Six kilometers away from the No. 17 safety zone, deep in the wild forest ahead.

This is a very inconspicuous mountain stream.

The stream flows here, and the drop of a small hillside forms a small waterfall.

Below the waterfall is a small pool.

There is another stream to the left of the pool, which continues to wind towards the south.

The scenery here is quiet, but it is definitely not a place that ordinary people can set foot.

Because there is a natural water source here and it has reached the standard of third-level drinking water, a large number of various animals will come here to drink water at noon every day.

As for the pool, it is even more dangerous, because there is a Duba hunting fish, which is 7 meters long, with sharp teeth, hard scales, and strong fins that allow it to jump out of the water for a brief period and raid.

Tang Ling saw a spotted deer with her own eyes. While drinking water by the stream, she was bitten by the Duba hunting fish that popped up and dragged into the water.

Anyway, because of these factors, it's very quiet here.

Whether it is Duba hunting, or occasionally mutated beasts and king beasts will come to drink water.

In short, it is very quiet here, and even warriors with hunting missions will not choose to come to such a place.

I accidentally fell into a siege.

Tang Ling took a whole pot of water with a military kettle by the stream. He was longing for the Duba fish to come and cause trouble.

By the way, I cleaned up and made some fish soup for Su Xiao to drink.

However, it was very quiet and no trouble happened.

After taking the water, Tang Ling walked south along the stream for less than 500 meters and then drilled into the woods by the stream.

This is a small forest without any special features, covered with dancer trees.

This kind of tree itself is not tall, but has a particularly developed and thick root system. They like to grow by the stream, with half of the root system exposed, intertwined with each other, like a bunch of people who are passionately pulling together to dance.

In late summer and early autumn, the leaves of the Dancing Root Tree will turn into three colors: dark green, light blue and white, which are reflected in the bright stream water, which is very beautiful.

Tang Ling had no intention of enjoying the scenery, but walked among the complicated root clusters, until he walked to the center of the dance root tree, and then he suddenly drilled into the root cluster.

Here, hidden in the root clump, there is a very small cave that only allows one person to pass through, obliquely downward.

The roots of the cave are still intertwined, but bypassing these roots, you will find that in the place where the roots are most intertwined, a snow-white, huge mushroom is almost formed in the center of a tree root network.

This mushroom is called the Mushroom, which is a favorite mushroom for wild wanderers.

Because its huge stalk can reach 5 meters in diameter and there is a crack in the stalk.

After drilling in, there is enough space in the hollow stem, like a hut, and a hut with soft walls and ground.

In addition, when the house mushrooms are at night, they will exude a slight warmth, and sleeping in them is a very comfortable thing.

In addition, it can always attract a first-class mutant insect called a big-bellied worm, which is not aggressive and loves to eat nectar, so this kind of house mushroom is equivalent to bringing its own light.

After all, the big belly is very lazy. Except for occasionally going out to look for nectar in a month, they always lie there, emitting soft pink light from their stomachs, with some dreamy colors.

I don’t know how Su Xiao found this Mushroom. You should know that there is no regular growth of Mushroom. It always grows in messy places where you unexpectedly. It is the most difficult-to-see big mushroom.

Tang Ling thought, and got into the house mushroom.

Su Xiao arranged the mushrooms in the house quite comfortably. Perhaps he had already been ready to run away, or because he often hid here.

Therefore, in this house of mushrooms, there are some simple splicing furniture, such as spliced ​​tatami, spliced ​​small sofa and small round table, and some miscellaneous items, and a conspicuous rag doll, which looks very childlike.

Tang Ling didn't expect that Su Xiao had such a hobby. He just widened the gaps in the mushrooms in the house, and squatted here to burn hot water.

Tang Ling's heart was very painful, but Su Xiao's expression was extremely quiet. He had been studying the black box, but Tang Ling did not show any interest in this box from beginning to end.

The water soon heated up. Tang Ling added a handful of silver chrysanthemums that he had collected just now by the stream, poured them into a wooden cup and brought them to Su Xiao.

Su Xiao took it over and took a sip. The fragrance of the silver chrysanthemum spreads in his mouth. He narrowed his eyes: "Well, it's a nostalgic smell."

Tang Ling lowered his head, and he didn't have the courage to look at Su Xiao more now.

In just less than an hour, from the time he carried Su Xiao here to the time he fetched water to boiling water for Su Xiao who was shouting thirsty, it was really less than an hour later. Su Xiao was already so old that it was sad.

What a tall and strong man he used to be, now he is "dry" and only half of his former weight is left.

The bloated muscles atrophy, the skin was shriveled and wrinkled, and most of the white hair had turned silver and was much thinner.

His tall figure has also become hunched over and he looks very unstable.

The face has also become old, with wrinkles on the forehead and fine lines on the corners of the eyes, and the scar that originally had no matter which face it was, also lost the ferocious smell of iron blood. The chin that once shone with green light now only has a few white beards.

"Yinbianju is a good friend on the journey. Drinking a cup of Yinbianju tea can eliminate fatigue and heat." Su Xiao held the tea, and he was really like an old man. While he was talking, he patted the black box on the ground and said to Tang Ling: "Do you know this box? With your knowledge, you must not know. The owner of that grocery store once..."

While listening, Tang Ling pretended to be relaxed and stretched, then interrupted Su Xiao's words: "Uncle, you should tell me the key points."

