HCB Chapter 255 Mountain Ghost
Chapter 255 Mountain Ghost
Under the ancient tree of life, Zhao Ruoxi, who was painting, was suddenly stunned. She seemed to sense something and looked into the distance.
"Mountain ghost?"
"Will something like this be born in the secret realm?"
"No, it seems a little strange. It's not a pure mountain ghost, but more like something mixed in."
At the same time, Ji Mo seemed to sense something. He turned his head, gazed into the distance, and muttered to himself in confusion, "Maple Frost? What is that? Its aura is similar to that of the turbid stream, as if it were both condensed from pure life."
Before Zhao Ruoxi finished drawing the picture, Ji Mo spread his wings and flapped them into the air. The instinctive mobilization made him unable to resist. He left a word and quickly left.
"I'm going to take a look. Wait for me for a moment, I'll be back soon."
Bai Shui, who hadn't sensed anything, stood there in a daze, still stupidly in the same position as before, with many question marks engraved on his little head, "What's going on? What happened? What happened?"
The sudden change made Baishui even more confused. What happened in the woods all of a sudden? Why did Ji Moting leave quickly without stopping? She looked at Zhao Ruoxi. Zhao Ruoxi, who had stopped writing, seemed to have felt something, but she was the only one who didn't realize anything. This made Baishui a little frustrated.
It seemed like everyone else felt what had happened except himself. The painting he had mustered up the courage to draw also died at the end of the season. Bai Shui sighed, "I shouldn't have said it earlier. Even if I had said it, this kind of thing would still happen." Bai Shui couldn't help feeling depressed.
After seeing Ji Mo leave, Zhao Ruoxi withdrew her gaze and looked at the somewhat depressed Bai Shui. She turned the notebook over and smiled, "It's a pity that Ji Mo couldn't see it with me, but I've finished it! Come and take a look at it. I can put my heart into it!"
Zhao Ruoxi said this in a tone of seeking credit, and the smile on her face became more and more intense. Bai Shui's emotions were involuntarily affected by her, and the frustration in his heart dissipated a lot.
Bai Shui couldn't help but smile as she watched the painting, which looked like a true engraving of the scene. She generously praised it, giving two thumbs-up with her pink paw pads. "So beautiful! Ruoxi, your painting skills are so superb, it's just like an engraving!"
The girl chuckled, twirled the hair beside her ear with her right hand, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she looked a little embarrassed.
But she began to suppress her shyness, holding her head high and saying, "Of course! I'm definitely the best!"
Zhao Ruoxi's confidence comes from her heart. This confidence makes Bai Shui feel as if there is nothing she can't do as long as she wants to do it. Bai Shui echoed and looked at the place where Ji Mo left. He became a little hesitant again and murmured, "Did something happen? Why did he leave so suddenly?"
Zhao Ruoxi heard Bai Shui's mumbling clearly. She said casually, "Nothing happened. A mountain ghost was born. As the master of the secret realm, he must have sensed the changes here, so he naturally wanted to go and take a look."
"what?"
Bai Shui tilted his head and looked at Zhao Ruoxi in confusion. The other person's eyes were not on him. His bright eyes were fixed on the painting in his hands, and he laughed from time to time.
Bai Shui carefully recalled what Zhao Ruoxi had just said, and suddenly felt that the amount of information was so overwhelming. At first she didn't react, but after thinking about it several times, "Dominating the secret realm at the end of the season? Mountain ghost?" What the hell is going on.
She pulled herself out of her thoughts and looked at the girl in front of her who was thinking about what kind of frame to use for her painting. "She seems to know everything, and she's very gentle. How about I ask her too?"
Bai Shui did what he said and asked Zhao Ruoxi softly.
"Ruoxi, what do you mean by the mountain ghost and Ji Mo being the leader of the secret realm?"
Zhao Ruoxi's gaze shifted from the picture frame to Bai Shui, revealing a puzzled expression: "Ah? Didn't I say that?"
The girl thought for a moment, as if she had never talked about this part of the topic. She cleared her throat and said, "Well, the so-called mountain ghosts are elves in the mountains. In the past, they were also called mountain gods by mortals, but they are not beasts, nor human beings. They are ghosts transformed from mountains and rivers, or spirits, or you can say they are a variant of spiritual energy." When she said this, the girl scratched her head, as if she didn't know which word was more appropriate.
She spoke with a hint of annoyance, "Ah, that's roughly what it means. As another kind of life form, mountain ghosts don't have the lifespan limits of humans, nor do they have the pursuit of pure bloodlines that monster beasts have. They themselves are miracles of nature for countless years. As long as they survive and aren't absorbed by others, they will eventually become powerful beings who have reached the half-step fusion stage."
"only……"
Zhao Ruoxi's gaze left Bai Shui and looked in the direction of the fluctuations. She continued, "The mountain ghost born this time doesn't seem to be pure. Its body is indeed a mountain ghost, a spirit transformed from mountains and rivers. It has a pure breath of life, but its soul is like that of a human. As for what strange reactions this will cause, I don't know."
Zhao Ruoxi paused for a moment, her finger pressed to her lips as if she was thinking, "Hmm... That's it, nothing more to add."
Zhao Ruoxi looked at Bai Shui who seemed to be thinking about something and smiled happily: "Do you understand?"
Baishui nodded, probably understanding what she meant, "The so-called mountain ghost is probably another strange species. As for Zhao Ruoxi's supplement, Baishui didn't quite understand it. After all, she had never seen such a description of the existence. She could only wait until she went back to look up the classics, or wait until she saw it with her own eyes in the future, and she would probably understand it. Baishui also realized that Zhao Ruoxi had a wide range of knowledge, and quietly memorized all her words in her mind.
After a moment, Baishui, who had probably digested the information, continued to ask, "Then why is it said that Ji Mo is the leader of the secret realm?"
"Hmm... You should have felt it too, but you may lack a little common sense and understanding of this secret realm."
Zhao Ruoxi stroked her chin with her right hand, looking a little distressed, as if she didn't know how to explain to Bai Shui.
"Well... well, you know the symbol of the crow, right?" Zhao Ruoxi looked at Bai Shui expectantly.
After hearing what Zhao Ruoxi said, Bai Shui also fell into thought: "The symbol of the crow? It looks so familiar, I feel like I've seen it somewhere."
Bai Shui tried hard to recall the past. His memory went back a long time. When he was a child at his grandmother's house, he seemed to have seen a book that recorded this kind of thing. But it was a mortal book. Bai Shui responded uncertainly: "Death?"
Zhao Ruoxi snapped her fingers crisply. "Merger and acquisition! That's right, it's death, but not complete."
Baishui frowned in confusion, "Then what else?"
"The crow represents not only death, but also auspiciousness."