Although it was past noon, the sun could not move an inch in the cloud forest, and it could not drive away the darkness and cold, unless you stood on top of the tall ancient tree to enjoy its warmth. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and can build such a huge family habitat on top of the ancient tree, and the history of the Phantom Clan can only be done by the ancient Keith family. The world that can be called the "Castle in the Sky" is not only the accumulation of thousands of years of ancestors, but also because they know the language of communication with all living beings - Monogatari.

This is the fourth day that Qingkong has stayed in the Case family, although he has lived comfortably, eaten abundantly, and is still safe, but his heart has long wanted to leave here to find the Tulin family related to him. But he couldn't leave, because he hadn't heard of the deer's awakening. Whenever he inquired, he would be told that her condition was all better, but he would not be allowed to enter the room where she was, for Lu'er was still too weak to be disturbed by any outside world. So he had to stay in his room and pray silently, not only for the deer, but also for the fat child, who he hadn't felt for a few days, which he had never felt before.

Finally, there was a response to the long wait, and the first good news he had when he woke up this morning was that the deer had woken up. So he couldn't bear the longing in his heart to visit, but that place was the forbidden place of the Keys family, and to walk in without permission was to walk in a human purgatory full of dangers. So he could only wait for them to send someone to guide him through, but fortunately they didn't let him wait long, and the young man of the Keith family that he had seen before appeared again.

Compared to the strangeness and hostility of the last time, this time the young man was very friendly, perhaps because he got the news that Lu'er had woken up, and his handsome face was smiling. Qingkong even knew his name, Fangso Keys, and was one of the best of the younger generation in the clan.

Fang Suo led Qingkong through one huge indescribable ancient tree after another, where the Keith people lived, equivalent to small areas in Qingyun City, bazaars, taverns, etc. And now he walked on the branches of their ancient trees, which were as wide as the avenues, and whenever they passed, the branches were guarded by the branches on either side to prevent them from falling.

"What's down here?" Sky walked on the criss-crossed branches, cautiously looking at the pitch-black abyss below, and even though the sun was hanging high above his head, he seemed to feel a chill seeping from below. It was as if there was a pair of cold eyes watching him inside.

"Everything you can imagine is dark, evil, and terrifying. Fang Suo originally had joy on his face, but when he heard Qingkong ask this question, his face was a little strange, and his steps seemed to speed up.

His answer did not satisfy Qingkong, but became more curious, and what was originally just a casual question became a mystery now. But Fang Suo didn't talk to him anymore, and Qingkong only silently followed him to the forbidden land.

Soon, they came to a larger ancient tree, and all the ancient trees they had passed by before were like a budding twig in front of it, and it was simply the king of ancient trees. On top of this ancient tree, the Case family built an extremely luxurious palace, which stands on top of the ancient tree layer after layer.

Led by Fang Suo, they made their way through the heavily guarded halls and corridors until they finally reached the door of the room where the deer was.

"She's in there. Fang Suo said a few words to the guard at the door, and then left without any stop.

Qingkong gently pushed the door open, and the temperature inside was a little higher than the outside, which may be the need for Lu'er to recover his body. He walked slowly into the room, and saw in the distance that the deer was lying on a warm and comfortable feather bed, which was covered by thin curtains on all sides. In addition to Lu'er, there were two maids standing in front of her bed, and when they saw someone entering, they hurried in his way.

"The patriarch and the lady, as well as the eldest lady, have already come to visit the young lady, and the young lady has just fallen asleep now, will you come to visit later?" said the maid in a low voice of respect. They understand that anyone who can come in should be a person of status, and they should not be offended.

Qingkong nodded, he understood that the maid was also good to Lu'er, so he just wanted to leave, but he heard Lu'er's very weak voice sound.

"Brother Xiaokong?" There was only a phantory figure behind the thin curtain.

"Lu'er, you can rest first, and I'll come to see you later. Qingkong also wanted to see her now, but when he thought of the maid's words, he couldn't help but miss her heart.

"It's okay," Lu'er said hurriedly, her longing even heavier, "you two go down, I'm fine." ”

The two maids looked embarrassed, but perhaps seeing Lu'er's insistent expression, the two only bowed slightly.

Qingkong walked around the thin curtain and walked to the deer's bed, and finally saw the deer that he hadn't seen for a few days. At this time, her face had already recovered from the black and purple at that time, and there was still a hint of ruddy. There was still a hint of paleness between his lips, but there was a smile.

