In the tower, Green Girl was riding a loom, spinning cloth with her hands. Apart from singing, weaving was the only thing she could do to pass the time when she was bored. She wanted to spin a piece of cloth for hyacinth with blue thread, but she only had green thread.
This old loom had been in this room on the tower for as long as she could remember, perhaps even before she came here. No one taught her how to use it, but she recalled the moment she touched it. Before she was born, her mother always sat here spinning and singing a nice song. song. Every time Luo Luoji unconsciously hums the gentle melody, accompanied by the sound of pedal machines and threading shuttles, it always makes her imprisoned feel less lonely.
She had known Hyacinth for a long time. At first, he seemed to be attracted by his singing and stopped under the tower. She secretly looked at him through the half-closed window, who exuded a completely different atmosphere from this world. That was a beautiful man that could not be described in words. He always used a pure white bone flute to sing her songs. Whenever this happened, she felt that her surroundings were full of colors. Slowly she gained the courage to open the window and look at him. Over time, he came to live in her heart. As soon as they heard the sound of his flute, they met and became a tacit understanding.
Hyacinth led Xia Qiu and the others to the bottom of the tower, pointed to the closed window at the top and said, "That's where Green Rose is imprisoned! She has been imprisoned there since the flower girl left!"
The three teenagers all seem to understand the actions of the Yanluo Demon King to some extent for their own reasons. They were once over-protected by the Amber Dragon King and were not allowed to leave Dongyao's Qianqi; as long as they were not within the scope of Ouyang's ancient house, they would make Ouyang Hongye fearful. Ouyang Xiaolen; Xia Qiu also felt that Demon King Yanluo must be afraid that Luoji would leave him like her mother. Even if his behavior was unkind, it should be out of the desire to protect her.
"Pothos rarely opens the window, but she is very sensitive to music. Every time I play the flute, she will open the window and sing along. Her singing is so beautiful, like the sound of nature that can purify the soul." Hyacinth said He took the bone flute from his waist and gently put it to his mouth. The melodious melody sounded as he breathed out.
Sure enough, as soon as his flute started playing, the window on the tower was suddenly pushed open. She must also be waiting for his arrival. Luo Luoji leaned out. She was a fair and petite girl, wearing green clothes. Her hair was scattered behind her like a waterfall. Her face was getting whiter, and her big, round eyes like a deer looked curiously at the foot of the tower. A few unfamiliar faces except Hyacinth. Seeing that they were staring at her intently, she hesitated for a moment, became a little uneasy, and prepared to close the window in a panic.
Hyacinth hurriedly shouted to her: "Pothos, don't close the window, they need your help, otherwise they will never leave here."
Luo Luoji blinked her eyes, as if she believed Hyacinth's words, and continued to look at them. Her eyes seemed to be asking you what you need me to do.
"Luluo was locked up alone in the tower for a long time so she can't speak, but she should understand!" Hyacinth explained to Xia Qiu and the others first, then turned to Luoji and shouted, "They need you to accept the Manzhu they brought. Shahua and sing for them, this is the condition your father asked them to fulfill!"
When Hyacinth said the words Manzhushahua, Luoji had mixed emotions in her eyes. It was obvious that she liked this flower very much. No wonder, for her, this was the only evidence that her mother had ever existed here. , which is also the only remaining link between her and her mother. She hesitated for a moment, stretched out her hands to slowly lift up the long black hair behind her, and then lowered the tower along the window little by little. Only then did the few teenagers realize that her hair was so long that it could even be stretched all the way. to the ground.
Hyacinthia held up Luo Ji's hair, turned around and said to Xia Qiu and the others: "Put the Manzhu Shahua in Lu Luoji's hair so that she can bring the flowers up."
Several teenagers began to carefully insert the Manzhu Shahua flowers one by one into Luo Ji's black hair. A strange thing happened. The flowers that were already wilted suddenly became alive again the moment they came into contact with her hair. exuberant. When the flowers as red as blood covered her silky black and shiny hair, a bright smile appeared on Luo Ji's face. After the flowers were arranged, Hyacinth waved to Green Rose, and she slowly pulled up her hair.
"Luluo, just sing a song for them!" Seeing that Luluoji was still a little shy, Hyacinth begged her.
She plucked the Manzhu Shahua blossoms from her hair, held them into a bouquet in her hands, and looked at the beautiful flowers and thought for a moment. Then, she started to sing, the melody that her mother often hummed. Every note was as poignant as the flower of the other shore, as ethereal as if it were the epitome of the underworld. The song is full of sadness, but it also reveals a glimmer of hope. It is the longing for the mother, the resentment and forgiveness of the father, and the fear of loneliness. The final change of tone is more like the expectation of love and being loved... Her singing was filled with too many emotions, as if it was filling the underworld, and everyone couldn't help but shed tears. Even Ouyang Xiaoleng's eyes were a little moist.
