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Chapter 218 Star Ape Snake Shadow (3)
When passing the sixth stone monkey statue, the water slowed down, the waves became smaller, and the water became clearer. After a while, the waves calmed down and the fine white waves faded away.That island stood alone, with no one to rely on. The island was lush with vegetation and surrounded by blue waters. At first glance, it looked like a piece of emerald inlaid on a blue crystal.

The sound of the waves gradually weakened, and there was silence everywhere, except for the sound of wooden oars paddling water, and the chirping of birds on the island.Looking back, the turbid waves are soaring to the sky. Compared with this time and this place, it seems like a world away.

As he got closer to the island, Lu Jian's heart beat faster, and the island was like a huge magnet, firmly attracting his body and mind.Unconsciously, Lu Jian pulled a few oars and approached the shore of the island. Before he could get close, he jumped into the sea with Yao Qing in his arms.

The island has been deserted for nearly 200 years. Except for birds, there are no traces of animals. Only ancient trees are towering, quiet and majestic, with branches pointing to the sky, silently telling the story of a century of wind and rain.A stone path winds to the east, overgrown with weeds, and the stone steps are almost hidden.

Lu Jian rushed along the path ecstatically, with greenery in front of his eyes and the melancholy sound of the wind in his ears. Before he could reach his body, there was an invisible potential that smashed the vines on the road ahead.Broken leaves danced wildly, and when they came a few feet in front of him, they were bounced away by true energy.Lu Jian's heart was fixed on Yao Qing, and he was completely unaware of this unparalleled spectacle. Not long after, he had climbed a hill, the stone road was dead, and he looked around.In a daze, I suddenly heard a slight tinkling, which was like wind chimes on the tower and iron horses under the eaves.

Lu Jian focused on the sound, and saw the wind blowing through the forest, the waves of the trees were melodious, and a corner of the stone building was exposed between the shadows of the slanting trees.Lu Jian let out a cry of joy, jumped up, and rushed towards the stone building.

Li Xu's journey passed in a blink of an eye, and the whole body of the stone building was revealed in front of his eyes.The building was built in the forest, with two stories high and only a few feet in length and width. Rusted and eroded by the years, it is still facing the wind.

Standing in front of this nameless stone building, Lu Jian felt a sense of simplicity and desolation rushing towards him for some reason. He couldn't help but hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open and entering.

The building is very simple, the wooden tables and benches have long since decayed, only a few stone tools remained intact, carefully identified, they are nothing more than stone mortars and pestles, stone mills and stone mills, and a large stone table, which is full of people. thick dust.

Lu Jian got nothing, disappointed in his heart, and hurried up to the second floor, where the birds were flying around. After many years, the building has become a nest of seabirds, with feathers and feces everywhere, and the stench is suffocating.Looking around, Lu Jian's heart felt cold, and the blood all over his body was frozen. It turned out that on the left wall, a row of bookshelves was in a mess, and the pages of the books had been torn out by birds, leaving only scraps of paper on the floor.

Lu Jian was stunned for a while, put down Yao Qing, and rushed to the bookshelf, looking like crazy, but there was no complete page except for debris on the ground.The scraps of paper were covered with dust and bird droppings, yellow or white, no writing could be discerned anywhere.When Lu Jian was silent for a while, he let out a piercing scream, and tightly clutched the pile of shredded paper with both hands, nails pierced into the flesh, dripping with blood.

The sound of wailing was heard far away, and the sea breeze came slowly.Under the eaves, the iron horses collided with each other, making a pleasant sound, which seemed to comfort the pain of the people in the building, and the birds on the trees were tactful, and seemed to tell the ruthlessness of the years.Lu Jian's mind was in chaos, his face was cold, unknowingly covered with tears, and at this moment, a low moan came from behind him.

Moaning in his ears, Lu Jian hurriedly turned around and hugged Yao Qing, only to see her moth eyebrows quivering, as if in extreme pain, Lu Jian hurriedly passed the "Great King Kong Power" to her.After a while, Yao Qing's brows slowly relaxed, and after a while, they finally opened.

Lu Jian was mixed with sorrow and joy, the sorrow was that the medical books were destroyed and there was no hope of treatment, but the joy was that Yao Qing finally woke up after many days.At this time, in her eyes, there was a strange look, and for some reason, her pale cheeks also had a faint blush.

The two looked at each other, and Lu Jian felt distressed. He vaguely understood that this time, Yao Qing should be returning to the light, just like the setting sun is gorgeous, and in the shortest time, the remaining vitality will be exhausted all at once.The corners of Lu Jian's eyes were sore, and the sadness in his chest was overwhelming, but he was afraid of making Yao Qing sad, so he didn't dare to cry bitterly, so he forced a smile and said softly, "Ah Qing, we...we have arrived, here...here is The former residence of West Kunlun."

Yao Qing looked at him with a half-smile, then sighed suddenly, and said softly, "Lu Jian...you can never fool anyone, your face is smiling, but your eyes are crying..." Lu Jian quickly wiped it off. Eyes, said: "Where did I cry, there is not a drop of tears..." Yao Qing smiled and said: "Fool, don't gossip, I... I am very tired, so I can only say one sentence..." Lu Jian nodded sadly, the corners of his eyes But he was sour, he hurriedly turned his head, and took a long breath towards the window.

