Chapter 5: The Phoenix Bird and the Demon God
Mulan subconsciously replied, "The place of divine sleep? I don't know, but we do know that there is a place called the Land of Erosion, maybe the place of the Sleeping Place, you said? ”
"The Erosion Land...... It is Akagi, where the demon seeds gather, and the real place of divine sleep cannot be touched by humans and demon seeds. ”
"And who are?" Mulan asked.
"Descendants of the gods and demons~" The young man who was cutting off the excess blonde hair with a sharp feather raised his eyebrows and replied easily.
"Impossible, how could a god unite with a demon seed? Moreover, it was thousands of years ago......" Shou Jojo said with his eyes wide open and surprised.
"Thousands of years ago, gods and humans, demon seeds and human beings, combined, passed down from generation to generation, and then, I have the same bloodline of gods and demons."
"Okay, can I ask you a few questions?"
"Yes, although you have broken into my habitat, I don't care, I won't die anyway, I have to pay attention next time!" The boy glanced at Shouyo, who smiled awkwardly.
"Your name, and why are you in the secret passage of the General's Palace?" Mulan asked.
"My name is Fang Sheng now, and because the person who made the contract with me has not yet appeared, there is no way to have a real name."
Fang ...... Splendor? Su Lie was taken aback.
"Well, what's wrong?"
"No, I just thought of an old man."
"Oh......"
Hua Mulan interrupted him, "I'm curious about what you're talking about, but can you answer me why you're under the General's Highness?" ”
"I was here a long time ago, before the humans reached the Great Wall, and later, I remember, there was a young man who made a pact with me, but he was in the darkness and I couldn't make a pact with him."
"Then do you know what's under the General's Highness?"
"A library of books, but there is no useful information, I have read it, and I am not interested."
"Well, have you seen any clues to record the miracle key?"
"Ah, yes, that's the only clue that makes me curious."
"Can you ...... Tell us? Mulan glanced at the other teammates, and then asked firmly.
"Yes," the boy replied without thinking, and then his face changed, "But, first of all, you have to tell me, why don't you have the power in your bloodline?" ”
"Huh?" Five people were surprised at the same time.
"Huh?" The young man who claimed to be Fang Sheng was also stunned.
Then he closed his eyes, opened the Eye of Insight, and muttered in disappointment, "I thought you were my kind, but you were human!" ”
“…… How can you have this delusion? Mulan was speechless.
"Ah, because!" Before Fang Sheng's words could be spoken, they were muffled by the sudden sound of an explosion.
"What happened?" Mulan was the first to rush to the clearing outside, and in the distance, at the top of Senluo Mountain, a pillar of light rose into the sky, flying the trees nearby and leveling the land.
The pillars of light rushed into the sky, the dark clouds gathered, and soon, a trickling rain began to fall.
"Would you like to go over and investigate?" Kai asked.
"It's better not to go there, there is a feeling that makes me very uncomfortable." Fang Sheng said.
"Sister Mulan, don't go." The promise keeper also spoke up.
"Where's Xuan Ce?" Hua Mulan looked at the demon seed boy who was feasting on barbecue.
"*** (dangerous)." Xuan Ce replied inarticulately.
That night, around the campfire, in the sound of the rain, Fang Sheng told about what he had seen and heard in the desert of the clouds.
A long, long time ago, before he took on human form, he was a phoenix bird with colorful feathers, which is the legendary phoenix.
"Alas, are you the legendary beast of the Tang Dynasty that protects the country?" Su Lie asked.
"No, I'm only 200 years old, so I don't have that qualification."
"What qualifications?"
"The right to protect the peace of the land."
"Sounds like hard?"
"Yes, it's very difficult, at least you have ......to work hard," Fang Sheng calculated and replied, "1,000 years." ”
"We won't be able to see it then, haha." Mulan smiled and said.
"Don't regret it, I'm fighting for the desert in the clouds right now."
"Huh? What do you mean by that? Mulan was stunned.
"The desert in the clouds is about to usher in a big catastrophe, I have a faint sense that the demon god is about to wake up in the center of the desert, and the large-scale disappearance of the demon seed is a sign, and when the time comes, he will definitely drive the demon seed to wreak havoc in the desert in the clouds, just like a few years ago."
After a pause, he added, "At that time, I only woke up for a while, and before I had time to investigate, I soon went into hibernation again, if it wasn't for your intrusion, I guess I'm still dormant now." ”
"If only I hadn't been dormant at that time, maybe the city in the desert of the clouds would have survived and not attracted ...... That person. ”
"That person? Do you mean someone who wants to take the Wall? ”
"No, it's ...... Clergy. ”
"Why did you attract him?"
