Volume Four, The Year of the Curtain, Chapter 29: The Mist Disperses The Red Clothes
A difficult and dangerous place like a mud pond is safer if it is inaccessible. Ning Que thinks this way, and many animals think this way too. A water pond with a faint sulfur smell cannot grow any big plants, but moss will do.
It can also be eaten, and the heat can protect it from winter, so many animals live in this swamp all year round.
The main food is moss or plankton in the water. There are naturally no lions or tigers in the swamp, but there is a ferocious beast that looks like a snake and is covered with light, dense, greasy hair.
This ferocious beast is called capybara by the herdsmen of the Golden Tent. It moves at an extremely fast speed, has slight toxins in its saliva, and eats carrion for a living. Most of the horses and sheep that get lost in the swamps in the herdsmen's homes are killed by this beast.
A ferocious beast kills.
Naturally, Ning Que would not be afraid of this kind of capybara. The capybara seemed to be able to sense the dangerous aura on his body and would stay away from him whenever they encountered him. However, a few days ago, one capybara finally couldn't help but the big black horse.
Being tempted, wanting to taste the horse carcass meat, he secretly hid under the water plants and launched a sneak attack on the big black horse.
The big black horse bit the small capybara to death in one bite, and trampled it into a pulp with its front hooves with great disdain. Then he lowered his head and licked it twice. He found that the taste was very bad, so he didn't eat it.
The fog in the mud pond is getting thicker and thicker.
The thick dark clouds could no longer be seen. Although they knew that the clouds were still floating above the carriage, both Ning Que and Sangsang felt much more comfortable.
Continuing to walk some distance into the depths of the swamp, it was estimated that there would still be two or three days left before leaving the swamp. The black carriage came to a pool, and Ning Que suddenly felt his eyes light up.
The terrain here is low, and the water in the pool is half a person deep. It is much clearer than other places in the swamp, and probably because of the source, the water here can be drank directly. There are lush aquatic plants in the pool, and there are many small silver particles.
Fish were swimming among the water plants, and there were more than ten white water birds drinking water by the pool.
"If senior brother looks at this place, he will be very happy."
Ning Que walked to the edge of the pool. Tian's eyes, which had been tortured by the desolation and quagmire for a long time, were immediately washed by the color of the lake. He reached into the pool and found that the temperature was just right, so he asked Sangsang to come down and take a bath.
The big black horse was driven to another pool. It neighed happily and rushed into the pool. It kept swinging its head to wash away the mud spots on its body. Then it started drooling at the whitebait swimming in the water.
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Sang Sang took off her heavy fur coat and then took off the thin shirt underneath. She walked into the pool and was a little shaken by the breeze blowing from the pool. She held her body with her hands, feeling a little chilly.
"Sit in the water and you will feel warm."
Ning Que walked up behind her with a towel, ready to rub her back.
Sang Sang obeyed, and her body slowly sank, until her head was no longer in the warm pool, and then she stood up again. Her wet short hair looked very smooth, with water dripping from the ends falling on her thin shoulders.
When he was a child, Ning Que often bathed Sang Sang. When he grew up, Sang Sang insisted on bathing himself. But he also insisted on rubbing his back. Later, Sang Sang's condition relapsed, and Ning Que started bathing her again.
They have lived together for too many years. No matter body or soul, they don't have many secrets from each other. Moreover, they are already an engaged couple, so Sang Sang will not be shy. Ning Que will not be embarrassed.
It's just that the girl's body is still young, but her lines are already soft and beautiful. Sangsang has finally grown up. Ning Que's hands gently rubbed her back, and after a while, he naturally stretched out in front to hold her.
Sangsang said softly: "Is it too young?"
Ning Que said: "You are not young anymore."
I don't know if the two people are talking about the same thing.
Sang Sang suddenly coughed. Ning Que calmed down and began to rub her back seriously. He finished the bath in the shortest possible time, then carried her sideways and returned to the carriage, dried her body and put on her clothes.
He also hurriedly washed and changed into new clothes, then sat on the grass by the pond, held her in his arms and looked at the scenery. When he saw her slightly wet hair, he thought of some past events and smiled.
Sangsang always knew what he was thinking. Even if she didn't know, at least she knew what he was thinking. She moved her body back, hid everything in his arms, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about Shanshan."
Ning Que said honestly: "When I first saw her outside the Yanbei Frontier Fortress, she was also next to the hot spring. She was standing on a tree, and her hair seemed to be wet."
Sang Sang leaned against him lazily, thought of something, and said worriedly: "Miss Shanshan helped us in Lanke Temple, won't we cause any trouble for her?"
Ning Que shook his head and said: "Her teacher Wang Shusheng is a Taoist minister, and she herself is a magic talisman master. Both Buddhism and Taoism have to give her some face, and the senior brother has accepted her as a adopted sister, so she should be fine."
The big black horse also finished bathing and ran back happily. He came close to the two of them and wanted to be coquettish. He just opened his mouth and Ning Que smelled a strong fishy smell. He couldn't help but said angrily: "What the hell are you doing?"
Are you a fool or a foodie? Don’t forget to grab a fish after taking a shower, so hurry up and get there.”
