The strange story of Huai'an Inn

In the darkness, everyone was dormant quietly, like corpses in disorder.

Zhu Helan woke up suddenly and sat up suddenly.He didn't want to sleep at first, but he was too tired all day, and his ability was suppressed again. The overly rigid spell was like a thousand catties of iron fetters on his body, and he fell asleep after all.

He immediately looked to the side where Chong Liu had fallen asleep before, but sure enough, there was no one again.Zhu Helan's chest was churning with uneasiness, and he got up and counted the number of people.

The officer and soldier on the night watch disappeared.

"You also noticed?" The sudden voice was extremely abrupt in the silence, Zhu Helan turned his head and saw Liu Sheng slowly sitting up, "There are fewer and fewer people."

"Have you been awake? Did you see where they went?"

"I also fell asleep for a while, and it was only half a stick of incense. As soon as I opened my eyes, there were already fewer people. Maybe I escaped."

Zhu Helan shook his head, the haze in his heart was rapidly expanding.

This place is too dangerous, and it is not appropriate to send more people to look for it, lest there will be any accidents after someone places an order.

"If you still want to live, you should leave as soon as possible. Don't try to get any crystals again." The halo that came in from the window swayed on Zhu Helan's face, and there was a slight cold light like frost. Life and death are uncertain, and I am also trapped in the spell now, and it is impossible for you guys to bring the crystal fragments back."

"Of course I know." Liu Sheng said quietly.

Zhu Helan frowned, "Knowing that you still don't persuade him?" As he spoke, his eyes turned to Xu Hanke, who was still sleeping soundly, "After seeing so many, are you still confident that you can get out of it unscathed?"

Liu Sheng lowered his head and sighed.When Xu Hanke is not awake, he seems to be less aggressive, and he looks a little tired, "What Hanke is going to do, ten cows can't pull it back. He has always looked ahead than others since he was a child. So he is often ridiculed, but what he said is often verified to be true. And now he has seen the imminent catastrophe, which is more terrifying than the catastrophe 50 years ago. But no one believes him.

Half of him wants to prevent the imminent disaster, and half wants to prove himself to his father, brothers and even the officials.Impossible to stop here.

I grew up with him, and when his mother passed away, he entrusted me with saying that Han Ke was too stubborn and easy to get into trouble, and asked me to take good care of him.What I can do now is probably to help him go as far as he can. "

After hearing this, Zhu Helan's eyes fell on the young Xiansi.

His risk was completely unnecessary, and it wasn't even his business to care about.

It was the same with Jiuluan, Mengku, and Mr. Gouchen back then.As the doomsday draws near, they could have taken advantage of the protection of the Daoist Earth Qi to preserve themselves, but they all chose to risk their lives and sacrifice everything to close the non-returning door.Compared with them, is he really too insensitive, as Wu Sheng said?

When he was first born in this world, he was a simple human baby boy without any distortion, but for a long time in the middle, he no longer lived as a human being.

It wasn't until after that incident 100 years ago that he began trying to rediscover his human identity.But even though he tried his best to turn back into a human, there was always a deep gap between him and this mortal world, which he couldn't cross.

"There is nothing wrong with having the world in your heart. The mistake is that you not only play with your own life, but also ask others to make sacrifices. If others are not willing, you will use a high-sounding banner to persecute them." Zhu Helan shook his head regretfully, stood up and said, "If you make up your mind that you won't cry until you see the coffin, I'll give you a ride. Let you see exactly what you want, and maybe it will stop you from doing stupid things."

Liu Sheng silently watched him go down the stairs along the slope.

Zhu Helan used the stele again to search the Xinglao clan's documents.This ancient race once traveled through distant star seas, and built underground cities as grand and prosperous as here on different stars.The knowledge recorded here also reflects their footprints everywhere, plants, animals, and exotic civilizations that have existed on other stars...some of the content is difficult for him to understand.

It's a treasure trove!If Chong Liu sees...

Zhu Helan's heart trembled suddenly...

