Chapter 530: Folklore
Because Du Bai himself just wanted the two of them to take a walk, he didn't look for Xu Zhiyan, Su Zhirou and others together, but just hired a carriage and asked the coachman to go to the vicinity of the big lake as a local tour guide.
"Hey, this son, this is our West Lake, the scenery is a must, I don't know how many foreign businessmen arrive in Lin'an, the first thing is to see this West Lake!"
The coachman seemed to have been doing this for several years, and there were many things that allowed him to lead the way and introduce the local scenery by the way, and he slowly drove the carriage while enthusiastically introducing the characteristics of the scenery.
"Sure enough, it's West Lake......"
Du Bai looked out the window at the endless sparkling lake, and felt a little emotion in his heart.
In my previous life, I had no time because I was busy with work, so although I worked near Hangzhou, I didn't visit the West Lake, I just saw a few landscape pictures on the Internet, and I felt that the snow scene of the West Lake was really a must, and I was very yearning for it!
Now that I came to the West Lake in this parallel world by chance, I really have to say that the world is impermanent......
However, I don't know if there is any difference between the West Lake in this world and the previous life, at least on the mountain on the shore of the West Lake, it seems that there is no Leifeng Pagoda as a building.
"Leifeng Tower? I haven't heard of this little one...... "When the coachman heard this, he shook his head and thought suspiciously, "The little one has lived here for decades, and he has seen temples and towers of all sizes, but he has never seen a single Leifeng Pagoda. ”
Since the local has said so, then it should be true.
Du Bai thought about it and felt that it was right. Leifeng Pagoda is used to suppress the White Lady, and the White Lady has not moved, and Leifeng Pagoda may not be built so early.
Even Fahai did not build the Jinshan Temple......
"Are you too early?"
He wasn't too surprised by this time difference, after all, he was already mentally prepared by Nie Xiaoqian's matter.
However, the story of A Chinese Ghost Story is that he came too late, not only did he not see Yan Chixia, but even Ning Caichen only had a pile of bones left, but he just got the ending of the story from Nie Xiaoqian's mouth.
However, it seems that it is the opposite, it is too early.
He shook his head secretly, didn't dwell on this matter anymore, turned to look at the lake, and asked casually, "By the way, I heard that there is a scene here called the Broken Bridge?" Why is it missing? ”
It's not like there's not even a broken bridge, right?
"Broken bridge? That's the bridge! ”
The coachman pointed to the bridge across the lake in the distance, which seemed to be one with the water, connecting the sky and the earth, which was particularly beautiful.
"But the bridge isn't broken!" Du Bai looked at the complete bridge deck and couldn't help but have some doubts. Beauty is beautiful, not quite what he imagined.
"A broken bridge is not a broken bridge." The coachman replied with a smile that he seemed to have seen a similar problem.
The original name of the broken bridge is Duanjia Bridge, and the homonym comes from a pseudonym, and many people who come from other places who are not clear will be confused, thinking that it is really a bridge that is half broken.
After figuring out this misunderstanding, Du Bai was a little stunned, and looked at the broken bridge again, but unfortunately it was not snowing now, and he couldn't see the most beautiful "broken bridge remnant snow".
But now this scenery is still very beautiful, at least Su Wanmiao next to her likes it very much, and this is enough.
While looking at the scenery, Du Bai remembered what the flower essence had mentioned before, and seemed to ask casually: "By the way, I wonder if there are any interesting rumors here?" ”
"Rumors?"
The coachman thought about it carefully, and then clapped his hands and replied: "Speaking of stories, there are really some stories, in fact, they are also myths and stories handed down by our ancestors, and they are about the origin of this West Lake, so I will talk about it." ”
"It was said that a thousand years ago, this place was still a dry land, and it coincided with the once-in-a-century drought at that time, and the people suffered so much that they dug hundreds of wells underground, but they really couldn't squeeze out even a drop of water, not only the crops and trees all died, but even the people died of thirst! If it continues like this, I'm afraid the entire city will become a corpse......"
Speaking of the tragic situation at that time, the coachman said that he was very distressed, as if he had personally experienced the scene at that time, and it can be seen that the other party has told this story countless times and is extremely proficient.
Then, the other party's words changed, as if he had finally seen hope.
"At this time, it was the Queen Mother of Heaven who saw that we were extremely pitiful, and she couldn't bear it, so she sent an immortal to find out the cause of the drought, and later learned that it was an immortal named Akabane Daxian who was in charge of the rain here who was lazy to sleep, and slept for three years, which would lead to no drop of rain here, and countless deaths and injuries!"
"What a felony! Don't look at the gods in the sky, but they are also worshiped by the incense of our mortal world, so many innocent people died, the queen mother was furious, punished the immortal with immortal rules, and after cutting off her head, she was thrown into the mortal world with her body and turned into mountains on both sides, and then gave a fairy pearl to fall on the ground! ”
"It's also miraculous, as soon as the pearl fell to the ground, it turned into a big lake, which is now West Lake. The water in it is inexhaustible, and immediately the drought of the entire Fucheng has been solved, and countless people are grateful to Dade for kneeling down to worship, and they also cherish the water of this West Lake very much. Gradually, it has become a major feature of our city, and countless people have come to visit......"
"There are still such stories...... the coachman told it vividly, and Su Wanmiao also listened to it with relish, "The immortal in charge of the rain has killed so many people, it is indeed damned!" ”
Du Bai also nodded on the side, but what he thought was not quite the same as hers.
He had also heard the legend of the West Lake in the original world before, and it was obviously completely different from that of this coachman. However, there were no immortals in the previous life, so I just listened to it, but in this world, it is a little thought-provoking.
"The Pearl of the Queen Mother......"
His gaze fell on the West Lake, and he fell into deep thought.
Although you know that folklore may not be completely true, if there is a very small possibility of being true, it is also an extremely precious treasure!
In some myths and legends, the Queen Mother is in charge of the heavenly court with the Jade Emperor, and is the lord of all immortals, and her strength is bound to be extraordinary, and the strength of the immortal Buddha is definitely stronger than the ordinary ones seen in the past, and it is unimaginably powerful.
And it's hard to say how powerful the pearl in her hand is, but it is also not easy to look at the power of just one bead to turn into such a big lake.
"Shouldn't you really explore it......?"
The extent of the West Lake was so large that at least he didn't feel anything unusual from the shore on which the carriage was traveling.
However, he believed that the little flower spirit would not dare to deceive him, there must be something very terrifying under this lake!