Fear, anxiety, confusion, hesitation... and a hint of excitement deep in my heart...
Hu Li led the group of 32 foxes and ran non-stop in the direction of southwest. The Dazhen spies only searched for them inside and outside the Wei manor for half the night, but these foxes had not stopped running since they were attacked by swords and sabers at the night banquet.
It was already daybreak, and the location where the foxes were was becoming increasingly desolate; Luping City behind them was no longer visible.
"Grandpa, huh... huh... Grandpa, I'm tired, I'm so tired..."
A little fox with a cut on its back could not hold on any longer and ran to the side of Hu Li and cried. Most of the other foxes were also panting, and the blood from the wounds had dyed a lot of their fur red.
Hu Li himself was also running with a limp, feeling painful all the way, but he knew how powerful the human warriors were. At least they were far beyond the capability of weak monsters like them to contend with. Once they were caught up, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Keep running, keep running, if you're caught you'll be dead, keep running, everyone keep running!"
Hu Li and several of the old foxes knew in their hearts that in such a dangerous situation last night, no fox was fatally injured. One reason was that the scene was chaotic and the response was timely, and the other was that it must have been the master who took action.
But these foxes also knew very well that after last night, the Master would no longer help them, and they could not even mention the Master's title. They had to rely on themselves for everything.
Of course, the excitement in Hu Li's heart at this moment began to gradually overwhelm his fear and uneasiness, and his attention was more focused on the book in his mouth.
As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. The book that Mr. Ji left to this group of foxes is definitely not a simple thing. It can definitely help them to establish a foothold in the path of cultivation.
'This book must be preserved and studied carefully!'
The foxes kept running for two days and two nights, until many of them were almost too tired to continue, and they finally found a suitable place to rest.
It was by a small stream in an old forest at the foot of a mountain. Thirty-two foxes stopped by the stream without missing a single one, and then all the foxes rushed to the stream and drank water.
The sound of "gurgling" lingered among the foxes, and then each fox either lay down by the stream to catch their breath or licked each other's wounds.
"Those people won't catch up with us again, right?"
"Probably not." "Yeah, we've been running for two days..."
"Can we still go back?" "Where to go? We probably can't go back to Wei's Manor..."
"What about Xiao Liushan?" "I don't know..."
He was also practicing, with "Dream in the Clouds" placed beside him. He moved his injured forelimb. With the help of the thin spiritual energy in his body in the past two days, he could move his forelimb normally, but it was still a little painful.
"Is everyone's injury okay?"
"Apart from the pain, nothing else is wrong." "Me too, it just hurts."
"I have a bald patch, it's not only painful, but also ugly..."
"Yes, President."
When the foxes heard Hu Li's question, they all said they were fine.
Seeing that everyone was a little disappointed, Hu Li smiled and transformed into a human form again. However, because his cultivation was not yet advanced and he had no clothes with him, he barely used magic to evolve a simple linen shirt, which was not as delicate as before.
"Don't be discouraged. Although we encountered danger before, we got this immortal book in the deserted house of the Wei family. Just for this reason, others will be envious."
"Yes, the Book of Heaven is there!" "Hurry and take a look, hurry and take a look!"
"I heard that the Wei family's is a wordless book. We are monsters. Can we see it?"
"Before, the book was glowing, and words were floating out!"
"Come here, come here!"
Hu Li waved his hands left and right, signaling all the foxes to come over. Of course, everyone was very curious about the Heavenly Book and were full of expectations, so even if they were exhausted, they all came over immediately and formed a circle around Hu Li like a pile of Arhats.
Hu Li sat in the middle, and with a pilgrimage-like mood, he carefully opened "Dream in the Clouds". The moment he opened it, the book was blank, but it seemed to be just a momentary illusion, because the next moment, the book was full of words, as if it had just existed.
This time, unlike the brilliant light at the previous night banquet, the words on "Dream in the Clouds" are very plain, just like the ink writing on ordinary market books. In addition to the original text of "Dream in the Clouds" written by Zhong Pingxiu, there are also some tiny characters in the gaps between the lines.
"These big characters seem to describe the scenery. I don't quite understand them..."
"Don't make any noise, read the fine print. The fine print inside is the key point!"
