Chapter 119 The Girl's Chaos, Wonton.
The night before leaving Xuanyuan Hill, Xia Zhu and the others held a meeting together.
The main reason is that the amount of information absorbed in just a few days is too large, and there seem to be many key mysteries that keep people hanging on and on their minds.
For example, the point that Xia Zhu cares about most is the other two characters who were only briefly mentioned in Yinglong's story.
Needless to say, the main god, although never shown, was taught from childhood that there exists a god in the heavens who can transcend time and space and rule over all things.
For some reason, Yinglong referred to the Nine Heavens as the Crevice of Time, which Xia Zhu found intriguing, since he had heard the term mentioned before.
I wonder what the connection is between the two time gaps.
Another thing that makes us think is the dog named "Xiaobai".
According to Yinglong, Xiaobai was a dog from the human world that the gods picked up by chance. Just as the gods and humans were given their innate appearances, the gods also gave Xiaobai its innate appearance, allowing it to be transformed so that the word "god" was added to its original attributes.
It's unclear why, but when God chose to let Nüba leave, she took Xiaobai with her. Coincidentally, the heavens and earth were separated, and Xiaobai, who came to the mortal realm, could never return to God's side.
So the question is, where did it go?
Yinglong guarded Xuanyuan Hill for tens of thousands of years to keep his promise, while Nüba probably wandered in the human world and eventually found a desolate place to settle down. However, she did not mention Xiaobai's ending.
Is it because they don't care, or is there another reason?
In short, everyone who heard the story on the floating island that day silently made a mental note of it. Later, when they wanted to ask Yinglong about it again, she made various excuses to avoid coming out of the water. So the group had to mentally process the image of "Xiaobai" one by one, and in the end, they all unanimously connected it with the scene on the day the plague demon Siyou died.
Ji Yinxiu, in particular, suddenly realized that he had felt that the strange white shadow looked familiar before, and now he seemed to be able to confirm that the phantom that caused the cursed black smoke was the image of a white canine.
Although everyone nodded in agreement, it was not enough to draw a definitive conclusion.
So everyone pulled out their best skills to identify and filter out the possible canine demon gods among the existing demon gods. After several hours of heated discussion, they finally focused on the five major demon gods: "Huodou", "Qiongqi", "Paoxiao", "Tiangou", and "Hundun".
Of these targets, three are the four ancient ferocious beasts. Of course, a demon god who could coexist with Yinglong and Nuba must have been exceptionally powerful, which makes one wonder if "Xiaobai" is the one who stirred up the monstrous waves in the human world.
The journey ahead is fraught with peril, but in order to uncover the truth about the Crimson Cloud Organization and the doomsday prophecy, this unofficial, unnamed team will investigate to the very end and will never give up.
As luck would have it, just after reaching the above conclusion, Fengmian found a very suitable eyewitness post on an unknown official forum.
The poster said that he saw a demon god that looked like a fierce dog near Mount Taibai. It was extremely vicious. He had just landed on the Chasing Wind Path of Mount Taibai alone, so he did not dare to chase after it. If there were any teams nearby, they could go and investigate.
Fengmian quickly sent her a private message.
"Is this ferocious demon god, which resembles a fierce dog, white?"
The other party responded quickly.
"I vaguely remember it being white, right?"
"—Are you traveling as a team, fellow traveler?"
Feng Mian didn't understand the meaning behind her question and silently replied with "Yes".
"That's good. When I saw this ferocious demon god that looked like a vicious dog that day, I also found another unidentified black and red figure next to it. In my experience, the abilities of demon gods who travel together are extraordinary and very troublesome. Everyone should be careful."
Feng Mian replied with a fist-clasped emoji.
“Mount Taibai?” Feng Feng calculated with his fingers, “It’s not too far from Xuanyuan Hill.”
So the group looked at each other and reached a consensus, deciding to take the Kongtong Wind Chasing Road directly to Taibai Mountain early the next morning.
At midday in early summer, the sun in the mountains was still quite strong. As Xia Zhu walked down from the top of Taibai Mountain, she took off her school uniform jacket and tied it around her waist. A mountain breeze made her feel much cooler.
