Chapter 142 Qingqiu (II)
Of course, Tushan Qiluo finally held on to her bottom line and did not attack an injured person.
So, Lu Ren successfully led hundreds of chickens in the mustard seed space and set off for Qingqiu.
The time flow of things that enter the mustard seed space will be temporarily stopped, so there is no need to worry about the physical condition of these chickens for the time being. What should be more worried about is the physical condition of Tushan Qiluo , after all, her face looks even darker than the bottom of the pot.
Lu Ren sat in Tushan Qiluo's red convertible sports car, fastened his seat belt obediently, then put his legs together and placed his hands neatly on his knees, looking like an elementary school student waiting for class.
Tushan Qiluo ignored him and stretched out her legs to sit in the driver's seat. Then she stepped on the accelerator and slammed Lu Ren's head heavily on the backrest of the car.
Lu Ren didn't dare to complain, after all, his life was still in Tushan Qiluo's hands. He just quietly moved his little hand on his knee to the seat of the sports car, and secretly touched it when Tushan Qiluo wasn't paying attention.
It's made of real leather, and there's no weird touch or noise.
Lu Ren was glad that he didn't have to take any strange transportation when he followed Tushan Qiluo. But gradually, he found something wrong. Because Tushan Qiluo didn't use the navigation system, and the car didn't go out of the city, but drove all the way to the highest mountain in the city.
Lu Ren was paying attention to the road, and the more he looked, the more puzzled he became: "Team Leader Tu Shan, are we going to take a detour somewhere first?"
Tushan Qiluo did not answer him, but stepped on the accelerator with force, increasing the roar a little more.
The sports car circled all the way to the top of the mountain. The mountain road had come to an end and there was a cliff ahead.
But Tushan Qiluo didn't even step on the brakes, nor did she slow down, and still rushed towards the cliff at full horsepower.
Lu Ren clutched the seat belt tightly, unable to help but shouting, “No, no, no!”
But Tushan Qiluo didn't even blink.
The red supercar had a low chassis and was scraped against the uneven road surface, causing the people in the car to sway back and forth due to the impact. Lu Ren felt like his stomach was being held by someone and was shaking constantly, and he was about to vomit on the spot.
But Lu Ren didn't have time to vomit, because he saw Tushan Qiluo drive the car off the cliff with his own eyes, and his throat was busy doing something else - screaming.
The front of the red sports car fell vertically down the cliff.
There is a deep lake at the bottom of the cliff. In the past, the city was developing industries, and the lake was polluted, with a greenish color all year round. In the past two years, tourism development has started to improve the water quality, but it has never been restored to the point of being crystal clear.
The gray-blue lake water was like a mirror that could not reflect any light or shadow, silently watching the red sports car falling from the sky.
The huge impact made the front of the car dent as if it hit the concrete floor, and the cold lake water in winter invaded Lu Ren's nose and eye sockets. Lu Ren closed his eyes due to the stimulation, and at the same time, his consciousness was blank for a moment, and he swallowed several mouthfuls of water in panic.
But Lu Ren was still sober. He understood that if people did not leave the vehicle as soon as possible, they would be dragged down by the vehicle.
Lu Ren immediately unbuckled his seat belt.
It was at this time that Lu Ren heard Tu Shan Qi Luo's voice: "Don't unfasten your seat belt!"
It was too late to say this, because Lu Ren had already heard the "click" sound of the seat belt being unbuckled - the seat belt had been unbuckled.
By now, Lu Ren had gradually adapted to the feeling of being in the water, so he bravely opened his eyes slowly and turned to look at Tushan Qiluo.
There was not a drop of water on Tushan Qiluo's body. To be more precise, there was a big bubble wrapped around her body, isolating her from the lake water. Her well-dressed image formed a sharp contrast with Lu Ren, whose face turned red from holding his breath.
It can be seen that Tushan Qiluo is still angry with Lu Ren.
Lu Ren closed his mouth tightly and made a "hmm" sound. At the same time, a bubble of moderate size leaked out of Lu Ren's nasal cavity.
