Chapter 3: The Priesthood
After being laid off, Ji Buyun hurriedly took the guard Anya home.
He hadn't seen his uncle for two days, and he wanted to persuade him to dispel the idea of letting him return to the Central Plains Empire as soon as possible.
Ji Buyun knew that his uncle had always been angry that he couldn't become a highlander elder, and felt sorry for his dead parents, but this was no way, Ji Buyun was very satisfied with his current situation.
Uncle was indeed at home, and his entourage told Ji Buyun that Lord Dasi Xing Buyun Zhifeng and several guests from the Central Plains Empire were there.
The Grand Priest is the leader of all the Highlander merchants, and is responsible for managing the trade affairs of the Highlanders with other kingdoms, and this position has always been held by the elders of the Buyun family of the Senate, and will hold office for life unless there are special circumstances.
The current big secretary Buyun Zhifeng is the close brother of Ji Buyun's uncle Buyun Zhize, he followed Buyun Zhize to do business with Buyun Zhize when he was very young, and is Buyun Zhize's most powerful assistant and closest friend, and has always been obedient to Buyun Zhize. Many people rumored that Lord Buyun Zhifeng was not a pure-blooded highlander, his mother had never been able to have children, and after his father gave birth to him with a maid of a steppe barbarian, he claimed that his mother gave birth to him.
Ten years ago, the previous Grand Priest died, and Buyun Zhize was the most vocal candidate in the Senate to succeed the Grand Priest, but in order to make way for his brothers, who were also interested in this position, he voluntarily withdrew from the election of the Great Priest and participated in the election of the five-member ruling committee and won in a thrilling manner.
Every autumn, the Highlanders would organize a huge caravan to trade with the Central Plains Empire, and when they returned the following spring, the Buyun family had monopolized the Highlander caravan for three hundred years, accumulated great wealth, and thus became a famous family of the Highlanders.
The merchant trade was vital to the highlanders, and even in the heat of the Thirty Years' War, the caravans did not stop their footsteps. The two Buyun lords have been to the Central Plains Empire many times, and they have many friends in the Central Plains, including many nobles including Ji Buyun's father and brothers.
Most of the high-ranking highlanders did not become hostile to the Central Plains Empire because of the defeat in the Thirty Years' War, and while envying the prosperity and wealth of the Central Plains, they constantly tried to improve relations with this huge empire. Buyun Zhize is a typical representative of this, after serving as the five-person ruler, his family often has merchants and officials from the Central Plains Empire visiting.
They must be discussing the matter of the caravan, Ji Buyun was secretly anxious in his heart, he must persuade his uncle as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late when they really passed the decision to appoint him as the captain of the escort team.
Uncle was seeing a guest, and he couldn't rush in, so he could only walk around outside the living room, thinking about whether he should immediately ask his aunt and sisters to help him persuade his uncle.
At this moment, his uncle's housekeeper Bu Yunsi came out to find him and asked him to go in to meet the guests.
There are three people sitting in the living room, according to the habit of the highlanders to respect the left, Ji Buyun's uncle sits on the right side, Lord Buyun Zhifeng is accompanied by the prime minister on the right side, and opposite sits a Central Plains Imperial man wearing dark yellow clothes, who looks to be about forty years old, and behind him stand two young people who are wearing the same clothes and Ji Buyun are about the same age, the two are about the same height, just a round face, a square face.
According to Ji Buyun's superficial understanding of the Central Plains Empire, yellow is the special clothing of the royal family, those who wear bright yellow are the royal family of Jinzhi, and those who wear dark yellow are clan relatives.
"God Haotian blesses you, uncle. The god of Haotian blesses you, Lord Sixing. According to the custom of the highlanders, Ji Buyun stood under the right side after greeting the two adults respectively, waiting for them to introduce the guests.
Lord Dashixing nodded to him, which was considered a return of courtesy, he had a round face, a group of amiable spirits, and not much beard under his chin, unlike the average highlander with clear water chestnuts and thick beard.
