
The moon hangs high above the sky, its light illuminates the yard of a house and enters the sidelines of the window of the house. Causing the hallway to light dimly.
The hallway was very quiet. All the residents of the house have slept in their rooms. Except in one room where several people were discussing.
"How's the room?" ask Meng Zhi.
"Ck, not clear. The door of the room really didn't move at all even though I kicked it," Ling Zizhou replied annoyedly.
"When I circulate the spiritual senses even the room is impenetrable," Mu Lian added.
Mu Lian, Ling Zizhou and Meng Zhi then looked at Mu Haocun who was sitting quietly by the bedside. Master Yi, who was standing not far from there was also staring towards Mu Haocun.
"Hows it? Can you get through that room?" ask Meimei curiously.
Meimei stood beside Mu Lian, Ling Zizhou and Meng Zhi. They stood facing Mu Haocun. Because in the room there was only one bed, only Mu Haocun was sitting while the others were discussing while standing.
Mu Haocun shook his head.
"Unfortunately no, I could never feel a single spot in this house from the beginning, which turned out to be the locked room.
But, it seemed like the room was using a high-level array. Hmm, right, I can't think of anything other than arrays when looking at the characteristics of that room," Mu Haocun said as he stroked his chin.
High safety. Impenetrable. Especially if it's not an array? As strong as the security by the incantation paper, it could still be undone by people who had a higher cultivation level than those who used the incantation paper themselves.
Different from array. Arrays use materials from outside that can affect the power of the array.
High-level arrays for example, some require spirit beast organs, rare plants hundreds of years old, minerals rich in pure chi and so on.
Coupled with a very complicated pattern, making an array can be likened to a building that has a very strong foundation so that it can survive earthquakes and other natural disasters.
Everything in the room was silent. What can be done, they are not Master Zhengheng and can only wait. Since basically everything in the world is not eternal, the way arrays work is like that.
Although an array was capable of intercepting high-level cultivators like Mu Haocun, Master Yi and Meng Zhi, it could eventually be deactivated on its own.
This was due to the arrays constituent materials being destroyed either it was time-consuming or because it was no longer able to withstand the power of the array.
And Mu Haocun estimated that soon the array protecting the room stopped working. Mu Lian could only wait patiently for the day the room opened.
After the discussion that night, no one else brought up the locked room. Everyone was going through it day after day as usual.
Ling Zizhou began to practice back with Master Yi, but this time Meng Zhi followed wherever the two practiced.
While Mu Lian, always invited Mu Haocun and Meimei to activities with children. And in his spare time, Mu Lian practiced pill making. I don't know since when did Mu Lian feel that there was less if not to make the pill.
The work they do is nothing special. Just daily work as in general such as sweeping, mopping, washing dirty dishes, washing clothes, cleaning rooms and so forth.
But in these activities, children are always involved. Mu Lian said that this activity serves as rehabilitation so that children are able to live their lives after being abandoned by their families.
And that way proved powerful. Now children look more carefree and able to adapt to their lives today. They are also more independent and do not cry often anymore.
After spending two weeks together, Mu Lian was able to see the advantages possessed by each child.
Some have very good motor skills, some see everything in detail, some are always using logic at all times, and others are, someone always reminds him of something he saw with other things and so forth.
There are still many things that Mu Lian does not know in these children. But before being able to explore deeper, the locked room finally opened as well.
The rooms were open one night, when everyone was resting in their own rooms.
Is correct. The door of the room opened itself like there was an invisible style that made the door open.
Not only that, after successfully opening the door, the style is like calling someone who is around.
Mu Lian who was dreaming, felt the call. When Mu Lian was playing in the beautiful meadow filled with flowers, Mu Lian felt that something was pulling her away from the dream.
Mu Lian opened her eyes and immediately got out of bed. Meimei was astonished by Mu Lian's sudden movements.
"Lian'er?" Meimei.
But Mu Lian could not hear Meimei, Mu Lian came out without looking at Meimei or saying anything to him.
In Mu Lian's vision, he was standing in the middle of a swamp. Mangrove trees over 50 m tall grew very densely around Mu Lian. *Roots poking from the surface of the water make the swamps feel more crowded.
Mu Lian felt very curious. As he remembered, he had already woken up from the dream but after opening his eyes, Mu Lian found herself standing in the swamp.
His feet were submerged in water to the point of barely touching his knees but strangely enough, Mu Lian had no trouble walking among the swamps as it was actually in the real world Mu Lian was walking along the passageway instead of in the swamps.
Mu Lian was unable to distinguish the marshes from the real world because the feeling of mud land and water at her feet felt so real.
Mu Lian felt the invisible force pulling on her so Mu Lian continued walking without stopping.
"Lian!" meimei panicked. Meimei unintentionally looked at Mu Lian's eyes like they were under the influence of hypnosis. His eyes were dead and not glowing like the eyes of a puppet.
Meimei tried to chase after Mu Lian but as he passed through the door, Meimei felt a very strong force and looked at the passage like life. The hallway became longer.
Meimei still got Mu Lian but now Mu Lian was so far away that it formed a line. Meimei finally realized that the passageway had elongated by itself, preventing anyone who tried to get close to Mu Lian.
Meimei stood silently analyzing the situation. Before long Meimei heard a familiar voice. Meimei looked towards that voice, Meng Zhi.
Meng Zhi and Ling Zizhou looked so far away and only a few minutes later arrived in front of Meimei.
"We followed Master Yi and Master Mu, seemingly into that locked room. But we missed, this hallway seems to serve to select people who can approach the room" Meng Zhi frowned.
