Angry waves

The fastest shortcut to Lanling Town and Crab Flower Town is to cross the Divine Spring by boat. However, the Divine Spring is the residence of the goddess, and rafting on it is an offense to the gods, and most people would not do this.We can only bypass the Divine Spring by land, pass through Rune Town, and then go to Cricket Flower Town. The edge of Rune Town near the Divine Spring is a small hillside, not very high, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small mound.

We set off on the morning of the day of the festival, and it took us more than an hour to ride the horses to Chua Town. When we passed Shenshen Spring on the hillside, I couldn't help staring at the calm lake water in a daze.The azure lake sparkles in the daytime, like a sapphire inlaid in the green forest, quiet and beautiful.

Liu Yu sat quietly in my arms, hugged my waist and looked at the god spring, her beautiful tail bobbed and swayed with the horse's strides.On the way, Mao Pu kept turning his head to look at this side, and there was a strong signal in his eyes that he wanted to touch him.

But Liu Yu doesn't let anyone touch his tail.

I grabbed the rein and tried my best to maintain a correct sitting posture, because it was my first time riding a horse. Although Mao Pu said it was the most docile horse, I was still a little worried.Coupled with a mermaid who doesn't know when something will come out, the waist along the way can be said to be suffering.

Even if the riding time is not long, there is still some tingling in the thigh under the constant bumps.Mao Po said that I had never ridden a horse before, and I was not used to it. The meat on the inner thigh was tender, and even if I put on a harness, it might be ground to pieces on the first ride.

It's a small injury, just ask Qingshan for a little ointment when he comes back, it's not a problem.

After riding for a while, a small fluorescent pink flower appeared sparsely, and the closer to Cihua Town, the denser it became, until the entrance of Cihua Town was surrounded by a sea of ​​flowers, and the mountains and plains were full of this kind of flower.

There is a stone tablet at the entrance of Cihua Town, on which the word Cihua is written in Xiaozhuan, which is quite old-fashioned.The arch on the side is wrapped with climbing vines, and many balloon ribbons are tied to it in order to welcome the big festival.

There is no hotel in Bifeng Township, because it is such a small place, and it is enough to ride a horse day and night without stopping for a whole day.So Mao Pu and I put the horses in the racecourse, which is available in every town.It is said to be a racecourse, but in fact, it also stores various carriages, rune cars, trailers, etc., which can be regarded as an alternative parking lot.

If it’s really late and you’re worried about being harassed by snakes, insects, rats and ants on the road, and it’s not convenient to go back, just find a random family to stay for one night. Generally speaking, the people here are very kind.

Walking through the small road outside the town, you can see Japanese-style bamboo houses with the characteristics of Huahua Town on both sides, and even the windows are mostly pasted with paper.

There are many busy people on the street, and every house is decorated with lanterns and festoons.

During the holidays, children are the happiest, but adults are the most painful.Adults have to hang things, purchase festival utensils, buy food, prepare sacrifices, etc.; while children are only responsible for whistling happily from below when adults are setting up ladders and hanging lanterns...

Well... could easily lead to all kinds of tragedies.

The ceremony will not officially start until evening, when the mayor will lead the residents to the mountain to invite the god priest, and then the god priest and the four chosen messengers will carry the sacrifices to the god spring.Then came the blessing, and after the blessing, there was the big carnival. As for the big carnival program, every village is different, and every year there will be some different tricks.

It was very early before the festival started, so Mao Po and I went to the market first.

Now that we are in Cihua Town, we have to try the Huasu, a specialty of Cihua Town.

Every resident of Cihua Town will make this kind of pastry, of course, this is also thanks to a unique flower in Cihua Town - thorn flower.That is the fluorescent pink flower we saw at the entrance of the town when we came here. This flower is used in many ways, such as medicine, runes, and food. When making rune tools, it is used as a rune stabilizer. Adding a splash or two of thorn flower refining liquid can also make the pattern on the tool more vivid.

However, this kind of flower only grows in Cricket Town. If it is planted in other places, it can bloom, but the dried flowers that bloom are shriveled and have no use value at all.Even Rune Town, which has a lot of research on flower cultivation, can't do anything about them, and can only buy fresh spiny crystal flowers from Trick Flower Town every year.

This is where the name of Chua Town comes from.

The market was bustling with people, and each family took out a wooden board from the house and put it at the door, and put homemade flower cakes and other small things with their own characteristics.

