They didn't count the number of days it had taken to get to this barren land, but they knew that it should be late February. But there is not the slightest sign of spring here, because there is nothing symbolic of life in sight. Spring is supposed to be the season of life.

Ruyue-kun's location - If that was really Ruyue-kun, she had been in this area for more than five days. The results of the divination indicate that she stopped moving five days ago and did not suddenly run to any other location. She may still be busy, but no one can guarantee that she will not leave the next moment. Now, they don't dare to delay the time to drink saliva. The closer you get to your target, the more imminent time seems to be.

The previous scene was not so desolate. There are still some flowers and plants on the roadside, but the trees are getting thinner. When they were completely immersed in this sea of nothingness, they looked back and saw that they had walked for an unknown amount of time, and they could not even see the shadow of a plant. The ravines crisscrossing the ground symbolize the signs of drought, and even the gravel has become less severe. If you turn around here, you will immediately lose your sense of direction, and only the only solar energy in the cloudless sky will show you the way.

“…… I've been here. Mu Wan stopped, "It felt familiar to me from the beginning. ”

"Been here? When? ”

"Nothing has changed...... Compared to last year. It was when I was separated from you. ”

Then it's only once. It was the time when there was an accident next to the shrine that Utsuki-kun patronized, and they were transported to different places by the spirit veins. Shanhai and Dai Luan appeared in the Tibetan Lan Sea, and met the two assassins of the Tang family who had been waiting for a long time, as well as Tang He, and Qingyang Chukong Muyuejun. Mu Wan, by chance, came to Qinglian Town, which is the place where Immortal Moon Jun recupes. In the past, it was a young girl, but now it is the Immortal Moon King of the Long Night.

The boat she left capsized due to design, and she fell into the lotus pond and lost consciousness. After that, she was lucky enough to float on the surface of the river and was salvaged by a half-demon and a little girl. It's not that Mu Wan didn't mention this matter, but now she has described it again in detail. Including the Sakimian Lang, Jiyue-kun, and Yun's sisters who met in Qinglian Town, as well as the matter of Takimiao Cangyu Frost Moon Jun later, all of them are recounted.

"Oops, it's dangerous. If you float face down, you're in big trouble. ”

Dai Luan's emotion is not unreasonable. Mu Wan frowned, not daring to think about it. If that were the case, there would be no chance of her coming here a second time. According to her, they should be able to find a tall kapok tree here, with a small yard and a dilapidated house under the tree, plus a dry well.

"Do you remember how to find it?" Shanhai asked.

"I don't remember at all." Mu Wan shook his head, "At that time, it was Frost Moon Jun who took me to take a shortcut and leave. ”

The mountains and seas looked around left and right, and quickly analyzed. If you can't find the yard she said for a while, you won't have a place to rest at night. Pessimistically, they may have to sleep out here. However, since there is no cover and no water nearby, there should be no beasts or monsters attacking them.

The sky is starting to darken, but the situation is still not optimistic.

Mu Wan suddenly felt warm in his arms. It's not heat from the inside out, it's something that's radiating heat, like a tiny, dying hand stove. It took a lot of effort for her to get the heat source out, because it was just a thin layer of clothing.

It was a white feather. It is very well preserved, with only a slight bend. Even in the battle of Snow Inkstone Valley, it was not damaged. Shanhai took it, looked at it carefully, and asked her:

"This is the token you said Taki Miao gave you earlier?"

"Yes...... Isn't it a little hot? ”

"That's true."

Dai Luan pestered to see, and Shanhai handed it to her. She held it in her hand, the light and warm feather dispelling the cold. None of them knew why it was heating up, though.

"Could it be that the owner of the token is nearby?" Dai Luan asked.

"It shouldn't be...... But how can it be explained......

A few people were at a loss. They walked as they talked. As she walked, Dai Luan felt that the temperature in her hands was more obvious.

"It's a little hot," she said. ”

Shanhai pinched the tip of the feather and brought it over, and he did feel that the temperature was a little higher than just now. But they walked a little longer, and the temperature dropped again. Originally, this indescribable thing was not intended to be delved into. Coincidentally, Dai Luan found that her safety lock had been lost, and she immediately became anxious. She said she had just touched it and it was still on her body.

"Don't take it with you after touching it, it just drops."

After listening to Mu Wan's words, she was very anxious. When it got dark, Shanhai said that he looked back and asked the two to wait first. He walked for a long time, but he didn't know how far, because the terrain was flat, and he could be seen from anywhere, but his figure was blurred by the light of the day. He picked something up from the ground and waved it at the side. But he did not come back, but took a few steps in other directions. They didn't know what was going on, so they looked at it a few times and finally decided to run over and take a look.

When he arrived in front of the mountains and seas, he returned the peace lock to Dai Luan and said to them:

"When I first came back, I felt that the feathers were a little hotter again. I think it has something to do with the direction. I tried to take a few steps west and felt that it was hotter than before. So ......"

"Do you want to follow the temperature instructions?"

"Yes."

