Chapter 742: The Present
Jiang Chengzi went outside and ordered people to prepare food and feed Yun Ge and Cang Yan. Bai Feng hid as usual, after all, it was very common for a Tang nobleman to raise an eagle. It's just that the maids are quite puzzled, when did their nine girls raise an eagle.
Jiang Chengzi only explained slightly, saying that this eagle is called "Cangyan", and it is also from the Shu Palace, and the King of Shu has been busy recently, so he sent it over for her to take care of. The food is quite large, so let the kitchen prepare more, and the eagle also eats cooked food.
The maids know that anyway, the nine girls studied under the immortals, and it is not surprising that there is a dragon and a phoenix in the house. Therefore, the maids went to the kitchen to prepare the roasted meat, fruits and grains.
"Hey, every time I go to Ah Zhi's place, there is always something delicious. Yun Ge ate a bunch of grapes.
"You're eating royal tribute. Jiang Chengzi quipped.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, grapes were still a thing in the Western Regions, and they belonged to the royal tribute, and Jiang Chengzi finally got a few bunches to see if he could ask for some species. It is a pity that the envoy did not bring the seedlings. Li Ke suggested that in the future, in the name of Gewuyuan, it would be enough to ask for it from the Western Regions. Her bunches are relatively small, and they are cultivated from the wild grapes that Yao Ziqiu brought out of the mountains.
"You have it, this is planted by the second son of Yao, the one in the palace is bigger than this, not as sweet as this. Yun Ge looks like an expert.
Jiang Chengzi also ignored Yun Ge, and directly told Bai Feng and Cang Yan about this mission. Bai Feng said that there was no problem, but Cang Yan snorted and said, "We helped you this time, next time Bai Feng goes up to the top of the mountain to identify the gender, you have to help him too." ”
When Jiang Chengzi heard this, he heard the sound outside the strings, but he didn't directly ask "why", or "what can I help him", but asked: "Do you know something?"
Cang Yan immediately shut up, and Yun Ge also echoed and asked, "Do you know something?"
Bai Feng was simple and honest after all, and said slowly: "Ah Zhi, last time I was in Kunlun, I sent you out, when you left Kunlun, my ability leaped many levels, I, I can spit fire now." ”
"Phoenix Fire?" Jiang Chengzi was very surprised.
"Well, almost, it's the phoenix fire of your human legends. Bai Feng said.
Jiang Chengzi felt that this matter was very mysterious, so he looked at Bai Feng carefully and asked, "What do you mean that your leap in ability has something to do with me?"
"My eldest sister came to see me a few days ago and said that it used to be an era when gods were flying all over the sky, but then I don't know what happened, which led to the gods disappearing, and the gods disappeared in the long river of history one by one, leaving only human beings with short lives, multiplying and endless. And our race is actually the pet of the god who belonged to the god when he came to hide. Including, Cloud Song. Bai Feng glanced at Yun Ge.
"I don't know, don't look at me. For as long as I can remember, I've followed my last master. My master trained me to speak, and then, when the time was near, he felt that he should give me to someone who was destined to do so. After walking for a few days, I saw the king of Shu and gave it to the king of Shu. Yun Ge immediately replied.
"Huh, your master thinks that the King of Shu is destined, I remember that your former master was a Taoist priest, is the Taoism very high?" Jiang Chengzi asked.
Yun Ge snorted and said, "Originally, I shouldn't have said bad things about my former master. However, he is also an ordinary Taoist priest, who is poor and destitute, and usually helps people tell their fortunes and drive away ghosts to make a little money. I've even helped cheat money. What the hell, God, my master can't see it at all. ”
Jiang Chengzi was shocked, she had heard Li Ke say that Yun Ge's previous master was a Taoist, and when she gave the parrot to him, the parrot would be able to speak fluently. I never thought that it was not that the Taoist was highly capable at all, but that the talent of Yunge was extraordinary.
"Besides, my former master can see that someone is destined to be a fart? He just saw that the little baby of the King of Shu was very good-looking and well-dressed, and I would definitely not worry about food and clothing if I threw it over. Yun Ge said sadly.
"Okay, look at the face, look at the clothes......" Jiang Chengzi was speechless for a moment. For no reason, I saw a joke before, about a little tadpole looking for his mother, and when he saw a frog driving a Ferrari on the side of the road, he jumped out and hugged his thighs and shouted "Mom, Mommy".
"Isn't it? My former master,. Yun Ge said disdainfully.
"Stop, don't talk about your former master, no one likes to hear it. Cang Yan said unhappily.
"Okay, I just said it when you asked. Yun Ge continued to eat grapes, and returned one to Bai Feng.
Bai Feng shook his wings, indicating that he would not eat, and continued: "My eldest sister saw Yun Ge a few days ago, and said that before I was born, there were still that kind of parrots in Kunlun, but then the last few also died. It is estimated that Yunge is a bird's egg that was left outside. ”
"That's right, it's probably not an ordinary breed, otherwise how could it live so long. Jiang Chengzi nodded, so he turned the question back and asked, "So, Bai Feng, what about me?"
