Chapter 251

"Sir~" A small black snake was hanging upside down from the hollow pattern of the pavilion, swaying in the wind like a willow branch, "Just play the game with me for a while. I have never played a two-player game before———"

It stretched itself long and thin, extending to the front of Yu Tu's book: "What's so good about books? Let's play games!"

"Look at my pitiful big eyes." Xuanwu tried to soften Mr. Yuchuan's heart by acting cute, but it was so dark that Yu Tu could only see a dark color. "Come on, come on~"

Seeing that Yu Tu ignored it, Xuanwu retracted the tip of its tail hanging on the hollow pattern, and directly coiled up on his book, blocking the handwriting solemnly: "If you ignore me again, I will make trouble~"

———This is the third day that Yu Tu has been imprisoned here as the Marquis of Buye.

He was in the interior of the S-level [Barren Mountain]. Just as the little black snake that called itself Xuanwu said, this was indeed a suitable place for vacation.

He was now at the highest peak of the [barren mountain]. Looking down from the pavilion, he could see vast expanses of green grass. When the wind blew, it gently rolled up waves like the sea. At the end of the waves was the blue sky, where the sun rose and the moon set every day. On the ground of the mountain, there were patches of wild flowers in full bloom. They were not of any rare species, but they were all full of vitality and vigor.

Xuanwu, who looks like a small black snake, is an absolute chatterbox. Unless Yu Tu closes his eyes to rest during the three days, his ears will never be quiet for a moment. He can always hear the small black snake chattering in a lively boyish voice.

The black tortoise perched on the book knocked on the surface of the book with the tip of its tail, then ignored the book and rummaged through it, throwing out a pitch-black turtle shell. From the palm-sized turtle shell, it unscientifically took out two strings of sour dips. The melon seeds and sesame seeds on the cut surface of the hawthorn were arranged in the shape of a plum blossom, and the beautiful sugar wings were crystal clear and very appetizing to look at.

Xuanwu put one string of dumplings into his mouth and stretched another string in front of Yu Tu. Because he was chewing, his voice was muffled: "The filling is mashed dates and red bean paste! It's sweet and delicious!"

It bit the bamboo stick with a crunching sound, and soon only a bare bamboo stick was left on the string.

Xuanwu held the bamboo stick in his mouth and raised the sour fish with the tip of his tail: "It's been three days, you should at least eat something, don't go on a hunger strike..."

He doesn't eat the cakes, doesn't drink the fruit tea, doesn't even look at the cold noodles, fried noodles, barbecued food, spicy hot pot, or any other food. In short, he doesn't care whether it's Chinese or Western food.

It was really afraid that the person in front of it would starve to death—although the possibility was not high.

"I have no appetite." Yu Tu pushed Suan Zuan'er back, "You eat it yourself."

The vest doesn't need to eat. The reason why he was allowed to eat before was to let him experience the joy of tasting delicious food and to make him feel real and alive. When he is busy, the vest doesn't need to eat at all.

"I'm in a difficult position with you like this." Xuanwu opened his bloody mouth and ate the string of sour food that Yu Tu didn't want in an instant. "You look so depressed now. I'm worried that you have psychological problems."

Although Xuanwu has been sleeping in the [Desolate Mountain] and rarely wakes up, he has not been separated from the developing society, because every time he is awake for a short time, Canglong will come in and bring him things, half of which is for eating, drinking and having fun, and the other half is for studying.

That damn bastard Canglong always waits until he finishes his studies before giving him food and toys. If he doesn't study well, he'll deduct a proportional amount from his income. His cruelty is appalling.

Xuanwu thought narcissistically that he had learned so many things that he was no different from a walking history book. Mr. Yuchuan's current symptoms... really looked like the precursor of depression!

Goodbye! The dragon will kill him if he finds out!

The dark black tortoise could no longer sit still when thinking of this. It retracted its tortoise shell, wrapped its tail around Yu Tu's wrist, and pulled him out of the pavilion: "Come on, come on, I'll take you downstairs to get some fresh air and relieve your depression!"

Yu Tu did not refuse, and he followed Xuanwu down to the sea of ​​grass that could be seen from the mountain peak. The sea of ​​grass was even more beautiful when viewed up close, with no dust on the grass leaves, like a huge, soft, comfortable and dense cushion.

Xuanwu said he brought him down to get some fresh air, but when he actually arrived at the familiar sea of ​​grass, he started to have fun. The pitch-black little snake rolled around on the tips of the grass leaves, like a weightless piece of catkin that would never sink to the bottom.

"Wu Hu!" Xuan Wu yelled, and then suddenly jumped up from the grass and knocked Yu Tu down, causing him to fall on the dense grass, "Trouble away!"

It didn’t hurt to fall down. The grass that made up this sea of ​​grass was of unknown species, and it gently absorbed all the impact. Yu Tu was knocked down unexpectedly, and his eyes widened slightly because of shock—

The clear sky was reflected in his eyes. The pure white clouds were connected into a large patch, so exaggerated that they seemed to fall down at any moment. A gentle wind was blowing, making a rustling sound as it passed through the sea of ​​grass. Two or three thin and long grass leaves were propped up and swayed leisurely in front of his eyes. The black tortoise that had just played a prank was hanging upside down on one of the grass leaves, looking at him.

