Christmas

In the bleak mountain forest, the trunks are thick and the branches are dense. The dead branches and fallen leaves have accumulated a thick layer on the ground. The silence of the entire forest was shattered.

The road up the mountain is very difficult. If you don't pay attention, you will fall into the small pit if you don't pay attention. But after walking for a while, Baili Qianyan and Xia Yao are already a little tired.But Shi Xie and Shi Lin's health is better, and they don't feel too tired, but they just feel that this road is too difficult.

Especially after a snowfall just a few days ago, it is now half-melted, some places have gathered a puddle of water, and some places have formed a hard layer of ice. Putting them all on the feet is really a bit of a waste.

"We're almost there. Let's go around this forest. The cave is on the hillside behind."

Shi Xie took the map given by the village chief, looked up at the forest in front of him, and compared the direction indicated on the map, only then realized that they had finally arrived at their destination after walking for so long.

Raising his arms to check the time, Shi Xie realized that they had walked for more than two hours without knowing it.

Turning his head to look at Xia Yao, he really looked exhausted, he kept sticking out his tongue to lick some dry lips, Shi Xie stopped immediately and stretched out his arms to hug Xia Yao with some distress.

"Let's rest for a while and eat something."

As soon as Shi Xie finished speaking, Baili Qianyan wailed exaggeratedly and leaned crookedly on Shi Lin's body.

The four of them found a relatively clean place, and Shi Xie asked Xia Yao to sit on a rock and took out a thermos cup and some small bread from his bag and handed them to him.

"Drink some water before eating. Why don't you say anything when you're tired?"

"I am not tired."

Xia Yao obediently drank a small cup of hot water before raising his head and showing a reassuring smile at Shi Xie.

Shi Xie looked at Xia Yao's eyebrows and eyes, and felt suddenly in a trance. He couldn't help reaching out to hold his hand. Before Xia Yao could react, Shi Xie slowly leaned forward and gently kissed Xia Yao's lips. Posted it.

The touch that splits at the first touch is not a kiss in the true sense, but it contains more intense affection than before. It is cherishing, helplessness, nostalgia, nostalgia, and love. like.

"husband?"

Xia Yao watched Shi Xie stretch out his hand and lightly touched the place Shi Xie had just kissed, and asked with a question.

"Eat all these breads, and drink all the water in the water glass."

Xia Yao nodded vigorously, and stuffed the soft and fluffy bread into his mouth one by one. Shi Xie poured water for him, and ate a few breads casually.

The four rested for about 10 minutes and then started to prepare for the road again.

Baili Qianyan's spirit also improved a lot. He pulled Shi Lin to walk in front, and turned his head from time to time, but Shi Lin said something, his face was rosy and he looked satisfied.

Shi Xie held Xia Yao's hand and followed closely behind them.

After walking forward for about half an hour, it suddenly opened up in front of me. There were no thick and dense trees, and a mountain top was exposed, covered with knee-high weeds, which looked extremely barren.

Shi Xie took out the map and compared it before slowly nodding and putting the map away.

"It's here, the cave should be in that direction."

Shi Xie raised his finger and pointed to the other side of the hill. Baili Qianyan and Shi Lin walked ahead first, and carefully swept away the weeds blocking the way with wooden sticks. After searching for more than ten minutes, they finally saw a tree behind a pile of weeds. A narrow opening more than a person tall.

The location of the hole was extremely hidden, and it was blocked by a lot of weeds. If it wasn't for Baili Qianyan's sharp eyes, he didn't know when he would find the hole.

"This hole is very narrow, and can only accommodate one person at a time,"

Shi Lin stretched out his hand to compare the size of the hole and said.

"Then A Lin and I will be in the front. Cousin, you are in the back. Put your cousin in the middle, and we can protect him."

"Okay, you guys have to be careful in front."

Shi Lin nodded and pulled Baili Qianyan, who was about to stand in front of him, behind him. Before Baili Qianyan could say anything, he walked into the cave first.

Seeing Shi Lin's figure quickly disappear into the cave, Baili Qianyan rolled his eyes blankly, and hurriedly followed.

"Go in, be careful."

Seeing that they all went in, Shi Xie pulled Xia Yao to the entrance of the cave, and after seeing him go in, he followed Xia Yao closely, playing the role of guardian wholeheartedly.

The cave was very humid, and Shi Xie felt a burst of dampness rushing towards his face as soon as he entered.The air in the cave also had a rotten damp smell, but luckily there was no other strange smell, just the smell of rotten leaves and soil, which Shi Xie thought was okay.

to endure.

Turning on the flashlight to shine on the road ahead, Shi Xie found that there was still a thin layer of water stains on the road under his feet, and the walls on both sides were covered with dark green moss. It will rub off on clothes.

Walking gently in the cave, only a few people's breathing and footsteps on the water can be heard quietly.

Shi Xie kept holding Xia Yao's hand stretched behind him. Although this posture was awkward, Xia Yao stubbornly refused to take it back. Shi Xie had no choice but to follow him before, but his pace slowed down a little for fear of going too far. Anxious Xia Yao will accidentally fall down.

The steps of the four of them were basically the same. Shi Xie could always see the back of Shi Lin's head in front of him. He didn't know how long the road was. Shi Xie felt that they had been walking for a long time, but there was still no traffic on the road. Variety.

