The singing and dancing were coming to an end, and the full moon had already slowly moved to the top of the head, casting a silvery white glow. Although the night in early summer is a bit cool, the breeze blowing on my face is also soothing. Yun Chuan looked at the vast expanse of grassland in front of him. Such a large circle of people seemed extremely small at the moment. If it weren't for the constant noise of clinking glasses in my ears, and if it weren't for the constant troubles these past few days, it would be a beautiful thing to enjoy the full moon on this mountainside and drink comfortably until I'm tipsy.
While they were thinking wildly, the last sound of the piano gradually disappeared, and there seemed to be firelight shooting toward the sky from below. Both Yunchuan and Bai Ren stood up curiously and stuck their heads down. It turns out that there is a hanging furnace surrounding the strange stone. After the singing and dancing, the hanging furnace is lit, and the blazing flames billow upwards. A circle of flame surrounds the strange stone. Viewed from above, it really looks like a round sun that is about to burn.
"The sun and the moon shine together, the ice and fire blend together, and the prosperous age lasts for thousands of years." Weedon Khan stood up, raised his wine glass and raised his head to the sky. The loud voice penetrated the night sky, and Mount Cuicui also vibrated.
The soldiers in the desert raised their swords and halberds and beat them on the ground, repeating in unison, "The sun and the moon shine together, the ice and fire blend together, the prosperity of thousands of years, and all kinds of prosperity." The trombones blew and cut through the night sky.
Everyone sitting below was infected by this exciting atmosphere. They stood up in unison, raised their glasses to the desert leaders above, and drank the whole drink in one gulp. Yun Chuan was startled by this formation. She had no idea about the arrangement of this Yunshi Conference, and it was the first time she heard her father and the soldiers shout such slogans. Thinking of the conversation about "seizing and taking" with his father in the afternoon, Yun Chuan couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. Could it be that his father had already made up his mind? Even so, there is no need to be so eager to announce it to the world. You must know that the people on the opposite side come from all over the world. The envoys of the Wei Dynasty led by Wang Chengyu are probably among them. These sixteen words will definitely be spread throughout the world by various assumptions. . I don’t know what kind of preparations my father has made. If he really wants to raise troops to attack the city, why do he need to inform him in advance in a high-profile manner? Thinking of Wang Chengyu, Yun Chuan remembered that he didn't seem to see this person when he just walked around the audience.
"I, Ashina Weedon, the sixth Khan of Tusang in the Desert, here on behalf of all the compatriots in the Desert, welcome all the heroes in the world to gather with the Yuezhi tribe to appreciate the strange rocks and sacred scenery." Khan Weedon toasted again, With majestic momentum, "Heroes, this is the first time we have met, and it is also the first time for many of us to set foot here. You can also see that this place is not the barren and deprived place that everyone has heard, where people eat hair and drink blood. Our land is just like you. , under the same sun and moon, all things grow and prosper. Our people also live and work in peace and contentment, hate conquests, and do not like wars. We only hope to protect this land, water, and our parents and descendants, and maintain stability for a long time."
After Khan Weedon finished speaking these words with great affection, all the soldiers cheered, causing people in the world to also applaud. Yun Chuan looked at his father's majestic back and couldn't figure out what his father was trying to cover up. Do you just think too much?
Weedon Khan signaled the leaders of the three major clans to raise their glasses again: "Today I am honored to witness the full moon of the strange stone with the heroes of the world. It is really a great blessing in life. Let us pick up the wine glass again and toast the heaven and earth with the first glass. Majestic and eternal green!”
"The second cup is a tribute to the hero, let me do whatever I want in the strong wind!"
"We meet again with the third cup, and the bright moon and stars shine in the world!"
After each cup is drunk, the drummer beats the drum nine times with great momentum. This is the highest ritual of the desert tribe to worship heaven. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, people from the Central Plains would have never imagined that there were such majestic ceremonial guards in this remote northern desert. Perhaps they have heard that the northern desert is barren, homeless, barbaric in human nature, and wild beasts. If there were not rumors of treasure clues from 700 years ago, who would travel thousands of miles to penetrate this group of "uncivilized" people? What about the savage lands?
The full moon was in the sky, and the entire strange stone was shrouded in moonlight. Looking down from the mountainside where Yunkawa is standing, if the ring of fire around the strange rocks is compared to the scorching sun, the sun and the moon are indeed bright.
