stonecrandall Chapter 75 Sand Sea
Chapter 75 Sand Sea
In the dark temple, Duanmu Jian woke up leisurely, and through the hazy drowsiness, he comfortably rubbed the soft blanket under his head, slowly waking up.
Soon, she found that she had no strength at all, and she was so tired that she couldn't even lift a finger.She tried to mobilize her spiritual power, but found that her spiritual sea was empty, completely drained, not a drop left.
Duanmujian fell into a daze.
Um?Doesn't spiritual power dry up, which only happens after returning to the soul?
She just fell asleep and completed returning to the spirit?
Is she so powerful?With this efficiency, she can punch Fu Xiao, kick Bai Ling, and Megatron Jianzong Pei Siqin. From then on, she is No.1 among the four heroes in the early Yuan Dynasty!
She turned her head beamingly, just in time to meet Lu Ran's resentful gaze:
"Are you awake?"
Duanmujian blinked innocently.
Lu Ran's eyes were full of vicissitudes and sadness: "Do you still remember what happened in the dream?"
Duanmu shook his head honestly.
No one can remember what dream they had when they wake up.
She has not yet reached the stage of transformation.
Then she was surprised to find that the figure of Song Jun, the little junior, was visibly fatigued by the naked eye, and the whole person fell into a low and sluggish state.
Lu Ran sighed melancholy.
Very good, I forgot all about the wormhole, worm wall, and worm pile.
The world where his eyes are molested, his mind is polluted, and his heart is hurt is complete.
Duanmu Jian was puzzled, and with a rigorous and realistic attitude, asked in a hoarse voice: "What? What happened in the dream?"
Lu Ran showed a sinister and ferocious smile: "Are you sure you want to know?"
Duanmujian resolutely turned his head back:
"No, no, no, I'm actually not that curious."
Song Jun walked over from a distance and was surprised to see Duanmujian who was awake.With her help, Duanmujian sat up against the rock wall and saw a pile of discarded spirit weapons beside him.
There were no obvious cracks, but the spiritual circle inside was completely broken.
Isn't this Ruomu?What's wrong?How is this so bad?Is it all bad to have a dream?What kind of counterfeit and shoddy products are these?Is Song Jun, a fellow instrumentalist, good at it?
Lu Ran intuitively felt that he had to save his image as a tool repairer: "I can't dream with you, I can only share the dream vision through Ruomu all the way. These Ruomu are all broken to save you."
Duanmujian let out a cry.
If the eye is a low-level spiritual weapon, it stands to reason that it is impossible to cross the barrier between dreams and reality, and transmit vision and pictures.Lu Ran should have used some unique secret techniques.But ignorance is bliss. People who are too curious generally don't live long, so she doesn't bother to ask.
Moreover, the Ruomu they were carrying was all broken, and they must have encountered an extremely terrifying disaster in their dreams, at least making people have nightmares for a month.
The experience honed from years of painstakingly studied fishing skills made her deeply feel that since she has forgotten it, there is no need to revisit it again.If you don't know something, don't be curious to ask.
Anyway, Lu Ran obviously seems to remember everything, and he must know any key information.
Yi Yao sat behind Lu Ran at some point, and said softly:
"The bodies of the deceased have been frozen, and they will be buried according to traditional customs after they are released."
Duanmujian wanted to cover his ears: "Well".
corpse?How could there be a dead body?There was no need to tell her about the spooky things that happened in her sleep, she didn't want to hear any horror stories at all.
Wait a minute, why is Yi Yao able to freeze the corpse?He can actually do magic?But when they fell asleep, they were not attacked.Looking at the expressions of the other two, Lu Ran and Song Jun also accepted this sentence well. It seems that they have known Yi Yao's true identity for a long time, and they should not be bad guys with ulterior motives.
Then don't think about it.Returning to the spirit has been completed, and she has no interest in who the monk who is about to part ways is.
Duanmujian's eyes that became tense and sharp in an instant faded again.
Ignorance is bliss.
"Speak out." Song Jun beside him suddenly interjected:
"I went to check just now. After the mural corridor in front of the temple was blown up, the exit was completely blocked by falling rocks. How are we going to get out later?"
