"Well, I'm the same as you. At first, I felt that my body was very heavy in this world. Then I tried to fly on the rooftop, but failed. Then I found that I couldn't use my demon power. At that time, I You know it." After listening to Qian Qi's words, Ouyang Xiaoleng also expressed his feelings.
"Haha, you don't want to jump from the rooftop, do you? But then again, if there is no demon power, wouldn't we fall down? I don't know if we in this world will die?" Qian Qi A terrifying thought akin to dying in this fictional world suddenly came to mind.
Ling Yu had been walking silently behind the two of them, and their conversations kept reaching his ears, but could not enter his heart. Although he seemed to be focused on searching for the key to the heart like Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others before, in fact he enjoyed this dream world and was even reluctant to return to reality.
Such a peaceful and comfortable life is exactly what he dreams of, with parents who love him and a stable place to stay. He can go to school like ordinary boys, and even have his own circle of friends, and Xia Qiu also exists in this world. Even though he knows in his heart that she and everything are just a dream, he still feels Happiness, this happiness was like the sunshine he saw on the rooftop, so warm and comfortable.
Ouyang Xiaoleng noticed something strange about Lingyu, so he deliberately slowed down his pace and asked when he was walking side by side: "Are you okay? Do you still feel dazed?"
"No, I'm fine!" Ling Yu pretended to smile relaxedly, but he didn't want to meet Ouyang Xiaoleng's eyes because the loneliness in his eyes was too obvious. He knew that with Ouyang Xiaoleng's intelligence, he might He had already seen through his mind. Moreover, he also understood that this was just his temporary extravagant hope and greed, but it was unrealistic. They had to get the key to the heart and return to the Immortal Lake Temple, where the real Xia Qiu was still waiting for them to save.
It was getting late at this time, and the street scene on both sides of the road leading to Xia Qiu's home was no different from what they had seen in their images, except for the occasional pedestrian passing by them and the scene when the leaves were blown by the wind. Apart from the rustling sound, nothing could be heard.
Walking to the big tree not far from the door of Xia Qiu's yard, Ouyang Xiaoleng couldn't help but look at it a few more times. It was the place where he had waited for Xia Qiu many times. When they came outside the courtyard, they happened to meet Xia Qiu's grandfather. He recognized these teenagers as Xia Qiu's classmates at a glance and waved to them.
Although it was clear that everything they saw now was just an illusion in the dream world, the three teenagers still seemed a little embarrassed when they faced Xia Qiu's grandfather. After hesitating for a few seconds, Ouyang Xiaoleng greeted him first: "Hello, grandpa!"
"Hello! Are you here to see Xiaoqiu? I'll call her for you right now!" Xia Qiu's grandfather smiled kindly and opened the small iron gate of the yard for them.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others waited in the yard for a while, then Xia Qiu opened the door and walked out. She looked at the three teenagers in front of her in surprise, blinked and asked, "Hey, why are you here?"
Looking at her up close like this, Ouyang Xiaoleng's whole body couldn't stop trembling with excitement, his nose was a little sour, and warm tears almost came out of his eyes. He couldn't help but reached out to touch her cheek, but he pulled it back and said, "We need your help!"
"Oh? What can I do for you?" Xia Qiu asked them with a confused look on his face.
"About the key!" Ouyang Xiaoleng responded.
"Hmm... key, key to the heart?" Xia Qiu lowered her eyes and muttered softly. But when she said these words, it seemed as if a switch in her body was suddenly pressed, and then a light bloomed in her eyes. She whitened at Ouyang Xiaoleng pretending to be angry. With a glance, "Why are you suddenly mentioning this again? I remember when I talked about the legend of Silver Moon Lake before, you laughed at me for thinking that there really were fairies in that lake!"
"We believe it now. Maybe the fairy in the lake really exists, and there is the key!" Ouyang Xiaoleng looked at her and said.
"I saw that fairy more than once when I was a child. Although my memory is a bit blurry, I am convinced that it was her I saw!"
Xia Qiu's words made the three teenagers who were originally at a loss seem to see the light of day, and they were all filled with hope again.
"Really?!" Qianqi grabbed her shoulders excitedly and shook her.
"Well, maybe she will appear again sometime!" Xia Qiu smiled at him and nodded.
"Can you go to Silver Moon Lake with us?" Ouyang Xiaoleng seized the opportunity and asked her.
"Now?" Xia Qiu put away her smile and asked them.
"Um!"
Seeing that the three teenagers were nodding their heads, as if they were joking, she hesitated and said, "Okay! Wait a minute, I'll go in and talk to my grandparents, and I'll also get a coat!"
In this way, Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others walked to Yongchuan Forest with Xia Qiu. Along the way, she talked to them in a normal way, almost all of them talking about school topics, because now they all also have the experience of being in this world at the same time. False memories of life, so there is no difficulty in communicating with her. While talking and laughing, they walked through the path in Yongchuan Forest and arrived at the bank of Silver Moon Lake deep in the forest.
