Chapter 21: A Strange Shadow

Zhu Luan stood at the exit of the station with his bag, staring at the mountains in front of him in a daze. The expression on his face and the homonym of the station name behind him are very interesting - "Mengbi".

Didn't you say that when you get off the bus, it's Huche City, why are there mountains here? What about the parrot that said it would come to pick up the station, where is this?

A series of questions fell down, each more desperate than the other.

After another turn, Zhu Luan had to face a cruel reality - he made a mistake.

But at this time, there was no way to correct the mistake, and the train had already rumbled away. It's useless to wait here, Zhu Luan was depressed for a while, looked left and right, thinking of finding someone to ask for directions.

In terms of time, it shouldn't be too far from Huche City now, and you should be able to get there by changing a car or something.

This station looked much more desolate than Yinshan Station, Zhu Luan looked around on the platform and found that there was only a human standing more than ten meters away in the empty station, except for himself. It was a middle-aged woman in her forties and fifties, standing there with a small cloth bag on her back, looking like she was waiting for someone.

Zhu Luan was afraid that the only "savior" would leave, so he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted: "That big ...... Hello sister, how far is it from Huche? If I want to go to Huche City, how do I get there? ”

He originally wanted to call the eldest sister, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly remembered that Zhu Yingwu said that human women care about age. When you call it, you can call your sister sister, but you can't call your sister an aunt. Don't open your mouth to be the eldest sister, aunt or something, be careful that people roll their eyes at you.

Fortunately, Zhu Luan patted his chest in time, glad that he reacted quickly. He didn't want to offend the other party as soon as he opened his mouth.

The woman turned her head when she heard the voice, raised her head to reveal a kind face, and said with a smile: "Oh, this is Mengbi Station, young man, are you going to Huche City?" That's a bit of a distance. ”

Zhu Luan first nodded, then shook his head, and after listening to the whole sentence, he grabbed his hair and sighed depressedly.

The woman smiled more and more kindly, "This is troublesome, there are not many trains passing through here, and it is not easy to buy tickets." Saying that, he glanced at Zhu Luan and comforted: "Don't worry too much, there is a long-distance station over the mountain in front of you, and there are two buses a day that can go directly to Huche City." I'll take you there. ”

Humans are such a kind and friendly bunch! Zhu Luan's heart was full of joy, and he nodded hurriedly: "Okay!" Thank you, sister. ”

The woman smiled and waved her hand: "The young man's mouth is so sweet." It's okay, I happen to drop by. But I need to buy something, why don't you buy it for me?" I still have to make a phone call. This saves time. ”

Zhu Luan nodded again and again: "Okay, no problem, what do you want to buy?" ”

The woman took a banknote and handed it to Zhu Luan, pointing to a row of buildings at the other end of the station: "It's a small supermarket over there, you can just buy a small toy, and I'll take it back to coax my little granddaughter to use it." ”

Zhu Luan took the money and walked in the direction the woman pointed. When I got closer, I realized that there was indeed a supermarket. In addition to eating and drinking daily necessities, there is also a toy shelf, with an average price of 10 yuan. The money given by the woman was just right. Zhu Luan picked for a while, chose a pink pig doll with two eyes on one side, raised his head to look in the direction of the woman and wanted to show her the toy, but suddenly found that something was wrong: there was no sound from the woman's side.

The five senses of spirits and beasts are far stronger than those of humans. If humans can normally hear sounds from 5 meters away, the spirit with the weakest spiritual power can hear at least 50 meters away. And Zhu Luan, as the purest bloodline divine beast, has a hearing range far beyond this number. He was no more than twenty meters away from the woman now, and it stands to reason that a woman would talk no different than if she were talking in his ear. If he wanted to hear it, he could hear even the voice of the woman talking to him clearly. But the strange thing is that the woman seems to have made a silent phone call, she is silent, and the other end of the phone is also silent.

Although Zhu Luan had no intention of listening to other people's private conversations, he couldn't hear any sound...... This situation looks like a soundproof barrier. Zhu Luan frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

"Let's go, there's still a long way to go, we have to hurry." The woman walked over to Zhu Luan after making the phone call, and urged him repeatedly. Zhu Luan was about to speak, when he suddenly felt a flower in front of him, and saw a transparent shadow on the woman's body shaking, but when he looked more closely, the shadow disappeared again. It was as if the picture that had just appeared was just an illusion that appeared in his own eyes.

However, Zhu Luan was sure that his eyes were fine.

He thought about it, and the shadow looked like a bird.

That's weird......

The heart is the image of the will, the foundation of the spirit. Since the spirit monsters and beasts all have their bodies, at the heart of their respective chests, they will show a shadow like a badge. The spirit shows a transparent phantom with the shape of the body, and the divine beast is born with a purer spiritual power, showing a soft red light.

There is no such thing for human beings, because the essence is itself, and when you stop there, there will be no other special imprint except for the shadow cast by the light.

Mythical beasts, spirits, and humans all have their own characteristics, all of which are born with their own characteristics, and they cannot be concealed or faked. Therefore, whether it is a divine beast or a spirit, although humans can't recognize them, they can see each other at a glance.

There was nothing in this woman's heart, Zhu Luan could naturally be sure that she was just an ordinary human being, but why did a strange shadow flash just now?

"Why are you still stunned? Let's go, if you delay any longer, you won't be able to catch the last bus to Huche! While she was thinking about it, the woman urged again.

Forget it, don't think about it, it's important to find your way first. So Zhu Luan answered and followed the woman to the outside of the station.

***

Anyone who has ever climbed a mountain knows that the boundaries between mountains are often not so clear. It is said that you have climbed over a mountain, but you may have to cross a mountain range when you actually climb it. Zhu Luan is not afraid of walking, when he was in Yinshan in the past, he was bored and ran crazy on the mountain all day long, and it was no problem to run a dozen times back and forth on this little road.

Can ...... now Zhu Luan looked up at the sky, it was already dark. The legendary "station" has not even seen a shadow. If you go down at this speed, when you get to the station, the last train to Huche City will be gone, right?

Then I turned my head to look at the kind sister walking beside her, she had walked so far over the mountains and mountains, and her physical strength was good in terms of human beings. But at this time, it is also walking more and more slowly, and it is obvious that it can no longer walk.

No, we have to find a way to go faster.

Zhu Luan thought for a while, considered the language, and asked, "Sister, how far is it from the station now?" ”

The woman seemed to be prepared for Zhu Luan's question, and as soon as he asked, he immediately replied with a soothing tone: "It's almost over, and then turn over the hill in front of you, if you are tired, we can rest for a while before leaving." ”

Zhu Luan shook his head again and again and said, "I'm not tired, I just see that you seem to be tired, so I asked." ”

"Oh, don't worry about me, I'm from the mountains, this little road is nothing." The woman's eyes flickered, and she continued: "It's just that my legs and feet are not good when I'm old, and my joints hurt after walking for a long time, so I can't walk so fast." Don't worry, the late bus is ......."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhu Luan interrupted her and said, "I'll carry you!" ”

The woman didn't expect this god to unfold at all, and she was stunned all of a sudden, and she opened her mouth for a long time before she squeezed out a sentence: "What do you say?" ”

"I said I carried you!" Zhu Luan explained with a smile: "This will save you leg pain." It's okay, I'm young and in good health, and it's the same to carry you on my back. After speaking, he didn't give the woman a chance to object, so he directly reached out and grabbed the woman on her shoulder, and strode forward.