Duanmujian almost didn't bring it up in one breath, his face full of surprise: "What?"
WTF?The mural gallery of the temple was bombed?Is it the thug who dared to blow up the temple in such a frenzy?Hasn't been beaten to death by the angry Sumuya?What happened in the end, to the point of blowing up the temple?Why did the more I thought about it, the more terrifying it became?
Duanmujian looked at Song Jun.Song Jun waved her hand:
"Don't ask me, I just woke up not long ago, I don't know how to get out."
She is really confused.
Duanmujian looked at Yi Yao again.Yi Yao was sitting behind Lu Ran, busy kneading the acupoints on his shoulders to relax his sore and stiff muscles from sitting in one position for a long time.Without even looking at her:
"Don't ask me, I didn't blow up the temple, I never thought about how to get out."
He was at best an accomplice.
Duanmujian looked at Lu Ran in disbelief.
No way, Song Jun looks like a beautiful and innocent little sweetheart.
Lu Ran opened his big watery eyes and showed an innocent smile, his face full of innocence:
"Master Duanmu, you are a genius with both civil and spiritual roots, the mainstay of the Immortal Alliance, and the light of hope for the future of the Immortal Cultivation World. I accidentally blocked the gate of the temple. How do you think we can get out?"
Duanmujian almost couldn't resist picking up the broken Ruomu and threw it at Lu Ran.
Feeling murderous, Yi Yao glanced at Duanmujian coolly.
Duanmujian shivered subconsciously.
Her duty as an immortal cultivator made her brave and strong against enemies, but her instinct as a salted fish made her lie flat on the spot.
Yi Yao withdrew his gaze, continued to press Lu Ran's acupuncture points, and asked in a soft voice, "Is it comfortable? Are your shoulders still sore? Is this strength okay? Do you want to apply ice packs to your eyes again?"
Lu Ran let out a comfortable sigh, and immediately realized that there were a bunch of people watching him.His face was flushed, his fingers curled up shyly, trying to put on a calm and indifferent tone:
"It's just normal."
Yi Yao chuckled, and the warm air swept across Lu Ran's cheeks.
Lu Ran felt his face getting hotter.
Duanmujian succumbed to Yi Yao's invisible deterrence, and only dared to whisper to Song Jun:
"What happened to your junior brother's eyes? Did you see something you shouldn't have seen?"
Song Jun explained: "When we wake up, we forget the things in the dream. But Lu Ran saw the dream through Ruomu, so he retained all the memories. According to him, we have been chased and killed by the fallen locusts in the dream. , Hundreds of millions of pitch-black insect eyes are always staring at..."
Duanmujian covered his ears in pain: "No, no, don't tell me, I didn't hear anything."
Song Jun: "..."
If this attitude of dereliction of duty and sabotage is placed in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it will be directly persuaded to leave. Do you know if you tell the old man to return to his hometown in advance?
She abruptly changed her words: "I also pass through a palace made of gold, a country floating on water..."
This time, Song Jun successfully aroused Duanmujian's interest.She turned around with great interest and asked Lu Ran:
"Water city? What kind of place is this?"
Yi Yao glanced at Duanmujian indifferently, and the kneading force in his hands increased slightly.
Lu Ran was enjoying Yi Yao's service, feeling ecstatic, not paying any attention to Yi Yao's prompt.Without thinking about it, he said casually:
"Oh, you said the country of floating. They encountered a big flood and couldn't go to the ground, so they had to retreat to the lake, and the houses were floating on the water."
Yi Yao touched the hair on the top of Lu Ran's head and sighed.
Duanmujian became even more enthusiastic:
"The house floats on the water? How do you do it? What if the foundation is not stable? Is it like the spaceship of Fozong?"
Yi Yao squeezed Lu Ran's hand unabashedly, reminding Lu Ran with a straight face on Duanmu Jian's face.But Lu Ran still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, so he replied very honestly:
"No, they used a kind of driftwood as the foundation, and built columns on the floating board. The elevated first floor is used as a passage, and the second floor is where people live."
In Duanmujian's eyes, there were literally a hundred thousand reasons sparkling.
