Li Yan, Xiao Hongyu, and Jiuling Zhenjun left Xiangyang and embarked on the journey again. See. Wool, Chinese net

Zhenjun seems to know nothing, and he seems to know everything. No one could guess what could be seen in his black eyes.

The trio made their way north, and the bustling city was gradually replaced by desolate ruins. Just as they lamented the fading of civilization, slowly, even the ruins became less and less.

There was a little snow in the sky, and in front of me was an eternal wilderness.

Three strings of footprints walk on the thin layer of snow.

This is the last day before the autumn equinox, and starting tomorrow, the Great Wilderness Mountain will enter the long winter night. The setting sun exudes the last bit of residual warmth. It was so exhausted that it could only let the snow flutter like jade, but it could not melt any of them.

Jiuling Zhenjun raised his head, sniffed the smell in the air vigorously, and muttered, "Finally caught up...... After all these years, I've almost forgotten what summer looks like. Yes...... I really miss it, it's a home away from home. Even a little shadow of it will make me feel refreshed. ”

He turned to the two of them and said, "Let's go, after this ridge is the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Su Shen, you must be smart." ”

Xiao Hongyu asked curiously: "Grandpa, in the past, you often mentioned Su Shen Country, what is so good about this Su Shen Country that you will never forget?"

The Nine Spirits True Monarch sighed and said, "If Heaven really exists, its name must be Su Shen Kingdom. It was once the most beautiful, prosperous and prosperous place in the world.

When you stand on the top of the Great Wilderness Mountain and look into the distance, you can see the boundless Qionglou Yuyu. When the sky is clear, the golden gate reflects the sun's brilliance, reflecting the place as a golden country.

There are no worries or sorrows here, only endless banquets and endless singing and dancing. People are peaceful, peaceful, and never worry about the future......"

Little Hongyu listened leisurely and asked, "What about now? Is it still like this?"

The Nine Spirits True Monarch's tone took a sharp turn and became as cold as ice: "No, a full thousand years have passed since the destruction of the Su Shen Kingdom. ”

Xiao Hongyu was stunned for a moment, and her chest was unspeakably uncomfortable.

The Nine Spirits True Monarch continued, "The rise of the Su Shen Kingdom was due to the arrival of a long summer, and when the summer ended, the life of the country came to an abrupt end. That summer had lasted for a thousand years, and people had forgotten that there was still hunger and cold, and thought it was nothing more than a legend in the history books.

But how beautiful the summer is, how cruel the winter is. Now, the streets of the past are filled with melancholy ghosts, and the darkness beneath the ruins lurks with countless demons. This is the current Su Shen Country, my former homeland. ”

As he walked forward, he said, "Let's go, I'll show you there." ”

As the sunlight disappeared behind the mountains, the earth was plunged into darkness.

The lifeless wasteland seemed to come alive. There was a sound all around, and there seemed to be someone whispering. Li Yan lightly pressed his hand to the hilt of the knife, and those sounds suddenly dissipated like the wind.

Xiao Hongyu trembled and said, "Grandpa, I'm afraid of ......"

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "Good boy, it's okay." The inhabitants of the dark world know the best, let's be with this Uncle Li and Li, no one has to be afraid. He laughed wistfully.

The three of them walked in the dark for an unknown amount of time, and the Nine Spirits True Monarch suddenly said, "Here we are, this is it." ”

The two of them looked up, only to see two door gods without heads and arms standing tall. The steps are dilapidated and full of moss, and the mountain gate is entwined with withered vines, and in the center of the plaque is written three large "Guiyun Temple".

As soon as they landed on the steps, they woke up a group of sleeping bats and squeaked and flew off into the distance.

In the main hall, the little red jade lit the lamp. The glow of the fire illuminates every corner. In the center of the main hall is a gauze tent.

Jiuling Zhenjun said to Li Yan: "Your father asked me to tell your fortune for you here back then. How proud I was at the time, I really thought I was some great character, but I didn't expect that since the fight, I have become more and more depressed......" said and sighed, embarrassed.

Li Yan asked, "Old man, won't those people from Xiaoyao Tower really come here?"

Jiuling Zhenjun smiled contemptuously, "Don't talk about them, even the Great Luo Immortal doesn't dare to come here." What kind of place are you? Demon Kingdom is cautious! Is this name called for nothing?"

