Chapter 305: Southeast (5)
Gray fog seemed to surge endlessly from the abyss, gradually covering Luo Xuanyi's waist and legs. Strangely, the fog did not continue to accumulate. The excess mist all floated up and piled in the air. It was as if there was an invisible wall between heaven and earth, separating the fog.
Luo Xuanyi confirmed that she could still see Dongye Mountain in the distance. She was not in a hurry and did not act rashly. She just quietly observed the changes around her.
As the mist rose, the skinny dog leaped behind Longyue and crouched beside the caller, while Longyue huddled close to Luo Xuanyi's legs. If Longyue weren't a giant toad, with the mist only reaching half its body, its attitude would have been quite endearing.
At least Luo Xuanyi thought Longyue was cute, and she had the leisure to rub its eyeballs with the back of her hand to comfort it.
Gray fog filled the entire abyss, like a gray river. A black bamboo pole stretched out from the fog, and with a gentle push, a wooden boat swung out of the fog.
The boat was small and thin, but it was filled with some kind of white flowers. A figure as thin as the boat stood at the stern, shrouded in a black hooded cloak, making it impossible to see its face.
The boat drifted slowly across the foggy river, stopping in front of Luo Xuanyi. From the hooded darkness, an elderly woman's voice echoed.
"Lord Bo Huixiao, ten thousand years have passed, and you are finally here."
The skinny dog stared at the old woman, stunned, trying to discern something. Luo Xuanyi, however, simply glanced at her coldly without saying a word, her gaze still fixed on the distant Dongye Mountain.
Seeing that Luo Xuanyi didn't say anything, the old woman lowered her head slightly and said, "You want to go to Yuqiong Mountain. Please let me take you there."
Her tone was pious, as if she was content to be able to ferry Bo Huixiao. But Luo Xuanyi didn't listen to her at all. She concentrated on recalling all the information she had about Quan Qian's territory, trying to find a flaw.
The skinny dog stared at the old woman, then suddenly realized something and barked at her with ecstasy. Then, anxiously, it looked at Luo Xuanyi. It tried to get her attention, but found that the fog had enveloped the land, making it impossible to write or communicate with her. In anger, it stomped into the caller's mouth.
The caller, who was trapped in the illusion, stared happily at the gold ornaments hanging on his head, smacking the taste of the skinny dog's paw in his mouth, without noticing anything wrong.
The sky was blood-red. The setting sun had burned out, its last rays of light receding, and a hint of evening lavender began to creep up from the horizon. Seeing Luo Xuanyi still standing there motionless, the old woman was slightly puzzled.
"What's wrong with you? Aren't you going to the Yu clan ruins and release the ghost world concept?"
As soon as these words were spoken, even the ecstatic skinny dog suddenly realized something was amiss. To it, finding someone to ferry them to Yuqiong Mountain might have been Bo Huixiao's foresight, but not even it nor the caller had been informed of what would happen after they arrived at the Yu Clan ruins.
An old woman who has been guarding here for thousands of years can just say it out loud?
But the skinny dog had no idea what lay within the Yu Clan ruins. It tangled its paws and began to circle around Longyue. Longyue felt a slight itch and uttered a croak.
Luo Xuanyi didn't bother to pay attention to the ups and downs of Skinny Dog's emotions. She squinted her eyes and looked at Dongye Mountain in the distance, thinking about how to kill the old woman.
What about someone arranged by Bo Huixiao? Luo Xuanyi never thought of herself as Bo Huixiao. There had to be an explanation. Luo Xuanyi was more convinced that the old woman was some kind of spiritual beast that could spy on people's desires.
It was similar to the Songjin Tiger that appeared earlier, or perhaps even a step further. But no matter what type it was, Luo Xuanyi would never let herself be embarrassed like Huzhe.
Luo Xuanyi didn't even glance at the old woman, let alone answer her. Besides holding the confused servant in her palm, her attention was completely focused on the distant Dongye Mountain.
The night-like vines that covered Dongye Mountain seemed to move.
Luo Xuanyi stared intently, making sure she wasn't mistaken. As the night gradually crept up the mountainside, the vines seemed to melt and slowly flow down the mountain, seemingly spreading towards Luo Xuanyi.
Noticing Dong Yeshan's movements, the old woman became more anxious and urged Luo Xuanyi to get on board.
"Sir, that's the Black Plague coming, hurry up and get on the boat and escape!"
Luo Xuanyi remained unmoved.
The night deepened, and the dark purple vines seemed to move slowly, but in fact they were very fast. Luo Xuanyi could already see little white spots on the vines.
At this moment, the anxious old woman suddenly raised her head, and under the shadow of her hood, it seemed as if a pair of eyes were staring at Luo Xuanyi fiercely.
She said grimly, "After you die, there will be no reincarnation."
Prophecy or curse?
As soon as these almost vicious words fell, the skinny dog immediately bared its teeth in anger, and a roar came from its throat. Lian Longyue lowered his body and raised his hind legs to gather strength for the attack.
But Luo Xuanyi, who was stared at closely by the old woman, remained unmoved.
Looking at that calm face, the old woman gritted her teeth and suddenly screamed.
"Since you can no longer enter the cycle of reincarnation...why not give me your body?"
The white flowers on the boat quickly withered and faded, and from the withered remains of the flowers emerged countless white ghosts. These ghosts were the wronged souls of unborn babies, and they laughed and pounced on Luo Xuanyi's legs!
"Sister, let's play together?"
"whee……"
Countless little ghosts entangled Luo Xuanyi's legs, pinning her to the ground. The old woman suddenly rushed over, lifted her hood, revealing a giant white flower, and was about to swallow Luo Xuanyi!
Luo Xuanyi's legs suddenly exploded, sucking countless ghosts into her body. She then gently blew on the servants. The soaring blue flames blew directly into the old woman's open mouth, burning through her body!
"Uhhhhhhh!"
The old woman's entire body was burned brightly by the blue fire in her body. She curled up on the ground, shrinking smaller and smaller into a ball.
Luo Xuanyi finished digesting the little ghost. She usually controlled her appetite and never ate the living souls she collected. Having a rare full meal, she picked up the ball of food on the ground with satisfaction.
It was a five-petaled white flower, curled up from the flames, with a mouth inside. Countless vines tangled beneath the flower, forming the shape of a brain. Luo Xuanyi immediately recognized the flower as the flower-shaped spirit beast, the Brain Stealer.
The Brain Thief can read the memories of humans or animals to create disguised identities. Once a body is possessed, the Brain Thief will truly become someone else.
The reason why there is gray fog and boat is probably because the brain thief stole Luo Xuanyi's memory of the ancient boat-rowing old man Mingdu. The Yu family ruins and the gate to the ghost world also came from Luo Xuanyi.
The memory of Bo Huixiao should come from Skinny Dog and Caller.
Luo Xuanyi crushed the remains of the Brain Thief in her hand, letting them slip through her fingers. With the Brain Thief's death, the gray mist completely vanished.
The night fell completely without anyone noticing. The bridge of night formed by Zhu Cang had already submerged all the land visible to Luo Xuanyi, crossed the abyss, and came in front of Luo Xuanyi.
Second update~ Good night for tomorrow's fifth update~
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