Love in a mental hospital

Chapter 329 World Tree

"Come up." The black dragon held a crooked shepherd's crook in its right forelimb, and its left forelimb stretched out, between the dragon's back and the ground, like a ladder.

"Can it seat six people?" Chen Ke was curious.

"Su Qing, you come up first." Gu Ran said.

Su Qing looked at him expressionlessly, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly, and she smiled with pursed lips, but soon, in order to hide it, the smile turned into a bad temper.

In front of so many people, I let her go up directly, which made her happy but a little shy.

Zhuang Jing and Yan Hanxiang watched silently.

"Why should she go first!" He Qingyan, who was wearing Gothic clothes, lifted the hem of her skirt with her snow-white hands and raised her right foot.

Gu Ran did not take back the "ladder" either.

"Wait a minute." Su Qing held He Qingyan, then looked at Gu Ran, "Can you fit six people on your back?"

"If we squeeze in a little bit."

“Can’t it be turned into a bus?”

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"No?" Su Qing confirmed.

".I'll try."

No one spoke, but the moonlight on the wild grass plain seemed brighter and the air was filled with laughter.

The black dragon turned into a black shadow. Gu Ran, holding a [Curved Shepherd's Crook] in his hand, walked out of the shadow with an expressionless face.

Su Qing looked at him and finally couldn't help laughing.

"Haha~" The others also laughed.

Gu Ran looked at Su Qing coldly - Very good, let’s settle both the old grudge (hairy butt) and the new grudge, we are not done yet.

Su Qing looked back at him with a smile - just you?
"Hmm?" She raised her chin slightly towards the front again.

Gu Ran knew what had happened without even looking. The black shadow had turned into a twelve-seater bus, and it seemed to be mocking him.

Gu Ran sat in the driving seat and inserted the [cranked pastor's crook] into the position where the car engine was located. It seemed as if there was a secret hole there, and it went in and stood firmly in place.

"Is this the seat that Gu Ran had in mind?" He Qingyan looked around the interior of the bus.

"You can sit anywhere, but you can't say anything you want." Gu Ran said.

After hearing what He Qingyan said, the young woman didn't know whether she should sit down or not. Just in case, she sat at the back.

Finally, the seats are as follows:

Gu Ran, (aisle), Zhuang Jing;
He Qingyan, (passing through the aisle), Yan Hanxiang;

Su Qing, (aisle), Chen Ke;
Empty, (aisle), empty;

Empty, (aisle), empty;

Zhang Ying, (aisle), empty.

"Everyone, please sit down. This bus will go to the World Tree Scenic Area and will not stop unless there is an accident." Gu Ran said as he stepped on the accelerator.

The action of pressing the accelerator can actually be omitted, but the action can better guide his thoughts and allow him to concentrate more on driving.

"One person can stand in the aisle," said He Qingyan.

"Let's squeeze in. Two people can sit in one seat." Chen Ke said.

"Gu Ran, you have a really big heart." Su Qing smiled.

"Did you know that it is illegal to affect the driver's mood?" Gu Ran was heartbroken.

"This is a dream." Yan Hanxiang suddenly said.

Su Qing immediately followed up with this sentence: "Nothing you do in a dream is against the law."

This is not a dream, it is the patient's [psychological shadow]. Please abide by the surgical rules - the little woman really wants to remind them.

But Zhuang Jing didn't say anything, of course she was too embarrassed to say it.

The young lady could probably guess why Zhuang Jing didn't speak. It was because she wanted to liven up the atmosphere. If one stayed in the [Wild Grass Plain] for too long, all kinds of negative emotions would arise in one's heart.

A lively and cheerful atmosphere is like a campfire in the dark night, which can keep away the invasion of wild beasts.

The bus passed through layers of black veils and drove across the barren grass plain under the gaze of the bone-white moonlight.

"I originally thought I could turn into a black dragon and instantly change from a 'waste' to a 'main combat force', but I didn't expect it to not work." Gu Ran said.

Su Qing opened her delicate lips slightly, and subconsciously wanted to ask him how he could suddenly turn into a black dragon in the [Wild Grass Plains]. However, considering that Zhang Ying was there too, she did not ask.

During this gap, Gu Ran continued: "However, it may be a bit narcissistic, but my appearance can also be a weapon."

"You'd better turn your head 180 degrees and deepen your understanding of the word 'a little bit'." Su Qing said with a smile.

Gu Ran wanted to talk but stopped himself. After all, Zhuang Jing and Yan Hanxiang were there, so he couldn't say anything too extreme.

"I still remember the first time I saw Xiaoping, she was wearing a double-layered dress with a heart pattern on it." He recalled.

"You might as well start from the beginning." He Qingyan said to Su Qing.

"It's not me. The woman I wore when I first met him wasn't the one with a heart-shaped dress. It could have been some other woman." Su Qing said in a nonchalant tone.

At this moment, I won’t go into details how many people in the bus recalled what they were wearing when they first met Gu Ran. It’s like one or two pieces of evidence of corruption and abuse of power can be brought out, but all the civil and military officials in the court can only be burned.

