bookcurios Chapter 204 Xuannv 68
Chapter 204 Xuannv 68
Jiaojiao's clear eyes were full of anxiety. She stared at Zitong closely, her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, and her voice trembled a little: "So, Brother, now you must tell me how to find the secret realm of the Purple Fox Clan. I really can't wait, I have to go in and take a look. Maybe there are foxes in there waiting for us to save them."
Zi Tong frowned slightly, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he slowly said: "Okay, I am now locked here by that old fox Bai Zhi with evil magic, and I can't leave at all. I can only try my best to confuse him here and buy time for you."
After hearing this, Jiaojiao immediately prepared to leave. She turned lightly and said, "Then there is no time to lose. Senior Brother, I will leave first?"
"Don't be anxious!" Zi Tong shouted loudly, his expression became more solemn, "There are still crucial things you need to do now, and it is too early for you to find the secret realm. The secret realm will only reveal a trace when the red moon hangs high in the night sky. It will be futile for you to go now." Zi Tong looked at Jiaojiao, his eyes deep and mysterious.
He paused, as if recalling something, then lowered his voice and continued, "Besides, Bai Zhi is not in Qingqiu now. This is a rare opportunity. You can go to the end of the blood pool first. There are many unknown secrets hidden there. You will have different discoveries, and those discoveries may be the key evidence to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of the Purple Fox Clan."
Jiaojiao bit her lower lip lightly, her eyes full of anxiety and confusion. She tilted her head slightly, stared at Zitong, and raised her voice and said, "What is it? Senior brother, don't keep me in suspense. It's already this time, what else can't you say?"
Zi Tong frowned, as if he was in deep thought. After a moment, he slowly spoke in a low and hoarse voice: "I don't know what it is, but... it's just that the tribesmen are conveying a message to me. There is a huge conspiracy behind this."
Jiaojiao's eyes widened even more. She took a step forward and asked in confusion: "Tribe members? Senior brother, what you said is really incomprehensible. There are no tribe members here? Don't scare me." As she spoke, she looked around vigilantly. The dark and damp cave was filled with a mysterious atmosphere. Apart from the two of them, there were no other figures, only crystal stones on the cave wall that were flashing with strange light.
Zi Tong took a deep breath, walked to a pool of glowing blood, squatted down, and said solemnly: "It's this blood, it's telling me. Do you know why? Because of the demon Bai Zhi, he trapped our people with evil magic. Didn't I tell you before? The blood of the Purple Fox clan has a special power that can conceal the secrets of heaven, but this comes at a price, that is, the soul is imprisoned. You see, their souls are extremely unstable now." He stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch the pool of blood, but stopped in mid-air, with angry flames burning in his eyes, "Bai Zhi, that guy, he is so eager to find the secret realm of the Purple Fox lineage, just to get fresh blood to inject, to maintain this cruel situation."
Upon hearing this, Jiaojiao shuddered and her face turned pale. She covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes full of fear: "Imprison the soul? If the soul is unstable, then... wouldn't that be the same as being reduced to ashes? How painful it must be for those tribesmen!" Her body trembled slightly, and the scene of her tribesmen suffering emerged in her mind, and tears flashed in her eyes.
Zi Tong's face was slightly twisted by anger, and the flames of hatred in his eyes seemed to burn the dark cave to ashes. He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turned white, his joints creaked, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably. Every tremor was like the throbbing of pain in his heart: "That's why it is said that Bai Zhi, the evil thief, is killing people and destroying their hearts! This evil act of using the blood of the purple fox to cover up the secret of heaven actually has an even more outrageous condition, which is to let the tribe members bleed alive." He paused, as if recalling the miserable state of the tribe members being tortured, and a trace of painful haze flashed in his eyes, "Jiaojiao, can you imagine the pain of living a life worse than death? Every drop of blood drawn out of the body is like cutting a hole in the soul. Between Bai Zhi and I, that is a real blood feud. This hatred is like a maggot in the tarsal bone, deep into the bone marrow, and it is definitely not something that can be covered by light words."
