217. Under the river
"It's okay, let's find a dry place to rest for a while, Qi Tianyang and I are not familiar with this place, Tisuo, Uncle Laka, this matter is up to the two of you, and the rest of us all depends on the two of you." There's a lot of work! β
Seeing everyone's uneasy mood, I took the lead in proposing. Maybe resting in this place, which is so sacred in their hearts, they can't help but feel uneasy.
Tiso and Raqqa readily acquiesced to my suggestion, and they found a relatively dry place, while the rest of us stood still, looking around, or looking at one place, all with different thoughts.
Everyone was silent again, the atmosphere was a little heavy, it was a little breathless, we all found a comfortable place, sat down, everyone was relieved, a long sigh of relief, it seems that this way, everyone is tired.
The moment I sat down, I felt that my legs were free, and after walking for so long, I could finally rest my feet.
At this time, Qi Tianyang didn't know where to find a candle, inserted it on the candlestick, took out a lighter and lit it.
Suddenly, there was a feeling of warmth in the room. In order to save power, I quickly turned off the flashlight. It's so weird here, and there are still a lot of places to use flashlights, so it's better to save now.
The dim candlelight illuminates the scene around the small coffee table, and the whole room can be faintly seen.
"Huh? There is also a mural there. "The mural on the wall successfully caught my attention, although it was not the same as the one in the stairwell, but it was also similar, it was obviously the work of one person, and I once again fell into the question, why did I engrave the mural here, and what did I mean?
The whole painting is based on black, dark green, bright red, and has an abstract feeling, although I don't know what he paints and what he wants to express, anyway, this mural makes me feel depressed and panicked.
"Ah, this is the river outside the forbidden land!" Tisuo, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, staring at the painting on the wall, and the silence was broken by a surprised voice, and people gathered around the mural to watch.
"It's really the river." Rakqa also said very approvingly after reading it, and his tone was meaningful.
The creek outside the forbidden land? I was stunned, when we entered the forbidden land, we did pass a small river, but it was normal, but why did I feel in their tone that this small river was not as simple as I imagined. I was puzzled and looked at the painting carefully.
Finally, I could vaguely see that the dark green outlined was the shady trees, the background was black, and the small river was bright red. Seeing this, I couldn't help but stand on end, and took a step closer to Qi Tianyang.
"Is there anything special about this little river?" Qi Tianyang asked thoughtfully, but his tone was quite serious and tough.
"It's... Thisβ" Elder Ulla hesitated to say.
"Elder Ula, I think at least we should trust each other, how can we be considered people in the same boat, if you don't tell me, in case we encounter any danger next, wouldn't there be two less people to find a solution?"
Qi Tianyang glanced at Elder Ula lightly, and continued to focus on the mural. Although his words are exaggerated and blamed, they are also reasonable.
I have to say that Qi Tianyang's words are very strong, threatening Elder Ula with everyone's lives.
Is there some mystery hidden in this mural? I followed Qi Tianyang's line of sight and looked carefully at the mural, the dazzling bright red, the gloomy background wall.
I heard the sigh of Elder Ulla in my ears, "Alas! Actually, that river is used for sacrifices, and every time we sacrifice Gu Girl for fifty years, we will send Gu Girl to the river, prepare a bamboo raft, and let her drift along the river, waiting for Lord Wu Tilu to send her. β
Dispatch?! Hearing these words, a burst of fire rose in my heart for no reason, and what I said was high-sounding, and it seemed that they were all dead ends.
I wanted to turn my head and glare at Ulla, but I found that my gaze seemed to be glued to this mural, and I couldn't take my eyes off it, and the blood-red river spread, occupying my entire line of sight.
"What, what's going on?" I trembled and grabbed Qi Tianyang's sleeve.
"What, what's going on?" It was Tisso's voice, and it seemed that I was not alone in noticing something was wrong.
"Wow!" I didn't wait for Qi Tianyang's answer, but I saw the blood-red river crashing towards me like a wave, drowning me.
"Ahh I felt like I couldn't breathe, and as soon as I inhaled, water rushed through my nostrils.
"Hmm!" I heard the muffled grunts of Ulla and the others behind me, and it seemed that they were in as much pain as I was.