Not long after driving, a tunnel appeared ahead.

Gu Ran stopped the bus, and Zhuang Jing and others looked at the tunnel in front of them with solemnity, curiosity, or surprise.

In the boundless barren grass plain, there stood a small hill. A tunnel pierced through the hill like a sharp arrow, just like a hole in a person's chest, connecting front and back.

"The crooked crutch is pointing at the tunnel, and it seems that we can't go around it." Gu Ran expressed his feelings.

"It feels like a fantasy novel!" He Qingyan said excitedly.

"Do you want to hike?" Chen Ke spoke softly and was cautious when giving his suggestion.

Although hiking is slow, taking it slow will help you deal with danger better. With Zhuang Jing and Yan Hanxiang's strength, most dangers are nothing as long as they are given time to deal with them.

What's more, walking can turn Gu Ran into a black dragon, which can protect himself as well as others.

"I agree too." Su Qing said.

Gu Ran disagreed: "I'll drive slower. The Black Dragon has strong combat capability, but its protection capability is not as good as the bus."

After hearing this, everyone had no objection.

After all, as long as Zhuang Jing and Yan Hanxiang are protected well, the fighting power will definitely not be lacking in that of the Black Dragon.

Gu Ran started the bus again and drove into the tunnel.

The little woman suddenly looked back and saw a figure in the bushes in the distance, watching them drive towards the tunnel.

She knew that it was her fear of tunnels.

After careful consideration, the young woman stood up and sat behind Su Qing.

I suddenly felt warm all over, just like when I couldn’t sleep after watching a horror movie at night and crawled into my friend’s bed, feeling so safe and secure.

When we stick together for warmth, it warms not only our bodies but also our hearts.

As the bus entered the tunnel, everything outside the window suddenly became dark, as if someone had taken a huge black cloth and covered the bus.

"Don't worry, I don't need to find the way. I just need to follow my feeling." Gu Ran said.

Saying this can put people at ease.

But just as he finished speaking, before the power of this sentence could be reflected in everyone's hearts, the bus shook a little, and it felt like someone pushed the bus out of curiosity.

That casual feeling is just like buying clothes in a shopping mall, casually pushing aside the hanger and looking at one of the clothes.

The most terrifying thing is the intelligence reflected by this unintentional feeling, which makes people suspect that it is an intelligent creature!

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Zhuang Jing picked up the [Invisible Lantern], and the warm light filled the carriage, immediately creating an inexplicable sense of comfort for taking the bus late at night.

"Don't scare yourself." Yan Hanxiang's tone was a little strict, showing the majesty of a professor. The student genes in everyone's body were immediately activated, and they instinctively obeyed the professor's orders.

Chen Ke was mesmerized physically and mentally, and secretly admired and tried to learn this technique.

Zhang Ying thought of her son. One of Zhang Zhi’s symptoms was that as long as he thought of something that had not happened, all other things that had not happened would flood into his mind.

Aren't they the same at this moment?
The bus was just pushed a little, but it brought up countless possibilities.

In fact, the bus was just pushed once, followed by a long period of time in the tunnel.

Of course, it is difficult to say whether it was just a push or whether Zhuang Jing's [Invisible Lantern] and Yan Hanxiang's "Spirit of Words" worked.

Half an hour later, Gu Ran frowned.

"What's wrong?" Zhuang Jing looked at him.

"It feels like the car started but didn't move forward." Gu Ran tried his best to describe his inner feelings.

Zhuang Jing hesitated for a moment and said to Yan Hanxiang, "You protect them."

"Well, go ahead." Yan Hanxiang replied.

Zhuang Jing got out of the car holding a kerosene lamp, and the car immediately fell into absolute darkness.

In the darkness, everyone watched Zhuang Jing walking forward with a lamp in her hand.

Su Qing looked worried.

Chen Ke couldn't help but wonder, could there be other creatures that also wanted to watch them in the dark like this?
This thought grabbed hold of her, as if someone grabbed her feet while swimming. She became afraid to look out the car window, as if someone had pressed his face against it.

She even felt like there were people lingering in the aisle of the car, looking down at her.

At this time, a faint fragrance spread, driving away the chill from the inside out of Chen Ke. The darkness was still dark, but it changed from the darkness outdoors late at night to the darkness in the bedroom that made people sleep peacefully.

By the time Chen Ke recovered, Zhuang Jing was no longer visible. Only a tiny light as big as a firefly was left floating in the darkness ahead. If he lost his focus for even a moment, he would miss it.

No, that might not be Zhuang Jing’s light, maybe she just saw it wrong.

——The light of the kerosene lamp is so weak.

After a while, the light gradually became brighter and Zhuang Jing's figure became clearly visible. She returned to the car.

"Keep going." She sat down.

"What's wrong?" Su Qing asked.

"It's okay. I chatted with them for a while and everyone started talking it out." Zhuang Jing said.

