Yu Yan Destiny

From Tianshu Village to the northeast, go upstream along the Jiayu River, pass through the plains in the valley, rolling hills and dense forests, and finally look north at the source of the river formed by the confluence of several springs. to the rolling hills.

On the tallest of these peaks, a protrusion that is not in the same direction as the rocks of the entire mountain can be seen halfway up the mountain, and there is a faintly visible hole covered by trees at the southernmost end.

This is the cave of God.

Ji Kaiyang and You Hua walked for a day, and finally arrived at the entrance of the cave near dusk.

The plain below the mountain is in the mild rainy season, but the temperature on the mountain is already frost-like, with a chill.

This day happened to be the last day of the year for the blue sun Hehuan to rise and set, and the afterglow of the two suns shone on the shiny stone wall outside the entrance of the cave.

There is a thin line of red light shining in the distance, that is the ocean, and the Jiayu River is submerged in the forest sea, so it cannot be seen at all.

"Look there!"

You Hua stretched out her hand, pointing at the few wisps of green smoke rising by the sea.

It was dinner time now, and the cooking smoke correctly pointed out the location of the village.

It seemed so small and so far away that it was in another world.

Ji Kaiyang put his arms around You Hua's shoulders and said, "Let's go in."

The cave was pitch black, You Hua lit a torch, and for a moment several nocturnal birds were frightened and ran rampant in the cave, making sharp calls, but after a while, they all flew out, and the cave fell into silence again.

Ji Kaiyang took a deep breath.His heart was beating fast, it was the excitement caused by a strong shock.

In front of the two people, or above their heads, hangs a huge silver-white object. Its end near the cave entrance is slightly pointed, and it gets bigger as it goes upwards. Finally, it disappears into the darkness on the top of the cave, connecting with the entire rock wall. into one.

This is the palace where Puang people, the messengers of the God of Qianyu, lived when they descended to the earth.

Its appearance is extremely smooth, without cracks, like an eggshell, but brighter and more dazzling.Especially under the reflection of the fire, it emits a jewel-like luster, covering the entire cave with a layer of mysterious mist.

It was so big that it filled almost the entire cavity, but there was still enough space at the bottom for a hundred sheds.

At the very back of the Puang palace, there are two spherical objects, half sunken in the rocks, the surface is as smooth as the palace, perhaps due to earthquakes, perhaps because of long and relentless time, the small palace on the right has collapsed, revealing a In the jagged gap, countless stone blocks and palace fragments were scattered and piled up.

Ji Kaiyang stuck the torch in the crack of the stone, and knelt down with You Hua.They folded their hands in front of their foreheads and looked at the white palace above their heads with extremely devout eyes.

"Puang people are superior," Ji Kaiyang said: "Please grant me your strength, make me brave and firm, and make my wishes come true."

He opened his arms, as if to embrace the mysterious and huge building.

At the same time, You Hua whispered a spell.

After the prayers were finished, the torches gradually burned out, and darkness once again shrouded the cave.

It was silent, only the breathing of the two of them and the faint sound of the wind outside could be heard.

Ji Kaiyang fumbled to grab You Hua's hand, the boy hesitated for a moment, then tightened his fingers tightly.They looked at each other in the darkness, at the dim figure illuminated by the red light from outside the cave.The two hands were held so firmly that there was no gap until the palms of the hands were filled with beads of sweat.

When night came, they walked out of the god cave.

"It's so cold!" You Hua shivered when the cold wind blew at night, Ji Kaiyang hugged him from behind, and gently rubbed the boy's silky black hair with his chin.

How far away!he thinks.

Hong Shuo had already landed behind the mountain, and the last bit of dark red light shot out from the distant valley, like blood.

There are a few flickering spots of light in the sky, which seem to be the reflections of the stars in the sky, but they are the bonfires of Tianshu.

Then he looked up and saw a majestic swirl of countless stars.

Did Puang people really come from those distant places?

Can they really make that dream a reality?

If it is possible, why does Tianshu still live a hard life?

Could it be that Puang people can only satisfy the wishes of a small number of people?

Ji Kaiyang couldn't figure it out.

He wants too much, but the hope of realizing it is too slim.The mystery and infinite power of nature surrounded him at all times.

There were a few howls of wild animals in the woods in the distance.