The last drum beat disappeared into the night sky, and Witton Khan raised his hand towards the drummer below. There was silence all around, and hundreds of pairs of eyes below all looked at Witton Khan.
"We are fortunate to have the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, the master of the Diamond Sutra, to help us solve the mystery of the treasure that has lasted for nearly a thousand years." After saying this, Khan Weedon turned around, and the abbot who had been sitting on the right behind him slowly stood up and dressed in a suit Wearing cassocks, he is pious and indifferent.
"We would like to invite Abbot Jiezhi, Hada Khan of Xiayi, and Prince Ying, the eldest grandson of Xiyu, to unveil the curtain of strange stones for us." The three leaders stood up together, and together with Jiezhi, surrounded by dozens of guards, stepped out from the square platform. Go down to the strange stone. Although the desert people are tall and tall, they also look very short under this strange stone. The tall Weedon Khan is less than half the height of the strange stone.
When Weedon Khan and his party walked to the strange stone, the guards rolled out four wooden steps with wheels and placed them in the four directions of the strange stone, the southeast, northwest, and the four. Weedon Khan and the other four people each climbed up a ladder, which was just as high as the strange stone. together.
The drums sounded again, and the atmosphere became intense again. Yumukawa, like the hundreds of people here, had no idea what was going to happen next, but his whole state was surging with the rhythm of the drums. "Bai Ren, do you know what's next? Who would have thought? The formation is really extraordinary!" Yunchuan bumped into Bai Ren with his arm, his eyes still staring down without blinking.
"I'm not very sure. Uncle Helian Wang and Brother Huo Ming organized these together. I only listened to them twice. It was too complicated and there were many changes and changes, so I was too lazy to participate. It seems today , it seems completely different from what I knew before." Bai Ren whispered.
"Then when was this treasure confirmed? Wasn't it all nonsense before?" Yun Chuan asked.
"Hey, I remember that the original plan was for our tribe to gather together and see this rare stone dropped from the sky. But since the appearance of this strange stone, the treasure has become more and more popular, and there are also rumors that we Tusang want to embezzle the treasure. Counterattacking the Central Plains, Uncle Wang Helian was summoned by Dawei for this. I don’t know how Uncle Wang and Dawei reached an agreement. In the end, they simply confirmed the treasure rumors. We are responsible for inviting people from all over the world to enjoy the strange stones. Dawei Wei came forward to invite the Master of Precepts to find out. But no matter whether the treasure is real or fake, the suspicion that we want to keep it to ourselves has been eliminated." Bai Ren said in confusion, "Sister Yunchuan, do you think there is really a treasure? We How could such a large round stone suddenly appear under Mount Yuocui for so many years?"
"You didn't even know you had such a good opportunity to participate. What should I know? There haven't been any major events in our desert in recent years. From now on, you will be the next generation of Tusang King Yelu. You should participate more." Yunchuan Care He glanced at Bai Ren, looking at his innocent face, and didn't want to blame him too much. He felt that he was not the same. He also hid as far as he could from matters between these ethnic groups.
"It's not like I didn't participate at all. I was responsible for the invitations from each tribe. When I went to deliver the invitations, Uncle Helian also told me that if he asked me about the treasure rumors, he would tell me that they were nonsense. Hey, that's why. I don’t know how much I have spent on this matter. You don’t know that the affairs of our four major ethnic groups seem to be peaceful, but the internal affairs are too complicated. Anyway, my father is in good health, so I might as well steal and relax. Besides, there won’t be any more in the future. Brother Huo Ming and Sister Yunchuan, are you with me?" Bai Ren smiled and disagreed.
"I, maybe I'm not as good as you. But what you said is not unreasonable. It's not too late to worry about it until that day." Yun Chuan patted Bai Ren on the shoulder and then asked, "By the way, speaking of invitations, I wanted to Get up, how many invitations from the Central Plains have been sent? I met a lot of people from the Dawei envoy on the way here, why don’t I seem to see them now, shouldn’t the Dawei envoy treat them specially? "
"Uncle Helian Wang personally arranged the invitations for those in the Central Plains. He has lived in the Central Plains for 20 years and knows the situation there best. However, except for your friend, there are no other envoys in Dawei's team this time. I arrived, maybe I got lost. I heard that people were sent to search in the afternoon. I don’t know what kind of team they sent. The first time we opened the door to them, they all got lost!" Bai Ren clicked his tongue. Said contemptuously.