Bai Feng shook his head and said, "My eldest sister can't tell, she said that it is impossible for my ability and physique to reach the realm of gender differentiation in a short period of time, but when you left, I immediately improved." She said that although human beings have a short lifespan, they have infinite wisdom and perseverance, and have unimaginable strength. Moreover, the so-called god of our former masters is just a little more capable than today's people, and their lifespan is longer than that of today's people. According to my grandmother, with the advent of the Divine Age, many masters fell ill with the plague. After that catastrophe, the survivors lived much shorter and were not as capable as before, but they went to live in places that were looked down upon by people in the past, where plagues were rampant, droughts and floods were rampant. In short, it is no longer the promised land of the past. ”
"Is this talking about people now? The place that they look down on is the world?" Yun Ge listened carefully and quickly interjected.
"I'm afraid so. My grandmother didn't know how many years she had lived, and she looked delirious. Bai Feng said.
"Oh. I don't bother to ask, I'm having a good time now. There was food and drink, and there were good hosts. Yun Ge flapped his wings, as if a person had spread his hands.
Jiang Chengzi didn't speak for a long time, she seemed to have spied out the secret of 10,000 years ago, and it seemed that there was always a veil. Bai Feng paused for a moment and continued: "What my eldest sister means is that after all, the current human race is actually the survivors of our part of the master clan who have suffered from the plague, although after many generations of reproduction, the magical abilities in the bloodline have been repeatedly washed away, but there are always some special people. ”
"Am I the one who is special?" Jiang Chengzi asked.
Bai Feng nodded and said, "When you were born, the colorful luan bird circled the beam three times and threw five-colored stones. The Luan bird was Kunlun's, was sleeping, suddenly got up, said that sensing the master's blood surging, he picked up the five-color stone and flew, and when it came back exhausted, it didn't take long for it to become nirvana. ”
"Nirvana, is it to become a more powerful phoenix, right?" Yun Ge interjected.
"Yes, but I've forgotten the past. Bai Feng replied.
When Cang Yan on the side heard this, he became nervous and asked, "Then after you achieve nirvana, won't you forget about us all?"
"Well, I don't know. Bai Feng replied wistfully.
"Well, you won't live as long as it, do you think you can see it nirvana?" Yun Ge despised Cang Yan.
When Cang Yan heard this, he said lonely: "Also, an eagle can't survive a phoenix." ”
Bai Feng was stupid, and he didn't know what to say to comfort, but Yun Ge on the side sneered and said, "I don't care about this." There is wine today, and there is drunkenness today. After saying this, he turned his head and asked Jiang Chengzi, "That's what you said, right?"
"Hmm. Jiang Chengzi nodded and replied.
Yun Ge continued: "Cang Yan, it's not me talking about you, don't be dissatisfied." We eat and drink well, and we have more adventures than any other bird. Can you meet a few humans who can talk to you and understand you?"
Cang Yan glanced at Jiang Chengzi and said, "Just her." ”
"Yes, when we met Ah Zhi, we were already 10,000 times luckier than other birds, do you want anything else?" Yun Ge said, patting his stomach and saying, "I smell barbecue, Bai Feng, you can hide." ”
As usual, Bai Feng hid, and the group of maids brought the roast meat, some cut fruits, and some dried fruit seeds to the table. Jiang Chengzi waved away the maids, and the three birds ate unceremoniously.
After they had eaten and drunk enough, Jiang Chengzi looked at Bai Feng and asked, "So, you come to help me, is there any exchange condition?"
Bai Feng was taken aback, shook his head again and again, and said, "No, there are no other conditions. Ah Zhi is my friend, I, I am willing to help you. ”
Cang Yan also felt that what he had just said was indeed too excessive and blunt, so he said: "It's not a quid pro quo, it's just that Bai Feng's eldest sister said that maybe your blood will help Bai Feng fly to the top of the mountain when the time comes, I just want to try." ”
"If I refuse to help you, you can leave now, right?" Jiang Chengzi continued.
"No, it won't. Bai Feng hurriedly said.
Jiang Chengzi smiled slightly and said, "At that time, besides, I may want to see if I want to go to Kunlun." After this mission, you can ask your eldest sister if I can go to Kunlun. ”
"Good. Bai Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
It happened that Jinyun came back, Jiang Chengzi said that the Yang Mansion was not very easy to settle these three birds, and asked Jinyun to bring it to Li Nan and let him take good care of it, but not let others see Bai Feng.
Jinyun got the order, and this time he ran away with the three birds again. Usually, these secret guards of Li Ke live in the suburbs of the city, and the other industry is Yang Shufei's. Later, it was given to Li Ke. The person who worked as a housekeeper there was none other than Li Nan. It was a very large industry, and there were many trees, and the three birds were hiding there, which could not be more appropriate.
Jiang Chengzi sent away the three birds, and he was in a daze, feeling that this life experience was inexplicably weird. However, she is not a person who pursues immortality, and she has no interest in becoming a god or an immortal. She just wants to live in the moment with the people she cares about. She was immediately relieved that living according to the set goal was to live her life, and as for what life would eventually become, she didn't want to watch the future.
Live in the present moment and work hard to live a better life! This is Jiang Chengzi's attitude towards everything.