Myriad Realms Exchange Machine

Chapter 159 Afternoon
At noon, Li Yu and Qiu Tong watched Lu Xu and Xu Tao leave the oldest building in the world that sheltered them overnight.

When they were indoors, the two hadn't noticed the impact of what happened last night on this place, but when they walked into the sunlight, they saw the damage done to this beautiful building when the monster attacked last night.

The railings in front of the main entrance of the oldest building in the world have been ruthlessly crushed to pieces, the rows of stone steps seem to have been plowed again, and the paw prints and ravines all over the ground tell the story of the two. The majestic power of that gigantic monster.When I look up at this scenic spot again, I can see the pillars that are already in danger, the original golden eaves are worse than scaled fish at this time, and the wooden doors and windows corroded by the black mist have even grown out. up mushrooms.The most obvious thing is that there is a huge hole on the roof of the building, presumably that is how the monster invaded the interior of the building.

This place used to be the symbol of a city, but now it has deteriorated overnight and turned into what it is now. Thinking that all this was caused by his own avoidance, Lu Xu couldn't help but sigh and felt sad.

"Don't blame yourself." Seeing Lu Xu staring at the dilapidated building with the longest history in the world for a long time, Xu Tao probably guessed what he was thinking, so he said lightly: "This building with the longest history in the world has been there many times. It was completely destroyed, but no matter how many times it is destroyed, it will eventually stand here again. I don't think this time will be the last time, but as long as there are people living in this place, as long as there are people who remember what it stands for , it will definitely stand here again.”

Knowing that Xu Tao was comforting himself, Lu Xu smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I was thinking, since the monster last night, since he could drill a hole in the wall, why didn't he just make a hole on the first floor? Instead of climbing to a higher place?"

Xu Tao replied: "Because the oldest building in the world has the power of 'geographical'. Since it is called 'geographical', naturally the closer to the ground, the stronger the power, so the first layer of protection is the strongest." , the higher you go up, the weaker it becomes, so the demon will choose to break through from the top down."

After finishing speaking, Xu Tao had already walked down the broken stone steps, and Lu Xu had to follow closely.

"Where to go next?" Lu Xu walked quickly to Xu Tao's side and asked, almost tripping over a piece of gravel.

Xu Tao watched the whole process of Lu Xu's staggering approach with disdain, and said, "We have a long way to go, if you sprain your ankle at this time, don't think that I will use you as a crutch. "

The chill in Lu Xu's heart...he thought in his heart, "This kid changed his face too quickly. A few minutes ago, he looked like a hot-blooded boy, but now he is so cold that people don't pay for his life. What is this for... ..."

However, while Lu Xu was in a daze for a while, the boy walked a long way again, not worried at all that Lu Xu would walk too fast and sprain his foot in the rubble.He hurriedly shouted, "Wait for me!" and hurried after him.

Li Yu asked Qiutong, "What do you think was that thing that appeared last night?"

Qiutong replied indifferently, and said: "When a plane is on the verge of destruction, there will always be all kinds of monsters and supernatural species. I didn't look carefully at the one last night, but I think it may be a complete glutton, or a dark battle tyrannosaur. .”

"Ah?" Li Yu looked dull, expressing that it was hard to imagine that yesterday's thing could be Dark Battle Tyrannosaurus or Gluttonous.

Qiu Tong cleared his throat and said: "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, 'Zhou Ding is eating gluttonous food, which has a head but no body, and eats people without swallowing them, causing harm to their bodies.'

From generation to generation, the pattern of open eyes and open mouths on bronze vessels was called Taotie.

Whether or not this kind of ornamentation was also called Taotie in the Yin and Shang Dynasties is unclear.Since the beginning of history, the culture of Shang and Zhou Dynasties has made great progress, and the Taotie patterns on bronze wares are not random embellishments, but should have a deep meaning.Moreover, there are more taotie patterns on ritual instruments, although they are used to sacrifice to ghosts and gods, or they also have the dual desire of blessing and blessing.

The Taotie pattern is mainly composed of the face facing the beast, and the left and right sides are symmetrical, and there is one on the left and one on the left when the body is worn.The face is a natural symmetrical figure, which has a deep impression on the faces of animals and humans.

Because the face is a silent language, not only the expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are shown on the face, but also the solemn, mighty, benevolent, ferocious, sinister, and mysterious attitudes are also shown on the face.

"Shen Yi Jing Southwest Desolation Classic" has a cloud, "There is a man in the southwest, with a hairy body and a hog on his head."Greed is as fierce as evil, accumulating wealth without using it, and being good at stealing people's grains, according to "Historical Records The Five Emperors" (Records of Justice).The strong take over the old and the weak, fearing the strong and single-handedly, the name is Taotie. "Spring and Autumn" The gluttonous person is also the untalented son of the Jinyun family. '"

"It turns out that Taotie is such a thing." Li Yu somewhat understood.

