(xiv)
Jiu'er, who left in a hurry, turned into a puff of black smoke and drifted from Yinling Mountain to the foot of the mountain. The Yinling River at the foot of the mountain, at this time is the murmuring of flowing water, the green grass on both banks, the red, yellow, white, blue small flowers are blooming brightly, the fragrance of the flowers attracts a lot of butterflies and bees, they are busy playing and collecting honey, a vibrant scene.
Jiu'er stood on the shore, thinking about the words of the mountain god in her heart, her expression distressed, the beautiful scenery in front of her was meaningless to her, which only made her more upset. She stomped on the grass a few times, stepping on all the grass that was once full of greenery into the mud. Poor little grass is innocently tired, trapped in the mud, and is wailing bitterly, well, who are they provoking? Who is this woman in black, so fierce?
"Damn old man! The attack just now was too light, and he should have been thrown to the ground! Hmph, when I find the Golden Retriever, I'll come back and settle accounts with him. Jiu'er stepped on the grass without giving off her hatred, bent down, broke the big and bright, and blooming red flower, and then plucked its fat and big petals one by one, and then threw them into the river one by one, watching the petals turn around in the water a few times, and then drift away without a trace with the merciless flowing water, she suddenly felt as if her mood was a little better. The poor flower, which was destroyed by her hot hands, was already shattered before she could react. Let her be so frightened, the butterflies that were still dancing just now and the little bees who were collecting honey were instantly frightened and fled in all directions, and disappeared completely at once. All that remained was the grass trampled in the mud and the stem of the flower, which had no flowers, trembling in the wind.
"That's it! I haven't returned to the cat clan for so long, so I took this opportunity to go back and ask the clansmen about the traces of the golden retriever. Hmph, Golden Retriever, whether you hide to the ends of the earth or the cape, I will find you out. You wait for me! ”
After thinking of where to go, Jiu'er turned into a puff of smoke and rushed towards the Phantom Forest, the territory of the cat clan. She thought that Qin Hao, who is now reincarnated as Liu Ping'an, has a father and mother who love him, and has a complete family, even if he can't speak, is autistic and cold, at least in the time she leaves, there should not be much change, and when she finds the golden retriever, even if she can't find it, it would be good if she could find out a little news about him, and at that time, she would return to Liu Ping'an to accompany him. As long as she failed to eradicate the golden retriever rat for a day, she was uneasy, and she would never forget the appearance of the Qin family being burned by fire. Even if he is reincarnated, that scene is still vivid. Over the years, she has guarded Liu Ping'an, but in the dead of night, the scene of that year will always come to mind. If it weren't for her competitiveness, the Qin family would not have ended up like this.
What happened back then, has become a curse planted on her, gnawing in her heart day and night, if she can't finish the golden retriever with her own hands, she is afraid that she will be haunted by the evil thoughts in her heart, sooner or later, she will not be able to control her inner demons, resulting in falling into the devil's path.
She knew that with her current strength, it would be difficult to find the hidden golden retriever, and if she wanted to take revenge, it would be even more difficult. She wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to return to the cat clan, and sincerely begged the patriarch to let him teach her the most beneficial spells of the cat clan. In the past, she was willful and ignorant, did a lot of bastard things, had no intention of learning, and lived up to the patriarch's expectations of her. This time, no matter what, she also had to ask the patriarch for forgiveness, learn all the things she had not learned in the past many years, and practice diligently in the days to come, with her qualifications, she will definitely be able to achieve something in the future.
While constantly thinking in my heart, the wind was blowing under my feet, and I unconsciously crossed several more mountains. Getting closer and closer to the Phantom Forest, Jiu'er found that the more she missed Liu Ping'an. I don't know how he's doing these days since she's gone. I have never left him for such a long time, and when I first went out, I promised him that he would return in half a year at most. Now it seems that we will have to wait a few more days outside. Alas, that nerd, I don't know if I'm doing well or not. Now I can't help her, she has come here, and it will take many days to turn back. With such a toss, she was afraid that she would be tired.
But Jiu'er never thought that after she left this time, the Liu family suddenly changed, and when she returned to the Liu family again, it was already a matter of things, and the experience of the previous life reappeared again, Liu Ping'an finally couldn't wait for her to go back, and added another case to her regrets.
Phantom Forest, forest is as its name suggests. There is a mountain in front of you, but when you go in, you find that it is not a mountain at all. No matter how much you turn, you never leave the same place in the end. The nearby villagers, all those who entered the mountain, all went around in circles in a daze, and finally went from sunrise to sunset, and only by walking out along the same path could they leave the forest. It doesn't feel strange that strange things happen a lot. Now no one dares to enter this mountain, even the small village that lives at the foot of the mountain, all the people have moved their families to the nearby Qingshi Mountain, settled in that place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and never returned.
The place where Jiu'er landed now is the abandoned mountain village. It's been a long time since anyone has been there, the houses are dilapidated, and there are traces of people who have moved away. Everything that could be moved was removed, leaving only some things that could not be moved, like the broken water tank in front of me. The tank was half rotten, and the remaining half still contained some water, but it was covered with moss, apparently after some years. Jiu'er walked over to take a look, and her own appearance was reflected in the water, she smoothed her hair with her hand, then reached into the water, took some water, and washed the dirty face that was almost unrecognizable, and then wiped her sleeve back and forth a few times before putting her hand down.
She walked around the village, and found nothing but tattered things, which were the footprints of some animals, and she could vaguely see that wild boars, tigers, and wolves had been there, and there were some footprints that she could not see. The footprints were deep and shallow, and no new footprints have appeared since. It is estimated that the animals in the mountains have already abandoned this place, and there is nothing to find here to fill their stomachs anyway, so they have moved to the battlefield and looked elsewhere.
"Why did these villagers move away in a good way?" She wondered, and she didn't think much about it. She hadn't been back in years, and maybe something had changed that she didn't know.
She patted the dust off her body and walked towards the phantom forest. She has been flying for so many days, she has already exhausted her muscles, since she has reached the foot of the mountain, it is equivalent to arriving at her own door, and it is not so much time, just to walk in slowly, take a closer look here, and see this place where she has been away for many years.