You Hua immediately took out a little grease-like substance from the leather bag she carried, and wiped it on a dry branch, while Ji Kaiyang picked two hard stones and collided with each other, sparks ignited the branch.

The firelight danced in the wind, casting warmth into the night.

"Go in. We need a good night's sleep tonight." Ji Kaiyang suggested.

Two people built a fire at the entrance of the god's cave, which can heat the food they brought, and keep warm and disperse the wild beasts that come and go at night.

The problem of sleeping had to be solved in the God Cave, and they returned to the cave respectfully, opened a small piece of flat ground in the most remote corner, and lay side by side on the ground, with their feet pointing towards the entrance of the cave.

It was really tiring to walk the mountain road for a day, and both of them quickly sank into another world.

I don't know how long it took, Ji Kaiyang vaguely felt a sweet feeling, something warm was clinging to his body, and then, a gust of hot air came towards his face, and a mouth brushed against him. lips.

Ji Kaiyang woke up and put You Hua's head on his arm without saying anything.

Slowly the boy's breathing became even.

He fell asleep again.

That night, Ning Jiancheng felt very comfortable, because Ji Kaiyang was going to spend the night with You Hua on the mountain, so Ning Jiancheng left his narrow hut and occupied Ji Kaiyang's spacious bed.

He only wanted to sleep well Meimei, but unexpectedly someone came to disturb him in the middle of the night.He wanted to pretend to be asleep, but someone pinched his nose and pulled his hair.

"You're not finished!" He yelled and sat up, looking at Xiao Yu with resentful eyes.

Her expression was very serious, her lips were tightly pursed, and the sparkle of fire danced in her twinkling eyes.

"Where's Ji Kaiyang?" Xiao Yu asked.

"He went out on business. Didn't you see?" Ning Jian pretended to be very similar.He promised to help Ji Kaiyang keep the secret.

"You lied!" Xiao Yu bent down and stared into his eyes, "You Hua is not here, what are the two of them doing?"

Ning Jiancheng stood up, took a step back, and said, "That's their business. I don't know."

Xiao Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed the necklace around his neck, pulling it hard every time he said a word.

"You are his slave, why don't you know! Do you think I'm easy to deceive? I met Lu Gaorui, and he told me that Ji Kaiyang asked him how to kill Qujiaolong..."

"You know all about it, so why ask?!" Ning Jiancheng struggled and broke free.He glared at Xiao Yu, then sat down on the ground again.

"So...they really went to the jungle?"

"Go to the God's Cave first. They should spend the night on the mountain now, and they will go to the jungle tomorrow."

"People from Pu'ang..." Xiao Yu sighed, pressed his forehead, and leaned against the wall.Her lips turned white, her chest heaved heavily, and she said slowly, "You foreigner. What a terrible thing you encouraged Ji Kaiyang to do! Do you know how terrifying the Quocerosaurus is?"

Ning Jiancheng shook his head.He really didn't know that there was no such animal on the grassland.

"Ji Kaiyang will die!" Xiao Yu trembled and covered his face.

"He won't, you have to trust him."

"...I should believe him, you are right. But...but...!"

Ning Jiancheng stood up again and patted her on the shoulder.

"Son, do you want Ji Kaiyang to take on the responsibility of changing the tribe?"

"Yes."

"He's taking the first step toward that right now."

Xiao Yu shook his head and said sadly, "He is for You Hua."

"That's only part of the reason. Ji Kaiyang also understands that if he can become a warrior, the more significance lies in his status in the tribe. If you think about this, you should trust him."

She was no longer angry, and this time, the feminine part of her came out again, and the worry took hold of her.She frowned, her face tensed, her eyes fixed on the front.

Ning Jiancheng felt her change and said, "You are so worried because you like him very much."

Xiao Yu sighed again.

"Yeah...it's not surprising that there are many people who like him."

"Indeed, I can see this. Ji Kaiyang may not like everyone, but everyone loves him. Alas, the world can see the sun, but the sun may not see the world. However, since he has With this ability, let him be the sun, which is good for everyone."

"Ji Kaiyang is not the god of Qianyu."

"So what?" Ning Jiancheng laughed mockingly, "Ordinary people can change some things."

In the early morning, before Hong Shuo was fully exposed, Ji Kaiyang and You Hua walked down the mountain in dew.

They had to lay traps in its path before the Curtocera appeared.

Quoceratops will go to the Jiayu River to drink water at noon, and like other animals, this is the time when he is most vulnerable to attack.

