"Okay." After the fourth master responded, he turned around and nodded to Shen Ruqing and the others, bowed his head and whispered, "Don't separate, be more careful." "Just stay by Du Ruo's side and walk out.

The group carried light work and rushed for half an hour, only to faintly see a little water.

The area of the 'lotus pond' is indeed not small, it is a big lake, but it is much more simple than Du Ruo thought, it is in an ordinary valley, and there are some ordinary trees around, except for some winter gloom, it is not different from ordinary times.

Yes! There are still differences! There is a lotus in the center of the lake, and many of them are still budding in this winter!

And the so-called ritual, Du Ruo didn't see it, there were no red silk, runes, or some sacrificial pigs and sheep.

"Patriarch, you're all ready."

Du Ruo pursed her lips, and was stunned when she looked at the old man with white hair and wrinkles standing with his hands down, in fact, this kind of appearance is really common in the old man, but this northern Sichuan seems to be favored by heaven and earth, most of the old people she sees are white-haired and child-faced old people, and this suddenly appears a normal, but it looks extraordinary.

"Big sister! Why are you messing around with the patriarch! What is the child stolen, what is this I don't know where to get it! How sacred is this holy lotus and holy pool, where can these outsiders see it? You are not afraid of angering the god of wind! ”

Du Ruo is not a good-tempered person, the first time is to respect the elders, but no one can be better: "I don't know much about the wind god that the nobles believe in, but compared to others, isn't shouting in the holy land disrespectful to the wind god?" Moreover, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, your repeated confrontation and questioning should also be fully in line with the following crimes! But the patriarch and this big grandmother have so good tempers that even outsiders like me are surprised! ”

"You! What a vicious heart! Don't try to talk nonsense! I've always been the most revered patriarch, but now I'm just desperately admonishing! An outsider..."

"Sixth."

The patriarch didn't speak, and the eldest grandmother only glanced up at the sixth grandmother, called her, and the sixth grandmother closed her mouth.

"Let's get started." The patriarch stepped forward, took out a silver carved water lotus-patterned knife, and slashed it on his wrist, and the bright red blood fell into the water.

Du Ruo clenched her fists, I don't know if it was her illusion, the color of that blood seemed to have a little green light?

"Boy, come here."

Du Ruo glanced at the fourth master of the cat before walking to the lake.

When he got closer, Du Ruo saw that the water in the lake was so clear, the lake was not shallow, but it was so clear that even the sand and gravel and dead leaves at the bottom of the lake could be seen clearly.

The patriarch was obviously putting blood into the pool, but the bright red color faded all the color the moment it fell into the lake, and it didn't even have time to spread.

‘··· It's not scientific! ’

"Child, stretch out your hand," after thinking about it, the patriarch smiled again: "It doesn't hurt, I'll be careful." ”

Du Ruo looked at that unnatural smile, and somehow suddenly felt a little wanted to get close to her? Maybe that laugh really worked hard to pull it out, right? Even if it makes people feel entangled, as long as her heart is good, she is willing to return warmth.

Du Ruo stretched out her wrist, and it was really a very shallow short mouth, and a drop of blood ran along her slender wrist and fell into the water, which also faded and melted in the blink of an eye, without a little over-smudging.

Is it the water? Before Du Ruo could figure it out, he heard someone behind him roar in disbelief: "It's on?!" How can it be! ”

Du Ruo immediately went to the center of the lake to see, there were more than a dozen lotus flowers with buds, and seven or eight had bloomed at this time, and this kind of out-of-season flowering has not stopped at this time! Under Du Ruo's gaze, the lotus flowers that were still budding did not know how to be shy at all, and they bloomed one after another, showing their soft posture in front of everyone, enjoying everyone's praise and amazement.

Du Ruo even felt that he smelled a strong lotus fragrance, and even, the smell was getting stronger and stronger.

Are you kidding! Although northern Sichuan is a relatively warm place in winter, it is still a valley, and it can be warmer to drink, but this is not a greenhouse, how can the lotus flowers bloom in winter? !

"Chuan Jinzhu."

"Sichuan Yinzhu."

Du Ruo looked at the two who suddenly bowed down, and was a little stunned, until he heard the voice of the patriarch, and called back his consciousness that was still in the scene of 'flowers blooming'.

"Sichuan Rain." The patriarch folded his arms in front of his chest, leaned over and saluted, "I've seen the Holy Maiden." ”

"I've seen the Holy Maiden!"

“···” Wait, aren't you the next patriarch? What is a Holy Maiden? Moreover, I didn't hear that the patriarch would salute the successor patriarch!

"Grandma, I'm tired of you."

The eldest grandmother couldn't hide the smile on her face, and finally softened her serious and rigid appearance a lot: "The arrival of the holy woman is really a blessing for northern Sichuan, and a blessing for us." After saying that, he picked up the lost steps and hurried to the way he came.

What is this for? Reporting? What do you want to do to me?!

"No," Du Ruo quickly moved away from the river, the patriarch, and the eldest grandmother, jumped up and landed directly beside the fourth master of the cat, and even leaned back half a step slightly, and hugged the arm of the fourth master of the cat even tighter: "What is the holy daughter?" What the hell is going on? ”

"Stop!" The sixth grandmother stepped forward with a straight face, and was about to tear apart the arm that Du Ruo and the fourth master were hugging together: "The saint is so noble, how can she pull and pull with a foreign man!" ”

"What a foreign man! This is my fiancé! Du Ruo also knew the rules and regulations of this era, and although he said so, he still let go of the fourth master's arm in his hand.

She was only a little shocked, so she wanted to find a safe place to lean on.

"Don't lie about it! The saint of northern Sichuan does not marry! Since you are a saint of northern Sichuan, you should only be able to marry our good men in northern Sichuan! ”

"What?!" Du Ruo instantly hugged the fourth master's arm again, and she didn't let go of anyone who came at this time: "Since that's the case, then let's go up and down, let's meet again!" With that, Du Ruo pulled the cat and turned around to leave.

What are you kidding, finally someone can accompany her through two worlds! She cherishes it so much! How is it possible to let go!

"Nonsense! As a saint, you dare to abandon your responsibilities as a saint! Abandon your people! How can you be so worthy of the northern Sichuan that gave birth to you and raised you! What will you face your ancestors when you die? ”

"Huh!" I'm grumpy! Du Ruo sneered and turned around: "Born to me? I can't be sure yet, but I can be sure that it was never you in northern Sichuan! What do I have to be sorry for? What does this have to do with me! ”