Chapter 53(1/3)
In the mysterious mirror above the high pavilion of the city lord's palace, a scene of tragedy was reflected with incomparable honesty.
The six Niguang Island disciples in the mirror were standing in the water pool, vibrating at high speed at an incredible frequency, like a disco in the water and zombies coming out of the cage.
Outside the mirror, the elders of the Xuanxu Sect and Qu Feiqing had different expressions. Several lines of sight converged in the picture. Silence is golden.
"No way! After wandering around the jade pendant for a long time, it turns out that the door is fake?"
What broke the dead silence in the audience was the wailing of a Neon Island elder in the corner: "Who could have guessed this!"
Then another person muttered: "When things go wrong, there must be a monster. The jade pendant comes too easily. Rong Ci should be more careful."
In the Xuanjing of Niguang Island, the picture naturally changes with the perspective of Rong Ci and others.
The elders had a strong sense of involvement. Even if they were not heard by the younger disciples, they were still making suggestions along the way, showing their true feelings.
Ever since they met Ning Ning and others, the elders were more interested in watching the fun and not taking it too seriously. They were chatting and arguing with each other with great interest. They even talked about selling themselves to poison, moral kidnapping, and even saying "let Rong Ci marry Ning Ning and become her little husband".
They all jumped out.
However, noisy is noisy. In the eyes of most people, everything Rong Ci did was logical and unnoticed. If no accident happened, the Burning Sun Bow would definitely fall into the hands of Niguang Island.
In the end, they were extremely shattered to discover that they were all wrong just like Rong Ci. They were tortured by the real and fake jade pendants. Life is full of surprises.
"These disciples are used to going with the flow, and they act arrogantly and recklessly. It's good to suffer a little occasionally."
Qu Feiqing came to her senses after being speechless for a long time, but she didn't show any distress or grief. Instead, she curled her lips and smiled lightly: "That kid Rong Ci, I wonder if he will continue to treat Ning Ningcun."
Be considerate."
To be precise, it's "dare you dare".
"But having said that," Lin Qian propped up her cheek with her right hand and gently clasped the knuckles of her left hand on the table, "What should we do about the fox clan and the demon clan? The secret realm has always been closed, so how could we imagine that there were remnants of monsters left?
To bring trouble to one party——"
"We can't get in now, we can only look at the performance of the young disciples."
Tian Xianzi squinted his eyes thoughtfully, not knowing what he thought of, and frowned slightly: "But, I always feel that there is something weird in the secret realm... But I can't tell where it is specifically."
Ji Yunkai shook his two short legs and tried his best to swallow a large piece of pastry in his mouth. He almost choked to death. A generation of swordsmen died on mung bean cake: "The information we have now is too little, so it is better to read on.
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As he said this, he pursed his lips and smiled, but unfortunately he could no longer smile like the gentle and elegant person he once was. The two lumps of flesh on his cheeks bulged suddenly, like a silly son of a landlord who had stolen some snacks: "
I’m really looking forward to what they will do next.”
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In the secret realm of the trial, the waterfall roared loudly and rolled up thousands of piles of snow.
Now that the lightning has passed, everyone on Niguang Island has lost their minds and collapsed in the water unconsciously. Ning Ning and others were taken out of the pool.
Since it was stipulated in advance that tokens could not be put into storage bags, and it was not safe to hide them in a sparsely guarded camp, after careful consideration, almost all players carried all tokens with them to ensure absolute control.
right.
It is precisely for this reason that the group of people searched for a while and easily harvested more than 20 yuan.
"As expected of Neon Island, what a great deal!"
He Zhizhou held the tokens evenly distributed to him and was cheerful throughout the process: "Isn't this just opening the door to give warmth? It's great that they can come and give it in person."
They got the jade pendant and solved the big problem of Niguang Island. Now they were heading to the real secret door under the leadership of Qiao Yan.
Ning Ning followed the little fox obediently, and when she got close to her destination, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
——Poor Niguang Island will not know until the end that the location where the Fox Clan stores the Burning Sun Bow is not somewhere else, but behind a secret door in the underground secret room of the ancestral temple.
"Then...I'm opening the door."
Qiao Yan was extremely nervous, her lips were trembling, and the furry ears on her head were trembling slightly. She obviously took a deep breath, trying to make herself less panicked.
Ning Ning watched her take out the jade pendant and carefully place it in the depression on the stone door.
The illusion behind the waterfall is actually very similar. Whether it is the ancient and ancient texture of the stones or the oppressive momentum of the entire door, it is exactly the same as the real thing.
The children of the Fox tribe who create illusions can achieve such a high level at such a young age. I really don’t know if it’s a racial talent or a natural talent.
The ancestral hall has been dilapidated for many years, and the underground secret room is dimly lit, surrounded by pitch black. Although Ning Ning lit the fire, there is still a deep and cold atmosphere.