"Oh" Yunchuan responded softly. Although she didn't want to meet Wang Chengyu on such an occasion, Wang Chengyu's team disappeared together. It was not as simple as getting lost.
"Wow, Sister Yunchuan, look at the strange stone!" Bai Ren pulled Yunchuan's sleeve and said in surprise.
As the four of Weedon Khan climbed up the stairs, the four of them lifted the curtain of the strange stone at the same time, and the strange stone finally revealed its true face. Sure enough, it is a huge round gray stone with uneven surfaces. Except for the fact that such a round and huge stone is indeed rare, there seems to be nothing surprising about it.
There is already a buzz of people below, and everyone's opinions may be somewhat similar to Yunchuan's. Did everyone come all the way here just to see the largest round stone in the world with their own eyes?
The four of Weedon Khan ignored the noisy discussions around them. They looked at the master of discipline and seemed to lower his head and ordered something, and several guards pushed the stairs around the strange stone. After circling around, the Master of Rings signaled Widun Khan's steps to approach. He whispered in Widun Khan's ear, and Widun Khan nodded frequently.
"Everyone, be quiet. After careful observation by Master Ji, this strange stone is indeed consistent with the clues recorded by King Xuan of the Yin Dynasty." Weedon Khan said loudly to the people around him. The noise around him made the guards stationed nearby also raise their spirits. He was alert and tightened his grip on the sword and halberd.
"Isn't this just a big stone? Our Central Plains is rich in resources, and stones even bigger than this can be carved out. We have traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers, and you just want to show us this?" This voice was heard endlessly in the crowd.
At the instigation of the troublemakers, some people rushed forward from the back row and wanted to rush forward to see what was going on. The guards had to raise their swords and halberds to stop the crowd who wanted to enter the strange stone.
"Didn't I say that the Master of Precepts can combine the Diamond Sutra to unlock this secret? Why are you still standing there?" Many people jumped up to the table and started to have fun with the wine.
"It turns out that the so-called heroes of the world are just mediocre. I said before that it has nothing to do with the treasure. If you don't believe me, you have to rush to see it. Now you feel like you are at a disadvantage after eating and drinking for free for a few days?" Yun Chuan sarcastically said to himself, his eyes unconscious. Floating in the direction of Yang Qingyuan, Yang Qingyuan looked like it had nothing to do with him, sitting at the desk and looking at him coldly.
"All conditioned dharmas are like dreams and phantoms, like dew and lightning, and you should observe them like this. All conditioned dharmas are like dreams and phantoms, like dew and lightning, and you should observe them like this." The master of precepts put his hands together and said profoundly Sound surged out from Dantian, one wave after another, deafening.
The people who were irritable just now gradually calmed down after hearing this, and all looked at the Master of Precepts, waiting for his next move.
"Leaders, please step back a foot first." Master Jie Ji said. After everything was arranged, he picked up a torch from the guard and lit the strange stone.
There were no sparks flying, nor raging fire, but a sizzling fire that quickly spread around the strange stone. The strange stone instantly turned into a huge red ball, glowing red like a scorching sun.
"All conditioned phenomena are like dreams and phantoms, like dew and lightning, and should be viewed in this way." Yun Chuan silently recited these words from the Master of Precepts, and thought about the four sentences of the Diamond Sutra that say "all things are empty" Does the verse imply that this strange stone is just a fantasy? That’s why the Master of Precepts burned it out?
After lighting it, the master of precepts turned his back to the strange stone, still clasping his hands and mumbling something. A "red sun" shines behind him, with his cassock shining brightly. This scene is just like the Buddha that Yunchuan had seen in the temple in the border town. It is awe-inspiring and cannot be refuted even if there are thousands of questions. Sure enough, hundreds of people in the audience were no longer noisy, and some people were looking at the master of precepts with their hands clasped together, as if they were performing a supreme worship.
"If everything is empty, then what is this strange stone? What is a treasure?" Yunchuan murmured to himself.
"Sister Yunchuan, what are you talking about?" Bai Ren was silent for a long time, listening to Yunchuan whispering to the side, and asked curiously.