Tushan Qiluo just wanted to teach Lu Ren a lesson for his stereotype about foxes, and had no intention of suffocating him to death, so she waved her hand, and a bubble like a helmet covered Lu Ren's head tightly.
Lu Ren finally calmed down, and then he heard Tu Shan Qiluo say: "We are about to enter the passage, fasten your seat belts."
Lu Ren didn't understand what the passage meant, but Tushan Qiluo would never really harm him, so he fastened his seat belt again.
The car was still sinking. Lu Ren looked out and the originally bright water area became dark. He also felt that the water surrounding him became sticky.
Lu Ren realized: He seemed to be no longer in the water.
As Lu Ren thought of this, the sports car that was originally sinking slowly suddenly accelerated as if pushed by some external force, and Lu Ren's head hit the back of the chair again. But this was not done by Tushan Qiluo, because the sports car did not start, and even if it started, the car could not accelerate downwards.
Lu Ren turned his head and looked behind him. There was nothing there but darkness.
Tushan Qiluo didn't seem to be worried. She let go of the steering wheel with both hands and looked very relaxed. She also took the time to say to Lu Ren coldly, "You'd better not look back. If they like your eyes, they will choose to live in your eyes."
Lu Ren had no idea what "they" Tushan Qiluo was talking about, but that didn't stop Lu Ren from turning his head and sitting upright, staring at the front of the car.
He heard Tushan Qiluo's murmur from the side: "The passage is open."
As soon as he finished speaking, the already fast sports car accelerated again . The strong oncoming "water" flow slammed Lu Ren firmly on the seat.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Ren saw a large area of light in front of him.
It was not a ray of light, but more like... a light like the sea surface seen by someone who floated up from the bottom of the sea.
It turned out that Lu Ren was not mistaken, it was indeed a body of water. The red sports car they were riding in broke through the water like a lively fish. Due to the effect of inertia, the car even jumped to a great height after leaving the water.
At the same time, a small shadow, like a long tail feather, was attached to the back of the sports car, and was dragged out of the water as if being pulled by the sports car. Then, as soon as the shadow left the water, it became intermittent like a burned-out firework, and scattered in the air in dots.
The car began to fall, and Lu Ren felt his buttocks leave the seat, floating in the air. But he was wearing a seat belt, so Lu Ren did not feel panicked.
Then the confident Lu Ren was hit in the face by the seat belt buckle that popped open.
Obviously, when Lu Ren fastened his seat belt for the second time, due to the dark environment and the interference of the sticky liquid, Lu Ren did not fasten the seat belt tightly in a hurry.
Tushan Qiluo also noticed this, and she said sternly: "Come back quickly, we haven't left the passage yet! We are almost at the gate!"
Lu Ren understood and quickly reached out to pull the seat belt.
But it was too late.
A strong wind blew, and the wind was so strong that the sports car and Lu Ren were blown up again. Obviously, neither Lu Ren nor the sports car was light, but under the influence of this gust of wind, they were like dandelions being blown away, and scattered in all directions.
Lu Ren could only watch the red sports car driven by Tushan Qiluo getting farther and farther away from him until it disappeared.
This story tells us that we should fasten our seat belts when driving.
Lu Ren was still floating in the air, like a falling flower, weightless in this vast space. Below him was an endless expanse of water. This expanse of water had nothing to do with the lake where they fell, because the water here looked clear and blue, like a huge mirror, reflecting the cloudless sky above.
Lu Ren lowered his head and looked carefully, and found that there was no reflection of him in the water.
The huge wind just now had stopped, and only the rustling sound of the wind remained. Now Lu Ren was suspended in mid-air, unable to move forward or fall down. But he thought this was a good thing - he was afraid that if he fell down, he would drown in this area of water.
But another question arises: is he going to float like this forever? It's OK for a while, but if it lasts too long, he will die of hunger and thirst sooner or later.
Lu Ren tentatively called out to the people around him: "Team Leader Tushan——"
As soon as he finished shouting, the wind around him seemed to be silent for a moment, and then the wind became agitated, mixed with thousands of tiny voices:
"What did this filthy thing just say about Tushan?"
