The next day. This was the 49th day and the last day of the deadline.
At dawn, Zhang Zi woke up from his sleep and opened his eyes. He had a strange feeling in his heart. He felt that something was not right today.
There was no sound in the surroundings. There were no chirping of birds, no chirping of insects, and not even the slightest sound of the wind.
In his arms, the pearl seemed unusually quiet.
He hurriedly got up and looked out of the window. The sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds.
The light in the room was dim, and with the help of the hazy morning light, he raised the pearl to examine it.
In just one night, this pearl seemed to have shrunk a lot.
He pinched it gently with two fingers and felt that the pearl was a little soft. It was no longer as tough and solid, and it was not as crystal clear.
He thought that it was dusty, so he blew at Miao Zhu with his mouth and wiped it with his sleeve. Who knew that Miao Zhu was even more blurry, as if through a layer of matte glass, he could not see the dusty woman in Miao Zhu.
What was going on? He was a little burnt, so he didn't think much about it. He put the pearl into his pocket and didn't bother to wash up. He picked up the box and walked out of the door.
Today, he had to rush to the Rotten Valley Path to meet that beautiful dusty woman. Because Wei Zi told him to come back quickly and wait for his good news, he had to leave early.
When he thought of meeting the woman in his dream, his footsteps became cheerful and hurried.
Vaguely, he still remembered that small path. Hurrying on, he came to a crossroad. It was an air vent, and standing there, he could smell the fragrance of an ancient dragon floating in the wind.
The fragrance of the dragon was getting fainter and fainter, and it was now and then gone, especially this morning. There was a moist mist floating in the air, and it was almost impossible to smell the fragrance of the flowers.
He stood at the intersection, twitching his nose and taking a deep breath, but he still couldn't smell the unique fragrance of the dragon flower.
Without the guidance of the fragrance of the ancient dragon, how could he walk?
Looking around, he couldn't help but feel a little lost. He lowered his head dejectedly and looked at the muddy road under his feet. An idea came to him. He remembered that the road leading to the Rotten Valley Road was covered with a layer of dark red sand. As long as they found the path of red dust, they would be able to find the path to the Rotten Valley Path.
With his head lowered, he checked the color of the dust under his feet as he walked.
After walking for a long distance, the sand on the road became thicker and thicker, and the soft sand gradually turned brownish-red.
Looking at the blood-colored sand, then looking at the jagged rocks that appeared around him, as well as the small dunes that looked like tombs, he couldn't help but rejoice. He was sure that the road under his feet must lead to the Rotten Valley Road.
The second time he walked on this path, he was not as frightened as the first time. Because Wei Zi told him that as long as he brought that Miao Pearl and entered the Rotten Valley Path, he would be able to find that dusty woman.
Even though the road ahead had become darker, the wind blowing past his ears had become more mournful, the surroundings had become more gloomy, and the thick sand road under his feet had become more difficult to walk on.
However, he believed in Wei Zi's words. He believed that the Rotten Valley Road was the paradise for the Dust Men. As long as he kept moving forward, he would definitely be able to meet his sweetheart.
He seemed to have already seen the beautiful woman standing on the hill in front of him, looking forward to his arrival.
As they walked, they could faintly hear a melodious song coming from the front. It was like the sound of nature, echoing in this desolate wilderness.
Listening to her singing, he seemed to have suddenly become a fearless warrior. His entire body was filled with strength as he sped up in the direction of the singing.
The road continued to extend forward. Zhang Zi did not know how far he had walked, but he felt that his feet were getting harder and harder to control, as heavy as lead.
Just as he could barely move, a purple-red light gradually appeared in the dark ahead. A blood-red sun hung silently in the sky.
He stopped and looked ahead. He felt as if he had arrived at the end of the world.
As far as the eye could see, under the purplish-red sky, there was a huge ancient tree that stood proudly. The trunk of this giant tree required dozens of people to hug it together. Its crown was in the shape of a huge umbrella, covering a vast area. It was a magnificent forest.
This was the most ancient 10,000-year-old Ancient Dragon Tree in the Far Valley Nation.
The branches of the Ancient Dragon Tree were like horned dragons. They were dense and there was not a single leaf on the crisscrossing branches. The bare branches pointed straight at the sky.
Only the last Ancient Dragon Flower was in full bloom on the top of the tree. It was as red as fire, quietly blooming in the purple-red light.
The five petals of the last Ancient Dragon Flower trembled slightly in the breeze. The scarlet petals were so dazzling, like the last touch of spring, struggling. After it bloomed, it quietly waited for the wind to take it away, returning to the dust and turning into a wisp of dust.
The Ancient Dragon Tree was surrounded by a thick layer of withered petals. Some of them had fused with the mortal world, while others floated in the air with the wind, making it impossible to tell if they were petals or mortal world.
