Different from the scene outside, Jian Yao could hear the chirping of insects in this forest, instead of the deathly silence like Manghong Village.
Jian Yao walked for a long time and saw the mark she had originally carved. Unexpectedly, she went back to the starting point.
After all, there are so many trees in this forest that they are so tall that they block the sky, making it difficult to identify the direction.
She couldn't help but feel a sense of irritation in her heart, not only because she couldn't find the way smoothly, but she was also worried about whether a group of weirdos would catch up behind her.
Jian Yao put her hand on the tree trunk and touched the scratches on it. There were scratches on the trees around her, which proved that she had walked there and still returned to the starting point. This forest was like a carefully designed
In a maze, no matter how you go, you can only return to the starting point.
A black shadow flashed quickly from the edge of her field of vision, but Jian Yao quickly captured the figure.
She looked warily in the direction where the black shadow just disappeared, but she saw a piece of colored glass fragments on the ground that was slightly shining. This kind of glass fragments are generally very common in churches, which means that the black shadow just now is very likely
Have been to church or have something to do with church.
Jian Yao leaned down and picked up the piece of glass on the ground. There was no light, but the piece of glass could emit a faint light, as if it was its own light.
The glass shard was lying in Jian Yao's hand, and suddenly a strong light burst out. After the light dissipated, a white light pointed directly in front of Jian Yao, which was the direction in which the black shadow disappeared just now.
"Could it be that... you are guiding me?" Jian Yao lowered her head and looked at the flashing glass fragments. Her intuition told her that the glass fragments would not hurt her, but just wanted to guide her to a place, and that
The place may be the church that she has longed for.
Jian Yao followed the guidance of the light and gradually reached a place she had never been to before. There were no scratches she had carved on the surrounding tree trunks.
After passing through a forest, the view suddenly opened up. I saw a large piece of green grass dotted with little white flowers, like stars in the night sky. At the end of the grassland was a large crystal clear lake, which could be seen.
Go inside and fish freely.
Everything here is completely different from the small town outside. It's like a little white mixed in a large black, which is the only paradise here.
【Option completed!】
[Reward item "Bright Oil Lamp"*1]
In the center of the lake is a dilapidated church covered with vines and moss. The light from the glass fragments points directly to the only unobstructed star pattern badge on the wall.
Jian Yao looked at the badge on the wall. For some reason, she always felt it was familiar, but she couldn't tell where she had seen it before. The sudden slight heat coming from her collarbone drew Jian Yao's attention.
The pendant was glowing faintly, flickering, and the temperature changed from cold to warm now.
"Morning Star……?"
For some reason, Jian Yao subconsciously felt that Shan Nanxing wanted to convey something to her.
As soon as Jian Yao's fingers touched the pendant on her collarbone, she felt the greed and hunger contained in it.
What is it longing for?
"Squeak——"
The church's wooden door made an old sound as it opened by itself, revealing the scene inside to Jian Yao.
The inside was different from what Jian Yao had imagined. She thought it would be dilapidated, maybe she would see rotten wooden boards and spider webs everywhere, but she didn't expect that it turned out to be brand new inside, just like in a house.
No trace of the passage of time outside has affected it.
Jian Yao stepped on the raised stone slabs in the lake, crossed the lake, and came to the church.
The black-brown wooden boards make a pleasant sound, rows of benches are located in the main hall, and there are beautiful and exquisite murals painted on the surrounding walls, which seem to tell a mythical story.
The first painting showed a ball of light appearing in the darkness, and the second painting showed a beautiful blond woman holding a shining star in her hands. The starlight fell to the ground and illuminated the entire earth.
Then the darkness faded and everything grew.
At the front of the church stands a white goddess statue. She is holding a star in her hand just like in the mural. Her eyes are crystal clear sapphires, as if she is watching every believer who comes gently and affectionately, even as time goes by.
, the believers are not here.
Jian Yao raised her head and silently stared at this god who had been forgotten in the long river of time, feeling that she had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
Maybe this is the charm of gods? Jian Yao thought casually.
The statue's hand suddenly let go, and the star-shaped stone fell to the ground and shattered directly on the ground. A star-shaped golden flowing crystal finally emerged from the closed stone. The light was dazzling, and the entire room
The church was enveloped in its light, and the candles in the church lit up again with the light of the crystal.
The moment the candlelight was rekindled in the church, Jian Yao seemed to hear the sound of police sirens coming from the direction of the town, but Jian Yao had no time to pay attention to it for the time being.
The crystal seemed to be attracted, rising from the ground and floating in front of Jian Yao, as if to let Jian Yao take it away.
Jian Yao stretched out her hand to take it, but the pendant suddenly produced a strong suction force, sucking away most of the light in the crystal.
The pendant soon became much brighter than the previous brightest, apparently because it absorbed the power of the crystal.
Although Jian Yao didn't understand what was going on, she still took the golden crystal and turned around to leave the church. Her most important task now is to quickly find the novelist and leave here.
As soon as she walked out of the forest, Jian Yao felt a violent vibration on the ground. The sky here turned back to black at some point. Jian Yao could see that the church to the west in the distance was emitting thick black air.
It was still invisible before, and the sky in that area was still a thick blood color.
[Can only blindly beep: Fortunately, the anchor did not go to the church in the west. That church looks very strange now]
Jian Yao didn't know what was going on over there. She only saw a figure staggering from that direction. It wasn't until he ran closer that Jian Yao realized that it was a man with a beard and a bit slovenly look on his face.
It's like waking up from a big dream.
When he saw Jian Yao not far away, he showed an ecstatic expression.
"Are you...are you human?"
He stood not far away and asked nervously. After receiving Jian Yao's nod in response, he broke down and cried, but his deeply hidden excitement could be vaguely glimpsed in his eyes.
"Did you come from the church over there?" Jian Yao asked, and received a positive reply from the man.
Jian Yao looked at the photo in the file. Although half of the man's face was covered by a beard, she could still recognize him as the long-lost novelist.