095, The embrace at the end of the world

The northern edge of Xiaojing Lake is actually not far from that manor. If they had chosen to explore this direction at the beginning, they might have walked to it. ! The manor was built on the southern slope of the mountain, and the sunny side of this mountain is the place where the moon is growing most moon Ganoderma lucidum. After climbing over this mountain and walking north, there seems to be an endless open plain at the foot of the mountain, but it is not far ahead and it reaches the end.

What is at the end of the world? It is not an abyss, not a line, not a wall, but nothing. The concept of "nothing" itself cannot be described, because even definitions should not exist, and it is not a vacuum of physical meaning.

Will there be darkness without light? In fact, this is not the case, because darkness itself is also a visual image or thermodynamic concept. Language is difficult to describe. If you talk about senses, it is more like a "fog", which cannot be sensed, and even the spiritual consciousness of an expert cannot penetrate.

When you walk to this "fog", you can't move forward any further. This is not because you are afraid of stepping on empty space, because empty space itself is also a concept. If you don't even have space, it is impossible for people to walk in. For example, Ding Qi wanted to move forward, but he found that his body was not moving, or that consciousness had lost control of the body.

When he stopped this thought, everything returned to normal. For example, the process just now did not exist, and he did not retain any memory, nor did he consume any time. Nothing, of course, means there is no time and space. No one can walk into the fog, he will not remember what he has experienced, he only knows that he has tried it.

The consciousness stagnated, but the consciousness did not disappear. Whenever you think about it, you would come back from where you were. This was an incredible experience. Xian Hao told Ding Qi that she had never even dreamed about reaching the edge of the world. Perhaps it was the most suitable place to practice Yin E Realm here.

Xian Hao enters Xiaojing Lake every day, constantly heading towards the edge of the world, but stays on the edge of the world forever. A few days later, she has completed her cultivation in the Micro Realm and has attained the Yin E Realm as Ding Qi said. She no longer needs to always hold the knife in her hand. As long as she carries it with her, she can be sensed at any time, and will not lose her memory when entering and leaving Xiaojing Lake.

This may be the reason for that knife. Xian Hao has kept it with him for many years and has even become a part of herself. It may not be appropriate to use that knife to replace Jingshi as the key to entering and leaving Xiaojing Lake, but the effort she put in is not ordinary.

For everyone, if the original "cultivation" is of course Tan Hanchuan, if the other party has the most thorough understanding of the secret techniques of the other party is of course Ding Qi himself, and now the highest level is Xian Hao. Perhaps after the revenge was revenged, Xian Hao had nothing else in his heart, and this is her new direction in life.

The secret technique of the Fangwai is not the Piaomen Yin E art. Since Ding Qi is called this, he must have similarities in his state, and Xian Hao is the most skillful in practicing it.

When Xian Hao stood at the end of the world to practice on this day, Ding Qi was also looking at her at the end of the world, and time and space seemed to be frozen. When the two turned around, the sunset in the distance shone, Ding Qi was still holding a stone in his hand, and Xian Hao's short knife was inserted into his belt. Ding Qi asked, "Does your knife have a name?"

Xian Hao: "Yes, it's called the dry bone knife."

Normally, no one will name a knife, such as a kitchen knife or a fruit knife at home. Would you give it a special name? Another name is a summary of the shape of an object, such as a golden wire large ring knife, a thick back chopping mountain knife, rather than the name of the knife itself. The knife has its own name, as if it has life and spirituality.

Ding Qi's tone changed and said, "It's a very special name, but fortunately you don't have to hold it in your hand all the time." As he said that, his left hand held her right hand and then gently took it. Behind him is the end of the world. Losing the center of gravity and falling down is just an illusion. People will not really lose balance, but will only maintain their original posture.

It was so stunned that Xian Hao was already in his arms. Ding Qi had said to her: "I want to hug you!" As a result, this wish was realized only when it reached the end of the world.

