Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 540: Things in Guixu

"No!" Lucrecia shook her head. "Last time you said you wanted to enter the world behind the door alone, and you ended up encountering something that we still haven't figured out. Now I can't let you go in alone no matter what."

What has not been figured out yet is that Lu Mingfei entered the door earlier than them, but he actually arrived at the world behind the door a month later than them.

The girls still haven’t figured out why this happened, but Lu Mingfei himself doesn’t care and has no intention of pursuing the matter, so the matter was left unresolved.

But he could feel that it didn't matter, but others didn't think so, especially Lucrecia who was in the "newly married" period. In her opinion, any slackness now might become the cause of some unexpected event in the future.

Therefore, when Lu Mingfei said that he would go to Guixu under Yunmeng Lake alone, she was the first to object. The girl's intuition told her that perhaps this was the cause of the "one month late arrival" and the "accident" that was about to occur.

"This time is different from before. Guixu may not be that dangerous." Lu Mingfei also knew that it was not easy to convince these stubborn girls.

Behind Lucrecia, Patsy smiled slightly, but she did not express her opinion. After all, as a maid, her master's opinion was her opinion. Chu Yuyi was also silent, but repeatedly wiped the Seven Deadly Sins and Murasame to keep these alchemical knives in the most perfect condition.

"But that is a king's tomb. Even the tomb keepers dare not step into it. How can it not be dangerous?" Lucrecia still insisted on her opinion.

Lu Mingfei had already told them Mirage Dragon's answer, that some changes had indeed occurred in Yunmeng Lake.

This great swamp was indeed created by the forbidden word spirit of the ocean and the king of water, Guixu. In the local legend, there is a lack of description of how the swamp was regenerated. That is, when the Yunmeng swamp gathered again, almost all the water in the world gathered here.

At that time, it rained heavily, day and night, and the abnormal rainy season lasted for several months. Because of the change in weather, the area around Yunmeng Lake was almost a dead place. The Emperor of Xia who came to look for dragons was not stopped by fog, but by heavy rain.

Later, the shrine maidens entered the center of the swamp. They used magical means to get in touch with the Dragon King who was supposed to be dead. The abnormal weather returned to normal, and the people who left because of the extreme weather returned. The shrine maidens told them the legend that was later passed down, and it has been passed down.

As time passed, the great swamp no longer had any trace of supernatural power. Even the dragon servant Mirage Dragon, who served as the gravekeeper, became weak due to the fading of his bloodline.

For some unknown reason, the witches concealed the dangers and abnormal phenomena when the Great Lake was born. Judging from the confusion on Chu Shunhua's face when Lu Mingfei was telling the story, even the Xia Kingdom's royal family might not know about this.

A month ago, Constance came here and had a brief conversation with the Mirage Dragon before entering the Yunmeng Lake. It was at that time that the lake, which should have returned to peace, became violent again.

In fact, it was not that the witches did not want to respond to Chu Shunhua's letter, but that they could not. The rioting swamp trapped the witches in the center of the swamp, unable to contact the outside world. The spreading fog covered the rioting waters, and people outside could not observe the unusual movements in the swamp.

The reason why the mirage dragon appeared this time was actually to help the priestesses in the Great Swamp to relay the Great Swamp's changes. However, he had just left the center of the Great Swamp and felt the extremely hateful bloodline of the Sky and Wind King, which led to the following events.

Chu Shunhua glanced at the people who were still arguing and interrupted them: "At this point, we still need to get in touch with the witches in the swamp. I also have a lot of things I want to learn from them."

Compared to Lu Mingfei's family affairs, he was more curious about why the witches concealed the abnormality of Yunmeng Lake's regeneration? Even he couldn't tell it.

As for the matter of the mirage dragon, he only knew about it from the legends spread outside the Great Swamp. The witches never told him that they could communicate with the mirage dragon directly, as if they were deliberately hiding something.

Another girl also told him about the dragon god buried in the swamp and the titles of the ocean and water. Unfortunately, that girl has now become a silent tombstone and can no longer tell him more.

The witches seemed to intentionally conceal the existence of certain things in the swamp, not wanting the royal family to know... or rather, to let Chu Shunhua know. Because in the eyes of most people, he was much more dangerous than the Xia royal family.

