Chapter 65: Confusion
The peak is about 100 meters high, which is not outstanding in Wanlin Mountain.
The only thing worth mentioning is probably that the shape of this peak resembles a sharp cone, especially at the top, there is only a dragon-like tree.
The waterhole around the peak was only more than three meters wide, so it was naturally difficult for the Wu family's father and daughter, and they quickly jumped over.
"Dad, if I'm not mistaken, the fireworks on the mountain will definitely open tomorrow night at the latest. As long as you get it then, your injuries will be healed. ”
Wu Xiaoxian said expectantly.
"The movement of the fireworks is not small, but I am afraid that when the time comes, it will attract other martial artists in the mountain. ”
Wu Taishan was old and serious, and said undoubtedly: "Xiaoxian, promise my father, if there is really a scramble at that time, we will give up immediately." ”
His daughter's martial arts are still too low compared to the entire rivers and lakes, and he doesn't want his daughter to take risks for herself.
Wu Xiaoxian nodded, but her eyes were secretly searching for Shi Xiaole's traces.
The day passed quickly, and it was peaceful.
On the second night, Shi Xiaole was suddenly awakened by a strong fragrance and stood up from his meditation.
As far as the eye can see, the peaks hundreds of meters high are gradually shrouded in a layer of pink smoke, which looks very blurry under the moonlight.
And the source of the pink smoke is the dragon-like tree on the top of the mountain. A flower at the top of a tree, to be exact.
It's very strange, it stands to reason that Shi Xiaole is hundreds of meters away from the top of the mountain, even if the martial artist's eyesight is good, it is impossible to see clearly. But he could not only see that it was a red flower, but even the petals, textures, and even the appearance of the stamens were clear.
"Is it a hallucination?"
Shi Xiaole closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, he could finally only see a fog.
The fog turned from thick to light, and when the moon rose in the middle of the sky, there was finally only a thin piece left, and from a distance, it seemed to put a red veil on the mountain peaks.
"The time is ripe. ”
Wu Xiaoxian began to climb the mountain.
The reason why I didn't go up before was because when the fireworks bloomed, the smoke emitted was enough to make people lose their minds and become fools, and they could only approach when they became lighter.
Of course, it doesn't mean that if it fades, it won't be dangerous, but it's just a lot lower, and if you don't have a firm mind, you may still be hit.
But for the sake of her father, Wu Xiaoxian can't manage so much.
Shi Xiaole watched quietly at the bottom of the mountain, and suddenly his face changed and he looked to the east.
Brush brush brush.
There was a sound of breaking wind, and someone was approaching.
"Hahaha, boss, our luck is really good, the first time we came to Wanlin Mountain, we actually encountered the flowering fireworks. ”
Two figures rolled to the ground, and one of the men with a goatee laughed.
"The Misty Fireworks is one of the spiritual grasses in the world, and it has a number of magical functions, and it will be used in the future. Second, we have to get it. ”
Another one-eyed man said.
The two of them had green eyes and quickly climbed up from the east at the same time.
"Misfireworks, they are legendary misfireworks. ”
"Damn, I'm going to fight this time. ”
"If you can get the fireworks and exchange them for silver taels, Lao Tzu will not worry about it in his life. ”
The movement here is too big, and the red veil covers the mountain, even if it is hundreds of meters away, you can see it. Barely two quarters of an hour, more than a dozen waves of people collecting medicine in the mountains arrived one after another, climbing the mountain from all directions.
"Oh no, Xiaoxian, you come back soon, we don't want it. ”
When Wu Taishan saw this posture, he was afraid that his daughter would suffer a loss, so he hurriedly shouted loudly.
It's a pity that Wu Xiaoxian can't hear his words anymore, and under the smoke, her sanity is inevitably affected, and her perception is greatly reduced.
Not only Wu Xiaoxian, but almost everyone who climbs the mountain is moving more and more slowly, very cautiously, as if there are jackals, tigers and leopards squatting in front of them.
"What to do, what to do?"
As soon as Wu Taishan gritted his teeth, he decided to go up the mountain in person, but he was suddenly pressed by a hand on his shoulder, turned around, and saw a figure in a green shirt when he landed.
"Xiaole, why are you?"
Wu Taishan was shocked.
"Uncle Wu, it's too dangerous up there, I'll take a look for you. ”
Shi Xiaole sighed silently, and with a little footsteps, the person had rushed up the mountain like a sharp arrow.
As Yu Fangge knew, Shi Xiaole has always been a man who keeps his promises, and since he promised Wu Xiaoxian that he would help Wu Taishan get the fireworks, he will definitely do his best to do it.
Before entering the smoke, Shi Xiaole had already held his breath in advance. But when he really entered, he still had a flower in front of him, and he felt like he was going to faint.
Shi Xiaole didn't know that the smoke of the fireworks was known to be pervasive, in addition to the nostrils, it could also enter the body from the pores, and it was impossible to prevent it at all.
In other words, if you want to resist the smoke and successfully pick the fireworks, you can only rely on your own firm mind.
Heavy hallucinations were generated in Shi Xiaole's brain, and in front of him was a sea of fire for a while, a tsunami for a while, and poisonous insects and beasts attacked one after another, making him subconsciously dodge.
The power of the illusion lies in the fact that you are deeply immersed in it and cannot detect it.
But Shi Xiaole's strength lies in the fact that after the fusion of the souls of the two lives, his mind is beyond imagination and firmness and strength. Even if he loses some of his thoughts, he is far better than ordinary people.
