I don't know how long it was before Elara finally woke up. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, yawned and stretched. I felt refreshed, as if I had slept for a thousand years and was waking up for the first time. I don't know why, but my mood is very pleasant.
Push the door open and enter the cave.
This time, it's completely different from before. The fire was three zhang above the head, and the blazing flames shone straight to the bottom of the well. A roaring heat that was suffocating. Elara looked up, and in the light of the fire, there was a small door, not at the bottom of the well, but halfway up the wall. It looked rather odd.
Just as I was about to lift my foot forward, I noticed a group of ants around a small nest, as if they were "moving".
"Ant migration" This is usually a sign of an impending storm, but for the ant tribe, it is truly a "great project". Elara suddenly felt pity and couldn't bear to take one more step forward.
A rusty and blackened key was hanging on the wall of the well, six or seven steps away. If it weren't for this group of ants, it would have been within easy reach. It is the presence of this group of ants that makes one feel pity and somewhat perplexed.
Looking closely, there are two or three dots on the well wall that can reach the key. But you have to be fast, and you have to jump onto the well wall as soon as you get the key. In this way, it would be a bit difficult to jump up with your feet just by the side of the well wall, without the force on the ground.
After careful calculation, it won't exceed twenty kicks. Although it's a bit difficult, the task can be completed with difficulty.
Elara thought it through and didn't think much about it. "Whoosh --" with a swift kick, he landed in the first place in his mind.
A cry of a crane was heard in mid-air, and a flash of fire shot down from the well. In the blink of an eye, before water Elara, she transformed into a pretty, naive red-clothed woman. The long sword in the woman's hand flickered with cold light, adding a touch of coldness and ruthlessness to the water Elara's eyes.
The red-clothed woman raised her eyebrows and said, "Please!" The words have already been spoken. The long sword in his hand fluttered, completely disrupting Elara's well-planned steps. Under the pressure of the sword light, he had to kick a few times and climb up the well first.
Huo Huo Sword light, now and then, lands beside Elara, now and then at Elara's feet. Elara dodged with great caution. Although the momentum was tight, it was manageable. Just as Elara was about to strike back, the woman in red suddenly turned into a flash of fire and vanished.
Elara was stunned for a moment.
With a few "whoosh" kicks, just as he was approaching the key, another flash of fire stood in his way. Another woman in red, holding a long sword, emerged from the firelight. "Please!"
Huo Huo's sword light was already close at hand.
In a moment of desperation, Elara hurriedly stepped back. Not daring to step down at will, fearing to step on the group of ants, he could only fly up again.
Waiting for the body to settle down, just about to fight back. The woman's body lit up with a roar, turned into a flash of fire again, and then vanished.
Elara was taken aback again.
After doing this three times, he was so exhausted that he had to return to his original position. Staring blankly at the blazing fire above my head for a long time. Elara thought to himself: This is the fire well array. As long as the body is off the ground, the fire will show its power. I was short of time and had been tricked by the sky fire. I thought it would be very difficult to get this key.
Looking down at the group of ants again, it seems there are endless things to carry. After an hour, there were still so many ants on the ground, which was a problem. If we keep waiting like this, when will we?
It wasn't long before Elara sat cross-legged, stretched out his finger and touched the ground lightly, and a drop of water gradually turned into a small, thin patch of frost that slowly spread across.
Then Elara put his hands together, closed his eyes slightly, and began to wait patiently.
After a long time, when Elara opened her eyes again. A narrow layer of ice had stretched along the well wall to the opposite side. At this moment, all the ants have avoided the ice and are still carrying their things quietly as usual.
Elara stood up and smiled slightly. She carefully avoided the ant, pointed her feet slightly, and took a few light steps. She had already reached the place where the key was. Elara stretched out a pale little hand, and just as he reached for the key, the ant on the ground suddenly disappeared. At the same time, a faint blue beam of light flashed from the nest.
Elara's two big eyes sparkled in astonishment. Staring fixedly at the column of light that was growing wider and wider in the ant cave, her astonished eyes were filled with curiosity. It was as if something special, mysterious and strange was about to happen within that beam of light.
Sure enough. From within the beam of light, a tall figure emerged. Elara took a closer look...
It was the old man in the blue robe who appeared in the air again, smiling and full of kindness. Gently stroking Elara's little head, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "Sweeping the floor does not harm the life of an ant; loving moths kills the lamp. Hehe... Six years old? Six! At such a young age, he has a righteous nature. Unbelievable! Extraordinary people must have extraordinary cultivation! Follow me!"
The old man in the blue robe had just finished speaking when he reached out to pick up Elara. Suddenly, beneath his feet, swirling clouds like waves rose up. Riding Elara above the clouds, I felt the softness and grace of the clouds for the first time in my life. Even though she had been riding the clouds before, this time Elara felt that the clouds were no different from what she had experienced before.
Elara looked at the mysterious old man, who was both respected and feared, in her infatuated eyes and said in a sweet voice, "Grandpa, where are we going again?"
The old man in the blue robe looked at Elara peacefully and said mysteriously, "Wait a moment and you'll know."
After a long time, in the beautiful and peaceful fairy-like clouds, the spoiled Elara had accompanied the mysterious grandpa and quietly floated up to a grand hall.
A pair of Elara's big, shining eyes involuntarily cast curious glances into this ordinary hall.
In the empty hall, a sleek and shiny table of the Eight immortals shone with a faint blue light under a faint crystal chandelier. Some delicious main courses, dishes, soups and fruits were already set on the table.
Kellen, with her fluffy hair, stared blankly at the table full of delicious food, her stomach growling. Beside her, in a crystal wheelchair, an old woman with white hair was staring at Kellen, who had fluffy curls, and laughing.
