The Spirit World

Chapter 249 Self-denial has always been a subtle emotion.

As the night deepens, the moon looks like a pale wolf's fang biting the curtain of the sky, tearing off silver bits of stardust from the sky and scattering them all over the world.

The arc of light hovering in the sky was also following the moon to sprinkle ice crystals down. The entire arc forest was dazzling in the dark night. There were emerald branches echoing the moon, spreading a whole piece of green in the sky, forming an emerald halo surrounding the arc of light.

The light echoes each other, which is spectacular. If you have the leisure time, you can stop and watch the wonders of the forest. However, the carriages in the Arc Forest do not stop. The light is sprinkled on the carriages of the caravan, as if they are galloping with this abundant green light.

"Now, isn't it the guide's turn to come up with a solution?"

Rosades listened to the children's discussion and smiled at Mami Tomoe in a very soft voice: "Mami Tomoe, facing the current situation, what should we do?"

"Mr. Rosades!" Mami was in awe. She immediately grabbed her staff and prepared to use it to explore the situation around her.

This is what a guide should do. The appearance of the Dark Claw Cat Demon caused special circumstances at the beginning of the journey, so as a guide, he had to be more careful.

Of course, no one is truly omniscient and omnipotent, and the guide is not a god with a third eye who can see through the entire journey.

When unexpected situations occurred on the road, Rosades was obviously more experienced. He basically let Bachi take charge of the whole process, just like a behind-the-scenes manipulator who was training a newcomer.

Of course, Mami Tomoe is among them, but she is much younger and still needs proper reminders.

"I will now survey the surrounding environment and ensure the safety of the [small stove]!"

"Little Stove" is a high ground protruding from the Arc Forest. Many caravans would stop there to rest. Because several huge stones were pieced together for no reason and looked like a stove, it got this colloquial place name.

In fact, the "small stove" is only at the front end of the south side of the Arclight Forest, and it is still a long way from the Arclight Forest. This is just a rest point when walking from Wenti County to the Arclight Forest.

Mami raised her wand and everyone in the car looked at her.

Chang Yufeng's expression was a little awkward, because he was also a guide, and at this time he should also detect the surrounding environment like Mami, that is, basically do the same thing.

But Mami has done it now, and if he suddenly says he wants to do it too, the atmosphere in the car will become very weird.

Or, he didn't have so many simple thoughts to steal Mami's "spotlight". No, it can't be called "spotlight". This is a kind of denial of his own ability. He can do it, but...

He can't do anything now.

This was a very aggrieved expression. Chang Yufeng seemed a little calmer, but was still noticed.

That's Shirley.

Shirley kept staring at him, and seeing his constipated expression, she couldn't help feeling proud. However, her smug look was seen by Chang Yufeng, who shook his head unconsciously, with a smile on his face as he watched Mami cast magic.

"Wind, please listen to my call."

Mami put down her staff and chanted a spell softly. A green wind gently flowed and rose from her body. She closed her eyes and all her vision was focused on the wind.

Everyone could only watch the green wind blow out of the window. Mami didn't move. For a moment, everyone looked at her eagerly, not knowing what to do.

Sure enough, Xun Huangying was the first to become impatient.

This kind of low-level magic is nothing good, and it can't provide vision to people around you at the same time. Everyone can only wait for the news that Mami has turned into wind detection. It is really too "trivial".

"Tsk..." Xun Huangying climbed onto Chang Yufeng's shoulder, while Chang Yufeng kept looking at Mami.

He saw the small beauty spot on the corner of Mami's eye, saw Mami's high nose bridge, saw the obvious white hair in Mami's long hair hanging down from her ear, saw Mami's exposed collarbone, which was smooth and white, and saw a big-eared puppy doll on Mami's green dress.

On the table, Mami took out a water cup, a map, and a lens, but he didn't know where to look.

He was like a headless fly, moving his eyes calmly. Although he did not look left or right, his frustration became more and more obvious.

He is also a guide... He thought so, and there are many people who can help him - for example, Rosades said, you should come and explore it too, young man.

