(twenty four)
The spring, summer, autumn and winter of the Holy Land are always the same. It seems that it has been so green and full of vitality from the moment the heaven and earth first opened. The leaves of the sacred tree may fall, but they will never wither and turn yellow; similarly, those who admire the holy place and worship the sacred tree may have doubts about their beliefs, but they will never deviate from the dogma and precepts - advocating a life of abstinence and self-denial. people they will look to as role models.
It turns out that among the pilgrims, almost everyone abides by the precepts and regards dogma and etiquette as a scourge. As long as they accidentally offend them, they have to recite scriptures silently in their hearts for a whole day and sing the virtues of the saint to soothe them. The guilt in my own heart.
Gradually, this almost penal-like rule becomes the pursuit of every pilgrim. It is a pathological pursuit. Even though it has never been explicitly stipulated, everyone must abide by it. Over time, dogma will turn into shackles, binding people's hands, feet and minds, making people submissive and at a loss as to what to do. They will only blindly rely on the saint and the sacred tree, forgetting the fact that their destiny is in their own hands.
In fact, both proverbs and oracles are nothing more than a few words. Destiny is developed step by step by human hands and feet.
But now, the Holy Land has undergone unprecedented changes. This is a change that is more obvious than the upheaval of heaven and earth and the rotation of autumn and winter. Wherever people can see it, there are whispers everywhere, and people of different identities gather together because of the same wish.
Among them were the nouveau riche who had become powerful by chance, the down-and-out noble families, the retainers who worked in the houses of prominent family members, the innkeepers who smelled of copper, and the butchers who had a strong body odor.
If the previous rules were still followed, no one among these people would be able to be a true pilgrim. Because they have many bad habits, such as squandering, being arrogant, being murderous and aggressive, greedy for money, despising vulgarity, etc., they are neither willing to be generous to anyone like saints, nor can they be as honest as ordinary people. .
However, because of the existence of Bai Feng and Murong Yan, they were able to stand together with the real pilgrims. They drank the sap of the sacred tree together, worshiped the sacred tree together, and listened to the teachings of the saint. The pilgrims' temperament of abstinence and self-denial influenced them, and they also fed back to the pilgrims their courage to risk everything.
For several days, with the help of Bai Feng and Murong Yan, the two groups got to know each other and integrated with each other.
The original people in the market began to learn to have the thinking ability of abstinent wise men; the original pilgrims began to learn to dare to strive for a better life for themselves, for others, and for all people who share a common destiny and ideals. .
In the end, countless heads gathered together and came to the conclusion that only by ending the war can all their demands be realized.
As a bystander, Jingji has been watching, and all the changes are gradual, which is very natural, but in some places, it makes people feel that the facts in front of them are like a dream.
"Who else in this world can unite everyone?" Jingjie sighed in his heart more than once: "So many people, all kinds of people..."
One day, Thorny Thorns was waiting in the distance as usual, quietly observing the strange behavior of the pilgrims. At the same time, he also had to take into account the personal safety of Dugu Qi and her five adopted daughters.
Shen Qiongzhi didn't like swords and sticks, so Duguqi made her familiar with scriptures and rituals since she was a child. Each of her four sisters was more lively and active than the other. They all once worshiped the same martial artist as their teacher and learned some acrobatics. These are some tricks that are of little use but are more than enough to be used against ordinary people for self-defense.
Only Dugu Qi was the one who Jingji had been observing for several days without finding out the details. The young man only said that Dugu Qi wore a mask all day long and never showed his true face in front of him. Even though he occasionally spoke and scolded a few girls, he always used a deliberately false voice.
While Jingjing was still immersed in thinking about Duguqi's mysterious identity, the four girls who had been pestering him in the past few days came to his door again, asking random questions one by one.
"Ajing, what's the most dangerous thing you've ever experienced?"
"How did you meet Brother Feng and Yan'er?"
"Tell us more about what you experienced outside."
"Do you have a girl you like in your hometown? That's why you ignore us."
After hearing this, Jingji couldn't bear it anymore, and then blocked them half a step away, explaining: "I have little experience in the world, and there are many things that I really can't comment on... As for those things that I have said several times, girls, I'm afraid You don’t want to hear it anymore, do you?”
"People find it boring!" Ruyun Ruyue sang in harmony one after another: "Since Brother Feng and Yan'er came, we don't have to do anything. You see, the pilgrims over there are so well-behaved, they don't need us at all. Go help.”
"But, but..." Jingji hesitated for a long time, and finally confessed everything, saying: "To be honest, I am similar to you girls. This is my first time traveling far away. Before that, I was trapped in a place like you. In this small place, the world in my eyes may be completely opposite to what you know...but I know that it is definitely not correct. I want to know more, so I am willing to follow Senior Brother Bai and Senior Sister Murong anywhere go."
After hearing this, the four people nodded and looked at each other, saying that they would also go out of the Holy Land to perform chivalry and travel around the world. However, after a while, Shen Qiongzhi brought several cups of tea and scolded the four girls along the way, saying: "No nonsense! In this world, if you go ten miles away from home, you will be homesick. If you go out a hundred miles away, huh, you will probably be dead." I don’t know where it will be thrown.”
After hearing this, the four girls immediately fell silent and never mentioned the matter of walking to the Holy Land again.
After a while, Jingjia responded to Bai Feng's request. In less than half a quarter of an hour, he had to determine the specific location of everyone in the Holy Land. Now everyone except Dugu Qi was around him, so he said to Shen Qiongzhi who had just arrived: "Miss Shen, do you know where Senior Dugu is now?"
"Mother-in-law, she should be in her house?" Shen Qiongzhi just thought about it, and immediately turned around to look for her. After a while, she ran back in a panic and said: "Mother-in-law, she is missing!"
Jingji said: "Are you sure you have searched everywhere?"
"Also, there is another place." Shen Qiongzhi said: "Behind the altar, there is another place. Now Yan'er and the others are still preaching and teaching, we can't go..."
"Tsk, no, I have to tell my senior brother and sister right away." Without saying a word, Jiajie immediately unsheathed his sword and went straight to the altar, shouting loudly along the way: "Someone is assassinating, someone is assassinating!"
