The gentle breeze blew thousands of miles away, ruffling a pool of water, blowing down the flowers and leaves on the ground, and scattering the long hair of the two of them. At this time, the hair strands are intertwined, like the path of life blending, and the ears and temples are connected, which is a transmission of congenial affection. In the slightly cold wind, they hugged closer, cherishing the warmth that closeness brings to their hearts.
After embracing each other for a long time, Shulot let go of the embrace, still holding Alyssa's hand tightly. When he looked at the girl's eyes, he saw a pool of autumn water, but he didn't know that when the girl looked at him, there were already two beams of fire.
The young man stared carefully for a long time, letting the autumn water extinguish the flames. He then turned his head, looked at the falling leaves covering the roots of the flowers, and said with a smile.
"Alyssa, now in the garden, I will tell you the story of plants!"
The girl leaned closer and listened, her smile as clear as water.
"Alyssa, the world is a cycle. The story of plants is the cycle of plants."
"There are two cycles of plants. One is the cycle of generations. When a seed falls into the soil, it is like your figure falling into my heart. It will begin to sprout, grow slowly, and absorb the nutrients of the soil, just like absorbing my love for you. Your thoughts...
Then, it grows vibrant green leaves, cheering for the sunshine and jumping for the rain and dew, just like every time it meets you. Then, beautiful flowers bloomed, like your bright smile, and we stayed together from now on. Soon, the flowers will bear fruit, containing the seeds of the next season. This is the fusion of love, giving birth to new life...
Eventually, new seeds will leave and the cycle will begin again..."
Shulot spoke in a low voice, with a hint of melancholy at the end.
Alyssa heard the last part, her eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at the boy innocently.
"Our love merges and gives birth to a new life? Shulot, do you want to be with me..."
Shulot's face froze, looking at the innocent girl, he quickly interrupted,
"Ah, yes, people who love each other will move the gods and give them new life... Alyssa, listen to me continue."
Alyssa hesitated to speak. She looked at the embarrassed young man, suddenly smiled like an elf, and nodded happily.
This time, Shulot's story was much more serious.
"The other is the cycle of nutrients. There are also two types of cycles of nutrients. One is plant nutrition, including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Well, I will explain these three names to you later... Yes, you can understand Become the divine power of the Mother Earth. Most of the nutrients for plants come from the earth. Only beans can be captured from the air, so beans must be replanted... Beans rely on bacteria in the root system... Yes, bacteria have different effects, some Good for mankind...
The nutrients of plants enter the body of the plant, and also enter the flowers, leaves and fruits... When the flowers and leaves die and fall into the dust, they will be slowly eaten by bacteria and turned into nutrients again. The fruit will be eaten by people and animals, and will be expelled again and return to the earth...
Therefore, in order to grow crops, we Mexicans need to replenish the floating fields with excavated river mud, fermented fertilizers, and burned plant ash... The most important of these nutrients is nitrogen fertilizer. In the future, we will occupy islands and salt ponds rich in nitrogen fertilizers, use them to fertilize the Alliance's land, and also use them to create powerful weapons...
Ah, you mean gods? The gods created the physical objects in the world and also created the laws of change. And the rest of the world will be decided by ourselves..."
Alyssa looked at the boy, her bright eyes flickering, accepting the new world, and asking curious questions from time to time.
"Plants also provide us with human nutrients, such as corn, beans and pumpkins. These nutrients are called carbon, and its cycle is called the carbon cycle... Yes, this is a gift from the God of Corn to humans... The carbon of plants comes from In the air... Well, the air is tangible, and there are many, many substances in it. I will prove it to you later...
Sunlight injects vitality into plants, and with the help of water and time, these nutrients are gathered into fruits that humans can eat...Humans obtain vitality from fruits, then consume it in daily activities and release it back into the air, With every breath we take...
No, Alyssa, you can't do this, even if you don't breathe, your life force will be consumed! "
Having said this, Shulot stretched out his hands and pressed Alyssa's bulging cheeks. The girl's breath blew on the boy's face, bringing with it the freshness of sapodilla gum.
Yes, there was no toothpaste in this era, so the Aztec and Mayan nobles chewed the milky white gum of the sapodilla fruit to keep their mouths clean and their teeth white. This gum also became the raw material for natural chewing gum in later generations. Sapodilla sapodilla is also called ginseng fruit, and the fruit is heart-shaped. It was also introduced to the Ming Dynasty along with corn, pumpkin and pepper decades later, and may have some connection with the ginseng fruit in Journey to the West.
At this time, Shulot held the girl's cheek and looked at her squeezed and pursed lips, suddenly standing still. Then, as if being tempted, the young man subconsciously lowered his head and leaned forward, getting closer and closer.
