Chapter 2 Departure
A violent thunder and lightning destroyed the small courtyard where Shen Yaohua had lived for eleven years, and also ruined the life of the old goddess. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
She held up the statue of the goddess and knelt in the torrential rain, closed her eyes and silently recited the blessing of the goddess, feeling that the wind and rain and thunder and lightning slowly weaved into a huge net, making people unable to avoid and escape, and even the earth swayed with the wind, rain and thunder.
She barely held herself up until her hands were numb and she could no longer hold the statue of the goddess.
She heard an exclamation from the old goddess, and then her seal hall seemed to be struck with a heavy hammer, she could feel something gushing out, she could feel being held in her arms, she could smell the familiar smell of decay, she just couldn't open her eyes, she couldn't speak, and finally fell into darkness.
She walked in that quiet darkness, looking for a target she didn't even know, and then she saw a glimmer of light, warm, shiny.
Shen Yaohua walked towards the reassuring light, and saw a very strange old goddess, those lights were emanating from her, she was no longer hideous, no longer ugly, she made people feel calm, and felt comfortable and graceful.
She wore a dark blue cardigan with intricate and beautiful embroidered patterns, each one different.
The old goddess smiled and beckoned to Shen Yaohua, Shen Yaohua fell asleep when she entered the glow, and in a trance the old goddess said a lot of things to her, and then she thought about it, only vaguely remembered to let her protect the statue of the goddess with her life, and went all the way south to find Wushan.
When she woke up, the sky was blue, the clouds were as light as a veil, and the ground around her was dry and refreshing, if it weren't for the collapsed house and incense case, she would have thought that the thunder and lightning were just a dream.
The old goddess was gone, she stared at the pile of black ash around her for a while, got up and dug a pit to bury the pile of black ash, she kowtowed three times in a complicated mood, packed up some dry food and clothes, and went all the way south according to the old goddess's explanation.
At first, she passed through several small villages, and met some old people and children who were idle at home, and they did not look at her kindly.
Shen Yaohua felt puzzled and helpless, she was only different from ordinary children in the black birthmark at the corner of her eye, in terms of body shape, she was slender and weak, in terms of appearance, she was not very good but she also had good eyebrows and eyes, a pair of big eyes black and white, the bridge of the nose was quite pretty, and the lips were small, but the world always stared at her birthmark, and did not see her kind smile.
She hung her head, trying not to make any contact. However, the more she walked, the more she felt that something was wrong, she had been isolated from the world for eleven years, although she had not experienced the world, but she also knew that the outside world should not be like this, she was walking towards the place of prosperity, but now she felt more and more desolate as she walked.
Shen Yaohua sat on the ridge of the field with a small burden on his back and nibbled on the cake, full of doubts, this season should be the time of the autumn harvest, but the field is full of wild grass, and there is no shadow of crops at all.
What about the others, where are the people?
She hadn't seen anyone all day, and the two villages she passed by that day were so empty that she couldn't see a single mouse.
Shen Yaohua walked for two more days with questions, and finally understood what was happening.
For example, today is divided into four parts, East China and South China occupy half of the side, and Tiancheng is in the west, and Hongtu is in the north.
A year ago, Donghua Nanhua was still called Tilt Hua, and Hongtu was still Changfeng.
When the Chinese annexed the surrounding tribes and small countries were waiting to recuperate in order to achieve great things, civil strife suddenly broke out, and the prosperity was empty overnight, and the newly rising first power was plunged into war.
Soon after, the new emperor of Liufeng ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Hongtu.
Donghua and South China fought for a whole year, and suddenly joined forces to attack Hongtu, Tiancheng changed his previous neutral position and formed an alliance with Hongtu to fight against Southeast China.
The four kingdoms were so divided that rivers of blood flowed and lives were destroyed. Especially the belligerent southeast and southeast, there are corpses all over the field, and the bones are full of mountains.
Shen Yaohua walked in this area for Wuzhou, there were people here to take advantage of the chaos to establish themselves as kings, Donghua Jingdi after ascending the throne sent heavy troops to kill, even innocent people did not let go, so this area almost became a ghost domain.
Shen Yaohua hurried away without squinting and holding his baggage, followed by countless large and small light clusters, one of which was glowing with a faint gold, constantly floating in front of her, as if he wanted to stop her, but every time Shen Yaohua passed through it as if nothing was there.
