CHAPTER XII
"Nalan, have we left the temple?"
I looked around and asked hesitantly, but immediately I regretted it. The darkness is gone, but there is another predicament.
This seems to be a magnificent palace, with countless mystical patterns overhead, four pillars and pillars standing at the four corners of the main hall, and a misty mist like floating clouds at our feet, we seem to be standing in the air, and we may fall down at any time, but the soles of our feet are really standing on a certain plane. When I looked around, I was shocked that the temple was surrounded by five huge bronze mirrors, and in the mirrors were Nalan's somewhat distorted image, but there was no mine.
"Here, there is no exit at all. "I felt a little disappointed.
"The exit, perhaps, is behind the bronze mirror. ”
"But there are five bronze mirrors in the hall, which one is the exit?"
"Only one side has been tried. ”
Nalan said, but his silver spear had already shot, and an unstoppable aura burst out from the head of the spear, and the murderous aura splashed everywhere, and the spiritual power infused into the silver spear seemed to have a form, condensed into a blue flame in the air, and pierced straight into a bronze mirror in front of Nalan.
However, there was a strong uneasiness in my heart, and I wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
"Bang!" The mirror surface of the bronze mirror cracked, and Nalan's arm in the mirror was cut into two overlapping shadows.
"Nalan!" I couldn't control it anymore, I stepped forward to support Nalan, looking at the bloody wound on his hand, he snorted, the severe pain made him unable to support his spiritual power anymore, and the silver spear fell to the ground, making a crisp sound. I almost cried when I watched such a scene.
As I feared, this bronze mirror, like the mechanism just now, will seriously injure myself when it is opened. However, Nalan also used seven successful forces to strike this blow, but the bronze mirror was only slightly damaged, if it went on like this, could it ......
Nalan breathed for a moment, then stood up again, and the silver spear on the ground was summoned by him again, only this time, the blue flames condensed on the silver spear were even more fierce than the previous time.
"Nalan, don't! that will kill you!"
If I was right, the damage to the bronze mirror would be transferred to Nalan's body to the same extent, then if the bronze mirror was broken, then ...... Nalan will also ......
"If we don't do this, how can we get out?" Nalan's eyes were resolute, and the murderous aura became heavier and heavier.
"But what if you choose the wrong bronze mirror?!" I gasped loudly, the only thing I wanted at the moment was to stop him, I couldn't watch him die.
His murderous aura weakened a little, but I didn't think my words had any effect. He turned around and placed his hand gently on my shoulder.
"Yinluo, do you regret it?"
"Regret what?" I looked at him in a daze.
"I regret going into the temple with me. ”
I shook my head, but a drop of water came out of my eyes.
"Yinluo, you ......" Nalan looked at me in surprise, because for demons, there are no tears. But he immediately retracted his surprise and only sighed deeply.
"Did you know that the Forest of Lush has never had a true lord of the forest? ”
I still looked at him, vaguely knowing what he was going to say next, but I still didn't want to admit it.
"The temple ordination ceremony takes place every ten years, but in the previous ceremony, the forest master has never really been selected, and those who enter the temple will disappear...... "A wry smile flashed across his face, "Everyone thought that they all continued to retreat and cultivate, but in fact, from the moment they entered the temple, they only had two paths to go. He paused, then continued, "Or, break the mechanism and leave the temple to take over as the forest master." Either ......"
"Don't say it!" I interrupted, "You'll be able to get out!"
"The Silk of Destiny says: 'Choose death and give life.'" 'The exit is behind the bronze mirror, and the only way out is to kill the illusion of yourself in the bronze mirror and break the bronze mirror. However, I was also seriously injured when I damaged the image. The spiritual power in this bronze mirror is surging, with my cultivation, it is impossible to break the bronze mirror at one time, but if I am constantly seriously injured, I have no power to break the copper mirror again, not to mention, there are five copper mirrors here, if I choose the wrong one, there is only one ending...... Perhaps, this is a game in itself, and there is no solution at all. ”
I'm speechless.
"If I really have something wrong......
"No! Nalan, let's find a way together, we can always solve this game! Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to do it in the end? Although the spiritual power of the magic will be greatly reduced, it should be easy to cast the final blow to break the bronze mirror, and if we attack together, we will definitely be able to get out! It's just ...... I'm afraid of you...... ...... to suffer too much"
"Yinluo, are you really willing to help me? However, if you use the spirit power of the Yuan Shen to cast it, you will also be harmed...... You ......"
"Nalan!" I interrupted, "since I'm coming in with you, I must go out together, I can't watch you die in the temple! I don't want you to die! I don't want to see you again!"