"Was it brought in by someone from Qingqiu?"
These sounds were very light, but they could strangely reach Lu Ren's ears accurately. And even though their voices sounded similar, the magical thing was that Lu Ren could hear the subtle differences between them.
"Can Tushan also be considered a Qingqiu person? Don't they always fight?"
"It's hard to say. The daughter of the Tushan family has a chance to inherit the position of the Qingqiu clan leader, because this matter caused a lot of trouble in Qingqiu hundreds of years ago."
These things, like family secrets, seemed to have aroused the interest of other voices. They discussed them for a long time, even ignoring Lu Ren on the side.
As Lu Ren listened, he also remembered that Tushan Qiluo had also revealed some of the complicated relationships in Qingqiu before at the 18th Hospital. He recalled what Tushan Qiluo had said at that time, and after combining the narration of these small voices, he made a rough guess in his mind.
Seeing that the topic was going off topic, a more rational voice brought them back to the previous topic of discussion: "Let's not get off topic. What should we do now? Let this filthy thing in? He doesn't have a pass."
"How can that be possible? Lord Si Yuan said that coming to the Mountain and Sea Realm without a road lead is a capital crime and that one must be sent to the Endless Abyss."
As soon as these words were spoken, the voices that were originally arguing seemed to finally reach a consensus, and voices of praise rang out one after another.
"right!"
"That's right!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Lu Ren was originally listening silently, but now he suddenly realized that the fire was burning him, and he quickly begged for mercy: "No, no, no, I'm not a suspicious person, I'm Si Yuan's employee!"
Those tiny voices were obviously frightened by Lu Ren's sudden speech.
"Ah! The filth has spoken!"
"What should we do? What should we do? He heard us talking! Will we be eaten by filth?"
It was obvious that these tiny voices were frightened, so Lu Ren quickly explained: "I won't eat you! I came to Qingqiu to treat my illness!"
After hearing what Lu Ren said, these voices seemed to soften their attitudes.
"Treatment?"
"Come to think of it, the smell of this filth does seem a bit weird."
Just as these voices were hesitating whether to believe Lu Ren, some dissenting voices rang out.
"What if he's lying?"
"Yes, the man without a pass deceived us last time, causing us to anger the gentle Lord Dongjun."
At this time, one of the voices seemed to have come up with a good idea. He said excitedly, "Otherwise, send him to Lord Dongjun. Lord Dongjun is so smart that he will definitely know whether what he said is true or false."
To this, other voices agreed: “Good idea!”
Then the strong wind that had long subsided suddenly started again, blowing Lu Ren like a top and spinning 360 degrees several times. Lu Ren felt dizzy, but he forced himself to struggle and say something, hoping to change the minds of these voices and send him back to Tushan Qiluo.
Unfortunately, just as Lu Ren was about to speak, the aftereffects of the inflammation of his soul wound came back.
Lu Ren's consciousness fell into a blank.
At the same time, Tushan Qiluo's car fell from the sky. Her red sports car worth millions was smashed to pieces in an instant, but Tushan Qiluo didn't even blink, she unbuckled her seat belt, jumped down from the air, and landed steadily.
She had tied her hair into a neat red ponytail today, and her red velvet dress made her look like a ball of fire. Like a returning king, she casually glanced at the stone tablet in front of her.
This stone tablet is a huge stone split into two halves, with the two big characters "Qingqiu" written on it in vigorous and powerful strokes.
Tushan Qiluo hasn't returned here for five hundred years.
At this moment, a man in ancient costume was standing next to the stone tablet. He was dressed in green, with long black hair tied into a bun at the back of his head. He was tall and slender, and looked aloof, with a bit of immortal air.
He seemed to have been waiting for a long time. As soon as he saw Tushan Qiluo, a bright smile appeared on his face and he started to walk towards her from a distance: "Qiluo! You are back?! Long time no see, welcome, welcome." He opened his arms, as if he wanted to give Tushan Qiluo a hug.
Tushan Qiluo continued walking forward without looking around, as if she didn't see the man in green. When they passed each other, she didn't even give him a glance.