“…… Also become. ”

Since they are all aimless, it is better to follow the visible clues casually. So they planned to go in the direction that would warm up the feathers until dark. It didn't take long for them to see a small figure faintly. All three of them squinted at each other, and a little girl jumped up and down in between, speeding up and running towards them.

The girl was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with fleshy cheeks and red clothes. She was adorned with white cotton balls, fluffy and soft, floating up and down with her steps. The clogs make a clattering sound on the dry earth.

"Kapok!"

"Liang Qiu!"

The kapok girl plunged into Mu Wan, and Mu Wan also hugged her twice. She was very light and light, like a real lump of cotton, as if she flew away as soon as she let go. This can be regarded as satisfying the "heart knot" in which Dai Luan did not tie her arms.

At that time, Takimiao left three feathers and gave them to three different people. Kapok said that she had come out to fetch water, but the feathers on her body suddenly warmed up. There are places where you walk past it, and it gets hotter. So, like them, she kept following this path, and finally met together.

"You're not...... A tree? Why do you need to come out and fetch water? ”

When they walked together, Dai Luan asked her.

"Oh, you don't know, not long after Liang Qiu left, two more people came, and I fetched water for them to drink. The two of them were also fished up from the river! Well, it doesn't count, they crawled out of the water on their own. I was so frightened that I thought there were kappa in this kind of place at this time. ”

"How could there be anyone?" Shanhai glanced at Mu Wan, "They...... Also from Qinglian Town? ”

"They said they came from hell."

“…… Sounds like a demon. ”

"Well, not really. One of them claims to be a real human being. The other didn't say anything, but I guess it wasn't a demon or a sinner, the man was gentle. By the way, they also told me that the river is called the Futou River, which connects the three realms of the earth, the heavenly realm, and hell, and is the river of life and death of human beings. ”

"Bury Head River?" Mu Wan frowned, "I have heard before that the river water has a poison that erodes people's souls, and mortals who fall into it will become water ghosts and pick up the boats of those who have 'tolls'. ”

Dai Luan scratched her head and asked if the mountains and seas were also the realm of death and life that Xiao said. Shanhai nodded, and he asked:

That's what I've heard. If it is the burial head river, how can you, and those two, come back? ”

Kapok walked in front of him, turned around, and walked backwards on his feet. She spread her hands and said:

"I don't know. A long time ago, when it was still very lively, I didn't even know there was such a river, and I didn't listen to my brothers and sisters. The newcomers told me that how to enter the Futou River, when and where it is in what form are all different. So, I guess Liang Qiu was just as lucky as them to survive. ”

Shanhai sighed lightly: "...... Also. I don't know much about these things. ”

"Well, I have a question." Dai Luan asked.

Kapok said generously: "Just ask, as long as I know, I will tell you." ”

"You said you were going to fetch water...... What about your bucket? ”

“…… Ah. I do not know! Kapok suddenly froze, "Eighty percent is placed by another stream, right?" Uh, it's okay, no one is going to steal it! ”

So there is no water to drink today.

It was completely dark, but in the distance, they could see a small courtyard glowing. There should be people living in it. This is where Kapok lives. She took a few steps forward and waved her hand forward. There was a man standing at the gate of the courtyard, carrying a bucket in his hand, as if he had gone out to look for her. The man waved at her as well. The sky was so dark that they couldn't even see whether the man was a man or a woman.

"I'm back!" Kapok ran over, "Alas, it's hard for you to find me." I met an old friend and delayed the time. If only you weren't thirsty. By the way, that big girl is the one I told you, the one that Taki Miao and I fished up from the river! ”

They happened to be standing in the backlit place at the entrance of the courtyard, and they couldn't see their faces clearly. The man stretched out his hand and gently touched the head of the kapok, not knowing if he had said anything. Kapok turned around and waved his hand, urging them to hurry up.

A strange feeling haunts the mountains and seas. He had a feeling, the breath of that person, that he knew.

No...... You shouldn't say you know. It was all indescribably familiar to him, frighteningly familiar. There was an anxiety in his heart, an uneasiness, and the uneasiness made him a little excited. He had never been in such a mood. But at this moment, the figure in front of him gave him the same feeling as if he was in the same mood as he was passing by in a faintly lit daytime and a gloomy alley.

There was no heartbeat, and there was no breathing.

He didn't look back. Behind him were Mu Wan and Dai Luan, and they didn't speak. Since they haven't taken a step forward, perhaps it is also because they are aware of different degrees of subtlety. But he knew that there was no point in putting it off like this. So he took a step forward, his feet as soft as stepping in cotton, and the feeling of losing his balance was too strong, not like simply stepping on the hollow ground, but a strong sense of weightlessness from the bottom to the top.

Dai Luan was the first to rush to the man. The mountains and seas staggered, but they crossed the door and went straight to the dilapidated hut. Mu Wan followed closely, but stopped in the yard and didn't move. She was standing under the tree, just under the kapok tree, where the window corresponded.

Rin Shanhai broke in.

A familiar folding fan, shaken open in a way he was familiar with, making a sound he knew all the more.

"Yo, Rindo...... Don't come unharmed. ”