Chapter 113: The Golden Valley of Singing
What can I do? Backpacks are mostly stuffed with important things, and standing outdoors without clothes like that... It's really the first time I've met it when I've grown so big.
To make matters worse, it suddenly started to rain in the sunny sky.
I wanted to drag my backpack away, but no matter how hard I gritted my teeth, the backpack weighed like a thousand pounds, and it didn't move.
In the end, I had to hide under a tall leaf so that I wouldn't drown, and I watched my backpack and clothes crackle in the rain.
Not far away, there was a grasshopper under the leaves that was also sheltering from the rain, and it was the first time I had observed the form of an insect so closely, the whole body was emerald green, the stubby tentacles, and the sturdy retreat seemed to be able to kick me to death in minutes, it was simply terrifying, but fortunately it just glanced at me and did not react.
What a treacherous world for small creatures...
An hour later, the sky finally cleared.
When the rain finally seeped into the dirt, I came out from under the leaves, and through the leaves I could see a blue patch, the air was fresh, and I could see a small rainbow among the low bushes.
At this moment, a sound of Suo Suo caught my attention.
Countless milky white figures suddenly appeared on the path in front of me, they were only about two or three centimeters tall, well... It should be said that I am about the same height as I am now, with a round head and a round head, slender limbs, and a light veil, walking past me as if no one was around, and then lifting my clothes and backpack.
"This is my backpack!" I shouted anxiously, but none of the little people paid any attention to me, and they all pulled my backpack forward, and I had to grab the little one as a last resort.
Only then did I see that the little man's body was translucent. Its cyan eyes blinked, and its cyan entrails loomed under the veil.
"Don't you want to go with us to the Pocket Country?" asked the little man I caught, his voice as soft as a veil, "you look anxious?"
"No... I'm here for the sake of the Pocket Country. I said, "But my backpack is too big to get in..."
Just as I was trying to explain to the little man why I was in such a hurry, my backpack seemed to become soft and elastic like jelly, and the milky white little man easily dragged the backpack into the narrow path.
"Thisβ" Even though I've seen countless strange things, the sight in front of me still makes me rub my eyes constantly, "How did you do it?"
"Come with us," said the little man, "and you'll know when you come." β
So, I came to the pocket country naked.
The trail didn't go as gently as I thought, but went all the way down to a cave. I wanted to ask why there were caves here, but none of the little people who dragged my jelly-like backpack paid any attention to me, and in desperation, I could only follow them silently.
Soon, I came to this hidden land.
Although it was underground, it was not as dark and cold as I imagined, it was warm and humid all the way, and my feet seemed to be covered with a soft moss, gently wrapping my feet, slowly climbing up my body, and when I came back to my senses, I was already covered with a light veil like those milky white translucent little people.
What's even more interesting is that this hidden underground realm is lit through a patio, and people walking on the ground will certainly not notice the irregular holes under their feet, which provide a source of light for the pocket country, and the beams of light seem to be finely twisted by skillful hands, silently filling the vast underground space.
And that's not all the wonder that the Pocket Country has brought me, who could have imagined that there is a forest full of life underground, a river that shuttles all the time, and a world full of dragons and tigers?
Both sides of the road are lined with trees of different heights and shapes, and unlike the trees on the ground, their leaves are soft golden.
The glittering silver river is so clear that you can see the other side of the world, and there are leaf-shaped boats docked by the river.
The translucent little figure ends at a large tree with a milky white trunk with roots that stretch to every corner, large and small domed rooms built on branches, staircases decorated with intricate patterns connecting each room, a golden canopy reaching to the sky, and dazzling sunlight shining down from the treetops.
"Hello ghostwriter. Another fluttering voice reached my ears, "Welcome to the Pocket Country." β
The owner of the voice was also a milky white little person, standing under the big white tree, it seemed to be more transparent than the other little people, and I could see the scenery behind it through it.
"I hope the reception of the fungus people didn't scare you," said the transparent little man, "that heavy rain is a gift from the fungus people, and only things that have been moistened by the rain can enter the pocket country." β
"So, you're all fungus?" I asked.
"Of course," said the transparent little man, "this is the heart of the Pocket Country, and I am the Empress of the Fungus People, and you are welcome here." β
Queen... Normally, isn't it proper to salute when you see the Empress? But God knows what the etiquette of the fungus people is.
From the white roots to the golden leaves, from the boats in the river to the pavilions in the sky, the light and fluttering songs were everywhere, burrowing into my pores and reaching my brain like a physical object.
"Humans call us the Golden Valley of Singing," the Empress's voice sounded in my head, but its mouth didn't move, it just looked at me with a blank face, "Every human who comes here has a need, what about you?"
"I... I would like to know how to make sake...", I replied silently in my heart.
"It seems that there is more than that," said the Empress, who still stood still, but I felt that she was standing right in front of me, "don't lie here, the singing life is watching you." β
It's right, this fluttering song is like a myriad of eyes, you don't know where it is, but it fills your mind, so that you don't have a little time to think about other things, your mind is like it is going to be squeezed by this fluttering song, and you can't do anything but answer the queen's questions.
"I want to know what I should do," the words came out of my mouth without going through my brain, "I want to know how to deal with my feelings for youkai, I want to help more people, and I want to protect youkai." β
"Yay. As soon as the empress finished speaking, the singing suddenly stopped, and her brain began to spin again, "Let's go and rest first, you can't come in vain." You can move around as you please, rest anywhere, rain and dew can be eaten, and when you're done, we'll talk about what you want. β
With that, the Empress turned to leave.
"By the way," it seemed to suddenly remember something, "there is gold everywhere here, don't get lost in Gentle Country." β