When the original novel meets the hegemony of the fandom

The sky is gloomy, even if it is late summer and early autumn, there is already a little cool atmosphere on weekdays, but today there is no wind at all.The sun was hidden in the clouds, the clouds were gray, like a heavy and heavy piece of iron stuck in the sky, the flag was drooping listlessly, the eyes of the guarding soldiers were cold, but the armor on their bodies was Burning hot like the hot summer sun.

Behind them is a small and exquisite tent, with a white flag printed with golden roosters on the top, representing the identity of the tent owner, and voices of conversation can be heard from inside.

Ah Li on the side had already put on a special insulated suit, silently hiding himself in the air, and the close-fitting clothes showed his overly slender figure, as thin as a piece of paper.

In contrast, Ao Qi and Qi Ao's surroundings are much more lively. Except for Yesuo Shangnuo and Yan Fanluo, the Mu Xiuqi brothers and sisters who heard the news from no one knew who they were, stood guard at the door of Qi Ao's room early in the morning, dying. Begging to come with them in vain, she politely declined Ruan Meier's request to follow, but she couldn't convince Mu Xiuqi no matter what.If Qi Ao hadn't appeased Mu Xiuqi with the reason that it was very dangerous inside and Ao Qi could only protect one powerless person and couldn't protect the second one, Mu Xiuqi would have followed up in the cave. .

At this moment, he was following Qi Ao's side every step of the way.

After changing his clothes, Qi Ao took out something from the changed clothes and prepared to wear it on his upper body. This movement was very casual, and he still didn't avoid Mu Xiuqi who had been following him all the time. He didn't even see Qi Ao's hand clearly. What was in the bag, and he hurried over immediately: "Didn't Her Royal Highness say that you can't carry anything on your body, you must ensure that the equipment fits perfectly so that you can move around easily." The words were indeed genuinely concerned, while As he said that, he wanted to snatch that thing from Qi Ao's hand.

Qi'ao didn't have time to hide, and the thing fell into Mu Xiuqi's hands in the blink of an eye.It was a piece of jade pendant, a phoenix was lifelike, except for a little white crystal clear on the tail feathers, the whole body was like a flowing pool of emerald green. Wear it close to your body like this.

Mu Xiuqi said so, he refused to let Qi'ao get this jade pendant again, Qi'ao failed to snatch it for a long time, but was so tired that his face was flushed and he was out of breath, so he could only persuade Mu Xiuqi nicely from the sidelines Xiu Qi: "This jade pendant is something that cannot be lost, please return it to me, Brother Mu."

Mu Xiuqi was now curious: "Although this jade pendant is good, it is not a priceless treasure. If Brother Gu likes the jade pendant, I will choose a better one to give you as a gift. Why is this one so precious?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the jade pendant was emptied in his hands behind his back, and before he could react, the elusive Ao Qi had already put the jade pendant back into Qi'ao's palm.

"Oh, this jade pendant..." Before he finished speaking, the emerald green on Aoqi's waist caught Mu Xiuqi's eyes, and the second half of the words had already reached the tip of his tongue, before he could swallow them, he could only murmur to himself He said to himself, "Her Royal Highness Wang Hao said, you can't bring in your belongings."

Apparently, Ao Qi didn't hear his words at all, or didn't take it seriously, holding the sword and waiting for Qi Ao to tuck the jade pendant into his girdle and put it away, leaving Mu Xiuqi to complain and chatter endlessly.

Mu Xiuqi didn't complain for too long, Ye Suo Shangnuo and Yan Fanluo who specially avoided came in, Mu Xiuqi had to shut up, he glanced at Ao Qi, and then slowly moved to Qi'ao's side.From here, one can barely see the jade pendant on Aoqi's waist, revealing a scale-like pattern.

Yan Fanluo officially told them to be more careful, and secretly glanced at Qi Ao several times under Yesuo Shangnuo's relentless gaze. After Yan Fanluo finished speaking, Yesuo Shangnuo and the two of them were like good brothers. Hugging seemed to be very reluctant, he stayed for a while while hugging Ao Qi before letting go.