A small flower crisp, pinched into various shapes, the milky white skin exudes a thick milky fragrance, bite open, the crispy and soft taste spreads and melts in the mouth, the aftertaste is endless, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

Simply delicious!Sweets can be so tempting!For people like me who used to eat canned or synthetic food every day in Sewaio, Shelter couldn't be better!This is the first time I know that desserts can be made into so many exquisite shapes, and the taste can be so soft and delicious!

Liu Yu doesn't seem to be very interested in sweets, but those colorful little things attract his attention even more.Along the way, many people cast curious eyes on us, but no one really came forward to ask, only some children followed us laughing and laughing.

The red sun is sinking to the west, the hot air is chasing the colorful clouds, and the time of shopping in the market is fleeting.

After all, Mao Po is a girl, and I bought a bunch of snacks and gadgets. I was embarrassed to always eat things from other girls, so I helped carry things.Liu Yu drank six large cans of water on the way, which attracted many people's attention to us.

When the rosy light in the sky gradually faded, and the color of the sky turned dark purple mixed with the afterglow of the flame-like sunset, a dazzling light shot out from the top of the statue of the goddess in the square, the tallest building in Chuahua Town.

It was installed by someone in advance, and the light beam just projected on the residence of the priest of the mountain god, illuminating the white building more sacred and majestic.The people living in it are also respected by people. They communicate with the gods, dedicate their lives, convey people's love for the goddess, and at the same time sprinkle the blessing of the goddess to this land.

The villagers raised the torches in their hands, grabbed a handful of thorn crystal flower powder from their waist pockets, and sprinkled them into the sky, shouting in the most pious tone——

"God bless! Shelter from the wind!"

"God bless! Shelter from the wind!"

"God bless! Shelter from the wind!"

The firelight reflected the smiling faces of the villagers, and the children also shouted excitedly. Although they were not very neat, they could also see their expectations.

Looking at such a scene, I actually feel a bit like a cult priest or something... This is too fanatical, and those eight words make it seem like brainwashing...

The thorn crystal pollen all over the sky shone brightly, paving the villagers' team into a "fluorescent" avenue.

The mayor led the team in the front and walked towards the temple. We followed the flow of people and walked forward. The atmosphere was lively, which made it feel like a festival.

People in District E basically don't celebrate festivals. For us, being alive, eating and living is the most important thing to celebrate, let alone other things.

I played with the conch on my chest, looking at the mottled lines that flickered on and off—since the last time it shone, it was no different from an ordinary conch.I can't figure out how this thing became so magical at that time, maybe it has something to do with the smaller conch on Liu Yu's neck?

The conch Liuyu was also hung around his neck casually, and he would not be angry if he wanted to take it off or throw it away. I guess even he himself didn't know what this thing was for, whether it was important or not.

After the god priest was invited down the mountain, he was replaced at the front of the line.The god priest was dressed in a loose white robe, with a white hat on his head, eyes closed and his hands clasped in front of his chest as he walked forward.In such a situation where he couldn't see the way, every step he took was surprisingly smooth, as if he hadn't closed his eyes at all, it was simply a show of magic.

The four envoys held the sacrifices and followed closely behind. There was no torch to illuminate them, but their whole bodies seemed to be surrounded by holy light, bright and warm.The youngest emissary looked to be only ten years old, with a tense little face and a serious expression, as if he attached great importance to the activities of the festival.

The procession stopped by the god's spring, and people surrounded the god's spring. The reflection of the torch swayed in the water, as if the water also ignited a flame.

The god priest murmured some incomprehensible words in front of the lake, and opened his arms suddenly.As if they had received some signal, people threw torches into the lake one after another. As soon as the flames touched the lake water, they all extinguished. There was a sizzling sound from the torches, like the last mournful cry of the flames, and white mist rose from the lake.The pollen bags and even some of the villagers' own clothing were thrown into the lake next.

After everyone finished throwing, the god priest beckoned the four envoys to come forward to offer their sacrifices. In fact, they just continued to throw things into the lake.To be honest, don't they feel that it is not environmentally friendly?

In this way, a lot of things have been thrown into the lake all year round, and it is incredible that it can remain so clear.

An even more incredible thing was yet to come. Along with the offerings from the envoys, the god priest also jumped into the lake, and without any run-up, he jumped directly into the middle of the spring.This is too nonsense, right? !Is this still the range that people can jump?I was dumbfounded, but the others had a common expression.

The god priest unscientifically floated on the surface of the water naturally, and circles of ripples rushed towards the shore. The fluctuations became larger and larger, and there was actually a stream of water that carried the god priest away from the lake.This makes me suspect that the so-called priest of the gods is actually a water-type supernatural being.