The two found a fallen branch and several huge footprints by the river.It was left a few days ago.Curtoceratops always go to the same place to drink water, because they are the strongest animals and often occupy the best position on the river bank.

Ji Kaiyang observed the wind direction and terrain, and then began to set up traps with You Hua: They selected an area on the way the prey passed, the size of which could accommodate five dragons.Cut off some obstructive roots and plants on the ground to open up a relatively flat ground. Of course, this is for human beings. As for obstacles at high places, the more the better.

They gathered the dry branches and leaves under the outer trunk, poured some igniting grease, and put some on the trunk, so that the fire could burn to the top of the tree more easily.

Before leaving, Ji Kaiyang asked Wei Yi for the grease. It is easy to burn, just a single spark, and the temperature is so high that it can melt something as hard as iron.For the people of the tribe, this special oil is very important. Even this time, Ji Kaiyang only got as much as a leather bag, so he must make good use of it.

The next thing to do was to wind the brown rope I had brought around the branch, and pull it from one end of the circle to the other, and so made many loops.The rope was dragged loosely on the ground and covered with dirt and leaves.

The part that hangs from the tree is tied together in groups of several, and the other end is firmly fixed to the tree.

After the arrangement was over, Ji Kaiyang and You Hua hurriedly finished their meal without daring to start a fire, as the meat was cold.

Then they killed a spotted sheep and threw the bloody carcass in the encirclement as bait.Now all they have to do is lie down in the grass and wait.This wait may only be for a while, or it may take a few days.

Shortly after Hong Shuo walked through the zenith, Qujiaolong appeared.

The sound of its huge, heavy body moving through the jungle could be heard from afar, with the sound of branches snapping and birds flying away.

Ji Kaiyang squeezed You Hua's hand to draw his attention, then stooped and slipped quietly to the other side of the encirclement.

Cuojiaolong smelled the scent of the spotted sheep's corpse and walked into the trap.

This is a newly grown dragon, with a medium build and the height of six or seven people. Its skin is gray-green and covered with short hairs of the same color.It was a 'pentapod', which means it had five protruding limbs -- two upper limbs, and three lower limbs.Its head has bony horns that curve upwards, which is where it gets its name from.

It tore at the bait with its protruding mouth of huge teeth, and the leg of lamb could be heard snapping in its mouth.The dragon's eyes were on the sides of its head, and it didn't see humans; its nose worked well, but Ji Kaiyang and You Hua both paid attention to staying in the leeward direction, so it didn't notice anything.

Ji Kaiyang poked his head out from the grass, waved his hands vigorously, and signaled You Hua, and then they started to light the branches.

The fire burned quickly, and the crown of the tree was on fire in a short while.

Because it was daytime, the fire was not conspicuous, and when the Triceratops felt the heat and smoke coming, it was almost surrounded by fire.

It didn't put down the bait, but held it in its mouth, and was about to rush out of the fire, but the heat of the fire was beyond its imagination, and its skin burned, and after a few deafening roars, it retreated again.

Ji Kaiyang and You Hua watched from outside the circle of fire.They were not afraid of being exposed now, the smoke had masked other smells and obscured most of their vision.

The hot air rushed upwards, creating a wind on the ground that flowed from all directions to the ring of fire, and this wind kept them safe.But at the height of two people, the situation is the opposite. The flames and thick smoke made the Cursorosaurus turn around. It stared red eyes and tried to find an exit, but the flames everywhere surrounded it tightly.

In fact, Ji Kaiyang's circle of fire is very tight for a body as big as a dragon, but it leaves many gaps for people. They are not stupid enough to seal themselves out.Besides, a lot of water was deliberately poured on the tree where the palm rope was hung, so that the burning would be slower.

The Curtoceratops was circling, and he threw the bait, gasping for breath, which in turn allowed more heat and smoke to penetrate into his body.

Seeing that the prey was almost exhausted, Ji Kaiyang took two torches and prepared to rush in, while You Hua also grabbed the rope tightly and got ready.

Ji Kaiyang rushed through the fire gap and got in.

The dragon turned immediately to face him.

"You Hua!" Ji Kaiyang shouted.

The boy tugged down on the rope so hard that he fell to the ground, and then he fastened the knot firmly to the stump.

A dozen twisted and thickened brown ropes rose up in the air in the encirclement, and for a moment, the flexoceratops was restrained by the ropes and could not move.