After walking for about an hour, they still hadn't seen a trace of the demon god, and even snakes, insects, and rodents were scarce.
Fengmian couldn't bear to let Miaomiao wander off, so she spoiled it rotten and carried it in her bag for half the journey. As a result, Miaomiao quickly became exhausted, and the group had to find a shady spot to sit down and rest.
Several moss-covered stones under the shade of the trees were just the right place to put things. Xia Zhu took off her backpack and fanned herself with her jacket sleeves. Occasionally, a few clear bird calls rang out from afar. The air was fresh and the mountains and forests were beautiful, which made her feel much better.
Fengmian sat on the rock, took out Miaomiao's water bowl from his bag, filled it up, and placed it on the flat ground on the other side.
"What if this demon god is really a ferocious beast like Qiongqi or Taotie?"
"What else can we do? Whether it's a ferocious beast or a beast, if they do something bad, they'll get a slap if one comes, and a double slap if two come!" Feng Feng squatted down and rubbed Miao Miao's head, picking up where his brother left off.
Feng Mian stared at the top of her head and couldn't help but laugh.
"While I was researching last night, I came across an interesting story..."
"What? What?" Before he could finish speaking, Xia Zhu and Feng Feng automatically sat down in a row, pulled out a bag of potato chips from somewhere, and started crunching away. The other two also sat down next to them.
"It's about the demon god Chaos... Eat less, I don't want any..." He waved his hand and said, "The demon god Chaos is very special. You can tell from the name that it is disordered and chaotic, like a state before the separation of heaven and earth. Therefore, in the records, the god Chaos has a face but no eyes."
"In the chapter 'Responding to Emperors,' Zhuangzi tells a parable about three emperors in the world: the emperor of the South Sea was named Shu, the emperor of the North Sea was named Hu, and the emperor of the Central Region was named Chaos. It is said that Shu and Hu met and stayed in Chaos's territory. Chaos treated them very well and warmly. Feeling indebted to them, they got together and decided to do something for Chaos."
"One of them raised his hand and said, 'Everyone has seven orifices for seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing, but Chaos alone does not. Why don't we carve out seven orifices for him?' So the two of them agreed and carved out one orifice each day. But unexpectedly, on the seventh day, Chaos died."
After Feng Mian finished speaking, he took a sip of the water in the bottle.
"That's it?" Feng Feng asked, his mouth agape.
"It's gone."
"I understand. The parable means that when three people get together, one of them will surely be a legendary idea genius."
Feng Mian smiled but didn't speak. Suddenly, Ji Yinxiu asked, "Are the names of the two emperors of the North and South related to the word 'shūhù'?"
Feng Mian nodded.
“That is indeed quite interesting.” He looked down and stroked the Xuanyuan Sword resting on his lap. “It was just a fleeting moment.”
Eating too many potato chips did make me feel a bit dry, and Xia Zhu swallowed hard. "The name 'chaos' is really well chosen. The myths we read when we were kids all said that the world started as a state of chaos, and Pangu separated heaven and earth from it." "The scientific revolution of the 20th century also revealed that the essence of the world is actually non-linear, dynamic, deterministic, and unpredictable in the long term. This seems to be another explanation of chaos."
"So this is the wisdom of the ancients!" Feng Feng sucked on his fingers, and Feng Mian handed them both tissues.
Xia Zhu nodded in agreement, "That's why I always feel that the world is a cycle."
"cycle?"
She looked up at the clear sky above. "Perhaps there was a more advanced human civilization before the ancient gods existed." Her gaze shifted downwards, and she noticed Feng Feng staring at her suspiciously. She grinned. "I was just talking nonsense."
Feng Mian patted his bottom and stood up, collecting the bowls and cans on the ground into plastic bags. "Alright, we've rested enough, let's..." He suddenly stopped, his eyes looking towards a spot in the woods.
The remaining people also noticed the commotion and became alert.