Alyssa blinked, and then smiled slyly. She took a light step back, and the boy kissed her. Then the girl held his hand again and said happily.
"Xulot, let's go see cute animals!"
As the sun set, Xiuluo took Alyssa's hand and sat together. Under a 20-meter-high mahogany tree, the two of them raised their heads and watched the black-palmed spider monkeys jumping and climbing among the treetops.
The origin of mahogany is tropical America. It is hard in texture, has exquisite patterns, is reddish in color, is insect-resistant, does not rot for a long time, and has a special pleasant fragrance. In later generations, this was an extremely valuable wood and was also used as a furniture material by European royal families. At this time, the Mexicans also liked its aroma to repel insects and ants, so they also planted it in their gardens.
The black-pawed spider monkey is only about half a meter in size. It has a round and small head, slender limbs, and a tail that is longer than its body. What is special is that its hands have no thumbs. This is a kind of long-lived monkey, some can even live for more than thirty years. At this time, they were jumping freely back and forth on the trees, resembling spiders when crawling. From time to time, young monkeys would wrap their slender tails around the branches, swinging upside down, looking at the people under the tree with lively eyes.
Shulot looked at the monkey on the swing and suddenly had an idea. Well, swinging is a joyful thing, regardless of age. He can make a swing for Alyssa and put it in the garden so that she can be happy alone or with him.
Alyssa opened her eyes wide and looked at the lively long-tailed monkey. After a while, she shook Xulot's hand, and then gave the boy who looked over a bright smile.
"Xulot, do you know what monkeys represent in mythology?"
Shulot pondered for a moment. He had not received a complete priestly education and was not familiar with mythology. But looking at the girl's happy smile, the boy thought for a while and guessed.
"The lively monkey...represents dance and music?"
Alyssa nodded.
"Yes, the cute monkey symbolizes dance and music, as well as art and beauty. At the same time, it also represents games and fun. The monkey god "Ozumatri" is the god of music and dance "Hughchi" Piri's companion..."
Having said this, the girl blinked her eyes and looked at the boy seriously.
"However, the monkey has a lively mind and cannot restrain its own mind. It is also a symbol of lust and passion... Shulot, do you also have a monkey in your heart?"
Looking into Alyssa's pure eyes and listening to her inquiry, Shulot stood stunned on the spot. He wanted to say something, but he felt that the oath was meaningless and everything would change in time. In the end, the boy just took a step forward, hugged the girl tightly again, and whispered affirmatively in her ear.
"No...at least now, I only have you in my heart...As for the future, no matter what, you are the most important person in my heart...I will prove my heart to you, and I will tell you that I am deeply buried in The secret..."
Alyssa's eyes dimmed slightly at first, and then brightened again. She looked at the boy and smiled with trust and joy.
After a while, the two came to the aquarium lake paved with white stones and watched the colorful fish swimming in the lake in different pools.
Shulot first looked at the nearly two-meter-large fish in the salt water pool. After identifying it for a while, he swallowed. This is the tribute sent by the Totonac people during the king's coronation ceremony, red anchovies from the Gulf of Mexico. Red anchovy is an extremely delicious high-grade edible fish. The fish meat can be made into sashimi and the fish head can be made into soup. It is extremely delicious.
"Well, when I asked for it from Avitt, it was just in time to cook fish for Alyssa."
Looking at the big fish swaying happily in the water, the young man secretly made a note of it and longed for it in his heart.
Then, Shulot looked at the fish pond next to him. Swimming here is a yellow-spotted crappie, with black scales with bright golden edges and deep blue eyes. They are scattered and swimming in the lake, like brilliant lights in the water, and like meteors streaking across the sky.
This fish can live for more than ten years and is also known as the "French fairy" in later generations. Among the nearly half-meter-long adult fish, there are scattered juvenile fish, ranging from one finger to the size of a palm. From time to time, the young fish will clean parasites from the larger fish and fight with each other.
Looking at the fighting young fish and the independent adult fish, Shulot fell into deep thought for a long time. After a moment, he smiled at the girl, full of meaning.
"Alyssa, the world is a cycle. The story of animals is the cycle of animals. This is the cycle of life and the cycle of the world. From birth, animals have endured the competition for survival. Only healthy individuals can survive. Living a fragile childhood...
In adulthood, competition is everywhere, from food to the opposite sex, from survival to reproduction, to the power to rule the group. In the natural jungle, only the strong can achieve everything. At the same time, he must be extremely careful not to get injured or sick and show his vulnerability. Because, the more powerful a person is, the more he has no one to rely on...
However, he will eventually grow old. Aging is inevitable, fragility is inevitable, and glory will be far away. The end of life is to die alone, give up everything he has gained, and be replaced by a new strong person...
The cycle of the human world is the alternation of life and death, as well as the alternation of power in the world! In the long past, no one could change this. In the unknown future, I still don’t know what will happen..."
