Dragon Cloud Continent Chapter 39: The Only Hope
Xiao Jing followed the two girls into the courtyard, the courtyard is not big, through the courtyard gate is an outer courtyard on the outer side, through the outer courtyard into the inner courtyard, you will see the three main houses on the north side and the two wings on the east side, a path leads to the door of the house, the other parts of the courtyard are planted with all kinds of flowers and plants, in the middle of the courtyard to the west, there is a small pavilion, in which a square table and a few stone benches are placed.
At this time, there was a person who was slowly sipping tea with his back to the direction of Xiao Jing, because he couldn't see his face, so Xiao Jing didn't judge the age of this person for a while, but looking at his upright sitting posture and dark hair, he didn't think he was very old.
"Daddy, Xiao Gongzi has arrived. Mengrou said to the people in the pavilion.
"Please. But the man did not look back, but only said a please, took the teacup in his hand, and filled it with tea for himself.
"Young Master Xiao, please. When Mengrou saw her father talking, she also turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing was also not polite, and walked directly to the pavilion with Mengrou and sat on the right side of the person. At this time, Xiao Jing noticed that he looked about fifty years old, his face looked a little pale, and his black hair was draped over his shoulders very casually, but it was very cleanly combed.
Seeing Xiao Jing sit down, the man took a teacup, personally poured a cup of tea for Xiao Jing, and sent it to Xiao Jing.
"How did you get here?" the man asked as he put down the teacup, but didn't look up at Xiao Jing.
"Senior, I also came here by accident, but I don't know what kind of place this is and how to get out. Xiao Jing said.
However, Xiao Jing didn't mention the matter of the secret realm, because he always felt that something was wrong, so he didn't dare to expose himself too much.
"Unintentionally, I heard Xiaorou say, you came from the fog, tell me the specific situation. The man didn't seem to believe Xiao Jing's words.
So Xiao Jing roughly talked about the things that happened when he walked out of the main hall to the mist, but did not mention the things in the main hall.
"The main hall, are you saying that there is really a big hall outside the fog?" It seemed that he was very shocked when Xiao Jing mentioned the main hall.
"That's right, the main hall is not far from here, if you don't meet that giant python, you can walk there in about two or three hours. Xiao Jing seemed a little surprised, at such a close distance, it was impossible for them not to know.
"We can't get into that fog, we've sent people in before, but none of them have come back, only me. ”
Sure enough, the man explained the reason, and after speaking, the man looked up at Xiao Jing violently, and the moment he looked up, Xiao Jing was startled and almost dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground.
Because only half of this person's face is complete, and the half of his face on the left side has shriveled up like a skeleton, and it is really scary to look at it.
Several people didn't seem surprised by Xiao Jing's reaction, obviously used to the reaction of others when they saw this face for the first time, the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "This is the price I paid for going into that mist, and I got nothing." ”
"Why can't you go into that fog?" Xiao Jing was a little incredulous.
"Hey!" the man sighed, and then came to Xiao Jing one by one.
After listening, Xiao Jing looked at the man with some incredulity, looking at Meng Rou and Xue'er.
It turned out that their family suddenly appeared here ten thousand years ago, and of course, the town where their family was located, suddenly appeared in this place as a whole, or suddenly a misty area suddenly appeared around it.
At first, people were panicking, but over the years, everyone had basically gotten used to life here, and the town was completely self-sufficient, but had no contact with the outside world.
The periphery of the town was all covered by fog, at first some people were curious and wanted to enter the fog to check the situation, but all the people who went in were either dead or injured, and then slowly no one dared to enter the fog area, and the fog area became a forbidden place in this town.
But how can they be willing to be trapped here forever, for ten thousand years, almost every once in a while, a group of dead soldiers will be organized to go on an expedition, hoping to find a way out one day.
But to this day, they have not been able to find a way out, they do not know whether all the people sent out are dead, or if some have broken out and not returned, and as the people gradually become more and more numb, it is becoming more and more difficult to find those who are willing to go on expeditions.
"Could it be that there is a greater danger in the fog?" Hearing this, Xiao Jing couldn't help but ask.
"Monty python, I haven't encountered it, I haven't even seen anything, I just felt a cold wind suddenly hit, followed by a stinging pain all over my body, if I didn't run fast, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to come back, and later people spread that the fog was a curse on our town. Looking back on the past, the man still seems to have palpitations.
"Chu Yuanbai, I heard that you are a strange boy here, and you also injured my two sons, what is the origin of this person. ”
When Xiao Jing was listening carefully, suddenly a voice came to mind from outside the courtyard, and then a middle-aged man with a gust of wind had already arrived inside the pavilion.
I saw that the person who came was slender, and his clothes looked extremely luxurious, as soon as this person entered the pavilion, a pair of eyes stared at Xiao Jing, looking quite bad, but it seemed to be a little restrained.
"Yuan Zheng, what are you doing, reckless. Seeing the middle-aged man brought, Chu Yuanbai said with some displeasure.
"I was reckless, Chu Fei was almost killed by him, Chu Yun was also injured by him, it's already very good if I don't come up and shoot him to death directly. Chu Yuanzheng heard this, and said with some excitement.
"I know everything, but Xiao Gongzi is from the outside world, you should know what this means. ”
"The outside world, how many years have passed, wake up, don't dream anymore, we have a good life here. ”
The two seem to have very different opinions, which is just as Chu Yuanbai mentioned just now, most of them have become numb and have become accustomed to this kind of life in captivity.