After coming out of the tent and walking down for a while, before seeing the entrance of the cave, they could feel the surrounding temperature getting higher and higher. The soldiers in heavy armor were already blushing from the heat, and large beads of sweat emerged from their foreheads. But he rarely blinked.

Seeing Aoqi looking at the soldiers on both sides several times, Yesuo Shangnuo enthusiastically explained: "These are all my personal soldiers, and they will follow me outside to wait for you to come out." He paused, then added, " If you are in danger in the cave, according to our agreement, as long as you send a signal, even if the cave is destroyed, you will be rescued."

Looking at these well-trained and loyal soldiers, Ao Qi had no doubts about Yesuo Shangnuo's guarantee, or in other words, as long as Yesuo Shangnuo ordered anything.

It is difficult to hide a person's figure in such a desert, with endless horizons and a vast field of vision, the long sand and the vast sky are connected in the distance, and the area where they are now is an empty flat land, and the dark guard can only look far away. Hide behind the dunes.

Fortunately, the pile of sand near the entrance of the cave is much higher, and the entrance of the cave is under the yellow sand. When the wind blows, the sand accumulated on it flows away like water. The entrance of the cave is very small, just like Yesuo Shangnuo said at the banquet , an adult man can barely pass, although the wooden frame has been strengthened once again, supporting the sand hard, you can still see the fine sand falling from the narrow gap from time to time.

"This cave can last for about half a day. We will try to keep the width of the cave outside as much as possible, but you still have to speed up the time as much as possible." Yesuo Shangnuo looked at the entrance of the mine, said again with worry and arrogance, and looked away When he got to Aoqi, he patted Aoqi's shoulder, solemnly, "Be careful all the way."

Qi Aoliu gave Yan Fan Luo a polite smile, turned around and walked to Ah Li's side: "You should be more careful when you are the first one later."

Ah Li lowered his head when he saw Qiao approaching, and didn't lift his head when he heard Qiao's words: "I will ensure your safety."

Qi Ao waved his hand, and explained very seriously: "You misunderstood, I really just care about you." The tone was sincere, as if it was true.

When Ah Li heard this, he raised his head and gave him a strange look, noncommittal, and took a step away from Qi Ao.

Qi Ao didn't show any further intimacy, he had already reached the conclusion he wanted, this Li, really was vigilant and not used to not trusting other people's concern.

After completing the task, Qi Ao lazily stood aside and waited for Ao Qi and the others to finish their formalities. The hot air from the cave rushed towards him, he blinked, a drop of sweat seeped into his temples, and he couldn't help shivering.

When he came back to his senses again, Ao Qi had already stood beside him and held his hand behind his back.

The surrounding heat made the opponent's hand even colder, without the slightest trace of burning aura, Ao Qi pinched Qi Ao's fingers and stroked them for a while, from the tip of the finger to the base of the finger inch by inch, as if he was playing with a piece of good quality. Yu: "It's about time, we should go in." The words were spoken to Yesuo Shangnuo.

Yesuo Shangnuo's eyes rolled with anxiety for a moment after Aoqi's words, but he didn't say anything, and when he calmed down, the words in his mouth turned into polite concern, and watched the three of them lean over and enter the cave one by one .

The cave is very dark, and the sultry air around squeezes the space for activities. This kind of environment gives people not only physical intolerance, but also psychological oppression. After a while, the narrow space is filled with panting sounds one after another.

If the cave is as Yesuo Shangnuo said, it can only allow an adult man to crawl forward, and the three of them can only line up in a vertical row.A Li is at the front, Qi Ao is in the middle, and Ao Qi is at the end. In comparison, Ao Qi and Ao Qi are slender, and A Li is shorter, so this line is dragged very long, and some places are too narrow. Both Aoqi and Aoqi were almost caught by the shoulders, and Qiao would be left behind by Ah Li if he was not careful.

Ao Qi couldn't see Qi Ao, he couldn't even feel his body temperature, so he was a little worried, and Qi Ao was not at ease about Ao Qi's condition, and he was not sure whether getting close to the mother stone would further affect Ao Qi's mind, even though he This has been said many times in the evening.

