Chapter 13: The Dark Forest
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At this time, Liu Yi was full of deep self-blame, as soon as he heard Xia Xichen say that when he saw the spirit fox, he wanted to go to the legend of the dark forest, and the dark forest must be led by the white spirit fox to enter, so he decided that he must come to see the dark forest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he asked everyone to follow him to this place, but he tried to make it seem that it was everyone's own choice, just to make his conscience better. Angry, he picked up a stone and dropped it down the hillside. Why do you want to be so selfish, in order to satisfy your own exploration, and now you have pulled the general's children into this adventure of unknown life and death, if the general's children encounter accidents, they will not become sinners.
"Uncle Liu!" Xi Chen's voice came.
"I'm coming!" he whispered.
When they reached the edge of the forest, the sun was just over the zenith. Xi Chen estimated that there were about four to noon hours of staring to be used. If the spirit fox continues to lead them on the flat path, there may be a chance to get out of the forest before sunset.
Hong Fei sat comfortably in the shade of the trees and rested, waiting for his companions. They slowly left the steppe, and no one rushed into the forest.
Linghu walked in here. Wei Yu stood up and pointed to the waist-length grass and said.
Liu Yi didn't see any footprints. He took a sip of water from a kettle that was almost empty, and looked at the forest. As Siyu said, this forest does not look evil at all, on the contrary, after the autumn sun, its shade looks very attractive.
"Maybe there's going to be some prey in there," Hua Wu said, shaking his knees. "Of course it's not a spirit fox," he added anxiously, "maybe there will be rabbits or something." ”
"Don't shoot anything, don't eat anything, don't drink anything in the dark forest. Liu Yi whispered.
Xi Chen looked at Liu Yi, his dark pupils dilated significantly. In the intense sunlight, the bronzed skin shimmers with an evocative sheen.
"A child's pillow story," Siyu muttered, but his tone lacked confidence. Although Xi Chen knew that Liu Yi had always been cautious, he had never seen him so worried.
"Uncle Liu, what did you sense?" he asked in a low voice.
"There is an unimaginably powerful occult in this forest. Liu Yi gasped.
"Is it evil?" asked Xi Chen.
For those who have evil in their hearts, the answer is yes. Liu Yi replied.
"Then you're the only one of us who needs to be afraid of this forest. Siyu told Liu Yi with a smile.
"We'll find out soon," Mr. Liu said, his voice as low as if it were squeezing out of his teeth. "We'll find out soon. ”
Xi Chen pulled the horse and walked beside Liu Yi, Liu Yi raised his calloused hands and said sadly: "I'm old, I mean spiritual aging. I think that more than ten years ago, I would have walked into a forest covered with mystical arrays without thinking about it like you.
"Uncle Liu, be happy! You are not old, and the courage and courage of the soldiers have not diminished. Xi Chen said. He tried to lighten the mood, though he was also deeply troubled by Uncle Liu's unusual melancholy. For the first time since leaving Green Forest Village, he looked at Liu Yi carefully. If you want to see him Xichen has his head held high, Liu Yi has a square face, two round and big eyes, thick eyebrows, high cheekbones, high nose bridge, and wide chin, and he looks like he is twenty-seven or eighteen years old.
Liu Yi sighed. He was silent for a moment and said, "One day I'll drag you down, Xichen." 'Why should I be associated with this bastard?' I don't want you to think that. ”
"You are not a bad seed! You are a strong and brave general! You are as solid as a rock, so that I can trust in you. Xi Chen said, placing his hand on Liu Yi's shoulder, who seemed to be carrying a heavy burden. He pointed to the figures of others in the forest. "I need you. They're all like that...... So young and resolute. But Uncle Liu, you're always so sentimental. We're wasting our time, and I want to get out of this ghostly woods before sunset. He muttered. "I'm so glad it's daytime. ”
Siyu and the others began to think back to all the legends they had heard about the Dark Forest—ghost tales that circulated around the campfire at night—and they hadn't forgotten Liu Yi's warning. But Xi Chen still felt that this forest was more vibrant than anything he had ever visited.