Ji Buyun's uncle stood up, with a rare excitement on his face, "Buyun, come and see General Ji Cheng." ”
Ji Buyun's name comes from his parents, his father's surname is Ji, and his mother's surname is Buyun, which always reminds him to remember his parents who have never met.
Before Ji Buyun could say anything, the person named Ji Cheng had already stood up, bowed his hand to him with a smile on his face, and said, "Brother of the same clan, don't be polite, don't be polite." ”
It turned out that although he was old, according to the intricate relatives of the Central Plains Empire, Ji Buyun and him were the same generation.
Through his introduction, Ji Buyun learned that his father and the reigning emperor of the Central Plains Empire at that time were half-brothers, and the reason why he sent his father as a proton back then was the result of internal struggles and mutual compromises within the royal family.
This General Ji Cheng is very talkative, and his ability to express himself is not inferior to that of the eloquent highlanders, and Ji Buyun sits under the Lord Dasi Xing and listens to their conversation.
The news brought by General Ji Cheng made the two Buyun adults extremely shocked, Ji Qiangong, the twin brother of Ji Buyun's father, that is, his uncle, who had recently served as the Taifu and Tsukasa of the Central Plains Empire.
Taifu is one of the three princes of the Central Plains Empire, generally only awarded a high lord Venerable, at present, the empire only his uncle has the title of three dukes, Tsukasa Zai has an overview of the imperial government, the size of the empire affairs are all decided by his words, he is now under one person, above ten thousand people, and the power is monstrous.
The two Buyun adults had known Ji Buyun's uncle for a long time, and after heartfelt congratulations, they happily asked Ji Cheng about his uncle's recent situation. Ji Cheng's admiration when talking about his uncle was overflowing, and he never called him by name, but respectfully called Taifu Gong.
Ji Buyun thought to himself: This Ji Cheng must be his uncle's henchman, and he has received great favor from his uncle.
Sure enough, he said that he was originally in charge of his uncle's estate, and as soon as his uncle took over as Tsukasa, he immediately appointed Ji Cheng, who usually served well, as the western pastor who managed the oasis vassal country.
Speaking of this, Ji Cheng turned his smile to Ji Buyun and said with a smile: "In addition to ordering me to pass through the oasis abroad, Taifu Gong also gave me a more important task, which is to take care of your brother, Taifu Gong solemnly asked me to report your situation to him in writing every month, so I hurriedly completed the handover procedures of the Western Pastor in the Sunset Oasis and rushed to Haotian City to visit you." ”
Then they talked about Ji Buyun's father, Ji Cheng had tears in his eyes, saying that he served by Ji Buyun's father's brother as a personal companion when he was very young, and had deep feelings for his father, and his father's noble behavior of hostage for his brother had already become a moral model, and it was passed on by word of mouth in the Central Plains Empire, but he didn't expect him to die of martyrdom.
After a long sigh, Ji Cheng said: "The relationship between the royal family is complicated, and some people were quite jealous of Taifu Gong's talent when he was young, so they tried every means to send him as a hostage back then, thanks to your father's brotherly affection to come on his behalf." Over the years, Taifu Gong Taoguang has been obscure and painstakingly managed, and has always put his concern for your father and son in his heart, and he does not dare to show it in front of outsiders, so he can only grieve alone at night. Now that the clouds have finally been cleared, Taifu Gongrong has been promoted to Tsukasa, and he ordered me to visit you on his behalf as soon as possible. ”
This Ji Cheng is extremely eloquent, and in just a few words, he explained clearly why no one had come to visit Ji Buyun in the past nineteen years, and at the same time portrayed him the image of a kind and righteous uncle.
He continued: "Tai Fu Gong asked me to tell you to wait patiently here for a while, and when the conditions are ripe, he will take you back immediately." Plus, he asked me to bring you a gift. ”
The gift was a jade ring in a brocade box, and the quality, color, and dragon pattern of the jade were exactly the same as the jade pendant on Ji Buyun's chest.
Ji Buyun liked this gift very much, and he was even happier that he finally didn't have to work hard to persuade his uncle, as for Ji Cheng said that he would take him to the Central Plains Empire when the conditions were ripe, and then he would talk about it.
