Chapter 3: The Forgotten River
Forget the river, the valley of the end, the cloud peak.
Located three thousand miles north of the southern city, the Lethe River is a valley with a radius of 100 miles, and it is a place full of magic, and the magic is that no one can say what is so magical about it.
So, it's more appropriate to say that it's a psychedelic place.
Because, since ancient times, no one has really set foot in that place. According to historical records, 10,000 years ago, a beam of wisdom landed in the south of the Nancy Continent, and the place where it landed was where the Lethe River was located.
When the light falls, there are thousands of blue waves, and the water waves rise up with heavy mist, and the fog shrouds more than 100 miles, and it does not disperse for 10,000 years, such a spectacle naturally attracts the attention of many people.
Therefore, wave after wave of cultivators and explorers went to explore, but the strange thing was that the vast white mist could be clearly seen on the Forgotten River, and through the white mist, the outline of the mountains and rivers could be faintly seen, but no one could set foot on it.
The people who stepped into the white fog were all in an instant, and they were unconsciously at the other end of the fog a hundred miles away, without stopping at all in the middle of a hundred miles, and they couldn't see what scene was in the middle.
It's like teleporting from one end of the fog to the other. There are also rumors that the place does not actually exist, and that people only see illusions.
The reason is that the place can hallucinate.
This is a very contradictory explanation, since it does not exist, how can it be hallucinated, but no one can think of a more plausible explanation.
Over time, that magical place faded out of people's sight, and people who passed by just took it as a shortcut.
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Farewell to Master Zhitong, Xiao Yu first returned to the orphanage, although he knew that there would be no good fruit to eat when he went back, he still went back to say goodbye, after all, he had been raised there for ten years.
The director of the orphanage was quite kind this time, knowing that Xiao Yu was going to run away, he sent Xiao Yu some entanglements, and Xiao Yu, who was moved, had a handful of snot and tears.
The turmoil was bleak, and the more he walked, the more desolate he became, out of the north gate of the south city, through the long yellow sand, Xiao Yu saw the easy-going white-clothed young man in Tongtian Pavilion standing outside the city at a glance.
Seeing Xiao Yu, the young man pulled a flaming red flame horse and walked over.
Xiao Yu hurriedly stepped up and said respectfully, "Is the eldest brother here to see me off?"
"Yes, although the three-thousand-mile road is not too far away for cultivators, but you are not in good health now, there are many fierce and barbarian spirit beasts in the forest, it is difficult for you to reach it smoothly alone, riding this flaming horse, you can be safe. ”
The young man in white smiled and handed the reins of the horse to Xiao Yu, took out a letter, and continued: "This is the letter that Master asked me to hand over to you, Master said to open it when you leave Lethe River. ”
"Thank you for your care, big brother, I will follow the master's instructions and go out of the Lethe River to open the letter. ”
Xiao Yu's eyes were moist, although he only had a two-sided relationship with this young man, but the young man was gentle and kind, which made Xiao Yu, who had been cold-eyed for a long time, feel a trace of real warmth.
"Well, my name is Yun Xuan, I will meet again when I have the opportunity in the future, I hope that the next time we meet, you can become a real manly husband, brother wishes you all the best." ”
Yun Xuan lightly hugged Xiao Yu's shoulders, wiped away the tears from the corners of Xiao Yu's eyes, and then hugged the flame horse, his expression revealed a strong sense of friendship, and said, "Senior Brother Xiao Yu will release the horse back to the mountains and forests when he arrives at the destination, and give him back his freedom!"
"Senior brother?" Xiao Yu wondered.
"Okay, don't think about it, be careful on the road. Yun Xuan said with a smile.
"Thank you, Brother Yunxuan, the younger brother must let the horse go when he arrives at the destination. ”
"Horses, here we go. Xiao Yu climbed onto the horse's back, patted the horse's buttocks lightly, and waved his hand to Yun Xuan.
This flaming horse also seemed to have a deep affection for Yun Xuan, his head rubbed against Yun Xuan's arm, turned around and walked a few steps, and glanced back again before galloping away.
It was extremely fast, and the dust behind it was flying, blocking Yun Xuan, blocking Nancheng, and Xiao Yu's hazy eyes.
"Brother Yunxuan, goodbye. Through the smoke and dust, Xiao Yu shouted.
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After going deep into the jungle for hundreds of miles, although the Flame Horse is not the boss of the spirit beasts, it is fast and unbeatable, and many spirit beasts that are stronger than it are beyond the reach of the dust, so the journey seems to be dangerous, but it is thrilling.
Hurrying during the day and resting at night, in less than three days, the Flame Horse carried Xiao Yu to the bank of the Forgotten River three thousand miles away.
At a glance, as expected, as heard, you can't see the edge of the blue waves, the waves are sparkling, the thick fog is like a fairy realm, through the fog, you can vaguely see the outline of the mountains, and you can even hear the howl of the spirit beast in the mist. From time to time, you can see people shuttling around.
"Okay, thank you, Ma'er, for sending me here, you can go, take care of yourself in the future. Xiao Yu patted the flame horse affectionately and said.
The Flame Horse seemed to be able to understand Xiao Yu's words, nodded and walked towards the forest.
The Forget River is very wide, and Xiao Yu's spiritual power has not been cultivated, so he can't fly in like everyone else, so he can only find another way.
With great difficulty, he knocked down a large tree, cut off the branches and leaves, made the trunk into several logs, then found some vines, tied the logs, made a simple raft, pushed it into the water, and paddled it carefully.
Crash!
Light smoke and mist, in the blue waves.
The thin figure of the young man stood on the small raft, holding the wooden pole and stirring it left and right, and the raft floated slowly, and after a while, it was in the middle of the lake.
Further on was a thick fog.
"Master Zhitong's clever calculation allowed me to enter the Lethe River, find the Valley of Ten Thousand Ends, and climb the highest mountain, presumably to enter this mysterious place that no one has ever set foot in. ”
Xiao Yu stayed outside the fog for a moment, held his breath, and continued to paddle.
"Wow, it came in, and it wasn't directly teleported to the other end. ”
Entering the fog, the raft did not have any ups and downs, Xiao Yu glanced back, and could still see the opposite bank and the horses that had not gone far, his little heart rose and fell involuntarily, and his originally pale face also had a touch of ruddy luster.
Excited, he picked an easily recognizable silhouette in front of him, picked up speed, and gradually forgot about fatigue.
After two hours, the fog gradually faded, through the fog, you can see the green mountains, white clouds and green water, birds and cranes are singing.
"It's really a place of fairies. ”
Xiao Yu was fascinated by such a charming scenery, and he couldn't wait for the raft to land, so he divided his trouser legs by two, jumped into the water, and ran ashore.
Standing on the shore, Xiao Yu took a deep breath, looked at the misty mountains, and found the Valley of Ten Thousand Ends according to Master Zhitong's description.
As when he came, Xiao Yu identified the tallest silhouette in the valley, if there was no comparison, it was easy to get lost in the thick clouds.
Arriving at Yunfeng was not a flat river, but trekking through mountains and rivers, stumbling all the way, and it took Xiao Yu more than half a day before Xiao Yu arrived.
When I came to the foot of Yunfeng Mountain, it was already midnight.
The clouds and mist blocked the light of the stars and moons, but it was not black that could not be seen by the five fingers, because the mountains were full of fluorescent insects and spiritual flowers and plants.
Hearing the clear sound of water, Xiao Yu felt thirsty and hungry, found the mountain spring, ate the dry food, and drank enough sweet spring water.
As the saying goes, it's good to hit the road when you're full.
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