When Zhang Zi saw the ancient tree, his whole body was " pricked " on the ground, and he was stunned for a long time. Could it be that the Rotten Valley Path led directly to the bottom of the valley of the Dust Layer Realm? Could he have walked out of Kun Pavilion and come to the bottom of the valley? Where was that dusty woman now?
Her singing became clearer and clearer, and the song that accompanied him as he walked came from the direction of the Ancient Dragon Tree. He raised his eyes to search for her.
The singing stopped abruptly. A graceful woman walked out from the dense shade of the Ancient Dragon Tree. She held a huge paper bow in one hand and waved it at the sky with the other.
It was her, the beauty of his dreams, who had truly appeared in his field of vision.
He was surprised. She was just a woman of dust. She had never seen him or recognized him. Only he could see her through the pearls, but she could not see him.
But why did she seem to know that he was coming and that he was here to find her? At this moment, she was waving at him.
Was she really waving at him? Or was he thinking too much?
He looked around in confusion. On the empty sand dune, there was no one else other than him. She was indeed waving at him!
He hurriedly stepped forward. The road under his feet was a long slope. Staggering, he walked towards the Ancient Dragon Tree.
As the saying goes,"The grass looks far away but there is nothing near." Usually, the scenery that seemed to be right in front of them was not what they saw at all.
The path to the Ancient Dragon Tree not only had to cross a steep slope of sand, but it also had to cross a 70-meter-wide and unfathomable chasm.
In fact, Zhang Zi did not know that he was walking step by step towards danger, towards an insurmountable chasm-the Valley of Decay.
The Valley of Decay was a ravine, a dividing line between the power layer and the dust layer.
With Zhang Zi's two legs, it was completely impossible to cross this chasm. To put it bluntly, he had no way of reaching the Ancient Dragon Tree.
At this moment, the wind blew. One of the petals of the dazzling red flower at the top of the Ancient Dragon Tree broke free from its branch and drifted down with the wind.
The dusty woman held her paper bow tightly and raised her head to look at the top of the tree. She looked sadly at the falling petal and gently sang the sad song,"
A tiny pearl.
Through the silence of time and space,
I'll take you away from this troubled world.
The wind grew stronger and stronger. The second petal left the branch and floated to the ground like a butterfly with its wings broken. Her voice was even more sorrowful.
I pray in the rotten valley,
No more sickness,
No need to moan till dawn.
I pray in the rotten valley,
Be a happy bird
Flying without worries.
There was no sorrow in this peaceful world.
Zhang Zi didn't understand why her melodious voice had become even more sorrowful.
A gust of wind blew up the dust on the sand dune, and the flying dust blinded his eyes. He could only stop and rub his eyes.
The third petal of the last Ancient Dragon Flower struggled in the wind and floated to the ground.
Your laughter,
Sinking into the bottomless abyss,
Sealed in the ice river for a long time.
Praying in the valley of decay,
No more parting in life and death,
We love each other forever.
In an instant, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the world was filled with dust. Zhang Zi could barely open his eyes. The dust and smoke blurred his vision, and he could not see the woman.
The fourth petal was falling, and only her sobbing voice could be heard.
Praying in the valley of decay,
See all the dreams,
Hand in hand, we fly through time and space.
There was no sorrow in this peaceful world.
The last petal on the Ancient Dragon Tree was finally carried away from the branch by the raging wind. It flew in the air and drifted into the dust.
Zhang Zi didn't dare to open his eyes. His mouth and ears were filled with sand. His feet sank into the sand, and he could barely move.
His chest seemed to be blocked, and it was difficult for him to breathe. He wanted to shout but could not. He held the box in one hand and covered his face with the other to block the wind and sand.
In his embarrassment, he heard a series of rumbling sounds behind him.
He turned his head in horror and looked behind him. Like an avalanche, a turbulent wave of dust and sand swooped down on him.
Before he could figure out what was going on, a surging flow of sand had already rushed in front of him, wrapped around his body, and slid forward. He swayed and struggled, trying to stand firm.
However, as if he had fallen on a speed track, he could only close his eyes and instinctively hug the box tightly. He could not help but slide forward quickly with the sand flow.
The speed became faster and faster, and the flow of sand whistled forward.
It felt like a long century had passed, but it also felt like an instant.
Zhang Zi followed the swift and violent flow of sand and mud and rolled towards the Valley of Decay with an unstoppable momentum.
The moment he fell into the ravine, Zhang Zi hugged the box tightly with both hands and let out a terrified howl,"
"Ah!"
Zhang Zi, along with the flow of sand, fell into the unfathomable chasm, as if falling into the bloody mouth of a demon.
A pillar of dust several feet high rose up from the dark mouth of the ravine, spreading out in a gray mist.
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