(5)
For a long time, Bai Feng and his party felt incredible about the scene in front of them - but just by turning a corner, the depths of the dark cave suddenly took on a new look, and as if they were in a fantasy, a land large enough to accommodate streams, grass, and... A place for flowers and trees.
Even though there are thick and rough stone walls all around, it seems that they can block everything from the outside. However, there is a huge funnel-shaped hole on the top of the cave. Sunlight and air can flow into the cave smoothly. Plant seeds, birds and insects, followed by a burst of Another breeze, after a tortuous journey, settled here and became one of all the creatures here.
People step on the ankle-length grass, and every step they take leaves a footprint in the soft grass. Gradually, the broken roots degenerate into sand, and eventually they become the place where pilgrims come. The way to go.
Yarrow flowers are planted together with other wild flowers. Colorful flowers can be seen everywhere beside the scattered tree roots and under the thorny twigs. When a gust of wind blows, a deep humming sound comes from the funnel-shaped cave like a musical instrument. The branches of the sacred tree overlap in layers and extend to the top of the cave, almost sticking out of the cave. They are dancing along with the flowers and plants on the ground following the rhythm of nature. .
The sleepy squirrel was startled and fell from the tree trunk inadvertently; the snail-dwelling bird flapped its wings in its nest, looking around for danger, then closed its eyes and fell asleep lazily; the bird that stole flowers and gathered nectar The butterflies and bees still cling to the flower crowns tightly, as if they are afraid of letting a gust of wind blow them away.
It's quiet here but not lonely. It's not like when a person is alone, he often feels overwhelmed because of the silence and has to resort to talking to himself to adjust his mood. Here, "quietness" is a virtue. Having virtue will make people open-minded and full of mind. Virtue is a sustained and long-lasting power. It can make pilgrims feel that no matter how difficult the road is when they come, as long as they Everything can be wiped out when you come here.
It was in such a peaceful and mysterious place that they completed the journey together with other devout pilgrims.
In order not to violate the commandments, everyone acted extremely cautiously and kept counting along the road under their feet. There were at least a hundred people waiting for the arrival of the Holy Lady. Everyone gathered in front of the altar, but not a single word was heard. Instead, they only focused on looking ahead - under the sacred tree, there was a woman preaching to the people.
The sacred tree is located just in the center of the entire cave. The sunlight can shine directly on the tree crown through the large funnel on the top of the cave, spreading warmth to the earth through the cracks in the whirling leaves. With its spreading branches and strong foundation, it stands like a pillar of heaven in the cave to shade all living beings.
The saint of the Xianbei people is standing on a stone altar, with her back leaning on circles of tree roots, and a few fallen leaves falling from time to time. She seems to be the incarnation of the sacred tree, welcoming pilgrims one after another. They complained and led them in chanting verses.
"Poor child, your husband left you, bearing the sins of war, just like other relatives..."
"The gods have always condemned senseless atrocities. As relatives, you should share the same sin..."
"In order to repay your crime, please protect the family on behalf of your husband. At the same time, do not forget to teach the younger generation to stay away from the killing..."
Her voice is still calm and firm. When she calls a woman who is several years older than herself as "child", it always gives people a very strange feeling, especially for Bai Feng, Murong Yan, and Jing Ji. For three people.
But for true pilgrims, the teachings of the Holy Lady must be the supreme glory and gift, and they are spiritual food that cannot be replaced by any gold or jewelry.
"Next one." She stood on the altar and waved to a blond woman next to her to invite the previous woman whose husband had not returned from the war to come down. Then a young man with white temples wearing a red ghost mask passed him. After folding a paper book and waiting for business, the two of them immediately sat back down, frozen there like stone sculptures.
"A missing person notice?" The saintly lady on the altar said quietly: "I don't know, Your Excellency..."
A young swordsman imitated other pilgrims and knelt down on one knee, nodded in greeting, and replied: "I have come here to admire you. If you have caused trouble to the Holy Lady, I hope you will forgive me."
"Who are you looking for?"
"I'm afraid, that is a person who has disappeared for a long time." The young man said: "Dugu Qi, I wonder if the saint has ever heard of it?"
"Uh... no." Before the Saint of Xianbei finished speaking, the young man with white temples wearing a red ghost mask suddenly stood up and walked to her and whispered for a moment. The Saint of Xianbei immediately became indifferent in her words. As firm as before, he said doubtfully: "This young master, who are you? Raise your head and let me see your appearance clearly."
"Excuse me, Bai Feng." Bai Feng followed the instructions and slowly raised his head. He saw that the saintly lady didn't move much, but the mysterious masked man beside her suddenly became noisy.
"You? Is it you? Are you here after all?" The masked man screamed like an old woman, panicked and mixed with some joy.
"Is it him?" The Xianbei Saint on the other side was even more confused, and gradually became less arrogant in front of the old woman.
"Ahem." The old woman reminded her seriously: "My Lady Saint, have you forgotten that you found your destined person under the guidance of the sacred tree?"
The Xianbei Saint immediately responded: "Yes, it is you, Master." After that, she bowed her head in front of the old woman and continued: "Master Bai, please wait for a moment. When the blessing is over, I will entertain you personally."
The pilgrims under the altar saw the embarrassment of the Holy Lady in their eyes. Although they found it a bit incredible, the light of the Holy Lady was still shining, which made all her little movements and expressions particularly cute and moving. As for the scene, it was suspicious.
As usual, Bai Feng was invited off the altar by a blond girl who was as young as the Xianbei Saint. This time, the blond girl did not return to the altar to wait for instructions. She claimed to be ordered by the saint to lead Bai Feng to the altar. On the other side, it turned out that two other blond girls had already prepared tea table snacks.
Three of the four blond women on the parade float in the past were surrounding Bai Feng. They were very lively, walking around with their bare feet on the ground, serving tea and water to the guests, and asking endless questions. .
"Sir, how old are you this year?"
"We have never left my mother-in-law since we were little."
"Do you like our place?"
For a moment, Bai Feng really thought that she had entered the fairyland by mistake. It was not until Murong Yan and Jingji arrived that the three young ladies calmed down their restless hearts and stepped forward to stop the outsiders. With permission, no one can come near this place.”
"We are companions, you can't break them up with just one or two words!" Murong Yan shouted repeatedly: "Ajing, help push them away!"
Seeing several women almost fighting each other, Jingji couldn't laugh or cry in her heart. After much hesitation, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'm sorry!" He then opened a path with his fists and sent Murong Yan in, and then talked to the three The blonde girl is in trouble.
"Brother Feng, let's leave quickly!" Murong Yan suddenly became furious for some unknown reason and took Bai Feng's hand to flee: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, do you hear me clearly?"
"What...what's wrong?" The young swordsman seemed to still not know what situation he was in, and replied: "They didn't do anything to me?"
Murong Yan said: "Then do you listen to me or theirs?"
Bai Feng remained silent and chose to escape out of the cave with Murong Yan first, while Jing Ji subdued the three girls before following him.
Sure enough, not long after, pilgrims came from behind, just looking for Bai Feng and Mr. Bai, but they didn't know that he had already gone with the wind and disappeared.
