Chapter 42: The Black Dragon
When the summer north wind was washed away by the turbulent river, the mood was relatively calm. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It's not okay if he's not calm, anyway, no one sees him even if he shouts or scolds now.
Before the sparrow flew away, he just let him hold his breath and go down the water, so he didn't go out of his way to paddle. Just try to relax your body as much as possible, float on the water, and float along the impatient river.
At the same time, the body was constantly hit by stones on both sides; Swept into the occasional whirlpool, dizzy; I was flooded by the overly lively river......
I don't know if this water is poisonous or not, whether there will be insects and aquatic plants in the water......
The water rushed down the winding river for a while, and came to a section that was obviously artificially constructed...... Straight ...... It is not clear whether it is a place with a high wall or a dam.
Before falling down the waterfall, Xia Beifeng inadvertently turned his head to look at the "Witch God Throne" that was already very far away from him.
A faint figure was sitting on it, looking at him condescendingly. Even if they are far away, they can still feel that there is some questioning in the other party's cold gaze.
The figure was very vague and fleeting, and I didn't know if it was a living person or not.
Xia Beifeng raised a hand and waved to the other party.
See you later!
The sound of roaring water rang in his ears, and he was once again in free fall with the current, the pressure of the water bringing a dull pain as it hit him.
In the middle of the air, it is not long to say long, but short is not short. In fact, it is only a few tens of seconds, but it feels like it is as long as dying once.
Few people know that jumping down from a waterfall is actually one of his most hated things because of some historical legacy.
Although it doesn't hurt or itch, and it doesn't pose a life-threatening note at all, it always reminds him of many bad things.
For example, he was tricked by Ye Baiyu and thrown into the river; was forced by Ye Baiyu to jump into the river; was dragged by Ye Baiyu and thrown into the river; was deceived by Shen Qingge and thrown into the river; was forced to jump into the river by Shen Qingge, and was dragged by Shen Qingge and thrown into the river; was tricked into throwing him into the river by Ye Baiyu and Shen Qingge...... and other "good" memories of childhood.
This time it was the same, until he fell into the pool under the waterfall with a "plop", he still couldn't count all the memories of the past.
The waterhole below the waterfall is very calm, and although the water is constantly falling, the ripples only spread to a certain extent, and then gradually disappear.
In the distance, the stone wall at the edge of the waterhole is so calm that no splash can be seen.
In the steep rock walls grew clusters of brightly colored flowers, which looked like wisteria shapes, but the color was a delicate light blue.
The flowers are scattered all over the high stone walls, dotted with dots of color on the dark rocks, and from time to time fine petals fall downward, which gives this place a bit of a paradise atmosphere.
Circles of aquatic plants and water lotus flowers grow wantonly around the edge of the waterhole, making it seem that this uninhabited place deep underground is full of life.
Xia Beifeng looked around.
There is no sunlight and there is no way to know how these plants grow.
The place where he fell was actually a deep pit tens of meters wide, and the so-called "rock" also had obvious traces of artificial carving. Under the cover of large clusters of wildflowers, they are engraved with dense fly-headed small characters.
The word looks very good, angular, self-contained, giving people an invisible pressure.
I just can't understand it......
He carefully studied the complicated words around him, and finally determined one thing.
I've discovered another unknown ancient civilization!
He swam around the edge of the pool, but found nothing interesting, so he prepared to dive.
Even in such a huge bucket full of flower petals, a person's mood will deteriorate after soaking for a long time.
The water in this pool is so clear that you can't even see a single impurity when you scoop it up with your hands. When I looked down, I could only see a dark green, which was obviously a problem with the depth.
Master, do you know where that thing you are looking for is?
I'm just an ordinary human with a better physique, and I can't swim far with such a dive!
He silently cursed Ye Baiyu who threw him down in his heart, held his breath, and plunged into the water.
The moment he dived into the water, he realized that his previous worries were completely unnecessary.
Because......
Underneath this pool......
Base......
It won't ......
Drowning people......
Xia Beifeng opened his eyes in the water, looked up at the water, opened his mouth, and spit out a string of bubbles.
Even though the water pressure around me is still there, the feeling of cool water passing through the skin is very real. But he didn't feel the slightest lack of oxygen at all.
It's not so much a lack of oxygen......
He reached out and pressed the position of his heart.
Sure enough, oxygen is not needed here at all.
