Chapter 11: The Death of the Guardian

Han Xin stopped, looked up, and saw that the thing, the eyes, nose, mouth, and the entire facial features were all upside down, and they were very incongruous, just like a human face painted with dye, which had not yet dried, but was randomly wiped on it by someone's hand.

Mingwu was not surprised, but Han Xin was so frightened that she opened her mouth and almost screamed, but fortunately she covered her mouth in time and suppressed an exclamation.

The two of them walked around the thing and walked on again. But after the thrill of Fang Cai, Han Xin, who could have successfully held his breath and walked the wooden bridge, only felt that the qi in his lungs was surging outward, like boiling water. The bridge, which seemed to be close at hand, was as far away as the sky at the moment.

"Hold on for a little longer!" Nano reminded.

One step, two steps...... , the other side is getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer, ten meters, nine meters, eight meters, eight meters!" "Huh-ha——!" With the sound of far-reaching and long breathing, Han Xin finally didn't hold back and exhaled his breath.

At this moment, all the strange things around him stopped, as if a rough man who had been single for thirty years smelled the fragrance of the girl. Then, the seemingly clumsy thing, following the smell, came running like a mad dog.

"Huh!?"

Before Han Xin could react, Na Wu picked her up, dodging the strange things that fluttered at her head and ran towards the valley at full speed.

"Human?" "It's human!" "Smells delicious!" "Catch her!" ......

Countless shredded sounds rang out along with evil laughter, and the originally peaceful valley instantly became lively.

During the run, there were constantly that strange things that pounced on Han Xin, who was in the arms, and was quickly thrown away again. Every time that kind of thing pounced, Han Xin would feel that something was being stripped from his body, as if his soul had been sucked away.

Han Xin hugged Nano tightly, feeling like he was flying in the air. Han Xin poked out his little head and looked behind him curiously, only to see that the strange things just now had been left far behind, and the trees on both sides were like flowing water, quickly streaking past. The speed of the name is unimaginable.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back just now, and I exhaled. ”

"It's okay, the bridge is too long. ”

......

At a gently rising step, Nano stopped and put down Han Xin. Han Xin glanced at the steps, but he couldn't see the end.

"How can there be artificial buildings here?" asked Han Xin puzzled.

"Go in and you'll understand. ”

With the support of Nano, Han Xin slowly walked towards the steps. After a long time, at the end of the steps, the two came to a simple archway made of stone, and the word '虬囦' was engraved on the top of the archway. Passing through the archway, the two entered an open field.

Suddenly, a breeze blew from the end of the wilderness, and I saw the vast and boundless earth, where the wind blew, patches of knee-high tender grass, emitting a faint fluorescence, swaying and rustling like waves. It looks like the earth is like an ink-colored piece of rice paper, and under the magic brush of the breeze, natural and beautiful pictures alternately emerge, and the soft and subtle sounds made by rubbing against the grass should be made. This situation and this scene completely relaxed Han Xin's uneasy heart from the innermost layer of his body in an instant.

Han Xin's arms unconsciously gently hugged Na Wu's waist, his little head quietly leaned on Na Wu's chest, and he closed his eyes slightly, listening to the whisper of the wind.

"What kind of place is this?" Han Xin asked softly as he looked at the field in the distance.

"The fields of Qiuyan Village. Na Wu paused slightly, and then said: "Two years ago, this was an endless wheat field, but now it has been overgrown with fireflies. ”

"Wheat field?"

"Let's go, find a place to rest, and hurry back tomorrow morning. ”

"Hmm!"

The two of them walked towards the wilderness, and soon came to a wide lake, and under some large trees by the lake, a bonfire was lit, and the two sat on the ground across the campfire.

"What the hell is it that you see on the bridge?"

"There used to be a group of kind villagers living here, but two years ago because of an accident, all of their souls were taken away and turned into what you see outside. Na Wu replied lightly, with a little desolation in his words, but he didn't seem to want to recall the past too much.

Han Xin didn't ask any more questions, his body curled up, and he fell asleep on the hay floor.

Nano fiddled with the fire and added some wood. The flickering fire shone on Nano's calm face, like a dim scroll, and in the plain words, there was endless sadness......

............

