Dabai ran forward and backward at their feet, like a rolling fat ball.
The sun was rising, and Qiuqiu raised her hands to her forehead to block the scorching sunlight.
When Shi'er held her in his arms and walked forward, he made sure to walk on the sunny side.
Qiuqiu took a few more steps and suddenly found that the sun was no longer blinding her eyes.
Shi'er blocked the sun for her and let her walk in his shadow.
Qiuqiu turned her head to look at him, and quietly pursed her lips and smiled.
They walked to the edge of a pool. Qiuqiu was a little confused and didn't know why they stopped here.
"The fire is here."
Qiuqiu was startled for a moment: "It's..."
Qiuqiu lowered her head and looked at the pool.
The water near the shore is very clear, but the water is so deep that you can't see the bottom at all.
Shi'er bent down and picked up a handful of water.
The water drops slipped from between his fingers, reflecting the colorful crystal light under the sun, and fell back to the water surface with a splash.
Not far away, a subtle ripple appeared on the calm water, just like a faint crease suddenly appeared on the surface of a flat piece of smooth silk.
Huo'er's back emerged from the water, and he came towards this side quickly, drawing a straight snow-white water line on the water.
Huo'er jumped out of the water, squeaking and threw herself into Qiuqiu's arms.
Qiuqiu held it with her hands, and Huo'er's head rubbed back and forth on her hand, so passionately that Qiuqiu almost couldn't resist.
"It seems...a little different."
Qiuqiu was a little confused after not seeing Huoer for several days.
The scales on Huo'er's body became dull. There were even a few scales falling off, just like the old gray armor worn by soldiers that had fallen off. The horns on its head also seemed covered.
Like a layer of mud and dust, it is dusty and has no luster.
"Huo'er is sick?"
"It has to shed its skin again." Shi'er stretched out his hand and gently covered Huo'er's body: "This is the ninth time. After this time, Huo'er will no longer be what he is now."
Qiuqiu took a deep breath: "Isn't it very dangerous?"
"It won't be easy, but it shouldn't be too dangerous, because you and I are both here." Shi'er raised his head and glanced at the sky, the sun was high above his head.
It's noon.
"If everything goes well, we will start at midnight tonight and finish before dawn."
Qiuqiu immediately asked nervously: "What preparations should be made?"
Of course a lot of preparation is required.
Other medicinal materials, elixirs, etc., were prepared with help from others.
Shi'er and Qiuqiu are not easy either.
When Huo'er came out of his shell, his blood was used, as well as the spiritual power of the two of them to catalyze it. Otherwise, Huo'er might never be able to hatch out of his shell.
Qiuqiu is not vague: "Do you need to let blood? How much?"
"No, there's no need for blood this time." Shi'er took out a jade box and then took out a palm-sized Qiankun bag from the box.
He poured some snow-white stuff out of the bag.
Qiuqiu picked up a piece and looked at it: "Is this...an eggshell?"
Dragon eggshell.
Of course, although eggs and dragon eggs are both eggs, the dragon's eggshell looks extraordinary at first glance. The eggshell is as shiny as jade. If you look carefully, there is a faint flow of light on the surface of the eggshell.
It's like there's a layer of diamond powder on it.
There were many pieces of broken shells. Some were larger and more complete. Some were smaller and scattered around.
If you put them all together, you can probably restore it to a complete dragon egg.
Qiuqiu carefully put down the eggshell.
The two eggshells collided together, making a crisp sound like gold and stone colliding.
This eggshell must play a big role.
Although Qiuqiu doesn't know how to use it, the eggshell is equivalent to a part of Huo'er. It is born from the mother's body, and the eggshell is wrapped outside, which must not only play a protective role.
Now that Huo'er has encountered such a big obstacle, this eggshell will come in handy.
"You shouldn't need to use them all." Shi'er put the larger pieces back into the Qiankun bag and put them back into the jade box, leaving some scattered pieces outside: "Powder it."
Qiuqiu carefully operated the jade pestle and mortar. Little by little, she pounded the eggshells into slag, then ground the slag into crumbs, and finally ground the crumbs into powder.
She didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear that the big breath would blow away a little bit of the powder, which would be a huge loss.
Finally, use a sieve to sift.
The powder floated down one after another, and the silver star-like brilliance flickered brightly and dimly.
So pretty.
It's like a meteor shower passing through the night sky, magnificent and fantastic.
These powders were used by Shier to make medicine.
The person delivering medicine from the pharmacy has arrived.
In order to be cautious, Shi'er has placed heavy restrictions on Fengxian Pavilion so that outsiders cannot enter.
Qiuqiu put the silk shoes on her feet and went out to receive the medicine.
Speaking of which, it's a coincidence.
Qiuqiu recognized the woman who came to deliver the medicine.
While on Fangru Island, Qiuqiu met two people from Jiufeng. The man was Lin Su, whom she already knew, and the woman was this girl.
Her attitude was not very good at that time.
She handed over a medicine box.