That night, when his uncle was hosting a banquet to entertain Ji Cheng, Ji Buyun quietly took a shortcut to the ant's house, told the ant in detail about the situation, and showed him the ring.
The ant took the ring and looked at it carefully for a long time, and his expression changed several times in the middle, and he stopped talking. In the end, he guessed that it might be that his uncle had just taken over power, and the situation was still unstable, so he didn't rush to let Ji Buyun go back.
In the end, he repeatedly told him that he must keep this ring well and never lose it.
Before leaving, Ji Buyun and him made an appointment to meet at the bluestone bridge on the Shenhe River in the west of Haotian City at noon tomorrow, and go to Fuyu Mountain to hunt bears together, he will go to the priest's court tomorrow morning to deliver documents, and he will definitely be able to come back at noon.
After returning home, Ji Buyun carefully studied the jade ring under the candle for a while, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it should be cut from a piece of jade and carved by the same person as the jade pendant on his chest.
This jade pendant and ring should be customized for the children of the royal family, Ji Buyun thought, this kind of natural craftsmanship is definitely not done by ordinary craftsmen. Jade can be hidden by clothing when worn on the chest, and rings cannot be covered by wearing on the finger. Highlanders don't have the habit of wearing rings, if he wears it, it will be too ostentatious, after thinking about it carefully, Ji Buyun put it back in the brocade box and carefully hid it at the bottom of the box.
As soon as he got up the next morning, Ji Chengcheng took the two young people to find Ji Buyun to resign, saying that he had just taken up the post of Western pastor and had a lot of things to deal with, and then said a lot of words asking Ji Buyun to understand.
In the end, he pointed to the two young men and said that when he was away, these two young men would take care of Ji Buyun instead of him, these two were originally guards of the Taifu Guard, absolutely loyal and reliable. They live in the Central Plains Imperial Pavilion very close to Ji Buyun's house, and if there is anything to ask the guards to call them, they will contact Ji Buyun directly if they have something.
At this time, Ji Buyun realized that these two people must have been carefully selected by Ji Cheng, the round-faced one is called Ji Fan, who is Ji Cheng's son, and the square-faced one is called Ji Meng, who is Ji Cheng's nephew. Ji Buyun excused himself a few words, and saw that he couldn't push it off, so he left the two of them.
Ji Buyun hurried to the Senate with Anya, the captain had already waited for him in the foyer with the documents of the five-member ruling committee, and after exchanging greetings, the captain handed him the documents that Ji Buyun was responsible for serving, and briefly explained a few words.
Ji Buyun asked him for leave by the way, and told the captain that he was going to hunt bears after going to the priest's courtyard to deliver the papers, and the captain readily agreed. Ji Buyun asked Anya to gather the twenty-four Praetorian Guards who were responsible for delivering the letter, and after distributing the documents, he let them set off according to the captain's explanation.
He and Anya got on their horses and followed the bluestone road in front of the Senate and went straight to the priest's courtyard ten miles northwest of Haotian City.
The garrison is usually not equipped with horses, and only temporarily provoked from the Praetorian Guard headquarters when performing tasks, he and Anya are very average in riding, and the speed of riding is not fast, anyway, the priest's house is close at hand, and it is enough to come back at noon and meet the ants.
Soon, they came to the River of Falling God. The Luoshen River is located in the west of Haotian City, which is formed by the convergence of meltwater from snow-capped mountains, and is not wide. Legend has it that this river was formed by the belt of Haotian God crossing the ground when he was in the lower realm, so it is called the Luoshen River. There is a bluestone bridge over the river, and the bluestone road in front of the Senate leads through this bridge to the priesthood.
The Priest's Courtyard is a huge building complex built by the highlanders to worship the gods of Haotian, among which the temple of Haotian is the most majestic building of the highlanders.