The scarlet tongue of fire licked the darkness wantonly. In the midst of a ball of leaping red flames, the stone door made a soft clicking sound.
Then, as if on command, he lifted his whole body upwards.
The dust flew away, and a more turbulent black curtain behind the secret door came towards her, like an overwhelming wave, which made Ning Ning feel a little suffocated for no reason.
In front of her was the air that had been silent for many years and was almost rotten. She subconsciously held her breath and moved the candle lamp forward.
The secret room behind the stone door is not big, and it is empty everywhere except for a square stone platform standing at the end.
The candlelight slowly eroded away the darkness, and finally came to the front of the stone platform, illuminating the scene on the platform.
Everyone was stunned.
——There is nothing on the stone platform.
The secret room was empty, and the scorching sun bow that Qiao Yan said was supposed to be placed there was nowhere to be seen, and only a silent darkness could be seen.
Ning Ning's first reaction was that she had been deceived, and she hurriedly turned her head to look at Qiao Yan.
However, unexpectedly, the expression of surprise on the face of the fox tribe girl was no less than theirs. Her eyes were round and wide open in disbelief, and her pale paper lips were trembling.
"how come……"
Qiao Yan didn't care about anything else, and rushed straight into the secret room in a daze. She looked around blankly, but didn't find any trace of the Burning Sun Bow: "That bow should be here obviously, why..."
Her tone didn't sound like she was lying, and even had a hint of crying. Ning Ning took a step forward, and her voice echoed several times in the secret room: "Could it have been taken away by someone?"
"impossible!"
Qiao Yan turned around again, her eyes filled with water, and her voice trembled like silk in the wind: "My father had an accident when he was taking the bow, and I saw the jade pendant taken away by the fire phoenix with my own eyes.
…”
When she said this, she couldn't talk any more. She could only bite her lower lip and turn away to prevent herself from crying.
With her home destroyed and her loved ones in danger, Qiao Yan had placed all her hopes on the Burning Sun Gong. Now that she is watching all her hopes shattered, it is inevitable that she will not be able to accept it.
If the Burning Sun Bow is taken by the Fox Clan, they should not hide it secretly, but use it to deal with monsters;
If they had been snatched away by monsters early on, there would be no need for them to stay in the secret realm for such a long time. In the end, they would still be trapped in the Water Mirror Formation, unable to escape.
"What the hell is going on?"
He Zhizhou walked up to her and whispered, deliberately lowering his voice: "Without that bow, how will the demons be dealt with?"
Things developed far beyond expectations, and Ning Ning didn't know how to respond to him.
The joy of finally winning the Niguang Island was washed away due to this incident. Except for Ning Ning, the few people present were all straight men who were stupid and couldn't comfort people. What's more, they couldn't find anything useful at the moment.
He comforted Qiao Yan with words, and for a while no one spoke again.
The secret room was originally gloomy and silent, but at this moment, it was enveloped in a layer of unsolvable doubts, making it even more mysterious and unpredictable.
From the moment they met Qiao Yan to the time they obtained the jade pendant, they only believed the little fox's family's words, even though she had no intention of lying——
But what if Qiao Yan was also kept in the dark?
After a long silence, it was Qiao Yan who finally spoke. Although she was still a little choked, her tone was much calmer: "...let's go."
Xu Yi hesitated for a moment: "The Burning Sun Bow——"
"If you're not here, there's no point in staying in the secret room."
Still with her back on her back, she hurriedly raised her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes, then turned around and met Xu Yi's eyes: "Can you help me find the jade pendant? Regarding the demon clan, I will think of another way."
Gritting his teeth, he added: "I know you still have missions to do, so I won't disturb you anymore - if you want to find a place to rest, the Fox Clan Village is always here to welcome you."
Ning Ning couldn't bear to see the little girl like this, so she responded softly: "Don't say that. Now there are many doubts, and the demons are waiting for an opportunity. We have also obtained a lot of tokens, so we will naturally do our best to help.
"
"Yes, yes! I still don't know who took away the Burning Sun Bow. I must find that guy out!"
He Zhizhou nodded in agreement: "It's just that we currently have too little information. Can you tell us more specifically about the Water Mirror Formation and the Burning Sun Bow?"
Qiao Yan didn't expect them to be willing to continue to help, so she froze in place with her mouth half open.
After a while, he nodded with determination: "It's a long story, and my mother knows much more details than I do... If you don't mind it, then follow me back to the village and tell it in detail.
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The group of people went down to the secret room with great joy, but when they came back up they were all worried.
Ning Ning was a little confused and couldn't figure it out. She used the voice transmission to quietly poke Pei Ji: "What do you think?"
"It doesn't look like she's lying."
Even in the voice transmission, his tone was very cold, and no emotion could be heard: "The secret door has no traces of violent damage. If someone really took away the Burning Sun Bow in advance, they should have used the jade pendant to enter the secret room."
"And the jade pendant has been in Fire Phoenix's lair for so many years."
To be continued...