Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"Miss Lin! I'm here! Wait a moment, I'll ask Senior Brother." As soon as Lin Xi finished speaking, Luo Qinghe's voice echoed from the other side, as if she had been guarding the sound transmission jade talisman.

"Big Brother! Come quickly! There's something wrong with Miss Lin." Her anxious voice calling Wei Qingchuan came from the other side.

"How?" After a moment, Wei Qingchuan's cold voice came from the jade talisman.

Lin Xi could only repeat her question again, "Cousin, does the boundary river flow from west to east?"

There was a pause, and then the answer was given quickly, "Yes, it is recorded in the Records of Strange Stories: The Boundary River originates from the eastern foot of Lingchuan, is more than a hundred miles wide, and about a hundred feet deep. It runs from west to east, separating the human and demon worlds."

"Originates from Lingchuan? Then where does it finally flow to?" Lin Xi got the exact answer and asked the question that had been ignored by everyone.

"The final destination?" Wei Qingchuan paused in the sound transmission jade talisman, as if he was stumped by this question. "This is not recorded in the jade slips, but why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

"This place is not an endless swamp as the waiter said, but the end of a big river, and it is very likely the tail of the boundary river." Lin Xi said his guess, "I think the dark fire lotus grows on both sides of the boundary river, and some scattered flower seeds or roots fell into the river and were brought here by the flowing water. That's why the waiter said that the fire lotus grows here too."

"The evil spirit of the Boundary River is very strong. Are you feeling unwell?" Upon hearing that the place was actually the lower reaches of the Boundary River, Wei Qingchuan suddenly became uneasy and hurriedly asked about Lin Xi's condition.

"I'm fine. I don't know why, although this place is at the lower reaches of the Jie River, there is not a trace of demonic energy. It's just that it is much colder than outside. Fortunately, I have the talisman paper you gave me on my body, so I feel fine now." Lin Xi told the truth.

"That's good. If anything happens, please inform us at any time." Hearing her relaxed tone, Wei Qingchuan felt relieved and reminded her.

"Okay, I think that although the fire lotus likes moisture and shade, it will not grow directly in the river. I have to look for it downstream where there is less water. I won't tell you for now."

Now that his guess was confirmed to be correct, Lin Xi didn't want to waste any more time. After extinguishing the jade sound transmission talisman, he walked downstream in the direction of the water flow.

She didn't know how long she had been walking. Just when Lin Xi felt that she almost didn't have the strength to lift her feet, she finally saw a faint flash of red light on a higher hill in the distance.

Her eyes lit up and she quickly took a few steps towards that direction. She took out a silkworm pupa from the storage bag at her waist, then took out a jade bottle, unscrewed it, and dripped the dark red liquid inside onto the pupa.

But in the blink of an eye, the dark red liquid was absorbed by the silkworm pupa, and the next second, a moth the size of a finger joint and emitting golden light broke out of the cocoon.

Lin Xi raised her hand slightly, and the moth stretched out a pair of antennae and waved them in the air. Then, as if it smelled something in the air, it flapped its wings and flew towards the red light not far away.

Lin Xi took a step and hurriedly followed. After walking for about half an incense stick of time, Lin Xi finally climbed up the hill that seemed not high but was very rugged. Looking down, she saw a bunch of gorgeous blood-red flowers emitting a faint red light among the rugged rocks on the top of the hill.

Its flower stem is straight and slender, without any branches or leaves, as if stretching out from the depths of the earth. The flower grows alone at the top of the stem, and the petals are a bright and intense red, like a burning flame or dripping blood. In this dark night, it is like an enchantress full of deadly temptation. One glance and you will be unable to look away.

"It has a crown of flowers on top, the color is like fireworks, you can see the flowers but not the leaves." Lin Xi silently recited the morphological characteristics of the Youming Fire Lotus in his mind. He was very sure that the strange-looking plant in front of him was the legendary Youming Fire Lotus. He couldn't help but feel happy and hurriedly walked towards the huge rocks.

After climbing up those huge rocks, she looked at the Youming Fire Lotus that was within her reach, but she did not reach out rashly. Instead, she took out a pair of silver silk gloves from her storage bag and put them on. Then she carefully picked those blooming Youming Fire Lotus and put them into her storage bag.

After doing all this, she heaved a sigh of relief and carefully put away the gloves. This Nether Fire Lotus grew by the boundary river and was naturally contaminated with some demonic energy. Although this demonic energy was not fatal, it could still cause great damage to a person's vitality. Therefore, she could only wear special shark silk gloves to take it off without any harm.

Lin Xi was naturally very happy after successfully completing the mission, but going up the mountain is easier than going down, and soon she was no longer happy.

When she suddenly saw the Ghostly Fire Lotus, she was so excited that she climbed up without much effort as if she had been given an injection of chicken blood. Now she has successfully picked the flower. As soon as she relaxed, she felt as if she was extremely tired. Her hands and feet were weak and she couldn't exert any strength at all.

Moreover, several hours had passed since she entered the barrier. The moon that was originally hanging high in the sky had unknowingly moved westward and gradually hid behind the clouds.

Without the moonlight, it was dark all around. To make matters worse, Lin Xi was originally holding up a pearl to light the way, but after taking a few steps down, he stepped on the gravel, stumbled and almost fell.

In a panic, Lin Xi quickly reached out to hold onto the stone next to her, and managed to steady herself. However, the bead that was originally on her fingertips suddenly slipped from her fingertips due to this sudden change.

"Ah!" Lin Xi screamed and tried to grab the falling Huzhu, but as soon as she let go, her body slid down several steps and her ankle hit the rock.

In pain, she leaned back hastily and pressed herself against the rock wall, thus stopping her body from sliding down. However, she could only watch the pearl fall down the rock wall into the crack at the foot of the boulder.

It was like a house leaking in the rain! Lin Xi clung to the rock wall, breathing heavily, and cursed in his heart.

At this moment, there was no moonlight in the sky and her only means of lighting had fallen. The thick night was like insoluble ink, gradually enveloping her. The surroundings were so quiet that she seemed to hear her own heartbeat. She hung on the stone wall like this, neither up nor down, not daring to let go of her hands, and was caught in a dilemma.

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