If not isolated by the barrier set by Demon King Yanluo, Hyacinthus wished she could fly to Luo Ji, hold her in her arms and give her comfort. His eyes were intertwined with hers, showing infinite tenderness, which seemed to soften the cold air around him. All the while, he examined everything he had experienced in the past in her crystal clear eyes, and his soul was constantly being cleansed by her singing. It was she who made him believe that his past sins could be forgiven, and that he deserved unparalleled joy and happiness, that is, staying with her for life, never leaving her, even just looking at each other from a distance was like rubbing each other's ears. , even in this underworld country full of endless loneliness, it is as beautiful as heaven.
Although there were some minor twists and turns in the process, with the help of Hyacinth and Luoji, the three teenagers finally completed the first problem of Demon King Yanluo. Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi's previous wariness about Hyacinthia has disappeared. In exchange, they have gained more tacit understanding and trust, and have even become close friends.
After bidding farewell to Green Rose, Hyacinth led the three teenagers towards the Forbidden Forest: "Although the first thing is simple, it is always good to complete it smoothly! Without further ado, let's set off for the Forbidden Forest. !”
Hyacinth's heart was far from as relaxed as her tone sounded. The Forbidden Forest, like its name, is a forbidden area in the Kingdom of Underworld. It is very easy for people who are not familiar with this world to break into the forest by mistake. It is said that there are many hidden passages to other worlds, and those who enter by mistake are likely to be sucked into these black holes and never be able to return to their original world. Even he himself has never been to that place. Every time he passes by, he will have an inexplicable feeling of fear and awe of the forest, because it is like a huge black hole or muddy algae in the thick fog. .
At this moment, he was completely guiding them in his human form. In fact, it seemed that it had become his habit to lead them in the butterfly form in the past. As the guide to the underworld, he repeats the task of leading souls to a path of no return every day and night. The last thing he wants to let the undead see is the expression on his face. In his eyes, even if they had done many evil things during their lives, as long as they came here, most of them would be as cowardly and helpless as they were before.
He led the way and said: "The Forbidden Forest is on the edge of Lingqian Palace. Before entering the Forbidden Forest, I will use ropes to connect everyone together, because the fog inside is very heavy and it is easy to get lost! But we are looking for the colorful things there. The crystal will be helpful for us to go to Lingqian Palace to get the spiritual tablets!"
"How can I help?" With Qianqi's irritable temper, Hyacinth's habit of always saying half of what he said was a headache.
"If you want to go to Lingqian Palace to retrieve your own spiritual tablets, defeating the guard warrior is only the first step; after entering Lingqian Palace, finding your name among thousands of spiritual tablets is the second step. If you don't get the responsibility of managing the spiritual tablets, The help of the one-eyed old witch is like finding a needle in a haystack. Although the one-eyed old witch is not a bad person, he has a weird nature. He has been guarding the Lingqian Palace for many years and rarely has the opportunity to go to the world outside the Lingqian Palace. He likes to collect a kind of colored crystal stone that is only found in the Forbidden Forest. It is a spiritual stone from another world. The most peculiar thing about that stone is that at first glance it is just an ordinary black stone, but it can When it is touched by a soul, it changes its shape immediately. The whole stone will become like a five-color crystal, with patterns and colors in the middle that symbolize the soul of the person who touches it. We give him a colorful stone with his own unique symbol. Crystal, I can definitely please and convince him to help you find your own spiritual tablet."
"I'm very curious about what my colored crystal will look like." Xia Qiu said and looked at Ouyang Xiaoleng. In fact, she was more curious about the color and pattern of Xiaoleng's colored crystal. She guessed it should be like snow. Crystal clear color.
The deeper you go, the more you realize the emptiness and unpredictability of the underworld. All you can see is the empty ground and an occasional dead tree. A few strange birds fly across the sky. Those birds looked a lot like crows, but they were much larger than crows. They were covered with dense black feathers and had six blood-red eyes on their heads. Whenever Xiao Leng and the others fly over their heads, they always look ahead with their front two eyes, and the other four eyes stare in their direction, rolling their eyeballs up and down, left and right, and their blood-red eyes seem to be dripping. It's like blood, making people look chilling.
"They are the illusions of the lingering obsessions of the dead souls who came here. Demon King Yanluo ordered Hei Sha and Bai Sha to remove the undead's reluctance to leave the world, their attachment to desire, and their greed for wealth bit by bit. Transformed into these blood crows, they maintain their form by absorbing the resentment of other undead souls." Hyacinth saw Xia Qiu looking at the group of crows with a fearful expression, and comforted her while explaining, "Don't be afraid, they won't hurt you!"
Although Hyacinth said this, Xia Qiu still didn't want to look at the Blood Crows again. She followed them for a long time, and the Forbidden Forest finally appeared in front of her. The forest was like a dark cloud pressing down on the ground, extending endlessly to the horizon. To be more precise, it might have been endless, with countless black holes hidden inside, leading to alien worlds in various parallel spaces. When the blood crows fly to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, they will try their best to change directions and turn back. It can be seen that they even try to avoid the aura coming from the Forbidden Forest.