This is a deep and transparent space, and this is a dreamlike world.

This is the bottom of the lake, and this is Yingtai.

At this time, at the bottom of the lake in Yingtai, He Lan and He Xiaoyue looked up at the sky above, the lake water was as clear as a mirror, and all the scenery could be seen clearly from the bottom of the water. He Lan didn't know what kind of place this was, but after she followed He Xiaoyue down, she came here, she felt that she was under the water, but her skin couldn't touch the water, and her breathing was very normal.

Fish and algae float around and are close at hand. He Lan turned his head to look at He Xiaoyue, and He Xiaoyue's eyes were full of curiosity. The two of them walked down the stone stairs to the bottom of the lake, where they could walk, but they could not swim or breathe. It's like another country in the world realm, subverting all He Lan and He Xiaoyue's views of the world realm.

From noon to night, when the full moon hung high, He Lan and He Xiaoyue never figured out where they were. At midnight, the full moon in the sky suddenly became a little brighter. The world world that is as transparent as a mirror is presented in front of the two of them. He Lan looked at the moonlight, and only felt that this moon was bigger and brighter than usual.

The moon casts a ray of moonlight on the surface of the lake, which passes through the water layer and casts it onto the bottom of the lake. He Lan was curious about how the moonlight could pass through such a deep layer of water, but it was true. The moonlight sprinkled on the bottom of the lake, and everything around was sprinkled with a layer of silvery light, like a dream. He Xiaoyue was also intoxicated by this, but both of them felt an ominous premonition.

All this is so strange that they don't know what to do.

He Xiaoyue pulled He Lan with some horror and said, "Xiaolan, what the hell is going on, how did Xuan Shirong send us here." Does he want us to die?"

He Lan shook his head: "He didn't want us to die. ”

"But all this ......"

He Lan said calmly: "You can feel whether there is a layer of breath circulating on the surface of our skin, even the tips of our hair." This scent separates the water from us, as if it were an extra layer of skin. And like the gills of a fish, we can breathe through this layer of breath, and we can't feel the presence of water.

Although He Xiaoyue was not a cultivator and had no experience in cultivation, she understood what He Lan was saying. She felt the breath on her skin, and she was a little scared.

He Lan took her mother's hand, and at the bottom of this quiet and bright lake, the two mothers and daughters depended on each other like this.

Suddenly, there was a deep breathing sound around me. The sound was like thunder, and it was like an ancient beast. The voice came from a distance, and He Lan and He Xiaoyue hugged each other and screamed in fright. But after a long time, there was no more of this voice. Just as the two of them relaxed their vigilance a little, the voice came again.

Over and over again, the sound came very rhythmically, as if it were the sound of a person's breathing.

But......

Who can breathe so loudly?

The sound is all around, as if it has its own stereo, and it is impossible to tell the direction. The voice came again, and He Xiaoyue was frightened into He Lan's arms. He Lan's breathing was also very short, today's events were too weird, and she didn't know how dangerous the bottom of the lake was.

The moonlight in the second half of the night was exceptionally bright, and as the moonlight intensified, He Lan felt more and more the sound rising and falling all around. Getting closer and closer, He Lan walked forward in fright, the road at the bottom of the lake was rugged and difficult, all of them were sludge and algae, and she was about to fall if she was not careful, He Lan lay on the ground, and He Xiaoyue curled up beside her.

He Lan, who fell, suddenly felt that he had touched something cold, He Lan was shocked, and quickly let go, but unexpectedly saw an iron chain as thick as the mouth of a bowl. The iron chain passed into the distance, and he couldn't see the scene ahead, but his intuition told He Lan that the sound should be at the end of the iron chain.

He Lan said to He Xiaoyue: "Mom, don't cry, look at this iron chain, such a thick chain, and it is all entangled in algae, it seems that there should be a long time, let's go along the iron chain to have a look?"

He Xiaoyue was already frightened and didn't know how to think, so she could only be pulled away by He Lan.

The area at the bottom of the lake is very large, and there are many hills and mountains, but there are always iron chains. The two of them climbed a high mountain along the iron chain, covered in sweat, as if the temperature around them had risen a lot. As soon as they climbed the mountain at the bottom of the lake, He Lan and He Xiaoyue saw a scene that surprised them.

Alone.

Yes, there is a man at the bottom of this lake.

A silver-haired man breathing with his eyes closed at the bottom of the water.

He Lan rubbed his eyes before he could see the surrounding scene clearly. I saw five chains locking the man's hands, feet and neck. The chains were not on his hands, but were welded into his bones, and they were one with him. The man had silver hair, a face in his nineties, and a long beard, like a catfish's beard.

The shocking breathing sound came from the throat of the silver-haired old monster.

