Chapter 23: Light

The picture in front of me swayed with the water waves, like an illusory reflection in the water, and the colorful scene exudes a soft halo, giving people the illusion of unreality.

"Is this true?" Sovereign tried to rub his eyes, but feared that these wonderful sights would disappear before his eyes in the next moment.

A tremendous force came from behind, and Dennis, who felt the tug, pulled Sawylan out of the water. "What's going on?" are you alright?" he asked, a little worried.

Thin drops of water ran down his cheeks from the ends of his hair, and Sovereign looked at Dennis, who was a little stunned, his lips slightly open, but he didn't know where to start. Then he looked up at the pitch-black sky above the lake, where it was still a deep deep blue, and there was a white moon.

"Is this true?" he muttered to himself, asking again, as if the world in her eyes could no longer give her a true answer.

Dennis was even more anxious, and Soveland's unusual performance made him a little uneasy, which was not a good sign. "What do you see?" he gave Sovereign a hard blow on the shoulder, "Hell, you're going to say something!"

Sawylan withdrew his gaze and slowly came back to his senses, he looked at Dennis with a tone that had never been more certain. "I said I saw a clear blue sky and birds in the lake, would you believe me?"

The sudden question made Dennis stunned, this is the most expected answer, but when he really faced it, it became the most shocking situation. "For the sake of the Lord God, are you sure?" his voice rose abruptly, "I mean, it's not your hallucination?"

"Try it yourself, I can't believe it, but that's the way it is. Sovereign shook his head thoughtfully, "The picture is shaky and a little blurry, but I'm sure it's not an illusion. At the moment when the sound of water droplets sounded, the scene in the water changed. ”

Dennis' eyes widened, but instead of questioning anything, he took a deep breath and buried his cheek under the water.

Sovereign stepped on the water, casting his gaze into the canopy again, pondering another question. Is the sound of water droppings, along with the images appearing in the lake, just for them to hear and see? If that's all there is to it, then the clue mentioned in the last sentence of the puzzle is almost complete, and the legendary Fountain of Youth, should appear immediately. But the current situation clearly shows that this is far from simple.

As for Dennis, he was not worried that Dennis would not be able to see the picture in the lake, unless he was really hallucinating, it was absolutely impossible.

Sure enough, when the sound of water droplets rang out again, Dennis's body visibly shivered from shock. But instead of looking up at once, he held on for a long time, until a large pile of bubbles floated from the surface, and he left the water with a heavy inhalation.

"See, it's not a hallucination, is it?" said Sovereign with a smile.

"Ahem, ahem......" Dennis coughed violently, and the long breath holding caused him to choke on a mouthful of water as he rushed out of the water, "See, the Lord God is above, I finally believe that nothing can't happen here, absolutely nothing!"

"Hah, did you just find out? Actually, I've been aware of this for a long time. Sovereign swam over and slapped Dennis on the back in an attempt to ease the pain of choking, "But it's amazing that you guys can endure it down there for so long." ”

Dennis waved his hand. "I'm so much better than you. He adjusted his breathing and slowly recovered, "It's true that the images are blurry, but you don't, and the more time passes, the more the scenes seem to get closer and more real to you, and that feeling is so strange." ”

"More and more real?......" Dennis's words stunned Soveland, and he kept repeating the words, his brows twisted together in thought, as if something was faintly grasping at him, but he was a little unsure. "Let's try again, I have a feeling that I can't tell, but I'm sure it's right. ”

"Okay," Dennis nodded happily, "to the limit? I mean when you're in the water." ”

"That's right, to the limit. ”

This time they were well prepared, took a deep breath together, and then relaxed their whole bodies, and invaded the front of their bodies into the lake. From above, there are two people with their backs up floating in the middle of the lake.

It was so quiet that even the lake stopped rippling, and they waited with them for the sound to come. Finally, the sound of water droplets rang out again, and with the ethereal sound, the scene in the eyes shook and changed. The stones that dotted the bottom of the lake seemed to shatter and pull out of this world, and the blue sky was like a seductive illusion, showing her dreamlike form.

It was a reality so strong that it made people doubt it. The image floats in front of you, slightly blurry, like observing the outside world through a window covered with ice flowers in winter, it attracts your gaze, hoping that you will take a step forward to find out.

Little by little, everything before him became clearer, and Sovereign blinked, rejecting the idea that this was some kind of delusion of hypoxia. The clear blue sky seemed to be really leaning towards itself, and the serene blue seemed to have the power to draw the soul away, making it impossible to take one's eyes off it, not even for a minute.