Each other can only judge each other's situation by distinguishing each other's breathing, but fortunately there is no serious problem along the way.

The cave was very dark, and it was impossible to bring a torch in. Ali took a piece of fluorite, which could emit a faint light.With this weak light, Qiao could see that they had passed through many forks, but unfortunately the range of light illuminated was too small, and even the places they passed could not take a full picture, and only a small part of those forks could be seen. .He touched the sand under his body, and it was not as dry and slightly hot as he imagined, but his own body temperature was low, so he couldn't feel more.

I don't know how long it took, but the cave gradually became wider, and I was able to kneel up and walk forward with my elbows and knees. Although I still couldn't sit upright, this posture saved a lot of effort than before, but it was a bit embarrassing to say.This kind of embarrassment did not last long, they entered a narrow tunnel again, and climbed like this for nearly an hour, Ah Li's speed gradually slowed down, what did he do with his hand, Qi Ao who followed behind only felt Before seeing a ray of light, the stagnant air in the cave was washed away by a sudden wave of heat.

Ah Li forcefully pushed away a not-so-thin stone slab and climbed out. The hot wind swept over a special fragrance, which instantly filled the tunnel they passed through. The fragrance quickly became irritating and choking due to the excessive concentration. .

The journey was too long, and Qi Ao, who was almost pulled out by Ali, didn't even have the strength to stand up. He leaned against the wall, and because of the old knee injury caused by kneeling and crawling for a long time, he was panting and trembling in pain, soaked in cold sweat. His clothes were wet, his face was like gold paper, and the corners of his eyes were smoky because of the pungent smell. He looked in a very bad condition.

After he had recovered his breath, the first thing he said was: "Ah Li, thank you for digging such a long tunnel."

Ah Li seemed to be frightened by his sudden words, he swayed a few times, looked at Qi Ao in horror, and hurriedly walked aside with a pale face, looking as if he wanted to get as far away from Qi Ao as possible.

Faced with Ah Li's overreaction, Qi Ao was a little bit dumbfounded.He cleared his throat, patted off the slightly moist sand on his hands and shoulders, the coolness on his chest flowed through every inch of his body like running water, soothing the pain caused by the burning heat and fatigue. After circulating in his body for three weeks, he took Aoqi's hand and stood up.

In front of their eyes is a vast sea of ​​volcanic flames, which is very different from the narrow one they passed just now. This underground world is a world of its own.

The fire under the feet flows slowly like a sea, and there are golden and red "sea waves". ", the black "mountain" is covered by a red "waterfall". Occasionally, the burning iron inside can be identified through the unconcealable golden red inside. There is an inverted cone-shaped rock mass flowing with golden light above the head, and the magma flows along the rock mass Dropped, smashed into the "ocean" and splashed waves.However, in such a large area of ​​the world, there is only a road that is one and a half people wide for them to walk, which circles iron mountains and stands above the sea of ​​fire.

But what such a scene brings is not as scary as imagined, but more of a shock, a shock of beauty brought by the power of nature, that kind of strong and full golden and red blooms, and the excitement and passion are in the air. It exploded in the mind, exploded in the body, and hit the heart frozen by too much rationality.

The power that has taken root in my heart has finally found its own rain and sunshine, and it can't wait to break through the ground to germinate. It is foreseeable how powerful it will be, and such a powerful power will be used by itself.Ao Qi's eyes were already slightly red, and a wound split open on his palm at some point, blood soaked into the hilt of the sword, and the two merged into one more quickly.

Seeing that the two people who were inexplicably excited—including Qi Ao, who had always been calm—were all affected, Ah Li pondered for a while, and finally reminded: "There are many organs hidden here, you must be careful and careful later." He couldn't understand where their excitement was. In his eyes, this was a place where people would eat people and lose their lives.

His words didn't have any effect. When he finished speaking, Ao Qi and Qi Ao had already taken the first step, leaving Ah Li with a pair of backs. Below was the red "sea" and on both sides were flowing "mountains" of fire. , above the head is a "sharp sword" dripping with magma, and there is only room for the next person to walk a little more.