He Lan found that the silver-haired monster was completely breathing in water, which was completely different from her and He Xiaoyue's situation. Shocked, shocked. Did this man have gills? Soon He Lan found that it seemed to be different, the man did not inhale, only exhaled. The breath that came out of his nostrils bubbled up and drifted towards the surface of the lake. He Lan immediately understood that this was fetal breath.

He Lan had practiced before, and knew the principle of the fetal breath of the Dao. However, He Lan also knew that a cultivator's fetal breath had a time limit, and if it exceeded the definition of cultivation, the cultivator would have to breathe with his lungs. But this old monster is hiding in the water, looking at the surrounding situation, it seems that it has been precipitated for a long time, the iron chain is full of algae, but He Lan can also feel the rune formation on the iron chain, this whole lake is a formation, He Lan suddenly felt frightened.

He Xiaoyue was even more frightened, He Lan quickly covered her mouth, took her to hide behind a big rock, and said to her, "Don't scream, do you want to wake him up." ”

He Xiaoyue, who reacted, was full of fear in the depths of her pupils.

He Lan and He Xiaoyue hid behind the big rock and secretly looked at the silver-haired old monster in the depths of the lake, and they both held their breath. All this is just like the scene in a science fiction movie, and He Lan can't help but be surprised. He Lan has indeed practiced, and he has been powerful. But she really hadn't seen someone as terrifying as the silver-haired old monster.

The long-term fetal breath in the water is enough to see how strong the old monster's cultivation is. And there is no food under this water, and it is completely dependent on self-administration of internal qi to satisfy hunger, so the old monster can survive, what is it if he is not a big devil?

Multiply!

There was a noise in the distance, and He Lan stretched out his head to look at the old monster, only to find that the old monster's two red eyes were looking at her.

Yikes!

He Lan screamed in fright.

……

On the water, everything is still in harmony. Xuan Shirong stood next to Yingtai, and the manager of Sique came to report to him today's situation. Xuan Shirong nodded, very satisfied. The four stone statues floating on the water were extremely cold in the moonlight.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning was early. Shen Yi woke up early, in fact, Shen Yi didn't sleep well all night last night. Although Shangguan Ruyun's words had a certain calming effect on him, people were human beings after all, and Shen Yi couldn't surrender his heart after all, so he still thought about it all night. After waking up in the morning, after having breakfast casually in the hotel, Shangguan Ruyun asked Shen Yi: "I can only pass in the afternoon, what are you going to do in the morning?"

Shen Yi pondered for a while and said, "Let's practice the sword." ”

Shangguan Ruyun smiled and said, "Don't practice, I'll take you to a place." ”

Shen Yi didn't understand, so Shangguan Ruyun took him to the Forbidden City, which Shen Yi didn't plan to come to see. After spending money to buy tickets to enter, Shen Yi looked at this palace that was exactly the same as in the film and television drama, and said with some scoff: "It's nothing special." ”

Shangguan Ruyun didn't speak, and took Shen Yi on a tour.

Enter the palace in the morning and come out in the evening. After leaving the Forbidden City, the two found a good restaurant nearby to eat. During the meal, Shangguan Ruyun did not speak to Shen Yi. Both of them ate in silence, and rushed to Wei Chi's house in the afternoon. Shangguan Ruyun and Wei Chi Xingshou talked about a game, and when they reached the end, a gossip array appeared. The old man Yu Chi smiled and said: "Tai Chi Bagua Diagram, it seems that this time is indeed a chance." ”

Shangguan Ruyun nodded.

Old man Wei Chi looked at the sky, went to change into a black robe, and took Yu Chi Ling, Shen Yi and Shangguan Ruyun to Chang'an Street. When entering Zhongnanhai, Shen Yi, the old man Yu Chi and Shangguan Ruyun were checked once, and the severity was comparable to entering the secret military base. Old man Wei Chi pointed to the center of the lake where Yingtai was located in the distance and said, "Let's go, that is Yingtai, Xuan Shirong should be there." ”

When he went to Yingtai, Shen Yi found that some of the surrounding office buildings had already been empty, and there was no one. The passage leading to Yingtai is a white stone bridge, when Shen Yi stepped on the white stone bridge, he was suddenly stunned, looking at the rippling water surface around him, as well as the Canglong stone carving in the distance, he felt a powerful force from underwater.

The old man said: "What about this white stone bridge, you need to walk ninety-eight to get on the bridge, and you need to walk ninety-nine to leave." The same road section, from different directions, but can take different steps.

Shen Yi frowned, feeling curious in his heart.

As a result, he walked a hundred and two steps from one end to the other.

The other three are all ninety-eight steps.

Shen Yi took four more steps.

Old man Yu Chi squinted at Shen Yi: "Four steps, they are heaven, earth and human yellow." ”

Shen Yi looked down at Yingtai in front of him, sucked in the air, and when he spit it out again, he was all calm.