The slope of the hill where it is located is opposite to the mountain where Haotian Castle is located is separated from the Kamigawa, and unlike the bare stone slope of Haotian Castle, the hillside where the priest's courtyard dedicated to Haotian God is located is lush with flowers and plants, and the trees are green, especially the back mountain where the priests live and are not allowed to be set foot in, it is said that there are many exotic flowers and plants, which are transplanted from the garden of the gods.
The highlanders believed that the Luoshen River was the dividing line between humans and the gods, and that the towering snow-capped mountains west of the Luoshen River were the gardens of Haotian and the places where the gods lived, and it was strictly forbidden for others to settle except for the priests who served the gods.
There were thousands of priests in the priesthood, all of whom were women, and with the exception of the high priest and a few high priests, the other priests had to leave the priesthood when they got married. The position of High Priest could only be held by unmarried women in the Worth family, and unlike the highlanders, who had to hold high official positions that had to be held by the Senate, the High Priest was automatically appointed as a Patriarch for life.
Although there is no restriction on marriage of high priests, all high priests in the past three hundred years have never married, so the rumor that Lord Ao Zhiwu is preparing to propose to Lord Wo no Duo, the high priest, immediately caused a huge sensation among the highlanders.
The logo of the priest is an abstract flower-like pattern, five petals and a heart, this pattern can be seen everywhere in the priest's court, and this pattern is embroidered on the back of each priest's clothes, the general priest embroiders black, only the back of the high priest's clothes is purple.
It is said that the flower emblem of the priests' house represents that the highlanders came from the garden of the gods and were always the servants of the gods.
When they arrived at the priest's house, they explained their intentions to the priest in charge of the reception, and at the same time declared that the documents of the five-man ruler must be received by the high priest himself, and the priest in charge of the reception checked their guide and the Janissary waist plates, and after confirming their identities, arranged for a priest to take them to the high priest.
All the Highlanders were convinced that the priests were proficient in magic and were able to communicate with God through their minds. Ji Buyun has always wanted to verify the authenticity of this statement, so he took a closer look at the priest who led the way.
She was wearing a white robe for priests, and her face was tightly covered by the white veil that priests were used to wearing, and she couldn't tell her specific age, but her voice was crisp and her steps were light, and she should be very young. She introduced herself as Wo Yue, and she first took them to the Haotian Temple to worship the Haotian God according to the tradition of the highlanders.
The Haotian Temple is a huge rectangular building that is semi-enclosed on three sides and open-air on one side, built entirely of black marble. It is located on the highest sunny side of the hillside where the priest's house is located, and the natural undulation of the hillside was cleverly used in the construction process, and the building is integrated with the mountain, giving the illusion that the entire temple is completely human. Its front is a hundred and twenty-one wide steps carved out of the mountain, symbolizing the infinite respect of all the highlanders represented by the one hundred and twenty-one patriarchs to the gods, at the end of the steps are three arched doors with a height of nine zhang and a width of six zhang, and there are huge petal-shaped cornices on the doors; The stone pillar of 20 zhang high, symbolizes the twelve months of the year, the stone pillar is carved with all kinds of poems and texts that praise the god of Hao, the top of the stone pillar is carved into the shape of blooming flowers, connected to each other, half of it plays a decorative role, half of it shelters from the wind and rain; in the center of the temple, there are countless sacrificial platforms of different heights, during the ceremony, people kneel and worship to the god of Haotian according to their identity; inside the temple is the statue of the god of Haotian that is 30 zhang high, the statue of the god uses the original mountain peak to cut the mountain and carve, the high part of the mountain peak is carved into the image of the god of Hao Tian wearing the robe of the highlanders, and the statue of Haotian with five arms is different, this statue has only two arms, he holds a spear in his hand, his face is resolute, and he looks ahead, and the pedestal below is cleverly treated into the image of a candle dragon.
