4.4 Moonfall River (4)
"I was defenseless just now," said Rui Geng, "and now look at this river, it's so quiet!" With that, she tentatively walked into the river. The remaining two teenagers didn't know why, but they didn't know why, they just watched Rui Gong walk towards the river.
Despite being on guard, Rui Gong obviously felt that the closer he got to the Ning River, the more uncontrollable his spirit became, becoming chaotic, and his whole person walked lightly. Soon, she couldn't tell whether she was in reality or in a dream, the world in front of her was reversed, the mountains turned into water, the water turned into mountains, and the mountains turned into patches of peach blossom forests.
She said in a trance, "Peach...... Peach Blossom Forest, home? β
"Rui Gong!" Seeing that Rui Gong's situation was not right, the fox used his luck and spiritual power to rush over, curled Rui Gong with his tail, and carried her to the shore.
Rui Gong came back to his senses, looked at the five-tailed fox in front of him, and broke out in a cold sweat.
Ke Zhenshi, Di Qingchuan and Husang also tried to go to the river one after another, but they could not escape the confusion of the enchantment for their minds and spirits, and everyone was at a loss by the river.
In the middle of the night, it seemed that the sound of the battle between Pu Yin and Vicious could no longer be heard.
"I don't know how Pu Yin's battle went." Husang's mood was low, his eyes were moist as he looked at the mist on the surface of the river, and sighed, "He flew back to save us, he was seriously injured, and he should go to the island to find an elder for ......healing."
At this time, the condensation river, the river water is frozen, reflecting the stars, like the Milky Way in the sky. Looking at it, Husang's heart suddenly moved, as if he remembered something, and suddenly ran to his sister's face, shouting, "I remembered!" I remember! β
"Huh? What the? "The fox doesn't know what to do.
Seeing this, the three human teenagers gathered around.
"Moonset Condensation River!" Fox Sang shouted.
"Moonset condensation? What do you mean? β
"Do you remember the songs you used to sing when you were a kid? Twenty-four incredible in the spirit world of mountains and seas? β
"Is it the ballad that my grandmother sang to us, written on the green mango leaves?" The fox seemed to remember something.
Husan nodded desperately, "Yes." The song says that there are twenty-four incredible things in the spirit world, one of which is 'the moon falling on the river'. I never understood what this ballad was about, but later, later, I read it in the "Fun Story" by Crazy Tooth Dolphin Dangkang, saying that a long time ago, when the fourth generation of Fenghuang Chong, there was a daring rat who used a magical method called 'Moonfall Ninghe' to cross the barrier at dawn and land on Ninghe Island. Chong saw that he was smart and clever, and he was extra gracious, allowing him to manage the woods on the island. β
Fox shook his head and said, "Dangkang's story is all made up, I can't believe it, I can't believe it." β
Ke Zhenshi spread his hands and said, "I haven't figured out what the moonfall condensation river is after talking for a long time." β
Husang thought about it and was a little frustrated, "Hey! That's right, 'Moonset Condensation' may just be a story, used by adults to lull children to sleep. β
As soon as he said this, the big guy who had some joy and excitement just now fell into the favor again, looking at the calm river and having nothing to do.
At this moment, a green leaf from unknown ground was blown down by the wind on the water. As soon as it hit the surface of the water, it caused ripples, and in an instant it was pushed by the seemingly calm river towards the direction of the island. It was only halfway up when the river changed direction and pushed the green leaves back to the shore in front of them. However, the green leaves were as light as nothing, so they were not directly brought ashore by the river, but as soon as they reached the shore, they drifted back in the direction of Ninghe Island.
Rui's eyes were fixed on the leaf, "The flow of this Ning River is so strange. β
Husang took over the conversation, "Well, there may be some special mechanism settings. After all, it is not an ordinary river, otherwise how can it stop the infestation of ordinary creatures? β
Rui Gong stared at the green leaves floating over and over, and suddenly understood something, "Ah! The water of this river flows back and forth between this shore and the shore of Ninghe Island! Look at the leaves. It goes on and on, and there's no stopping time! And, every time you change direction, the green leaves will stop in the middle of the river! β
Everyone was silent, staring at the seemingly calm river in the night. The flow of water is so regular that it must have been deliberately set up, but even if you know this, you still can't solve this puzzle. They sat stupidly on the shore and looked at the green leaves until it was completely dark.
Fox Mulberry's eyes were pricked by the softness of the moon, and he rubbed his eyes, raised his head, and looked ahead. I saw a strange cloud gathering in the sky over the originally cloudless Ning River, these clouds did not seem to be formed by the accumulation of clouds, but as if someone had specially brought them, as if they wanted to cover something. He thought nothing more than strange, and looked up to take a closer look.
In this dark and silent sky, the stars are exceptionally bright. But this supposed romantic scene made Hu Sang always feel that there was some strange difference between the sky above his head and the sky he saw last night. What's the difference?
