There is something in my mouth

Wu Shi:? ? ?

The human face murmured: "Why am I so stupid that I actually believed your nonsense and slept here for so long like a fool. The spirit beasts have told me that the war with the demons has long since ended. But If it wasn't for the smell of bitter grass, I might not even wake up from this dream..."

"Bitter Grass?"

"Of course it is bitter grass. I am very familiar with the smell that comes out of you. To me, it is a spiritual thing recreated by kindness. Even if it is mixed with thousands of grass fragrances, I can still distinguish it clearly. .”

At this moment, a feeling of nostalgia appeared on the face of the person made of running water, but the next moment, the feeling was replaced by strong sadness: "But how can you lie to me, say that you will come to find me as soon as the good thing is over? Me, but it's been so long..."

Wu Shi felt that, given the choking of the other party's voice, if it was replaced by a real human face, he would probably start wiping away tears.Of course, maybe it is already in tears now, but because the whole face is full of water waves, it can't be seen.

But no matter what, even if the human face is really full of grievances and endless stories, it's not okay to get the wrong person.

After all, the human face is so distinctive, if you have seen it, you will definitely have an impression.Since there is no impression, then it is impossible for him to owe it.

Thinking of this, Wu Shi immediately clarified: "I didn't lie to you, really, because I don't know you at all."

human face:"……"

The human face didn't believe it: "But you know to wake me up with withered sungrass, this is also our agreement at the beginning."

"That's just a coincidence. There are too many coincidences in the world. The smell you mentioned should come from Baicaolu, but this Baicaolu was given to me by the elder brother. Going back further, it was given by the cave spirit of the ninth cave." It was for him. From this point of view, no matter who you are waiting for, you are in fact completely incompatible with me."

"is that so?"

Wu Shi continued his efforts: "And look at my appearance, do I look the same as the person you are waiting for? It must be different!"

The faces fell into silence, as if they were comparing carefully, but they seemed to be a little unresponsive.

Wu Shi can understand very well, after all, it is easy to be confused after sleeping for a long time, and he is deeply touched by this.I still remember the moment when he just woke up, he almost couldn’t even remember his own name, let alone such philosophical questions as where I came from and where I was going.

In a daze, he was taken back to Shanshuimen by his master as an orphan. By the time he realized it, the apprenticeship ceremony had been completed, and he started a happy and decadent otaku career under such half-pushing and half-doing... ...until the eldest brother succeeded to the head, the happiness ended.

...Wait, speaking of senior brother, could this be his rotten peach blossom again?

As soon as this idea came up, it quickly developed and grew, and it lingered.

Wu Shi thought to himself, although he couldn't see the specific appearance, but just listening to the voice, the guy in front of him had a high probability of being a woman.Since the gender is female, one of the basic principles of getting along is to be careful whether she has ever had a relationship with the big brother.

Most importantly, according to Yun Qing, when Lin Wuya handed Baicaolu to her, he said it would be of great use.If it wasn't for the purpose of defrauding the younger brother, then wouldn't waking up the human face be what he called a great use?

The person involved didn't know what Wu Shi was thinking, even if he knew, he didn't have the mind to pay attention to it.

In fact, since waking up, it has already noticed its own abnormality.It seems to make up for the consumption owed during the period of deep sleep. Now its vitality is rapidly passing away, and it may be completely exhausted in a short time.

After all, it has far exceeded the limit of Yuanshou, and the thousands of years of sleeping are all stolen.

That being the case, one thing must be done before the end of life.

"I remembered his appearance, you are indeed not him."

"But you have an aura similar to his, maybe... all these are destined to meet."

With a long sigh, Wu Shi was suddenly dragged into the water by some force.But the feeling of suffocation did not come, and the fine water film quickly protected him, leaving room for him to breathe, without obstructing sight and sound.

The corner of Wu Shi's mouth twitched: "Your ambiguous remarks remind me of the folk gods in the novels."

"What is the magic stick? Is it some kind of magic weapon?"

"...Don't care what the magic stick is, let me ask first, what are you doing?" Wu Shiquan kicked for a while, and found that he couldn't break free from the confinement of the spherical water film, so he put his arms around his chest and said in a deep voice. Said, "I also have important things to do now, if you don't let me go like this, don't blame me for being rude."

To be honest, he didn't want to hurt the face.This kind of emotion came very suddenly and inexplicably, Wu Shi thought about it, and felt that it might be because the other party's sadness was so thick that it seemed real. If he insisted on fighting, it would give him the illusion that he was bullying the poor man.

"It won't take you long."

"I ask Fatty to send you here. Even if you are not the person I am waiting for, I have something to entrust to you."

The water film led Wu Shi to dive, and finally reached the bottom of the dark water, where he stopped above a pile of rocks.

A stone rose slowly from the pile of rocks, passed through the water film, and floated in front of Wu Shi.It was about an inch long, gray and white all over, and now exuded a faint fluorescent light.At one end of the stone, several slender black thin lines are intertwined, forming irregular and peculiar patterns.Red spots are distributed at one end, dotted with stars, like flaming bugs flying against the night light.