The green-clothed man's smile froze on his face, but he only paused for a moment before returning to his enthusiastic smile: "Really, you're joking again. How are you out there lately? You haven't been back for so many years, and this place has changed a lot..."
The man began to chatter to himself, as if he had endless things to say to Tushan Qiluo.
"Xiaowu next door is always wondering when Sister Qiluo will come back..."
Faced with the seemingly warm greeting, Tushan Qiluo just opened her mouth and said calmly: "I didn't come back to compete with you for the position of clan leader." She turned her back to the man in green and said this while looking at the stone tablet in front of her.
The man in green was interrupted by Tushan Qiluo.
After Tushan Qiluo finished what she wanted to say, the person who was originally full of witty remarks suddenly became quiet and stood behind Tushan Qiluo without saying a word.
Lies are like bubbles that are blown bigger and bigger. When they are burst, they will inevitably be accompanied by countless splashing water drops. Such "water drops" enveloped the two people present, making the expressions on their faces difficult to read for a moment.
"I know you spread rumors that I abandoned the Fox Tribe for love. I also know that you sent someone to shoot the arrow on Thunder Cliff." Tushan Qiluo paused, then said solemnly word by word, "Today I only have one question for you - I said I will not compete with you for the position of tribe leader. Do you believe me, brother?"
The only answer Tushan Qiluo received was endless silence.
After a long time, Tushan Qiluo sighed and said, "You still don't believe it. That's right, if you were willing to believe it, I would never have left." As she spoke, Tushan Qiluo walked into the territory of Qingqiu.
In the end, she was disappointed again.
The foxes originally lived in a wide range, with Qingqiu and Tushan being the largest. But over the past few thousand years, as humans multiplied and grew, the foxes' living space began to shrink. In addition, it was difficult for the spiritual foxes to give birth to offspring, so the foxes' numbers eventually dwindled with each generation.
Among them, Tushan was particularly difficult because the Tushan clan was located in the Central Plains and was more affected by human expansion.
Finally, Dongjun and Siyuan joined forces and advocated moving the Tushan fox tribe to Qingqiu.
Their original intention was to not bear to see the fox tribe, a leader among the ancient spirit tribes, perish. But they overlooked one point , that is, the fox tribe with intelligence has a bad habit like humans, that is, they value blood ties. Although after dozens of generations, ordinary fox tribes have gradually merged into one, the leaders of the fox tribe are still in a state of clear division.
Tushan Qiluo's parents are from the Tushan fox clan, and the man in green is called Libei, and his parents are from the Qingqiu fox clan. The fox clan has a rule that the children of the Qingqiu fox and Tushan clan of the same generation will be treated equally and sent to Dongjun to be taught by Dongjun himself. When the old patriarch is about to abdicate, Dongjun and the elders of the Qingqiu and Tushan clans will vote among the children of this generation to select a new generation of patriarchs.
The last generation of fox tribe leader was Tushan Qiluo's mother, and the candidates for the new leader of this generation are only Tushan Qiluo and Li Bei. Tushan Qiluo grew up with Li Bei and had long regarded him as her own brother. Until one day, she found that in her brother's eyes, the position of tribe leader was more important than the family relationship between them.
Tushan Qiluo shook her head and put the past behind her. She walked on the road in her hometown that she had not seen for a long time, thinking about her next plan in her mind.
The most important thing now is to find Lu Ren as soon as possible, heal the wound on his soul, and then leave Qingqiu as quickly as possible.
Tushan Qiluo had to admit that she did have reason to cause Li Bei to misunderstand, because the time when Lu Ren fell ill was very unfortunate.
The current Tushan clan leader, Tushan Qiluo's mother, is old. Not long ago, Tushan Qiluo received news from her mother: Tushan will soon step down as the Qingqiu clan leader.
In other words, in Li Bei's eyes, Tu Shan Qi Luo was a candidate who showed up in Qing Qiu as soon as he heard that the clan leader was about to change. It was indeed difficult for him not to be suspicious.
"But there is nothing we can do." Tushan Qiluo thought, "We have to fight back when the enemy comes."