"What's the point?" Su Xiao looked up and then grinned: "I have many points to tell you, so the little guy sits over here."

How familiar this smile is. No matter how the face changes, the angle of the smile and the smile look belong to Su Xiao, with a special smile.

But Tang Ling wanted to cry. Her smile once was seven points of domineering and three points of arrogance. Now she only has the vicissitudes of age.

This is an unstoppable panic. Every second is torture like cutting flesh. Who can withstand the aging of relatives overnight? And you still have to watch, watch helplessly, watch powerlessly, and spend every second of torture.

"Don't talk about anything else for now. Let me tell you how to stop your condition. I'll find a way." Tang Ling asked casually, holding back the soreness of his throat.

Just like using this method of questioning, what happened to Su Xiao is no longer a big deal, there must be a way.

No matter what he is now, as long as he can stop this rapid aging state.

"There is no way. There is almost no solution to the items about time." Su Xiao blew away the silver-edged chrysanthemum floating on the water in the cup very calmly, and his tone was very calm.

"Besides, I used two. One was a time-tracing potion, which could help me briefly recover from my peak state. The price was to overdraw my vitality and grow old quickly. This was fair."

"As for the second one, it is the best violent potion, and it can instantly return to the peak state and burst out with power beyond one's own state."

"You have started practicing now. You know, this kind of potion stimulates cells and invests in cell vitality."

"The two are superimposed, do you think there is a solution?" Su Xiao took a sip of hot water, looked up at Tang Ling, and then patted his hand heavily on Tang Ling's shoulder, laughing: "I thought I would die soon. After all, I am already forty-eight years old. Can I live for ten minutes if I overdraw my vitality like this?"

"But it turns out that I can live for a long time. So, it's almost an hour? I'm not dead yet. Fortunately, you carried me out, otherwise you would be lying there for an hour, which is too fucking..." Su Xiao was very free and easy, and then touched Tang Ling's head: "Otherwise, you'll miss this black box."

Tang Ling's heart was broken again at this moment.

He hates this feeling very much.

From mother-in-law, to sister, to Viain, to Amir, to Su Xiao... Every time, every time my heart breaks, I don’t know how many times I can bear it?

But life is so cruel, so cruel that every time you have to face it yourself, and you can't escape it.

So what attitude should I face this time? Is it completely crazy like my mother-in-law and sister after her death?

Or was it like the moment when Vian died, suppressing the sadness of the volcanic eruption and forcibly calming down?

No...this is to face the father, so you have to use a man's way.

So, Tang Ling looked up, with a smile on his face that was as free and easy as Su Xiao. He searched and found a pack of cigarettes from his luggage bag.

The familiar brand comes from Mrs. Serena's black market, and then two are lit, one of them, and one of them Su Xiao.

"Okay, what's special about this box?" Tang Ling speeded up his speech.

Su Xiao glanced at Tang Ling deeply, and then said: "In this world, there is an extremely chaotic place that cannot be unified by power, called Dark Port."

"There is no order, no laws, only a system of ways of doing things, and only treating transactions as sacred and inviolable. Well, such a place can also be called the Port of Freedom."

"What's the point?" Tang Ling took a puff of cigarette.

"The key point is this box, which comes from the Dark Port. It is one of the three most famous boxes of Dark Port - the Duoli Dark Box." Su Xiao said here, a little tired, and gasped for a few breaths.

Tang Ling filled Su Xiao with water again: "I feel like there are many boxes in the Dark Harbor. Uncle, do you want to have a meal?"

"I won't eat anymore, there's not enough time." Su Xiao refused very normally, then patted the box and said, "Haha, box culture is a characteristic culture of Dark Harbor. You will understand it soon."

"Well, why will I get to know it soon?" Tang Ling asked, and he stood up and said, "Uncle, soon, I'll catch a fish and let's have a meal together. I saw wine in my backpack."

"Because, your next destination is to go to the Port of Darkness. First, only there can you hide yourself. Second, you have to find someone who is extremely critical to your future life."

"Who?" Tang Ling found a wooden bucket and carried it in his hand. He was actually not interested in what he was looking for now.

"Ling. His name is Ling!" Su Xiao looked at Tang Ling very seriously. When he said the name Ling, his eyes showed the kind of respect that would only be revealed when talking about Tang Feng.

"Well, I'll go out first. Soon, wait for me." Tang Ling said that she remembered and rushed out of the house mushrooms soon.

Su Xiao looked at Tang Ling's back and did not stop him. He said so much, and felt a little sleepy. He wanted to take a short look. He is old. Is that true?

He was not afraid of the time being too late, so he had expected that there might be a day, so he had already made preparations in advance.

Thinking of this, he stood up with some difficulty and walked to a corner of this little house full of childlike fun.

Here, there is a box with smooth corners and cute flowers carved on all sides.

Su Xiao opened the box and took out two black booklets from it.

He was gasping and very tired, so he held two black booklets in his arms and fell asleep with his head hanging down, his snoring intermittently.

Tang Ling walked out and ran to the stream like the wind. He pounded his chest hard, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

But, you can't show sadness! You can't, you can't! Because Su Xiao has always been a man who stands tall and free and easy.

The same is true for life and death. He will not like someone to say goodbye to him in such a way at the last moment of his life.
To be continued...