The white spirit fox was nowhere to be found, and neither Xia Xichen nor Wei Yu had found any trace of her.
There was no dead silence here that they had experienced earlier. The little animals chatted happily, the birds chirped from the high branches, the insects with colorful wings flew around, and the leaves swayed and rustled. There was no breeze blowing, but the flowers were swaying - as if the plants had come to life.
Everyone in the team enters the forest as if they were facing a great enemy, with their weapons in their hands, ready to face the challenge. After a journey of careful not to make a cracking sound of leaves, saying that this was "a bit of an idiot", everyone relaxed, except for Liu Yi.
They walked along a flat, obvious stretch of road for about two hours. The sun slowly sank in the west, and the shadows dragged longer and longer. Xi Chen felt a burst of peace in the forest. He wasn't afraid that those winged monsters would follow him.
Evil doesn't seem to have anything to do with this forest, unless, as Liu Yi said, everyone brings the evil in their hearts. Xi Chen looked at Liu Yi, who walked alone with his head down. The shadows in the forest seemed to gather on the young general. Xi Chen felt a chill, only to realize that the sun was about to set, and the temperature was rapidly decreasing. Now is a good time to think about setting up camp.
Xi Chen took out the map of the Guling Mountains and read it carefully with the last ray of light. This map is from the bookshelf of Xuanyue Mountain Villa, and the map marks the words "Dark Forest" where they are, but this forest has no clear boundaries, and Xi Chen is not sure whether it is in it or in the forest further north. Uncle Liu Yi may be wrong, this may not be the Dark Forest, Xi Chen thought. Even so, the so-called evil may just be Uncle Liu Yi's fantasy. They kept walking.
Soon it's dusk, and the light at this time will make everything seem to come to life. The team began to slow down, and Hong Fei's face turned pale. Xi Chen was about to tell everyone to stop and camp, as if hearing his thoughts, when a green flat meadow appeared at the end of the road.
Clear water gurgled from beneath the ground, flowing down a small stream. The meadow was covered with soft, inviting grass, surrounded by tall trees that seemed to guard the meadow, and when they saw it, the sky turned a dark red, and then the sun disappeared without a trace, and night covered the land.
"Don't leave this road. When the teammates began to walk into the grass, Liu Yi said.
Xi Chen sighed, "Uncle Liu Yi," he said patiently, "we won't have a problem." The road is right next to it and not very far away. You need rest too, we all need it. Look at this," Xi Chen held up the map, "I don't think this is the Dark Forest, according to the map-" Liu Yi remained silent, ignoring the map. The soldiers left the path on their own and began to set up camp. Hong Fei sat down against a tree and closed his eyes in pain. Hua Wu looked at the small shadows running around in the woods, and kept swallowing his saliva. Pei Cai and Nie Jun ran into the forest to find firewood.
Looking at them, Liu Yi's face turned blue. "You idiots. This is indeed the Dark Forest, and you'll know before the end of the night. ”
Hu Huawu said, "Come here!" Pei Cai and Nie Jun have gone to find firewood, maybe I can shoot a rabbit and beat the tooth sacrifice." ”
"Don't shoot anything!" Liu Yi's voice suddenly became louder, startling everyone. "Don't hurt anything in the Dark Forest, not be it plants, trees, birds, or any animal!"
"I believe what Uncle Liu Yi said," Xichen said. "We've got to stay in this forest tonight, I don't want to hurt any animals if it's not necessary. I also have dry food and leopard meat in my ring. Uncle Hua, go make a fire!"
"It's better to be a childe! You are really my food and clothing parents!" Hua Wu stroked his beard excitedly.
Pei Cai and Nie Jun came back with firewood. "General, we didn't chop wood," he assured Liu Yi. "Just pick up the firewood on the ground. ”
Hua Wu picked up a piece of wood that Nie Jun and the others had brought back and said, "The firewood is all wet. After lighting the flint a few times, he finally gave up and threw the flint into his backpack.
"I'll come!" A purple flame shot into the pile of wood in Siyu's palm, and the firewood immediately ignited.
"Thank you, girl!" said Hua Wu with a flattering smile.
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