Sweat flooded the forehead of Meng Zhi and Ling Zizhou. It was not that tired, an unpredictable situation like this made both of them sweat from nervousness.
"Eh? Lian!" ling Zizhou said after noticing the figure that was already far ahead of him.
"Wait, we go together!" Meimei.
They should be together to minimize the worst possible. If together they can take care of each other.
"Right, we should go together," Meng Zhi said as she gripped Ling Zizhou's collar so as not to go ahead of them.
I don't know how long they ran, but Mu Lian's figure was no longer visible. Ling Zizhou, Meimei and Meng Zhi continued to run without stopping. The atmosphere around them is getting worse.
"Hmm? Isn't that Master Yi?" Meimei. Along with the words Meimei finished saying, Master Yi turned towards them.
Master Yi dashed towards Ling Zizhou, Meimei and Meng Zhi with more speed as they tried to approach Master Yi.
Apparently, if they run forward, the invisible style makes the hallway feel more elongated, preventing them from reaching the destination while if you run away from the room, then the hallway will be more elongated, that invisible style will not bother to trouble them.
"I lost Ah Cun and Lian'er," said Master Yi grimly.
The expression on his face was dark once indicating that Master Yi was very angry with himself. Both Master Yi's hands were seen clenching beside his body.
Master Yi was running following Mu Haocun towards the main room. Unlike Mu Lian, Mu Haocun was still communicating with Master Yi.
Master Yi finally found out that from Mu Haocun's side, the swamps were spread as far as the eyes could see.
Mu Haocun continued to give information of the scene he was looking at while continuing to run towards the main room. But it seemed like the invisible style only allowed Mu Haocun to approach the main room.
The distance between Master Yi and Mu Haocun grew even greater until Mu Haocun finally told Master Yi to wait for him.
Master Yi had no intention of waiting for Mu Haocun in the hallway. He only rested for a while to continue chasing after Mu Haocun before suddenly Mu Lian passed by him.
Master Yi continued to call Mu Lian but just like Meimei. Master Yi was simply ignored by Mu Lian.
...
Mu Lian arrived before someone sitting under a tree with her eyes closed. The expression of sadness was clearly on his face.
The person is very still, not even breathing. Mu Lian felt that something was awkward and tried to touch the person.
But suddenly an extremely bright light dazzled both of his eyes and that invisible force pulled Mu Lian's body so hard that Mu Lin felt her body being sucked into the vacum cleaner.
A moment later, Mu Lian opened her eyes. Mu Lian did not see the change of scenery in front of her, only now Mu Lian did not see the person anywhere.
Mu Lian scanned her surroundings.
The scenery is still the same as before, namely swamps. But Mu Lian could feel something different.
The feeling was very strong when Mu Lian looked towards the overlapping roots to form a cliff.
The trunk of a giant tree whose top is hidden behind the clouds grows above the island or it may be that the overlapping roots belong to a giant tree. Mu Lian had not seen the mysterious island before.
Before long, Mu Lian arrived at the base of the roots of the giant tree and started climbing. The roots of the giant tree Mu Lian used as a foothold.
Initially Mu Lian had difficulty climbing because the roots she was treading felt a little slippery but as Mu Lian got further up, the roots felt dry making it easier for Mu Lian to climb.
"Hmm?" Mu Lian looked at the white shadow that was being torn apart by the roots. Mu Lian shuddered.
Mu Lian climbed up without considering the existence of this mysterious creature.
Now Mu Lian was faced with a mysterious creature that was among the roots that he was being used as a handle.
Mu Lian did not dare to move in the slightest, afraid to tell her whereabouts to the tiny creature. Wait for. Mu Lian observed the size of the creature in front of her.
The creature's head poked between the root slits because the tiny creature's position was slightly higher above Mu Lian's head so it looked down on Mu Lian.
The blue stone colored eyes stared straight into Mu Lian's eyes. The creature was covered in snow-white feathers, there were tiny wings poking out behind its back.
Silent. Suddenly the creature screamed.
"Rwayar!"
"Eh? Wait!" said Mu Lian chasing after the tiny creature that climbed up very agilely.
Even so, Mu Lian still put safety first so Mu Lian climbed up very carefully.
When he arrived at the peak, Mu Lian patted both of his palms, clearing away the bit of dust and sand that stuck together.
The tiny creature had already dashed very far ahead, approaching the giant tree. There was a hole in the trunk of the giant tree.
Mu Lian used the qinggong technique, passing through the huge roots sticking out everywhere. A while later, Mu Lian stared at the enormous hole in front of her before finally entering into the hole.
Mu Lian had not expected that there would be a bit of lighting in the hole. The source of lighting in the hole is the floating stones that surround the opening area in the middle of the tree.
It turned out that the giant tree was made home by a creature that was sitting; in the middle of the opening area. In front of him was a figure that Mu Lian knew, Mu Haocun.
But Mu Lian was too stunned to see the creature before her that she forgot about Mu Haocun's existence. Especially when Mu Lian saw the beautiful arched horns belonging to the creature.
The tiny creature that tried to run from it had already climbed onto the creature. The little guy sits between the wings of the creature. Although the wings were being folded, Mu Lian knew for sure, that they were very beautiful.
"Lian'er," Mu Haocun said.
Mu Lian felt the gaze of the creature. His eyes resembled a tiny creature, colored blue stone.
"Grandfather." said Mu Lian, unable to continue his words.
"Come here, someone wants to see you," Mu Haocun said.
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Note:
* home plans (more or less like this) and yes, children are locked up in storage sheds. The storage warehouse was turned into an impromptu room, all useless items were thrown away. So the children only sleep with a thin cloth. Again, ignore the bad writing author 😂
* mangrove tree with knee roots