Chapter 40: A Word Awakens
In the next half month, Feng Shanyue and the others practiced the Wind Pheasant Dance every day under the guidance of Master Yu. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Master Yu is very strict, and he doesn't have any affection for Feng Shanyue's apprentice.
"Feng Shanyue, is your hand broken? Why don't you raise it?"
"Feng Shanyue, you have to jump up here, jump up, will you jump?"
"Feng Shanyue, what are you going to do when you run so fast? The person in front of you hasn't finished jumping yet, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
"Phoenix-......"
"Ah......" Feng Shanyue shouted, waking up from her sleep, her eyes were dark, and there was a faint light outside the window, and it seemed that it was about to dawn.
Nangong Xue heard her scream, and immediately sat up and grabbed her hand, "Shanyue, what's wrong with you?"
Fang Qingzhu also raised his body in a daze and yawned, "Did you dream of something terrible?"
Feng Shanyue shook her head and wiped the sweat on her face again, "I dreamed of Master Jade!"
"What's wrong with dreaming of Master Yu? scare you like this?" Nangong Xue rolled her eyes and continued to lie down.
"She kept calling my name in her dreams, and then she picked on my thorns, saying that I was not dancing right here and not jumping well. Then her voice got louder and louder, and her body became taller and taller, as if she was going to squash me, and then I was scared to wake up!" Feng Shanyue said with palpitations, in the dream, Master Yu's face was indifferent, as black as the bottom of the pot, and when he stared at himself, it seemed that two flying knives would fly out of his eyes at any time, which scared people to death.
"Hmph, who told you not to practice well during the day? If you are always caught by Master Yu in the wrong place, you will naturally be scolded by her. ā
"Wow, you woman, do you have any sympathy? I've been scolded until I have nightmares, and you still don't care about me?"
Fang Qingzhu patted her on the shoulder, "Sleep, it's still a while before dawn, don't think about it! Master Yu also cares about you, I'm afraid that you will make a mistake in the ceremony, so you are so strict." ā
Feng Shanyue nodded, lay down, and closed her eyes. After a while, she got up again, got dressed, and prepared to leave.
"What are you going to do again?" Nangong Xue called to her, "Come back to sleep!
"I couldn't sleep, I went out for a walk. ā
"Do you want me to accompany you?" Fang Qingzhu shouted.
"No, you can go back to sleep, and I'll come back when I go." Feng Shanyue quietly walked out of the door and came to the small garden.
At this time, it was early in the morning, and there was still some fog in the small garden, Feng Shanyue took a deep breath, and the whole person was much more awake. She came to the rockery that Nangong Xue asked her to practice last time, pursed her lips, and began to practice the wind dance around the rockery.
She is a person who does not like to throw in the towel. Because she had never danced the Wind Goose Dance, she danced the worst among the twenty-eight people in the rain team, so Master Yu was the harshest with her. However, Feng Shanyue believes that the stupid bird flies first, and dancing is just a physical movement, and it will definitely get better with more practice.
Feng Shanyue practiced until the first ray of sunlight hit the garden, and fine sweat was already breaking out on her body, she gasped and stopped, ready to rest for a while.
"What are you doing here?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind, Feng Shanyue looked back, and it turned out to be Master Jade.
"Morning teacher!" Feng Shanyue hurriedly saluted.
Master Jade nodded, "What are you doing here?" I see you've been circling this rockery. ā
Feng Shanyue looked at the rockery behind her, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm practicing the Wind Goose Dance." I'm not a good dancer, so I want to practice here more by myself, hoping to catch up with everyone. ā
Master Yu walked over, looked at the rockery, and then at Feng Shanyue, because of the continuous exercise, her face was already sweating, and her face was also very ruddy.
"Do you know why you don't dance well?"
"Uh...... Because I didn't practice enough. "Actually, because I've never danced before, this wind dance is called a dance, but it is not like modern dance, which can be danced to the rhythm of music. The background music of the Pheasant Dance is the drum beat, and if you are not familiar with it, it is difficult to step on the drum beat, and it is easy to make mistakes.
Master Jade shook his head, "Actually, this dance is not difficult at all. The reason why you can't dance well is because you don't have sincerity!"
"Sincerity?"
"Yes, you don't believe that dancing in the wind can pray for rain, do you?"
Feng Shanyue didn't expect Master Yu to say this suddenly, she thought about it and found that it was indeed the case. Dancing can pray for rain, for a modern person, it is really difficult to accept, so when she dances, all she thinks about is her own business, such as women's good, such as Niejia Village, as well as ranch and Bao.
"You don't believe that the wind dance can pray for rain, so you will be absent-minded when you dance. A person who is not sincere will not be able to give full play to the true effect of the Wind Goose Dance, even if you go around this rockery for three days and three nights, your Wind Goose Dance will not dance very well. Master Yu's words were merciless, and Feng Shanyue's face was feverish when she heard it.
She was silent for a long time, then raised her head and asked, "Commander, can the Wind Goose Dance really pray for rain?"
"Of course you can!" Master Yu nodded without hesitation, and it could be seen that she did believe in this, "Heaven has the virtue of good life, and he sends drought to punish people for their mistakes, and we shrine maidens are messengers of Heaven and people, and by dancing the wind and pheasant, let God know people's repentance, and let God know that people are in awe of him." Naturally, he will rain down and bless his people. ā
"So what if this rain prayer ceremony is over and it doesn't rain?"
"Be careful!" Master Yu glanced at her solemnly, then sighed and said, "If it doesn't rain in the sky, it means that he thinks that people's reflection is not enough, and he will continue to punish us." When the time comes, the lord of the country will write a letter of guilt, and then exile himself to the people to experience the hardships of the people. Then pray for rain. ā
Feng Shanyue nodded, although she couldn't have such a deep sense of awe for the heavens like Master Yu, but thinking that she could wear it from modern times to ancient times, there might really be power in the dark to dominate all this.
"Commander, I know! I will think about your words carefully, and then come to the wind dance with sincerity. ā
Master Jade nodded, turned and left the small garden. Feng Shanyue stood in place, thought for a while, and jumped around the rockery again. If she could see her dancing at this time, she would definitely find that her dancing was no longer just a simple movement compared to before, and it was as if she had a soul between her hands and feet, which made people who watched it involuntarily moved.
"Shanyue!" After Nangong Xue and Fang Qingzhu woke up, they found that Feng Shanyue hadn't come back yet, so they came to the small garden to find her, and also saw the scene of her practicing dance.
"Why are you here?" Feng Shanyue stopped her movements and looked at the two of them.
Nangong Xue didn't answer her, and said excitedly: "Shanyue, why is your dance different from before?"