But Baili Qianyan couldn't help but opened his mouth to speak.

"How long is this road? When will it end? My clothes are all wet. Ah Lin...

"

"Shh-"

Baili Qianyan, who was about to say something, immediately shut his mouth obediently, and looked at Shi Lin who suddenly stopped in doubt, only to see Shi Lin reach out and knock on the cave wall on his right side.

Only two "bang bangs" were heard, and the back was empty.

"The back is empty, it should be something."

Shi Lin began to slowly walk along the cave wall in a flat, calm tone, looking for the mechanism behind him.

"Then Shen Rong didn't even say that there is an agency here."

Baili Qianyan also joined Shi Lin to search with him, but there was nothing left to say.

"About the fact that he really went straight to the back to get to his destination, and we found a shortcut."

Shi Xie held Xia Yao's hand and pressed his chest against his back.

"found it."

After Shi Lin finished speaking, he didn't know what he did. After hearing a "click", a door suddenly opened on the cave wall.

Shi Lin carefully threw a stone into it first, and then went in after waiting for a while when there was no movement inside, followed by Shi Xie and Baili Qianyan.

The space behind opened up a lot in an instant, and the four of them stood side by side, shining their flashlights on the surrounding environment.

It was just a small cave of about [-] square meters, surrounded by cliffs and rocks, and there was nothing strange about it. Baili Qianyan and Shi Lin looked around and found nothing.

At this moment, Shi Xie asked Xia Yao while standing behind a huge rock while holding his hand, frowning.

"Did you hear the sound of water?"

Baili Qianyan and Shi Lin looked at each other, then walked to where Shi Xie was standing and listened attentively. After a while, the two nodded uncertainly.

Baili Qianyan hesitated for a while before speaking.

"It seems that there is really a sound of water..."

"You stand back."

Shi Xie frowned, and handed Xia Yao over to Baili Qianyan. Seeing them backing away, he took out a drawn blasting talisman from his pocket, pinched the talisman paper with two fingers, and muttered something, suddenly saw the talisman paper in his hand A burst of golden light burst out, and Shi Xie violently threw the talisman paper between his fingers towards the boulder in front of him.

There was only a sound of "bang--" and the ground shook suddenly, Shi Xie hurriedly stabilized his figure.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a loud roar coming from behind the boulder, and Shi Xie's face changed suddenly. At this time, the small cave obviously couldn't bear the double shock, and some stones had already started to fall from the roof of the cave. piece.

Shi Xie looked at Baili Qianyan and the others who were running towards him, and pulled Xia Yao into the big hole that had just been blasted. The small cave behind him completely collapsed as soon as he entered.

"Cousin, you are too impulsive, bah bah."

Baili Qianyan's head was covered with dust, and as soon as he stood still, he lowered his head and patted the dust on his head.

But when he fell behind with the soil on his body, still no one made a sound.Baili Qianyan's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly raised his head, but just looking at it made him gasp.

They saw a huge cliff abyss in front of them. They were standing on the edge of the cliff. If he took another big step forward, he would fall down.

After measuring the few steps they just ran over, Baili Qianyan's heart beat violently, and then there was a burst of rejoicing for the rest of his life.

"what is that?"

Baili Qianyan stared at the other side of the cliff, and there seemed to be a huge figure clinging to the cliff and struggling. From time to time, he could hear a few growls and the sound of chains colliding with each other.

"It's that Jiao, it was also the one that made the roar just now."

Shi Xie frowned. He had seen the thing imprisoned on the cliff a long time ago. The red scales on its body were as hard as iron, and its eyes were as big as

There are two pustules growing three inches above the eye sockets, this is exactly the dragon that Shen Rong described in the book.

"It's the dragon that Shen Rong mentioned? But why is it imprisoned on the cliff?"

Shi Xie shook his head lightly.

"The person who can imprison this dragon is definitely not someone who is waiting for nothing."

Baili Qianyan and Shi Lin didn't speak, they both knew that this dragon had already looked like a Jackie Chan, and that turning clouds and rains was a great ability.

But now it is imprisoned on the cliff, not only can't transform into a dragon, but even loses its freedom, how terrible the person imprisoning it must be.

"Where is Sigui? This dragon guards Sigui, it is imprisoned, so is Sigui also taken away!?"

With a sudden flash in his heart, he grabbed Shi Lin's sleeve and asked in a tone of a thousand words, a little anxious.

They came here to look for Sigui, if Sigui had been taken away, what would Xia Yao do?

"Here, but..."

Shi Lin, who turned his body to the side, was a little hesitant. Shi Xie and Baili Qianyan hurriedly looked in his direction, only to see a withered plant lying on the rock at that place.

The stem is black, without leaves, and there is a shriveled fruit on it, but there is no small red lamp that Shen Rong mentioned below.

of liquid.

Shi Xie pursed his lips tightly, walked over and squatted on the ground, and gently picked up the plant lying on the ground. Although there was no expression on his face, his fingers were trembling slightly.

"cousin……"

Baili Qianyan gave Shi Xie a sad look, and for a moment didn't know how to comfort him.

Xia Yao on the other side didn't understand what happened, but obediently followed Shi Xie and squatted on the ground, looking at Shi Xie with attachment.