Didn't Liu'er already see it?But at that time, he didn't seem to care about these strange things at all, and his eyes kept staring at the officers and soldiers, like jackals hunting.

Just thinking about this, I suddenly heard a burst of light footsteps.Zhu Helan felt the hairs on his back stand on end.

Bloody smell...

"Boss." The voice was already close at hand, "Don't you want to rest for a while?"

When Zhu Helan turned around, worry was already on her face, "Liu'er, didn't I tell you not to run around?"

Chong Liudao, "I just went out and looked around. I'm afraid something dangerous is approaching."

Zhu Helan nodded, turned around and continued to look at the text symbols floating in the air, "From now on until you go out, you must be within my sight. Do you understand?"

"Oh...I see."

Chongliu Huang came to his side and asked, "When are we going out?"

"...Let's take them to find what they want."

"Actually, even if we leave now, they won't be able to stop us." Chong Liu said slyly, "These mortals can't live for two days underground."

"Then what should I do with the charm in my hand?" Zhu Helan asked casually.

"There will always be a way after you get out. Besides, I always feel that they are lying to you. They don't have the anti-curse charm at all."

Zhu Helan remained silent.

Chong Liudao didn't continue to ask, but intentionally or unintentionally mentioned what to do after going out.With bright eyes and a very excited look, it seems that they are not worried at all about the fact that they may die underground.

As soon as Zhu Helan raised his hand and brushed across the surface of the stele, all the runes hovering in the air disappeared.He found Liu Sheng and Xu Hanke who had just woken up, and said, "Let's go, I found the map."

For the next part of the road, Zhu Helan never let Chong Liu out of his sight again.The remaining people finally did not decrease any more.

They quickened their pace, and finally after walking for half a day, they began to see some things that were not found in the outer city.

The strange moss covered all the inner buildings, and they hung on all the tall buildings like tombstones like thick wool felt, creating many smooth arcs for the empty land on the steep walls.All the mosses were glowing, and the originally faint light gathered together became astonishingly bright and vast, making the eyeballs feel a dull pain.

This is the light source of the whole city.

Everyone had to cover their eyes with their sleeves and barely moved on.

The closer to the center, the denser the buildings.Until a towering city wall appeared in front of him again.

This city wall is taller and thicker than any buildings I have seen before. It almost seems to be made of some kind of steel material, which is impenetrable, as if to prevent outsiders from entering.But no matter how strong it is, it is useless at this time, because a huge hole was knocked out by something in the middle of the city wall, and the steel bars were bent outwards, which was quite a spectacular scene of bursting.

"I'm afraid it was the damage caused by the evil swelling's rebellion, but I don't know if they are still inside." Zhu Helan looked up at the huge gap, filled with anger and killing breath.

Xu Hanke marveled at the curved steel skeleton like noodles, and murmured, "Is Yuan Tang inside?"

Zhu Helan nodded.

Xu Hanke was obviously also very nervous. He glanced at Liu Sheng, who nodded to him.

"Let's go, we came all the way for this."

Zhu Helan was about to follow in, but Chong Liu grabbed his arm.

This was the first time Zhu Helan saw Chong Liu, at least this Chong Liu, with a look of fear on his face, "Don't go in."

"why?"

"Here... has a bad feeling. It's dangerous." Chong Liu's expression flickered, and he gradually became irritable, "Can't we just wait outside?"

Zhu Helan said softly, "In that case, you wait here, and I will come back as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Chong Liu to protest, and strode directly to catch up with the officers and soldiers.There was a moment of coldness in Chong Liu's eyes, but he still followed.

After entering the crack, a heavy sense of oppression hit the face, accompanied by the sour smell of rotting meat.And the scene in front of him is also strange and mysterious with divinity.

Many cylindrical giants made of rocks are scattered far and near, and the symbols of the Xinglao people are densely carved on the rocks. After such a long time, although they are well preserved, they are finally blurred.It's just that about a small half of these cylinders were smashed and damaged by something unknown, or even cut off in the middle.And what flowed out of it was deep purple crystals that poured down the ground like mountains collapsing.

