Chapter 16: The White Snake
Between mountain streams, on rocks, beside streams, in the woods, waterfalls poured down like ribbons, like long hair, like light smoke...... The majestic and magnificent mountains and the unpretentious rivers form a mysterious three-dimensional landscape painting.
The sky was as blue as a sapphire washed with clean water. The white clouds seem to be "seventy-two changes", sometimes like a tall horse galloping, sometimes like a squirrel jumping. A beautiful song was heard in the distance, and it turned out to be a few larks singing.
At this time, Zheng Ming stood on the path leading to the valley and said to Lucy, who was drooling at the birds flying in the sky, "This is the closest road that can be found nearby." If you have to take a long detour, it will take a lot of time. A few of my doppelgangers have disappeared in this valley, and I don't know if there is any danger. Do you think it's better for us to take a detour or go straight? ”
Lucy: "Whew. Yes? What the? ”
Zheng Ming: "I asked if you wanted to take a detour?" ”
Lucy: "I'm almost out of this valley." Why a detour? ”
Zheng Ming: "Didn't you listen to me?" A few of my doppelgangers have disappeared here. It can be dangerous. ”
Lucy: "Your doppelganger can't even beat a bigger beast." Isn't it normal to disappear? What dangers can there be? ”
Zheng Ming: "How can my doppelganger be so unbearable? My good sons are amazing. ”
Lucy: "Yes, yes, yes. Awesome, amazing. It doesn't even have the effect of grinding claws, and it will break when you grab it. ”
Zheng Ming: "My doppelganger was used to sharpen your claws?" Alas~ Forget it. Too lazy to argue with you. ”
Seeing that the endless quarrel was about to ignite again, Zheng Ming sighed and ended the topic. Just as he was about to move on, he saw Lucy burrow into the woods in the middle of nowhere.
Zheng Ming: "Where are you going?" Not to go there. ”
Lucy: "You want to take care of it?" Don't ask a lady that kind of question. You wait here, I'll be right back. ”
Zheng Ming: "... ”
Seeing that Lucy turned around step by step to confirm whether she was following or not, Zheng Ming, who realized what it was going to do, shrugged his shoulders speechlessly, found a comfortable shade, and planned to sit down and rest and wait for Lucy to return.
"Alas~ How long do I have to keep my slime form? I'm just a funny gentleman with a light blue transparent board now, and it's all a meme comme. Not at all. ”
In Zheng Ming's self-pitying muttering, time passed minute by minute, and most of the hour passed quickly, and Zheng Ming, who was a little impatient waiting, couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"This dead cat can't come back. Didn't you just take a look at it out of curiosity a few days ago? Running so far to solve it? I've shoveled more cat litter than you've ever seen, so what's so strange. ”
Recalling the frenzied attack on Lucy in the previous two days, Zheng Ming touched his body that was still aching with palpitations, dispelling the idea of looking for Lucy in the past.
Another half hour passed. In any case, an hour before and after should be enough for Lucy to go back and forth, but there was no trace of it. Zheng Ming finally realized that something was wrong. While directing the nearby clones to search in Lucy's direction, he also searched in the direction it left.
After searching for a long time, Zheng Ming finally found the traces left by Lucy before, but he lost his whereabouts due to the lush vegetation. When he was in a hurry, a doppelganger in his mind sent back a message, and it didn't take long for it to dissipate and lose contact.
Realizing that Lucy might be in danger, Zheng Ming hurriedly rushed to the location of the clone in his memory.
Zheng Ming quickly rushed to the vicinity of the location where the clone had dissipated, only to see that there was a hidden hole in front of him, which was hidden by the surrounding vegetation that was far more lush than other places. If it weren't for the strong aura here, you could see the unusualness from a distance, and the clone disappeared around here, Zheng Ming wouldn't have been able to find this hidden cave entrance at all.
Ignoring the danger, Zheng Ming, who was concerned about Lucian's danger, stepped into the cave entrance with great determination, went all the way down the dark and damp tunnel, searched for a while along the winding tunnel, and finally stepped into a cave.
Unlike the dark and dirty tunnels before, the cave emitted a soft white light, and the interior was empty and unusually tidy. At this time, Lucy, who had been missing for a long time, was confronting a white snake with a gray line on its snow-white back.
"Hiss~hiss, kill."
The White Snake stared at Lucy with its head held high, spitting out the letter and hissing. And Lucy also took an attacking posture, cautiously staring at the white snake not far away.
After seeing Lucy, Zheng Ming breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the cave, only to see that the four walls of the cave were smooth stones, and the soft light illuminated the cave very brightly under the stone surface. And this soft white light came from the middle of the cave, a pool of flowers growing in the water.
The flower resembles a lotus flower but has no green leaves, except for a solitary one standing on top of the waterhole, and is the only plant in the cave. The flowers and rhizomes are translucent crystals, carved out of crystal. But there are no traces of the axe and chisel, and the whole body is naturally natural, but it is a pity that a petal is missing a corner, as if it has been bitten by something. At this time, the white lotus emitted a soft white light that flickered and flickered, as if it was breathing.
Zheng Ming saw the scene in front of him and roughly understood the current situation. It is likely that Lucy, who was looking for a convenient place, strayed into this place and was discovered by the white snake guarding this spirit grass. Both sides are afraid of each other, which is why it becomes the current situation.
Zheng Ming leaned over to Lucy and asked in a low voice, "You're not hurt, are you?" It has not attacked you. ”
If Lucy is injured, Zheng Ming doesn't mind swallowing an extra white snake that looks extraordinary. Maybe it's Lucy who broke into the other party's territory, but so what?
Seeing that he had broken into a creature with intelligence, and that he could understand what the other party was saying, the white snake said fearfully: "Breaking into someone else's house rashly is the work of a wicked guest. ”
Zheng Ming didn't intend to pay attention to the white snake's call, it was waiting for Lucy's answer.
Lucy: "It's fine. I was attacked by it and smoked my tail, and I couldn't run. ”
Hearing Lucy's answer, Zheng Ming hurriedly checked carefully, and sure enough, the bright and supple hair on Lucy's hind legs became a little messy, and it was even more red from the oozing blood.
Zheng Ming: "Look. Told you to run so far, didn't you? ”
Lucy: "You! Do you want to care? It's not because you've been following me. ”
Zheng Ming: "Okay." Step away. Don't spill your blood when the time comes. ”
Seeing that Zheng Ming and Lucy ignored him, the white snake on the other side was slightly annoyed, and said in an aggravated tone: "Trespassing on my territory without permission, this injury is light." I advise you to leave as soon as possible. Thoughts give birth to wisdom in all of you, and I have no concern with you. ”
After forcing his eyes on Lucy and watching it retreat, Zheng Ming looked at the white snake. Of course, it listened to the other party's words word for word.
Zheng Ming: "Is this injury light?" What else counts as heavy? My Lucy's legs are bleeding! Look at its pitiful limping appearance. You'll know how serious this wound is when you're killed. ”
The white snake looked at the cold in his tone, and the crazy Zheng Ming flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Years of struggling to survive instincts and instincts frantically sounded the alarm of the danger of the pale blue monster in front of it.