Yes, that is a tree.
Xiaodong couldn't tell how he knew it, but he just knew it.
And he knows what the tree looks like, what its leaves look like, and what kind of flowers it blooms...
This tree was the one he had seen countless times in his dreams.
... But, this is a tree that has long since died.
It was besieged by people with malicious formations, and Amami Castle was built on top of a tree. Tianjian Town suppresses it, and has been absorbing and depriving it of its vitality and aura for many years.
That's how the aura of Tianjian City came from.
There was no way for the tree to escape, with the sea below, and its roots were gradually withering.
How painful and hopeless this process is...
Xiaodong felt the pain in his chest was unbearable.
For some reason, he felt the pain.
The moment he fell into the water, Xiaodong didn't suffer any trauma.
But the pitch-black seawater could not see the edge, and it continued to flow over his head. This kind of darkness made him feel extremely panicky and frightened, and his chest hurt so badly that it was about to burst.
Xiaodong firmly grasped the senior brother's sleeve—sleeve
Xiaodong's head came out of the sea, and he impatiently raised his hand.
He just grabbed the sleeve of the robe on Mo Chen's body!
Where's the big brother
The clothes are here, where did the big brother go
"Big brother!"
Xiaodong looked left and right. But there was chaos all around, and someone almost fell on him. The dark sea is now boiling like a soup pot with dumplings.
Xiaodong's water skills are not very good. In such a dark and rough sea, his eyes are almost smeared, and there is nothing he can do.
There was a cry in his voice, he called senior brother over and over again, and searched and fumbled around. But apart from the outer robe, he touched a middle coat and a waist lining, both of which belonged to the elder brother, and they were floating on the water.
Only clothes, no one.
But where did the big brother go
The eldest brother has been protecting him, even when he fell from Tianjian City and entered the sea. But Eldest Senior Brother himself is also injured, he is now...
Xiaodong was pushed back and pressed by the waves, the sound of shouting was covered by the sound of the wind and waves, even he himself couldn't hear what he shouted.
Big brother maybe... Maybe he sank.
Xiaodong took a breath, and was about to plunge into the water when suddenly his wrist tightened, as if he was entangled by something.
Xiaodong froze for a moment, then raised his hand.
Before he could see what was wrapped around his wrist, he thought, is there something like a water snake in the sea? Then he thought of the vine that destroyed the altar with one force and accelerated the collapse of Tianjian City.
Yet neither.
The little thing wrapped around his wrist looked like a snake but wasn't a snake. It is said to be like a snake because it has scales on its body, is icy and slippery, and has a long and slender body. It is wrapped around his arm twice, and it really looks like a snake.
But snakes have no claws.
This Xiaodong knew that he had seen many snakes, ants, insects, and hogs in the countryside before, but he had never seen a snake with claws. Isn't there a famous word called superfluous
Then it's not a snake.
It doesn't look like a strange fish in the sea.
This strange-looking little guy was about the thickness of a thumb, and he didn't look threatening. He raised his head, and his head definitely didn't look like a snake.
Xiaodong was very anxious at first, but the senior brother disappeared, he felt anxious, painful and regretful, hating himself for being a burden to the senior brother, which made him not know whether he was alive or dead, and whereabouts were unknown.
But this little thing got wrapped around his hand at some point...
Xiaodong's heart suddenly moved.
He raised his hand closer, not afraid that it might explode and hurt people, so he looked at it carefully.
The sky was dim, and the sea was noisy with wind and waves, but Xiaodong looked and looked—
Why did he feel that the scales on this little guy looked so familiar
But it's too dark here to see clearly.
Looking at it, it looks like the scales, color, pattern, and shape that appeared on the elder brother's arm are all the same. It's just that the scales were big when they grew on the elder brother's arm, but now they become extremely small.
Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and swallowed hard.
He felt that what he was thinking in his heart was too absurd, and the absurd idea was refuted by himself as nonsense before it took shape.
But…
But why did he suddenly disappear, but the clothes are still there? Also, this little snake... no no, it's not a little snake, how did this little guy get so close to him and get wrapped around his hand
More importantly -
Xiaodong and Mo Chen have been together day and night for nearly two years. He dares to say that no one is more familiar with him than Elder Brother, and he is definitely more familiar with Elder Brother than anyone else...
Eldest brother would regulate his Qi almost every day, and his true essence Xiaodong could tell the difference.
But this, this little guy's faintly revealing layer of real energy, why is he so familiar
Xiaodong lifted it closer, almost touching his face.
Now that they were so close, Xiaodong's eyes met the little guy's eyes.