Lu'er was about to sit up immediately when he saw Qingkong, but the velvet quilt on his body suddenly slipped off, and the atmosphere became a little charming, because Lu'er only had a small silk pocket that could only cover his chest. The shyness of the little girl and the stunned of Qingkong made the atmosphere even more embarrassing, and it took a long time for Qingkong to break the embarrassment and say, "Deer...... Deer, how are you feeling?

Seeing Qingkong's appearance, the shyness in Lu'er's heart suddenly disappeared inexplicably, but what he thought in his heart was: Brother Xiaokong would actually behave like this, which proves that he no longer treats himself like a little girl like before. Thinking of this, Lu'er was no longer embarrassed, and even had some strange thoughts in his heart.

"Brother Xiaokong, I'm much better, the healer has discharged all the venom from my body, and the rest depends on time to recover. ”

"That's good......" Qingkong's gaze shifted, he tried not to look at Lu'er, "Since Lu'er you are all right, then I have also fulfilled the promise I made at the beginning, although the process is a little tortuous, but ......" Qingkong paused, some words were difficult to say, "It's time for me to leave." ”

"Leave?" Lu'er seemed to understand something, and his expression was downcast, "Brother Xiaokong, are you really going to find that Tulin family?"

"Well, I must go!" Qingkong affirmed, "not only because they are my relatives, but also because I want to fulfill the last wish of the scholars of Muyuan University." Along the way, we have united several major forces of several races, but this is not enough...... In the face of darkness and evil, we must unite all the races of the dragon world to resist together. ”

Qingkong's words made Lu'er's eyes full of stars of worship, although the pictures she experienced along the way were full of dangers, but she was accompanied by Xiaokong's brother, she never felt afraid, even in the face of death.

"In that case, I'm going too. She almost blurted it out.

"No way!"

Before he could reply, a deep voice sounded, with an irrefutable deterrence in his tone.

Qingkong turned around and found that it was Lu'er's father, the head of the Belle Keys family, who appeared at the door at some point, and Janine Case, who had a "holiday" with him, appeared with him. After a brief eye contact, one of them had two snow-white legs in his head, while the other had a look of shame and anger.

The head of the Baile family walked over slowly, nodding to the sky. Janie sat down in front of the deer's bed through the sky in defiance, recovering the slippery silk quilt and looking at it with a hostile gaze, which she always remembered.

Lu'er saw that it was his father, and refused so resolutely, knowing that the opportunity to fight with him again was shattered, and his mouth pouted angrily.

The head of the Baile family didn't care about Lu'er's unhappy look, and looked at Qingkong, with a hint of relief in his expression.

"I just overheard your conversation with Lu'er outside the door, and I'm surprised that you have such vision and courage at your age......"

Hearing her father's praise for Qingkong, Lu'er's pretty little face kept smiling, as if she was the one who was praised. And Jenny on the side snorted coldly, obviously still disdainful.

"But if you want to break through in the Forest of Clouds and find a powerful family, courage alone is far from enough, and you must know this way. ”

Qingkong nodded, in this fantasy forest, there are traps waiting for prey at any time. If it weren't for the guidance of deer and university scholars along the way, he might have been buried here a long time ago. And in addition to this ancient forest, there is also the even more relentless pursuit of the Dark Alliance, none of which is a problem that courage can solve.

The smile on Lu'er's face froze, and she couldn't help but worry about Qingkong again when she thought of those ubiquitous half-orcs.

"Lord of the Belle family, you are right, but even then I will complete my mission, this is the only important thing I can do now!" Qingkong paused, and said in a deep voice, "You know, darkness has come. ”

This sentence silenced everyone in the room for a moment.

"In that case, I am not going to dissuade you from staying, I hope this gift will help you through this difficult time, and it is the greatest assistance that our Keys family can do to you. ”

When the head of the Byle family untied an item from his waist, he realized that it was an extremely ornate long sword, its scabbard alone was dazzling enough, with intricate carvings and gems of various colors.

Qingkong took the long sword handed over by the head of the Belle family, and when he touched it, he found that the sword was extremely light. He only needed a slight force to slip out of the scabbard, the blade emitted a surprisingly colored light, and the sky could tell from the deep grooves on the sides of the longsword, the texture of the blade and the blade, that this was no ordinary sword.

