The "hair-tying ceremony" is actually not complicated. It is nothing more than symbolically blowing up the hair under the witness of everyone and letting grandpa tie it up again.
Now in the 3000th year of the parliamentary calendar, such ancient rituals no longer distinguish between full or half bundles, and there is no need to wear a headscarf, crown, or hairnet. In addition to his two sisters, there are still only three closest relatives and witnesses to witness. There were more than a dozen aunts, so, just like other ceremonies in the past, the "hair binding ceremony" started a little casually and ended neatly.
Grandma naturally occupies the first position in the main house. When she is present, although grandpa may be scolded by grandma at any time and make his mother and aunts laugh, he will always accompany him casually and never So I was more than half embarrassed or annoyed...
However, grandpa has always been so gentle and kind to everyone, and grandma's attitude towards grandpa seems to be much better than when Su Yu was a child, but they only meet to play chess more often...
I heard from my mother that there are several recognized "golden cultivation periods" in the life of a cultivator in the human world, so many powerful people in the altar generally give birth to children late. My grandfather is over 170 years old this year. Although He is still young among the powerful men in the altar, but his face looks very old. I remember when Su Yu was young, even though his grandfather had white hair like frost, there were not many wrinkles on his face...
Su Yu's grandmother passed away a long time ago, and it seems that the disease was caused after giving birth. Su Yu's father was also frail and sickly since he was a child. He was less than forty years old when he died. It seems that the family has never been prosperous...
His mother rarely mentioned his father in front of Su Yu. She only said that his father was a very gentle man and his character was very similar to anyone in the family...
My mother had told a lot about her grandmother and the Whispering Forest, and there were many things that interested Su Yuda. It is said that although her grandmother's real age is several decades older than her grandfather, because the goblin tribe is changing in appearance. You are not considered an adult before you take form, so among the goblin clan who generally have longer lifespans, grandma is not actually old, but she has never used her energy to modify her appearance, and she only looks a little younger than grandpa...
Today's "highlight" was of course Su Yu's fifteenth birthday. What surprised him the most was that his mother actually got out of bed after a long absence and had a very sumptuous dinner with him before returning to the room. Except for the bright feathers, my mother looked just like a normal person, and even drank a small glass of sweet wine...
The two sisters, mistress and mistress, are also the focus of this house. They wear elegant light blue cotton skirts, royal blue silky ribbons, crystal clear crystal shoes, and two delicate faces like mirror images. They can't help but smile in front of Su Yu. Due to all the shyness, even the mother couldn't help but laugh a few words, and the grandfather was even more open-minded. After being grabbed by his ears by his grandmother, he angrily gave up the idea of recognizing him as his step-granddaughter, and named a song "Twin Breaths" The martial arts skills were given to them as gifts...
When it came to gifts, Su Yu was the one who gained the most tonight. Not to mention the mouth-watering bunch of "golden berry plums", everyone in the house was prepared and piled up a whole table!
However, although these gifts are beautifully packaged, they are not very precious in fact. Most of them are carefully selected household items or handmade ornaments. In terms of value and appearance, the "Golden Qimei" is the most conspicuous one. The gift has always been placed on the top of all the gifts. The two sisters, Xiaosan and Xiaowu, saw it in their eyes, and they were naturally very happy in their hearts, and their waists unconsciously straightened up...
With the aunts here, there was no need to worry about anything big or small in this house. As distinguished guests, the two sisters were even less likely to be ignored. Su Yu followed her grandfather to a small wooden house in the corner of the backyard with peace of mind. Something happened. Grandpa wants to talk to him...
Two years ago, this cabin had been the place where he performed the ancient ritual. Now that the ritual is complete, "Lin" has become spiritual. Although the formations here have not been removed, the formations are somewhat mottled...
However, the cabin was still very clean. Su Yu sat cross-legged on the ground and couldn't help but recall the cold feeling that had pierced her heart again and again...
Over the course of more than seven years, it was here that he and the hairband built up their unique bond bit by bit, and countless sharp black iron daggers were worn out...
This formation is so strange. The weird patterns seem completely different from those formations often used by my aunts, but even grandpa doesn't understand its principle. He only knows that this formation was passed down by the Su family a long time ago. , and strangely, it seems to only have such miraculous effects on people from the Su clan...
Thinking about it now, if he hadn't been young at the time and didn't quite understand the meaning of "death", how would he have dared to pierce his own heart, which would have been a fatal injury...