There was determination in Jiaojiao's eyes. She held Zitong's arm tightly with both hands, as if she wanted to pass her strength to him: "Senior brother, now that I have become your disciple, I will be of the same blood as you. I have seen the evil deeds of Baizhi's family and it hurts my heart. Like you, I cannot forgive them. Senior brother, let's leave here together, and then completely destroy this pool of blood soaked with the blood and tears of our tribesmen. Think about those suffering tribesmen, they are struggling in the darkness, every drop of blood is crying out, every soul is looking forward to it. If we can destroy this pool of blood, it will be a little comfort to them and reduce their pain a little." Jiaojiao's heart was full of pity for her tribesmen and anger towards Baizhi. She knew it was a difficult battle, but she did not back down.
A hint of hesitation flashed across Zi Tong's eyes, it was the fierce collision between the desire for revenge and the overall situation. He closed his eyes painfully, and the scene of his tribesmen begging him not to be impulsive emerged in his mind, and he sighed: "I also want to raze this blood pool to the ground and let Bai Zhi get the punishment he deserves? But, those trapped tribesmen... their voices have been echoing in my ears, advising me to consider the overall situation and not act rashly. They say that God sees what people do, but for so many years, every long day and night, I have been waiting, waiting for God to open his eyes and see the suffering we have endured. But why? Why is God so unfair, letting us struggle in this endless darkness? Should we be trampled on like ants?" Zi Tong's heart was filled with despair and doubts about the way of heaven, and this feeling of powerlessness almost swallowed him.
Jiaojiao hurriedly stepped forward and held Zitong's hand tightly, her eyes full of worry and anxiety. She was afraid that Zitong would fall into the abyss of despair and be unable to extricate himself: "Senior Brother, you can't think like that! Isn't my coming here a glimmer of hope given to us by Heaven? You can still hold on under this cruel torture. Isn't this a hint of hope from Heaven that you are waiting for? We can't give up. As long as we are still here, there is still hope. Heaven will not remain silent forever." Although she also had fear of the unknown in her heart, at this moment, she wanted to give Zitong strength and let him cheer up again.
Zi Tong frowned, as if trying to break free from painful memories and hatred. He took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently, and then slowly exhaled. The light in his eyes gradually became deep and mysterious in the complex emotions. He looked at Jiaojiao and said solemnly, "Let's not talk about this, Jiaojiao. Look behind you, there is something there. I just noticed it by chance. When I found it, I had an inexplicable feeling in my heart, as if it was a ray of hope left for us by fate." He paused, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, "I think that thing is of great significance to us, and it may become a key help in our fight against Bai Zhi. However, we still need to think carefully about how to use it. It's like a double-edged sword. If used well, it can turn the tide, but if used poorly, it may be irreparable."
Jiaojiao's eyes suddenly lit up, like two bright stars, and curiosity surged into her heart like a flood. She tilted her head slightly, blinked her big eyes, her eyes full of doubts and expectations, and thought to herself: "What on earth is it? Why can my senior brother value it so much? There is weirdness everywhere here, and every corner seems to hide secrets. Could this thing be the key to solving all the mysteries?" Recalling the past, her eyes became a little dim, and her heartbeat unconsciously accelerated. When she followed Bai Zhi in that year, the air around her seemed to condense a dangerous atmosphere, and the feeling of being on the back still makes her feel scared. Before she could find anything, Bai Zhi's eagle-like sharp eyes seemed to see through her. If it weren't for Zi Tong's timely help, she would have been in despair and become another victim of Bai Zhi's conspiracy. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder.
Jiaojiao quickly came back to her senses from her memories, her eyes became firm again, she bit her lower lip, as if to cheer herself up, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, with the courage to challenge the unknown, this courage was also mixed with unconditional trust in Zitong: "Okay, then I'll go take a look and see if you are right, brother. Maybe we can really find hope to defeat Bai Zhi." After that, she took a deep breath, as if to put all the fear and worry behind her, turned around without hesitation, and took every step firmly and powerfully, with a persistent search for the truth. Her figure gradually faded away, and under the reflection of the strange light of the blood pool, it was like a fearless warrior walking towards an unknown battlefield.
