Chapter 17: The Devil
Fujun Mountain, the vast sea of snow, the sky is full of strange gray-purple halos. Heavy snow fluttered in the air, and from time to time a few gray birds hissed across the sky, slightly moving the air that had been almost condensed.
Except for the few hiss that remained, nothing else could be heard.
Silence, a kind of solidified and chilling silence, encompasses this white, holy and unearthly world.
A luxurious man wearing a white fox fur and a long coat on the ground, with a pretty woman in a green winter jacket, quietly walked in this pure white, the woman held a silk paper umbrella, quiet and well-behaved; the two walked calmly and elegantly all the way, and they were about to merge with this holy white.
"Who?!" a man in a strange costume yelled at the two uninvited guests in front of him.
The two stopped, but did not respond. The man in the peculiar costume stepped forward and walked around the two of them, and asked vigilantly and repeatedly, "What person?!"
Only then did he find that the man wearing a white fox fur was still holding a brown and white long-haired cat in his hand, and the cat was lazily squinting his eyes and enjoying sleeping soundly in the man's arms, and then looked at the man's noble and elegant face, and the light and elegant temperament of the woman on his side; ”
The man in the white fox fur is naturally Wu Feng, and the quiet woman on his side is Xia He.
Wu Feng looked at the visitor and smiled slightly, his long silver and shiny hair floated gently with the breeze, his pale golden eyes carried a bay of autumn water, his hand gently stroked the lazy cat in his arms, and said in extremely gentle and affirmative words: "I can cure the illness of the Hou Lord." ”
The cross-dressed man was startled when he heard this, and his posture of bowing his head stiffened slightly, and then he raised his head to look at the person in front of him; at this moment, Wu Feng, who was not disguised by magic, silver hair and golden eyes, the canine teeth that were unintentionally exposed between the smile, and the special aura that seemed to be around him flowed, all of which showed a fact - he was a demon clan.
The guard that the cross-dressed man had just let down suddenly rose again. "Demon Clan?"
After the wind blew, when the snowflakes fell again, the picturesque man in front of him, with a pair of slender and interlaced horns on his long silver and soft hair, like a thin branch with buds waiting to be released in the cold winter; under the lichen behind the legs, a golden tail like a dragon and not a dragon was born, which was dazzling, and the white wings on his back that almost blended with the scene were also extremely dazzling in front of the man's eyes.
"You!" the cross-dresser took a few steps back, a little unable to believe his eyes. "Amethyst Frost Bloom?!"
"Take me to your lordship. Wu Feng seemed to be smiling.
“。。。。。 The cross-dresser thought for a moment, looked at the two in front of him again, hesitated for a moment but nodded in response, and led the two towards the important place.
After walking for about a stick of incense, the three of them came to a towering snow-capped mountain, in front of which there was a small lake that had not yet frozen, but the lake was steaming in the cold weather.
The cross-dressed man led the two to an inconspicuous rocky spot by the lake, saluted them, pulled out two long white cloth belts, and handed them to them. After the two of them were blindfolded, the man recited a few obscure incantations in his mouth, and the two of them only felt that their bodies were light, and soon they felt that the soles of their feet could step on the real thing, so they took off the cloth belt.
This is supposed to be inside the snow-capped mountains, and the obvious travertine rocks and stone walls indicate where they are.
At the foot of the bridge is a polished smooth and shiny cyan stone bridge, and the railings of the bridge are carved with reliefs of various colors of strange beasts, and under the bridge is a hot flowing water, in which various plants grow and strange fish swim among the plants.
Xia He's eyes widened slightly, and he looked at this never-before-seen scenery of heaven and earth with some novelty and joy.
"Childe, please come with me. The cross-dressed man respectfully asked the two to keep up with him.
The light and shadow of the yellow flame in the cave are not very bright, but they just right outline the deep and mysterious nature of this cave. The more you go inside, the more fine the stone wall is polished, and there are birds and beasts, insects, fish, flowers and plants, cornices and turbulence in the relief. Further on, the cave wall that could still be seen has disappeared, and the vast and boundless blue bricks are stepping on the feet, but there is no longer the feeling of being in the cave, except for looking up at the splendor of thousands of lights instead of the cold blue sky.
Wu Feng's slightly long eyelashes stretched as Feng Mu widened slightly, and the pale golden eyes were more and more bright at the moment with sincere admiration.
"Skillful!" Wu Feng looked at the starry halo in the sky, looked at the endless flat avenue in front of him and the majestic huge palace in the distance, and couldn't help but say in admiration.
Childe smiled. The cross-dressed man did not look proud, but worried.
After pausing for a moment, the two followed the man towards the palace in the distance.
As he walked, Wu Feng suddenly sighed and said: "Such a delicate cave, it's a pity that there is no embellishment of flowers, plants, birds and beasts, so it is inevitably a little less vibrant......"
Hearing this, the man leading the way in front of him was slightly stunned, and his steps slowed down involuntarily, but he was silent.