He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch the hair tie, and his fingers were immediately entangled tightly. The two ends of "Lin" seemed to have very different reactions to this "intimate" move, and the other end's reaction was obvious. He has to go slower, but of course he can't tell the difference, and "Lin" will only give such a small "warning", as long as he doesn't continue...
Grandpa looked at him with a smile, took a soft cushion and put it on the back of his waist, then sat down casually against the wooden wall, facing him face to face.
Under the slightly dim magic light, grandpa looks more like a very ordinary old man, without any appearance of a powerful man in the altar. However, grandpa has always been so easy-going and treats everyone in the house like this. And her mother and aunts have long been accustomed to living in a house far away from their hometown. From the eyes they looked at her grandfather, Su Yu could gradually feel that it was a kind of respect that was closer to family...
Several plates of dried fruits appeared in front of Su Yu at some unknown time. Grandpa seemed to prick up his ears and listened carefully. Then he turned it from his sleeve and saw a small red clay jar quietly falling to the ground, opening the tight mud seal. , a refreshing aroma floated faintly, and there was actually a jar of wine inside...
Two cups were also taken out and quickly filled with wine. A few crispy fried beans were already thrown into the mouth. Grandpa chewed them and said:
"Come on, Yu'er, have a taste of this jar of 'Yu Xian Liquor'!"
Su Yu couldn't help but was speechless. He was only allowed to try "wine" tonight. Although the fruit wine he drank at dinner was sweet, he felt dizzy after only two glasses. He didn't feel very good about it. I like it, but I didn’t expect to drink again now. He hesitated for a moment before picking up the glass and asked:
"Grandpa...don't you have something to tell me..."
Grandpa waved his hand and did not answer. He just silently ate dried fruits, drank wine, and lowered his eyes...
This jar of wine had been stored for who knows how many years. The wine was obviously very viscous, but its color was transparent. Su Yu only took a small sip, and a strange fragrance filled his mouth and nose, and there was a feeling in his stomach that he had never felt before. A misty feeling arises, and I feel that my body is light and airy, as if it is like a free and carefree cloud of smoke...
And this aroma was familiar to Su Yu. It seemed that there was also a faint smell of this smell in grandpa's room...
Most of the jar of wine was quickly consumed, and almost all the dried fruit went into Grandpa’s stomach. Only then did Grandpa react. He looked at the jar of wine, and his face was obviously distressed!
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Grandpa's eyes seemed to be slightly red. However, they soon disappeared. Grandpa wiped his mouth casually, with a gentle smile on his face again, and asked:
"Yu'er, how is this wine?"
"Hmm...it smells good...it tastes good!"
"Haha, that's good... that's good..."
Grandpa looked at the rebuilt wine jar, with obvious relief in his eyes. It seemed that there was still someone in this room, and these words were actually meant for that person...
Su Yu was a little strange, but grandpa quickly looked at him with a smile and asked in a low voice:
"Yu'er, which one of these two little girls do you like more today?"
"...Xiaosan and Xiaowu are both very good...I like them both!"
"Well, what about your sister Wei'er? Would you like her more?"
"...Uh...I don't know...it should be about the same..."
"Where's the little white butterfly?"
"...Sister Xiaobai is the same...Grandpa...why do you ask about this..."
There was something complicated in Grandpa's eyes that Su Yu didn't understand, and he continued to ask:
"Yu'er... if one day... you have to choose one of the girls around you... and completely sever ties with all the others... can you do it..."
"...Grandpa...why is this?"
"...Because you are from the Su clan..."
"...Why do the Su clan people sever ties with them...Grandpa...I don't understand..."
"...Because you are from the Su clan...so liking someone costs you a lifetime...and being liked...is a burden that cannot be repaid in a lifetime..."
Su Yu was stunned. He could not imagine that his grandfather would say such a thing! But grandpa's eyes turned to the wine jar again, with an extremely strong but extremely depressing deep color in his eyes!
He has seen such a look before!
When he asked about his father inadvertently... when he caught a glimpse of his mother sitting in the room, lost in thought... the same was true in his mother's eyes!
Just listen to grandpa whisper:
"Yu'er... do you know who brewed this wine..."
Su Yu shook his head...
"...This was brewed by your grandmother more than fifty years ago... after she was pregnant...
"...She is a member of the Heise tribe from Star Luo City...she is the most beautiful woman in the world...her name...is called 'Yuxian'...