Only then can he feel at ease.

This inexplicable feeling of being treated as transparent made his throat dry, but he didn't need to speak and couldn't even cough.

He is not here to be treated as an unknown person. Strictly speaking, he was recruited by Rosades. He is here to accept a commission and do things for others, not to travel!

Therefore, his complex emotions revealed his sorrow, and he actually felt a little depressed in his heart. This depression made him think of his master for no reason.

Old Tom.

According to Bachi's description at the farewell party, if it weren't for Old Tom, would he never get this commission no matter what he did? He was inspected by Rosades just to let Rosades see that Old Tom's apprentice was not a guy who just wanted to eat and wait for death!

It's a bit of a skill...

But, who doesn't have this ability?
No, no, no, think about it carefully, Chang Yufeng, Rosades may not think so. He still has some expectations for himself, doesn't he?
He told himself to cherish this opportunity...

Chang Yufeng...

Do you really cherish this opportunity?
He glanced at Rosades lightly, but Rosades closed his eyes again. He thought he would feel pity, but he secretly relaxed and was glad that Rosades didn't look at him...

He looked out the window again, and it was only a moment before the green wind disappeared.

Mami Tomoe's vision followed the green wind out of the window, and the first thing she did was to walk back, not because she was thrown away by the carriage, but because she wanted to see what had happened on the road just now.

The Dark Claw cat demons were literally "all" dead on the road. As for what Chang Yufeng and Xun Huangying said about "frozen to death", she had her doubts.

Although she had not predicted what happened on this road, she still needed to go and take a look, after all, it might be related to her subsequent journey in the Arclight Forest.

She still kept Xunhuangying's analysis in mind. If the Dark Claw Cat Demons appeared in large numbers, there must be some powerful magical creature here that attracted them.

Then, they were all "killed" by some power.

Is this speculation reasonable?
She didn't know, and Rosades wasn't involved. If she had to guess on her own, she would rather believe that some vendors were capturing the Dark Claw Cat Demons to sell for money, and then suddenly didn't want them anymore.

Well, this speculation is even more unlikely.

She looked at the tragic deaths of the Dark Claw cat demons. She could tolerate those whose "corpses" were intact, but as for those that were crushed into meat patties by countless carriages, she closed her eyes and shook her head violently, causing her body on the carriage to tremble.

But these "bloody and dirty things" were not something she could look at for long, so she could only give up. She followed the wind and passed the speeding carriage, flying above the arc of light, with the road facing the sky, and she quickly flew towards the direction of the "small stove".

It was unusually bright along the way, no wonder she chose to go through the Arclight Forest. Butch saw the magic his sister cast. He watched the green light move forward, and while the horse was galloping, he stared intently at the flashing light in front of him.

Chang Yufeng looked out the window and finally saw something worth seeing that caught his eye.

The wonderful arc of light finally caught his eye. He stared at the arc of light, from the front of Longzhui Mountain to the front of Longyi Mountain. The "silver arc of light" between the two mountains made the scenery under the night become exciting. Beauty came out of his mouth. The silver flakes of frost were scattered, not like snowflakes, but more like snowflakes. This "flying snow" in August drifted in the night, and his depression seemed to be relieved.

He kept looking, looking at the arc of light outside the window, and looking at the moon that was overshadowed by the arc of light. Everything on the moon was bright, just like his heart, empty of worries.

He thought that his distress was too childish. What was the big deal? He was here on a commission. He was introduced by old Master Tom. He did have a little skill.

But he doesn't have a very ordinary heart.

He was finally tortured by the ambition that Xun Huangying mentioned, and the burning heart called ambition burned him to death.

It made him think hard about the anxiety of "not being able to use his own fists and feet". This anxiety was uneasy and brought him uneasy emotions.

But he shouldn't be anxious, he knew what he had to do.

Perhaps what Rosades values ​​is his "quietness". Since Mami is here, he only needs to assist her as her assistant.