However, Qiu Tong felt that Li Yu must not understand it, so he continued to explain: "'Glutton' is a fierce beast in ancient legends from many planes, and its biggest feature is that it can be eaten.

It is an imaginary mysterious monster.This kind of monster has no body because it is so good at eating that it eats its own body. It only has a big head and a big mouth. It is very greedy and finally ate itself.

It is a symbol of greed, so it is often used to describe people who are gluttonous or greedy.

Later generations exaggerated the gluttonous part of the gluttonous image. Su Dongpo once wrote an "Ode to the Glutton" saying: "The beauty of the collection is to nourish the gluttonous", adding cuteness and love to the gluttony. Friends of gourmet food are also known as 'gluttons'.

Du Fu's poem "Muntuntjac" of the Tang Dynasty: "The clothes and hats are also thieves, the gluttons are the beards." Li Yu of the Qing Dynasty, "Nai He Tian Huo Vinegar": "In the end, the gluttonous gluttons who break into the banquet will be the ones who come first, but they will bear the emptiness." '"

Li Yu nodded suddenly, and said, "Okay, okay, don't talk about it, I really understand. But those two people are going to go far, let's hurry up!"

"Hey! Stop here, I haven't told you about Dark Fighting Greymon yet!" Qiutong said loudly.

While walking, the two of them had nothing to say.I saw Xu Tao separated a part of the sword spirit flame and lingered on his feet, walking lightly as if stepping on the wind, moving quickly.Since that snowy night, Lu Xu has gained the ability to run tirelessly. Although he is not very skilled in the application of this ability, it is not a big problem just to catch up with Xu Tao's pace at this moment. .

After running like this for two hours, the most historic building in the world has been left far out of sight by them. The blue flames that had lingered on the boy's feet tended to be extinguished, and the two were in a big shopping mall. stopped before.

"Let's rest here for a while." The young man panted slightly, a thin layer of sweat forming on his forehead.

Lu Xu nodded. Seeing the tiredness on Xu Tao's face, he couldn't help but think that this seemingly powerful young man in front of him was actually a patient with congenital heart disease.

Another thing worth mentioning is that when the two left the most historic building in the world, it was Lu Xu who carried all the supplies on his back, so he was able to put his talents to the best use.

"Drink some water." After Lu Xu stopped walking, he handed a bottle of juice to the young man, and then continued, "How far do we have to go?"

Xu Tao took the juice, took a sip casually, and then sat on the roof of a Mercedes-Benz, looked at the open door of the shopping mall in front of him, thoughtfully, and said, "It is very likely that the demon last night will come back after nightfall." Come after us again, so naturally the farther away from the hiding place last night, the better. However, there are more important things to do right now."

"En? What else is there?" Lu Xu asked while taking out a bottle of pure water and pouring it into his mouth.

Xu Tao glanced at Lu Xu indifferently, and said, "Isn't it cool to wear a beggar's outfit? Besides, I don't think you have the capital to show off?"

Lu Xu squirted out a mouthful of water.

It is true that last night he was first chased and torn by mud, wild cats, and big birds, and then eroded by the black mist of that unknown demon. The clothes on Lu Xu's body could not be described as tattered.If he wore a few more palm leaves on his head, nine out of ten people would think he had just returned from a vacation in Hawaii.

"Let's find some clothes in this shopping mall and change into it." The young man put the few remaining green flames on his legs back into the scabbard, then jumped off the roof of the Mercedes-Benz, and continued: "Remember to try your best." Maybe choose some light, strong, suitable clothes for sports, and preferably find some outdoor sports equipment or something. I'll look for knives or something that can be used as a weapon."

Suddenly realizing that Xu Tao planned to act separately from him after entering the mall, Lu Xu couldn't help but feel his heart tighten, and said, "Well... there won't be monsters appearing during the day, right?"

"Well," Xu Tao pondered for a moment, and said, "Probably not, at least I haven't seen monsters appearing in the daytime."

"Why do you say 'should'..."

The boy said very calmly: "That's it, let's meet at the door in four or ten minutes." Then he left Lu Xu with a gorgeous head, and walked through the glass door of the mall alone.

No matter how much he struggled, Lu Xu could only follow in, but saw Xu Tao squatting motionless on the ground behind the door after entering, as if he was studying something.

"It's very interesting." The boy looked at the ground with a suddenly enlightened expression and said.

In the mall, one meter away from the gate and ten centimeters above the ground hangs a fishing line.The two ends of the fishing line are tied to the feet of two "fashion models", and each of the two "models" holds a small bucket in their arms, which is full of glass beads.

"This is a simple alarm device." Xu Tao said, "If I had been a little reckless just now, I would have stepped on it. That would have affected the fashion models on both sides, and then those glass beads would have crackled. on the ground."

Li Yu and Qiu Tong also followed behind at this time.

Li Yu said with emotion: "If we were the ones walking in front, then we would be the ones who triggered the alarm device."

(End of this chapter)