in2ebook Chapter 256 Symbol
Chapter 256 Symbol
"Ah?" Bai Shui tried hard to associate the word auspicious with the crow with scarlet eyes and black feathers.
But no matter how she thought about it, she felt that the two had nothing to do with each other.
Looking at Bai Shui's puzzled expression, Zhao Ruoxi chuckled.
"You probably haven't seen one. In fact, I've only seen one myself once. I heard from the adults at home that if a crow's bloodline is continuously purified, it will return to a certain state and transform into a three-legged golden crow. They exist in the blazing sun, surrounded by a shimmering golden light, which is itself an auspicious sign. Although some people once believed that the three-legged golden crow was the sun's agent, this theory doesn't make sense. It can only be said that it can utilize some of the sun's abilities."
As she spoke, Zhao Ruoxi turned the page of the book, picked up a pen and started drawing in it.
"General!" Zhao Ruoxi turned the book over, and a picture of a three-legged crow standing in the sun happened to catch Baishui's eye. Suddenly, Baishui's consciousness seemed to have come to the ancient times, when the sun was hanging high in the sky, and its blazing light illuminated the earth. She couldn't help but look up at the sky, gazing at the sun that people couldn't look directly at. In the center of the sun, a huge three-legged crow spread its wings, and golden light shone around it, making Baishui's consciousness blank.
An unknown amount of time had passed before Bai Shui was gently awakened by Zhao Ruoxi. She felt as if she had had a dream, a blank dream. She could not remember anything that happened in the dream. She woke up quietly, and seemed to have forgotten where she was and why she appeared in this place. Beside her stood a girl with furry ears and a tail. She had a distressed expression on her face, and her hands were twisting her hair anxiously. A hazy voice echoed in her ears.
"Are you okay? Are you okay..."
Bai Shui withdrew his gaze, and his calm heart began to ripple. Doubts gradually rose from his heart: "What am I doing? Why am I here? Where is this? Who am I?"
Fragments of memory stored deep in her mind gradually emerged after deliberate searching. She slowly remembered what happened before. Although it felt a bit dreamy, like fragments left after a big dream, fortunately she had regained her memory.
She turned her head blankly and looked at the girl beside her, "What happened just now?"
Zhao Ruoxi's eyes drifted, and she spoke a little embarrassedly, "Uh... I forgot. My paintings sometimes serve as records of the past. Just now, I forgot to control myself, and you saw the Three-legged Golden Crow. Fortunately, it has no ill intentions and may even increase your luck, but there will be a slight aftereffect. After all, when I painted it, we didn't hide our auras, and you were startled by the aftermath, so you ended up like that."
Zhao Ruoxi lowered her head in distress, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
Bai Shui didn't know if she had recovered from the shock just now. The image of the three-legged golden crow was still echoing in her mind. She replied, "It's okay."
Bai Shui tilted his head in confusion, as if he had forgotten something. "What were we talking about just now? Why did we end up talking about the Three-legged Golden Crow?"
"Um... speaking of, huh?" Zhao Ruoxi scratched her head, her eyes becoming confused. "What were we talking about?"
"Oh, yes! We were just talking about the symbolism represented by the crow."
"So now you know what the crow symbolizes."
Bai Shui nodded, her eyes still a little distracted, as if her consciousness had not yet fully returned. "Go on, it's okay."
Zhao Ruoxi nodded, adjusted her mood, and continued, "The crow symbolizes death and auspiciousness. Don't you think this fits the secret realm very well?"
"The eternally burning fire consumes all living things, bringing death. Isn't it that the crow, who feeds on devouring death, becomes even more powerful in such a scene? Every death nourishes his body, allowing him to thrive. In the secret realm, everyone represents something, and if I'm not mistaken, Ji Mo should be the first being to enter the secret realm. Like me, he can sense the souls of every animal, as well as their names and identities."
"Huh?!" Zhao Ruoxi's words shocked Bai Shui. It wasn't Ji Mo's transformation into a crow that represented or symbolized this, but rather that Ji Mo possessed the ability to see through other people's souls. If that were the case, then Ji Mo knew his identity from the very beginning. Then why didn't he come looking for him in the first place? Instead, he hid in the treetops, quietly watching him.
However, this also seems to explain why he only appears at the end of the season after enjoying a big meal. Perhaps the smell of death attracted him and made him sense something.
Zhao Ruoxi's guess was indeed correct. The first person to discover the gate was Ji Mo. If there were no accidents elsewhere, Ji Mo would definitely be the first person to enter the secret realm.
Bai Shui nodded involuntarily to confirm Zhao Ruoxi's guess, "If nothing unexpected happens, Ji Mo should be the first person to enter the secret realm."
Perhaps it was the chat during this period that made Bai Shui feel friendly, or perhaps it was because Bai Shui herself was not very wary of other people. She told Zhao Ruoxi in detail what happened before entering the secret realm.
Zhao Ruoxi nodded thoughtfully, "That's right. This secret realm has a very strange aura. On the one hand, it's the Ancient Tree of Life. It's already in the Dao Fusion Realm and has held the power of life for countless years. Not just anyone can imitate it. Imitation itself is an offense. Without its own consent, it's impossible to imitate it successfully, even in the secret realm. On the other hand, the aura of this secret realm itself doesn't match that of the person I know.
“Although there is a hint of his scent, it is more of a human scent, and my presence here is itself very strange.”
The girl's words became more and more strange, and Bai Shui gradually couldn't understand them. He could understand each word, but the combined meaning was completely incomprehensible. The girl looked like she couldn't figure something out, and her face became distressed.
"Maybe it's another arrangement." Zhao Ruoxi uttered these words softly, and the illusory sun behind her seemed to agree, shaking her body up and down.
Zhao Ruoxi stood up and walked over, picked up Bai Shui, who was still in a daze, and gently stroked her body: "Okay, don't think about it. I don't understand what this secret realm is about, and you definitely can't figure it out either."
"Instead of pondering what this secret realm is all about, it's better to witness with your own eyes what he's about to go through. The so-called secret realm, the trial, isn't it also a selection? Selection always involves filtering out the unnecessary and retaining the necessary. Just by observing what he becomes in the end, you'll understand the purpose of the secret realm."
Zhao Ruoxi waved her fingers lightly, and clouds and mist surged up from around her, wrapping her body. In a trance, she left the ancient tree of life and came to a new scene.