Chu Qianli noticed that he had turned his back, so she lay back down, wanting to roll on the ground. She said pitifully, "Xingxing, come over here, lie down with me for a while..."
Tan Muxing heard her bluffing: "...It hasn't even been a minute."
"Come on, come on, lie down with me!" Chu Qianli stared at him eagerly and clapped his hands on the ground, frantically hinting at him to lie down, like a lively little seal.
Tan Muxing heard her speaking in a repetitive manner, so he glanced back at her and reminded her, "You should sit up and eat."
Chu Qianli lay flat on the fluorescent map, obviously not having a good meal.
"Come here, lie down, I'll eat right away!"
“…”
Chu Qianli was always good at fighting and she even bargained with Tan Muxing and finally tricked him into coming over.
Chu Qianli patted the area next to him eagerly: "Lie here, lie here!"
Tan Muxing sat over, not knowing why. He lay down as she instructed, and the next second he understood why she was so persistent.
The crack at the top is connected to the sky. Under the vast starry sky, there is a colorful light that is looming and flickering. The light and floating beams are intertwined together, like the soft seaweed dancing on the seabed, which makes the stars all over the night sky dim.
"This is..." Tan Muxing was shocked by the beautiful scene before his eyes and asked tentatively, "Aurora?"
"Yes, but it hasn't officially started yet. There's only a little bit now." Chu Qianli sat beside him and ate. She looked up at the Manli beam and said with emotion, "I don't know how many years ago, the founder of Haomen sat under the same sky and saw the same scenery as us."
The compass is a token of the Ziwei Haomen sect, and it must have been left here by the founder.
There are few places in the country where you can see the real aurora. Usually, they are noctilucent clouds in high latitudes. I don’t know what our ancestors felt when they traveled to a foreign country to see this scene.
The dreamlike night sky captures myriad stars, and the mysterious nature casts a radiance on all living things.
After Chu Qianli finished her meal, she packed up her lunch box and put it aside. Then she lay down next to Tan Muxing and admired the scenery above.
In the night, more and more green gauze strips appeared, with blue and purple edges dotted around them, weaving into an intoxicating light net.
The two of them lay quietly, welcoming the long-awaited peace.
Tan Muxing felt her shoulder against him, and they gazed at the flowing light together, welcoming the starlight coming from the distant universe.
"In fact, before the stars came, I was still occupying the space here, wanting to know about the ruins." Chu Qianli was concerned about the Seven Stars Conjunction and the secrets of the ruins, and even took the time to occupy the space here to explore.
"What are the results?"
"It seemed like it said something, but it also seemed like it said nothing. It just made me focus on the process."
The amount of information each person obtains from divination is different, so she has no way of knowing the exact result. It may not be that there is something wrong with the divination process, but perhaps it is beyond her imagination.
The past is always easier to predict than the future because people today can understand the past through cases and history, but no matter how much they extrapolate, they cannot reach the future that has not yet arrived and can only describe it in a few words.
Chu Qianli sighed: "Then I lay down and tried to experience the thoughts of the founder. I thought that maybe I could empathize with him and maybe I could figure it out."
She wanted to simulate the master's state of mind and understand the reason for building the organization.
Tan Muxing asked curiously, "So you figured it out?"
"Not at all. It's hard for anyone to empathize with me." Chu Qianli raised his eyebrows proudly and boasted, "If you think about it carefully, the Grandmaster is also quite miserable. He must have no one to send food and meals to him, and no one to accompany him to watch the aurora. Maybe he doesn't even have a mobile phone or a flashlight..."
"...If you think this way, it seems that you really can't understand." He suspected that the master would be furious after hearing this, and might crawl out from the ground to beat the naughty child.
“But I didn’t understand the ruins, but I felt something else.”
"What is it?"
Chu Qianli lay beside him, looking at the dazzling starry sky, her heart moved slightly, she closed her eyes gently, and smiled: "I am very happy now."
This moment is too short in the eyes of the universe, but it is enough to make her feel happy.
There is no rush about life span, no thrilling chase, only the starry sky and him.