"It's ...... Ancient Flame Steel?" Qingkong suddenly thought that there had been a sword that was so dazzling, and this couldn't help but remind him of the person he hadn't seen in a long time.

The head of the Belle family nodded, his eyes looked at the blade of the long sword, and added, "This long sword is not only made of ancient flame steel, but also has some kind of ancient magic sealed in it. ”

Qingkong now understood the source of the colored light of the sword body, but he didn't know what kind of magic was the colored light, he remembered that the natural magic used by the scholars of Muyuan University was green fluorescence, and this ancient magic contained several colors.

Janie, who was sitting in front of the deer's bed, didn't notice what her father was giving him at first, but when the colored light surrounded the sword, her eyes suddenly widened.

"Father, is this the 'Beast Devouring Sword'?" said Janie, her tone was full of surprise.

Seeing her father nodding, Jenny hurriedly said, "How can you give this ancestral sword to this foreign ......?"

Before Jane could finish speaking, the head of the Belle family interrupted her and continued to say to the sky: "This sword is a treasure left by the ancestors of our Case, and it has a history of hundreds of years......

This sentence suddenly made the long sword in Qingkong's hand heavy, even though it was still so light on its own. The head of the Belle family actually gave such a precious family treasure as a gift to himself, and for a while he didn't know whether to accept or refuse.

The head of the Belle family seemed to see his hesitation, and continued: "The reason why I gave you this sword is not for you to wear as an ornament. There are two reasons, first, you saved Lu'er, as the benefactor of the Keith family, we should repay you, since you are not willing to stay in our clan, then this sword can only show a little heart......"

Even Jenny can't argue with this reason, Lu'er is her most beloved sister, and when she is out and about whether she is alive or dead, it is her most difficult moment.

"Second, the reason why this sword is called the 'Beast Devouring Sword' is because the magic it has is specifically aimed at the half-orcs, and as long as it is hit, the magic power in their bodies cannot be used...... And when there is a sign of the appearance of a half-orc around the sword-wielder, the colored light on the sword's body will be more conspicuous, in order to alert its owner. ”

"Half-orc?" Although Qingkong wanted to kill all the monsters, he didn't understand what the origin of this sword was with the half-orc. Equally unclear are Luer and Janie, who have seen the sword that the family has always treasured, but they don't know where it came from.

"It seems that you juniors really don't know that history...... It was hundreds of years ago when the Phantoms and Half-Orcs split apart and a great war broke out, and our ancestor 'Jungle Prophet' Luma Keith forged the sword with magic and ancient flame steel. On the battlefield, this sword terrified countless orcs, hence the title of 'Beast Devouring Sword'. I hope you get this sword to fight for justice. ”

After listening to the origin of this sword, Qingkong seemed to be able to feel the energy contained in this sword even more at this time.

"Lord Baile, the weight of this sword is too heavy, I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations!" Qingkong said firmly. At this time, there is only this sentence to express his gratitude.

"Also, the hilt of this sword is a symbol of the Keys family, and they will help you whenever you appear in any of the Keys family's sphere of influence, and that's the only thing I can do to help you. Because we have an agreement with several Phantom clans that we are not allowed to step into each other's territory without permission, I can't send people to accompany me. ”

Qingkong looked at a lifelike deer head with a colorful crown on the hilt of the sword, and nodded, this was enough, what more could he ask for?

At this time, Lu'er's expression was very depressed, because his father's words not only dispelled the idea of accompanying him, but also meant that Qingkong had to wander alone in the treacherous cloud forest, even if he was the one he always believed in, but he didn't want him to take risks.

The head of the Belle family took out another thing and handed it to him, which turned out to be a map.

"This is a magical map of the Strange Continent of the Cloud Forest, which details the locations of the various Phantom families that once existed on this continent. Remember, this map must not fall into the hands of outsiders!" Belle looked at the sky with a serious expression, "For us Phantoms, this forest full of illusions is a natural barrier to protect us from evil slave owners or those with bad intentions. For so many years, this has been the most dangerous place in this world, because the outside world has not been able to find the true path to our territory, and once they know, even if we Phantoms are not so weak, greedy people will always cause us problems. ”

Qingkong looked at the complicated routes on the map, as well as the names of large and small families, and nodded heavily.

