Chapter 317 The Face in the Lake
Xiao Yu didn't get excited after hearing this. He just nodded and said, "Don't worry, let's take it one step at a time. Even if it's not stuck in the rock wall, there must be other problems. There are houses and swords here, so there must be more than just monsters. As long as there are people, we can find a solution."
Xu Chuchu was temporarily relieved and didn't want to delay any longer, so he took Xiao Yu to a secluded place, crushed the sunflowers into juice, removed the bandage on Xiao Yu's arm, and applied it on the bones little by little.
In fact, Xiao Yu no longer feels anything in this arm. The pain is still there, but because the feeling is continuous, it has become numb.
The only painful thing is the daily scraping of bones and flesh.
Xiao Yu's arm was destroyed by an energy ball, which was made from the souls of countless innocent dead. It contained evil spirits that also covered Xiao Yu's bones.
Once the bones begin to grow flesh again, the evil spirit will infect them and turn them into rotten dead flesh.
Not only will these dead flesh affect the recovery of bones, but they will also extend and infect normal flesh and blood, so you have to use a knife to peel off the dead flesh as it grows every day.
The sound of scraping bones was very special and sharp, as if one could feel the pain Xiao Yu was enduring just by hearing it.
It would have been fine if they were indoors, but during those few days on the snowy mountain, when they couldn't find a place to shelter from the wind, they had to brave the wind and snow. For Xiao Yu, it was like adding insult to injury, and his bones were almost blown apart.
Now, by applying the juice of black sunflower, these evil spirits can finally be eliminated.
"That's great." Xu Chuchu saw that the black spots between Xiao Yu's bones had disappeared, and was sure that the juice had worked.
"Come on, let's go to the Tianchi Lake so your hand can recover."
Because the process of treating Xiao Yu's injuries went smoothly, both of them felt relieved.
As for the matter of the fox spirit, we'll figure it out slowly.
Along the way, there were places where monsters lived, and they successfully arrived around Tianchi.
Tianchi Lake is so vast that it stretches as far as the eye can see. From a distance, it appears as a deep sapphire, while up close, it resembles a vibrant aquamarine, a truly refreshing sight.
There are no trees growing by the lake, mostly large rocks. The side facing the lake has become very round due to being beaten by the lake water for many years.
"I wonder if there are any fish in this lake." Xu Chuchu stood in the lake and looked into it. She thought of the big fish in the Silver Moon Lake in the capital and worried that there might be some monster hidden in this lake.
She used her wooden sword to draw a semicircle around the area by the lake where they were standing, setting up a simple barrier, hoping that the residents of the lake would not mind their small request.
"Come on, put your arms in." She made way for Xiao Yu. "Remember, if you feel any spiritual energy fluctuations in the lake, immediately raise your arms."
"Yeah." Xiao Yu agreed, untied the bandages and outer shirt, removed the wooden strips used to fix it, and lowered the bare skeleton deeper into the water.
Even if the evil spirit and moisture were removed, the skeleton was still unbearable to look at. Most of the bones were missing, with only small fragments pieced together.
The joints seemed to be held together with low-quality glue and would fall apart at the slightest breeze.
What’s even more striking is… there are no hand bones.
But it doesn’t matter, all this will be over soon, and the holy water of Tianchi will heal all wounds.
Xiao Yu stretched out his arm, and just as it touched the surface of the lake, he couldn't help but hiss in pain.
"Does it hurt?" Xu Chuchu hurried over.
Xiao Yu was a very patient person. Not to mention the normal pain, even when he had his bones scraped, he wouldn't frown at all.
Is the water in Tianchi so stimulating?
"No." Xiao Yu stood up, changed his other hand, and touched the surface of the lake. "You can't even reach into this lake."
Xu Chuchu's heart, which had just settled down, was instantly lifted up again. She reached out to touch the lake water, but found that it was just as Xiao Yu said, she couldn't reach in at all.
Although there were slight ripples on the surface of the lake, the overall feel was like a giant piece of jelly.
It is soft and elastic. It is not liquid, but gelatin, and the outer layer is particularly tough gelatin.
"How could this happen?" Xu Chuchu frantically grabbed at the lake surface. Before she could figure out what was happening...suddenly a clear human face appeared under the water.
His facial features were clear, and he stared at her blankly.
"Ah!" she screamed subconsciously.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu asked anxiously.
"There's a person underwater!" Xu Chuchu pointed to Xiao Yu, but the face had disappeared.
"Wait, it's someone I know." Xu Chuchu recalled the facial features of that face, "It's Luosang! Luosang's face!"
Xiao Yu frowned: "Didn't Luosang die in the village? How could he be here?"
He also leaned over and looked into the lake to see if he could see Losang or anyone else.
But he saw nothing, only the slightly undulating aquamarine surface of the lake.
"I didn't see anything." Xiao Yu said without raising his head, "Are you sure you saw Luosang? Is it some special fish? Or a monster that can perform illusions?"
However, Xu Chuchu did not answer.
Xiao Yu stood up and looked in confusion, only to find that the place where Xu Chuchu had originally stood... was now empty.
Where are the people?
"Chu Chu?!" His heart skipped a beat and he quickly looked around for her.
By the lake, under the tree, in the sky... He looked all around, but there was no sign of Xu Chuchu!
This is weird. The person who was just by my side disappeared without a sound?
There was no sound, not even a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation, and he just disappeared for no reason!
Even if you fall into the lake, there should be splashing sounds, right?
But there is nothing...
Xiao Yu had never been so nervous before.
…
Xu Chuchu was pulled into the water by two arms that suddenly stretched out from the water.
The arm didn't seem to be a human arm. It was cold and soft when it touched her, like a ghost with a physical body.
Not only that, when she was pulled, her throat and spiritual power seemed to be frozen, and she could not make any sound. She could only watch Xiao Yu with his back to her, unable to shout.
Then it fell into the lake where it had been unable to even reach its hands before, without making a single splash, like a ghost passing through.
The water under the lake is not gelatinous and not very cold, but rather refreshing and cool.
She felt the lake was getting farther and farther away from her, and she was puzzled, but she couldn't move her body.
At this moment, a cold hand touched her neck and drew a circle on her neck with the fingertips. She suddenly felt that she could move and speak!
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