Tan Muxing noticed the relief in her tone, a feeling of being relieved, not the laughter and jokes of the past, but genuine contentment.
He said softly, "Me too."
The two of them lay side by side, sharing the rare peace.
Until the ground shook violently.
Tan Muxing sat up suddenly, and he reflexively protected her and observed the sudden changes.
Chu Qianli looked at the blue-green aurora above and said calmly, "It has finally begun."
They have been waiting for the moment when the light is strongest, and now is the time for the Compass Ruins to activate.
The beam of light cast from the gap became stronger and stronger, even covering the fluorescence of the minerals in the darkness.
Chu Qianli had just studied it. The fluorescent map here is a miniature of famous mountains and rivers. There are also many extremely representative Feng Shui treasures. It can be said to be a rare treasure trove of cases.
Now, several maps are spinning suddenly under the agency, the glittering mountains and rivers are falling apart in an instant, the beautiful mountains and rivers are constantly collapsing, and there is a scene of the destruction of all lives!
Except for the place where the two of them were sitting, all other places were occupied by heavy rain of pear blossoms, flashes of swords and shadows of swords. Countless cold arrows fell one after another, violently hitting every part of the ruins, making a chaotic clanging sound, making it impossible to avoid!
Tan Muxing saw a random arrow hit the rock and bounce back. He quickly knocked it away without letting it touch the corner of her clothes.
Chu Qianli looked at the thrilling scene and said, "I was careless. I shouldn't have told Sister Ru Z about shooting arrows from behind. It's obvious that my ancestor is even better at shooting arrows at people."
The placement of the Three Purity Bells will only fire cold arrows, but the placement of the compass will cause a hail of arrows, leaving no chance of survival for those who fail to solve the puzzle!
The aurora activity in the night sky was intense, but on the ground it was like the end of the world.
Everything was shattered, the ground was shaking, and a rain of arrows washed over the world.
Facing this scene, she suddenly felt an indescribable feeling: "What a pity."
It's a pity that the mountains and rivers are broken and the earth is crumbling. It's a pity that the peaceful happiness is so short-lived.
Would the founder have the same feeling when he built the mechanism and observed the results?
After a while, the fierce rain of arrows finally stopped, and everything returned to silence again.
When people outside heard the noise, they rushed in and asked, "Is it an earthquake?!"
Chu Qianli hurriedly said: "Wait! There are arrows on the ground, don't step on them!"
The others were reminded by her and did not rush forward, but stood aside cautiously.
"Let's find something to clean up and make a way out for you two."
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing were still standing in the center of the map, but now the fluorescent map had disappeared, and the surroundings were in deep darkness, and there was no way to find the direction. Fortunately, the team had night vision equipment, and although the lighting equipment was not very effective, there was still a way to determine the direction.
Liu Jun held the communication equipment and said, "There's news from the hall that the fifth bead has also fallen."
With the help of Tan Muxing, Chu Qianli avoided the hidden weapons on the ground. She took the compass from the stone pillar and touched the tarot cards in her pocket: "Then there are only tarot cards left, and the seventh slot."
There are six tarot cards after they are placed, but I have no idea about the seventh one.
"The main force has arrived. It's too late today. Let's go back to the embassy first."
It was late at night and the support team had arrived, so Liu Jun naturally arranged for them to return.
At the entrance of the ruins, Chu Qianli followed the crowd out and couldn't help but look back: "I don't know how long it will take for this device to recover. I should try the compass again after a while. The scene is quite spectacular."
She thought the master's design was good.
"If she wasn't hurt, it would have been really spectacular." Tan Muxing felt that she was extremely bold. "It was like the end of the world."
He was also deeply impressed by the way the fluorescent map flipped and disappeared in an instant.
"If the world really ends, what would the stars want to do?"
Tan Muxing was stunned. He thought for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about it."
Chu Qianli: "Ah, then it seems that the end of the world has not come yet. Xingxing hasn't figured out what to do yet."
"What about you?" Tan Muxing asked, "What do you want to do?"
