Watching Nalan use the teleportation technique to send Xiaolu and my bodies away, I felt an inexplicable panic. Maybe it was because I was about to enter the temple and didn’t know anything about the situation inside. Nalan asked me to get as close to him as possible
, it was the first time I stayed so close to him, and I could smell the faint scent of him, like the faint fragrance of green grass.
He circled the house three times and finally stopped in front of a wall, but I didn't notice anything unusual. At this time, Nalan took out a jade pendant from his arms. I looked closer and saw that it was a sculpture of a deer.
, isn’t this...Nalan’s true body? He then gently placed the deer on the wall. The wall, which was originally rigid and without any loopholes, began to dent inwards, getting deeper and deeper, gradually forming a door, and it was pitch black.
, very profound.
Nalan signaled me to follow him closely, and I didn't dare to neglect him at all, let alone stay too far away from him. We walked into the depths of darkness together. The light behind us gradually disappeared, and the darkness was like water in a river.
Every step we took, everything behind us was submerged, and in the end, we were left alone in the darkness. Later, there was no light around at all, and it was pitch black in front of me. Even Nalan's position could not be seen.
I don’t know. I didn’t dare to make a sound. I only dared to stretch out my hand slightly to explore everything around me. Fortunately, I was very close to Nalan. As soon as I stretched out my hand, I touched him. The warm body temperature radiated from his body. I
My hand shook involuntarily. Unexpectedly, Nalan seemed to sense my uneasiness. Instead, he directly grabbed my hand and held it tightly. My face felt slightly hot, and then I was sure that I had indeed touched it.
Nalan's hand fell.
I originally thought that Nalan was just trying to reassure me, but he had no intention of letting go of my hand. I vaguely remembered that many years ago, the young man who tied the ring for me once told me that there is an old saying among mortals: "It's better to hold on to your son."
Hands, let me grow old together with you." I suddenly felt at a loss and wanted to take my hands out, but this idea was eventually drowned by the darkness around me.
"Nalan..." I called him in a low voice. I was really frightened by the endless darkness. I felt empty, as if I had left the world in an instant. All the space was full of unknowns, and I didn't know what the darkness was like.
What is hidden in it.
"Shh..."
I shut my mouth knowingly, but then a disembodied voice resounded throughout the darkness. I was startled and tried my best to find the location where the voice came from, but I found that the voice was cast into every inch of darkness.
, boundless, coming from all directions.
"Only those who leave this temple can be the master. Those who do not know the choice will be trapped here forever. The theory of experience is that life and death are determined. There is no advancement or retreat, and the temple is boundless——"
The voice was powerful, thick and solemn, but after the lingering sound was gone, it made people feel as if they had never heard it before, as if everything was an illusion, but there was also an unspeakable fear and panic in their hearts. I understood it, but I didn't seem to understand it.
"What do you mean?"
"The experience of the Lord of the Forest is to see if you can leave the temple. Only those who can get out can be elected. If you can't get out, you will be trapped here forever."
"But it's pitch dark here, and I don't even know where the exit is. What's more, the voice said, 'The temple is boundless,' so maybe there is no exit at all in this temple, right?"
"Yinluo, are you scared? Do you regret coming in with me?" Nalan subconsciously squeezed my hand, making my already anxious heart even more uneasy.
"No, no. With your strength, you will definitely be able to get out."
"Yes. As long as you are here, I will definitely be able to go out." Although the tone was calm, it was more firm. I didn't know why I felt warm in my heart, and I felt some stability inexplicably.
Just when I was distracted, a light suddenly passed through the darkness, just between me and Nalan. The light was very strong, even a little dazzling, but strangely, this light seemed to be limited by something, and it was the only thing that could illuminate
The only thing that stood out was Nalan's face opposite, and it was still dark if there was an inch more.
When I raised my head, I happened to meet Nalan's eyes. He was looking directly at me. When I lowered my head, I was shocked. Originally, I had set up a hidden boundary for myself, but now I was exposed to this light.
Okay, does the hidden world not work in this temple?
Looking at Nalan only made me more panicked. I quickly took my hand out of his. After all, there was a glimmer of light now, and it seemed that I no longer needed to grope for his position. He felt my move, and there was a trace of light in his eyes.