Yi Yao clicked his tongue and decided to change his strategy.The corners of his eyes drooped, and he looked disappointed and lonely, as if he was dissatisfied with Lu Ran in his own hands, and he was actually distracted from talking to others.
This is obviously more useful than those cryptic hints before.Although Lu Ran didn't understand why he was suddenly wronged again, he quickly silenced and waved to Duanmujian, indicating that he could not talk to her anymore.
But now it's beyond his control.
Duanmujian didn't intend to stop at all, and a series of questions were thrown out like a cannonball:
"Driftwood? Why doesn't the driftwood rot and deform when it's soaked in water? Why can the pillars be inserted on the driftwood? How are they fixed and connected? The weight is on the second floor, so it can be supported? There are waves on the lake, and people live there. In the upper floors, the shaking must be more severe, won't the people inside get dizzy?"
Lu Ran was dumbfounded, never expecting that he could bring up so many weird questions with a casual sentence.
He finally understood Yi Yao's unusual behavior just now.
Now I regret it, I regret it very much.
Lu Ran looked at Yi Yao with wet eyes.The magic cultivator who can freely enter and exit the dreamland must also retain memories.
But Yi Yao just shrugged his shoulders, saying that he was helpless, and he didn't seem to help at all.Seeing Lu Ran's pitiful look, he looked at himself in embarrassment, and even showed a pleasant and wicked smile at the corner of his mouth. He couldn't help stretching out his hand and pinching Lu Ran's cheek: "I also forgot."
Lu Ran: "..."
Sure enough, men are unreliable.
Lu Ran had no choice but to bite the bullet and start recalling: "Oh, the problem of the instability... They seem to have placed a special metal component at the joint at the top of the pillar..."
Duanmujian interrupted him roughly: "Isn't the metal component heavier on the top of the column? And how is the metal connected to the wood? Will the metal not rust quickly in a humid environment?"
Lu Ran began to make up nonsense, trying to get away with it: "What about metal components? I believe everyone is familiar with architectural metal components. Let me explain to you. Metal components are actually components made of metal. .You may be surprised why metal components appear in water buildings? But the fact is that, I am also surprised..."
Duanmujian stared at Lu Ran with dead eyes.
Lu Ran regretted it, so he had to beg for mercy: "I can only connect with Ruomu's vision, but I can't hear the sound. I don't understand this kind of thing in your Duanmu family. I don't know anything, because I'm just a small instrument repairer."
Duanmujian didn't buy it at all, and sneered: "Impossible! If there is such a city, I would definitely like to draw every part, disassemble it, crumble it and write notes for you. I must have explained it to you. Tell me! Tell me!"
Lu Ran thought that it would be great if I insisted on leading you in the right way, so I don't have the energy to pay attention to what you wrote.He couldn't bear it and began to blew himself up: "Don't ask, the ancient people in Sumuya are all reincarnations of banished immortals, born with supernatural powers and boundless spells. You know banished celestials, right? The kind that can build a house with a wave of your hand."
Duanmu hesitated for a moment, his eyes moved back and forth between Lu Ran and Yi Yao who was almost completely attached to him, and said quietly:
"Could it be... when I gave Ruomu a passionate explanation, you were talking about love with your little lover, right?"
Lu Ran: "..."
Oops, oops, found out.
He stiffened his neck and looked away guiltily.
Duanmujian was furious, he got up and wanted to hit someone with Ruomu again, the action was so violent that he almost twisted his waist and let out a scream.
Lu Ran rushed forward to stop her:
"Master Duanmu, you are a genius with dual spiritual roots of civil engineering and the hope of the future of the world of immortality. We also expect you to use your unique skills, display boundless mana, open the hole and take us out. Don't get angry. !"
While rubbing his waist, Duanmu Jian mocked coolly:
"Oh, little brother, is it the first time you come out to return to the spirit? Didn't Song Jun tell you? The person who returns to the spirit will be drained of all the magic power in his body, and all of it will be integrated into the magic weapon. Even in the cave with the most abundant spiritual power, It will take several days to recover. The spiritual power in the desert is thin, and if I stay here, I'm afraid I won't be able to fully recover in a few months."