Yu Tu still couldn't see its facial features clearly. He could only see the diamond-shaped blue gem on its head, but he felt that Xuanwu was making a face.

"The more things you have on your mind, the less happy you will be." Xuanwu sighed deeply, and his clear boyish voice showed obvious distress. "You all live such a tiring life."

Perhaps it was because the wind here was too gentle, the meadow behind him was too soft, and the atmosphere at this moment was just right. Yu Tu blinked and asked softly, "Why do you have to lock me up here?"

One hundred days is indeed a very delicate time. After coming out of the Kunlun Forbidden Land, Yu Tu knew that the barrier could only last for a hundred days. If he really stayed in the deserted mountains for so long, by the time he came out, the barrier in the inner world built by Senior Qilin would have been broken. Even after he got out, he would not be able to catch up with the most critical moment, because there was still some time between the end of the meeting and when he was locked up.

"I don't know either," Xuanwu said, "although you may not believe it."

"No one knows what Canglong is thinking and what he is going to do." Xuanwu let go of his tail and let himself fall beside Yu Tu. He raised the tip of his tail to form a question mark towards the sky. "Maybe you could have guessed it before you lost your memory due to sleep, but you can't say for sure."

Xuanwu is innocent and romantic. His cheerful and talkative appearance can easily make people let down their guard: "What do you think... what does it feel like to live for ten thousand years?"

"Perhaps for humans, ten thousand years is just a number on paper. When they hear it, they just sigh that it is such a long time." Xuanwu's voice was soft, "So when humans swear, they always like to use the words 'seas will dry up and rocks will decay' to promise their sincerity. Human life is too short. In their cognition, the sea will not dry up, and the stones will not decay. They exist forever and eternally."

"Ten thousand years is long enough for rocks to turn into dust, for the sea to become a plain, for mountains to become canyons, and for the ocean to give birth to land..."

Xuanwu's crisp voice sounded a little sad, as if it was trapped in some distant memories. At this moment, some traces of the passing of time were truly revealed on its body.

It curled itself up into a ball, and it was unclear where its head was and where its tail was. All that could be seen was a blue diamond-shaped crystal on the dark ball. "If you were to experience this loneliness for tens of thousands of years, you might find that what's scary is not the changes in the world, but time."

Because of Xuanwu's own characteristics, no one could see its expression clearly, so Yu Tu could not see the sadness in its eyes that was so real and so strong that it was about to overflow:

"In time, everyone changes. You, me, him, no one can escape it, even those who were once regarded as the standard... it's all the same."

It repeated: "All the same."

The wind rustled through the dense grass. Xuanwu did not continue and Yu Tu did not speak either. The two of them seemed to be suddenly immersed in this leisurely world, so neither of them broke the precarious tranquility.

"Are you explaining it for him?"

As Xuanwu curled up into a ball and the sudden sadness slowly faded away, and as he began to feel sleepy in the comfortable environment, he suddenly heard the person next to him speak.

Xuanwu tilted his head up. From this angle, he could see most of Mr. Yuchuan's face. The shadows of a few thin grass leaves were cast on his pale and bloodless face, making him look like a precious statue with cracks.

"It's not really an explanation..." Xuanwu touched the top of his head with the tip of his tail and said softly, "What I said is the truth. Canglong lived for a solid 10,000 years. Although you have lived for that long, you have been sleeping for most of these 10,000 years."

"I didn't mean anything else! Don't misunderstand me!" Xuanwu, who felt that his words were ambiguous and had almost treated Mr. Yuchuan as a fragile treasure in the past three days, hurriedly tried to make amends, "The Phoenix also achieved Nirvana nine times in ten thousand years, which is about the same as you if you round it off. No, that's not what I meant to say..."

It’s over, it’s over. The more I explain, the more confusing it becomes!

Xuanwu was so anxious that its scales began to mist up, and the whole snake was surrounded by mist, as if it was wrapped in a cloud. When it finally calmed down and dispersed the mist, it found that the person lying next to it had disappeared without knowing when.

Xuanwu: “???”

He was so scared that all the scales on his body stood up!

It hurriedly stood up and looked around, and finally saw Mr. Tamagawa's back a hundred meters away from him. He probably didn't want to stay here anymore, so he left.

Xuanwu heaved a sigh of relief and gently swung the tip of his tail. He almost lost half his life because of that shock just now...

Just as it was about to jump over the grass and chase after it, it saw Mr. Tamagawa stop, raise his hand and touch his chest.

Because he was facing away from Xuanwu, Xuanwu couldn't see clearly what he was doing. He just felt that the action was a bit sudden and strange - was there some injury on his chest that he didn't notice?

This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before he jumped towards Mr. Tamagawa's back. Just as he jumped close, before he could think of his words, he saw Mr. Tamagawa's figure becoming fainter and fainter. The wind blew his clothes and hair, and the thin grass leaves passed through his body like a phantom.

Xuanwu opened his eyes wide in a daze. He felt a chaotic aura belonging to the turbulence of time and space, and a subtle spiritual power belonging to the phoenix.

No! What the hell is this!!!