Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

That face is undoubtedly handsome, and its texture is exactly like Kunshi, white and crystal clear, warm and moist like jade.He seemed to hear the sound of two people approaching the main hall, so he raised his head slightly and looked at them casually.

The first thing that attracted Alan's attention was his pair of eyes, which looked like two rubies from a distance, but compared with their bright colors, they shone with a softer light.Further down is the straight bridge of the nose, full lips, and the curvature of the chin is a bit delicate, but it is different from that of a woman.Although this person looks like it is made of stone, its realism is no less than that of anyone else.Whether it is the delicate and handsome face or the vivid demeanor, they are almost no different from human beings.

At this moment, he was wearing a red and black robe and a crown on his head.There was no one in the empty hall, but he sat alone on the throne like a king.And the stone man who led Zhan Zhao and Ah Lan into the hall bowed and bowed to the man, then slowly stepped back out of the hall.

There were only three of them left in the hall.

When the man on the throne was looking at them gently, A Lan also raised his head and looked at him curiously.She really couldn't figure out why there was such a pair of warm eyes on a body made of cold stone.However, she did not doubt that the people in front of her had no ill intentions towards them—this idea came from an inexplicable intuition, although the reason was not clear, but it was convincing.

Zhan Zhao also had this intuition. He looked up at the person opposite, knowing that the situation was uncertain, but he couldn't raise any vigilance in his heart.The tense nerves along the way relaxed silently after entering the hall, as if they had returned home and could finally take a nap.

"You are my honored guests." The man finally opened his mouth slowly after looking at the two people, or letting them finish looking at him.His voice was like a jade stone hitting each other, and there was a kind of distantness in the clearness, and it seemed to have a magical power that was breathtaking.

Alan couldn't help feeling satisfied from the bottom of his heart, raised his face slightly, and looked gratefully at the person on the throne.

Zhan Zhao secretly bit the tip of his tongue, the pain offset the indescribable sense of intoxication and satisfaction brought by the other party's voice and words.He had already noticed that something was wrong with Alan, but he couldn't react immediately, because he was still secretly fighting against the strong urge to give up resistance.

After speaking, the man stood up slowly.I saw that he was extremely tall, almost a head taller than Zhan Zhao, but he was extremely thin.Although the body is made of stone, the curvature of each joint is not rigid.After standing up, he walked down the high platform step by step with a lightness that was not much different from that of a human being, until he was still three or five steps away from Zhan Zhao and Alan.

"This is the Valley of Infatuation." His tone is cadenced, with a taste of ancient times, "When you get here, there will be nothing to bother you in the world. Please stay, there is a palace prepared for you room, my people will also warmly entertain you."

Already completely intoxicated by this kind of satisfaction and comfort, Alan nodded blankly as if she had lost her soul.

The man laughed slowly, looked at Ah Lan, and said softly: "You will like this place."

Alan nodded vigorously, and replied sincerely: "I like this place."

"And you," the man turned to Zhan Zhao, his eyes met Zhan Zhao, and there seemed to be a melancholy smile, "If you don't like this place, please stay here. It's cold winter, and it's dangerous outside the valley. He pointedly said, "I think you should have experienced it."

Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth secretly, when he met the man's eyes, he felt that his whole body was relaxing uncontrollably.Although the alarm bells were ringing in my heart, my heart had already given up resistance.The warning is thus reduced to a mere formality, on the surface it is a condemnation of inner weakness, but in essence it is more like a silent encouragement to give up.

"Come here." The man smiled lightly, and then raised his voice, "Where is the Yellow Gate?"

He only heard the clang of footsteps outside the door, and after a while, a few short stone men filed in, dressed like eunuchs in the palace.The person in the lead gave a deep salute, and even spoke: "Your Highness."

It turned out that the rest of the stone men could speak.Zhan Zhao frowned, forcing himself to think about other things to divert his mind - who are they?Or the Yaozu? "Your Highness" is His Highness of which country?

And the man accepted the gift calmly, and then ordered lightly: "Invite these two distinguished guests to the 'Baihan Palace', so that they can entertain you."

"Yes, Your Highness." The Huangmen official responded, then bowed slightly to Zhan Zhao and A Lan, and said softly, "You two, please come with me."

A Lan had already started walking chaotically, Zhan Zhao secretly clenched his fists, but he couldn't help stepping out.His gaze flicked across the pair of red eyes opposite, still trying to find any unusual emotion in them, so that he could be alert.However, the other party's performance is completely a tolerant and hospitable monarch, trying his best to entertain guests from afar.He even smiled slightly, and nodded slightly at Zhan Zhao, without any malice.

Resistance is so hard, and sinking is so luscious.