Seeing him crying and smiling, Yao Qing felt sad for a while, and wanted to raise her hand to caress his cheek, but her body was empty and powerless, so she could only sigh: "Fool, I'd rather die if I live like this." Lu Jian She said sadly: "Ah Qing, why do you mention the word dead? You are dead, what should I do?" Yao Qing shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I tried my best. These days, I live a good life." Bitter. Do you remember the whisper that the stinky fox whispered to me at the well that day? Because of that sentence, I can live to this day."

Lu Jian was at a loss, and asked, "What did he say to you?" Yao Qing took a breath, and said slowly, "He said, if I die, you will always remember me in your heart if I am so ugly. I look like this..." Lu Jian said angrily: "He's talking nonsense, I'll go find him..." After speaking, Yao Qing was about to get up, and Yao Qing said anxiously: "Don't..." In a hurry, she went to him again Because she was out of breath, Lu Jian hurriedly leaned over to help her channel her inner strength. Yao Qing took a breath and sighed, "Lu Jian, don't blame him. In fact, what he said is from my heart, you It's not as good as him, who doesn't understand our girl's thoughts..." Lu Jian smiled bitterly and said, "What are you thinking?"

Yao Qing stared at him, smiled and sighed, and said: "Ugly and beautiful, I don't care at all, otherwise, how could I pretend to be an ugly slave? But later on, it will become, 'Women are those who please themselves. ', I have someone I love, and I always want him to see my best appearance, you...do you still remember the story of Patriarch Liu Yingying..." Lu Jian nodded and said, "Yes."

Yao Qing sighed softly: "Only we girls understand her painstaking efforts. Why does she have to work so hard to keep her face alive until she dies? In fact, in her heart, she always hopes that there will be a day when West Kunlun will return. Will return to her side, she hopes that at that time, in the eyes of her most beloved man, she is still so good-looking..." Speaking of this, she smiled wryly, and said faintly, "People say... Patriarch Liu is a Strange girl, but I see, she is just a silly girl, just as silly as me..." At this point, she closed her eyes, tears trickling down the corners of her eyes.

After a while, she opened her eyes, only to see Lu Jian's mouth was wide open, her face was full of tears. Yao Qing was heartbroken and said softly, "Lu Jian, is that shell necklace still there?" Lu Jian was stunned. , reached into his bosom, and took off the necklace from the flesh.Yao Qing smiled and said, "You still keep it?" Lu Jian's face became hot, and he said in a low voice, "I...I..." Yao Qing said, "What are you? Why don't you put it on for me?"

Lu Jian sighed, and silently hung the necklace on Yao Qing's neck. Yao Qing asked, "Does this look good?" Lu Jian nodded desperately: "It looks good, it looks good." Yao Qing smiled brightly: "Lu Jian, this is good Yes, life or death, I have no regrets. Along the way, I tried my best, and you also tried my best, and... and the stinky fox, he is the most bitter and tiring person. If I die, you...don't Blame him."

Lu Jian felt sad for a while, and sighed: "How could I blame him? It is my great fortune to have Gu Zhen as a brother in this life..." Speaking of this, I heard a faint sound on the stairs, but Lu Jianxin Hurt the lover, although I heard it, I didn't take it very seriously.

It was Gu Zhen who came. When he arrived at the stairs, he saw the situation upstairs and heard the two farewell. He felt very sad. Hearing the last two sentences, he couldn't hold back any longer. He retreated downstairs and supported the Zhang Shizhuo was so weak that he almost collapsed to the ground.

Indeed, as Yao Qing said, during this trip to the west, Gu Zhen was not only exhausted physically, but also extremely exhausted mentally. He almost exhausted all his talents and wisdom in his life, mobilizing all adjustable people and all adjustable things. In a hundred days, Across thousands of miles, an unprecedented feat has been achieved.However, after going through hardships and coming here, it was just the result.For a moment, his mouth was full of bitterness, and he tasted despair for the first time in his life.He clutched the edge of the table with both hands, and what was turning over and over in his mind was just one thought: "Elder brother regards me as a brother, but I am so useless...Elder brother regards me as a brother, but I am so useless..." Before he knew it, his eyes blurred, Tears slid down the cheeks, dripped on the table, and the dust melted, revealing subtle and indistinguishable patterns.

Gu Zhen was as meticulous as a hair, and even at this moment, he was still extremely alert. When he noticed something strange at a glance, he couldn't help reaching out to brush away the dust, and found that those fine patterns were neither sculptures nor words, but a picture of water potential.Gu Zhen's heart moved slightly, and he gathered up his sleeves to wipe away the dust, but he saw the three characters "Sea Formation Picture" engraved on the top of the stone table, and he looked carefully, the picture drawn was exactly the water formation that he passed by before.The reefs in the formation are all prepared, and the six stone monkeys are also marked with images, even the location of the island is clear at a glance.