The god spring began to glow, from faint to dazzling.

Many people closed or covered their eyes, and some raised their heads to enjoy, bathing in the holy light.

The mermaid around me was a little restless, and I could feel that he seemed unhappy.

I squinted my eyes, feeling something was wrong.

After the light of the divine spring disappeared, the children took out the small buckets they had been carrying along the way, rushed to the spring to scoop it up, and then turned around and poured it on the surrounding adults.

I covered my eyes, my eyes were still a little dark, and I was violently attacked by a bucket of water before I could figure out what happened.Wiping off the water from his face, he opened his eyes and looked at many laughing villagers, not knowing who to seek "revenge".

Mao Po has already been playing with the children around him.

It's a shame that everyone is having so much fun.

At that time, the spring water also returned to the thick darkness that it should have at night, with a faint hint of uneasiness.No one noticed it, but it seemed to be able to directly hit my heart, linking to the hellish night in my memory. There seemed to be countless terrifying monsters hiding in the lake, waiting secretly in the silent waves.

The god priest disappeared at some point.

Suddenly my left hand was held by a cool hand, I turned my head and saw it was Liu Yu.

Staring straight at him with his golden pupils, he unconsciously had an illusion of being deeply cared for, and gradually fell into that intoxicating luster, and even the trace of uneasiness faded a lot.

Walk--

Walk?where to goI'm at a loss.

Walk--

For the first time, that misty voice seemed a little anxious, and the mermaid also grabbed my hand and opened fingers, pointing to the palm.

It was only then that I was surprised to find that a dark mark appeared on the palm of my left hand.

He stretched out his other hand to rub the mark twice, and found that it was not protruding, but was firmly attached to the piece of skin like a birthmark that appeared suddenly.

Taking a closer look under the moonlight, I found that it was a mini dark blue swirl.Looking closely, the dark blue waves seem to be able to flow and rotate with huge power, devouring everything around, as if the energy can permanently imprison the light in the darkness in the center of the vortex.

I suddenly had a bad guess. This vortex reminded me of the group of people on the submarine team at that time.

"Plop! Plop!"

I heard my heartbeat, louder and louder...

I felt a little weird on my body. I looked down at my hands and found that they gradually became transparent until they disappeared.Even Liuyu, who was holding my finger, was in the same situation. I called Mao Po, and people not far away...even if it was anyone, but no one noticed that we disappeared like this.

Just before the scenery in front of us dissipated, I saw a white figure passing quickly through the forest, stopping in front of us but catching nothing.

***

I floated up and down in nothingness, I couldn't believe that I was still in the lively festival just now, but now I came to such an inexplicable place.

"Whoa!"

There was the sound of water, and I looked at my feet in panic. The water overflowed from the bottom of my feet, and it was as cold as bone.

"Is that you, Liu Yu? Liu Yu!"

No one answered.

"Whoa!"

Another sound.

My heart was working so hard that I felt like I might collapse at any moment.

so cold!Something touched my arm.

I turned my head stiffly, and saw a mermaid that looked very similar to Liuyu, except that its wet and long hair was densely wrapped around its entire upper body, and that pale arm was tightly grasping my left arm. arm.

I heard a strange singing voice, which seems to be able to draw out the deepest fear and the saddest memory in people's hearts——

The sky was dark, and there was chaos everywhere. People were running around like headless chickens, ignoring the radiation above their heads, and they didn't even have time to wear protective clothing.

A woman rushed out of a secret passage with me in her arms, and retreated after a while.

Water, water everywhere, several black shadows quickly slid across the dark liquid, gorgeous light shot straight from the bottom of the water, rushing to the sky, beautiful like fireworks.

However, where these rays of light pass, houses are crushed to pieces, relatives are separated from their families, dogs and cats bark, scattered limbs are scattered in all directions, and people's mournful wailing fills the world, which makes people think of a word—hell .

Those black shadows like water ghosts didn't let go of any running soles of their living feet, and one by one those soaked in the water were dragged to the bottom of the water, as if touching sulfuric acid, a string of panic bubbles came out and they disappeared. There is no interest.

Crying, shouting, and the sound of water were mixed together. People grabbed things randomly and poked them under the water. The waves were rough, and the water that hit their bodies was mixed with a strong bloody smell.

The woman looked down at me, flustered and bloodshot eyes. She was muttering and praying in a low voice, but no one noticed her.