Jiaojiao walked towards the end of the blood pool cautiously, each step was as light as a feather, for fear of disturbing something. Finally, she came to the end, and what came into view was a sealing array emitting a mysterious aura. In an instant, memories came flooding back like a tide. The last time, she followed behind Bai Zhi, she was full of fear, afraid of being discovered, and did not dare to move at all. She just relied on her photographic memory to remember the method of breaking this array firmly in her mind.
Jiaojiao's eyes became firm, and she thought to herself: "This may be the key to revealing all the secrets. We can't let this magic circle continue to hide the truth." Her fingers began to dance quickly, like a nimble butterfly flying among the flowers, and she made hand gestures quickly. Each hand gesture was extremely precise, and she was ready to break through the seal set by Bai Zhi in one go. That resolute look was like a fearless warrior charging towards an unknown challenge.
As the last seal was completed, the seal slowly opened and a flash of light passed. However, when the light dissipated, Jiaojiao was stunned. There was no scene that revealed the conspiracy as she expected, only countless silk threads floating in the air, tightly entangled with each other, like a tangled mess that could not be untied, which instantly turned Jiaojiao's full of expectations into doubts.
Jiaojiao held her breath and stared at the space after the seal was opened. In the mysterious mist, two dragon scales were suspended. They had a blue-green background, and each dragon scale was like a small shield with exquisite patterns on the surface. Those patterns were like ancient totems and mysterious spells, flashing with a mysterious luster in the weak light, as if whispering about the glory and majesty of the dragon race in the past, and seemed to contain a powerful force from the ancient times.
Next to it, a strand of white silk floats lightly, as if woven from the purest essence of ice and snow, each fiber is crystal clear, exuding a cool and noble breath. The white silk sways slightly in the invisible airflow, like a peerless and independent fairy dancing, or like a holy object from outer space, without a trace of dust, giving people a sense of sacredness and inviolability.
The phoenix feather was the most eye-catching. It was burning with brilliant flames, with red, orange and yellow colors intertwined together, like the most gorgeous sunset in the sky. Every feather on the feather was lifelike, as if it could flap its wings and fly high, reborn from the ashes with just a slight blow. The heat emitted by the phoenix feather slightly distorted the surrounding air, demonstrating the magical power of the phoenix clan to destroy the world and be reborn from the ashes.
However, in this sacred and mysterious atmosphere, Jiaojiao was keenly aware of something strange. The phoenix feather and one of the dragon scales were stained with strands of black resentment. The resentment was like a hideous demon, tightly wrapped around them, constantly corroding the original sacred brilliance. The part stained by the resentment looked particularly gloomy, forming a sharp and strange contrast with the sacred objects around it, as if it was ink splashed on a beautiful painting, exuding a chilling atmosphere.
Jiaojiao stared at the mysterious objects in front of her with full concentration, her eyes wide open, not missing any details. She moved closer, frowned slightly, and scanned the dragon scales, phoenix feathers, and the white hair, like a skilled connoisseur examining a rare treasure. The delicate and complex patterns on each dragon scale, the colorful and shining feathers on the phoenix feathers, and the soft yet mysterious texture of the white hair were all imprinted in her mind. She knew that these details might be the key to unlocking the secret, so she paid special attention to it until she remembered every detail firmly, and then turned around and left in a hurry.
When she returned to Zi Tong, her face was full of confusion and her eyes were flashing with doubt. She couldn't wait to say, "Brother, do you know what I saw? There are dragon scales, phoenix feathers, and a strand of white hair. These things don't look simple, but what are they used for?" She took a breath and continued, "Moreover, the situation is more complicated than we thought. I looked carefully and found that each of these four items has a different formation. The patterns of those formations are as complicated as a mess, but they seem to have some mysterious rules, as if someone deliberately did it. What's even stranger is that the phoenix feather and one of the dragon scales seem to be wrapped in thick and insoluble resentment. The resentment is like black smoke, tightly wrapped around them, making them originally gorgeous and sacred black, looking particularly gloomy and terrifying, as if they were evil things crawling out of the abyss of hell. I really can't understand what evil means Bai Zhi used to make these things that originally symbolized holiness and power look like this. There must be some unspeakable conspiracy hidden in it."