The yellow gate led them all the way out of the main hall, and walked along the long corridor to the depths of the palace.Although it is dilapidated, the magnificent landscape of that year can still be glimpsed.Although all the pavilions, towers and pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings are made of stone, they are well-made and exquisitely laid out, which are not inferior to any palace halls.

Alan stared at the surrounding scenery obsessively, admiring in his mouth.She looked back at Zhan Zhao as she walked briskly, and couldn't help smiling: "It's nice here, isn't it?" Her voice seemed to have magic power, as if she had betrayed her by surrendering to that Highness. The same party, in turn, bewitched its own companions.

Zhan Zhao swallowed hard, resisting this temptation put so much pressure on his head that he lost the ability to think.He turned his head away abruptly, not letting himself see Alan.Then he spoke, his voice tight: "Alan, shut up."

"Oh." Ah Lan still remembered to listen to Zhan Zhao's words, and after a muffled reply, she really stopped talking.

The surrounding area was extremely quiet, only the footsteps of the Huangmen official in front.Although he was shorter than that Highness, he was actually about the same height as Zhan Zhao.Actions and speech are no different from ordinary people, as if someone painted a layer of paint on his face to pretend to be a stone.

However, both Zhan Zhao and Ah Lan knew that these people were not pretending to be stones, but were actually stones.But they didn't feel any surprise or fear. Breathing the gradually warmer air here and walking on the empty stone road, it seemed that they were far away from all dangers.

In other words, they all knew something was wrong deep down in their hearts, but they couldn't muster up the energy to fight against it.

And Bai Han Palace has also arrived.

Before they got close, Zhan Zhao and Alan saw pines and cypresses protruding from the palace wall—not real pines and cypresses, but stone carvings that looked like pines and cypresses.However, its shape is so realistic that it seems to move gently with the wind.As the distance from Baihan Palace draws closer, a strong rosin smells faintly. Where do these aromas come from?

No one cared, and no one asked questions.A Lan still obeyed Zhan Zhao's orders obediently, and kept silent, although she didn't want to keep her mouth shut.This place is magical, Alan felt that she had never been so relaxed, she wanted to laugh, scream and jump.If it wasn't for Zhan Zhao's order, she guessed that she would not be able to stop talking non-stop.

Everything else doesn't matter anymore.A Lan took a deep breath of the refreshing aroma, and for the first time after wandering for more than ten years, she felt that she had finally found a place where she could settle down.perfect place.What's more, there is Zhan Zhao by his side.It was as if all wishes had been fulfilled at the same time, and there was no longer any hope left.

In other words, any extra expectations will become extravagant demands, which is presumptuous and offensive to His Highness's gift.

They followed behind Huangmen and walked into Baihan Palace slowly.Weeds were overgrown here, and the stone table with a missing corner fell crookedly on the ground, but several stone drums were still standing upright.The houses and pavilions in the palace are well arranged, if one ignores the broken walls and broken windows, it would be an elegant place.Except for a few "stone cypresses" on the edge of the palace wall, there is actually a small flower garden, in which clusters of "stone flowers" of different shapes are crowded, lifelike.

The yellow gate leads them into the main house, although the inside is dilapidated, there is no dust.The outdated furnishings seem to have come from the previous dynasty or earlier, but the functions of the beds, tables and chairs have not been really affected. Compared with the mountain col where Zhan Zhao and Alan once lived, the environment here can even be called comfortable.The fact that it is completely built of stones does not make the place look too monotonous. The colors of the stones are different, so it looks like a patchwork of beauty, which complements the surrounding abjection and looks very harmonious.

"Two distinguished guests, please rest first," Huang Men bowed to Zhan Zhao and A Lan, "Someone will bring food later." He blinked slightly when he spoke, as if those stone eyes really needed to blink Come to relieve fatigue, "If you are tired from the journey, there is a hot spring behind Baihan Palace, please be sure not to be polite."

Zhan Zhao nodded slightly when he heard the words, then watched the other party leave.The Huangmen official didn't intend to stay here, and left Baihan Palace neatly after completing the task.Soon there will be only him and Alan left here.

At first, Zhan Zhao thought this was a good thing, because those influencing factors that could confuse people's minds and wear down people's will were temporarily gone.Whether it was the Highness or the Huangmen who left, they all exuded a reassuring magic power, the difference was only in the degree.But now that they were not around, Zhan Zhao felt that his breathing became a little smoother, and his rationality seemed to return.

However, he was wrong, and his sanity did not really return after those guys left.And that magic was not increased or diminished by the nearness or distance of those queer figures of stone.The most powerful evidence is the peace of mind that Zhan Zhao feels at this moment. If he was still nervous about something wrong before, now Zhan Zhao has allowed himself to relax from the bottom of his heart.

Because there is only Ah Lan by my side.