Under the thick, dark green canopy of the jungle, patches of golden light shone quietly through layers of primitive broad-leaved leaves on the rugged, winding mountain path. Kellen happily took water Elara's little hand and hopped along in the mountains. This mountain path was all too familiar to Kellen!
On a narrow, steep slope, the path was winding and twisting. Kellen and Water Elara climbed the steps, with a thick branch above their heads that stretched from east to west, blocking out a large patch of thick foliage, trying to push through a patch of light. The vigorous sunlight poured down, sculpting the dark green broad-leaved leaves into faint, emerald green leaves.
"Kellen, how long do we have left?" Water Elara felt the diamond bracelets on her wrists and ankles getting heavier and heavier, starting to be a bit unaffordable.
Kellen giggled and said, "It's not far away. We're already at the foot of the Foot of Ling Mountain!"
"What? An hour ago we were at the foot of the mountain. Why are we still at the foot of the mountain now? How far is it?" "Water Elara, as she walked, touched her aching wrist and complained.
Kellen was still laughing innocently, "Giggle... It's okay. Your wrist will be a bit uncomfortable for a while, and after a while it will even have a numb pain. It's just a little bit of pain often encountered in the practice of the technique. This little bit of hardship, Elara can endure, right?
Looking at the water, Elara has begun to gently rub her wrist. Kellen naturally knows the cause of the pain. Generally speaking, the first time you put on the Vajra bracelet, you will experience the pain of this practice. But as long as this pain can be endured, this level of practice can be passed smoothly very soon!
If you can't endure this little bit of pain, then your subsequent martial arts practice will probably have to be delayed. Because the critical moment of martial arts practice is to overcome this external pain. Ultimately, it aims to fight against physical pain and strengthen the muscles and bones.
Suddenly, out in the forest a flock of starlings moans, followed by a "robot", large and small birds from the depths of the mountains, a group of spirit quickly rushed to the sky, a moment, then only the pieces of the white, the drift in the air.
"Whoosh --" a hare flashed past the feet of Water Elara in a flash. "Whoosh -" another one!
"Tengteng --" A flock of deer, deer, foxes, dogs, pigs, rats and pheasants, as if ignoring the presence of Kellen and water Elara, raised a gust of wind in front of Kellen and water Elara and ran down the mountain.
The water Elara was worn out by the stench of the group of creatures. Covering her nose, she said to Kellen, "Hey!" They look like they're scared!"
Kellen seemed to be familiar with the wild animal's awkwardness and did not cover her nostrils like Water Elara did. Instead, she looked at Water Elara's innocent and well-behaved actions with a smile and said, "Probably because the beast came down the mountain!" It's always like this when monsters come down the mountain, so there's no need to be afraid. Just wait a little while, as long as you don't disturb the monsters' meal, just quietly avoid these monsters."
Water Elara watched Kellen speak so nonchalantly, and the tension in her heart vanished with a smile. "It seems you always encounter this kind of thing?"
Kellen: "mm-hmm..."
"Whoosh - squeak - whoosh - squeak - whoosh!"
"Well, it's a strange sound. Did you hear it?" Water Elara suddenly became alert because this strange, seemingly rhythmic sound had never been heard before.
Kellen listened carefully and said quietly, "No?"
Water Elara said seriously, "This is not an ordinary close-range sound. I sensed it through a spirit, on a tiny dewdrop in the grass in the woods far away from here! But the sound came in our direction at a rapid speed! Fast! ... Listen, more than one!"
"Use spiritual magic?" All right." Kellen focused her mind and closed her eyes slightly. He pricked up his ears, and the wind was growing stronger in his ears. A trace of thought, against the wind, moved deep into the forest. Sure enough, it was not long before he heard the strange sound Elara had said.
Kellen, still with her eyes closed, said, "Isn't it a bit like 'whoosh - squeak - whoosh -! '"
Water Elara confirmed Kellen's confusion, "Yes! That's the sound!"
"This sound..." Kellen said intently. It's terrible..." Kellen's childish brows suddenly knitted together and she said in terror, "This is the sound that martial artists here usually make when they run away. This kind of martial art, similar to the eaves and walls, is so fast that it can fly through the branches of the towering trees.
The strange "whoosh" is the sound of the body flying in mid-air and crashing against powerful air currents. "Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak when the toes touch the branches and the whole body presses down on them!
Usually, such a rapid, strange sound indicates the escape technique used by these warriors when they have provoked the hordes of monsters in the Crimson Water Abyss and are being brutally pursued by them. It seems that this is a big trouble. There are actually five or six such sounds!"
Just as Kellen paused, "whoosh!" A dark shadow flashed across Water Elara's shiny black eyes like a black lightning, so fast that it was impossible to tell it was a human figure!
Kellen slowly opened her eyes, "whoosh whoosh -" Three or five dark shadows flew through her four black pearl-like eyes and landed on the branches above her head, "creaking", and looked up, but there was nothing left but the huge, shaking branches.
Water Elara exclaimed, "This martial art is even faster than the spirit monkey! How enviable!"
"Go!" Kellen grabbed Water Elara tightly and was about to run down the hill. The water Elara was pulled hard by the force, and a strange excitement welled up in her heart. She stared at Kellen, "What are you doing?"
"We're in trouble!" Before Kellen could finish her words, a loud "cross -" was heard. Then the whole mountain forest trembled slightly!
"Plop!" Puthump!" In the midst of the loud noises, the forest trembled even more violently. Kellen and Elara felt their heels unsteady, their bodies shaking, and their steps wobbling.
"Another earthquake?" The first reaction of Water Elara was to think of the earthquake on the sacred mountain of the Hand.
Kellen still held onto Water Elara's little hand and pulled her down the mountain with all her might, Shouting, "This isn't an earthquake! It's a horde of monsters coming!"
"What?" Water Elara looks astonished. "Will they eat both of us?"
Kellen's voice trembled a little: "Not just! The first few won't be spared either! Run!"
"Where are the Nine Spirits?" Quickly call him to save us!" Water Elara, in a panic, grabbed Kellen's little hand tightly and strode down the mountain.
"It's too late!" No sooner had Kellen finished speaking.
"Aow -- um --!" With a deafening roar, a swarm of monsters emerged amid a violent tremor.