The sun has completely sunk into the horizon, and along with the moonlight are the shadows of countless stars on the lake. There is no wind in the forest, and the surroundings are silent. People standing here can't help but have the illusion that time has stopped.
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Xia Qiu's face, who was leading the way for Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others. She said quietly to the three of them: "This is where I saw her! And it's strange, she looks a lot like me!"
Ouyang Xiaoleng intuitively felt that the smile did not belong to Xia Qiu, because she would never show such a ghostly expression, so he asked loudly: "Who are you?"
She didn't answer, but walked quickly backwards in the direction of the lake.
"Hello!"
Ouyang Xiaoleng watched as her feet were about to step into the water. He stretched out his hand to hold her, but found that the entire lake suddenly formed a thick layer of ice. She turned around and started skating towards the center of the lake, making various different moves on the ice from time to time, occasionally stopping, and then waving at them, as if she wanted them to follow her.
"Look, the surface of this lake is almost like a mirror now." Qian Qi said as he jumped onto the lake.
"I think it's more like your eyes!" Lingyu turned to Ouyang Xiaoleng and said.
Indeed, when the night sky is reflected on this mirror made of condensed water, the gray-blue light revealed is just like Ouyang Xiaoleng's eyes.
But the girl pretending to be Xia Qiu stopped somewhere in the center of the lake. They walked a few steps quickly and came to her. Under the surface of the ice, they finally saw the sparkling key, and then looked down. , only to find that the Immortal Lake Temple is also under this ice layer.
"That's it!" Qianqi exclaimed while lying on the ice.
"Finally found it! But how can we take it out?" Ling Yu also followed Qian Qi's side.
Ouyang Xiaolian looked at the girl pretending to be Xia Qiu and said, "I guess you are the God of the Immortal Lake Temple himself!"
After listening to his words, the girl who led them here raised her hand to half cover her mouth and smiled, then nodded and said, "It's me who is right!"
"Why don't you just give us the key? You still have to come up with so many tricks!" Qianqi climbed up from the ice and asked her angrily.
The God Lord of the Immortal Lake Temple put away his smile, bit his lips and replied: "Because my body has been occupied by Meng'er, who was one of the four divine judges, and my real soul has also been destroyed due to the evil power of the Origin Sin Blood Pool. Exist again. The me you see is just an illusory shadow created by me using my last trace of mana, and the key to making this me appear is the bead of the Dream Demon. The illusory me uses This world was created only with the beads of the Dream Demon that you offered as tribute, and I have been waiting to hand the key to my heart to you!"
"I see! But when we first entered this world, why didn't you give us the key immediately?" Ouyang Xiaoleng still couldn't understand the purpose of the fairy in the lake.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's because this world relies on the power of the Dream Beads. There are laws here. You must wait until you realize on your own that I am not Xia Qiu, then I can explain my true identity and give the key to you." Leave it to you, this is something I can’t control or change!” The Divine Lord of the Immortal Lake Temple said helplessly.
"Why do you think of transforming into Xia Qiu?" Ouyang Xiaoleng continued to ask.
"When I was attacked by Qingyun, I saw two other people with him. I recognized one of them as the Lord of the Earth Temple, but I had never seen the other girl. I later learned from them , that girl is very important to you, so I thought of simply transforming into her appearance, she is Xia Qiu." The Divine Lord of the Immortal Lake Temple told the whole story of how she transformed into Xia Qiu.
"According to what you just said, you have..." At this point, Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly paused.
"Yes, I am dead! To be precise, my soul has completely died, and all that is left is the body that no longer belongs to me! They used a large amount of blood and corpses to cause the seal on the Source Sin Blood Pool I had to show up to fight with them, but it was a pity that Qingyun had several powerful subordinates, and he also got help from the gods and demons. How could I be their opponent? In the end, not only did I end up completely defeated , and was also forcibly thrown into the Source Sin Blood Pool to perform the soul-changing technique. Although I tried my best to persevere, the dark power in the Source Sin Blood Pool was too powerful. My soul was swallowed up bit by bit uncontrollably. He fell off, and finally had to give his body to others."
At this point, two lines of tears rolled down from the eyes of the God Master of the Immortal Lake Temple, which made people feel heartbroken.
"I'm sorry, we shouldn't have doubted you just now!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said apologetically.
"It doesn't matter!" The Divine Lord of the Immortal Lake Temple held back her tears, stretched out her hand and used her last strength to suck out the key from under the ice. At the same time, her body began to gradually become transparent. She handed the key to Ouyang Xiaoleng and continued, "Take it and rescue your friends! Please also help me protect the Source Sin Blood Pool. If the power that exists there is used by evil people, the consequences will be disastrous... "
Her voice became weaker and weaker, just like her body became increasingly unsustainable and kept disappearing.
"Thank you!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said loudly to her.
Seeing the Divine Lord of the Immortal Lake Temple completely disappearing into the air, the three young men standing on the ice felt unspeakable grief in their hearts.