed by this crack in the rock wall, so they expanded to this place.
I haven't studied volcanoes and earthquakes myself, so I can only speculate a little. Anyway, he doesn't have the ability to verify the relics of his predecessors, so what is the use of those who don't have them? I am still in a dilemma, and I can't protect myself.
There was still a slight wind flowing through the cave, and Yongchang estimated that after nearly a day and a night, the fire in the valley should have been basically extinguished, at least it would not be very big.
Stretching your hands, you can touch the sides of the cave, get used to the darkness, and slowly take your steps towards the way home.
The place where I lived for half a year is estimated to be full of messes.
The exit of the passage just now was still sunny and windy, and when he returned to the valley, Yongchang only thought of one word: hell.
It's like an independent world, sealed in this valley by a mysterious force, the weather outside is sunny and sunny, but in the valley, it's now gloomy, and the sky is still raining, probably the steaming heat at the bottom of the valley has triggered the rain clouds.
Everything that could be seen was black, even the volcanic lake, which never seemed to dry up.
The tree lost its clothes and turned into a naked ** ghost statue, with a hideous face, and the occasional black smoke seemed to be the devil's breath. The air was filled with a suffocating mist, charcoal and smoke poison from burning plants and trees.
From heaven to hell, it only takes one night. With a vague impression, return to the place where you live.
Not surprisingly, the strange dress was still in that place, and it didn't look like it was going to be torn at all. This is an existence that is even more strange than Yongchang itself, and I don't know what kind of situation is its limit.
Nearly half a small bag of food is still there, lying in a bundle of bags, as if they are also a joke and a fart when the fire that fills the world.
Yongchang felt the ridicule and was despised by a garbage bag and a pile of food. Only he panicked and ran for his life. He blushed as he looked down at his torn clothes and the fireworks that he had blended in with his surroundings.
Maybe at that time, lying in a bag?
I can't imagine that I'm not a damn grilled dried fish.
The grizzled Yongchang sat in the sludge without any image, enjoying his grilled fish feast by the rain.
Maybe now I can find a roast bird that is not completely charred, this idea is just a flash of thought, who is impatient to go to the charcoal pile to find the charcoal in the shape of a bird, it is better to go to the lake to pick up dead fish.
But he really didn't want to go to the black mud soup where the sewage flowed to touch the fish on a rainy day, and now he didn't have nothing to eat.
Eat and drink to your heart's content, burping all the way.
Walking into the cave, the stone floor is still warm, and this is the new campsite in the future. The night had fallen, and Jin Xiu was still asleep, so Yongchang also lay down on his side.
Returning to a simple and primitive life, sleep is the theme, or can you still do it?
The great cause of creating a nation is definitely not something that can be accomplished by one or two people. God is a non-human being who can be inbred.
To live is to fall asleep, and to continue when you die, maybe a dream startles, a hundred years have passed.
Anyway, the world has been destroyed, wash and sleep, if you don't wash, you still have to sleep.
A big dream, the crisis panic vanished. There are still birds outside the cave, strange, maybe the birds that had been lucky enough to escape before have habitually come back to forage for food, and even, none of them who can fly may not have died.
In this place, the birds are powerful, and with Yongchang's escape ability, they are not on the same level at all.
People can turn evil into good fortune when they spread their wings and fly, and slow human beings, then they can only look at creation, and it has long been said that birds live more freely than people.
Birdman, this word flashed through his mind again, tangled. Hateful birdman, bring yourself to this place where birds don't.