It's as if he has enough ability to hold up the sky and be able to stand on his own, but what is needed now is for him to assist others, restrain his own edge, help Mami Tomoe, and help Fengxing Chamber of Commerce to complete this commission.

Because of some of his own fantasies, he closed himself off with these self-deceiving thoughts, such as "his abilities are being concealed" and "others don't quite recognize his abilities", and he refused to use his "fists and feet".

It is no exaggeration to say that this is also a manifestation of one's own incompetence.

He looked at the moonlight and felt much better.

He thought about how he was indeed incapable of imagining that he was capable, and soon felt relieved. Why was he so pessimistic and denied himself again and again?

When he came to this world, he saw the skyfire that burned everyone to ashes, so he thought that this world was too scary and lived on tiptoe. Since he had no magic and no spiritual power, he believed that as a "Muggle", he would never achieve anything and lost the confidence to shape himself.

Because the rumors of those abominable monsters spread all over the world, they dared not take a single step forward, dared not step out of the circle of Wenti County.

Fear of death, fear of suffering, fear of death is meaningless.

But would it make sense if we stood still?
How naive I was before.

Everyone will die. If you are afraid of death from youth, what is the meaning of living? Every minute and every second of living is a sword that ironically attacks yourself with "fear of death", "fear of taking risks", "fear of growing up" and "fear of trouble".

He is not a child anymore.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was a bad guy who was all talk and no action. His thoughts became mature, but that didn't mean he really acted according to his mature thoughts.

There are so many things that need to be done, aren't there?

Did he really ever think about doing it?
Why did he complain and try to escape when Xun Huangying asked him what he wanted to do in the future?
If he really knows what he wants, then he should move towards his goal instead of always saying that he still has a lot of things to do! There are still a lot of things he wants to do! There are still a lot of things he hasn't done!
Ah.

Who doesn't?

Anyone can say this, anyone can say this to others, and then stagnate.

Therefore, Xun Huangying has already understood long ago that the so-called himself and the so-called Chang Yufeng are nothing more than a petite sheep.

I just want to eat grass in peace.

He fantasized that there was a grassland where he could eat from the east to the west, from his youth to his old age, from his high aspirations to his wasted years.

This sheep never grew up.

Chang Yufeng's emotions began to calm down. Xun Huangying glanced at him. He didn't know whether Xun Huangying had seen through his heart, but he smiled at Xun Huangying.

Xun Huangying blinked in confusion and cursed him.

"What the hell...what are you doing?"

Xun Huangying also laughed along with Chang Yufeng. He spoke so loudly that Shirley also stared at him.

"Oh no……"

Mami Tomoe spoke suddenly. She stared at Shirley in horror, then turned to look at Chang Yufeng with surprise.

"I saw it. It was a terrible sight. The small stove may not be able to be used anymore."

Mami Tomoe pursed her lips, immediately spread out the map, and quickly wrote on it with a quill pen.

Chang Yufeng came over immediately. Mami's words were very urgent. He didn't know what Mami had seen, but this matter must be very serious, which made Mami want to change route immediately!

I saw Mami Tomoe circle a place name among the place names with a quill pen, and then cover the small stove with a huge fork.

"We can't go to the little stove, Tilon!"

Mami Tomoe rolled up the map with a serious expression and passed it to Tilon, who was acting as the vanguard, through another window that led directly to the driver's position.

"Today we are going to [Arc Ridge] to rest!"

The place name that Tomoe Mami circled is Arc Light Ridge.

"Tomoe Mami! What happened?! What did you see?!"

Shirley asked loudly as she came over, her books pressed against the table, the worry in her eyes making her look anxious.

"It's bad."

Cold sweat broke out on Mami Tomoe's forehead, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying. She was so shocked that she drank a glass of water.

He almost wolfed the water down, tilting his head back and pouring it into his mouth.

"There's a giant [Wolf Scorpion] resting at the small stove! I don't know if it's lying in ambush there... but..."

"but what?!"

Chang Yufeng was also very concerned and leaned his body to the side.

"It has a pair of ice-attribute pincers, a scorpion! Very! Very big!"

(End of this chapter)