Surprised, but soon regained his composure.
"This is……"
I looked in the direction of the light. It seemed very far away, but also very close. At the end of the light there was a vague pattern, which looked like a word, but this "word" was no matter whether it was in the forest or in the mortal world.
I haven't seen either.
"Look over there!"
Following Nalan's voice, I looked at the other end of the light, and there was also a word-like pattern, but it was different from what I saw just now.
"What does this mean? Is it a word?"
"Yinluo, have you ever heard of the Silk of Destiny?"
"The Silk of Destiny? Is it the heavenly book that governs the life and death of all creatures in the Yuyu Forest?"
"Yes." Nalan nodded, "There is a close connection between the temple and the Silk of Destiny. Will the end of this light be the words on the Silk of Destiny?"
I also have some associations, but still don't have a complete clue.
"Yinluo, if you look at that word again, can you guess its meaning?"
I looked at one end of the light: "The knife is across the tree, and the fire is surrounding it. There seems to be no room for survival. If you take your life and incinerate it, it will eventually turn into ashes. Unfortunately, this tree that cannot be walked or moved does not even have a chance to escape."
.”
I looked at the other side again, and the pattern here seemed to be related to the picture just now, but the picture was completely different: "The trees have new buds, and there are streams passing by, and they are all small trees... I don't know how long it will take to
It grows into a shade of green, but it’s always good to have hope.”
"There seems to be a sentence recorded on the silk of destiny: 'Destroy oneself and save others, choose death and give life.' Do you think this painting is related to this?"
"Destroy oneself and save others, choose death and give life... The big tree incinerates itself, leaving nutrients and water to the small trees. This seems to be the meaning. But what should we do?"
Although I started to have some clues, I was still not sure.
"Could it be that this prophecy must be fulfilled before this mechanism can be broken?"
"Destroy oneself...save others...the end of this light should be these words. Perhaps it requires us to make a choice. The light is limited by these two words. Only by removing the restriction at one end can we
To make the light shine wider, maybe the exit is at the other end of the light?"
"Hmm. Having to make a choice in the dark and choose a clear direction is one of the experiences, right? Then according to the prophecy, we can only get rid of the 'self-destruction' aspect?"
I nodded, but somehow, I felt a little uncomfortable because of these words.
Nalan began to try to move towards the glowing end, but the strange thing was that he had already taken a step, but quickly returned to the opposite side of me. The darkness around him seemed to move with him, never changing positions. Look again
The pattern still seems far away but not close.
Nalan also looked confused. He tried several more times, but to no avail.
"Use the flying technique to see."
As expected, there is no change in the result. This endless darkness submerges everything and moves with it. No matter how you change your position, you are always in the same place deep in the darkness.
"No, you can't move at all in the dark."
"What about in the light?"
Nalan was inspired. He activated his spiritual power, and a silver gun appeared in the light in front of him, suspended in the only place that was not submerged in darkness. As he urged, the silver gun slowly moved back and forth. Indeed.
, only in the light can we not be controlled by the darkness.
He looked at the pattern at the end of the light, and his eyes suddenly changed. A fierce murderous aura condensed instantly. The silver gun seemed to respond to his call, making a "swishing" sound, and was ready to move in the light, like an unstoppable weapon.
Arrow on the string.
"No!" My voice was drowned in the "whoosh" sound of the silver gun that was fired instantly.
With a muffled sound, the silver gun collided with the pattern, making a tearing sound, and then the light between us suddenly brightened a thousand times, ten thousand times, as if it exploded, causing me to close my eyes.
When I felt that the changes in the surrounding light were not so drastic, I dared to raise my eyelids slightly. The darkness was gone, and the light was gone. The surroundings were bright and empty, and there was no one else, but...
I felt something strange at first, but in the end I didn’t have time to stop it. Nalan was squatting on the ground, and at some point the silver gun returned to his hand, supporting his body. His expression was distorted and crying, and I suddenly understood
Come here, he's hurt!
"Nalan!" I exclaimed and stepped forward to help him up.
But before I even touched him, he used his silver gun to force himself to stand up. He wiped away the blood drops hanging from the corners of his mouth and reluctantly showed me a smile.