Well, this is a veritable stare. Despite its small stature, its eyes are round and bright, but they are not black eyeballs, but a little golden brown, like amber, and even have the luster of gemstones at night.
Those eyes are now looking at Xiaodong.
It is obviously a strange appearance, but Xiaodong can see gentleness, comfort, kindness, and more importantly, familiarity from those eyes!
He stammered, and tentatively opened his mouth: "Big brother?"
The little guy's head nodded slightly towards him twice.
Xiaodong's eyes darkened and he almost fainted again.
What's going on here
What on earth... what is going on? This, this strange-looking little guy, is actually his senior brother
Xiaodong experienced many changes and strange things in this day, but none of the previous ones made him more dumbfounded than this one.
Does this make him believe it or not
If you don't believe me, where did the elder brother go? Even if the person is missing, why are the senior brother's outer and inner clothes still there? Eldest brother would never take off his clothes before disappearing.
Besides, the feeling that this little guy gave him was so familiar and kind, and being so close to it, Xiaodong also felt calm in his heart and became more at ease.
Looking at the scales and this feeling, Xiaodong has already believed it for the most part.
But if you believe it...
Eldest brother, he is obviously a human being. He has the background of his parents, he is clearly the son of Wu Guzhu of Buried Sword Valley, and he doesn't have any ghostly blood, how could he suddenly—suddenly become like this
"Big brother, can you talk?"
The mouth of the little guy in front of him opened, revealing his tiny white fangs.
It didn't make a sound, just shook its head.
"this… "
Xiaodong really wanted to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming.
But he can't free his hand now. One arm is wrapped around, uh, senior brother, and the other hand is the clothes that the senior brother left behind. Xiaodong held on to these clothes tightly, as if this would give her a little more peace of mind.
I don't know how the elder brother changed, but if he changes back again, he still has to wear these clothes, so he must not throw them away casually.
So what do we do now
Now Xiaodong's head didn't hurt anymore, and his chest didn't feel tight anymore. He seemed to generate a force out of thin air, and he climbed up a beam floating beside him.
Although the posture is not good-looking, at least there is no need to immerse in sea water.
"Brother, what shall we do now?"
It was only after he asked this that he realized that he was stupid. Senior brother can't speak now, how can he tell him what to do
Now he had to make up his own mind.
Not only did he have to make up his mind, but in order to find a way to get out of the predicament under his eyes, he also had to protect his elder brother well. Now it's his turn to protect the senior brother.
I have to find my master. The master fell with them at that time, so they should not be too far away. Xiaodong's body was completely soaked, but luckily everything in the bag around his waist was still there, and nothing was lost.
He took out the most important thing - the waist card that all disciples of Huiliu Mountain had.
When he suddenly came to Tianjian City, he still had this waist card on his body, but he was afraid that people would see it and lose it accidentally, so he carefully put it away.
Take it out now because the master can probably find him with this waist card.
I don't know how Master is doing now...
Xiaodong carefully lifted Mo Chen up, fearing that it would fall into the water again - such a small thing, slimmer than a fish, would be hard to find if it fell into the sea.
After thinking about it, Xiaodong wanted to put Eldest Brother, um, into his arms.
That's some insurance at last.
But Mo Chen didn't seem to be happy with Xiaodong's arrangement. Its movements were very flexible. It grabbed Xiaodong's clothes and climbed upwards. In the blink of an eye, it landed on Xiaodong's shoulders and next to his neck. It seemed that it felt that this position was good. , with a good view, just lie down here cross-legged.
Xiaodong only felt that the neck was icy cold. He didn't dare to breathe anymore, he was afraid that if he had any more strength, the senior brother would lose his footing and slip off his shoulders.
"I don't know what happened to Master..."
Ever since Xiaodong became a teacher, the master has never been as weak as this time, so Xiaodong couldn't help but not worry. Would Master be injured if he fell from such a high place
Also, Mrs. Yan and Mr. Wan, the city has collapsed, where are they now? Can there be a safe escape
Xiaodong's body was drenched, and when he was blown by the sea breeze, his heart felt cold. But there seemed to be a smoldering fire in his chest, burning him anxiously.
But fortunately, he and the senior brother are not separated.
The waves made the beams unsteady, Xiaodong raised his head and looked up.
Such a huge Tianjian City, I am afraid that it has all collapsed and collapsed. The giant tree with phantom they had seen just now was nowhere to be seen. The night was dark and the wind was high, Xiaodong could vaguely hear human voices, mixed in with the wind and waves, it was very unclear. (to be continued)