The shards of these crystals are like purple waves, undulating on the flat land, quietly reflecting the light from the moss, creating a magnificent scene.

And in the center of the Crystal Sea there is a lake.

No... not a lake, but a wide, perfect, pentagonal pool.The pool water exudes a familiar bluish-blue sticky light. It is not difficult to imagine that there may be "water" that they have seen in the outermost cave, which is mucus-like, full of nutrients, and can give birth to strange living creatures. .

Everyone looked at Yuan Tang and the crystals all over the floor like a demon, like a group of tomb robbers who had found gold and silver.

"This lake is Yuantang." Zhu Helan said, his calm eyes swept over everyone's face, and then stopped on the crystal piled up like a mountain, "The crystal fragments you are looking for are all here, the problem is , do you know which slice to take home?"

"Eh? There's someone there." Liu Sheng narrowed his eyes suddenly, staring at the thin figures beside the source of the soup, "It seems to be Wusheng real person? He's not dead!"

As he spoke, he wanted to cross the crystal sea to find the few surviving alchemists.But Zhu Helan suddenly dissuaded, "Don't go there! These crystals are all defective products produced for the manufacture of Xinglao crystals. They gather quite a lot of filth and are extremely unstable. I don't know how it will affect you. Do you think Did the Xinglao tribe use those stones to seal them up when they have nothing to do?"

Liu Shengdao, "But how did they get there?" He pointed in the direction of Daoist Wusheng, "They are alchemists, and those who can live to this day probably know how to use swordsmanship, can you do it?" Zhu Helan answered the ignorant little Said in the tone of the fart boy's question.

At this time, Xu Hanke had already quietly strolled to a point not far away, and said, "There seems to be a road here."

Everyone gathered around and saw that there was indeed a thin, intermittent path, which could only accommodate one person at a time and could not walk side by side.

"Anyone here?"

"Is it left by the alchemist?"

"It's very possible."

"If you are not careful, you will touch the crystal..."

"What will happen when you touch it?"

All the officers and soldiers talked in a hurry to cover up their inner panic.

Zhu Helan told them several times that bad things will happen when they touch these crystals, and they gradually believed it.

After all, although this gentleman looks as thin as a bamboo pole and has a face that is too beautiful for a man, he seems to have a good understanding of these weird and beyond understanding things.

"If you must go there, let the others wait outside." Zhu Helan said suddenly, "They can't do anything with them, but they will add to the burden. Liu'er and I will go there with you."

Chong Liu's eyes widened.

Since entering here, Chong Liu has become quieter.Zhu Helan hoped that she was right in betting.

Xu Hanke pondered for a moment, and said, "You are right. Liu Sheng, you should wait outside with the others."

"No! I'll go with you!"

"The real Wusheng is over there, and nothing will happen." Xu Hanke comforted him, smiling fearlessly, "If I can't get out, you can take them out."

"If I don't go, you don't go either. You and I must act together!" Liu Sheng said stubbornly.

In the end, they couldn't, so the four of them walked on the too narrow path together.

Xu Hanke and Liu Sheng walked in the front, while Zhu Helan and Chong Liuyi followed behind.As he walked, the distance between Zhu Helan and the two people in front became farther and farther. When he reached the middle of the crystal sea, he suddenly stopped.

Chong Liu also hurriedly stopped, maintaining his balance, careful not to touch the crystal at his feet, "Master, what's wrong?"

"Don't call me my boss." Zhu Helan turned his back to him, and the crystal light cast a layer of unpredictable light on him.

Chongliu wondered, "What's your name if you don't call your master?"

"The owner is called by Liu'er. And you are not Liu'er." Zhu Helan turned around slowly, with his hands in his sleeves, but the anger that was about to come was condensed in his eyes that were becoming more and more enchanting in the purple light, "Say , really where is Liu'er? How did you get his memory?"