☆, danger

Looking at Ao Qi's hand tightly clasped on his forearm, Ah Li's whole body was stiff, until Qi Ao patted his back to comfort him, he slowly recovered.Less than two feet ahead, the magma that poured down just now is still dripping down, and the scorching heat is still lingering in the air, but now his mind seems to be filled with paste, and he can't remember exactly what happened at that moment. I can't even remember the redness that filled my eyes in an instant, only the strength of being grasped can be felt on my arms, and the gentle and strong heartbeat beside my ears.

"What's wrong?" Qi Ao helped him sweep the fire ash off his shoulders, tilted his head and looked at him, "Are you scared?"

Everyone blushed from the heat, and couldn't see the redness on Ah Li's face, but he suddenly trembled, avoided Qi'ao's hand in a panic, and walked forward alone without saying hello. It seemed very strange.

Ao Qi grabbed Qi Ao who was walking forward, and pulled him back to his side.

They had just walked a very strenuous road. The road was dangerous and the road was extremely smooth. They almost slid down the road beside the fire waterfall. submerged.It is conceivable that if we go back later, it will be exhausting just to go this part of the way, let alone the long and narrow tunnel.

At the end of the "sea" is the "waterfall" just passed. Coming out of the mountains and seas, there is another scene in front of you.The waterfall of fire flowed down into a deep pool. This deep pool did not know how deep it was, nor did it know how big it was. The black soil on top was the ground where they landed. They could clearly feel that the ground they were stepping on was soft, Watch their movements go up and down.The collapsed land turned into staggered red lakes, reminding visitors to be careful on the road under their feet.

The criss-crossing stone beams above the head and the magma pouring down from time to time make this section of the road more dangerous.

"You have to be careful of the road under your feet." Ah Li expelled the strange emotions circling in his mind, and kindly reminded them that after all, this road has swallowed too many lives. "The soil on this section of the road is soft, and the surface looks like it can be walked on, but some places will sink."

"What's down here?" Ao Qi pulled Qi Ao two steps closer to him while speaking.

"Magma, or the deep soil, is enough to suffocate people." Li lowered his head and continued to drive forward, "Anyway, no one can go back, and don't even think about being able to pull them up if they fall."

Those traveling together, after going through mountains and seas with great difficulty, came here and watched their partners being swallowed up bit by bit, and heard their partners screaming for help, but they could only be helpless, and trembled with fear every step of the way. trembling.And most of them will be forced to give up or lose their lives due to many obstacles on the way, and they can't even see the dream they came in for.A very small number of people have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers and dragged their last breath to see their dreams, but they can only sadly find that the dreams are really dreams, which can be seen but cannot be touched.At that time, people were already exhausted physically and mentally, and they didn't even have the thought of returning. How many people lost their lives in a trance, and they couldn't even go back safely.

"Then you are really lucky." Qi Ao said with a smile looking at the shallow footprints left by Ah Li.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Ali's back.

"Has it never happened before..." Qi Ao suddenly lowered his voice when he said this, and slowly said the second half of the sentence pretending to be mysterious, "Did girls come in to explore?"

Ah Li stumbled, but it was still Ao Qi who grabbed him and stabilized him.

But Qi Ao didn't intend to get an answer. Before Ah Li opened his mouth, he explained to himself: "Women in the Ximex country regard plumpness as their beauty and are not good at martial arts. It is difficult for them to enter the cave. I was wrong." It's gone." After saying that, he shook his head, allowing Ah Li to sweat in vain.

This person was a bit scary, and Ah Li began to regret this trip.

For the next period of time, he was immersed in his own world, repeatedly weighing whether his choice was correct, so that when he realized that half of Qi Ao's body had already sunk into the mud.

Qiao sank very fast, and by the time Ah Li rushed over, Qiao was already submerged from the waist to the chest.

The strange thing is that Ao Qi is not by his side at this time, but is kept at a safe distance, so he is not in trouble like Qi Ao, but his face is even uglier than that of Qi Ao who is in trouble .The tense jaw and the corners of the stiff mouth blocked his voice, but his eyes were lit by the flaming flames and tumbling magma. It reflected Qi'ao who was sinking little by little.