The box was so heavy that it was beyond imagination, and Qiuqiu almost failed to catch it.
It's so heavy, so there must be a lot of special stuff inside.
Qiuqiu said sincerely: "I'm sorry for your trouble. Go back and help me. I, the medicine elder, will also tell you how hard it is for you."
The woman didn't answer the call.
She is looking at Qiuqiu.
That look was very direct.
Qiuqiu is used to being looked at.
People in Jiufeng must be curious about her sudden appearance, and they will definitely not accept her right away.
Be mentally prepared for these autumn and autumn.
"You... look different from before." The woman suddenly spoke, but what she said surprised Qiuqiu.
Does she know who she is?
It is difficult for outsiders to believe this kind of thing in past and present lives unless they have personally experienced it.
Most likely they will think she is a liar.
"I didn't hear anyone say it." The woman said, "I guessed and saw it myself. The peak master is a stubborn person. If he would change his heart and fall in love with another woman, why would it take almost two hundred years?
What? The first time I saw you, I thought you were carefully trained by Ziyu Pavilion to set up a trap, just to make the Peak Master fall into the trap."
Qiuqiu couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that... many people did this in the past?"
Qiuqiu thought of He Meijun. It was said that she looked very similar to her in the past, and her temperament and makeup were also similar. Another thing was that the girl who was with He Meijun seemed to have a surname of Fan? It was the same situation.
It can be seen that there are many people who have such an idea. They are definitely not the first.
"Yes, it hasn't stopped over the years, but no matter who makes it look like it, it's all in vain." When the woman talked about those people, she showed an undisguised look of contempt: "What's fake is just fake.
No matter how artificial it is, it will never become real - but you are different."
Qiuqiu didn't expect that when she went out to get some medicine, she would get something unexpected.
"By the way, my name is Zheng Xiuru."
"Miss Xiuru."
The last time we met, Qiuqiu seemed to have called her senior.
But calling her senior now is obviously inappropriate.
The relationship between her and Shi'er is already like this. It doesn't matter if she wants to be someone else's junior, but Shi'er can't be dragged down in value.
Was this Xiuru girl her friend before? Otherwise, how could she guess and see things that others couldn't?
Xiuru guessed what she was thinking and said straightforwardly: "Actually, we have no friendship before. If we talk seriously, we still have hatred. I was instigated by others and plotted against you. Fortunately, nothing happened to you. Because of this, I
He was punished by the peak master and locked up in a dark place for decades."
ah……
This really surprised Qiuqiu.
They are actually enemies.
Uh. I heard before that sometimes the people who know you best are often not your friends, but your enemies...
Isn’t this really just a casual remark?
Even Lin Su didn't recognize her at first, but Xiuru accurately determined her identity based on some clues.
"I don't hate you, don't be afraid." Xiuru said, "I suffered a lot during those years in prison. I hated you a lot at first, but then...it took too long, and I gradually stopped hating you.
.You know, the place where I was imprisoned was extremely dark, so dark that it made people despair. Later, I
After a long time, I discovered that at noon every day, a very weak light would shine through the gap in the rock above me. It was very short-lived and would disappear again without a cup of tea. I began to use that light to judge the time.
, I wait to see that light every day..."
How strange.
She had never told anyone about these experiences of Xiuru, whether it was her former friends Chunyu and the others, or her grandfather who loved her more than his life.
But today I said it so easily.
For this... little girl who should be considered her enemy.
"I thought about a lot of things at that time, and they were all random thoughts, and they were all things that had no answers. Where did we come from, where did the water in the sky come from, where did the sun, moon and stars come from, and finally... where will everything go...
…When does time begin? Time really has no end.
End? If there is an end, what will be after the end... Look, I almost forgot about you later, and I didn’t even remember why I was locked up. The day I was released, I suddenly made a breakthrough
He has mastered the seventh level of the family-inherited spiritual method, even better than my grandfather."
Qiuqiu was fascinated by what she said.
No, Xiuru, this is not a random thought. I don’t know how many people have thought about these questions throughout the ages. Until modern times, people cannot fully answer them.
But people have been thinking, asking, and searching.
As long as you don't give up, people will always know more and more.
When she heard that she had made a breakthrough in her mental skills, Qiuqiu even said, "Congratulations."
Xiuru glanced at her.
She stood up and bowed to Qiuqiu seriously.
Qiuqiu didn't know what she meant, so she hurriedly returned the gesture.
"I owe you an apology." Xiuru looked at her and said calmly: "When I was released, you were no longer alive. I originally thought that this apology I owed would no longer have anywhere to express it.
Now I can finally say it in front of you. I feel very sorry for what happened back then."
Qiuqiu shook her head: "It's okay...it has been so many years and you have suffered so much, so there is no need to worry about it anymore."
Xiuru smiled: "But after all these years, I still don't like you at all."
Qiuqiu was startled for a moment and then laughed. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: I took some photos downstairs today. The double-petaled peach blossoms are really beautiful. When I see them, I will immediately think of the saying that the peach blossoms shine brightly.