Chapter 148 The End?
Chapter 148 The End?
Cheng Ai's smile faded, and she frowned slightly. "Weren't we on night watch? How did we end up here for no reason?"
Ye Jingke pointed to the ceiling and speculated, "The glowing mushrooms have disappeared; they were probably the culprits."
Cheng Ai suddenly realized what was happening, and gritted her teeth. From the crazy fall to climbing the stairs, she felt like she was in a dream and had no idea what was going on.
Now that she knows the truth, she is furious and furious. "So it was two mushroom spirits causing trouble. When I get out, I'll grind them into powder!"
"How dare you be so disrespectful to this fairy mushroom! You have quite the nerve, you're quite arrogant, aren't you!"
"Mushroom spirit! Mushroom spirit! Your whole family are mushroom spirits! Big brother, don't stop me, let me kill her!"
The sudden sound startled Cheng Ai and Ye Jingke. They looked around and easily spotted the two large mushrooms hanging in the air.
The blue mushroom remained motionless, its stem extending a branch that tightly wrapped around the wide-open cap, making it look like an angry purple mushroom, which was quite comical.
At the same time, Cheng Ai felt the pressure on her body suddenly lessen, as did Ye Jingke. They exchanged a glance and quietly and quickly climbed upwards.
"Aaaaah! Big brother! After all these years, how come you're still like this? Let go! I'm going to teach that arrogant brat a lesson!"
The purple mushroom continued its noisy commotion, while the blue mushroom coldly shoved it away, hissing in a low voice, "You good-for-nothing, get out of here!"
It stared intently for a moment, then immediately shrunk down into a ball, muttering pitifully, "What cunning mortals! They actually managed to come up with a way to distract my brother and me to get through the challenge. They're really something!"
As the lowest-ranking mushroom fairy in the immortal realm, her only mission in her life is to protect the Illusionary Mist and search for the immortal venerable who had to reincarnate due to an accident millions of years ago.
Each mushroom fairy's working time is five thousand years. When the time is up, a young mushroom fairy will take over, and the old mushroom fairy can retire and enjoy life.
The blue and purple mushrooms have fifty years left to live. In the long and boring four thousand five hundred years, the two fairy mushrooms have tested a total of three hundred and fifty-nine destined people.
Among them, 266 people passed the Blue Illusion Mist, which can absorb all magic and is mainly tested by greed and love; 93 people passed the Purple Illusion Mist, which can be immune to all kinds of attacks and is mainly tested by resentment and hatred; as for the Black Illusion Mist, which reveals desire, no one passed.
Repeated failures caused the two fairy mushrooms to lose patience, so for nearly a hundred years, whenever someone accidentally wandered in, they would be repeatedly tortured for their amusement, since it was only their spirit that was damaged, not their life.
However, their abilities have a major drawback: they require complete concentration to use, and the slightest lapse in concentration will lead to failure.
Blue Mushroom pressed the two on the steps again and forcibly set up a magic array before the end. Then he smiled coldly, a cruel smile curving his lips. "You've been too clever for your own good. I hope you'll have better luck and be able to leave the Illusionary Mist smoothly."
The purple mushroom timidly took two steps back. The consequences of its older brother's anger were severe; it was safer to remain an invisible mushroom.
After watching the excitement for a while, the two fairy mushrooms quietly left.
Cheng Ai was climbing with ease when she suddenly felt a tremendous pressure. Startled, she fell flat on her face on the steps, hitting her head on the ground and seeing stars.
Ye Jingke was in a similar situation, but he reacted quickly and managed to shift his center of gravity downwards, using his knees to stabilize himself.
"A door! There's a door ahead!"
Hearing Cheng Ai's excited shout, he frowned and looked over, and sure enough, he saw a purple carved stone door not far away.
Ye Jingke adjusted his posture and climbed upwards with a determined look in his eyes. "Ai Ai, try a little harder, and the nightmare will be over soon."
Cheng Ai responded, biting her lip fiercely, and sprinted towards the finish line with all her might.
Just one step away from the blue carved door, she smiled as if she had escaped death, grabbed the door frame, pushed off with her feet, and nimbly flipped over into the doorway.
The man's physical strength was still slightly superior. Ye Jingke reached the top early and kept a close eye on the movements below.
When he saw that Cheng Ai had also passed the test safely, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled down, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Turning around and gazing into the distance, I finally realized what I had been through.
The endless purple staircase winds its way down, like a coiled dragon.
Wherever he climbed, there were traces of crimson.
After lowering his eyes and examining himself, Ye Jingke frowned deeply, his heart aching as if pierced by needles.
You can see the bones in his palms and knees; I guess it's even more serious on Ai Ai's side.
"Boom... Boom..."
A dull, continuous rumbling sound entered his ears, and Ye Jingke shuddered, feeling as if he were descending.
In no time, the two staircases merged into a new staircase that was half purple and half blue, as did the carved stone gate.
In front of the door stood a couple staring blankly at each other. The man was handsome and dashing, but dressed in tattered clothes, while the girl was youthful and beautiful, but covered in blood.
"Ye Jingke...you..."
As soon as Cheng Ai finished speaking, her lips were covered by two warm and soft objects, carrying a unique and refreshing scent that made her heart flutter.
Ye Jingke's kiss was wild and intense, domineering and passionate. He held the girl tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to crush and devour her.
The next second, countless blue and purple mushrooms fell from the sky, surrounding the two of them and forming a spherical, enclosed space, isolating them from the outside world.
After a long, long time, Ye Jingke released Cheng Ai, his thin lips gently touching her pink lips, and murmured affectionately, "Ai Ai, I love you."
Purple Mushroom said she could be found by climbing the stairs, and it seems she wasn't lying.
Cheng Ai's face flushed bright red, her eyes sparkling, and she answered shyly yet sweetly, "I...I like you very much too..."
The two hearts were very close, as if they were connected.
This feeling is wonderful and intoxicating.
Ye Jingke's gaze was burning, his eyes glazed over, and he was about to ask for more when Cheng Ai suddenly collapsed to the ground.
She gently poked the small mushroom with her finger and asked anxiously, "Where are the two big mushrooms? We've passed the test, can we go now?"
After a moment of silence, the new staircase suddenly collapsed, and the two people, having lost their support, fell together into the dark abyss.
"Ye Jingke!"
"Ai Ai!"
Two sharp voices roared out simultaneously, filled with intense worry and anxiety...
At 10:30 p.m., the six guests sat around the stove, looking somewhat dejected.
For no other reason than that they had been out all day and found nothing but wild vegetables.
Ouyang Yuze rubbed his rumbling stomach, glanced behind him seemingly casually, and sighed softly with a hint of resentment.
Zhong Zheyi and Shu Tian huddled together trying to make a hunting trap using vines, while Yu Duo nervously held up a crystal ball and smiled at the moon.
Yun Panpan drank the wild vegetable soup cup after cup.
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