Lu Ran seemed to be struck by lightning.
He dared to blow up the temple at that time because he was sure that even if the entrance of the cave was blocked by falling rocks, when Duanmujian woke up, she could quickly clear a new path.
In the end, Duanmujian said that after she returned to her spirit, she lost all her mana?How long will it take to recover?
Lu Ran thought about it carefully.It seems to be the case.At that time in Yancheng, after Pei Siqin returned to the Lingnan tree with the calling bell, her face was indeed pale.After that, he could only let Monk Chaosheng drive the flying boat and take him to the southern border.
Lu Ran resolutely gave up on Duanmujian and turned to Song Jun:
"Senior Sister Song, you are a genius with a fire attribute and a heavenly root, and the most honorable princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. You will definitely be able to attract thunder and fire from heaven and earth, and open a path for us."
Song Jun apologized: "I don't have much spiritual power left. Even if I can forcefully break through the falling rocks, but I don't have enough knowledge of geology, it is very likely that the main structure will be blown up, causing the temple to completely collapse, and everyone will be trapped here completely. .”
Lu Ran was speechless, and looked at Yi Yao again with his last hope.
Yi Yao sat up straight at some point, and looked straight into the distance through the rock wall, his dark eyes were entangled with demon energy.
Blood River...has come... Tsk, what a hassle...
When he came back to his senses, Lu Ran was looking at him affectionately with his last hope:
"Yi Yuan, you are a peerless genius who is once in a thousand years in the cultivation world. You are the one who is destined to meet me in Shahai. You will definitely be able to turn the tide and lead me out of the darkness."
Yi Yao turned his head a little stiffly, not daring to look into Lu Ran's shining eyes.
Why did news come from the Demon Realm at this time... Last time, in order to hurry back and fish Bai Ling out, he could only bid farewell in a hurry, which directly led to Lu Ran being obviously angered this time.
As a result, he had just received the news that the Balrog had sneaked into the Blood Demon's domain through his half-truth and half-false deception, and lay in ambush in the Blood River ahead of time.He had to leave early again to complete the ending of the whole game...
Yi Yao sighed weakly: "Actually, I'm not a good person..."
An ominous premonition surged in Lu Ran's mind, and he forced a smile:
"You didn't have a choice before, but now you can turn to the light and be a good person."
Yi Yao lowered his head and closed his eyes in pain:
"I'm going to be a good guy, but not now. I have my reasons."
Lu Ran became more and more flustered:
"Don't tell me, you're leaving us and running away."
Yi Yao finally mustered up all his courage, and said sadly and frankly:
"Sorry, I'm the Demon Lord."
Lu Ran: "..."
Strong demonic energy gushed out from Yi Yao's limbs and turned into a huge shadow of a black bird, circling around Lu Ran reluctantly, accompanied by the sound of howling wind, rushed towards the entrance of the cave, and merged with the darkness , disappeared.
The possessed mortal body fell down silently, Song Jun stepped forward to support him, but was surprised to find that Yi Yao had completely changed his appearance and turned into a completely strange man.
Song Jun supported the unconscious real Yi Yao to lie down, and looked at Lu Ran tremblingly.
Contrary to her expectations, Lu Ran did not have grief, indignation, ecstasy, or tears, only a look of detachment that looked down on the vicissitudes of life.
But the calmer Lu Ran was, the more she and Duanmu Jian felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Song Jun said tremblingly: "Small, junior brother. Are you okay?"
Lu Ran chuckled: "I'm fine. Sister, I've realized it. A wise man does not fall in love, but builds a beautiful mountain and river. What do you think of me going to listen to the ruthless way of Buddhism?"
Duanmujian was horrified:
"No, no, no, I look at your spiritual root and appearance, and I predict that your love life will be bumpy in this life, but it will eventually be complete. To tell you the truth, I have 78 cousins, romantic male virtues, stern and black belly An honest madman and a liar male mother, everything you should have, everything you need, there must be something you like."
Lu Ran: "..."
Does your brother know you say that about them?
