Chapter 203: Mysteries overlap like fog
Long Qi and Xin Yi searched for a long time but couldn't find anyone else. The mist thickened the Yunmeng Lake, and the two dared not venture too far, fearing they would lose their way back. Since they couldn't find Liu Xia and the others, they decided to return to the cave.
But just as they were about to reach the cave entrance, Madam Lu suddenly ran out. Her clothes were torn and she looked panicked. When she saw Xinyi, she rushed forward.
"Xingyi! That girl...that girl wants to kill me!"
Xinyi quickly reached out to support Madam Lu. Upon hearing this, his brows furrowed. Long Qi also looked solemn. The two looked at each other, both with an expression of disbelief. However, Madam Lu did not look fake. Could there be some misunderstanding?
Long Qi nodded at Xin Yi and took two steps forward, only to be startled by the sight at the cave entrance. There were clear signs of a struggle, with rubble and claw marks everywhere, but Ling Xiang was nowhere to be seen.
If it is true as Mrs. Lu said, that there are gravels in the cave, then it is understandable, but what about these claw marks?
Could this incense really be a fake? If it was fake, why would it save him? And where is she now?
Long Qi was baffled, feeling that there were many mysteries involved. He walked out of the cave and saw that Madam Lu had calmed down. He stepped forward and asked, "Madam, you came out of the cave and said Lingxiang wanted to kill you. But why did she want to harm you?"
Madam Lu seemed extremely frightened when she heard this, and trembled as she answered, "I don't know why. We were talking peacefully, but suddenly a child came and said a few words to her, and then she attacked me."
A child? Long Qi was even more confused. As far as he knew, Lingxiang was in Yunmengze for the first time, so how could she know a child?
"So where are they now?" Long Qi asked.
This question surprised Mrs. Lu: "Why? She's not inside? She was standing at the entrance of the cave just now, looking ferocious."
A ferocious monster?
Hearing what Madam Lu said, Xinyi was even more puzzled. It would be surprising to say Lingxiang was a vicious creature. After spending time with her during his training at Xianyun Residence, he had come to understand her somewhat. Lingxiang's personality was such that no matter what she encountered, she usually smiled cheerfully. Even when she exorcised the Kunwu Sect girl, she was smiling. He couldn't imagine how vicious Lingxiang could be.
But Long Qi had a different idea after hearing this. If Lingxiang was fierce, she was indeed fierce, but if she was ferocious, it would be a bit of an exaggeration. Unless she wasn't the real Lingxiang, or...
Or maybe Mrs. Lu is lying...
Long Qi glanced at Xin Yi, who immediately understood and asked Madam Xiang Lu, "Mother just said a child has arrived. What does the child look like?"
It wouldn't matter if she didn't ask, but when she asked about the child, Mrs. Lu trembled all over: "That... that child looks like a monster. He has a child's face, but his ears are on his head, and... he has a long tail!"
A child with a tail? Isn't that a monster? Is that "spiritual incense" really fake?
In that case, where is the spiritual incense?
Long Qi immediately became anxious, while Xinyi looked at Madam Lu thoughtfully.
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Lingxiang and the other two walked in the forest for a long time, but they still hadn't gotten out of it. Zhao Wuyang was suspicious. Could it be that Lingxiang pointed them in the wrong direction? Otherwise, why would they walk in the forest forever? Moreover, it must have been quite a while, but the sky showed no sign of getting dark.
"Why haven't we reached the end of this forest yet?" Zhao Wuyang glanced at Lingxiang, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and fanned himself with his palms.
The swamp we walked through earlier was still a bit cold, but I didn't expect that this forest that blocked out the sun would be so hot.
Lingxiang naturally noticed the implication of Zhao Wuyang's words. She tugged at Ajin's clothes as if she was driving a horse, and smiled as she asked him to stop and rest.
Ah Jin naturally didn't need to rest, but Ling Xiang laughed and said, "You're taking such long steps that Xiao Wuyang can hardly keep up. He's so tired and sweaty from trying to catch up."
After hearing what Lingxiang said, Ajin turned his head to look at Zhao Wuyang. It was just as she said, so he found a flat place and gently put Lingxiang down.
However, Lingxiang's appearance was indeed a little worrying. Although she was not in a hurry like Zhao Wuyang, she was also sweating profusely. Her face was pale, and it seemed that the injury on her foot was quite serious.
But the forest in front of her was endless. Where was she going?
Seeing Lingxiang like this, Zhao Wuyang was also very anxious. He quickly said, "I'm not tired at all. You have a foot injury. You'd better walk faster. Finding the Qiankun bag is more important."
Lingxiang smiled when she heard this: "Even if we are in a hurry, I am afraid it will be difficult to find it. It is better to take a good rest."
It would be great if the Water Spirit Pearl was on me, but for some reason, after the deep pool was filled, the Water Spirit Pearl disappeared. It seems that the entire pool of water is the Water Spirit Pearl itself.
Lingxiang sighed and found a comfortable position to lean against the stone behind her. "The Yunmeng Marsh has no distinction between east and west, nor winter or summer. No matter where you go, you'll eventually end up back where you came from. So I just picked a random direction. I was bound to encounter a beast anyway."
Zhao Wuyang's eyes widened at Lingxiang's words. As long as there's a place to stand, isn't there a place in all directions? How could there be no east or west?
Seeing his face full of surprise, Lingxiang thought it was very amusing and immediately wanted to tease him, but Ajin beside her cleared his throat, so she didn't tease Zhao Wuyang.
Ajin was also puzzled. This little girl was in such a state, but she still wanted to make fun of others. He really didn't know what she was thinking.
"What I mean by no distinction between east and west is that there is no sunrise or sunset. To be more precise, there is no sun or moon in Yunmengze."
"No sun or moon?" Zhao Wuyang was even more confused. He raised his hand to catch the light shining through the leaves and asked, "What about this?"
Lingxiang pondered for a moment before answering, "A long time ago, Yunmeng Lake was a place near us..."
Legend has it that in ancient times, the great rivers and lakes were once one. Floods raged, leaving no place for people to live. Emperor Yu, while trying to control the floods, filled the water with soil, thus creating the Nine Provinces. The soil continued to grow, separating the great rivers but enclosing a body of water within it, which later became the Yunmeng Lake.
At that time, spiritual energy gathered in the area surrounded by Xirang, and Yunzhongjun was born in response to the spiritual energy. It was also because Yunmengze was full of spiritual energy that it attracted many gods and spirit beasts.
But year after year, Xirang continued to extend and grow, and the area of Yunmengze became smaller and smaller. For the sake of the creatures in it, Yunzhongjun moved the water into the clouds with his own strength, and then hid it in the water mirror.
Now that we have entered the water mirror, where do the sun and moon come from? Without the sun and moon, how can all living things be safe?
"So Yun Zhongjun covered the light from the sky and kept it in the water mirror, which resulted in the light in your hand." Lingxiang smacked her lips as she spoke. As for all this, she actually just saw it from Tu Mi's notes, but Tu Mi changed a lot of things in this story, and she didn't know if she made it up herself.
However, Lingxiang thought it could be told as a story, and Zhao Wuyang also listened with great interest.
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