Just a few meters away, the grass was swaying without any wind, as if some animal was hiding underneath. Judging from the direction the grass tips were moving, the thing was even slowly moving towards them, looking rather sneaky.
Xia Zhufeng and Feng exchanged a glance and continued to pretend to tidy up the snack wrappers scattered on the stone, while Ji Yinxiu silently drew the Xuanyuan Sword.
Seeing Miaomiao lying on the ground, ready to pounce, Fengmian quickly took out some dog treats from his bag and successfully diverted its attention.
The sounds were getting closer and closer.
“1…”
“2…”
"3!"
The two turned around instantly, and Feng Feng now held a net woven from vines in her hand. She tossed it over and covered the thing under the grass. A few soft, puppy-like howls came from inside.
Xia Zhu crouched down and carefully parted the grass, only to find a round, chubby monster with no ears or eyes and covered in long white fur, smaller than half the size of a meow.
It rolled over, revealing its belly, and had six short, thick legs that were kicking wildly at the group. Its mouth was open, seemingly just to help them distinguish between its head and tail.
"What is this thing?"
"chaos?"
"Still wontons."
Feng Feng was about to untie the vines so that everyone could see more clearly when he suddenly heard a clear bell ringing from above. The melodious sound made him unconsciously lose his focus.
"Let go of Xiaoyuan."
A childish female voice came from above again.
When everyone looked up, they saw a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old squatting among the branches of a tree, staring at them listlessly with somewhat vacant eyes. She raised her wrist and a string of silver bracelets clattered together, falling to the ground with a jingling sound.
"Let go of Xiaoyuan," she said again.
Xia Zhu saw that she was dressed in Miao clothing, with a black base and intricate red and green embroidered patterns. She had two braids, and her head, ears, neck, and wrists were adorned with silver ornaments that resembled moonlight. Just like Feng Feng, she had several cloth bags of the same style hanging from her waist.
Compared to her beautiful clothes, the red markings on the girl's fair and innocent face were more eye-catching, making her look more sinister than a teenager.
Seeing this, Feng Mian stepped forward, pointed at the demon god in the net, and asked her, "Is this yours...?"
“Family,” the girl replied softly.
"Wait, wait, wait a minute!" Feng Feng jumped in between them, interrupting their conversation. She looked the girl up and down. "Silver ornaments... Miao clothing..."
"Are you from the Yun family?"
The girl readily admitted it, nodding as she introduced herself in a seemingly naive manner.
"My name is Yun Jiu."
Feng Feng was almost speechless with shock. She leaned forward, wanting to see Yun Jiu's every inch of her body.
"This is the first time I've seen a living Yun family member. How strange..." Suddenly, she put on a serious expression, pinched her chin, and said, "No! It's suspicious! Nanhuo Mountain is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from here. Don't you Yun family members never leave Nanhuo and never concern yourselves with worldly affairs? Tell me honestly! What are you doing here!?"
Yun Jiu tilted her head and told her without thinking.
"I've come to find my dad."
After hearing this, Feng Feng smiled and bent down to be about the same height as Yun Jiu. He reached out and pinched her cheek, then looked at his fingers and saw that they hadn't faded.
"Did your dad run away from home?"
"He's dead."
"Huh?" Feng Feng was a little confused.
"I'm looking for his body. Have you seen him?"
Feng Feng shook his head and held up one finger. "I haven't seen a male corpse, but I have seen a female corpse..." Before he could finish speaking, Feng Mian pulled him back.
Yun Jiu looked in the direction she was looking, and when her gaze fell on Xia Zhu's face, her unfocused eyes suddenly lit up. She stepped over the little round girl who was still struggling on the ground and rushed to Xia Zhu, hugging her waist tightly.
"Mother."
Yun Jiu pitifully raised her little face, her round eyes glistening with tears as she looked at Xia Zhu, whose body was stiff.
"Mom," she called out again, clearly, as if afraid that no one had heard her.
"What?!!" Feng Feng almost jumped up, his voice echoing throughout Mount Taibai.
Immediately afterwards, a heavy thud was heard coming from under a cedar tree not far away.
Mount Taibai swayed again.
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