"... She only brewed three jars of this wine in total... I drank it when she passed away... I also drank it when your father passed away... Now you have drunk the last jar... Haha... If she It will definitely be very happy to see...
"...In this way...there is no need to stay anymore..."
The mud seal was opened again, and the glass was refilled with wine. Grandpa carefully picked up the glass and sipped it slowly, letting the memories creep over his old face, as if that person was still in front of him...
After sipping one cup, then another, until the last drop fell into the cup, grandpa sighed, looked at Su Yu, who was waiting silently in front of him, and asked softly:
"Yu'er... do you know why our Su clan is called the 'Fengbei Su clan'..."
Without waiting for Su Yu's answer, Grandpa continued:
"In the vast and endless southern sea... there is an island that has been floating for tens of thousands of years... people call her 'Tongtian Island'...
"There are three monuments on the island that reach the sky... people respectfully call them the 'Holy Spirit Monument'...
"People only know that the 'Holy Spirit Monument' was left in the world by the three ancient Holy Spirits ten thousand years ago when they went abroad... The light of the giant monument is immortal... The Holy Spirits are immortal... They may return at any time... Keep fighting for me on earth...
"But people don't know that... long before the Holy Spirits were born... our Su family had already taken root on that island... and survived hard for a long time...
"I don't know why the Holy Spirits were born on such a lonely island... At that time... they were extremely powerful and of course they were the 'gods' of our Su clan... Our ancestors naturally worshiped them with utmost respect... Although Tongtian Island is far away on the mainland In addition...the three Holy Spirits all took the rise and fall of the human world as their own responsibility...running around tirelessly...killing countless demons that invaded the human world...the people of the human world also lived through this. A long period of peace and quiet...
"And under the influence of the Holy Spirit's radiance over the years... my ancestors of the Su family seemed to have been promoted to a higher level of talent... and benefited deeply... almost powerful men from the altar emerged from generation to generation... The ancestors followed the three Holy Spirits to fight everywhere... ...There are also other bloodlines that have integrated into the Su clan...Although Tongtian Island is not big...its resources are relatively rich...My Su clan is also becoming more and more prosperous...Finally, it has some clan appearance...
"But one day...the three ancient holy spirits suddenly decided to go abroad...
"Their expressions were so heavy... They left in such a hurry... It seemed that their departure was a more urgent matter than killing demons and protecting the world...
"On the mainland... they hurriedly left behind the spirit summoning inheritance... On the island... they each cut off an arm and erected three giant monuments reaching the sky... However, for my Su family... they just choose I met a young ancestor with outstanding character but not yet married...I begged him very solemnly to swear an oath...no matter what...to pass on this magical thing they left..."
Suddenly there was light in the hut, and a pure white object like a full moon appeared behind Grandpa's head, as bright as a wheel!
"She" rotates slowly as if she is alive, and the soft halo she emits is like curling clouds of smoke, but they flow towards Su Yu one after another! The incomparable sacred aura suddenly bloomed and seemed to become more intense!
The white mass disappeared quickly, but Grandpa's face seemed a little old. He said in a deep voice:
"This strange object has no form... No matter how powerful the altar, no one can sense her existence... But it can be passed down from generation to generation among the direct descendants of the ancestor... It has been passed down to grandpa... There are hundreds of generations…
"Her miraculous qualities are innumerable... Since then... almost every descendant of that ancestor has become a genius... and can easily achieve the rank of a god...
"And her greatest miracle is in the marriage between men and women... Correspondingly, the ancestors also swore a vow in front of the three Holy Spirits - except for partners and direct blood relatives - a contract that must be kept secret... …
"Once the ancestors recite this contract with their partners...the power of the strange object can be shared with their partners...even if this partner is an ordinary woman with no cultivation qualifications...can still be reborn...Cultivation The roads lead to the sky..."
After hearing this, Su Yu couldn't help but ask:
"Grandpa! What about my mother? Why did she suffer from such a serious and strange disease?!"
Grandpa's eyes dropped again, and he was silent for a long time before saying:
"No... Yu'er... what your mother has is not a disease... but the price of marrying into my Su family..."
Just listen to grandpa saying sadly:
"The three Holy Spirits have left... The life of the Su family will always go on... The ancestor with the rare item is cultivating in the depths of the island... He has reached the Seven-Star Altar in less than a hundred years... After leaving seclusion, he Naturally, he took over the position of clan leader... led the Su clan to continue killing demons and slaying demons... to protect the world...