The god Hao Tian is the main god of the highlanders, and legend has it that he created this world and the highlanders. The legend goes something like this, a long, long time ago, our world was divided into heaven and earth, everything was crowded together, there was no light and no wind, and there was chaos. After hundreds of millions of years, the essence of chaos gradually precipitated together, and a child was naturally born in the essence, and this child was Haotian God, who was the oldest and greatest god, and the ancestor of all gods. He grew up in the chaos, surviving by absorbing the essence of chaos, and lit by a candle held on a dragon's tongue. This dragon was born naturally in the jade egg condensed by the cold and gloom of chaos, the body is 99,999 miles long, it lives by absorbing the cold of chaos, it is the ancestor of all dragons, it is called the ancestral dragon, because it once used to hold a candle with its tongue to illuminate the god Haotian, so it is also called the candle dragon. Haotian God has grown in the chaos for hundreds of millions of years, absorbing almost all the essence of chaos, with supreme divine power, one day, he felt that this dark life is really boring, so he broke the chaos, the lighter matter in the chaos rose, forming wind, clouds, etc. composed of the sky, the heavier matter fell, forming water, earth, gold, jade, etc. composed of land and sea, the remaining essence in the chaos evolved into the sun, moon and stars, and the turbid qi in the chaos gathered in the depths of the earth, and later gave birth to the demons. Originally, the god of Hao lived in the heavens and lived by absorbing the brilliance of the sun, moon and stars, and the candle dragon lived on the earth, and because of its love of yin and cold, it gathered all the water and soil together to form a high snow-capped mountain, on which he comfortably coiled. Later, Hao Tianshen wanted to build a garden for himself on the ground, so he ordered the candle dragon to knock down the snow mountain, the candle dragon rolled on the snow mountain nine hundred and ninety-nine times, the snow mountain could not withstand the candle dragon's divine power and gradually collapsed, the sliding ice and snow melted to form the ocean, and the collapsed mountain formed land, but because the snow mountain was too high and too big, the original location of the snow mountain still left a large snowy plateau. All the mountains are now the traces of the Candle Dragon's body tumbling, the plains are where the dragon's tail sweeps, and the islands in the ocean are the land swept out by the dragon's tail. Hao Tianshen took a fancy to a valley in the Kunlun Mountains and decided to build his own garden there, and since he was unwilling to engage in complicated planting work, he made a human in his own shape and made a human in his own shape to plant a garden instead. The amount of gold was limited, and later he made humans out of jade, stones, etc. The candle dragon was very interesting to see the humans made by the god Haotian, so he learned to make it in the form of the gods, but it did not have the ingenuity of the gods, and the things it made became animals such as birds and beasts, and the gods adopted these animals in his garden. The garden was built so successfully that God was so pleased that he decided to give freedom to the human race, and allowed the human beings to take away the crops and animals that they thought were useful, and made some bird-headed human spirits to help him plant the garden instead of humans. Humans gradually migrated to various parts of the world and continued to evolve, and the humans made of gold by the gods evolved into the highlanders, the humans made of jade evolved into the Central Plains, and the humans made of stone evolved into other peoples.
This legend is basically the same as the world that humans know at present, with the location of the highlanders as the center, to the west is the continuous snow-capped mountains, where there is the garden of the gods, is the domain of the gods, and the elves who planted gardens for the gods also live here, they are more proficient in making various weapons than the highlanders who are good at metallurgy, and send envoys to the highlanders from time to time to trade. To the east was a vast stretch of desert, scattered in desert oases with hundreds of small states rich in jade, and the Thirty Years' War between the Highlanders and the Central Plains Empire was fought for suzerainty over these small states. To the east of the desert was the vast and rich Central Plains Empire, which was skilled in agriculture and art. Further east of the Central Plains Empire is the sea, there are many islands in the sea, the islands closer to the mainland are inhabited by the sea people who fish for a living, where pearls are abundant; the islands far away from the mainland are floating on the sea, and there are many immortals living on them, they are the earliest servants of the Haotian God; the easternmost is a huge island called Jinwu Island, there is a towering mulberry tree at the highest point of the island, the sun rises from the tree every day, there is the country of the dragon family, all dragons under the age of 10,000 live here, until they have practiced for 10,000 years, they can transform into human form before leaving。 To the southeast of the Highlanders, to the south of the Central Plains Empire, is an endless forest, inhabited by forest peoples, rich in exotic beasts. To the northeast of the highlanders, to the north of the Central Plains Empire, is an endless grassland, inhabited by nomadic steppe barbarians, who are rich in horses, and they are divided into nine tribes, also known as the nine barbarians. Further north of the grassland is the netherworld of ice and snow, where the demons live according to the contract between humans and demons, also known as the Demon Domain.