The foxes were so engrossed in watching that the small characters were vaguely visible. Among them were annotations and explanations of Yunzhongyoumeng, but there seemed to be pictures of mountains and rivers, as well as many understandings of the five elements of spiritual energy. It can be said that it contained some principles of heaven and earth.
"Picture, this picture is so real, I can see the full moon on the top of the mountain..."
A little fox murmured, feeling that he was about to be sucked into the painting. He shook his head, only to find that it was already dark. Looking around, there was no fox left, and he was the only one left.
“Hu…Hu…”
A cool breeze blew by, and the fox's fur turned into waves pushed by the wind. He looked around in astonishment, and then looked down. He saw the top of a mountain.
"What's going on? Where are you? Great grandfather, second aunt, where are you?"
Echoes echoed in the valley.
"Where are you... where are you... where are you..."
The little fox raised his head. There was a bright moon hanging in the sky above, and the stars around it were dim. Looking more closely, it seemed that the moon was very close to the top of the mountain, so close that it gave an illusion that it could touch it by raising its paw...
At this moment, Hu Li woke up with a start and found that the foxes around him were gone, and he was sitting on a white cushion holding "Dream in the Clouds".
"This is where?"
Hu Li looked into the distance, and it seemed that he could not see the earth clearly, and it seemed a little blurry. But the next moment, Hu Li suddenly realized something, and looked down slightly, only to find that he was sitting on a broad white cloud.
The feeling around him was extremely real, the wind blowing in his face, the clouds floating slightly, and the height looked very scary. If he fell down, he would be smashed to pieces. Hu Li's heart was beating so fast that it couldn't slow down.
"Is this heaven? Am I the only one... in this illusion?"
"Yes and no."
Ji Yuan's voice came from beside him. Hu Li was stunned. He looked behind him, but couldn't see Ji Yuan. He looked around but didn't see him either.
"Sir, sir, where are you? Sir...!"
Hu Li stood up, but didn't dare to move for fear of falling from the clouds. He just faced all directions and shouted.
"Look in the book."
Ji Yuan's voice came again. Hu Li subconsciously lowered his head and saw words emerging on the book he was holding. They were the three words "read the book".
'It's not sound! It's text?'
Feeling carefully, it seemed that I didn't hear it with my ears just now, but it was as if I felt Mr. Ji's voice directly.
"Sir, what should I do, what should we do..."
Even though I had understood Mr. Ji's intentions to a certain extent before, when the time came, apart from the joy of seeing the Heavenly Book, the feeling of confusion was of course lingering.
"Of course I hope you can help me, but there are some things I won't force, and this is also an opportunity to make a decision..."
The text pauses briefly here and then transforms into new text again.
"You all promised everything I discussed with you before, but whether it was true or not is still unknown. It's not that Ji Yuan thinks you are lying, but I know that you don't realize the true meaning of this matter, nor do you know what the so-called danger is. After the battle with the Dazhen spy, it can be regarded as a wake-up call for you..."
"The scenes you see in the book may be the same or different. Each of them represents a state of mind and a possible situation at a certain moment. It is a vision. Simply put, what you wish for in your heart, and then look at the scene first. The two places are connected, and the road will appear..."
"No matter what you choose, it's fate. This is a gift from Ji to you. If some of you plan to leave, whether you return to the original mountain or find another place to practice, Ji will not blame you. If you also plan to leave, give "Dream in the Clouds" to the child who is willing to continue."
Hu Li understood what Mr. Ji meant. He had asked them for help at the beginning, and this favor would be dangerous. He asked subconsciously.
"What if, what if everyone wants to leave..."
Hu Li asked this question with trepidation, but because of his trust in Ji Yuan, he was not too afraid. He believed that compared to lying, Mr. Ji would not mind asking honestly about his concerns.
There was a blank on the paper for a few moments, and finally a few words appeared.
"Then put Dreams in the Clouds on the ground and you can go on your own."
"But, but this kind of heavenly book... leaving it like this, isn't it, isn't it unsafe? If it is blown by the wind and rain, it would be a waste of natural resources..."
"Dream in the Clouds will come back to me on its own. Well, that's all I have to say. Sit in the clouds and reflect on it, lest time passes by with nothing."
"Sir, sir?"
Hu Li called out a few times in a low voice, and the book in his hand no longer responded. Gradually, his attention was also attracted by the scenery.