Chu Qianli tilted her head: "Right now, I don't want to do anything."
“Is there nothing you want to do?”
Chu Qianli shrugged carelessly, walked straight to the SUV, and said lightly: "Yes, but it has been accomplished, so there is no regret."
Tan Muxing looked puzzled. He followed her closely, crunching as they walked over tree branches and snow.
They left two sets of deep and shallow footprints in the snow.
In front of the car, Chu Qianli turned around and looked at him, her eyes full of light, and smiled: "I am very happy that Xingxing can accompany me, so now I have no regrets."
It is enough for him to accompany her to Country H.
When the compass was activated and the rain of arrows began to fall, she indeed had no regrets.
Tan Muxing was stunned. He moved his lips slightly and wanted to respond, but he didn't know what to say.
After Chu Qianli finished speaking, he got into the car first.
Tan Muxing stood outside silently, feeling that these words were a farewell.
Xu Zaiyuan walked over and saw him standing outside, and reminded him, "It's time to go."
"Okay." Tan Muxing quickly waved away the doubts in his mind and got on the bus to wait for the return trip.
The group returned to the overseas embassy safely and were finally able to sleep peacefully after all the ups and downs.
The next day, the Chinese side held a meeting with Mondsen to track down the whereabouts of Ruenshi and Qiao.
In the conference room, a long antique wooden table separated the two sides. Pan Yicheng, Chu Qianli and others sat on one side, and an old man with blond and white hair and extraordinary temperament sat on the other side. Next to him was Lin, who had not been seen for a long time, and behind him was Abner with the spirit pendant.
Chu Qianli was quite curious to see the strange old man and guessed that this man was Lin's superior.
Lin saw Chu Qianli's eyes darken slightly, but he kept a calm expression considering that Q was still in the room.
"We have initially concluded that the Ruen Stone was stolen by Country A. We found traces of their infiltration during our border investigation yesterday. We estimate that there are still many people hiding near the ruins."
Except for the sparsely populated high latitudes, the border of Country H is directly adjacent to the neighboring countries. If someone wants to sneak in, they can also find a breakthrough point. Although the surrounding countries are not strong enough, they can't help but come here to compete.
Pan Yicheng was worried: "If the conflict escalates, I'm afraid the situation will not end well."
Pan Yicheng is now leading the armed police, and they have not led troops to Country H. However, as various countries continue to intervene, there is a fear that real unrest will be triggered.
Now the baby stone has not been unveiled, the situation is so complicated, and when the ruins are really opened, war may break out. China is willing to develop the ruins peacefully, but it cannot stop others from breaking the rules.
Q: "The Neri Stone has been placed. As long as we open the ruins within seven days, Country A's little trick will have no effect on us."
Pan Yicheng remained silent after hearing this, as he always felt that it was not that easy.
Q saw Pan Yicheng's doubts and said, "We understand China's concerns. We will also send more personnel and mobilize the H country army to protect the safety of the ruins. Lin will be in charge of this. You can rest assured and continue to complete the exploration."
Abner is a mystic and cannot lead the team. Q can only re-activate Lin, after all, he is more familiar with H country.
Chu Qianli was not able to speak directly after hearing this, but quietly complained: "My goodness, this makes me even more worried."
Q replaced Abner and then replaced Lin. Isn't this doubling the difficulty?
Lin might even dispatch troops to find a place to bury her.
Pan Yicheng stopped him: "There's no need to make such a big fuss. We can just cooperate with Mr. Abner."
"But there are armed spies in Country H now. It's obviously not something Abner can handle..."
"It's okay. We also have armed police to protect our safety. It's more troublesome to replace personnel now."
Abner: "I'm pretty popular?"
Q hesitated for a few seconds, and found that the Chinese side was very persistent. He said in surprise: "I didn't expect that Abner would get along well with you in just a few days."
He was almost beginning to doubt Abner's identity.
Chu Qianli looked at Abner, then at Lin, and explained tactfully: "There is an old Chinese saying that the face reflects the heart. We are used to choosing those who are good-looking."
Lin: “!!?”
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