In the middle of the night, Shen Yaohua found a ruined temple and hurriedly walked in.
The temple ** has a big-bellied Maitreya, and the golden body has long been mottled, and the smile is a little weird.
Shen Yaohua turned to the back of the Buddha statue, sat down against the Buddha statue, took out cakes and water cylinders, and ate and drank.
As soon as he took a bite, the white and golden spirit floated in front of him again, Shen Yaohua swallowed the cake and looked out, many light clusters were hovering outside the temple, and only this one followed.
She regretted it a little, why should she ask a wandering soul about things, now it's okay, she was entangled by a bunch of unjust souls, some asked her to avenge her, some begged her to cross over, some let her take revenge, the one in front of her, let her help find the bones.
Shen Yaohua took a sip of water and sighed: "I'll tell you one last time, I can see you and hear you doesn't mean that I can help you, I really don't know anything." ”
She has lived with the old goddess since she was a child, and strange things are not uncommon, and the old goddess will occasionally mention something, but she has never taught her any magic, she is really powerless.
"If you think about it again, you must have a way to help them, I can feel the difference between you."
A warm and peaceful male voice sounded in her head, very young and nice.
"Why don't you tell me how I can help?"
Shen Yaohua was quite helpless, she was not afraid of this pure color spirit, but she didn't want to be pestered all the time.
"I don't know, we were attracted to something about you," said the geist. ”
Shen Yaohua hugged the burden tightly, glared at the wandering soul who couldn't distinguish the appearance, and said, "You don't want to rob, right?" ”
"How do I rob it?"
The geist laughed, "I can't touch anything in the world at all. ”
Shen Yaohua thought about it and relaxed a little, he was right, if he could touch something, then he would not be an ordinary soul, let alone snatch her things, even if he killed her, it would be easy.
She took out the statue of the goddess and said, "I think this is what you said, right?" ”
Before the wandering spirit on the opposite side could answer, there was a sudden commotion outside the temple, and Shen Yaohua quietly looked over, only to see countless light clusters gathered together, churning like a thick fog.
Is it really because of this statue of a goddess?
Shen Yaohua frowned slightly, even so, she didn't know what to do.
"Do you know how to recite the Death Mantra?"
The wandering spirit on his side asked lightly, Shen Yaohua shook his head, she couldn't spell anything.
The geist was silent for a moment, then said, "Would you like to give it a try?" If you can transcend these remnant souls, it will be a great merit. ”
Shen Yaohua shook her head again, it didn't matter if she was merit or not, she was only afraid that it would backfire and harm these remnant souls.
The wandering soul in her mind seemed to know, and he chuckled and said: "It's okay, you try, these remnant souls were frightened before they died, and the three souls and seven spirits were incomplete, and they were baptized by the yin wind in the world, and they didn't even have a hiding place, and they were already dying, and if they weren't overtaken again, they wouldn't last long before their souls were gone." ”
Shen Yaohua handed over the jade statue, "You understand so well, why don't you come to surpass them?" ”
The geist laughed again and said, "How can you be so forgetful at such a young age, I didn't just say that you can't touch things. ”
Shen Yaohua took back the jade statue and said, "Then will you recite the mantra of the past life?" ”
"I'm going to clear the spell, a spell to defeat evil spirits." He said something as if it were true or false, urging: "Let's go, go and try." ”
"Okay."
Shen Yaohua nodded, took the jade statue and walked out of the temple gate, and in the blink of an eye, he was surrounded by a large thick fog, and his mind was full of vague noise, full of excitement and anticipation.
Shen Yaohua thought for a while, sat cross-legged on the ground, held the jade statue high above his head, closed his eyes and said silently: "Goddess, goddess, if you really have magical powers, you must be able to feel the expectation of these remnant souls, then please be merciful and let their souls return to peace."
She prayed silently over and over again, and I don't know how long it took, when she suddenly heard a sigh, and the familiar male voice said: "This seems to be useless, think about it again, and see if there is any other way." ”
Shen Yaohua opened her eyes, and sure enough, the dense fog around her did not change in the slightest, but the noise of excitement in her head turned into a sigh of disappointment.
What can I do?
Shen Yaohua glared at the brightest light cluster, it was him, and pushed her into the oil pot, I really didn't know why I was bewitched by him.