Outside the Dragon Bone Mountain, the three people and two horses chased to the canyon, stopped, and looked at the vast purple mist, and the faces of the three of them were gloomy.

But soon, Jinyou seemed to remember something, and a smile appeared on her face.

Although it is not known how they got in, judging from the direction of their escape, it seems that the princess wants to flee to Yueguo. ”

"So ......" Wu Jue.

"So we just had to wait along the road, they were walking and had to avoid the town, so they couldn't walk as fast as we did. ”

............

"Ding-dong" A crisp sound of water droplets came.

In the haze, Han Xin saw that in the boundless dark night, a drop of pure white liquid fell on the surface of the lake like a mirror. Circles of pure white ripples spread out into the distance. Then, a pair of fluffy little claws emitting a faint white light, stepping on the water, gently walked into Han Xin's field of vision.

"...... this?"

Han Xin slowly opened his eyes, only to realize that he was dreaming just now.

It was pitch black, and it was just before dawn. Han Xin changed his sleeping position and turned to look at the lake. Suddenly, a bright white halo came from far away in the middle of the lake.

Han Xin immediately got up, stared at it carefully, and saw that on the calm lake, an animal with a dazzling white light was actually standing on the surface of the lake, looking up at Han Xin.

Although it was far away, Han Xin could clearly distinguish the figure of the animal. The animal was slender, with a head like an arctic fox, large ears, chubby short limbs, and a hairy tail as long as its body, and the slender hairs of its neck floated upwards and swayed gently in the breeze.

"What kind of animal is this, just like in the dream?"

Just when Han Xin was puzzled, the animal suddenly turned around and trotted away into the distance, leaving only circles of white ripples towards Han Xin.

"Gone!"

"The animal's name is Yanhong, and it's a unique animal here. ”

I don't know when, Nano also woke up.

"Rainbow?"

"This is called Qiuyan Village. A long time ago, there were two mountain gods living in Dragon Bone Mountain, one was transformed by the dragon, and the other was the rainbow. The dragon died two thousand years ago, along with all its people. And Yan Hong was killed by a group of people who pursued immortality 500 years ago. After Yan Hong's death, this place has been shrouded in purple mist, isolated from the outside world until today. ”

"500 years ago, there were no human nations in this land, so it's no wonder I haven't heard anything about Dragonbone Mountain. By the way, do all the rainbows look the same as the one just now?"

"No, that one is unique. Others, they don't look much different from normal animals. ”

"Why?"

"It's the new mountain god chosen in this area, and it's still growing. But it's not the way you think, it's the source of all the disasters in this area. A little further along, you may understand. ”

"Oh. Han Xin didn't seem to understand, and responded vaguely.

Unconsciously, the sky gradually brightened, and the sunlight passed through the thick purple mist above the Dragon Bone Mountain, and when it hit the ground, it was already very soft, and compared with the night, the visual distance was only a little farther away.

After a short rest, the two continued to walk around the lake, and soon came to a deserted village.

The houses in the village were crooked and collapsed, and small trees and deep green grass grew out of the ruins. The floor of the village is paved with neat stone slabs, and many stone carvings carved with dragon heads and rainbows are still standing. The stone sculpture spits water from its mouth, and the water collects into a pool of aquatic plants before flowing down a ditch out of the village.

"What the hell is going on here?" Han Xin couldn't help but ask.

"That was four years ago......"

Four years ago, Nanoki slowly opened his eyes from extreme exhaustion and pain, surrounded by an empty cave. After struggling to get up, Na Wu felt dizzy, weak in his hands and feet, and it was very difficult to just stand firmly. At this time, Nano found a long knife lying beside him, which was the one in his hand now, and after picking it up, Nano swayed out of the cave. I don't know how many times I fell, but I staggered down the hill without a name, entered a village, and passed out. This village is exactly where the two of them are now, Qiuyan Village.

When he woke up, Nano found himself lying in bed, surrounded by many villagers. When people asked him what his name was, where he came from, what had happened, and where he was going in the future, he couldn't remember all of them, and the villagers didn't ask any more.

After recovering from his injuries, Nano stayed here. This stay lasted for two years, and during the two years, Nano learned a lot of strange knowledge from the villagers. At that time, there were no strange things on the outside of Dragon Bone Mountain, and the purple mist was only floating high in the air, but there was nothing inside.