There is a strange sound coming from a distance, and the sound is long and long, containing a magical power that can wake up the deep sleep deep in the soul.The sword in his hand seemed to feel the call, and also began to vibrate slightly, pulling the heart to follow its rhythm, getting faster and faster, the fire was not only reflected in the eyes, but also burning in the heart, causing bursts of burning pain.

"Ao Qi!" Sensing that something was wrong with Ao Qi, Qi Ao tensed up and struggled for a moment, but he sank even faster, he could only relax his body and shout, "Ao Qi! Ao Qi! "

When his lips could already taste the fishy smell of the cold soil, Qi Ao couldn't care whether Ao Qi was awake, he could only rely on Ah Li who was stunned by the side: "Take him to the mother stone as quickly as possible." And finally One sentence is reserved for Aoqi, "Aoqi, do you believe me or not?"

He doesn't know if he believes that he will be safe and sound, if he believes that he will be with him all the way, if it was a few days ago, but at this moment, Ao Qi will only choose to believe.

Ah Li hid at the side far away, he is not stupid, the murderous aura that came from the oppression just now was too strong, Ao Qi was obviously about to go mad, he was very afraid that he would be involved by innocent people.But what he didn't expect was that in just one sentence, Ao Qi regained his clarity, even calmer than before, calmly called him over, calmly asked about the next route and time, and calmly let him lead the way .

He was not as calm as ordinary people, and the sword in his hand also returned to its usual temperature, unable to ignite a little fire.

Only Ao Qi knew that those words were a handful of ashes, the fire was covered under it, it was temporarily dormant, but it never went out.

The journey after that was not safe, and death passed them by several times. Rao Li, who came and went so many times, was trembling, but Ao Qi walked on the ground like he was on the ground.

He walked in no hurry, but it was the kind of walking that split the mountain and opened the road that gave Ah Li the illusion that even the flames, which were usually so arrogant that they would take people's lives away at any time, were making way for him.

Ah Li shuddered, suddenly he would rather have that Qi Ao who was scary before, compared to Ao Qi without Qi Ao who is a ghost who can devour souls.

They walked forward in a hurry without saying a word, and even the distance seemed to be shortened a lot, and the road became wider and wider until they were blocked by a tall stone wall.

Pointing to the stone wall that is almost at right angles to the ground and from which magma rolls down from time to time, Ali explained: "You can see the mother rock from here."

On the pitch-black stone wall inlaid with red rose-like burnt iron, there are some shallow depressions scattered here and there, which are used to provide a foothold for climbers, but it seems almost impossible to climb over this stone wall with these alone. task.

If this was the case at the beginning, I believe there would not be the birth of Shuanglong Chiyujian.

Ah Li stood aside and waited for Aoqi to get ready to climb, and it took him a while to realize that Aoqi had no intention of turning over at all.

Ao Qi is stretching out his hand to lightly touch the stone wall to explore, the delicate movements of his hand and the sharpness between his eyebrows are a bit out of line, but after watching for a long time, there is a strange harmony, it seems that he is so familiar with these movements before.This piece was slightly cool, but that piece had scorching heat that burned his hands red through the stone wall, and then he leaned over and pressed his ears against the stone wall, and there seemed to be a roaring sound coming from inside.

Ao Qi raised the corner of his mouth.

As if receiving unprecedented pressure, the sword in his hand began to tremble unusually. He wanted to escape from Ao Qi, but Ao Qi held him firmly in his hand, and was infiltrated by a powerful force in the process of resistance. Until it was completely controlled and surrendered to Aoqi's hands.

Of course Ah Li couldn't see this process. Although he didn't know what Ao Qi was going to do, it didn't affect his intuition about danger.As Ao Qi clenched the sword in his hand, Ah Li unconsciously took two steps back. He saw a trace of evil spirit overflowing from the corner of Ao Qi's reddened eyes, but when he wanted to take a closer look, it disappeared. He believed that it must not be his own illusion.

In the next second, the flying rubble flew past the corner of Ah Li's eye, drawing a not-so-shallow scar, which soon oozes blood.

Ah Li subconsciously glanced at Ao Qi.