He looked down at his unwavering heart, and felt that his emotions were unfluctuating.
So what state am I in now? He's dead? Out-of-body? Or sleepwalking?
With such and such doubts, he quickly moved downstream, just wanting to find the "Book of Heaven" as soon as possible that he didn't know what it was used for.
Who knows if something will happen to this state of detachment of the spirit and flesh for a long time, after all, this place is so close to "over there", and after staying for so long, maybe you will go directly to "over there" to report.
The surrounding stone walls are uneven to the touch, still covered with incomprehensible ancient characters, and under the reflection of the shaking water, they are like earthworms that are constantly twisting, tempting people to look at it and study it.
When he first entered the water, he thought for a while about what the ancients used to build such a place. But as he went deeper underwater, he gradually forgot about the strange conjectures, and only one question remained in his mind.
How deep is this hellish place?
At first, there were a few aquatic weeds underwater, but after a certain distance below the surface, there was nothing.
No plankton, no moss, not even floating dust.
Except for the unreadable words on the surrounding stone walls, only clear water surrounded him.
He didn't even feel the slightest change other than the increasing water pressure.
Where am I now? How deep is it? How far down is it?
Where the hell is that book? Will I go back?
The water around him became colder and colder, stimulating his sensitive nerves, but his brain gradually became dull.
Groggy and desperate, just a mechanical one going downstream.
I don't know how long it was, it seemed like hours, and it seemed like days had passed.
Something has finally changed ahead.
A slender black object hung horizontally below him, splitting the circular waterway in half from the middle.
When Xia Beifeng first saw that thing, he was startled by it, and he was worried that it was a living thing.
In this kind of underwater, when you encounter such a slender thing, there is a chance that it will be a water snake...... bar.
With this in mind, he cautiously approached, only to realize that the thing was actually a dead thing.
It was a thick iron chain, hanging from the rock walls on both sides, horizontal in the water.
I don't know what it's used for, such a lonely chain, I can't figure out what it does.
The chain was a direct extension of the rock wall, and the surface was covered with a thick layer of green moss, which looked fluffy and reflected a faint green in the faint light that came from nowhere.
He breathed a sigh of relief and swam in the direction of the chain.
When he touched the chain, he felt a chill that pierced his bones, instantly dispelling the sleepiness in his mind.
He immediately let go of his hand and pulled a little distance, carefully observing the chain.
Just an ordinary, rusty chain.
But as soon as he touched it, he felt a huge suction force for no reason, as if there was a whirlpool or something in the chain, which was pulling him into it vigorously.
Something seemed to be moving in the palm of the hand, itchy, with a little tingling.
He spread out his palms and saw a little blue firefly emerge from his palm, instantly illuminating the dim water.
Even if you still have a little conscience, you know to bring me a fire.
Xia Beifeng breathed a sigh of relief, and let the flame float in the water, circling back and forth around him.
After a while, he began to regret the words he had just praised Ye Baiyu.
It's nice to have a light up, but ...... It's too cold, isn't it?
The cold air emitted by the flames around him even gives the illusion that even the blood is going to freeze after staying for a long time.
Master, how the hell did you manage to carry this bunch of things every day without freezing to death?
More chains appeared in front of his eyes one after another. They all extend from the stone walls, thick and thin, long and short, and weave a web full of holes under the water.
But on the road after that, Xia Beifeng had been carefully avoiding the chains passing by, not daring to touch them easily.
The inscriptions on the surrounding stone walls have somehow grown larger, although they look the same as the handwriting on them. But for some reason, Xia Beifeng could accurately feel a certain anxious mood from above.
The person who carved the lettering must have been in a hurry.
While thinking about this, he also had a certain foreboding, what is down here? It can't be some ancient monster's seal!
It would be unlucky if there were.
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Then, sure enough, I saw the monster that was sealed under the water.
Beneath a few broken chains, the thing was crouching at the bottom of the water. The huge body is like a hairtail fish in a can, aggrieved and shrunk into a ball.
There was a thick layer of dust on the black, shiny scales, but you could still see the cold light flickering between the scales.
The surrounding water rippled slightly as his body undulated, and several chains wrapped around his body collided back and forth with a small cracking sound.
Antlers, scales, snake body, talons......
What about the pit daddy!
