Chapter 9

9 "Look!" Mei cried, showing the page to the others. Aisha and Quinn leaned over and read the words. "Maybe there's something in here," she said, opening The Forest Book at a random page. When

9“看!”梅叫道，把那一页拿给其他人看。 艾莎和奎因俯下身来，读着上面的字。 “也许这里面有什么东西。”她说着，随便翻开了《森林之书》的一页。 当

she read what was written there, she gasped. Quinn frowned. "That's what just happened." Mei nodded. "The book is writing our quest as we go!" "No way!" Aisha yelped. "Let me see." As she spoke, curly lettering appeared on the page: "No way!" Aisha yelped. "Let me see." "That's so magical," Quinn marveled, watching as new words appeared. "But we still don't know how to open the vault." "Or maybe we do," said Mei, flying over to Stone Face. She held out The Forest Book. "Is the story of how the Shadow Queen tricked you in here?" she asked gently. Stone Face began to cry again. "Yes! I will be forever remembered as the one who allowed treasure to be stolen."

她读着上面写的东西，倒吸了一口气。 奎因皱起了眉头。“这就是刚刚发生的事情。” 梅点了点头。“这本书在我们前进的过程中记录着我们的探索!”“不可能!”艾莎叫喊起来。 “让我看看。”她说话的时候，书页上出现了几个卷曲的字:“没门!”艾莎叫喊起来。 “让我看看。”“这太神奇了，”奎因惊奇地看着新单词出现。 “但我们仍然不知道如何打开保险库。” “也许我们有，”梅说着飞到石脸那边。 她拿出《森林之书》。 “这就是影后把你骗到这里来的故事吗?”她温柔地问。 石脸又哭了起来。 “是啊!我将永远被铭记，因为我允许财宝被偷走。”

"But the story isn't finished yet," Mei pointed out. "If you let us in, you'll be known as the one who put things right again." This made Stone Face sob even louder. "How do I know you're not tricking me?" he wailed. She held The Forest Book tightly and closed her eyes. Mei needed Stone Face to understand. They wanted to protect the Magic Forest's treasure as much as he did! Mei felt a warm glow in her scales. She opened her eyes and saw that her red gemstones were glowing. That had to be a good sign.

“但故事还没有结束，”梅指出。 “如果你让我们进来，你就会被认为是让事情恢复正常的人。” 这使石脸哭得更厉害了。 “我怎么知道你不是在骗我?” 她紧紧地拿着《森林之书》，闭上了眼睛。 梅需要石脸来理解。 他们和他一样想保护魔法森林的宝藏!梅感到她的鳞片里有一种温暖的光芒。 她睁开眼睛，看到她的红色宝石在发光。 这一定是个好迹象。

Mei turned to the most recent page and held it out to Stone Face. "Read this," she said. In his deep, gravelly voice, Stone Face read: Mei needed Stone Face to understand. They wanted to protect the Magic Forest's treasure as much as he did! "Do you really?" Stone Face asked Mei. "The words wouldn't have appeared in The Forest Book if they weren't true," Mei pointed

梅翻到最近的一页，递给石脸。 “读这个，”她说。石脸用低沉沙哑的声音念道:梅需要石脸来理解。 他们和他一样想保护魔法森林的宝藏!“真的吗?”石脸问梅。 “这些话如果不是真的，就不会出现在《森林之书》里。

out. "That's right!" said Stone Face, cracking another huge grin. "Stand aside, Dragon Girls!" There was a rumbling noise like distant thunder as Stone Face swung himself open, revealing a dark space that led into the mountain. Mei, Aisha, and Quinn peered in excitedly. What was in there? "Careful!" Squeaklet said suddenly. "Danger nearby!" Mei felt something brush against her. She saw a flash of gray. A Shadow Sprite was trying to wrap itself around The Forest Book! Mei knew if she paused even for a moment, the sprite would make her doubt herself again. "Don't you dare!" Mei roared, swiping a claw at the sprite. With an annoyed hiss, it dissolved into dust. "Into the vault, quickly!" called Stone Face. "I must shut the door behind you!" Mei stepped through first, Squeaklet on her shoulder. Aisha and Quinn followed and the door

出去了。“没错!”石脸说着，又咧开嘴笑了。 “闪开，龙女们!”随着一声隆隆的巨响，“石脸”打开了自己，露出一片漆黑的空间，通向山中。 梅、艾莎和奎因兴奋地往里看。 里面有什么?“小心!”吱吱突然说。 附近的“危险!”梅感到有什么东西擦过她。 她看到一道灰色的闪光。一个影子精灵想把自己裹在森林之书上!小美知道，只要她稍微停顿一下，小妖精就会让她再次怀疑自己。 “你敢!”梅吼道，用爪子朝小妖精扫去。 随着一声恼火的嘶嘶声，它化成了尘土。 “快进金库!”石脸喊道。 “你走后我得把门关上!”梅先走了进去，吱吱坐在她的肩上。 艾莎和奎因跟着走了出去

rumbled closed. Mei and her friends waited for their eyes to adjust to the gloom. A tunnel stretched before them, leading deep into the belly of the earth. Mei had been expecting a dark and scary tunnel, but in fact it was dotted with beautiful lamps set high up on the walls. As the Treasure Dragons passed, the lamps lit up one by one, each a different color. Glowing circles of light twinkled. After a few moments, the tunnel widened, and suddenly they were in a cavernous hall. It must have been four stories high and as wide as a stadium. Treasure glittered on every surface! On one side they could see thick gold chains looped across the walls of the vault, many of them dripping in gemstones. Another corner was given over to goblets and statues and delicate vases of every shape and size. The floor was strewn with ancient coins and even more twinkling gemstones.

隆隆关闭。梅和她的朋友们等着他们的眼睛适应黑暗。 一条隧道在他们面前展开，一直延伸到地球的深处。 梅一直以为这是一个黑暗而可怕的隧道，但事实上，它是点缀着美丽的灯，高高挂在墙上。 当宝龙经过时，灯一盏一盏地亮起来，每盏都有不同的颜色。 发光的光圈闪烁着。 过了一会儿，隧道变宽了，他们突然进入了一个洞穴般的大厅。 它一定有四层楼高，和体育场一样宽。 财宝在每一个表面上闪闪发光!在一边，他们可以看到厚厚的金链绕在金库的墙壁上，其中许多都滴着宝石。 另一个角落放着各种形状和大小的高脚杯、雕像和精致的花瓶。 地上撒满了古钱币，还有更多闪闪发光的宝石。