Since the night when Fan Yang and the Assassin was removed, Xian Hao seemed to have become much gentler in front of him, no longer the look of keeping others away, but on the other hand, he felt a little distant, as if he could not find a chance to get closer. Ding Qi also understood that it was time to take the initiative to do something.

When getting along with a girl like Xian Hao, you must be patient and never be anxious, but you must also look at the right time. This process has a unique charm. Xian Hao was startled and felt his waist tightly hugged. She didn't dare to look up and buried her face in Ding Qi's chest... Her body was so soft and the breath was very fragrant.

The next day, Xian Hao did not enter Xiaojing Lake, so he ran to Ding Qi's small building with his tablet computer and a tape measure, and went to measure the data and draw pictures. Ding Qi took the time to go back to the apartment, intending to bring all his things over.

When A Quan left the apartment that night, he not only took away one thing, but also left another thing. He put the key of the apartment on the table, so he did not lock it when he went out. This was an unusual move. Did he know that he could not come back? Under normal circumstances, Shi Buquan no longer borrowed this apartment, and he should return the key to Ding Qi instead of leaving it in the house.

Later, everyone searched for A Quan's whereabouts, and then went to find the "Fangwai Tu Zhi" that he might have hidden in Jinghu University. Of course, Ding Qi and others checked this apartment, but did not find anything else. Ding Qi gave Shang Ni the key some time ago. Shang Ni often wandered around this area, and should have also checked Ding Qi's apartment, but he also found nothing.

After someone came, the door of this apartment has been closed for half a month, and it was opened by Ding Qi again today. In fact, Ding Qi no longer needs this apartment. You can discuss with the landlord to cancel the rent in advance, as long as you pay for one extra month of rent.

But Ding Qi didn't think of doing that. He always felt that there was something else in the house. Since he had rented it for a year, it's only been half a year now, so keep it. If you return it, it would seem like you had some clue or thoughts cut off.

Ding Qi sat at the table and fell into deep thought with the key. No one found a clue. Things seemed to have returned to the starting point. Then the only clue left by A Quan should be this key. A piece of label paper was pasted on the key, which was the room number of Ding Qi's apartment: 2216.

This was not what Ding Qi put on, nor did A Quan put on. The key was pasted with label paper to prevent confusion with other keys. The landlord gave Ding Qi two keys, and the labels were already posted on the surface.

Ding Qi looked at the key for a long time, then subconsciously opened the drawer. How many times did he turn over the miscellaneous items in the drawer? He did not return the student ID, teacher ID, campus card, and several batteries and two signature pens...

The pen was opened and checked. There were several stones in the drawer, but the stones had been taken away. As the drawer opened, Ding Qi suddenly smelled a faint smell, the rosin smell that many furniture often emitted. But he suddenly seemed to realize something, and suddenly stood up and knocked over the chair behind him.

He pulled out the entire drawer, looked at the side, back and bottom, and found nothing sticking. Then he got under the table and looked up, then reached out to touch the bottom of the table, and seemed to have touched something different from the fingertips.

He used his fingertips to pick out a handful of keys that were stuck to the small wooden pieces. The bottom of the table plate in the drawer square was dug up a very shallow lattice, and sealed it with a very thin piece of wood, which could hardly be seen. Ding Qi, a Quan, had seen the skill of A Quan, and had inlaid the two table legs that Lao Tan had cut down, which was almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.

Ding Qi found out that it was because he suddenly smelled the rosin. In fact, many wooden furniture often emitted a similar smell, which came from the volatilization of paint or glue. Very ordinary things made Ding Qi feel unusual, because he had lived in this apartment and used this table, and he had never smelled this smell when he opened the drawer.

The small wood chips and keys are glued with rosin, which are difficult to see, but they are easy to pick them up. Why didn’t others find it? Because they don’t know at all - there should be such a smell when opening the drawer. Ding Qici didn’t find it? Perhaps it was because he didn’t pay attention, or perhaps it was because the drawer was repeatedly opened many times during that time.