"Yuan Zheng, do you still remember that array eye, and do you remember the main hall mentioned by the ancestor. Xiao Gongzi came here from that hall. Chu Yuanbai said.
Chu Yuanzheng, who was still a little emotional, heard this, and suddenly quieted down, slowly sat down next to Xiao Jing, and then took a teacup by himself, poured a glass of water, and drank it all.
"Boy, you didn't lie to us, you really came from outside the mist, and saw the hall outside the mist?" Chu Yuanzheng put the teacup on the stone table and said to Xiao Jing, but his tone was much slower than just now.
"Senior, what I said is true. Although Xiao Jing didn't explain all his situation, what he said was all true and he didn't lie.
"Yuan Bai, do you want him to help us go to that hall to find that Juyuan Stone? But that is also speculated by the Ancestor, does it really exist. Chu Yuanzheng said to Chu Yuanbai on the opposite side again.
"No one has seen the main hall either, but the ancestor knows that the eyes did not exist before according to the ancestor, so all the inferences should be true, especially when I heard Xiao Gongzi mention the main hall, I am even more convinced that everything that the ancestor deduced must be correct. Chu Yuanbai said with some excitement.
Xiao Jing was a little foggy at this time, and he didn't understand what they were talking about, so he couldn't help asking: "Two seniors, do you plan to ask me to do something, if there is anyone who can help me, just say." ”
Seeing Xiao Jing's question, Chu Yuanbai patiently explained to Xiao Jing, and Chu Yuanzheng on the side also changed his attitude towards Xiao Jing, and even personally got Xiao Jing a cup of tea, it seemed that all the unhappiness just now had been thrown out of the clouds.
It turned out that when their town was rumored to be in this fog, a strange eye appeared in the center of the town, but something was obviously missing in the center of the eye, so people thought that the fog was more related to that eye.
They used to be an ancestor, proficient in the art of deduction, and once calculated that if this array could be filled, then it would be able to dissolve that fog and bring the town back to its past.
Moreover, the ancestor also deduced that what was missing from the array was a Juyuan Stone, and the Juyuan Stone was in a large hall outside the mist.
Although I don't know how the ancestor deduced all this, everything is well-founded, and many people firmly believe that there really is a Juyuan Stone, but more people are also skeptical.
With the passage of time, most people have forgotten about this matter, but there are still some people like Chu Yuanbai who have not given up, and have been trying to get out of the fog, find the main hall, and find Juyuan Stone, but after generations of efforts, they have not succeeded.
Chu Yuanbai also mentioned this matter to Meng Rou by chance, and Meng Rou didn't care about it at first, until she met Xiao Jing and heard that Xiao Jing actually came from outside the fog, so she brought him to Chu Yuanbai.
"Xiao Gongzi, we also know that your coming from the fog is also quite thrilling, but your arrival really gives us hope, perhaps the only hope. So I hope you can help us get out of the fog again, return to that hall, and look for the Juyuan Stone. Speaking of this, Chu Yuanbai said almost pleadingly.
"Of course, if you need manpower, I will arrange it for you, you can make any request, and we will do our best to meet you. Afraid that Xiao Jing would refuse, Chu Yuanbai hurriedly added.
"Boy, I was reckless just now, my two unsuccessful sons also love to cause trouble, I don't care about that matter, if you have any requirements, just say it, I, Chu Yuanzheng, will try my best to satisfy you. Chu Yuanzheng also changed his posture and said.
After listening to them, Xiao Jing picked up the teacup unhurriedly, took a shallow sip, and then looked at Chu Yuanbai and Chu Yuanzheng with a smile.
"Boy, what kind of eyes are you, can you give a happy word. Chu Yuan was in a hurry, and seeing Xiao Jing so unhurried, he said anxiously.
"Xiao Gongzi, do you have any difficulties?" Seeing Xiao Jing's appearance, Meng Rou also asked on the side.
"That array of eyes, can you take me to see it?" At this time, Xiao Jing seemed to have understood everything, and said to a few people.
"Okay, of course, go now, let's go. Hearing this, Chu Yuanzheng immediately stood up and said eagerly.
"Young Master Xiao, please. Although Chu Yuanbai was much more stable, he was also a little eager to make a gesture of invitation to Xiao Jing.
A few people quickly walked out of Longyun Manor, and when they came outside, Xiao Jing saw that this town was no different from an ordinary town, with people coming and going, shouting and selling one after another.
The town is not big, a group of five people, after a while they walked to an open place, it seems that this place is specially separated, although it is in the middle of the town, but there are guards arranged on all sides, and people on the street are not allowed to step into this place at will.
Seeing Chu Yuanbai and a few people coming, the guards made way of a passage, and Xiao Jing and a few people walked in.
"Young Master Xiao, this is where the eyes are. Walking to the position of the formation eye, Chu Yuanbai said.
As soon as he walked into this area, Xiao Jing felt that there seemed to be a looming fluctuation, and when he walked to the position of the array eye, Xiao Jing fixed his eyes and saw that there was a small gap in the center of the array eye, and the size was almost the same as the spirit stone. Along the gap in the center of the eye of the array, several rune-like ravines crisscrossed the city.
Seeing this, Xiao Jing finally understood that it turned out that in the dark, all this was attracting him to this place, but why did he come here, what else was waiting for him to break through, at this time, Xiao Jing couldn't help but look forward to it.