I don't know how long I struggled, but suddenly, I felt that I could breathe, and I quickly opened my eyes, only to find that I was standing by a small river.
But the strange thing is that the water of this small river is actually bright red! Looking around, there were dark green trees, and the sky was pitch black, without a trace of light. And beside me, there are High Priest Wulun, Elder Ulla, Tisuo, and Raqqa, but Qi Tianyang is missing.
"Elder Wula, have you seen Qi Tian's raising?" I asked, with some doubts in my heart, feeling that the scene in front of me was familiar.
"Madam, I was also about to ask you, it is impossible for the lord to leave you alone, I don't know if the lady has seen where the lord has gone." Ula's answer puzzled me even more.
Aren't we resting in the castle? Why did you suddenly come to this little river? Could it be that we have already come out, but what about Qi Tianyang? Why didn't he come out?
Although, I kept telling myself in my heart to be calm, but Qi Tianyang was not by my side, and I inevitably felt panicked.
"Isn't this the river outside of our forbidden land?" Raqqa said confusedly. But no, my gut told me that something was missing.
"Yikes! I remember! I exclaimed, I remembered why I felt so familiar, this was the mural on the wall of the castle! It's exactly the same scene, especially the bright red water!
A gust of wind blew, the river rose and fell with the wind, and a black thing came into my eyes, "Hey, what is that?" β
I wondered, but before I could see clearly, I was drowned by the undulating river. I took a step forward, trying to see what the black that flashed through the river was.
"Madam, be careful, don't go over!" Tissot grabbed me and stopped me in my tracks.
"Have you seen anything in the river?" I pointed to the river in front of me and asked Ulla and the others.
"There seems to be something black, flashing by, so fast that I can't see it clearly." Elder Ulla said, shaking his head.
"Just take a closer look." Wu Lun gritted his teeth, threw off his sleeves and walked forward.
"Alas!" Elder Ula tried to stop him, but he didn't catch Wu Lun's sleeve, and as he watched Wu Lun walk to the river, the four of us also stepped forward.
As we approached, the river, which had been relatively calm, was bubbling like boiled water. The bright red blood water was mist, and the river water was descending at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ahh Looking at what was exposed at the bottom of the river, I finally couldn't hold back the fear in my heart and screamed, "That's, that's hair!" β
Yes, the black thing that was exposed with the ups and downs of the river just now was finally clearly presented in front of us, and it turned out to be hair, a woman's hair! It floats like seaweed, floating on the water of the river that is left.
"Are you sure?" Wu Lun stared at me.
"When, of course sure." Their faces were full of doubts, but as a woman, I can't be mistaken about this kind of woman's hair, which is most beautiful. I am absolutely sure and sure.
Suddenly, the tip of my nose wafted through the scent of flowers, and my eyes were dizzy.
This aroma is inexplicably familiar. It was like a feeling that had been with me for a long time, and I was terrified at this time, and I suddenly felt a lot more relaxed in my heart.
When I opened my eyes, I found myself snuggling in Qi Tianyang's arms, and we were standing in the hall of the castle, facing the wall, no, to be exact, facing the fresco.
"What's going on?" I looked at Qi Tianyang, who was staring at the painting closely.
"You're hallucinating and sucking into the painting." Following Qi Tianyang's line of sight, I saw that there were a few more figures by the river in the painting, and it was none other than the four elders of Wula.
"Oh my God, we're being sucked into the painting?" I was amazed, it was amazing! "Then how did I get out?"
"Where." Qi Tianyang handed the thing in his hand to me, it was the bouquet of flowers he gave me, "I originally thought it was just an ordinary epiphytic orchid, but I didn't expect that the fragrance of this flower turned out to be the antidote to this painting." β
No wonder, I smell it, it's familiar. If you don't say that the things in this world are incomprehensible, who would have thought that a simple flower would save my life by accident because of my love.
My eyes were focused on the mural again, still a little hard to believe. However, in reality, it seems that this is what happened.
"Then, why don't you pull them out together?" I wondered.
I saw Qi Tianyang smile slowly, "Wait a minute, the good show is still to come." With that, he motioned for me to look at the mural.
The scene in the painting is exactly what I looked like when I came out, and the river was still bubbling.
"Gollum!" The river finally dried up, and the scene in front of me made my pupils suddenly constrict.