“But it seems a little difficult to enter the lake now.” Chu Shunhua asked himself and answered himself while looking at the lake.

Because of the arrival of the mirage dragon, the fog on the lake surface was much thicker than in the morning. The riot in the center of the lake had not yet affected the surrounding villages and towns, but according to Lu Mingfei's narration, Yunmeng Lake seemed to be transforming towards the state of regeneration.

Perhaps we won’t have to wait much longer before the heavy rain that has been lasting for several months will fall upon this land again.

Whether to satisfy his own curiosity or for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people living around the swamp, he had to enter the swamp to find out what was going on.

Lu Mingfei gave up the idea of ​​persuading Lucrecia and climbed onto the top of the mirage dragon that was crawling on the side: "Let's go to the witches' residence first. It's still quite a distance away from Guixu."

"I will not let you go alone no matter what." Lucrecia said, climbing onto the body of the mirage dragon.

The mirage dragon twisted in dissatisfaction, causing Lucrecia to stumble. Although Lu Mingfei had explained to him the relationship between Lucrecia and Odin, the former had the bloodline of the King of Sky and Wind, but her hostility towards the latter was not much less than that of the mirage dragon.

After being helped to stand firm by Patsy who followed, Lucrecia grabbed one of the mirage dragon's horns in dissatisfaction and said unkindly: "You don't have to show hostility to me. I want to kill the dragon king who toyed with the Gattuso family and wanted to arrange my fate more than you do."

Lu Mingfei looked back at her and said, "Come to think of it, I can give you the chance to execute the person."

"I'm happy to do it." Chu Yuwei said softly and stood on the dragon's body.

The fog that spread over the town outside the Great Swamp dissipated, and the huge shadow and dragon roar also disappeared into the depths of the clouds. The mirage dragon did not show its appearance, but the legend about the mirage dragon may continue to spread.

The clouds and fog quickly retreated behind him. The closer he got to the center of the swamp, the more turbulent the waters and extreme weather became. The cold rain hit the mirage dragon, and the fog in the swamp condensed like clouds.

Lucrecia reached out her hand curiously, and when she took it back, it was covered with frost. The sickle-weasel she released seemed to have encountered some unspeakable horror, and hurriedly returned to her mind, making it impossible for her to know what was happening in the fog.

Most of the people on the back of the mirage dragon looked extremely solemn. The situation in the swamp seemed to be much more extreme than what the mirage dragon had told them. It seemed that something had happened in the swamp during the time when the mirage dragon was away.

However, they were somewhat surprised by the so-called riot in the water below. The water flowed calmly, and no waves were stirred up by the mirage dragon's rapid flight.

But this is what makes people feel most uneasy. Some kind of power under the water changes the direction of the water flow. It looks calm on the outside, but the power under the water is enough to tear the body of the mirage dragon. The mirage dragon, which is close to the water, will not choose to fly in the air unless it is necessary. But Lu Mingfei found that he had never entered the water until now. He seemed to be afraid to step into the water that should be his home ground.

Patsy opened up the dust-free land to block out the wind, rain, and frost. The closer they got to the center, the more extreme the weather became, making even those with dragon blood feel uncomfortable.

Lu Mingfei stood on the dragon's head, his golden eyes like the sun dispelling the fog in front of him. He could see farther and hear farther than the girls.

He saw that the situation in the swamp was very bad. The elements, which should have been silent with the death of the Dragon King, became extremely violent, as if they were cheering for someone's rebirth.

This gave him the illusion for a moment that the King of Ocean and Water was not dead, but Odin, who was now imprisoned in his mind, admitted several times that he had absorbed all the remaining power on the Dragon Bone Cross of the King of Ocean and Water.

The king's bones may still exist, but it is absolutely impossible for him to form a cocoon again, and he has completely died.

But Lu Mingfei still inevitably felt a little uneasy, because Ruoden and Constance entered the world behind the door not only to destroy Odin's plan, but also to retrieve the remains of their brothers and sisters who died in the world behind the door.

According to Mirage Dragon's description, Guixu only appeared again after Constance entered. He would naturally wonder if something had happened to the King of Bronze and Fire and the newborn Angel of Water.
But now that Odin has become his prisoner, who in this world can pose a threat to them?

