Chapter 583 Got it
The air around seemed to become heavy. Only the breeze blew gently, bringing a hint of coolness, but it was unable to blow away the haze in everyone's hearts.
Finally, the clock slowly pointed to 5:30 in the afternoon. The afterglow of the evening was like a layer of golden gauze, gently and delicately falling on the lake surface, dyeing the entire lake surface with a layer of light gold. In an instant, the lake surface seemed to be cast under a spell, instantly ignited and burned fiercely. The flame-like red-orange color quickly spread, dyeing the entire lake surface a fiery red. The colorful colors seemed to be a beautiful painting carefully painted by nature with its strongest and hottest pigments.
This spectacular scene is not limited to the lake, its brilliance is also reflected on the surrounding mountain walls. The originally cold mountain walls are now like a beautiful lady in a gorgeous red cloak, as if they were kissed by the setting sun. The huge red sun hangs in the sky, pouring down the last afterglow, just like the most gentle and delicate brushstrokes of nature, carefully dyeing the mountain walls from monotonous and boring cold colors to a fascinating red.
Every inch of rock seems to be endowed with fresh life, absorbing the warm light to its heart's content. The sunlight penetrates the cracks in the rock and seeps into every tiny texture, making the mountain wall exude a dreamlike and charming atmosphere. The light jumps and flickers on the surface of the rock, outlining a series of wonderful light and shadow paintings, which make people immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves.
However, in this picturesque and breathtakingly beautiful red world, a ray of emerald green light suddenly flashed without warning, like a dazzling pearl suddenly appearing in the dark and deep night sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention. The appearance of this emerald green light broke the original color balance, but merged with it in a wonderful way.
It appears so abruptly, yet just right as if it was destined, and stands out against the strong and heavy background of reddish orange. It is like the most mysterious star in the night sky, exuding a unique and fascinating charm, as if quietly telling everyone its unknown extraordinary life story.
"Look, that's the Secret Stone, right?" Paimon shouted excitedly, his voice full of surprise and excitement. His eyes were wide open, staring at the emerald green light, his eyes full of disbelief and surprise, afraid that he would miss this once-in-a-lifetime discovery if he blinked.
"This light is so amazing! If there is no perfect reflection of the setting sun, even if we open our eyes as wide as copper bells and search every corner, we will never notice the stone. This is really incredible!" Paimon kept talking, and he couldn't wait to point his finger at the emerald green light, his movements were exaggerated and eager, as if he was afraid that others would not see it. His little face was flushed with excitement, like a ripe apple.
In fact, even if Paimon didn't say anything, the others had already been deeply attracted by this strange and wonderful scene. Several people subconsciously looked at each other, and their eyes conveyed the same tacit understanding and shock. At that moment, without any verbal communication, they all understood the indescribable surprise and full of expectations from each other's eyes.
Then, Kong took a step forward steadily. His steps were firm and powerful, and each step was firm, as if he wanted to leave a mark on the ground under his feet. He moved forward in the direction of the emerald light with a focused gaze, his eyes revealing determination and confidence. After seeing Kong's actions, the others understood and stood still tacitly.
Their eyes followed Kong's figure closely, their hearts filled with anticipation, hoping that Kong could successfully obtain the Secret Stone, but also mixed with a hint of nervousness.
Not long after, Kong slowly came over from a distance with the Secret Stone, just like a magic trick. Under the gentle afterglow of the setting sun, the emerald green light emitted by the Secret Stone seemed particularly soft and charming, as if it were a piece of jade containing endless vitality. The light swayed gently, as if it was echoing with the afterglow of the setting sun, or dancing happily. The light flickered rhythmically with the breeze, blending with the surrounding natural scenery, forming a beautiful picture, like a fairyland.
Everyone stared at this hard-won Secret Stone, and a sense of relief welled up in their hearts. In the past few days, they had gone through untold hardships and traveled around to find these two Westward Journey ores. They had traveled through dangerous mountains and forests countless times, dealing with various dangerous monsters; they had spent countless days and nights exploring in unfamiliar areas, enduring fatigue and hunger. Now, the appearance of this Secret Stone means that their long and arduous search journey has finally been successfully completed, and the huge stone that was weighing on their hearts has finally fallen heavily.
"That's really great!" Lin Feng couldn't hide his inner joy and said loudly with excitement.
"We have successfully found the two rare ores we need! Next, we have to go back to Old Zhang and ask him to help forge the Qianqi Core." His words revealed his eager anticipation for the Qianqi Core, as if it was a rare treasure within reach. Others also echoed him, with the same joy on their faces.
"It's getting late, let's go back quickly so that we can get the Qianqi Core earlier." Paimon suggested. This proposal was unanimously agreed by everyone, so they turned around without hesitation and walked towards Liyue Harbor. At this moment, their hearts were filled with beautiful visions of the future, and their steps were particularly brisk, as if all the fatigue in their bodies had disappeared at this moment.
Lin Feng also hurriedly followed, but just as he was about to leave, he couldn't help but stop and look back at Xiao's figure. Xiao stood quietly in the same place, his figure seemed a little lonely and desolate in the afterglow of the setting sun. His tall figure, at this moment, cast a long shadow under the reflection of the setting sun, and the shadow stretched lonely on the ground, as if it was out of tune with the world around him.
Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a little reluctant, as he knew very well that Xiao was shouldering the heavy responsibility of protection and always shouldered everything alone and silently.
At this time, Xiao still stood there quietly like a resolute statue, like an eternal guardian, guarding this piece of tranquility and unknown. Xiao had a clear mind about the departure of those people.