"I don't dare to say anything specific, because I'm afraid that I will be hunted down and killed by them, and one day I will die in an unknown place, and no one will remember me again." When Fang Sheng said this, he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I promised that person before that person that I would become a divine beast that sheltered the land, so I definitely can't be wiped out just for revealing certain information." ”
"Obliterated by whom...... Can you ask? ”
"Only God can kill God, and there is only one way for humans to kill God, and that is to make God fall in love with humans and be killed by God."
"That's right...... By the way, when did the cataclysm you call start? How to stop it? Mulan asked again.
"You believe what I say?" Fang Sheng was surprised.
"Because I stayed in the General's Hall and did nothing, it was too wasteful to spend my time, so ~"
"Okay, I see." Fang Sheng laughed, his eyes seemed to be full of stars.
Then, suddenly, he put away his smile, a feather stood up in the air, pointed it in the direction of the gate, and whispered, "Someone." ”
Hua Mulan raised her hand and made a silent movement, then clenched the short sword in her hand, approached the gate lightly, set up the sniper rifle in the contract, and Xuan Ce and the others were also ready for battle.
At this moment, a soft female voice came from behind them, "Found you, Zimang." ”
Fang Sheng turned his head in surprise and looked at "This voice, it's your ......"
"You know?" Mulan asked.
"Hmm."
Even if Fang Sheng confirmed that he knew, the Great Wall Guards still didn't lay down their weapons, still looking at the dark figure vigilantly.
"I'm here to inform you, Zimang, your next destination is Chang'an."
The figure in the darkness walked out, dressed in a white and gold robe, with golden eyes and black hair, as beautiful as a fairy.
However, there was a demon seed Mengqi squatting on her shoulder, which looked very strange.
"What are you ......" Fang Sheng frowned, obviously, he was also shocked.
In the desert of the clouds, near Jinting City, a broken ancient sacrificial platform in an area far away from humans and demons.
It is said that under the altar, the ancient demon god is sealed.
"The Demon God is a legend thousands of years ago, what are you doing here?" Guiguzi asked the girl who took him out of the King's Canyon.
The girl did not answer, her face was solemn, she jumped up from the stone steps under the altar, and stepped heavily on the altar, in the center of a stone brick engraved with a mysterious pattern.
She closed her eyes, and a golden cube appeared in front of her that rotated on the longest central axis, and when she opened her eyes again, her eyes turned golden, and the four rays of light around the cube also lit up one after another.
Then, the entire sacrificial platform, which had been dilapidated and could not be seen in its original appearance, began to be reorganized.
Guiguzi stretched out his hand to touch the part that was being reorganized, grabbed it, and muttered, "Fake......"
"Goo?" Mengqi, who hadn't devoured nightmare energy for a long time, made a puzzled voice behind him, and he turned around and asked, "Did you find anything?" ”
"Caracalla~" Mengqi danced with his hands, Guiguzi looked dazed, and then said with a headache, "The language barrier between the races is really troublesome." ”
I wonder if the Thousand Caves City, which is famous for its book collection, has any reference books for learning the language of the demon seed?
Looking at the situation, it looks like we are going to travel together for a long time!
At this time, the altar was reorganized and its former glory was restored in a virtual scene.
It was a huge altar made of white jade, covered with pale golden white veils, hung with shiny curtains and wind chimes engraved with blessings, and two huge golden chandeliers hanging from the high golden ceiling.
It is not difficult to see that this place was once a place of sacrifice for the Creator.
In the old time, in the middle of the altar is a female statue with a golden mask, shining in the dawn.
"It's ...... Nuwa, the creator? ”
"Well, the ...... I'm following Nuwa-sama! ”
"She's sleeping here?"
"It's not."
"So what are we doing here?"
"Untie the shackles of the Demon God, and ......"
"You're going to control it?"
"Hmm."
"Are you sure? If you can't do it, the desert in the clouds will be destroyed again......"
"What do we have to do with the destruction of the desert in the clouds?"
"That's not what I said, although they will be destroyed in the end, but the Demon God is born, and he will kill the people who could have lived!"
"It's not bad to get rid of it early."
"But you don't have the right to decide whether someone else lives or dies."
"But the order to unlock the seal of the demon god is not up to me, it's the gods."
"Can't you reverse it? Just for me. ”
"Of course, but you have to prove to the gods that the desert in the clouds is worth keeping." After a pause, the messenger said, "But you know very well that the cities in the desert of the clouds have been destroyed in the previous demon seed attacks, and those cities have no meaning to continue to exist at all, it is better to make the final contribution to the continuation of civilization." ”
"Maybe there is a meaning to stay, why don't we go to other cities together!" Guiguzi persuaded.
The messenger looked puzzled, "You know that the world is about to be destroyed, and you are the one chosen by the Ark, why don't you understand?" ”
"Because I'm so understanding, I think that occasionally doing something unexpected to change the routine of the trip doesn't make a difference, right?"
"That's ......," the messenger nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Just this time, the destination is Thousand Caves City, if you are wrong, we will return here to unlock the seal of the Demon God." ”
"Okay."