Chapter 256: The Key to the Heart: Obtained
"Well, I'm just like you, at first I felt that my body was very heavy in this world, and then when I was on the rooftop, I started to try to fly, but it didn't work, and then I found that I couldn't use my magic power, and I knew it then." After Ouyang Xiaoleng listened to Qianqi's words, he also expressed his feelings.
"Haha, you don't want to jump off the rooftop, do you? But then again, if we didn't have demonic power, wouldn't we fall? I wonder if we will die in this world? "A terrible thought suddenly swelled in Chikashi's mind, similar to dying in this fictional world.
Ling Yu had been silently walking behind the two of them, their conversation constantly burrowing into his ears, but it couldn't enter his heart. Although he seemed to be the same as Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others before, he was also concentrating on finding the key to his heart, but in fact, he enjoyed this dream world very much, and even a little reluctant to return to reality.
Such a peaceful and comfortable life is exactly what he dreamed of, with parents who love him, and a stable place to stay. can go to school like ordinary boys, and even have his own circle of friends, and Xia Qiu also exists in this world, even if he understands in his heart that she and everything is just a dream, but he still feels happy, this happiness is like the sunshine he sees on the rooftop, so warm and comfortable.
Ouyang Xiaoleng noticed Ling Yu's strange appearance, so he deliberately slowed down his pace, and asked when he was side by side, "Are you okay?" Still in a trance? ”
"No, I'm fine!" Ling Yu pretended to smile easily, but he didn't want to make eye contact with Ouyang Xiaoleng's gaze, because the loneliness in his eyes was too obvious, and he knew that with Ouyang Xiaoleng's intelligence, he might have already seen through his thoughts. Moreover, he also understood that this was just his temporary extravagance and greed, but it was unrealistic, they had to get the key to their hearts and return to the Immortal Lake Temple, where the real Xia Qiu was still waiting for them to save.
It was getting late, and the streetscapes on both sides of the road leading to Xia Qiu's house were no different from those in their images, except for the occasional pedestrian passing by them and the rustling of leaves as the wind blows.
Walking to the big tree not far from the gate of Xia Qiu's yard, Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't help but look at it a few more times, it was the place where he had waited for Xia Qiu many times. When they came to the outside of the courtyard, they happened to meet Xia Qiu's grandfather, and he recognized these teenagers at a glance as Xia Qiu's classmates, so he waved to them.
Although it was clear that everything they saw now was just an illusion in the dream world, when they came face to face with Xia Qiu's grandfather, the three teenagers still seemed a little embarrassed. After a few seconds of hesitation, Ouyang Xiaoleng greeted him first: "Hello grandpa!" ”
"Hello! You're here to find Xiaoqiu, right? I'm going to call her for you!" Xia Qiu's grandfather smiled kindly and opened the small iron gate of the yard for them.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others waited in the courtyard for a while, Xia Qiu pushed the door and walked out, she looked at the three teenagers in front of her in surprise, blinked her eyes and asked, "Hey, why are you here?" ”
Looking at her at close range like this, Ouyang Xiaoleng's entire body trembled uncontrollably because of excitement, his nose was also a little sour, and warm tears almost burst out of his eyes. He couldn't help but reach out to touch her cheek, but he pulled it back and said, "We need your help!" ”
"Oh? What can I do for you? Xia Qiu asked them with a blank face.
"About the key!" Ouyang Xiaoleng responded.
"Hmm...... The key, the key of the heart? Xia Qiu lowered his eyes and whispered. But at the same time as she said these words, it seemed that a switch in her body was suddenly pressed, followed by a light that bloomed in her eyes, and she pretended to be angry and glanced at Ouyang Xiaoleng, "Why did you suddenly mention this again?" I remember when I talked about the legend of Silvermoon Lake, you laughed at me for thinking that there were really fairies in that lake! ”
"We believe it now, maybe the fairy in the lake really exists, and the key!" Ouyang Xiao looked at her coldly and said.
"I, I saw that fairy more than once when I was a child, and although my memory is a little blurry, I am sure that she is the one I saw!"
Xia Qiu's words made the three teenagers who were at a loss seem to see the sun, and they were all full of hope all of a sudden.
"Really?!" Chiki asked as he grabbed her shoulders excitedly and shook her.
"Well, maybe she'll show up again!" Xia Qiu smiled at him and nodded.
"Can you come with us to Silvermoon Lake once?" Ouyang Xiaoleng seized the opportunity to ask her.
"Now?" Xia Qiu put away her smile and asked them rhetorically.
"Hmm!"
Seeing that the three teenagers were nodding their heads incessantly, not as if they were joking, she hesitated a little and said, "Okay! Wait a minute, I'll go in and talk to my grandparents, and get a coat too! ”
In this way, Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu walked to Yongchuan Forest together, and she talked to them very normally along the way, and the conversation was almost always a topic in school, because now they also have false memories of living in this world at the same time, so it is not difficult to communicate with her. While talking and laughing, they had already crossed the path in the Yongchuan forest until they came to the shore of Silver Moon Lake in the depths of the forest.
