Getting Started (3)
Before she knew it, Chongyuan repeatedly told Du Ruo to keep the spiritual platform clean and not to be disturbed by evil things, so he handed over the soul-attracting lamp to her.
The light in this soul-attracting lamp is not an extraordinary fire, there is a divine fire in the heavenly realm, there is a mortal fire in the human world, and there is a ghost fire in the netherworld, and the lamp of this soul-attracting lamp is a ghost fire, but this ghost fire is not the phosphorus fire that usually wanders in the mass graves, but the light in the ghost lantern that the king of Hades inspects the world, and with this lamp, you can freely shuttle between the two worlds of yin and yang. However, lighting this lamp in the dark night, in the eyes of ghosts and evil spirits, it is like a lonely boat in the sea, and it will definitely rush up, and the lonely ghosts and wild ghosts are not afraid, even afraid that the ghost king and others will also come to make trouble.
But the arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent. Du Ruo said goodbye to Chongyuan, and walked towards the place where he encountered the giant snake that day. At this time, Luofu Mountain is hidden in the dark night, there are a few flickering stars in the sky, the moon is also half-hidden between the black clouds, and occasionally a few dogs bark in the distance, in addition, the surrounding silence is a little weird, even the chirping of autumn insects is gone. Du Ruo carried a papier-mâché lantern, although his steps were hurried, but he was also calm.
Entering the woods on the side of the plank road, the darkness was completely shrouded, and the outline could no longer be distinguished, and the paper lantern in Du Ruo's hand was like a lonely boat in the vast sea, which would be swallowed up at any time. Walking under the tree where he encountered the giant snake, Du Ruo blew out the paper lantern and lit the soul-attracting lamp according to the method Chongyuan said. All around it was illuminated by the light of the soul lamp, but the light was blue-green, and the forest became more and more eerie. Du Ruo thought that he would be able to enter another world by lighting the soul-attracting lamp, but it was obvious that he was still in that wood, no different from the daylight. However, if you look closely, you can also find a clue, the world is not as real as in the daytime, there is an illusory feeling, and there is no wind, and you can't hear the sound of the wind blowing the leaves.
After a while, a few gray mist slowly drifted towards this side, and after they drifted closer, Du Ruo took a closer look, and there were some unfamiliar faces in this mist, except for a little sluggishness, they were no different from ordinary people. Du Ruo guessed that this was the soul that Chongyuan said, but she didn't see Grandma. These geists are not conscious, so they are not aggressive. Du Ruo ignored them and let them follow her, walking towards the place where she used to meditate, where there were several clouds of mist.
Grandma's souls wandered around the rocks, and Du Ruo recognized them at a glance. Except for the numbness of her expression, the others are exactly the same as the living grandmother. Du Ruo called Grandma a few times, and those living souls finally reacted, and slowly floated towards the soul-attracting lamp. But if ordinary people saw this scene now, they would definitely be half frightened to death, and dozens of clouds of mist had gathered behind Du Ruo. These people are all pale and glazed-eyed, and even if it doesn't hurt anyone, the pressure alone will scare people with poor psychological quality into collapse.
Du Ruo saw that Grandma was already following behind, so he escorted the soul-attracting lamp and walked towards the medicine collection village. The whole process was unusually smooth, and there was no evil behavior of Chongyuan's theory. When he was about to arrive at the medicine collection village, Du Ruo saw a man in white standing at the entrance of the village, thinking that it was Chongyuan, so he quickened his pace. But when I got closer, I found that it was an unfamiliar face.
This man is dressed in plain clothes, which complements Du Ruo, but he is not as cold as her, his eyebrows are full of tenderness, his eyebrows are long into his sideburns, his slender and gentle eyes, his eyes are as clear as crystal, his nose is straight, his fair skin, his clothes and hair are fluttering, not tied or tied, and he is slightly fluttering in the night. Although he is handsome, he is not feminine, his figure is quite handsome, standing there, indescribably elegant, as if he is a celestial man.
"Bi'er, you're still here. When the man saw Du Ruo approaching, his eyes were full of smiles, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time.
Du Ruo stopped, a little distracted, although she didn't know this man, but when she saw him, she felt some pain in her heart, this feeling had never been felt since she came to this Luofu Mountain.
The man saw that she didn't speak, so he walked towards her, and when he saw her, Du Ruodu had not yet recovered his senses. She looked at him in a daze, and the pain in her heart became more and more intense. The man grabbed her left hand, and the coldness from the palm of her hand woke Du Ruo, she shook off his hand and took a few steps back, her expression panicked, and her tone became a little anxious: "Who are you?"
The man was not annoyed when he saw Du Ruo so gaffe, the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger, he stepped forward and grabbed her left hand again, and said slowly: "After so many years, you are still as good-looking as before." It's just that it's getting cold. ”
Du Ruo didn't shake off his hand this time, but looked at him, but his eyes were full of tears at some point, and the grievances in his heart were overwhelming like a flood. She suddenly had an idea that if she could throw away the soul-attracting lamp in her right hand and leave nothing to worry about, just throw herself into his arms, those grievances might be able to be vented.
As if he had insight into her thoughts, the man glanced at the soul-attracting lamp in her hand and said softly: "Give it to me, we don't care about these red and mundane things, it's okay to go back to Yunmengze to live in seclusion?"
Although there was still a trace of resistance in her heart, Du Ruo couldn't refuse him, this seemed to be what she wanted to do the most in her heart, and she really couldn't push him away.
"Meow", at this time a cat meow came from a distance, although the sound seemed to come from the void, far away, but it made the man startled. At this time, the light in the soul-attracting lamp changed from blue-green to gentle yellow light, as if hot oil had been poured on it, and the man suddenly screamed and retreated again and again.
Du Ruo was awakened by this exclamation, clenched the soul-attracting lamp in his hand, and secretly rejoiced. The man in front of him was no longer the same as before, his handsome face gradually distorted, his fair skin cracked, revealing blue-black scales, and if he carefully distinguished, he was the same as the giant snake of that day.
A trace of unwillingness flashed in the giant snake's eyes, but because of the soul-attracting lamp in Du Ruo's hand, he could only staggering into Luofu Mountain.
Du Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, she didn't feel too scared, but the man before made her curious, who was he and what was the connection with her disappeared past?