Chapter 30: A Night of Horror
Shangyuan walked for a while, and faintly heard a singing voice coming. "How can anyone sing here on a big night?" Shang Yuan wondered in his heart. The footsteps involuntarily walked in the direction where the song came from.
As he walked, Shangyuan saw a boulder, and a beautiful shadow was dancing on the stone, and the cold moonlight sprinkled on the jumping body. I saw her ten fingers flying and her posture graceful. One moment in circles, one moment looking back. The night breeze ruffled her beautiful hair, and her fiery red dress danced in the moonlight.
Shangyuan slowly stopped, for fear of ruining the beauty of the moment. The woman seemed to notice Shang Yuan's coming, and stopped what she was doing.
She turned and stood facing Shangyuan. The moonlight shone behind her, casting a silhouette on the ground. Shangyuan couldn't see her expression clearly, and he didn't know how to move for a while. I could only stand in place stunned.
The woman saw Shang Yuan stay where she was, and slowly walked towards Shang Yuan. She walked very slowly, as if every step had been deliberate.
Shang Yuan nervously forgot to breathe, his eyes were glued to her body, and his gaze slowly fell back to the ground with her steps.
After falling to the ground, she disappeared into the shadow of the boulder. She didn't rush forward, but looked at this Shangyuan carefully.
Shang Yuan came back to his senses, and his heart was suddenly shocked. I thought, "Where have I been? Who is this woman? How can she dance here in the middle of the night? Is the song she hears coming from her mouth? If so, did she bring herself here on purpose? What is her purpose?"
At the thought of this, a layer of fine sweat broke out on Shang Yuan's body. Shang Yuan wiped his forehead, seeing that the woman had no intention of moving forward, and calmed down a little.
Although Shang Yuan couldn't see her face, he could feel that the woman was standing in the dark shadow, staring at him motionlessly. Shangyuan didn't dare to relax, and also looked at her, and the two of them confronted each other in the moonlight.
Time passed little by little, and the woman had no intention of acting, but Shangyuan couldn't hold on a little.
Today, after a day's journey, I was already very tired. I didn't fall asleep just now purely because I was excited to hear the story of the wolf king. Now that I've been confronting people here for a long time, the excitement is long gone. In its place was boundless sleepiness.
Shang Yuan was ready to go back, he yawned, rubbed his eyes that he couldn't open anymore, and shouted to the woman in the shadows: "Hey, I'm leaving, you should also hurry home, be careful that the wolf will come and eat you for a while" After speaking, Shang Yuan walked back quickly to the way he came.
When Shangyuan was far away, the woman emerged from the darkness. stared at the direction of Shangyuan's departure for a long time.
I saw that this woman was about ten years old, and her appearance was very beautiful. Clear and bright pupils, curved willow eyebrows, big round eyes, and long eyelashes trembling slightly cast a heavy silhouette on the face.
She gave birth to a melon seed face, her fair and flawless skin revealed a faint red powder, and her thin lips were as delicate as roses.
She was dressed in red, with a purple crystal pendant around her waist, faintly shining in the moonlight.
If you look closely, you can see that the purple crystal seems to have water in it, and it can flow back and forth.
This woman's body is cold, and it is really a kind of awe-inspiring beauty.
However, she didn't stay long, and when Shangyuan's figure disappeared, she disappeared into the darkness again.
Shang Yuan knew that the eyes behind him had been following him, but he didn't have the extra energy to think about it, she just wanted to go to bed quickly.
But I don't know if it's because I'm anxious or too sleepy, Shangyuan feels that this road is much longer than when he came. He was exhausted, and what little strength he had left had had been exhausted in the confrontation just now. He wished he had two more now, so he could go faster.
By the time Shangyuan reached the bottom of the tree where they were perched, he had exhausted the last of his strength. I fell asleep and fell asleep, and I didn't have the strength to think about the strange thing that had just happened.
Shangyuan was awakened by the noise. He opened his eyes dimly, as if he saw several figures dangling in front of him. He shook his head, trying to sober himself up.
After bringing his eyes to adjust to the light around him, he saw that everyone was gathered in the clearing not far away, as if discussing something.
Shangyuan hurriedly got up and walked over to everyone.
Shangyuan walked over to everyone and found an open space to sit down. He wanted to ask everyone what they were doing here early in the morning. But he was stopped by the snake king with his eyes. The snake king motioned to him not to speak yet, but to listen to everyone's analysis first.
Everyone started to discuss word by word, Shangyuan listened for a while, and finally understood the general idea.
It turned out that the predecessor of the Snake King got up early in the morning to inspect and found unfamiliar traces around. I guess someone else has been there at night. The snake king couldn't help but curse himself for being careless, sleeping on someone else's territory, and actually didn't arrange for anyone to keep vigil. Someone sneaked in at night and didn't even know it, it really shouldn't be.
When everyone heard the voice of the Serpent King, they came to see. Someone had come, but what was the purpose of coming? He didn't attack himself, and he didn't leave any message. Is it just to see?
In fact, this incident is not to blame the Snake King. The snake king also remembered that everyone had been on the road for a day, and he was too tired, so he didn't let everyone keep vigil. Moreover, this place has not yet reached the territory of the wolves, so how can anyone come late at night?
While everyone was meditating, Shangyuan suddenly remembered what he had seen and heard last night. He wanted to hide it, because he was afraid that he would be punished by the snake king if he went out privately. But looking at the current situation, it seems to have a lot to do with what I saw last night. So he said to the people, "Listen to me, all of you, for I have a clue that may have something to do with it."
When they heard him say this, their eyes were on him. Shangyuan had never spoken so formally in front of everyone, and he couldn't help but be a little nervous, and both of them stammered a little when he spoke. He said: "Last night, I was a little excited to listen to the story told by the Snake King's predecessors. So I didn't fall asleep until late. In the middle of the night, I couldn't lie down, so I stood up and tried to take two steps to breathe. ”
"I had just walked out a short distance when I heard a faint sound of singing coming from somewhere. I was fascinated for a moment, and I couldn't help but walk over."
I saw a woman in a red dress dancing on a boulder under the bright moonlight. ”
"She spotted me and stopped dancing. Slowly walked towards me. But instead of coming in front of me, she stopped in the shadow of the boulder. ”
"She was watching me from the shadows, and I was watching her from the outside. The two of us confronted each other for a while, and I was so sleepy that I told her that I was coming back, and that she should go back as soon as possible, lest she be eaten by the wolves here."
After Shang Yuan finished speaking, he set his eyes on the Snake King. The Serpent King couldn't laugh or cry. I told everyone yesterday not to run around. Unexpectedly, this Shangyuan not only ran around, but also encountered this kind of thing. The other party doesn't know whether he is an enemy or a friend, and it is a blessing that Shangyuan can return safely.
However, the snake king did not say anything to blame, the most important thing at the moment is the crisis of the wolf clan, and the matter of punishing Shangyuan can be said later.
The Snake King groaned slightly, and said to everyone: "We don't know yet, whether the person who came here last night and the one he saw with Shangyuan is the same person, and now the other party's friend or foe is unknown, so we have to be more careful today, and strive to cross this grassland in one day."
Senior Jin Toad also nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's hurry up." You must be extra careful on the road."
With that, they got up and walked into the depths of the prairie.