Gu Zhen looked at it for a while, and felt disappointed. He guessed that this map of the sea formation was the place where the West Kunlun father, son, grandparents and grandchildren deduced the formation method. Before entering the formation, it was very good. It was useless, so I was very discouraged at the moment, left aside, squatted on the ground and thought hard: "Now there are five clues, and there are still 'snake caves'. Could it be that there are poisonous snake caves on this island? But I have been walking all the way, only seeing birds , there is absolutely no beast or reptile. The first four clues are all related to each other. It stands to reason that the snake cave is no exception. It must be closely related to the 'ape bucket tail'... ape bucket tail, ape... ape bucket tail..."

Thinking of this, Gu Zhen's mind suddenly flashed like lightning, he stood up, stared at the map on the table, and at the same time stretched out his left index finger as a pen, and stringed up the stone monkey marks one by one. They are connected in series like spoons, forming the shape of a dipper.

"Ape Fighting Tail? Ape Fighting..." Gu Zhen was both surprised and delighted, and his thoughts turned, "It turns out that these three words have a double meaning, one refers to the tail of the stone monkey, and the other refers to the number of the stone monkey coincident with the number of the Big Dipper But there are only six stone monkeys here, the Big Dipper, and one of them is missing. Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang, with the spoon as the head and the handle as the tail, the tail of the bucket should be the shake light , what is missing in the picture is fluctuating light, the Big Dipper points to different directions in four seasons, but the distance and direction between the seven stars remain the same for thousands of years..."

With this in mind, Gu Zhen looked at the map carefully. The person who drew it must have deliberately made things difficult and did not mark it. Fortunately, Gu Zhen loved sailing since he was a child. It has long been branded in the heart, and now the six stars are positioned among the seven stars, and one star is shaken out.Gu Zhen made a rough calculation and found that the Seventh Star is not elsewhere, but in the southwest of the island.

Gu Zhen was overjoyed, went out and ran to a high place, took out the compass from his arms, turned the magnetic needle, and immediately indicated the direction of the fluct light, and then rushed over with a gust of wind.

Along the way, the trees and vines are intertwined, the vegetation is full, and the clear springs at a glance converge into a stream, which flows to the sea.There are some medicinal herbs scattered by the stream, Tianqi, Astragalus, and Asparagus are all Chinese things, Gu Zhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "These medicinal herbs must have been brought by Master Hua, but it's a pity that her generation of masters can't benefit China, and she will be fragrant." For thousands of years, instead of old age and death, loneliness and ignorance, life is terribly sad, there is nothing more than this."

The stream twists and turns, the trees are gradually thinning, and the front is suddenly open. A star-gazing stone platform rises flat, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, shaped like a gold character, with neat steps, facing the sea. as before.

Seeing this, Gu Zhen felt a sense of awe in his heart, and went up the stairs to the top of the stage.Among the barren grass all over the body, the armillary sphere occasionally reveals its majesty, and the seismograph is half covered.Standing on the platform, you can have a panoramic view of the vast sea, and a winding stone step leads along the top of the platform to the sea.

Gu Zhen wandered around, separated a long grass, and saw a stone monkey curled up next to the armillary sphere, Mu Mu sitting upright, it was undoubtedly the "fluctuating light" monkey.Behind the stone monkey, there is also a tail, raised high, pointing to a distance, Gu Zhen followed the trend and looked, the stone steps that descended from the stage cast a shadow in the sunlight, submerged between the steep reefs.

Gu Zhen stepped down from the stage and inspected along the way, but found nothing.Thinking of Yao Qing's imminent life and death, she became anxious, found a branch, and stabbed it randomly along the way, hoping to poke a hole, and a big snake came out of it.Walking and exploring like this, you will reach the seaside in a short time, and if you go further down, it is already cold sea water.

Gu Zhen stood by the sea, pondered for a while, and then returned to the stage, watching where the monkey's tail was pointing.At this time, the sun has turned to the west, and the sky is full of brilliant colors, and the shadows of the steps are gradually shrinking, changing into thin and long.At this time, Gu Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he was surprised to find that the shadow of the stone steps became more like a large python with its head and tail complete and lifelike as the sun went west. The sinking sunset went against the road and swam slowly towards the sea.

Gu Zhen jumped up and flew to catch up with the snake shadow.At this time, the setting sun gradually disappeared behind the observatory, and the shadow of the snake became thinner and thinner, and finally turned into a point, burrowing into the bottom of the reef.

"Snake Cave, Snake Cave, so that's how it is." Gu Zhen moved his palm with momentum, and pushed it suddenly, and the reef shook.Gu Zhen was even more happy in his heart, and with enough strength, he pushed again, and the reef overturned, rumbled and rolled into the sea. Under the reef, there was a round stone door with a copper ring and green rust.Gu Zhen grabbed hold of it and lifted it up with all his strength, the stone door opened with a bang, and the cold air rushed towards his face.Gu Zhen couldn't help taking half a step back, and fixed his eyes to see that under the stone gate, there was a row of winding stone steps leading to the depths of the nether world.

(End of this chapter)