The young priest of Woyue led them to the temple, and according to her instructions, Ji Buyun and Anya bowed respectfully to the god Haotian on the altar in the east of the center, and in front of the majestic and solemn statue, they sincerely felt that they were so small from the bottom of their hearts, so that they were even more in awe of the god.
Then she took them to the high priest. The High Priest lived in a palace made of pink marble on the hill to the lower left of the temple, which was connected to the temple by a cobblestone path. Standing in the open space of the hillside, you can see Haotian City from afar. The palace of the high priest was small and was surrounded by various trees and flowers. One of the tall flower trees impressed Ji Buyun, this unknown flower tree is full of large colorful flowers at the mouth of the bowl, each flower has a unique color, strong fragrance, as long as you look at it, your eyes will be attracted by it, and you can't help but want to find two identical flowers in between. Ji Buyun suddenly wondered, when Lord Ao Zhiwu passed by here, did he also have the same thoughts as him, it is estimated that the Lord is in a hurry to see the high priest, and there is not so much leisure.
The high priestess was recognized as the first beauty of the highlanders, and her beauty has become a kind of legend. Ji Buyun had only seen the high priest from afar a few times in the Senate before, although he knew his identity and did not dare to have the slightest covetousness for the high priest, but when he thought that he would be able to meet this legendary beauty face to face immediately, his heart still couldn't help but fluctuate.
There are no reliefs on the façade of the palace of the high priest used by the highlanders to decorate important buildings, only a number of wind chimes hanging under the cornices, and the breeze blows like rings. There is a small pavilion among the flowers at the door, with a stone table and a stone bench, and there are a few priests sitting or standing in it.
The inner walls of the palace are white, and there are many potted flowers on the ground. In the center of the hall is a large log table, with a few chairs randomly placed around the table. There is a pot of flowers on the table, it should be herbaceous, and in the middle of the few green leaves scattered is a purple flower stem, which is decorated with small red buds, and the magic is that several flower buds at the top of the flower path are slowly blooming at a speed visible to the naked eye in turn, and the nails-sized flowers are blooming one after another, and the room is very quiet, even Ji Buyun, who is far away from the flowers, seems to hear the sound of flowers blooming. The small flowers, the red ones are dazzling. He took a closer look, and the moment he entered the palace, the first flower was in full bloom.
The high priest sat at a table surrounded by flowers, behind him stood two small priests, and in the distance there were several slender priests who were making eye contact with something, all dressed in white priestly robes and wearing white veils. The people in the palace were obviously surprised to see the process of the flowers blooming with their own eyes, especially the high priest, whose whole body seemed to tremble. Fortunately, having close contact with this No. 1 beauty of the highlanders made Ji Buyun's heart surge, but he didn't dare to be rude, and after sneaking a glance at the high priest, he quickly hung his head and stood aside, and the Voyue priest immediately retreated after reporting Ji Buyun's identity to the high priest.
According to the custom of the highlanders, Ji Buyun bowed to the high priest with his right hand pressed on his left chest and gave the highest courtesy greeting: "Haotian God bless you, High Priest. ”
Taking advantage of the greeting, Ji Buyun took a closer look at the high priest, and he found that she happened to be looking at him with deep eyes, and according to the height of the sitting, he judged that the height of the high priest should only be slightly shorter than himself.
As if he hadn't calmed down from the surprise of the flowers, the high priest looked at Ji Buyun carefully for a moment, and Ji Buyun felt a smile slowly bloom in her eyes with her spare eyes.
"God Haotian bless you, Praetorian Guard. The High Priestess's voice was slightly hoarse, and there was endless majesty in the silence, which matched her identity, but the end was slightly trembling.