It is also a questionable point that the Queen of Ocean and Water chose to die here. Her title includes the word "Ocean". Compared with the lake, the sea is the best place to bury her. However, before she died, she returned to the land and chose a large swamp that was about to dry up and split as her grave.

Just like the priestesses in the great swamp, this king seemed to want to hide something...

"There is land ahead." Chu Yuwei suddenly reminded, and there seemed to be some confusion in her voice.

Lucrecia looked forward curiously, and was suddenly a little surprised. After hearing the reminder, Patsy, who had looked at it earlier, also had a lot of surprise in her eyes. In the clouds and rain, a large island appeared faintly.

This should not be something worthy of their surprise. After all, Yunmeng Lake is the gathering place of the witches, and there must be islands in the lake for them to live.

...However, if this island was floating in the sky, even if Emperor Xia, who was theoretically on the same level as the leader of the priestesses, Hoshimi, came, he would inevitably be surprised.

In fact, this was true. They didn’t know whether Emperor Xia was surprised or not, but Emperor Xia’s brother Chu Shunhua was indeed surprised.

The mirage dragon landed on the edge of the floating island. Chu Shunhua, whose dragon journey was not smooth, stood up with the help of a tree on the island, while staring blankly at the outside of the island, which was not the sea but the sky.

The Great Xia Dragon Bird also tried to board the dragon's body, and seeing that the dragon was not dissatisfied, he stayed and became the first person in the history of Great Xia to ride a dragon. However, he found that as the dragon flew higher and higher, he, like Ye Gong in the story, found that he was not so eager to ride a dragon.

In the end, he was almost sitting on the dragon's body. The main reason why Patsy opened the Dustless Land to isolate the cold air and rain was because she was afraid that the Great Xia Dragon Bird would freeze to death on the back of the Mirage Dragon.

Looking at the island that was the same as in his memory but completely different, Chu Shunhua murmured, "This... How is it possible!"

This was not the first time he had set foot on this island, but in those times, the island had stayed quietly in the water. The green mountains and clear waters were no different from any other island.

Today, the trees on the island are still green, and the gurgling stream flows down from the green mountains. Except that it falls like a waterfall when entering the lake, it is no different from usual... except that it floats in the sky, which is an abnormality that cannot be ignored no matter how you look at it.

At the same time, he also understood why the witches could not leave here. The mirage dragon seemed to be the only creature that could freely enter and exit the floating island, and it would probably be difficult to ride it.

Not everyone can ride on the back of a mirage dragon and see the scenery of Yunmeng Lake. He was not thrown off because the other party saw that he was in the same group with Master Lu and his men.

Lu Mingfei stood on the edge of the floating island and looked down. The fog around the island became very light. A big part of the reason was because of the huge whirlpool under the floating island.

The lake was still calm and slowly swirling, completely different from the extreme weather in the sky. However, the destructive power contained in it made the islands dare not stay in the water.

"It is Guixu for sure." He said softly.

He had intervened in the battle between Odin and Constance in the Indian Ocean and had seen the quiet but inescapable forbidden words unfold. According to Mirage Dragon's description, this time Constance took the initiative to enter.

This seemed to indicate that what Lu Mingfei thought was right. If the King of Ocean and Water had not hidden something in Guixu, Constance would not have risked entering. But Mirage Dragon did not know what this thing was.

He just came to this world with the king, and knew that the king died because of the king of sky and wind. As for why the king came back here before his death, he didn't know, and he had no right to ask.

"Nothing is impossible. Westerners can control giant iron golems, so why can't we have floating islands?" A voice came from the forest behind, and beautiful girls with various looks walked out of the forest.

Their leader, who was also the most beautiful woman, stepped forward and bowed to Lu Mingfei: "You will eventually become the Taiyi person. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Taiyi? Me?" Lu Mingfei felt a little confused. Taiyi, this sounded like a deity from some religion.

Xingjian nodded, and then asked: "Yes, I guess you must be curious about what's underneath?"

"Go on." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Xing Jian said softly: "The body of the God. The Dragon God of another world hid the body of the God before he died."

(End of this chapter)