Chapter 21: The Garden of Strangeness
d7cfd3c4b8f3 The mysterious passage began to spin, and Qi Lu was suddenly sucked into the passage by a powerful attraction
It's a wonderful experience, and the countless stars around it have become a series of vague, flowing water-like scenes, and in the tumbling passage, there has been no definite edge and outline, and the only feeling is that he is constantly falling, but it seems that there is no sign of the end
I don't know how long it took for Qi Lu to fall to the ground, and the strange passage disappeared above his head, and he found himself in a large palace
This palace is too familiar, Qi Lu has been here in countless dreams, but this time there are no more dead people's heads biting his body in the palace, and no strange whirlpools have appeared
The candle flame in the boneless lantern overhead had also been extinguished, but the lamp stand was gurgling and spinning
Qi Lu wanted to go to the window and push open the window like he had done in his previous dream
"Why don't you dare to come out," the mysterious voice sounded again, but the pale shadow did not appear
Hesitating, Qi Lu walked towards the towering arched gate, just as his hand was about to approach the golden handle of the gate, there was a "quack" sound, as if someone had pushed the door open outside, and suddenly Qi Lu's eyes were full of white and brilliant light, but his eyes did not feel any discomfort
Qi Lu walked out of the door nervously, and saw an unusually huge sun in the sky, and the sunlight was not dazzling, but as soft as the moon, and the whole sky was clear and cloudless, Qi Lu strangely found that many constellations could be seen in the sky in broad daylight, although most of them could be recognized, but there were also a few constellations that were very unfamiliar
With his memory, Qi Lu recognized the names of these constellations through their outlines, and then based on their position in the sky, Qi Lu suddenly realized that he was in the western hemisphere of the earth, because these constellations could not be seen in China
"Where the hell am I," Qi Lu called out blankly to the sky
It was just a moment of silence, and the mysterious voice sounded directly in my mind without a sense of direction: "Look back at the palace you missed."
Qi Lu heard the sound and looked back, only to find that he was in a strange garden, this garden is so big that you can't imagine it, you can't actually see its borders, as if this is not a human garden, but a garden built by the giants of the Dragon Bo Kingdom in ancient legends
In front of the garden, there are many palaces, most of which are built in the alien style by non-human beings, and this style is even more obvious in the palace where Qi Lu stopped just now, the roof of the palace is mostly flat, with strange conical objects on it, and there are also small fan-shaped windows at the top
Taken together, these majestic palaces reveal a completely unique world, and although they are all made of precious basalt, they are full of signs of antiquity and decay, all weathered and crumbling buildings, as if they would collapse with a slight push
Qi Lu discovered another strange phenomenon, that is, every time he dreamed, he pushed the window in the palace and saw the terrifying ice lake and the strange army, and now there was no such thing in this garden, as if what he saw in his dream before was something in another unknown world
But this does not mean that the garden is comfortable, and the road is full of weeds, and some huge stones with strange inscriptions are lined up in the middle of the road, and there are some statues that look like people and inhuman people scattered in all corners of the garden
By all indications, it seems that it has been hit by some kind of destructive force, causing the races that inhabit it to leave their habitat and migrate to another safe and mysterious continent
And the plants in the garden, most of them look like ferns, relics from ancient times, with huge leaves, and the flowers are petite, dull and colorless, blooming in nurseries with strange geometric designs or well-planned green meadows
"Do you have an impression of everything here?" the voice echoed
"I will never forget," Qi Lu was already in tears as he spoke, kneeling on the ground like a pilgrim
"I didn't look away, and the tears in your eyes filled your eyes, and only those who have lived here are worthy of such sincere feelings," the mysterious voice said to him in a more determined tone, "Even our descendants do not have such a deep memory of the Holy Land, so I can rest assured that the truth will be revealed to you."