"Are you hungry?" The old woman's voice struggled a little, but it was hard to hide her tenderness and kindness towards Kellen.
"Well, not hungry! I can wait!" Kellen's shiny little eyes gave the old woman a look of respect.
"It doesn't matter! Just eat when you're hungry!" The old woman's gaze seemed somewhat unfocused, and her tone began to become somewhat low. The kind tone, though not diminished at all, echoed faintly in the spacious hall.
"Grandma, where are you going?" Suddenly, in Kellen's bright eyes, she saw a shadowy figure float up from the old woman in front of her and walk towards the door.
Suddenly called by Kellen, the shadowy figure froze for a moment, then turned back, looked at Kellen with a kind face and said, "I should go."
This time Kellen saw clearly that the shadowy figure was clearly the old woman in the crystal wheelchair! Looking back at the old woman beside her, she was also looking at Kellen with a kind expression on her face. But the old woman's gaze was rather dull and lackluster.
Kellen couldn't figure out why she saw two identical old women at the same time.
The difference between the two was that one was an old woman in a wheelchair under the light, while the other was an old woman standing straight in the shadow at the door. Kellen grabbed the fluffy hair and asked, "Grandma, they'll be here soon, let's wait a little longer!"
"Almost there? Ok, OK, wait a little longer, wait a little longer. Hehe..." The old woman in the wheelchair opened her eyes slightly, her gaze shining again, as if there was a hint of expression. Kellen looked towards the door again and found that the old woman was gone.
The old woman looked at Kellen kindly, as if she understood the look of surprise and curiosity on her face at this moment. Chuckled, "I'm already at the door, and I heard you say they'll be back in a little longer, and I'll be back."
Kellen still couldn't understand the reason and was even more confused when she heard the old woman say this. From the pillar beside him came the hissing murmur of the nine spirits: "That's the old lady's spirit, don't be afraid."
"Soul?" Kellen was even more astonished when she heard this. How could that be? The bright moonlight, as clear as water, shone through the wide door and spread a clear glow in front of the hall. Kellen thought to herself, "It seems late at night, they should be back!"
While Kellen was hesitating and muttering, two flashes of blue light rose into the air. The old man in the blue robe, holding water Elara in his arms, suddenly appeared near the table.
Kellen shouted towards the door, "Grandma, they're back!"
The moonlight at the door, like water, had merged with the old woman's figure. From a distance, Kellen saw the old woman waving at the old man in the blue robe, and from time to time, a faint echo came from the old woman saying, "You eat, I'm leaving."
Kellen pointed at the door and said urgently, "Grandpa Jishi! Grandma is gone!"
Water Elara looked around and saw nothing but a bright moonlight as clear as water. "Kellen, what did you say?"
The old man in the blue robe, who Kellen referred to as the benevolent grandpa, had now put down the water Elara. Gently stroking the weathered face of the old woman in the crystal wheelchair, a very peaceful and calm smile appeared on his face.
A glistening tear finally slid down the corner of the old man's eye...
[ Yuanzhen · Complement: The monster is the object that relies on the essence and energy. The energy is in turmoil within, and the object changes externally. The form, spirit, and temperament are the functions of the interior and exterior. It originates from the five elements and is connected to the five matters. Although the news rises and falls, it transforms and moves in all directions. It can be discussed in terms of the signs of retribution and fault. -- (Shoushenji, Volume 6)
During the reign of Jie of Xia, Li Mountain fell; during the reign of Shi Huang of Qin, Three Mountains fell; in the 32nd year of King Xian of Zhou, Daqiu Society of Song fell; at the end of Emperor Zhao of Han, Changyi Society of Chenliu fell. The Jingfang Yi Commentary says: "The mountains are silent and move by themselves, the world is in turmoil, and the state is destroyed." So there is a strange mountain in Langya, Shanyin, Kuaiji. It is said that it was originally the mountain in the sea of Dongwu, Langya. One night, the wind and rain are dark and gloomy. When the Wushan is seen there, the people are strange and it is called the strange Mountain. At that time, the mountain in Dongwu County also vanished on its own overnight. Those who recognize its shape know that it has moved. Now there is Dongwu Village at the foot of the strange mountain. I remember that the mountain came from its own place and named it. And Jiaozhou Cuizhou Mountain was moved to Qingzhou. All mountains are not very different. The details of these two events are unknown. Shangshu jin 縢 said: "When the mountains are moved, the ruler does not use the Dao, the scholar and the virtuous do not rise, or the official position is gone, the court rewards and punishments are not in the ruler's hands, and the private door is in large numbers and not saved, it should be a change of the world." He said: "Those who speak well of heaven must be sincere to men; Those who speak well must be based on heaven." So heaven has the four seasons, the sun and the moon, the cold and the heat, which is the change of fortune. Harmony is rain, anger is wind, dispersion is dew, chaos is fog, condensation is frost and snow, standing is 蚳●, this is the constant of heaven. Man has four limbs and five internal organs, one sleep and one sleep, breathing and exhalation, the flow of essence and energy is the honor and defense, the appearance is the complexion, the hair is the voice, this is also the constant of man. If the four seasons are out of order and the cold and heat are out of order, then the five latitudes are in and out of order, the stars are out of order, the sun and the moon are in thin eclipse, and the coma is in motion. This is a critical sign of heaven and earth. The alternation of cold and heat is the absence of steam in the universe. Stones stand up, earth grows up, these are the growths of heaven and earth. The collapse of mountains and the subsidence of the earth are 痈疽 of heaven and earth. A gust of wind, a downpour of rain, the air of heaven and earth. When the rain does not fall and the rivers dry up, this is the withering of the earth. -- (Shoushenji, Volume 6) ]