After briefly explaining the intention, Ji Buyun took out the documents of the Senate. The high priest himself got up and took the paperwork, she was really tall and graceful, but she was wearing a white veil on her face, and she couldn't see her face clearly. At the moment when she took the paperwork, Ji Buyun smelled a faint fragrance, this fragrance was completely different from the fragrance of flowers in the room, although the fragrance of flowers was different, but it gave people a warm feeling, and this fragrance gave people a kind of coldness that penetrated into the heart, he guessed that this fragrance was not from the pot of flowers on the table, or from the high priest himself, he was more inclined to this fragrance was the body fragrance of the high priest. The high priest obviously sensed the slight fluctuation of his expression, and after returning to his seat, he casually glanced at Ji Buyun, and then began to read the paperwork. Ji Buyun stood aside cautiously and waited, the highlanders said that the high priest had the ability to sense the inner fluctuations of others, and he didn't dare to let her feel that he had the slightest disrespect for her.
After reading the paperwork, the high priest got up and whispered a few words to the priests in the distance, and then returned to his seat to write a reply letter in person, during which he looked up at Ji Buyun a few times. Even if he is as noble as a high priest, he is not immune to the vulgarity in the face of his handsome face, Ji Buyun suddenly flashed such a thought in his heart, he had full confidence in his appearance. The little priest helped the high priest seal the reply letter, and after sealing it, she got up again and personally handed the reply letter to Ji Buyun. At this time, Ji Buyun smelled the cold fragrance again, which made him even more convinced that this fragrance must have come from the high priest himself.
After carefully receiving the reply letter, Ji Buyun said goodbye to the high priest, and she politely sent him out of the palace. Before coming out, he glanced at the pot of flowers on the table again, and the small flowers had already opened seven, and the red flowers seemed to have some kind of magic that attracted people's attention, like flowing stars, and jumping wildfires, which made the room full of purple and red dull.
When saying goodbye at the gate of the palace, Ji Buyun was surprised to find that the high priest actually took off the veil, it was a beautiful and suffocating face, more memorable than the pot of magic flowers, the skin was like condensed, the eyes were bright, and there was a faint pearl flow in the shallow smile, he was convinced that she was not only the first beauty of the highlanders, but also the most beautiful woman in the world.
According to the rules of the highlanders, Ji Buyun stood at the gate of the palace and sent the high priest back to the palace. The moment the high priest entered the door, he suddenly looked back and smiled, looked directly at Ji Buyun and asked, "Can you tell me your name?" ”
The smile that began to bloom from the depths of his eyes was like a white lotus, blooming in Ji Buyun's heart, and even his mood bloomed together, and in an instant, Ji Buyun, who was full of joy, understood what love at first sight was.
"My name is Ji Buyun, my lord" Ji Buyun restrained his mind, tried to suppress the turmoil in his heart, and replied respectfully as naturally as possible.
"Oh, my name is Woduo," the high priest replied, waved his jade hand at Ji Buyun, and turned gracefully to enter the door.
On the way back, Priest Woyue said thoughtfully to Ji Buyun, this is the first time she has seen the respected high priest take off her veil in front of outsiders, and it is also the first time she has seen her personally send guests out of the palace.
"The High Priest would take the initiative to ask your name, Praetorian Guard, it seems that you are not as simple as an ordinary messenger, can you tell me what makes you different?" asked the Priest of the Fertile Moon.
"Maybe it's because I'm visiting the high priest for the first time, and she doesn't know me, or maybe it's because the documents are more important this time. Ji Buyun didn't know why, and he didn't dare to say that it might be because he was more handsome, so he could only say a perfunctory sentence casually.
Priest Woyue glanced at Ji Buyun, she heard that Ji Buyun was perfunctory to her, and stopped talking. She took Ji Buyun and Anya back to the gate of the priest's courtyard, and they thanked her for their help and rode away.
On the way back, the high priest's parting smile has been blooming in the depths of Ji Buyun's heart, he held back his unrealistic heart, and secretly thought: This is a good sign, this time you will definitely be able to hunt flying bears.