"What truth," Qi Lu asked in a choked voice
"Look," the voice said to him in a very soft tone, and after these two short words were spoken again
At the same time, the scenery around Qi Lu changed like a kaleidoscope, and when it finally became a fixed scene, Qi Lu was speechless in surprise, because he found that he was already in the village of Pei Liping's hometown
It's still like the last fantasy, there are still horns on the stage, and it's still the same group of people who are singing and watching the play under the stage, the only difference is that this time I am not in the crowd watching the play, but at the back of the crowd
If there is anything different, it is that Qi Lu didn't see Pei Liping by his side, and this scene gave him the feeling that he was more like a stranger from afar
"Hey, what kind of place is this," after a moment's hesitation, Qi Lu tore open his throat and shouted loudly to the people watching the play
No one paid attention to him, people were doing what they were supposed to do, Qi Lu seemed to be a ghost that didn't exist, let alone someone who took care of him, and even the people who glanced at him more
Why am I here again, Qi Lu held his chin in his hand and began to think nervously
What is the truth, what is the truth, this is Pei Liping's hometown, does it have anything to do with him, Qi Lu thought of this, and hurriedly followed this line of thought, recalling the scene when he met Pei Liping in the illusion last time
Su Ling's ghost, the huge monster, the mysterious man who appeared many times, and Pei Liping was looking for copper coins in the ancestral house
At this moment, Qi Lu understood, he no longer hesitated, turned around and ran in the direction of the dilapidated two-room building, he was already convinced in his heart that the key to the mystery was Pei Liping's ancestral house
With his memory, Qi Lu came to Pei Liping's old house again, saw that the door was hidden, and there seemed to be a voice of talking upstairs, Qi Lu's heart tightened, he gently pushed open the door, walked in, turned around and closed the door, and then tiptoed on the stairs that would decay at any time and went up to the second floor
Pei Liping was really in the house, Qi Lu saw a familiar scene again, seeing him in front of the bookcase, constantly looking for it, and taking out a book from time to time to flip through it
Could it be that you are obsessed with the broken copper coin, Qi Lu was about to step forward and ask what was going on, but he only moved a step and forcibly took it back, because he saw a more strange scene in front of his eyes
The mysterious young man on the roof had his feet hooked on a rotten beam, his hands clasped around his chest, and his drooping sleeves were blown by the wind, like the wings of a bream being spread out, and the scene was like the embodiment of a vampire
"Don't you think it's strange," the young man had already seen Qi Lu, so he smiled and accosted him
Qi Lu didn't answer, his face was full of doubts, it was not that he didn't want to ask, but he already knew that this young man was extremely arrogant, and he didn't want to answer the question, even if you kill him, I am afraid that I will not tell you
"What I'm looking for is Pei Liping's body," the young man finally said his purpose
"What's the broken copper coin?" Qi Lu's eyes kept staring at Pei Liping when he spoke, and he was still sweating profusely flipping through the books, as if he was the only one in the room
"Almost, I'm close to the truth of the matter, but I don't know what it is."
"Did you put a curse on Pei Liping," Qi Lu looked at Pei Liping's distracted pupils, and his heart suddenly moved, remembering the scene when he first met his wife Su Ling, and Su Ling's eyes were exactly the same as Pei Liping's expression at this time
"Do you think I'm going to use that kind of trick," the young man sneered, "I wanted to ask if you came here racking your brains to carry out your own deeds?"
"Shemales, don't think the same as you," Qi Lu was ridiculed by him, and the fire also followed, can't you disturb your wishful thinking, Qi Lu had a crooked idea as soon as his eyes rolled
"Mr. Pei," Qi Lu began to shout loudly, Pei Liping was ready to stop him from continuing to search for this mysterious man's scheme
But his shouting had no effect at all, Pei Liping didn't even raise his head, let alone turn around
"Don't shout," the young man laughed, "Don't say he can't hear us, even if you're in front of him, he can't see you."
Qi Lu was stunned and asked, "Why?"
"Why don't you try it yourself?"
Qi Lu said coldly: "You won't set a trap for me to drill."
The young man also sneered and responded to him: "I want to hurt you until now"
"That's what he said," Qi Lu dispelled his worries and walked towards Pei Liping, wanting to pull him away from the bookcase, but less than a meter away from him, Qi Lu couldn't walk over, and he suddenly felt that there was a layer of invisible transparent objects blocking his progress
The young man smiled and asked, "Isn't it strange?"
"Yes," Qi Lu replied honestly
"In a world of nothingness, I will inlay another illusion, what do you think it will be," the man laughed, as if he was satisfied with his masterpiece
Qi Lu was stunned again, but then he also laughed, laughing louder than the young man
"What are you laughing at?" the young man looked at Qi Lu strangely
"Haven't you heard a word, the agency is too smart," Qi Lu deliberately didn't say the second half of the sentence, but looked at him with a smug face
This time, the young man couldn't laugh anymore, because he saw a woman behind Pei Liping looking at him viciously
In an instant, the wind was blowing, and Su Ling, who suddenly appeared, ignored the illusion set by the young man, and came to her husband's side lightly, and reached out and grabbed his neck
"I'm fucking at such a critical moment, but this stinky woman is running to make trouble," the young man no longer looked polite, but turned into a fierce and evil statue
There seemed to be a bright light flashing in the air, and with Su Ling's body, it was instantly suspended in the air, and the sword light fluttered into the air in the blink of an eye
Qi Lu looked at the young man in surprise, his eyes were red, the muscles on his face had been distorted and deformed, the elegant face that Qi Lu was used to was extremely hideous at this moment, and in his right hand, a long sword with a strange shape appeared at some point, the blade was bent like a snake, and a cold light flashed everywhere