The sun had completely set over the horizon, and along with the moonlight, there were countless shadows of stars on the lake. There was not a trace of wind in the forest, and there was silence all around, so that those standing here could not help but have the illusion of time standing still.
Xia Qiu, who was leading the way for Ouyang Xiaoleng, suddenly had a strange smile on her face, and she said to the three of them faintly, "That's where I met her!" And it's weird, she looks like me! ”
Ouyang Xiaoleng intuitively felt that the smile did not belong to Xia Qiu, because she would never show such a ghostly expression, so she asked loudly, "Who are you?" ”
She didn't answer, but walked quickly backwards in the direction of the lake.
"Hey!"
Ouyang Xiao Leng saw that her feet were about to step into the water, and stretched out his hand to pull her, but found that the entire lake suddenly formed a thick layer of ice. She turned and began to glide towards the center of the lake, making all sorts of ice maneuvers from time to time, occasionally pausing and beckoning to a few of them, as if to get them to follow her.
"You see, the surface of the lake is now like a mirror." Qianqi said as he jumped onto the surface of the lake.
"I think it's more like your eyes!" Ling Yu turned to Ouyang Xiaoleng and said.
Indeed, when the night sky was reflected in the mirror formed by the condensation of the lake, the gray-blue light that was revealed was just like Ouyang Xiaoleng's eyes.
The girl, disguised as Xia Qiu, stopped somewhere in the center of the lake, and they walked a few quick steps to her, and at last they saw the glittering key under the surface of the ice, and when they looked down, they found that the Temple of the Fairy Lake was also under the ice.
"That's it!" Qianqi exclaimed as he lay on the ice.
"Finally found! But how do you get it out? Lingyu also followed and crouched beside Qianqi.
And Ouyang Xiaoliang looked at the girl who was pretending to be Xia Qiu and said, "I guess you are the god master of the Immortal Lake Temple himself!" ”
The girl who brought them listened to him, raised her hand and half-covered her mouth and laughed, then nodded in response, "It's me!" ”
"Why don't you just give us the key? You have to make so many names! Chiki got up from the ice and asked her angrily.
The Immortal Lake Temple's Divine Lord put away his smile, bit his lip and responded, "Because my body has been occupied by the dream ears of the former Four Divine Judgments, and the true soul has also ceased to exist because of the evil power of the Source Sin Blood Pool. The me you see is nothing more than an illusory shadow created by myself with the last trace of mana, and the key to the appearance of this me is the dream demon bead. I was able to create this world with the help of the orbs of the Dream Demon, a tribute from you, and I have been waiting for the key of my heart to be handed over to you! ”
"I see! But when we first entered the world, why didn't you give us the key right away? Ouyang Xiaoleng still couldn't understand the intentions of this fairy in the lake.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's because this world is completed by relying on the power of the Dream Demon Bead, there are laws here, and I must wait until you rely on yourself to realize that I am not Xia Qiu, I can explain my true identity and give you the key, which I can't control and change!" The god lord of the Immortal Lake Temple said helplessly.
"Why did you come up with the idea of transforming into summer and autumn?" Ouyang Xiaoleng continued to ask.
"When I was attacked by Qingyun, I saw two other people with him. I recognized one of them as the god of the Earth Temple, but I had never seen the other girl, and then I learned from them that that girl was very important to you, so I thought it would be better to simply transform into her, she is Xia Qiu. The god lord of the Immortal Lake Temple told the reason why she transformed into Xia Qiu.
"According to what you just said, you have already ......" Speaking of this, Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly paused.
"Yes, I'm dead! To be exact, my soul is completely gone, and all that remains is my body, which no longer belongs to me! They used a large amount of blood and corpses to cause the seal on the source sin blood pool to loosen, and I had to show up to fight them, but unfortunately that Qingyun has several powerful subordinates, plus he has the help of the gods and demons, where can I be their opponent? In the end, not only did he fall into a complete defeat, but he was also forcibly thrown into the source sin blood pool for soul exchange. I tried my best to persevere, but the dark power in the pool of sin blood was too strong. Little by little, my soul was devoured uncontrollably, and I had to give up my body to others. ”
Speaking of this, two lines of tears rolled down from the eyes of the god lord of the Immortal Lake Temple, which made people feel heartache when they looked at it.
"I'm sorry, we shouldn't have doubted you just now!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said apologetically.
"It's okay!" The Immortal Lake Temple's deity lord held back her tears and stretched out her hand to suck out the key under the ice with her last strength, and at the same time, her body began to gradually become transparent. She handed the key to Ouyang Xiaoleng and continued, "Take it and rescue your friends!" Please also help me protect the source of the sin blood pool, if the power that exists there is used by evil people, the consequences will be unimaginable......"
Her voice grew fainter and weaker, as if her body was becoming more and more unsustainable.
"Thank you!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said loudly to her.
Seeing that the god lord of the Immortal Lake Temple was completely hidden in the air, the hearts of the three young men standing on the ice were filled with unspeakable grief.