Alyssa looked at Hulot, confused by the boy's words, but she could feel his vicissitudes of emotion. The girl thought for a while, stood on tiptoes, imitated her father's movements, touched the boy's head, and then smiled mischievously.
Shulot's complicated emotions were interrupted by the girl. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
Then, the young man raised his head, with bright red sunset in his eyes and faint singing in his ears. Dusk has arrived, night is approaching, the grand New Year's ceremony is coming to an end, and the one-day paradise will finally return to reality... He thought for a while, but there was still something he wanted to say the most, so he made a decision.
Soon, night falls. The two of them sat at the top of the Quetzalcoatl Temple, on the thirty-meter-high pyramid, looking at the dazzling stars.
The place is being remodeled and the statue of Quetzalcoatl has been melted down. The strong wind passed through, and there was nothing in the temple except for the two people alone. The pyramid at their feet was filled with flowers worshiped by the residents of the capital, mixed with sparkling gems. Obviously, the old beliefs cannot be changed in one day, Quetzalcoatl is still alive in people's hearts.
Below are the sky of flowers and stars of gems, and above the head is the night sky and the dazzling Milky Way. Shulot and Alyssa sat side by side on the edge of the temple, looking at the distant stars and the eternal beauty, silent and silent. The girl swayed her calves gently in mid-air, while the boy carefully hugged her tightly.
Shulot stared at the infinitely clear Milky Way in the Middle Ages, with thousands of stars twinkling in it. The stars are like the sand of the Ganges, so far away that we don’t know where they are going, and their geometry is so vast that we don’t know. This is the eternity of time. And the people under the starry sky are so short and vague. I just want to pass by like a shooting star, leaving a dazzling mark, burning and never coming back...
At this moment, Shulot couldn't help but think of his past life and the poem he wrote to himself when he became an adult at the age of eighteen. At this time, it seems somewhat appropriate. The name of this poem is called "Eternal Life".
"Eternal life... Standing on the top of the mountains with hands behind my back, the wind blowing to my bones shook my hunting clothes.
A fresh world, a friendly atmosphere. "
"Looking up at the sky in silence. The gaze between the eyebrows penetrates the boundless blue sea.
Metal buildings and wood flow with infinite vitality. "
"Time leaves behind soft crystals, bright distant skies, and broken fragments.
I heard Qing Ming's call in my heart, come on!
Whether it is the dazzling stars, the shadowy moon, or the stars hidden in the depths,
They are all above the nine heavens, looking down at the common people..."
At this time, looking back, recalling this young poem, and feeling the past emotions, Shulot's eyes suddenly became dark.
Will the eternity he once longed for really last? Or does it end somewhere far away from the Pyramid of the Moon...A new world arrives, pursued by a lonely traveler. He is listening to the call in his heart, looking for the anchor point of life, looking for the eternal crystal in time... Perhaps, he will eventually ascend to the nine heavens and look down on the people of the world. And when that time comes, what is his pursuit in life?
Shulot didn't know the answer. He just had a strong desire to talk it out and tell it to someone who was willing to fully believe it. So, he stretched out his hands, held Alyssa's shoulders, and looked into those clear eyes, seriously and honestly.
"Alyssa, the short-lived world is the eternal starry sky. There are the sun, the moon and the stars... When Avitt and I first met, we talked about the story of the sun and the moon... But I still want to tell you Tell about the stars.”
Alyssa, the world is a cycle. The story of the starry sky is the cycle of time. Time moved forward silently. I once thought it was an eternal one-way passage, from the destined past to the infinite future... However, when the stars fell, I made a wish that spanned five hundred years. , I am destined to meet you...
Yes, I do not belong to this era, I am just a drifting soul... In the cycle of time, a soul goes in one direction. He continues himself, but also loses his memory, meets others, and is also lonely and separated... .He longs for the sublime, pursues ideals, and is willing to sacrifice everything to change history...but he still has extravagant hopes in his heart...
He is just looking forward to one day having someone who can completely understand him, who has the same mind and has the same interests. He was able to give all his trust, reveal his inner truth, stay close to each other's chests, and warm each other from then on... accompany him until the end...
Alyssa, my love. Now, do you see my heart clearly? "
Alyssa looked at Hulot, feeling the unprecedented vulnerability and loneliness in the young man, and her bright eyes slowly became crystal clear. The girl approached carefully, close to the softness that was hard to preserve in time. Then, she didn't speak, but slowly and forcefully hugged the boy tightly.
After a long time, Alyssa whispered quietly but firmly.
"Xulot, I will protect you."
In the long river of time, she reached out her hand, pinched the drifting soul, and gently placed it in her heart. From then on, under the witness of the starry sky, across time and power, we agreed to protect him for life.