Turning her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the green firefly flying around Lu Ran's fingertips, and persuaded her earnestly:
"Does the ghost messenger like it? Listen to my sister, you must find the ghost messenger who loves you like this. Don't chase those phantoms that you can't love, abuse your body and mind, and add to your sadness."
Lu Ran: "..."
He swore that he and Taiyi Zhenling were really innocent in his previous life.
At this time, there was a sudden noise from outside the rock wall, and tiny stone grains rustled down.The monks all turned dark, stood up and stopped the villagers behind them.Lu Ran lit the soul lamp in his pupils and looked out through the rock wall.
The strange sound was getting closer and closer, and it was about to break through the stone wall.Song Jun tightly shook the long whip in her hand, and was about to strike first by virtue of her positional advantage, but was stopped by Lu Ran.
He stared at the rock wall in disbelief.
A moment later, a gap was opened in the blocked stone gate, and clear sunlight poured into the dark ruins of the temple.People who have adapted to the dark environment in the cave have to squint their eyes and slowly adapt to the scorching light outside the cave.
A thick-headed man stuck his head in with great effort, and when he saw Song Jun Luran in front of him, he was startled at first, then saw the villagers behind them, and then turned around and shouted something in Sumuya with a cry of joy.
Soon, the sound of tools digging into the soil came from outside, and the hole was getting bigger and bigger, enough for people to pass through.Four people rushed in one after another.Now he hugged his relatives excitedly, and after seeing more than a dozen peaceful corpses on the ground, he fell to his knees in pain and couldn't afford to kneel for a long time.
After a long time, under the comfort of the survivors, he wiped away his tears.Three of them carried the corpses on their backs and carried them out one by one.The other person walked up to Lu Ran and the others and expressed his sincere thanks in jerky Central Plains dialect.
Lu Ran asked curiously, "How did you find this place?"
There was a reverent look on the man's face:
"The four of us are Sumuyans who were engaged in the spice trade. 20 days ago, we followed the spice caravan from the other side of the desert and returned to our hometown. Just a few days ago, we met a large group of black birds, and we felt an inexplicable feeling in our hearts I had a premonition, so I left the caravan and rushed back directly."
"But it seems that a terrible disaster happened in the desert. The original ancient road was scattered and disrupted by unknown giants. The sand dunes completely changed their shape. There was no trace of starlight in the dark gray sky at night. In the end, we completely lost our way."
"Just last night, the four of us dragged our tired bodies and lay on the sandy ground, tired and hungry, we closed our eyes in despair, feeling as if we were homeless, unable to find our way again. "
"But that night, we had the same dream. In the dream, we were walking aimlessly in the dark, unable to tell the direction, like a group of prisoners dying. Suddenly, a huge beam of light appeared in the sea of sand ahead of us. .”
"That silver-white beam of light reaches the sky above and stands on the ground below. It is more majestic than a mountain, more majestic than a tower."
"In the darkest and most silent time of the desert, the bright and soft moonlight quietly shines on the ancient town. The ancient and primitive stone buildings are like a goddess covered with silver gauze. Sporadic lights adorn her soft and pure face."
"All the hardships, all the sorrows, all the loss, uneasiness, grievance and loneliness seem to fade away at this moment. Only the wind is blowing over Populus euphratica, and the rustling sound is like a distant song in a dream."
Just at this moment, the breeze blew into the cave, lifted the thin old blanket on the ground, revealing the bed under the bunk that Duanmu Jian had been lying on. scarf.
Some people are afraid that Duanmujian, who has been busy for half a month, will not be able to sleep well because the ground is too hard.When making the beds for several people, he secretly put his headscarf under her pillow.
An indescribable emotion welled up in Duanmujian's heart, and she gently asked Lu Ran:
"That beam of light, what is it?"
Lu Ran shook his head.The last picture from Ruomu is Duanmujian walking towards the unmovable gun buried in the ground.He doesn't know anything else.
The clear beam of light shines on the ground through the gaps in the rocks, like pieces of fine gold leaf.Suddenly, the murmur from the depths of the temple rang in my ears again.
"See me..."
"The beam of light that runs through the sky and the earth is reflected in the pupils of the eyes, and we are deeply shocked by this unprecedented beauty."