"Then ......" Li Yan said again: "You...... Can you now calculate where Miyuki went?"

"It's just that it's not a good thing to extrapolate. I can only show my means by bringing that Fuso woman back to you!"

Li Yan was surprised and delighted: "Since this is the case, thank you to the old man!"

Jiuling Zhenjun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about thanking me first." I can't do this alone, and I have to rely on your force. Okay, you wait on the sidelines, and let me take a hexagram!"

After that, he walked into the gauze tent, sat cross-legged on the sand table, picked up a bamboo stick, closed his eyes and pondered.

After a while, the Nine Spirits True Monarch only felt that his thoughts were faint, and his thoughts flew into the depths of his memory like a fluttering canopy.

He saw the queen sitting on a golden throne, and the courtiers bowed down to her. On the screen behind her, the head of a two-faced god hangs high.

He also saw hundreds of thousands of convicts splitting mountains and building entire mountains into two-faced gods. The queen seemed to be pregnant, and she stood at a distance, looking at everything sadly, tears drying her face.

Finally, he saw a fire that soared into the sky.

The two-faced idol was burning, and a child of five or six years old was carrying a long sword, covered in blood. He trampled on countless corpses and threw his sword at a sundial-like instrument. The instrument made an earth-shattering sound, and shot out a pillar of light that reached the heavens.

A moment later, the clouds gathered and darkness fell. The double-headed figure made a cracking sound and crashed to the ground. One of the two faces was very handsome, and the other was extremely vicious......

The memory was interrupted at this point, and Jiuling Zhenjun was covered in cold sweat, and gently touched the handwriting just written on the sand table with his hand, panicking in his heart.

He said secretly: I see, no wonder this person surnamed Li is so close to me......

Suddenly Li Yan's voice came from outside the tent: "What's wrong with you, old man?"

Jiuling Zhenjun beat his spirit and said, "It's okay. I've calculated the woman's whereabouts, so don't worry. Not...... Come with me, and now I'm going to take you to a friend,"

Xiao Hongyu asked, "Grandpa, do you still have old acquaintances here?"

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "Yes, of course. But my grandfather is a demon fox, and my friend is naturally not a good person. If you're scared, stay here, and Uncle Li and I can go. ”

Xiao Hongyu suddenly said loudly: "That...... How's that going to work?"

The Nine Spirits True Monarch seemed to notice a hint of something unusual, and turned his head sideways in confusion.

Xiao Hongyu blushed and said, "People...... People can't rest assured that grandpa you!"

Jiuling Zhenjun smiled: "Okay, in that case, you can come along." ”

He lit a torch at the lampstand and said to the two, "Be careful, and never leave the range of the fire." If you get lost in the dark, I can't guarantee what will happen. ”

The two of them nodded solemnly and walked out with him.

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "This Guiyun Temple was originally the national eunuch of Su Shen State. Later, it was abandoned, and I converted it into a temple. Almost every building in this country has been overrun by youkai. Most of them have changed beyond recognition. ”

Li Yan asked, "Presumably the place we are going to is not small, right?"

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "That's natural, because we are going to the Sushen King's Palace. ”

They walked through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped in front of a patch of red wall tiles. The millennium has passed. Although the passage of time has been inexorable, the palace has maintained its grandeur and dignity.

The group continued to walk inside, and there were broken bricks and rubble everywhere, and there were many swords, guns, shields and other objects that had long been rusted. Between the cracks, one after another white bones were exposed.

There was a rebellion on a large scale in the palace. The queen was killed in that rebellion, and the kingdom of Su Shen was cursed by fate and soon perished. The Nine Spirits True Monarch returned here again, and there was really a feeling that things were wrong.

Xiao Hongyuqi said: "Grandpa, why are you so clear about what happened a thousand years ago?"

Jiuling Zhenjun smiled: "Because I was there to watch back then." Of course, I was just a young fox, not much older than you are now. ”

Xiao Hongyu exclaimed, "Grandpa, were you once a resident of the Su Shen Kingdom?"

Jiuling Zhenjun smiled: "Of course." And the friend I'm going to see is the same, except that a thousand years have passed, and we're all old......"

Saying that they had entered the main hall, Xiao Hongyu suddenly stumbled under her feet, as if she was stuck by something. She hurriedly broke free, only to see a few strands of extremely sticky silk sticking to her feet.