Because this slowly volatile smell will accumulate in the enclosed space for a period of time before it becomes more obvious. If the drawer is always opened, the volatile gas will dissipate at any time. Now no one has touched this drawer for half a month, so Ding Qi can only smell it when it is opened.

This two-centimeter-long small key does not have any other features or signs, and I don’t know which lock it is used to open? But A Quan deliberately stays here, which must be a clue.

A Quan left two things in the apartment, both keys, one in the light and the other in the dark. It was impossible to say that there was no contact! But what exactly did he want to say? Ding Qi put both keys in his hand, almost like a sacrifice to the refining stone, trying to sense them with his mind, but suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

Ding Qi helped up the chair, restored the drawer to its original state, put away the keys, and left the apartment as usual. He drove to Shixin and parked the car in the parking lot of a large supermarket. When he left, he did not take the bus anymore. He also changed his clothes and made simple dressings. He took a taxi first and then took the bus, and walked a big circle to the south gate of Jinghu University.

Ding Qi didn't know or noticed anyone following him. He did this because of his instinctive caution after experiencing the sinister world. He also learned from Tan Hanchuan. The library building was built very spacious and beautiful. There were rows of storage lockers at the corner of each floor and along the wall of the corridor, and there was a reminder next to it: leave the library every day to clean it up, otherwise you would pick the lock!

This is an old-fashioned self-service locker, which requires you to bring your own lock to facilitate storage of personal belongings. Doing so also means you are responsible for the storage. If valuables are lost, the library is not responsible. In order to prevent someone from occupying the locker and not cleaning it, such a reminder was posted.

Ding Qi worked in the library for a long time, and he knew very well that the prompt was actually a scare, and the library staff had never really pried the lock.

A Quan also spent a long time in Jinghu University Library, and must have discovered this inside story. Otherwise, if someone else would have never thought of hiding something in such a place, I would probably not dare to think about it. Because the prompt posted next to it was too conspicuous: things can only be temporarily stored when entering the library, and they must be taken away when leaving the library. They cannot be overnight, otherwise the library will pick the locks and clean it up.

Ding Qi found the storage cabinet number 2216, and it was indeed occupied, with a yellow lock hanging on it. Ding Qi tried his best to pretend to be nothing, took out the key and inserted it into the keyhole and twisted it gently, but subconsciously held his breath.

There was a click, as if it was a crisp sound from the mind. The lock opened! Two things were quietly lying in the locker, a familiar scroll and a silver bracelet. Ding Qi tried his best to stabilize the rhythm of his heartbeat. He didn't look closely here, put everything in his backpack, closed the door and left, and of course the lock was taken away.

Shi Buquan returned to the apartment that night and came out in less than ten seconds. He definitely didn't have time to do that under the table. It should be that he had hidden it before. In fact, it doesn't matter if Ding Qi couldn't find the small key. The key to the apartment left on the table is already a hint.

If Ding Qi calmed down and thought about it carefully, he should have thought of it, and I'm afraid only he could think of it. Even though he hadn't found the hidden little key, Ding Qi could find something, the difference was to go to the library to unlock or pick the lock.

Who belongs to "Fangwai Tuzhi"? It is from Jinghu University Library, and it was "stole" by Shi Buquan and Ding Qi. In theory, Shi Buquan either returned it to Jinghu University Library or left it to Ding Qi. Shi Buquan's choice was to put it back to the library, but left the clues to find it to Ding Qi.

Ding Qi stopped a taxi outside the west gate of the school and returned to the city center, took his car and rushed back... That night, the five people closed the door in the study on the first floor and carefully checked what Ding Qi got. Ye Xing also came today, so he was also present.