So before the hallucination came, Shi Xiaole had already woken up and walked towards the mountain without any scruples.
Two hundred meters.
One hundred and fifty meters.
One hundred meters.
Half an hour later, Shi Xiaole caught up with Wu Xiaoxian and said, "You stay here, I'll help you pick up fireworks." "Say that, step up.
"Shi Xiaole, thank you. ”
Wu Xiaoxian has already reached the limit, and she just insisted in vain before. Looking at Shi Xiaole's back at this moment, she couldn't help but feel demented.
The higher the mountain, the stronger the smoke became, and when it was about seventy meters away from the top of the mountain, Shi Xiaole also began to be affected by the hallucination, and his pace slowed down.
Of course, compared to others, it's still fast.
An hour later, Shi Xiaole sat in place.
Because he felt that if he continued to walk, his mind would inevitably be in danger of becoming confused, and he had to wait for his mind to adapt to the illusion before he could move on.
Smoke is not hallucinating at all times.
At a certain moment, the goatee man above turned his head, and suddenly saw Shi Xiaole meditating behind him, his eyes flashed, and a knife slashed directly at him.
His eyes opened, and Shi Xiaole pulled out a hundred battle knives to meet them.
The goatee man is a master of absorbing qi, and his knife skills take tricky routes, often slashing at Shi Xiaole's hidden place.
Shi Xiaole's response was quite a feeling of being reduced by ten meetings, one move was extremely simple, but it was so powerful that the goatee man was helpless.
After a while, the smoke began to create hallucinations again.
"Hmph, you're in luck. ”
Afraid of the smoke, the goatee man had to stop attacking.
By now, seven or eight people were approaching the top of the mountain. Due to the cone shape of the peak, the circumference has been reduced to about a few tens of meters, so the distance between each person is actually extremely close.
The goatee man's attack on Shi Xiaole was not a special case, and others were also taking advantage of the opportunity to fight.
After all, there is only one firework, and everyone present is a competitor, so naturally the sooner it is removed, the better.
In this way, every once in a while, everyone will fight each other, and the opponents are not fixed at all.
Shi Xiaole successively fought with a man with a goatee, an old woman with a cane, and a man with a sword.
The latter two are both dual masters of absorbing qi, especially the man with a sword, whose swordsmanship is extremely sharp, and even stabbed Shi Xiaole's shoulder.
Fortunately, Shi Xiaole's mind is too strong, and he can use the hallucination time every time to widen the gap with others. Unconsciously, he was more than ten meters ahead of everyone.
"This kid is so tough-willed?"
The man with the sword raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and suddenly sat in place, looking like he was no longer moving forward.
"The old body can't catch up with that kid. ”
The old woman on crutches also stopped, a pair of cloudy old eyes flashed, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Big brother, what now?"
The goatee man was very anxious, for fear of being taken the first place by Shi Xiaole.
"What's the hurry, wait for this kid to pick off the fireworks, I'll do it later!"
The one-eyed man sneered, and also stopped moving.
The goatee man was slightly stunned, and quickly understood what the boss meant, and secretly screamed smartly.
Once the fireworks are picked, the hallucinogenic effect will naturally disappear, and when the time comes, as long as they block the boy in Tsing Yi, the fireworks will not be caught.
The only people who need to be vigilant are a few others.
Looking around, the goatee man's face was fierce.
Of course, Shi Xiaole knew what the seven people in the rear were thinking. According to the normal development of the situation, the moment you take off the fireworks is the time of death.
But those seven people would not have thought that it was precisely because of their persecution that Shi Xiaole made an unusually risky decision.
"Although smoke can confuse the mind, it actually exercises the strength of the mind in disguise. And in the midst of the hallucinations, I had some long-standing inspiration that was about to come out. ”
The inexplicable discovery made Shi Xiaole very calm, and even his thoughts changed.
If at first, he just took tonight's actions as a promise. Then at this moment, it is regarded as a test, a test to sharpen oneself and enhance one's strength.
Without being disturbed by others, Shi Xiaole was able to calm down and feel carefully, the distance of ten meters actually gave him half an hour.
Eventually, based on certain thoughts, he began to take the initiative to accept the smoke, moderately immersing himself in hallucinations, and feeling a certain sense of confusion.
If this practice is known to other mountaineers, they must call him a madman. If you are not a madman, how can you put yourself in danger because of an immature idea?
The feeling of confusion became deeper and deeper, and even several times, Shi Xiaole was almost completely lost in hallucinations.
But a certain understanding in his mind has also deepened, as if he is only one opportunity away from breaking out of his shell.
If you have to describe it, Shi Xiaole's current behavior is like walking a tightrope, and if he is not careful, it will be an abyss. But if he succeeds, he will shorten the time many times and reach a certain shore in advance.
"It's not close. ”
Shi Xiaole gritted his teeth and insisted, almost unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.
"True is not false, false is not true, true and false, care about one heart. If the heart is empty, why fear the truth and falsehood?"
Just as he was about to be lost, a clear voice suddenly sounded in his head.
In an instant, Shi Xiaole understood.
A point of light came out of nothing, exploded in front of his eyes, turning into a chaotic scene, but it could not make his mind dull for a moment.
Shi Xiaole gently swung a punch forward, and the fist refracted the red gauze mist, giving people an incomparably confused feeling.
This is a kind of artistic conception, a confused artistic conception!