The people here worship three gods: the ancestor of mankind, the great god of the ancient plains, the god of the dragon bone mountain, the dragon, and another mountain god, the rainbow. But the dragon and the ancient god fell two thousand years ago, and even Yan Hong died in a catastrophe five hundred years ago. After the death of Yan Hong, the place has been shrouded in purple mist, which has killed many people in the vicinity, and only this village has escaped.

The rainbow is an animal that lives in the forest, likes to lie on the ground, moves slowly, and feeds on fruits or leaves that fall on the ground. At night, they soak in the water to sleep and do not come out of the water until the next morning in search of food.

There is an old village chief in the village, two hundred years old, his teeth have long been lost, his eyes are sunken and he can't distinguish clearly, and he even needs two people to help him walk, but he still guides the villagers to live in harmony with other creatures in Dragon Bone Mountain. The annual worship of the mountain god is also presided over by the village chief. The villagers are not only religious, but also kind to all living beings, and have lived a peaceful life for thousands of years. But since he came here, everything has quietly changed.

Nano has a good friend in the village, named Temuxuan, who is much younger than Namo, and is still a young man in his early twenties.

One day, the two went to the forest to the west of the village to pick wild fruits, and met the guardian here, a four-meter-tall gorilla. The flaming red fur on its back resembles a burning flame, and the people here call it a mountainback gorilla. There are many scars on the back of the mountain, which are said to have been left by protecting the mountain god Yan Hong 500 years ago.

In addition to the mountain gods, there are many powerful creatures in each place, they serve around the mountain gods, protect the peace of a place, and anyone or anything that wants to destroy the forest and harm the mountain gods will be wiped out by them.

When I see the villagers on weekdays, the back of the mountain is like seeing other animals, and I don't have any reaction. But this time, when he saw Nano, the back of the mountain rushed towards the two of them like crazy, and on their backs, orange-red flames really ignited, and a low and majestic voice came out of their mouths.

"Why? Why do you want to live with humans?"

The two of them quickly ran towards their home, but the strength of the back of the mountain was so amazing that the big trees along the road were knocked down by their palms, and their speed was far above the two of them, and they rushed in front of them in the blink of an eye.

"Roar ——!" accompanied by a roar, and the wide fist of the back of the mountain smashed into Temuxuan beside Nano with a gust of wind. Tie Muxuan was shocked, he stayed in place, stupidly watching this irresistible iron fist as if it was opening the world, rushing towards him little by little, as if he was impressed by this powerful force.

"Stop!"

A heart-rending cry sounded, and Na Wu closed his eyes and stretched out his arms to block in front of Tie Muxuan. The fist on the back of the mountain stopped an inch in front of Na Wu's body, and the fist wind tore at the clothes of the two of them, and not far away, an unlucky sapling broke at the waist, and the tree trembled, and the leaves fell all over the sky.

Yamabi sighed, retracted his fists, his expression changed from anger to despair, and then left in a huff......

It was also at that time that Nano gradually came into contact with the secrets of the village.

Since the death of the mountain god Yanhong 500 years ago, no new mountain god has been born here, and the mountain god is indispensable for the long-term survival of a place's flora and fauna. For this reason, the village chiefs of Qiu Yan Village have hoped to find a way to resurrect Yan Hong.

Finally, when the name does not appear, the village seems to have found a way.

But where there is birth, there is destruction, and the price of this method is to sacrifice the entire life of the Dragon Bone Mountain.

Although Nano was very reluctant to see this happen, he had no reason or qualification to oppose it. Two years ago, the plan to resurrect the mountain god was implemented.

Soon, the back of the mountain turned from a guardian to a ghost, and its body continued to emit black flames, and all creatures that came into contact with the black flames would be cursed and burned until their lives were burned out. Soon the entire West Mountain became a land of death.

Later, another guardian began to wantonly take the souls of animals, and all the people in the village were also drained of their souls, and turned into strange things that roamed outside the village. However, the rainbow that was chosen by the villagers began to change day by day, and its body became lighter and began to emit white light.

After that, Nano left Dragon Bone Mountain. As a result, Dragon Bone Mountain has truly become a forbidden place for the living.