This doesn't look like everything is fine. Who are 'they'? Can they talk? Gu Ran thought about this while driving forward.

"The feeling that the bus is not moving forward has disappeared!" Gu Ran reported immediately.

The power of this news brought a sigh of relief to the crowd.

"You kid, you only report good news and not bad news. Tell us if you have any problems, otherwise how can we solve them?" Yan Hanxiang scolded with a smile.

"That's right, kid!" He Qingyan simply wanted to experience the 'Elder Card'.

The atmosphere in the car became lively.

However, half an hour passed and he still didn't go out.

It is impossible to build such a long tunnel in reality. It is not simply a matter of construction cost. The long tunnel time can easily cause psychological problems for drivers and lead to accidents.

"Gu Ran." Yan Hanxiang suddenly spoke.

"You are hiding something again." He Qingyan teased.

As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone's emotions seemed to rewind and they immediately returned to the relaxed state they had when they first entered the tunnel.

"I don't feel any problem." Gu Ran replied.

"It's not your problem. Smell this." At some point, an incense burner floated beside Yan Hanxiang, and as she spoke, a wisp of white mist rose from the incense burner.

The white mist floated towards Gu Ran precisely in the light of the kerosene lamp.

Gu Ran suspected that the "incense" in the first layer was in this incense burner.

He sniffed the white mist, which contained the scent of the cold winter, so charming that he couldn't help but close his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a ray of light in front of him.

"Exit, I saw the exit!" He was almost ecstatic.

Su Qing and Chen Ke looked at each other, they saw nothing.

"That's good. Let's go." Yan Hanxiang's voice sounded like she was lying to children.

Gu Ran stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the exit. Everyone felt that there was suddenly a bright light. When they regained their eyes, they found themselves back at the [Wild Grass Plain].

Continuing to move towards the target, Gu Ran couldn't help but ask: "Aunt Xiang, what happened just now?"

"A white lie." Yan Hanxiang explained with a smile, "It makes you hallucinate and think you have seen the exit."

"Just like when Gu Ran broke the law and was arrested, I didn't dare tell my mother, so that she would think that Gu Ran was still working hard outside?" Su Qing said.

"No matter how you think about it, it makes sense that 'Chen Ke broke the law and was arrested, and we can't tell her parents directly, so we lie to her and tell her that she is studying and working hard.'" Gu Ran said.

"You two." A helpless smile appeared on Chen Ke's soft and elegant face.

"To put it simply, when you change your inner state, the environment will also change. This is what is called 'the environment changes with the mind'." Yan Hanxiang explained seriously, "Those who can kill people without hesitation with a gun will tremble if they are given 100 million yuan."

Who wouldn’t tremble when holding something that weighs one hundred million?
"There's another situation ahead." Zhuang Jing suddenly said.

"Again?" Gu Ran's tone was full of rejection.

"Come again!" He Qingyan's tone was full of welcome.

“This time, it seems a bit exaggerated.” Su Qing said in a serious tone.

Outside the glass window, a huge mountain range stretches endlessly across the barren grass plain, making people feel as if they have reached the end of the plain and there is another kind of terrain ahead.

Gu Ran subconsciously responded with the [Cranked Shepherd's Crook], and the [Cranked Shepherd's Crook] emerged from the bus.

Everyone was shocked because the shepherd's staff was almost completely upright.

"The World Tree is in the mountains?" Su Qing asked.

"It should be." Gu Ran's inner feeling also told him so.

"Didn't they say it was in a swamp? How come it's in the mountains? A swamp in the mountains? Then this mountain is very dangerous?" He Qingyan said this, but there wasn't a trace of fear in her expression.

She even stood up, walked to Gu Ran, put her left hand on the driver's shoulder, and raised her right hand high: "Heading towards the mountain!"

You can't drive in the mountains, so you have to hike amidst dangers. Although it's not about catching Pokémon, it's the adventurous life she wants.

She also changed into a windbreaker and wore a sun hat.

"Aunt Jing?" Gu Ran was only the driver and tour guide. The real leader was Zhuang Jing, so of course he had to listen to the leader about what to do.

"Let's go down and take a look." Zhuang Jing said.

The bus soon arrived at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was bare, like the surface of the moon, with jagged rocks. It was absolutely not possible to drive on it, but it was still possible to stay there. Some people even thought such a place was interesting.

For example, He Qingyan.

She was the first to go down, and she pointed her hands at the mountain, making a framing gesture, muttering, "It's getting more and more exciting."

Everyone got off the bus one by one and stood in a row to look at the huge mountain.

"It's much higher than Chunshan." said Chen Ke.

"Does it take so long to shoot?" Su Qing looked at He Qingyan, who was still framing the mountains with her hands.

"I don't know why," He Qingyan said with a puzzled tone, "this mountain gives me the illusion that it is a tree."

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"Personal Diary": October 12, Monday, Wasteland Plains

I should have thought of it earlier. How could the world tree that supports the nine worlds be smaller than Japan's 'Amahara'?

It turned out to be a mountain range!
(End of this chapter)