Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan and Dongfang Qingxue enter the fantasy forest...
Ma Xiaoquan didn't pay much attention to the change in Dongfang Qingxue's expression. At this moment, his mind was still thinking about the source of time in his belly.
Why did the Heart of Time react when entering the Phantom Forest several times before, but this time there was no discomfort at all?
Ma Xiaoquan thought about it as long as he rested. Unfortunately, until Dongfang Qingxue reminded Ma Xiaoquan again to continue on his way, he didn't come up with a reason.
Standing up, Ma Xiaoquan stretched his waist.
Dongfang Qingxue asked curiously: "Ma Xiaoquan, I saw that you were deep in thought just now, so I didn't dare to disturb you. Well, what were you thinking about?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and lied: "I was wondering how long it would take for us to get out of the Phantom Forest. Although we have tools to guide us, I feel very abnormal today."
"Abnormal? What's abnormal?"
Of course, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't tell Dongfang Qingxue about the Heart of Time. He just wanted to ask Ma Xiaoquan why he felt it was abnormal. He couldn't explain it himself.
"Let's continue on our way," Ma Xiaoquan said.
"Um"
...
There is no distinction between day and night in the Phantom Forest. After walking for an hour, the surrounding scenery is still gray and dead.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't know how big the Phantom Forest was, but the further he walked, the more uneasy he felt.
"Ma Xiaoquan, look over there." Dongfang Qingxue suddenly grabbed Ma Xiaoquan and pointed not far away.
"Dark? Dark?" Ma Xiaoquan looked into the distance, also surprised, "Since when has there been a dark place in the phantom forest?"
"How about... let's go take a look?" Dongfang Qingxue suggested.
Ma Xiaoquan hummed: "It's okay, anyway, the road ahead is our only way. If we take a detour, I'm afraid the time will be delayed. Let's go, uh, you follow me."
Dongfang Qingxue hummed and walked cautiously behind Ma Xiaoquan.
"Xiaoshuang..." Ma Xiaoquan called Xiaoshuang softly.
"Woooo..." Xiaoshuang came out from the back of Ma Xiaoquan's neck and hovered in the air.
"You go to the front and take a look first."
"Woo..." Xiaoshuang nodded and flew toward the darkness.
Xiaoshuang is a fire spirit, it can emit light, but when it enters the darkness, it immediately lights up a small area.
Ma Xiaoquan and Dongfang Qingxue rushed to the edge of darkness, raised their heads and asked: "Xiaoshuang, how is the situation?"
"Woooo..." Xiaoshuang withdrew from the darkness, floated in front of Ma Xiaofang, and started gesticulating with a whimpering sound.
"Well" Ma Xiaoquan nodded and explained to Dongfang Qingxue, "Xiaoshuang means that it doesn't understand it either. Miss Dongfang, it seems we have to go in and see for ourselves."
Dongfang Qingxue nodded: "Whatever you say..."
Ma Xiaoquan ordered: "Xiao Shuang, please protect the two of us and don't stay away."
"Woo..."
The two of them stepped into the darkness, and instantly a feeling of coolness hit them.
Dongfang Qingxue was born as a girl and was naturally resistant to the darkness. The feeling of coolness hit her, and Dongfang Qingxue couldn't help but grab the corner of Ma Xiaoquan's clothes.
Ma Xiaoquan gently grabbed Dongfang Qingxue's hand and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Xiaoshuang will protect us two, there will be no problem."
Dongfang Qingxue's cheeks were feverish. If it weren't for her lowering her head, she would have been extremely shy at this moment.
After walking more than a hundred steps and not finding any abnormalities, Dongfang Qingxue couldn't help it anymore: "Ma Xiaoquan, where did this darkness come from? Can we still get out?"
Ma Xiaoquan turned his head and glanced at the gray behind him, raised his head, looked at the jade ring on his thumb, nodded and said: "The direction is correct, don't worry, I'm here."
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan didn't have much confidence in his heart. He only knew a little bit about the Phantom Forest. If it weren't for Dongfang Qingxue by his side, Ma Xiaoquan would have already withdrawn from the darkness and chosen a detour.
After walking another hundred or so steps, I still found nothing strange. Dongfang Qingxue was about to speak when the atmosphere around her suddenly became manic.
Yes, it was manic. Ma Xiaoquan originally thought that the words "manic" would only appear in fantasy, but at this moment, what he felt was indeed the case.
"Ma Xiaoquan, you...what's wrong with you?" Dongfang Qingxue didn't seem to feel the so-called "aura manic".
"Girl Oriental, do you feel anything?"
"What? I don't understand what you mean?"
"Don't you feel it?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
Dongfang Qingxue shook her head: "No."
Ma Xiaoquan took a deep breath: "It's strange... hmm"
"Ma Xiaoquan, what do you feel?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "The breath is manic."
"Breathe...manic?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Let's leave quickly, it seems not a good place to stay for a long time."
"Um"
...
The dark area was not that big. Ma Xiaoquan and Li Qinghan walked out of the darkness after walking for more than half an hour.
Turning his head to look at the dark area behind him, Ma Xiaoquan took a long breath.
As he walked out of the dark area, the manic aura that had been suppressed around him disappeared. Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and looked at Xiaoshuang floating in the air, and ordered: "Xiaoshuang, go ahead and take a look."
"Woo..."
Dongfang Qingxue asked: "Ma Xiaoquan, why did you ask me such a question just now? What's wrong?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and shook his head: "I always have a feeling that the darkness in that place is very strange."
"Well, I think so, Ma Xiaoquan, let's get together again when we have time, okay?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Okay."
"Gulu..." Ma Xiaoquan's stomach suddenly growled. Dongfang Qingxue covered her mouth and chuckled, "Look, you are hungry. Let's sit down and rest for a while and eat some solid food."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand: "No, I am indeed hungry, but I have some dried meat here. Come on, Dongfang girl, I will give you two to try."
As Ma Xiaoquan spoke, he unfolded his backpack, pulled out two blackened pieces of dried meat, and handed them to Dongfang Qingxue.
"This...is this dried meat?" Dongfang Qingxue took the dried meat and felt a little scared. How to eat this black and hard stuff?
"Yes, don't you know? In Ningyuan, we captured it during the war with the Jurchen Ministry. Later we also learned how to make dried meat. Although this thing is very tough to bite and difficult to chew, it is meat after all. It is very
Very filling."
"Oh" Dongfang Qingxue smiled bitterly and brought a piece of dried meat to her mouth and tried to bite it. It was as tough as Ma Xiaoquan said, and it was indeed a bit difficult to chew. But Dongfang Qingxue was young after all, and her teeth were chewy.