Xia Beifeng was stunned and looked at the sleeping creature below, and suddenly had an urge to grab Ye Baiyu's collar and press him in front of this thing and scold.
Just go into the water and get a book from heaven!
What about the Book of Heaven? Where is the Book of Heaven?
It doesn't matter if there is no book from heaven, you open your eyes and see what is locked underneath!
That's ****** a dragon!
It's not a big lizard or a strange snake, it's ****** a living, dragon in Chinese myths and legends!
It's still a black dragon, this thing is going to die!
No, even if it's done well, it should kill people!
Is my body enough to stuff it between its teeth, please!
After roaring silently in his heart for a long time, Xia Beifeng was finally able to calmly accept what was in front of him and began to think again.
The thing down there should be asleep, and if you are careful to rub it past it, it will not necessarily be noticed.
He hooked his fingers at the firefly beside him, and when it came over, he held it in the palm of his hand.
Without the light of the flame, the water was once again plunged into darkness.
Xia Beifeng's eyes were dark for a while, and then he got used to this dim light, and swam towards the blurred outline of the black dragon below.
He vaguely remembered that there was a small gap on the side of the black dragon, which could be used to accommodate a person to pass through.
Just be careful...... After getting past this big guy, it's almost time to find the heavenly book.
He was clinging to the rock wall, and what kept flashing in front of him was an ancient text the size of a palm, and behind him was a black dragon breathing slowly.
When passing by it, Xia Beifeng was still a little excited.
In any case, this is also a living dragon in Chinese legends! If you can feel it in your lifetime, even if you die, it's worth it...... No, don't die.
Mr. Xia, who saw a dragon for the first time in his life, quickly calmed down and withdrew his hand that was about to touch the dragon scales.
The gap between the black dragon's neck and the stone wall was a very narrow gap. Xia Beifeng is not bad, with broad shoulders and long legs, and he is tall, and he is often proud of this matter. But every time like this, he would begin to envy those who were small in stature.
With difficulty, he slowly rubbed past the black dragon, but finally did not touch its body.
Under the black dragon's body was a flat stone, and the stone seemed to be carved with some huge pattern, which was blocked by the black dragon's huge body, and only a few corners could be exposed.
There is a thick layer of sand piled up on the stones.
No pebbles, no silt, no aquatic weeds, no fish......
Except for a black dragon with a sleek shape, there was nothing else.
The so-called "Book from Heaven" is completely nowhere to be seen.
Just as his feet landed on the rocks, and he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt something unusual in the water.
Isn't the fluctuation of the surrounding water a bit too big?
He thought suspiciously, looked down at his palm, and suddenly thought of something, and instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
And what about the blue "firefly"? When did you get lost?
There was a faint light coming from behind him, obviously in the icy water, but he felt that this light was like a laser, burning his back.
Won't scare away, right?
He slowly turned his head to look at the small, blue light source.
The point of light was far away from him, circling around the black dragon's head, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
It's certainly not a good thing anyway.
Xia Beifeng had known about this thing for a long time since it was a creature with its own brain, but it was the first time he had seen it act without the orders of its owner.
Xia Beifeng looked up at the fireflies that circled the tip of the black dragon's nose, and kept waving at it, signaling it to follow him and not to provoke the black dragon who was sleeping well.
The fireflies didn't feel his intentions at all, but instead sped up as they circled around the black dragon.
It dragged a long tail and circled the black dragon's head quickly. Like a meteor in mid-air, after scurrying for a while, it finally landed on the center of the black dragon's eyebrows, and then quickly formed a thin piece of ice.
Xia Beifeng closed his eyes in pain.
It's over, it's dead.
The surrounding water shook violently twice, and soon calmed down. It's kind of like some beast just waking up, yawning, then rolling over and falling asleep.
Fortunately, I didn't wake up, but I went back to sleep.
Xia Beifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glanced back at the black dragon behind him.
The fine scales on the black dragon's body reflected a tiny light, and the dust that he had seen before had been cleaned up, leaving only a clean body of scales.
The scales closed together to the rhythm of its breathing, appearing serene and peaceful.
The illusion of peace only lasted for a moment, and the water around him moved again, and the invisible water streaks hit his body back and forth, giving him the illusion that he was riding a roller coaster.
A little blue firefly slowly fell from above, lighting up the underwater scene once more.
Xia Beifeng raised his head and saw a pair of red eyes above his head.
(To be continued.) )