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　　最后一个同伴该选谁呢？悠悠也有自己的考虑：因为现在小灵妖的法力都是未知的，所以至少要选一个外形看起来很厉害的。于是他鼓起勇气，选择了他的最后一个同伴----一只外表高大威武的小虎妖。
　　老龟妖慢慢走下了竹叶，把小龟妖，小虎妖和小长颈鹿妖送到了悠悠身旁，对悠悠说道，“恭喜你选好了同伴。灵妖和人类一样，都有自己的长处和短处，希望你们一路相互包容，相互帮助。另外，这片竹叶可以聚集灵妖的力量，帮助你找到天空之路的大门。你手里的那根拐杖具有神奇的法力，它既可以作为钥匙，打开天空之路的大门，又可以作为你和同伴们联系的工具，请你一定要好好保管好它。到了天空之路，你们沿路一直向南走，走到尽头，就会看到彩云之巅了。祝你们一切顺利！”
　　老龟妖说着，念了句咒语，竹叶缓缓升高。
　　老龟妖忽然又想起了什么，赶紧嘱咐道，“记住，太阳落山的瞬间，就是打开天空之路大门的最好时间，太早会有危险，太晚会来不及……”
　　悠悠点了点头。他看着老龟妖和小灵妖们越来越远，越来越小，心里很舍不得。他刚想跟老龟妖说声“谢谢”，就感到竹叶猛地一晃！要不是小龟妖拉住了悠悠，悠悠差点儿从竹叶上掉下去了！这时竹叶往一边倾斜，似乎浮得非常吃力……？
　　“连竹叶都浮不动了，看来天空之路是真的很难走。我们不会突然掉下去摔死吧？”小虎妖吓得浑身发抖，边说边哭了起来。
　　“别哭了，是我，快拽我一把！我要掉下去了！”竹叶下面传来一个柔弱的声音。
　　“是她！”小灵妖们纷纷叫道。
　　悠悠低头一看，一只小兔妖正用爪子使劲儿抓着竹叶的边，瞪着两只红色的大眼睛向他求救！
　　“快！人类小孩儿，赶紧抓住她！”小长颈鹿妖一边使劲儿抓着悠悠的手，一边喊道。
　　悠悠最害怕这种绒毛利爪的动物，看到都恨不得躲得远远的，现在竟然要抓住她？！
　　就在悠悠犹豫的时刻，小兔妖明显没了力气，两条腿从竹叶上滑了下来，身子悬在半空中，十分危险！
　　“别怕，人类小孩儿，你不会掉下去的，我们抓是着你的！”小龟妖一边喊着，一边用手拉着小长颈鹿妖的腿，使劲儿往后拽。
　　情况紧急，小虎妖也停止了哭泣，加入了营救小兔妖的行列。
　　就在小兔妖体力不支，差点半空中摔下去的时刻，悠悠鼓起勇气，一把抓住了小兔妖的前爪，和小灵妖们一起把她拽上了竹叶。
　　在小灵妖们气喘吁吁的对话中，悠悠这才知道，原来小兔妖是妖界出了名的，最淘气的灵妖。她很想跟悠悠一起到外面玩，可是悠悠没有选她，所以她就自作主张，打算趁大家不注意，从山顶跳到竹叶上，然后跟大家一起出去。没想到竹叶飘得太高了，她不但没能跳上竹叶，反而差点摔死了。
　　现在埋怨和后悔都已经来不及了。竹叶超重，飞行得非常缓慢，眼看太阳就要下山了，悠悠急得想哭。
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　　“WhoshouldIpickformyfinalbuddy?”ThoughtYoyo.Heknewthatthiswashisfinalchancetopickademonsohedecidedtomakeitagoodone.Yoyothoughtthathisfinalanimalshouldbereallystrongsoitcanfighttheenemies.Yoyoalsoknewthatheshouldstaystrongandnottakeallthetimebeingfussyabouttheirfur.Yoyothenscannedtheroomandcaughtsightonatigerthatlookedstrongenough.Yoyothenthoughtaboutthatallofthesmalldemonshavepowersthatareundiscovered.HoweverYoyostillpickedthesmalltigerdemon.
　　Theoldturtledemonveryslowlyfloateddownonthebambooleafandhandedthesmallturtledemon，thebigstronglookingsmalltigerdemonandthetallgiraffedemontoYoyoandsaid，“Goodluckonyourjourneyandhelpeachotherout.Donotbragaboutstrengthandbeagoodteammates.Eitherways，thisbambooleafcanincreaseallofthedemonspowersandconcentration.Remember，youmustworkasateamtofinddoorleadingtoSilverRoadtoHeaven.
