manynovel Chapter 130: Fiery Island Surrounded by Water
Chapter 130: Fiery Island Surrounded by Water
Mo Mo and Song Tianjiao came to Huolan.
This is a land that is like being roasted by fire.
"I say, this place looks like it's been roasted on a grill. Are you sure there are people living in this damn place?" Song Tianjiao reached out to take off her coat and wrung it dry. The clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and the sweat dripped onto the cracked yellow mud ground, making a "sizzling" sound.
"I believe in Grandpa Gu Shu's divination skills, and I believe even more in the information he provided us," Mo Mo carried a heavy sheepskin water bag on his back and his backpack in his hands, and continued to walk forward without stopping, "Besides, didn't we get the holy object in Chuanyu?"
"I know, and I believe in the old tree, but it's so hot in this place, I really can't imagine: what kind of people would choose to survive in such an environment?" Song Tianjiao stopped complaining, draped the wrung-out coat over the sheepskin water bag to dry it, then picked up her luggage and continued walking.
As we walked, we vaguely saw a large stone tablet standing upright on the dry and cracked yellow earth, with three large characters "Flame Mountain" written on it.
"Flame Mountain? What we see now, isn't it an illusion?" Song Tianjiao rubbed her eyes. She felt so hot that she seemed to have just been pulled out of the water. Even her eyelashes were wet. "Flame Mountain? Could it be that the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan are here?"
"Since there is an engraved stone tablet, it means someone has been here. This is a good thing for us." Mo Mo said and quickened his pace.
"Hey! Wait for me, why are you walking so fast? You will aggravate the water imbalance in your body!" Song Tianjiao shouted from behind when she saw Mo Mo walking faster.
After walking for another half an hour, the two still did not see any changes in their surroundings. All they saw was the yellow-orange hazy air and the dry, cracked hard soil under their feet.
"I say, we haven't really walked into an illusion, have we? Then we have to think of a way to find the center of the formation, otherwise we will waste our energy here and die." Song Tianjiao frowned and said as if something was wrong.
"Okay, then let's stand back to back and find the center of the formation. It's not advisable to act alone at this time." Mo Mo also felt something was wrong and agreed with Song Tianjiao's statement.
"Crack——!"
Suddenly, Mo Mo felt something crushed under his feet.
When I looked down, it turned out to be a skull!
"This..." Song Tianjiao was so shocked that she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Something's wrong, the hardness of this skull is wrong! This skull seems to be the size of an adult's skull. The hardness of the skull is very high. The skull of an adult is harder than granite, but just now..." Mo Mo also felt very strange.
"Have you ever eaten freeze-dried fruits and vegetables? Those 'crunchy' dried fruit and vegetable snacks. I think it may be related to the hot climate here. It's so dry that there is no water at all. Of course, it may also be caused by the loss of calcium in these bones."
"Forget it, let's move on. Now is not the time to worry about this." Mo Mo sighed lightly and decided to move on.
The further they walked, the more white bones they saw exposed on the ground, some were half buried, and some were directly exposed in the soil.
"It's hard to imagine what these people have been through." Mo Mo sighed.
"It looks like something very scary." Song Tianjiao also spoke in agreement.
Finally, they found the village!
The dilapidated village no longer has any trace of human life, but it still retains many traces of people who once lived there.
"Look, there's a big altar!"
Only when you get closer to the altar can you see the altar plaque filled with names of people.
"You mean to say that the people whose names are written here became gods through burning?"
Mo Mo squatted down and looked at the ritual murals on the stone wall, and briefly described the ritual process of this altar. Song Tianjiao asked back after listening.
"Maybe, but looking at the corpses outside the village, it seems like something very terrible has happened in this village." Mo Mo didn't dare to judge on his own.
"Mo Mo, come and take a look, what is this?"
Song Tianjiao, who was the first to enter the ancestral hall next to the altar, stood in front of a burnt human-shaped charcoal.
"Could it be..." Mo Mo frowned, "This is the legendary God Burning?!"
"Ah? Are you talking about the 'burning into god' that was later listed as one of the forbidden techniques?" Song Tianjiao had also heard some rumors about it, but seeing it with her own eyes now, she still felt it was cruel.
In front of him was a human-shaped charcoal sitting on the floor in meditation, with his head bowed and his hands clasped together. It was said that this method of "burning to godhood" was only successful once in a hundred people, and because of its cruelty, it was later listed as a forbidden technique by the world. Judging from the traces of the burned body, this was the successful one.
"Let's go. The holy object doesn't resonate. It seems that what we are looking for is not here." Mo Mo turned and left.
"Although I really want to know what happened here, this is not the purpose of our trip." After Song Tianjiao said this, she turned and left.
They then came to the other end of the village where Mo Mo and the others entered, and the scenery here was indeed quite different.
It is a shallow sea with a tall wooden bridge across the sea. At the end of the bridge is an island, and bamboo houses can be seen at the top of the island.
The sea breeze blows, bringing bursts of freshness.
"Huh! I finally found a slightly cooler place, otherwise I would really be roasted to death." Song Tianjiao complained and continued to move forward.
When we got closer to the bridge, we saw the words "Fire Island" written on the wooden plaque.
"It's very strange. This island is obviously surrounded by water, so why is it named 'Fire Island'?" Mo Mo felt that the name was very strange.
"Never mind. Since we arrived here, what has been normal? Everything is unusual. Let's go and take a look." Song Tianjiao adapted quickly and stepped onto the bridge without thinking too much.
The sea breeze blew gently, carrying the salty scent of the sea water, brushing Mo Mo's cheeks, making her feel an indescribable sense of tranquility and relaxation.
The sun shines on the sparkling sea, and the golden dots of light jump with the waves, as if playing a silent piece of music. In the distance, the cries of seagulls appear and disappear from time to time, and the rhythm of the waves hitting the shore forms a harmonious picture.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Song Tianjiao saw Mo Mo stop halfway and turned back to ask.
Mo Mo shook his head. "In this environment, I feel like all my thoughts have drifted away with the sea breeze. Instead, I feel a unique sense of fatigue and tranquility, as if I have been here before."
Mo Mo looked at the sparkling water, her eyes unfocused. The caress of the sea breeze, the sound of the waves, and the salty and moist smell in the air, all of this made her feel so familiar.
"Come on, this is the first time for both of us to come here, isn't it?" Song Tianjiao reached out and patted her shoulder, smiling and said, "It seems that you will like this place very much, just like I like Chuanyu. You can also come here to retire in the future. I think it's okay."
After hearing what Song Tianjiao said, Mo Mo was stunned for a moment, then smiled at her, and the two continued to walk towards the island.