Naturally, Ao Qi, who was standing in front of the cracked mountain, didn't notice the situation on his side, he didn't even notice his broken jaw.

The dazzling brilliance overwhelmed the surrounding flames, drawing Ah Li's gaze away from Ao Qi, and then he saw a scene he had never seen in his life.

The peculiar sword in Aoqi's hand seemed to come alive, eagerly absorbing Aoqi's blood, the sword body had turned into a dazzling red, and the flowing golden light made the sword body also burn with fire. In the yellow light, Ah Li seemed to see the two dragons hovering slowly along the blade.

At some point, Ah Li fell to the ground, he felt the trembling of the sky and the earth, and the "river" of fire flowing on both sides was also surging.This is a power he has never seen before, and what is even more frightening is that this power does not seem to end yet, and it has infinite reserves. With such power, Ao Qi makes people want to fall under his feet from the bottom of their hearts , kissed his instep, and obeyed his orders.

He didn't dare to imagine how a person could control such spirit and power, and how someone could overcome this god-given oppression and have a long-term equal existence by his side.

He didn't dare to think too much about which kind of person was more terrifying.

Like thousands of thunderbolts splitting beside his ears, Ah Li felt his heart and lungs being thumped hard by a big hand, as if the pain of his liver and gallbladder was about to be smashed exploded from his body, and he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood.

When he struggled out of the death-like fear, there was a cloud of dust flying in front of his eyes.The sand and stones gradually dissipated, and a beam of light pierced out from the hole in the shape of an irregular door, like a hand lifting a veil, dispelling the sand and soil that obscured people's eyes.There was someone standing on the other side of the door, very close to the door, and Aoqi could be reached by reaching out his hand. He was not afraid of the shock and the flying stones just now, and he could even see his smile against the light. Behind him was a large expanse of dazzling red.

Neither of them moved, but their figures seemed to be melted into that piece of light, becoming one.

The man's hair was still dripping unbelievably, even the clothes on his body had a layer of moisture, he stretched out his hand towards Ao Qi: "Look, I didn't lie to you."

The warm blood on Aoqi's hand was still flowing, and the wound on the tiger's mouth was long and deep, but he held the hand that was stretched out in the fastest time, and then pulled the other side over. The best fits in the world overlapped.

Qi Ao, who was finally let go, almost gave Ao Qi a complete inspection, and then praised and affirmed his stable state.

After checking, Ao Qiqiao patted him on the shoulder as a reward, then finally turned around and said to Ah Li who was still sitting on the ground: "Are you hurt?" But he just said the first word At that time, Ao Qi had already dragged him in, leaving only the voice of these words for Ah Li.

Ah Li suddenly felt a little awkward in his presence, he didn't expect anyone else to help him, so he hurriedly got up to keep up with the actions of the two people in front of him.

The scene behind the stone wall broken by Aoqi is the miraculous creation of nature that Ah Li has seen many times and is still amazed.

The concave arc-shaped city wall rising from the ground and the standing stone wall formed a semicircle, with three sides suspended, and the fiery red magma flew down from the top with an unstoppable force, and a bright red curtain spread in front of their eyes. Because the shape of the concave arc seemed to be Being able to wrap them up, the torrential momentum is like a thousand troops, and Hong Chuan's thunderous noise is next to his ears.Below the waterfall is a deep pool. Such a large amount of magma flows down continuously, creating vortices one after another. The deep pool rises and falls, but does not overflow.

In the center of the deep pool near the waterfall, a stone pillar stood abruptly there, and countless sharp small stone pillars branched out from it, interlocking and interlocking each other naturally forming a precise protective cover, firmly holding a spirit stone locked in it.If these stone pillars are broken, the mother stone will fall into Jingshentan. Is there any other way to get it.

At first glance, the spirit stone was unexpectedly ordinary, only half the size of a palm, with a vermilion color and a strange shape. A layer of faint red light exudes blazing heat, resisting the intrusion of others, showing its unusualness.

It's not the first time for Ah Li to see this spirit stone. He calmed down the emotion just now, and now he calmly affirms the identity of this spirit stone: "This is what you said, the mother stone."

☆, underground