- You don't have to see my real face.
——But please see my silver soul in the reincarnation of thousands of years through the gorgeous veil and desolate scars.
"remember me……"
"The gray and dead heart began to beat again. We suddenly felt that this could not end like this. We must continue to move forward and return to our hometown. An indescribable force surged through our bodies, and we seemed to be alive again from a near-death situation. .”
——Don’t remember my face.
——But please remember my courage and perseverance in every long night before dawn.
"Meet me again in a dream."
"We understand that the place where the beam of light rises is our hometown. We woke up and struggled to move forward in the vast sea of sand."
——Don’t meet me every night.
——I only wish I could heal your pain and fragility, and lead you to move on when you wake up.
"We recognized the morning star in the sky and finally got our bearings. A quarter of an hour ago, a huge black bird enveloped us, and we were in a trance. When we came back to our senses and took a closer look, we found the wreckage of the village that was almost invisible. It's right in front of our eyes."
The green fluorescent light, accompanied by dust, floats in the shadow of the bombed temple.
"There was no one on the barren ruins. We almost thought that no one survived. In desperation, some people guessed that the tribe might have hid in the temple. They came to check with the last hope, but found that the temple gate was blocked by falling rocks.
In the rocky mountain where the temple is located, there are several weathered and eroded rock cracks.The deepest one almost penetrates the inner side of the temple and the outside world.It may have been some kind of explosive shock, and we were surprised to find that the crack in the rock had been completely cracked, and we could get inside with a little digging.Sure enough, you are here. "
Tears flickered in the eyes of the narrator: "The ancestors blessed us, let us turn evil into good fortune, and meet again after a long absence."
All the Sumuya people have safely evacuated from the ruins of the temple, and the hustle and bustle has subsided, leaving only silence.The crystal dust was suspended in the golden light beam, and then slowly disappeared into the dark depths.
Song Jun was waving at him, it was time to go out.
Lu Ran wanted to say something, but seemed unable to say anything.No one knew what happened to Duanmujian's last journey alone.Just leaving in such a ignorant way, Lu Ran always felt a faint unwillingness in his heart.
He stared blankly at the vast Gobi desert in the distance from the entrance of the cave.And who knows that under the endless yellow sand, under every step they take, there are thousands of years of life and death reincarnation buried.
It was originally such a low-lying basin.They stepped on the numerous bones of their hometown and walked all the way to the highlands that were once out of sight.
Finally, he finally thought of a question:
"Sumya, what does it mean in your language?"
The businessman looked very surprised, thought about it seriously, and replied:
"This is a very old word. 'Sumya' is just a similar pronunciation after it has been deleted. No one knows its real pronunciation. Even if they know it, they may not be able to pronounce that syllable anymore."
"But its meaning, even the newly enlightened children here know it."
"Sumya, the city of sand sea—"
“[My hometown that is already immortal in a distant dream]”
The author has something to say:
The Shahai Chapter is finally finished!
Foreshadowings such as recovery of the temple's sleepwalking, rock cracks, spice merchants, and Lu Bai's prophecy√
If no one sees that the night scene described by the businessman is almost copied at the end of Shahai (5), I will cry (嘤)
It also explained the reason why the setting can't end with memories (Duanmujian).Only in this way can the effect of "no one knows the light, everyone knows the light"
This chapter uses a lot of stalks, including "Infernal Affairs", nonsense editorial, the world where only one person is hurt is completed, wise men do not fall in love, building a beautiful motherland, etc.
The last sentence at the end uses the name of the treasure of Matthew in "FGO" "the ideal city that is already far away"
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So far, I have written [Gui Ling] twice in total, and I will go through the main story next.The main line is actually the war between immortals and demons, the victory of justice over evil, a very ancient theme (cover your face).However, it also involves some past and present entanglements, which are more complicated and may not be too sweet
This article is expected to be relatively long, but it is actually not suitable for a novice like me to write.But it’s a bit of a headache, I want to give it a try (cover my face)
In the next few days, I will pause for a few days, revise the previous article, make the characters more vivid, and at the same time change the signing template √ (signing a contract is really difficult, woo woo woo)
See you next week!