"But our ancestors didn't know until then... that the entire Su family had a strange disease that made it difficult to have children...
"All the babies are either stillborn...or die shortly after birth...There is a shocking and huge fault in the Su family...
"The ancestor was extremely worried... He traveled all over the continent for this reason... and found all kinds of strange methods... Many unmarried tribesmen were even forcibly taken away from their homes by him... He traveled to various parts of the continent to find partners. …
"But without exception they all failed...
"The entire Su clan is becoming more and more desperate... The bodies of the clan members are also declining in grief... In just one or two hundred years... the Su clan has rapidly withered... and not long after... all the clan members have died. All deceased...
"The ancestor was extremely grieved...he had a vague feeling in his heart...that these tragedies might have been caused by that rare thing...but he was also a man of great promise...he had not passed on that rare thing yet...
"He was so devastated that he finally found the partner he promised in this life... he recited the covenant with her... However, the happy time was extremely short... After his partner successfully gave birth to a baby boy... his body He actually weakened quickly...and soon left him..."
Su Yu was suddenly startled and asked urgently:
"Grandpa! Could it be that my mother...she also..."
Grandpa didn't look at him, but nodded heavily!
"My wife...my mother...all the female ancestors who gave birth to children and grandchildren for my Su family died like this...
"Furthermore, since our ancestors... our Su family has been born with boys for generations... and it has been a single lineage for generations...
"So among the people of my Su family for generations... that part of the contract is called the 'Dark Mark Deed'..."
“…the dead have already been destined for death…the living only grieve for themselves…
"So... we Su clan members have to postpone childbirth as much as possible... Only in this way can we extend the time we spend with our partners... If it weren't for your father's deteriorating physical condition... your mother is worried that I, the Su clan, will never have a child... ...Determined to get pregnant...How could someone at such a young age be like this..."
Tears fell to the ground like broken threads. Su Yu never imagined that he was the direct cause of his mother's illness and death!
He asked in a low voice:
"Why is my father so weak...can't something like that be reborn?!"
"Yu'er... do you know when that ancestor passed away..."
"..."
"That strange object is like a brand engraved in the blood of my Su clan! As early as the mother's conception, her power has begun to transfer... When the offspring gradually grow up... the body can withstand the strange... When she gains the power of things... she will automatically break away from her old body and enter a new body... and continue to exist in future generations... At the same time... her old body will also lose its power... and then rapidly age... and return to dust... in me According to the records of the Su family... the longest this process took was more than forty years... the ancestor's son was said to be as talented as you... with an aura comparable to the sun and the moon... and when the ancestor passed away... His son is only in his thirties..."
"Grandpa! You mean... you also..."
"Yes... Yu'er... when you were born... your aura was unprecedentedly pure and strong... In Grandpa's opinion... even the son of the ancestor might be a little worse... but you should It is also conceivable that... not all Su clan members can withstand such strange power... For some clan members who are born with weak bodies... the breath of strange objects is actually a chronic poison... This is the case with your father... My body has been weak since I was a child... I have been plagued by all kinds of diseases... I have managed to hold on for less than forty years but still cannot reach the level where I can carry rare objects... I finally went..."
"...Grandpa! I don't want my mother to die!!! I don't want you to die either! Are we, the Su family, going to go on like this?! Can't we just beg the three Holy Spirits to take that thing back?!"
Grandpa's face suddenly darkened, and Su Yu, who was crying loudly, couldn't help but lower his head with such unprecedented seriousness! But Grandpa just sighed deeply, put his warm palm on Su Yu's face, gently wiped away the tears, and said lovingly:
"Yu'er... you have to remember...
"Inheriting the rare objects... is a responsibility that we, the Su family, took over thousands of years ago!
"The light of the Holy Spirit Monument is still there...perhaps one day the three Holy Spirits will return...perhaps then...our Su clan will be able to be liberated...but those three Holy Spirits would rather sacrifice us Su clan to take this Rare things remain in the world... This wonder must be very important to my world!
"And over the past ten thousand years...hundreds of ancestors of the Su family who have lost their loved ones...hundreds of great mothers who are willing to sacrifice...many of them are just as unwilling as grandpa...even resentful... But they still did it!
"So no matter what...you have to do the same!
"do you understand……"
Grandpa's words were so heavy, they were as heavy as the Fengming Mountain behind the hut, making it difficult for Su Yu to breathe!