A strong feeling of suffocation invaded Soveland's brain, he had reached the limit of his body, and for some reason, he kept telling himself in his heart. "Hold on a little longer, hold on a little more!", the instinct of the body was mixed with the ** of knowledge, his facial features were twisted, and the sound of a violent heartbeat echoed repeatedly in his ears. And the blue sky was brighter than ever, and for a moment, he seemed to have really touched the door of another world.

Unable to hold on any longer, Sovereign suddenly spat out a large amount of bubbles, and the cool water of the lake penetrated into his mouth, ears, and nostrils. The bubbles shattered into tiny white particles, obscuring his vision, and he felt the whole world vibrating and flipping, as if he were like an ant floating on the surface of the water in a bottle, and the bottle was suddenly turned upside down by a naughty child, and everything seemed to leave where it was supposed to be and float in an instant. The sudden feeling of weightlessness made Soveran subconsciously close his eyes and take a sharp breath, forgetting the fact that he was still immersed in water.

The expected choking did not happen, and Sauvera was surprised to find that the fresh air poured into his body with great ease. And he didn't dare to open his eyes, because he felt the light, yes, the light that had been lost for a long time. Covering the back of his hand in front of his eyes, he opened his eyes a slit, and through the gap between his fingers, he saw a leisurely blue.

Here is the light, and there is no eternal night. Sauveray floated on his back on the lake, a gentle breeze rustling through the branches, like whispers in his ears. Fallen leaves, emerald green leaves fluttering, following the pace of the wind, leaving the treetops and falling on the transparent water.

And the white birds, spreading their proud wings, flying across the blue sky. Sovereign smiled, reaching out to the blue sky, trying to capture the air, the sun, and the moment that belonged to him.

The quiet time didn't last long, and Dennis next to him let out a roar of excitement, as if he had fallen into a madness. "Soveland! what is that!look, what is that!" he shook Soveland's body vigorously, "Lord God is above, come and pinch me, tell me this is not a damn dream!"

Sovereign, who heard the roar, was also startled, and then remembered what the purpose of coming here was, and he immediately adjusted his body, stepped on the water and looked in the direction that Dennis was pointing.

Far away, not far from the lake, a crescent-shaped stone statue stood, and the soft light shone on its body, as if something was shining brightly on the tip of the crescent moon that bent down at the top.

"Quick, let's go over and have a look. Soveland's voice was not quiet either, and as he spoke, he swam with Dennis to the shore with all his might.

When they came closer, they really saw the whole picture of the stone statue. On the square stone pedestal stands a crescent-shaped stone sculpture more than a man high, moss-covered all over its body, and in the open gap, you can see the silver-gray rock face radiating a vigorous, quaint luster.

High on the tip of the crescent moon, a drop of crystal clear water hangs there, like a brilliant gem, kissed by the sun, scattering a colorful halo. She slowly stretched out her body and fell from the sky, gracefully walking a distance, and finally, landing in the stone bowl beneath the statue.

"Tick ......" The shallow pool of clear water in the stone bowl sagitated and sunken down, bounced up again, and made a sound that shook the soul, and finally returned to calm.

No one knows how much time this stone statue has spent here, it has silently endured loneliness, but it has precipitated solemn and sacred power in the passing years.

"Is this? no...... Fountain of Youth?......" Dennis's voice trembled, as if he was speaking of a fact that he already knew the answer, but still couldn't believe it.

Soviran gently stroked the stone statue, and he nodded. "Yes, my friend, this is supposed to be the Fountain of Youth. ”

When the Fountain of Youthfulness appeared in front of him, Dennis uncharacteristically calmed down. He kissed the base of the statue, and his voice was low and powerful. "That's enough, Essaoweran," he murmured, "it's enough for me to find the Fountain of Youth......

Sovereign didn't say anything more, just like Dennis said, for them, it was enough for them to find the Fountain of Youth, whether they could pass it in the end, it was not that important.

At the very least, it can prove that the legend in the Forest of Songs really exists, and that everything the two of them have worked for is meaningful, not a dream or delusion.

Droplets of water fell into the bowl, but there was always only a shallow spring in the stone bowl, and there seemed to be no sign of any increase. Sovereign took a few steps back, drew his sword from his waist and thrust it into the ground, kneeling down on one knee and reverently chanting the prayer of the Lord God of Order. Then he stood up and walked over, and reached for the stone bowl that carried the legend.