Flower Moon

Chapter 171 Dreamland
It turns out that this pair of shoes was a gift from the young man to the goddess.The goddess had no shoes, so he grabbed a pair for her.The goddess liked flowers, so he used stones and various dyes to give her the illusion of flowers blooming in a barren place where no flowers could bloom.

He must love her very much, right?
Suddenly, a strong murderous aura came from behind. Tao Yue'er instinctively dodged. The murderous aura seemed to have not expected Tao Yue'er to be able to dodge. Seeing that it was about to hurt the statue behind her, she immediately stopped the momentum. Flash to the side. With a "boom", the illusion of flowers was instantly razed to the ground, and stones of various colors exploded, filling the entire cave with smoke and dust.

"It's me! I don't mean any harm." In the smoke, Tao Yue'er knew through his strong breath that the person coming was the young man. The young man obviously recognized Tao Yue'er, but his anger didn't seem to subside.

He stepped forward and hugged the embroidered shoes, with no intention of returning the shoes to Tao Yue'er.

"I don't want shoes, but these shoes are given to you, okay?" Tao Yue'er hurriedly explained. The young man looked at her suspiciously, as if asking: "If you don't want shoes, why are you here?"

"I couldn't see you when I woke up, and I was a little scared, so I came to find you...I only know you here." Tao Yue'er explained.

The young man then put down his guard, gradually put away his anger, and arranged the embroidered shoes again.The dust on the head of the goddess statue was also cleaned up.

Tao Yue'er saw this and hurriedly went to help.The young man was reluctant at first, but seeing Tao Yue'er's eagerness, he didn't stop him.

After Tao Yue'er's cleaning and wiping, the statue of the goddess became tidy again, even more glorious than before.

"It's a pity that I don't have eyes. If I had eyes, it would be very beautiful." Tao Yue'er said.

When the young man heard this, his eyes and expression darkened obviously. He looked at the eyes of the goddess statue in confusion, showing a thoughtful look.

"Don't you remember what her eyes look like?" Tao Yue'er asked.

The boy didn't answer, but he didn't refute either.Come to think of it, that's it.

"What a pity." After Tao Yue'er finished speaking, she continued to help him clean up other debris in the cave.The young man looked at Tao Yue'er, especially when Tao Yue'er was cleaning the statue, and suddenly discovered that Tao Yue'er's body shape was very similar to the statue.The height and silhouette are very similar, almost identical.But the temperament of the two people is very different - the goddess has no unnecessary decorations on her body. She is wearing a white gauze dress, which is the purest appearance in the world. Without any deliberate decoration, people dare not look directly and can only look up.

As for Tao Yue'er, her whole body was covered with jewels and jade. She was very good-looking and looked rich and noble, but... there was a touch of tackiness.Her already good-looking temperament was completely submerged in these external objects, and she became a good-looking but flashy tree.

Tao Yue'er herself didn't like this very much, but Hua Ling seemed to like the luxurious look of her dress, so she stopped struggling.

If Hua Ling likes it, she will do it.

At night, Tao Yue'er went back to sleep under the old tree.But the young man looked at Tao Yuer and felt a little sleepless.

In the middle of the night, he suddenly got up and returned to the cave. On the eyes of the goddess statue, he carved out the outline of the pupils one stroke at a time.

It was just such a chisel and a few shallow strokes that made him realize something was strongly wrong.

A strong feeling of uneasiness poured from head to toe, and it was bone-chilling cold.

This statue looks exactly like Tao Yue'er!
That night, the boy didn't sleep well all night.The same goes for Tao Yue'er.

Tao Yue'er had a dream. In the dream, she seemed to be woken up by someone, but she clearly knew that she was dreaming.

"You are indeed dreaming, don't talk, just listen to me." The voice of the person who woke her up was very familiar. Tao Yue'er recognized it carefully for a while, and then realized that the person who spoke was Hua Ling.

"In the ancient times, although there was no legal system, the strong came first. The strong could freely choose their own territory, and no one else dared to approach. If you meet a young man who lives alone, you must do everything possible. Kill him in any way possible. Only by killing him can you get the key to leaving the wilderness."

"And I'll be waiting for you at the exit." Tao Yue'er clearly knew that she was in a dream, but everything in the dream was so real that she could almost conclude that this was what Hua Ling said to herself.

But why kill the boy?
After dawn, Tao Yue'er opened her eyes, and what caught her eyes was the young man sleeping in a cave not far away.The boy gave her animal skins to make blankets and quilts, and she was treated even better than last night.

How could she kill him?
Even if she had to take action, could she beat him?

He was quite nice to her, but she... couldn't do it.

Just as Tao Yue'er was fighting between heaven and man, the young man had already woken up.

Tao Yue'er's eyes were more complicated than before. Although the young man was not very good at talking, he was extremely sensitive to people's breath and eyes. Tao Yue'er's changes could not be hidden from him.

"You want to kill me?" the young man asked Tao Yuer.

Tao Yue'er was shocked.

She never expected that when the young man woke up and looked at her for the first time, he seemed to see through her and speak out everything that was in her heart.

"I didn't..." Tao Yue'er shook her head hurriedly, but her eyes evaded and her waving her hands revealed her inner panic.

The young man became more convinced of his idea.

The young man smiled and said, "You are all the same."

"What's the same?" Tao Yuer'er was confused.

Also, who is the 'you' he refers to?

The young man didn't answer, glared at Tao Yue'er viciously, and then left.

"Where are you going? Hello -" Tao Yue'er stood under the tree, seeing the boy walking faster and farther, not knowing what to do.

Follow?

Where will he go?Is there any danger outside?
If he doesn't follow him, will she just wait here for him to come back?
Are you going to kill him when you come back...

Tao Yue'er was thinking about what to do, but the big tree behind her obviously had its own consciousness. It slapped Tao Yue'er with a branch and pushed her forward.Tao Yue'er didn't pay attention for a moment, staggered and almost fell down.After reacting, he turned back and saw the big tree pointing ahead.

"You want me to follow you?" Tao Yuer'er asked uncertainly.

The branches of the big tree bowed and nodded.

Last time, the big tree guided her to see the statue of the goddess. Although it was not useful information to her, it still brought the relationship between the two people closer.Tao Yue'er felt that the tree was not a bad person, so she listened to it and followed the boy down the mountain.

The world under the mountain is another bloody one.Pieces of animal carcasses were scattered all over the mountains and plains, and everything was scarlet, as if they had just experienced a great war.

(End of this chapter)