The big black horse walked away angrily and half-lyed with hooves flexed by the pool, basking in the non-existent sun and blowing the warm wind. It gradually felt better and snorted happily from time to time.
The mist is like smoke, the clear pool is like an excellent but very light emerald, the grass is green beside the pool, and the fish in the pool are frightened and the grass is calm. Ning Que holds Sangsang in his arms and looks at the beautiful scenery. He gradually becomes tired due to relaxation, and then
I fell into dreamland like this.
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I don't know how long it took.
There was no wind and the fog gradually dispersed. A shadow appeared faintly on the other side of the quiet pool.
Ning Que woke up and looked there, only to realize that the area of the pool was actually larger than he had imagined. The other shore was at least a hundred feet away from his own shore.
He saw the shadow, but he was not alert, because if the shadow was a person or some kind of beast, it would be impossible for him and Sangsang to think it was a tree.
The fog around the swamp is getting lighter and lighter, and the fog at the pool is gradually dissipating. You can already see the thick dark clouds above, and you can naturally see the scenery on the opposite side clearly.
The shadow on the other side of the pond is not a tree, but a person.
A person that neither Ning Que nor Sang Sang noticed.
That is a beautiful woman.
Even from such a long distance, one could still feel the charming aura emanating from her body, but those auras were filtered by the bloody clothes on her body, turning them into chilling and terrifying.
There is no blood on the bloody clothes. The robe of the God of Judgment is originally blood red. The robe of the God of Judgment, which is usually spotless, now has a lot of mud spots on it, but the woman under the robe still gives people the feeling of being out of the world.
The woman is wearing a divine crown.
The divine crown is made of gold, with mithril as thread, and is inlaid with thirteen brilliant gems. It seems as if a light curtain hangs down from the edge of the crown, covering her face. It is so luxurious and beautiful that it is impossible to look at it.
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Ning Que knew that the divine crown was very valuable because he had held it with his own hands in the Qi State Taoist Palace, but he did not know that he would see this divine crown and this bloody divine robe during his escape.
But the moment he saw her, he understood that this was a matter of course.
The killing of the daughter of Pluto in the human world is such a big event. The Buddhist sect even invited the head of the Xuankong Temple to come out. As a servant of Haotian, it is impossible for the Taoist sect to remain silent.
The Taoist masters ambushing in Congling include Luo Kedi. They seem very powerful, but in fact they are not powerful at all. Although the master of Zhishou Temple is far away in Southeast Asia, the Xiling Temple needs to send at least one great priest.
She was the great priest invited by the Xiling Temple. Ning Que felt very lucky and very unfortunate at the same time, so he looked at the woman on the other side of the pool and didn't know what to do except remain silent.
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After a long period of silence. Absolute silence, the atmosphere next to the pool became very heavy and depressing. Small whitebait swam in groups to the depths of the water plants. The dozens of white water birds flew away in fear, and the mist didn't know it.
Did he foresee what was about to happen here in advance, so he escaped in advance?
Ning Que suddenly laughed, looked at the other side and waved, "What a coincidence. We met here."
Ye Hongyu said: "I waited in the mud pond for dozens of days before I finally met you and her. Do you think it was a coincidence or not?"
Ning Que smiled and said, "Why do you have to make the atmosphere so serious as soon as we meet? Speaking of which, when we met in Qi State a few months ago, didn't we have a very happy chat?"
Ye Hongyu said: "First of all, she was not the child of Pluto at that time. Secondly, more than a year has passed since the last time we met, not just a few months."
After a pause, she continued: "It seems that the Buddha chessboard really saved you."
Ning Que said: "You have been waiting for us for dozens of days, just to hear the story of our escape from Lanke Temple?"
Ye Hongyu said: "Of course you are waiting for someone to kill someone."
After saying this, she walked towards the other side, her bloody robe fluttering slightly.
Ning Que shouted: "If you don't want to hear the story of escape, I can also tell the story of the Hanging Temple, which is quite exciting."
Ye Hongyu seemed not to have heard his words, and walked slowly and steadily.
Ning Que feigned anger and said, "This is what I dislike most about you. You are always ready to shout and kill."
Ye Hongyu frowned slightly, stopped and said, "I don't need your favor."
Ning Que said angrily: "I am such an excellent man, what's wrong with me?"
Ye Hongyu said: "You even dare to marry the daughter of Pluto as your wife. The courage of a man like you is so bold that it even surprises me. So it's better to use it to kill, not to like."
Ning Que said: "This shows that you may still like me."
Ye Hongyu knew what kind of person he was, so he ignored him and moved on.
Ning Que's expression was calm, but his body was getting colder and colder, and he said: "You have waited for us for so many days in this muddy pond. I am so affectionate and can't repay you. I want to treat you to a bath."
Ye Hongyu didn't stop and said: "Killing you is not easy, so it will definitely be stained with mud and your blood later, so I have to wash it off later."
Ning Que shook his head and said: "I won't fight with a woman covered in mud. No matter what kind of fight it is, if you touch a handful of mud with one hand, it won't smell good, and the fight won't be pleasant."
Ye Hongyu looked slightly cold and said, "I like to kill clean women. That's very perverted."
Ning Que stood up, looked at her and said calmly: "You should know very well that we are all perverts."
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