　　Inyourhands，liestheoldwalkingstick，thiswalkingstickhasgreatpowersofhelpingyoufindthedoortothesilverroadtoheaven.ThiswalkingsticknotonlyhastheabilitytotransformitselfintoakeytothedoorofSilverRoadtoHeaven，butalsohavetheabilitytohelpyoucontacttheotherdemons.AfteryouarriveattheSilverRoadofHeaven，youneedtowalkfacingSouth.Then，youwouldbeabletoseetheHeavenlyWorld.WishyouthebestofluckYoyo!”
　　Astheoldturtledemonwastalking，hedidamagicalspell，themagicalspellcausedthebambooleaftofloathigherandhigher.
　　Theoldturtledemonsuddenlyremembersomething，henoticedthattheleafwasalreadyfloatingreallyhighsohemanagedtoshout，“Don’tforget，afterthesunfallsdownthemountain，thatiswhereyouknowitistimetoopenthedoortotheSilverRoadtoHeaven.Remember，ithastobeatdawnbecausetooearlywouldbetoodangerousandtoolatewouldbetoofrustrating.GotthatYoyo??!!!”
　　Yoyonodded.Hewatchedtheoldturtledemonandthesmalldemonsinthecrowdgetsmallerandsmallerandsmaller.Yoyoreallywantedtothanktheoldturtledemonwithabig“THANKYOU!!”buthedidnothavetimetodoit.Suddenly，thebambooleafstartedshaking!!Yoyosawthatthesmallturtledemongrabbedhisshirt.Yoyowassocloseoffallingdownthebambooleafbutstoppedatthenickoftime!!!!!Theleafstartedtoturntoaslightanglepointingdown??!!Then，theleafcouldnotmove.ItwasbasicallyhoveringinmidairwithYoyoandhissmalldemonswithhim.
　　“Thebambooleafisnotmoving，lookslikethatgoingtotheSilverRoadofHeavenisgoingtobereallyhard.Wearenotgoingtofalldownthisravineandkillourselves，arewe?”Thesmalltigerdemoncriedwithdeadfearandtremblinglegs.
　　“Don’tcrynow，it’sme.Pullmeupquickly!”Asoftvoicewascomingfrombelowthebambooleaf.
　　“It’sher!”Shoutedthesmalldemons.
　　Yoyolookeddownandsawasmallrabbitdemonatthebottomoftheleaf.Shewasdaggingherlongsharpnailsintotheleaftryingholdingherselfup，andatthesametimeshewaslookingatYoyowithbigredeyesbeggingforhelp.
　　“Quick!Humankid，grabhernow!”ThesmallgiraffewasshoutingandholdingYoyo’shand.
　　Yoyoknewthathewasmostafraidofthesesmallanimalswithfurandbigclaws.He’dratherjustrunaway.NowYoyothoughttohimselfaboutifheshouldorshouldn’thelpher.
　　JustasYoyostartedtohesitate，henoticedthatthesmallrabbitdemonwasinbigtrouble.Herleggriploosenedandnow，shewashangingontwopawsandherbodywaswavinginmidair.
　　“Helpmenow!”Criedthesmallrabbitdemon.
　　“Don’tbescaredhumankid，youwon’tfalldown，don’tworry.Wehavegotyourback!”Shoutedthesmallturtleholdingthelegsofthesmallgiraffedemonandstartedtopullback.
　　Timewasrunningout，smalltigerdemonfinallystoppedwhingingandstartedhelpingeveryoneliftthesmallrabbitdemonup.
　　Justasthesmallrabbitdemonlostallherstrength，shealmostfelldownandattheverysecond，Yoyoswoopedinandgrabbedthesmallrabbitdemonbyherpaws.TheotherdemonshelpedYoyopullthesmallrabbitdemonontothebambooleaf.
　　Afterthesmalldemonspulledthesmallrabbitdemonup，intheirchatting，Yoyofoundoutthesmallrabbitdemonwasveryfamousinthedemonworldforbeingnaughty.Shereallywantedtogowithhim，however，hedidn’tpickher.Sothesmallrabbitdemonmadeuphermindandshethoughtthatwhentheothersweren’tlooking，shewouldjumponthebambooleafandgowithYoyoonthetrip.Thesmallrabbitdemondidn’trealizethattheleafwouldfloatthathigh.Soshealmostfelldowninmidair.Butattheverysecond，shegrippedonwiththesharpclawsofherontothebambooleaf.
　　Now，therewasnotimeleft.Thebambooleafhasreacheditsmaximumweightandtheywerefloatingreallyslowly.Yoyolookedatthesun，thesunwasalreadysetting.Yoyowasinadesperatemoodforcrying.