At first glance, Wu Shi thought it was the egg of an ancient beast, or some kind of precious and rare gemstone.He even had a momentary calculation in his mind, how and at what price he should resell it to the little junior sister who is obsessed with collecting, in order to seek the greatest benefit for himself.

But after careful inspection, it can be found that there is no energy flow inside.This meant that it could only be an ordinary stone, and it looked like it could be easily picked up in the lake.

If you want to talk about the advantages, it is at most a fairly good-looking stone.

"Well, let me think about it... Is this a souvenir? A special product of Jiujundongtian?" Wu Shi said while raising his hand to take it. As expected, it felt as cold as a lake.

"It's hope."

Wu Shi: "Huh?"

The human face tried to raise a smile, but the smile was uglier than crying: "After waiting for so many years, I still have to leave alone in the end. But it's good, I entrust my hope, and I can finally be liberated."

Wu Shi was stunned: "You don't look happy."

"Because I was deceived, he didn't keep his promise." After a pause, when the face spoke again, his voice trembled obviously, and his emotions became a little agitated, "He clearly said that he would come back to me alive, It was clearly agreed upon. Damn it, how could he die first without permission, it's too hateful..."

I don't know if it was because of being too excited, but the human face made of flowing water showed signs of collapse, and in a blink of an eye, one eye and one ear were gone.And this collapsed condition has not been repaired, but is still rapidly spreading to other parts of the face.

Wu Shi: "Hey, you, your face is a little... empty."

At this moment, only half of the human face's mouth is left, but its voice can still be heard intermittently in Wu Shi's ears: "This is normal...I'm overdrawn...life force...going to die..."

Wu Shi was taken aback, a bad premonition flashed in his heart, and he quickly asked: "Then what the hell is this stone? Tell me quickly, what is it used for?"

"He told me...he hoped...to activate...the core..."

The sound finally disappeared completely.

Wu Shi shouted: "Hey, hello? Are you still here? Don't die at the critical moment!"

However, no matter how he shouted, there was no answer.Not only that, the fine water film that originally protected Wu Shi broke without warning.The surrounding lakes surged in, Wu Shi couldn't react in time, and choked his mouth full of water.

The mutation has not yet ended, and the stone lying in the palm of the hand, which was still motionless just now, suddenly emitted a scorching temperature.Wu Shi subconsciously let go of his hand, the stone found an opportunity to take advantage of it, instantly turned into a stream of light, and quickly got into his mouth!

Wu Shi: ...

Wait, did the stone deform just now?How did you get in?

I didn't open the door, so it simply entered my stomach?Ahhh, is it really not indigestion? ?

Before he had time to send out more thoughts, a strong burning sensation spread to his limbs and bones like fire, and even his soul seemed to be evaporated.Wu Shi felt dizzy and couldn't concentrate. He was spinning in circles with only one thought in his mind: What's going on?

Vaguely, he saw a figure swimming towards him.

"Senior! Senior!"

Lu Xingtian's anxious cry became the last voice he heard.

*****

When I woke up again, the burning sensation on my body had miraculously disappeared.

Wu Shi lay on the soft grass, thinking that a long time had passed.But Lu Xingtian told him that it didn't take more than a quarter of an hour from picking him up to when he woke up.

Shen Xiyun sneered and said: "Master asked you to protect us, but we saved you instead."

Although she didn't say it out loud, Wu Shineng understood what she meant—what a joke.

Regarding this, he grinned and said, "I didn't ask you to save me, and you didn't save me, did I?"

Shen Xiyun was speechless for a moment, the expression on his face changed, and finally he turned and left angrily.

After she left, Song Yazhi came over to greet her, and said: "Senior, I heard that you are looking for Fengqi flowers? I happened to see a cluster growing nearby, so I picked a few. Do you see enough?"

Wu Shi's eyes lit up: "Not enough, of course not enough, thank you for picking them all up for me!"

Song Yazhi: "..."

Obviously, she didn't expect her senior's style to be so plucking, her expression became stiff for a moment, and then she came back to her senses, smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Lu Xingtian sat aside and sighed: "Senior, you don't know, when I first found you, your body was like a ball of fire, even in water, it was very hot."

No, I know.

I also know it's because a goddamn rock got into me.

However, Wu Shi had carefully examined his physical condition and did not notice any abnormalities.The stones are like grains of salt dissolved in water, without a trace, as if they never existed.

He sat up and thanked Lu Xingtian sincerely. The latter was shocked and stuttered nervously: "No, you're welcome, this is what I should do."

Looking around, Wu Shi found that he was now in an open grassland on the shore of the lake. The giant creatures that swallowed them had disappeared, leaving only huge pits and broken land.Shen Xiyun was grasping the map to study, Song Yazhi was picking flowers in the grass in the distance, Lu Xingtianmian shyly wanted to talk to him.

All seemed fairly peaceful and peaceful until—

"Ah, so you are here."