Surrounded by cobwebs, this is a paradise for spiders.

An unsettling rustle came from all directions. It's not loud, but it can cause great panic in people's hearts.

Jiuling Zhenjun suddenly waved the torch in his hand and shouted, "You nasty insects, get out of my way!"

In the firelight, the spider seemed to retreat slightly, and the three of them took the opportunity to rush to the throne.

The Nine Spirits True Monarch skillfully touched the mechanism under the throne, and with a slight twist, a downward secret passage suddenly appeared next to the throne.

The three of them walked in, and it turned out that under the throne was a secret room, with more than a dozen corpses each holding swords entangled together, obviously after a tragic battle before their deaths.

The cobwebs here are so thick that it's hard to take even half a step forward.

In the center of the spider's web is a worn, sundial-like instrument.

Jiu Ling Zhenjun listened attentively, and the muscles on his face suddenly twitched slightly, looking like he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

He said, "Here it is, this is what we're looking for." ”

At this time, I only heard a cold and strange voice, and suddenly it sounded: "Who dares to break into my territory?"

Jiuling Zhenjun smiled: "Why can't you even recognize the voice of an old friend?"

Suddenly there was a light in front of him, and six blue lights lit up. Li Remnant didn't say a word, grabbed Xiao Hongyu's arm and said, "Stand back!"

Only then did Xiao Hongyu see that the six fires were not lights, but the eyes of an animal.

It's a huge spider, a size that can only be seen in nightmares.

Little Hongyu screamed, and two ghostly fires immediately swept towards her.

The spider monster said in a strange voice, "The meat of such a small fox should be very tender, and it must taste very good, right?"

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "Old spider, that's my granddaughter, you must not scare him!"

The spider suddenly laughed: "Old fox, I knew you weren't dead yet. ”

At this time, I saw a thin silk thread hanging down, and eight claws full of black fine hair slid back and forth on it, and it turned out that the spider had been hanging upside down all along.

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "For a thousand years, I didn't expect you to become like this. ”

The spider stared at it with six eyes and said, "Aren't you blind?

The old fox said, "I can think of it, you must be big, stupid and ugly now." Hehe...... Time is always going to make us the most hated thing we were when we first started!"

The spider said coldly, "Aren't you the same?"

"Yes, so do I. Jiuling Zhenjun sighed: "That year, I was dressed in white and had a pair of beautiful eyes. But now, I'm just a blind old man. ”

Spider said: "It's okay, you have three points of self-knowledge." But you're finally here, and I've always believed you would!"

Zhenjun said lightly: "Yes, this matter is my mission and my commitment. In any case, I will definitely fulfill that person's last wish for her. How's it going? Are you keeping that thing well?"

"Intact. Spider said. Say, it gently unraveled the cobwebs and lowered the strange instrument in the center.

The more you look at it, the more it looks like a sundial, but the difference is that it is cast in bronze, and it is engraved with intricate patterns and scales, and I don't know what it was used for. The dial in the middle of the instrument looked like it had been smashed by something, and it was neatly dented.

Xiao Hongyu asked, "Grandpa, what is the name of this thing?"

Jiuling Zhenjun said: "This is the Heavenly Movement Instrument, and it is the only hope for the restoration of the Su Shen Kingdom. But what if the country is restored now? After all, people are long gone. ”

The spider's eyes also became dark and blurred, and it muttered, "yes, no one is there." The man who had been the best to us was buried deep underground, with only the cold ashes with her. ”

A sad look appeared on the face of the Nine Spirits True Monarch, he patted the Heavenly Movement Instrument lightly, and said, "Let's fix it, even if you can take another look at the past dream, it will be good......"

The spider was silent, it remembered that long summer.

The air was filled with the smell of flowers and water vapor, when it was just a little spider, making its first web in the corners of the court.

"Look, there's a cobweb!" one of the guards shouted.

"Quick, move the ladder. Get another broom!"

The little spider couldn't understand what they were saying, but she already had a bad feeling in her heart.

As a spider, it is its job to build webs, and it does not know why these people would destroy their creations.

As they staggered to set up the ladder, a gentle female voice came, "What are you doing?"

Several of the guards knelt down in unison, and the one on the ladder was startled and almost fell from it.

"Her Majesty!" they said.