"The moon falls on the river, the moon falls on the river," Husang kept pondering and scrutinizing, and said to himself, "Yes, that's right, it's the moon." This puzzle must have something to do with the moon. With that, he looked up at the sky.
And they followed his example and looked up at the sky. The moon is hanging in the sky. It looked so close to them from the shore, not far above their heads.
"This moon is so big and round!" Husang sighed.
But suddenly, the strange cloud covered the moon with lightning speed.
"The speed of this cloud is so fast. It can't be some magic cloud, right? Rui Gong muttered.
Husang shook his head and said, "No, this cloud is pure, it won't be a demon cloud." β
"Stopped! Stopped! Stopped! Ke Zhenshi shouted, and following his shout, the cloud suddenly stopped moving forward, completely covering the moon.
"Yes...... Is...... There is a magic ...... Demonic clouds. β
The cloud did not seem to hear their words, and remained there, motionless. Strange to say, although it obscured the moon, it seemed to have its own light, and it slightly emitted a soft light, but the rays and outlines of this light were very irregular and scattered.
At this time, a hazy reflection of a white moon appeared on the surface of the river. It's so hazy, so mysterious, it looks like a thin phantom, it's not real. For some reason, the moon in the reflection tonight is particularly soft and serene, making people feel drowsy.
"Hey, you guys...... Why do you take them all so seriously? Look, the reflection of the moonβ" Ke Zhenshi said impatiently. The rest of the group still looked up at the sky intently, and no one paid any attention to him. They vaguely felt that the moon hiding behind the clouds must be hiding a shocking secret.
After a while, all of a sudden, the strange cloud suddenly disappeared before everyone's eyes. The moon reappeared in the sky. I saw it hanging high above the ground, like a lonely and lonely stranger.
"This cloud is so strange! And all of a sudden they were gone, and I didn't see them moving. "Kitsune thought it was a little incredible.
Ke Zhenshi's voice sounded again, "Hey! Ay! Ay! It's moving again! The leaves are moving again! It stopped for a while. When you look at the moon. β
Rui Gong hurriedly looked at the river, and the green leaves were still fluttering, as if there had been no so-called immobility. However, it was not towards the bank of the river, but in the direction of Ninghe Island. She twisted her face indifferently towards Ke Zhenshi.
"Just now! Just now! When you look up at the moon. The leaf was still in the middle of the water, and it looked like it was about a minute! Ke Zhenshi hurriedly explained, "I was about to call you, but no one paid attention to me." Now the leaf is moving again! β
Suddenly, a spirit made Rui Gong think of something, and hurriedly asked, "Ke Zhenshi, when you stared at the leaves, was there a shadow of the moon in the water?" β
Ke Zhenshi looked at her, as if he was looking at a monster, "Yes." I didn't pay attention to it before, but then Husang said the moon, and I looked into the water, and sure enough, there was a reflection of the moon, which was very beautiful and hazy. β
A ghostly and smug smile appeared on Rui Gong's face, "If what Ke Zhenshi said is true, then just now, when that cloud covered the moon, the reflection of the moon in the water was completely false!" β
"Fake?!" Everyone exclaimed together.
Di Qingchuan pointed to the surface of the river and exclaimed, "No...... There is no reflection of the moon! Sure enough, following Di Qingchuan's fingers, all everyone saw was the black river and the leaves floating on it.
"Have you forgotten that the waters of this river can influence people's minds?" "If we hadn't seen the clouds covering the moon with our own eyes, and just looked at the lake, we would have thought the moon was hanging in the sky all along!" β
"What? Isn't the moon in the sky all the time? Ke Zhenshi was a little confused.
"Yes...... But why is there a ......? Is there a fake? Di Qingchuan said, "Okay...... It's scary. β
The fox didn't seem to figure it out, "Yes, on the Ning River, why do you want to make this fake moon reflection?" β
"I see." Rui Gong suddenly said, "I know the mystery of this Ning River!" β
"Oh?! You got it? Husang, who was still pondering, came back to his senses.
"It's the moon! The moon is where the secret of the river lies! Didn't Husang keep saying 'moonset and condensing river'? Just now, when the moon in the sky was obscured by clouds, Ke Zhenshi saw a reflection in the water, and at the same time, the leaves on the water suddenly stopped moving, that is, the water stopped flowing. Rui Gong explained, "These two things happened at the same time, and then I think of the words 'moonfall and condensing river'......"
"You mean that when the water stops flowing, that's when the barrier opens?!" β
"Yes, yes, yes," Ke Zhenshi also followed, "I was just about to say that after this leaf was still for a while, the direction of fluttering was completely opposite!" β
Fox Sang groaned, "I think I understand. The barrier of this Ninghe Island is related to light. The cloud had obscured the light of the moon, and the power of the barrier had been reduced to nothing, though only for a brief moment. And the so-called 'moonset condensation river' refers to the reflection of the fake moon that appears in the river. β