Nalan and I just looked at each other, I didn't know if I should say such a thing, but I didn't want to try the feeling of loss again, my heart was full of Nalan spending every day with me in the forest, and without him, no one would be able to accompany me to watch the stars at night and listen to me tell me about the past. I really want to live with Xiaolu and Nalan in the Lush Forest forever, how can I watch Nalan leave like this?
Nalan's hand slowly slid off my shoulder, and then held my hands tightly, he looked at me gently, and there was no more despair and helplessness in his eyes. In this almost hopeless situation, I felt a rare little warmth, just like a teenager who put a braided straw ring on my hand many years ago. It's just that Nalan didn't say some words like the young man, but the warmth of this metaphor has made me suddenly have endless strength, and I have forgotten what fear, what anxiety, what is worth it or not......
"As long as I can get out, I must protect the peace of the lush forest, so that all the creatures in the forest can live a worry-free life. ”
"Nalan ......" I looked at his determined eyes, and for a moment I felt as if he had become the lord of the forest, and he had already shouldered the heavy responsibility of the entire lush forest pressing on him. Different from the warmth just now, when I saw the perseverance in his expression, I suddenly felt that he was far away from me, the word "simple", no matter what, there was no way to match him, I couldn't help but let go of his hand, looking at him with some fear, but he always looked in an almost ethereal direction.
"Nalan, perhaps, we should find the right bronze mirror first. ”
He came back to his senses, and I felt a little lost in my heart, because he was holding my hand just now, and he really didn't put his mind on me.
"There seems to be some differences in the colors of these bronze mirrors, yellow, brown, blue, red, brown, could it be that they correspond to the attributes of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth?"
At my prompting, Nalan circled around the bronze mirror, and sure enough, he also noticed the subtle differences.
"Which side should you choose?"
"I think, according to the prophecy in the Silk of Destiny, the only way to break the mechanism is to break the bronze mirror with the same attributes as you. ”
"So, it should be a brown bronze mirror corresponding to 'wood'?"
I was still pondering, but I could only acquiesce to his answer.
There was another fierce murderous aura, the silver spear came out of Nalan's hand, the blue flames shook and splashed, and instantly pierced into the bronze mirror, and there was a crack on the bronze mirror immediately, and the silver spear immediately turned back, and it was another heavy blow, the cracks scattered and creaked. After several attacks in such a blow, the bronze mirror was already full of cracks, and the image of Nalan in the mirror was also torn apart, but he had almost collapsed to the ground.
I was so shocked that I lost my words, but I could only let the liquid flow out of my eyes, and watched and endured.
"Ahem...... Ahem......"
For a while, I only felt numb in my hands and feet, and my whole body was paralyzed.
"Nalan ......"
I slowly crouched down and leaned against Nalan's side, he was almost dying, and tried several times to support his body, but failed. The silver spear landed again, and the bronze mirror shook slightly, crumbling, but it was still not completely shattered.
"Quick...... Hurry up and smash it......" Nalan's voice was so faint that it seemed to come from another world.
"Nalan, I'...... I...... Don't, I don't want to ...... like that"
"Yinluo...... Only by stabbing it can we ...... Get out and ......."
I kept shaking my head, as if the great pain that Nalan was suffering was also happening to me, and my trembling hands summoned two white threads, and a faint white aura flashed, but I was never able to make a move.
"Quick...... Yinluo ......"
"I ......"
At this moment, the cracks on the bronze mirror began to gradually recover, and spiritual energy continued to overflow around the bronze mirror. It seems that if the bronze mirror is not broken in a short time, it will still return to its previous intact state.
"Quick...... If you don't make a move, it's too late......"
The bronze mirror is still gradually recovering.
"Quick! Yinluo! Quickly smash it!
Nalan's voice suddenly turned into a roar and urging, and my heart trembled violently, and I finally gathered my spiritual power to strike a blow. The white silk in my hand rushed towards the bronze mirror, two white lights covered everything around me, and in my eyes, the sharp murderous intent pointed to the weak image in the mirror, I felt like I was about to lose something important, and my mind was full of fear.
"Don't!" I shouted as I closed my eyes.
There was a loud bang, followed by the sound of the bronze mirror shattering into thousands of pieces, and I turned my head sharply, only to find that Nalan was gone. Immediately after that, there was a full white light, the magnificent hall was gone, the bronze mirror was gone, I only felt a hand pulling me, and then time and space were reversed.
"Nalan ......"
As soon as the words came to his lips, the blinding white light disappeared. When I opened my eyes again, I was already standing in a sunflower forest.