But Grandpa's palms were so warm, as if the hands of all the ancestors of the Su family were folded together, comforting him who had just turned fifteen, and quietly waiting for his reply...
The pale lips trembled again and again. The pain in the heart of this young man who had just grown up was like a knife!
At this moment, Su Yu finally understood what his grandfather's words just meant!
Because of this rare item, no matter who his future partner is, he will bear the price of dying for his son!
The price is so heavy! It shouldn’t even appear in this world at all! It shouldn’t be weighed down on anyone at all!
But even though he knew this, he was completely unable to change it! You should even use this as a basis for choosing a partner!
After spending a long or short "happy" time together! We have experienced countless beautiful moments together! When you have such deep emotions! But he wants to watch her die in the future! Even like poor grandpa! Watching his only son die! Then send your loved ones away in pain! But we still have to wait painfully for the descendants who can carry the wonders to be born! ! !
What a tragic fate this is! ! !
That's why...you have to choose the person you like the most...and the person who likes you the most...
Is that why I have to sever ties with any other women...
My mother once said... Falling in love is unparalleled liking... But there will always be people who are heartbroken...
He didn't understand at all before...but he seems to understand now...
One day in the future...if two women who have the same liking...but the same affection stand in front of him...
Which one should I choose...
Which one should I give up? !
As a member of the Su clan... carrying this rare item... from the moment he came into the world... he didn't have many choices to make...
There is no room for pity... for being soft-hearted... or for sending a word of comfort...
Because he is a descendant of the Su family from Fengbei...
The huge hesitation squeezed the young man hard. He couldn't say a word, but he nodded after all...
Grandpa looked at the empty altar and burst into tears...
………………
The sadness in the hut seemed to never go away. The grandfather and grandson sat in silence, their tears almost drying up...
Once upon a time... on the night when grandpa also turned fifteen... in front of grandpa's father... his great-great-grandfather... it should have been the same conversation... it was also so sad...
The bells ringing to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new...in this small wooden house...they have been sitting there for so long...
He hasn't sent New Year's greetings to his mother yet... His aunts must still be in his mother's room making house arrangements...
The two younger sisters, Xiaosan and Xiaowu, must also be there... In a few hours... he will take them to the top of Fengming Mountain... to enjoy the magnificent sunrise over the sea of clouds...
That ancient covenant had long since disappeared in this small wooden house and was firmly engraved in his heart. Apart from them, only the headband had heard of it...
Grandpa said something to him again... Soon... there will be several girls who will meet him... It seems to be related to the agreement between those families and a certain ancestor of the Su family three thousand years ago...
The last thing before leaving the wooden house was about his name. According to the tradition of the human world, "Su Yu" is actually his nickname. When he becomes an adult, he usually chooses another nickname as his official name...
Names and surnames are supposed to be given by elders, but grandpa only took out a dictionary for his reference, obviously asking him to make his own decision...
He didn't think about it for long. There was a word he had particularly liked since he was a child, and it was not bad as a name...
This word is "roy"...
The person who "controls" can either control or rule, and can resist or resist!
Although it is slightly unfamiliar, it is more suitable for his situation than the word "钰"...
Grandpa finally smiled, feeling relieved...
And of course his heart was extremely gloomy!
After all, he has just celebrated his fifteenth birthday... His time as a human is still very short... The days ahead are also very long...
The hair tie gently hugged his cheek, as if it wanted to comfort him, but didn't know where to start...
He walked into his mother's room silently, trying to look normal...
Grandma has already gone to rest, and the room is very lively. The two sisters, Xiaosan and Wu, and their aunts are playing happily...
Only his mother understood his mood, but she didn't say much, she just held his hand gently and quietly tasted the coldness with him...
But his mother quickly let go of him, signaling that there were still many worried looks over there...
The two sisters, Xiaosan and Xiaowu, were holding the bunch of golden fruits in their hands and had been waiting for him for a long time...
So he walked over and sat between the two sisters, and the room was filled with laughter again...
No one felt sleepy, even the mother who was watching was in high spirits. The feather was inserted diagonally on her temples, like a strange flower blooming proudly...
The bunch of "golden qi plums" were quickly shared, and he also ate a few. They were specially selected by the two sisters as the roundest and plumpest fruits...
A fruit core accidentally slipped into his stomach, and he didn't care at all...
But that’s not a fruit core!
It was the starting point of his disillusionment in life! ! !
It was also the starting point for this young man named "Su Yu" to be buried in endless darkness...