At this time, a man appeared by the door, and after only exchanging a few words, the woman stuffed me into the man's hand, took something and rushed out by herself.

I started to howl, and I couldn't grab her with my short hands.

The woman held something in her hand and roared towards the water, and finally threw it violently with all her strength, a blue light flashed past, and the red mist rushed straight into the pupils, and the earring on the man's left ear looked even more radiant under the light. bright.

The bloodthirsty light mixed faintly with the pleasure of revenge in the man's eyes, and it became a scar in my heart.

***

There was a warm and wet touch on his forehead, his fingertips twitched uncontrollably, and the air was filled with the not-so-pleasant familiar smell unique to the houses in District E.

"Mu Wei! Are you awake?"

Many phantoms flashed in front of my eyes, and an anxious face gradually appeared in front of my eyes.

"Dian Xing?" After opening my mouth, I realized that I was so weak that I didn't even have the strength to make a sound, just these two words sounded like a mosquito.

"Stupid you! I'm Miaoyan!" One second was quite gentle, but the next second the owner of the voice exploded.

I responded weakly, and hurriedly called this kid to bring me water, I was dying of thirst!

Seeing me leaning there gurgling and pouring water, Miaoyan's staring eyes gradually eased, and finally she pursed her lips and said helplessly: "Slow down, slow down, no one is going to grab you, why do you say you put it away?" I made this look myself. Sigh, you don’t know, I only found out that you were missing when Paxin came to the door.”

I grasped the word "you" sensitively, and let out a long sigh of relief after drinking, "What? Who else is missing?"

"Light up the stars and light up the lights! The whole house is missing, why don't you make it up! Even the house was confiscated and given to other people to live in, what happened! Why didn't you come to me!" Miao Yan looked Going crazy.

My heart sank. At the beginning, I participated in the 'patrol' instead of Dianxing, so it was impossible to tell others, so I didn't tell Miao Yan and them.And Dian Xing and the others should have either gone to Zone D, or sought treatment at the Insurance Association, and they couldn't possibly disappear anyway!

"Didn't you go to the Insurance Association to ask? Don't they all count the whereabouts of people with temporary IDs? What's more, the lighting is still a C-level mutation..." I didn't go on, the expression of the witty words gave me the best answer.

"This is impossible!"

"Is there anything impossible, you are in such a mess here, any high-level supernatural being can kill you all without anyone noticing." An immature voice replied with contempt.

I followed the voice suspiciously and looked over.

A cute, pink-haired little boy in bear pajamas was standing beside the bed with his chest folded. His expression and movements would definitely make many Zheng Taikong scream and pounce on him.

I looked at Zhengtai, then at Miaoyan, then at Zhengtai, then at Miaoyan, and hesitated: "You——son?"

The witty words didn't blow up, the kids did it first.

"Who are you talking about! I'm an adult!"

Little Zheng's face flushed red and her eyes widened, making her look even cuter.

Miao Yan hurriedly comforted him: "Okay, okay, Zhuo Fei, don't be angry, Mu Wei doesn't know the situation. After all, this guy can be regarded as your savior, so don't worry about this kind of thing."

Zhuo Fei snorted and turned her head away.

Seeing this, I opened my mouth wide, let out a long cry, and suddenly realized who this little guy was, "That little one..." I gestured for a swimming posture.

Miaoyan nodded, I didn't say 'mermaid' because I was worried that the walls have ears, and the E area is very sensitive to everything related to mermaids, so it must not be mentioned casually.

Just when I lay back and wanted to continue to rest, I suddenly remembered that Liu Yu who was with me didn't know where he was now.

After asking Miaoyan, he slapped his palm: "Is that handsome man with long hair with you? He's in the room. When he was found, he looked much worse than you," Miaoyan's dark face suddenly Two red clouds floated up, "Ahem, cough, in short, your clothes are only tattered, and he is lying there completely naked."

Why are you blushing!

People are mermaids, of course they don't wear clothes, no!Shouldn't the point be that the beach patrol found a merman lying there and poked it into a sieve! ?When did everyone's hearts become so big when they actually rescued him? ? ?Could it be that the world has changed drastically in the past few days since I disappeared... It's impossible to think about it.

"Is it a person? Isn't it something else?" So I asked cautiously.

Miao Yan took it for granted, "Nonsense, what else could it be?"

It can still be a mermaid, dear!

The author has something to say: I had something to do yesterday...I didn't have time, so today's weight is 0v0 of two chapters