Ji Kaiyang saw the timing and threw his hand vigorously. The torch hit the dragon's left eye impartially. The torch was covered with grease, and the heat was enough to burn the eye. A scorched pit appeared on his face.

It struggled frantically and broke most of the rope.

"You Hua! Block!" Ji Kaiyang yelled again.

Another large piece of rope rose up, this time destroying the dragon's right eye.

It becomes blind.

The Quoceratops rampaged in the encirclement, its skin was covered with burnt marks, and the fire on the hit tree was a bit smaller, You Hua ran over and threw a torch, and then started the fire to maintain the integrity of the encirclement.

Ji Kaiyang has withdrawn from the circle of fire.He has to wait for Qujialong to exhaust himself.

This doesn't take long.

Sure enough, not long after, the dragon's movements slowed down, and his head drooped.

Ji Kaiyang took a sharp spear and entered the circle of fire again.He ran right in front of the dragon, swung his arm, and stabbed the spear hard into the dragon's chest.

Hearing a "boom", he was swept by the dragon's forelegs and fell hard to the ground.

But he quickly got up again, staring at the furiously struggling dragon and the spear that was still on his chest, only a small piece of spear was exposed.

The Curtoceratops couldn't see anything, but it was frantically looking for the humans who hurt it. It knew that the danger came from below, so it lowered its head and used its forelimbs to scramble together.Ji Kaiyang sometimes rushed out of the fire circle, and sometimes jumped in to deal with the dragon.

Finding the right time, Ji Kaiyang jumped over, grasped the spear tightly with both hands, and pulled it out with force.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, and the dragon let out a long screeching sound, and fell to the ground with a bow on its forelegs.

After a while, there was a bang, and the dragon fell down.

It knocked down a burning tree with its neck, but it didn't move.It died, and its huge body filled half of the encirclement.

Ji Kaiyang stood in front of the dragon's belly with a sharp knife, waved his hand fiercely, and stabbed the knife deeply into the dragon's stomach, then held the handle of the knife with both hands and stabbed in, then cut it outward, and opened it. Dragon belly.

Then he drove the knife in from the other side, widening the hole.He worked very hard, and his face was covered with sweat.

Finally he cut the blood vessels connected to the heart, threw the knife aside, reached into his chest with his hand, and pulled out the heart.The thing was big and heavy, and it slid down onto the grass.

"You Hua!" Panting, he called the boy over, "Look at this thing. We succeeded."

The boy was very worried throughout the whole process, and what he wanted to do most at this moment was to rush into Ji Kaiyang's arms and hug him tightly.But he didn't move, because Ji Kaiyang's appearance was horrific: a large area of ​​his beautiful hair was burnt, and scarlet blood was all over his face and body, as if he had taken a blood bath, with blood mixed with smoke and dust, Sweat trickled down his face and onto his still heaving chest.

"Ji Kaiyang..."

"What's wrong with you? Are you scared?"

"no……"

"It's okay, you see I'm fine." Ji Kaiyang stretched out his arms to hug You Hua tightly, messed up the boy's face with his blood-stained hands, and then laughed himself.

"It's much more comfortable that way. Don't worry about me, don't think I'm going to fail and die."

He let go of You Hua and raised his hands towards the sky. "People from Pu'ang! Now I feel that I am not afraid of anything, and I don't care about anyone!"

Looking at his excited expression, You Hua felt a growing sense of loss in his heart. He understood that Ji Kaiyang had seen farther things now, and he couldn't even keep him on the ground, just like you can't stop a starling Like flying.

"It's so dirty, go wash it." The boy suggested.

"Oh, that's right." Ji Kaiyang looked at himself and said, "It's really dirty."

After speaking, he ran towards Jiayu River, and handed the dragon's body and heart to You Hua.At this time, a group of starlings were already flying in the sky, and as soon as the two humans left, they could enjoy the delicious meal of the Trichoceratops.

Ji Kaiyang came back after rinsing, and tied the dragon's heart with You Hua with a rope.They ate some more, and then walked towards the mouth of the river with their heavy hearts lifted.

Hong Shuo had already started to fall, and they would not be able to return to the village until after dark.But it doesn't matter, they successfully defeated Qujiaolong today, for You Hua, this is a victory, for Ji Kaiyang, this is just the beginning.

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