The bracelet looks like silver, with blue and black cloud patterns on the outer ring. I don’t know what craftsmanship it was used, but it looks like the pattern of the material of the utensil itself. Ding Qi put it on his right wrist, which was a little tight, but it can still be worn. This should be the "treasure" stole by A Quan. If Ding Qi inferred before, it was a portable ornament.

Ding Qi always felt that this ornament was unusual, and there was a faint connection between his mind and his mind when he was in a state of emptiness. This was similar to the Stone, but it could not achieve the effect of completely placing his mind at this moment, not only because the thing was inappropriate, but also because it was a strange thing.

As for the scroll, it was the "Fangwai Tu Zhi" that everyone has been looking for for a long time. It was spread on the desk and slowly unfolded. People on both sides carefully held it. It is impossible to completely open the long scroll that is more than five meters long at a time. If you expand it to the end, someone will be responsible for rolling it again. After opening it, you will first see the four words "Fangwai Tu Zhi" and the signature of "Zhu Jingyi" next to it.

They have seen the handwriting of this "Nanmen Demon King" in Xiaojing Lake. It turns out that this volume of "Fangwai Tu Zhi" was also left by him.

The first picture after the title is the location of Xiaojing Lake, which everyone has seen. Looking back, there is actually a column of notes: 30 miles south of Jinghu Yishi, there is Xiaojing Lake. There is no owner outside the square, the door opens itself, and it is completely vegetarian. It is the first time I saw it, and it is also the pure example of the world outside the square.

This column of markings was something that everyone had never seen before. I guess A Quan had not repaired it at that time. Looking carefully at the yellow paper, it was covered with spider-shaped patterns, and it was simply made of pieces. The smallest fragment was almost the size of rice grains. You can imagine the degree of damage at that time, but fortunately it could be basically pieced together.

Further down there is a broken picture, and it is difficult to identify where it is. Because it is damaged too seriously, no matter how capable A Quan is, he cannot completely repair it. He can only frame the remaining fragments in the corresponding position. Continue to expand downwards... The last article of the scroll is Da Chi Mountain.

There is also a column behind this picture of Dachi Mountain: Jingyang enters the river and walks thousands of steps along the east coast. Since ancient times, Dachi Mountain has been the gateway here. I don’t know when there was a fairy family who cultivated two worlds and became the treasure of entering the world, and could adapt to the wrists as they please. Wei got it as the priest. At this realm, the god of the priest was developed.

There was also a bracelet next to it, which was the silver bracelet that Ding Qi cut off his right wrist at the moment. The scroll was unfolded here and it ended. There were only a few words left by Zhu Jingyi: I have been looking for the place in my life, and I have been interested in it since Jinghu Post and three hundred years later, I went to Jinghu Post again. Is it really God's will?

Let’s look at the signature again. It was the ninth year of Yongle and 1411.

Zhu Jingyi, who left behind the "Fangwai Picture Record", claimed that he spent three hundred years searching for the prescription outside world and finally made this volume of picture album. According to the last message in the picture album, didn't he suggest the world from the Song Dynasty? The first one he found was Xiaojing Lake, which might have been discovered by chance.

Who can live for three hundred years? If you see this thing in other situations, you may think it’s nonsense, but now everyone knows that both Xiaojing Lake and Dachi Mountain are real, then Zhu Jingyi is likely not lying. Why can he live so long? Has he really become an immortal, or is it because of the immortal bait medicine?

The painting Zhu Jingyi left in Xiaojinghu Manor was signed in the seventh year of Yongle and 1409. Based on these clues, he may have accidentally discovered Xiaojinghu as early as the Song Dynasty, and then kept looking for other external worlds. Three hundred years later, he returned to the area of ​​Jinghu City and finally discovered Dachishan.

It was also at that time that Zhu Jingyi built a manor in Xiaojing Lake and left behind this volume of "Fangwai Tu Zhi". Where did Zhu Jingyi go later, it is unknown now. Why was "Fangwai Tu Zhi" later collected by Chishan Temple, which is even more difficult to verify.
Chapter completed!