"In the realm of the Lu tribe, I heard that there are two things - Yanxian grass and Shengyang iron. Both of these are treasures loved by all walks of life, and I wanted to see them so I wanted to take some back with me...... Why didn't you even see a shadow, could it be that it was hidden?" Wu Feng joked slightly.
The person in front of him became more and more silent, and his body seemed to be pressed by a thousand-pound boulder, and he was a little out of breath.
Wu Feng saw that the cross-dresser didn't answer or ask, just looked at the figure in front of him who seemed to be a little sluggish, waited patiently and quietly, his fingers caressed the smooth long hair of the big cat in his arms, and followed unhurriedly under his feet.
I don't know how long it took, but the person in front gradually stopped, and said with endless vicissitudes: "That...... It's a thing of the past. ”
Wufeng and the others also stopped, quietly looked at the man in front of them, and did not interject, but made a gesture of listening.
"Now...... There's nothing left......" The man looked at the vast dome and the vast ground around him. Slowly raised his hand and pointed to the muddy ground not far in front of him: "It turns out that there is a cypress tree, a white cypress tree that grows below the ground, grows very tall, very large, and glows with a silver light. In the past, when I was young, my partner and I used to climb this tree, always thinking that maybe we could climb this tree to the outside world. ”
"It's really high!" Wu Feng looked up at the dome, imagining the height of the tree.
"Well, it's high. As far as the eye can see, perhaps higher than the dome. The man looked up at the now empty dome, and his dim gaze revealed some brightness: "The branches and leaves of that tree obscured half of the dome, and the silver light from the cypress tree illuminated the whole temple. ”
"It's so beautiful......" Xia He couldn't help but speak, looking yearning.
"So, what about the tree?" Wu Feng asked slowly, brutally pulling the man out of his fond memories.
"Cut down...... Perhaps, it was eaten up...... "The cross-dressed man took a deep breath and said, "It turns out that there is water, land, insects, birds, fish and beasts, and there are many clansmen, this was originally the square in front of the main hall, and every time there is a festival or something worth being happy about, the lord will hold a grand party here......"
"How could the Wei clan with the twin treasures fall to such a state?" Wu Feng frowned slightly.
The man shook his head painfully and said: "I don't know the specifics, I only know that that day, the always benevolent lord was furious, the barrier of the Shou clan was broken, and many people who knew magic rushed in......" As he spoke, the man's eyes widened slightly, his eyelashes fluttered, as if he was afraid of something, and there was irrepressible resentment in the fear: "They killed many groups of people, trampled on our flowers and plants, dug up our seeds and ores, and took away the livestock we raised......"
"Why?" asked Wu Feng.
"I don't know, I only heard the people who wanton say that this is the punishment we deserve for not keeping our promises!" the man turned around and roared with tears in his eyes, "No way!
Wu Feng patted the emotional man in front of him and nodded in affirmation.
Yes, it is impossible, it is impossible for the Wei people to break the contract, not only because of the inherent character of keeping promises, but also because the holy water under the bridge in front of them has not dried up, and the plants in the water have not died, and the fish among the plants are still alive and kicking - the promise of the sacred pool is guarded by the promise in the name of the holy pool, and the water of the pond has not retreated, and the promise has not been exhausted.
The man raised his sleeve and touched the tears in the corners of his eyes, feeling that he was a little out of shape, he quickly turned around and continued to walk forward, and when everyone arrived at the main hall, the man bowed deeply to Wu Feng and said: "I know that Amethyst Frost Hua is the royal family of the demon world, and I have also heard of the power of the demon world, please save the lord!"
Wu Feng picked up the man with one hand, nodded, stopped talking, and followed the person who came to lead the way into the main hall.
Inside the main hall, the figures are sparse and empty, except for the various reliefs that were originally carved and finely carved, but the inside is a little pitiful.
I didn't expect that the majestic hall looked so majestic from the outside, but it was so bleak and desolate inside.
Walking into the dormitory, you will see a gray-haired old man lying motionless on a spacious couch.
The guide cautiously walked over and whispered to the person on the bed, and after a long time, the person on the couch finally reacted, and the originally closed eyes opened tiredly and sluggishly, densely covered with bloodshots, and looked at the person.
When the cloudy eyes saw the person standing by the bedside, a little brilliance flowed from the eyes, but it didn't take long for it to fade away.
"The royal family of the demon world. The old man laughed at himself, and the guide hurriedly helped the old man to sit up, and used the pillow to support his body.
"I am in this remote place, I didn't expect that someone will remember. As he spoke, he stroked his forehead with his hand, frowning painfully and looking depressed.
"I think he has told you that I am here to heal you. Wu Feng said lightly.
"Alas...... Cure?" The Hou Lord sighed and said, "What else is there to cure, it won't be long before there will be no more Wei clan in this world!"
"It's possible. Wu Feng replied unceremoniously and directly.
The guide looked at Wu Feng angrily, but he held back the sound of "Bold!" in his stomach. Then he just sighed helplessly, looking miserable.
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