"As long as I live, I won't let it fall into the hands of outsiders!" Qingkong clutched the map tightly and looked at the head of the Belle family even more gratefully.

Belle nodded, glanced at the deer, and then said to Janie, "Give them a little time to say goodbye." ”

Jenny glanced at the sky with a complicated look, and then left with her father without saying a word.

When he faced Qingkong alone, Lu'er couldn't help it anymore, his eyes were slightly red, "I'm sorry, Brother Xiaokong......"

This sudden change made Qingkong panic all of a sudden.

"What'......s wrong? Don't cry......"

Lu'er held back her emotions and said, "I promised that if Brother Xiaokong sent me home, I would ask my father to send troops to help you recapture Qingyun City, but now...... But you can only roam alone in the forest of the cloud forest. ”

When Qingkong heard that it was because of this, the tension in his heart disappeared, and it was replaced by emotion.

"Lu'er, it's none of your business," he walked over to the bed and said softly, "At the beginning, Qingyun City was secretly attacked by the Dark Alliance, and my family's whereabouts were unknown, and I was forced to leave my hometown and wander away...... At that time, I was indeed full of anger and wanted to take back Qingyun City at all costs. But now...... I don't think that way anymore!"

"Not anymore...... Think?" Lu'er was a little puzzled.

"Yes. And what I think is that this time I will not only recapture Qingyun City, but also crush the evil Dark Alliance, this time we will not let them escape back to the abyss of death, but let them go to a deeper and darker hell, so that the Dark Alliance will never come out!"

Qing Kong admitted in his heart that it was because of the influence that Muyuan University had on him along the way that he had such a transformation, and he also understood that this transformation was a process of growth.

Lu'er listened to his explanation, her sad expression subsided, and the glow of adoration appeared in her eyes again.

"Brother Xiaokong, can you ......" Lu'er suddenly lowered her voice, "Can you ...... Take me along, at least I'll be in the forest to show you the way. ”

"No, Lu'er, you haven't recovered yet. And...... If I take you away without permission, not to mention whether I can get out of here, even if I do, if there is any accident, how will I face your father later, he has given me so much help, I can't do this. Qingkong shook his head softly, shaking the map and sword in his hand.

Lu'er wanted to say something more, but Qingkong suddenly held her hand and said, "Lu'er, believe me, it won't be too long before we meet next time." ”

Lu'er couldn't say a word, because all she could feel was the warm touch of her palm......

After a brief goodbye to Lu'er, he began to prepare for the journey that was about to begin. The magic pouch contained enough reserves for the journey, and pinned the Devouring Sword to his waist. Putting on the "invisibility cloak" given to you by the university scholar on your body, although the effect of invisibility is not so perfect, this effect can still save your life at a critical moment in the dim jungle.

When everything was ready, the Lord of the Belle House and Fonso came to him to say their final goodbyes.

"Fang Suo will send you out of our Keitz family's sphere of influence, and the rest is up to you. Remember, don't trust anything in this forest, I say 'things', because not just living things, not even a stone...... Even if you see it with your own eyes, it could be a scam. ”

Qingkong nodded in agreement, he would not think that the words of the head of the Belle family were alarmist. Along the way, if it weren't for the reminder of the deer beside him, he might have been blinded by the brightly colored man-eating flowers, and then slowly enjoyed by them without him realizing it...... Aside from the man-eating flowers, who knows what terrible things are hidden behind this forest.

Without much conversation, Fang Suo led the sky through one ancient tree after another. Walking on the road paved with their branches, there was always a feeling that the sky would fall at any moment, but the square rope beside him walked quickly without fear. In this way, they shuttled through the ancient trees like a labyrinth. Finally, after passing through a long corridor surrounded by ancient tree branches, the square rope stopped.

"The front is no longer our family's territory, I should go back too, take care!" Fang Suo looked at the sky, his green eyes flashing with a complicated look. After going through so much, he also understood that the young man in front of him was not what he had imagined, and when he learned that he was going to complete such a difficult mission, he had a little more respect in his heart.

Qingkong nodded with a smile on his face, he could hear the weight of Fang Suo's last sentence, "Take care". He first looked at the dark and unknown forest in front of him, and then glanced at the "Sky City" behind him, he suppressed all kinds of thoughts in his heart, wrapped the cloak wrapped around his shoulders, clenched the beast devouring sword at his waist, and resolutely walked into the treacherous cloud forest.