Seeing that the state of the ark was not right, the man sighed lightly and said, "Let's go to the reception room and talk." ”

The frustrated Fang Zhou and the village chief of Fangjia Village, who lowered his head, ignored the man, and Chu Yongyi still asked them to respond.

The two entered the reception room and looked at each other without saying a word. Li Jiangwei whispered to Chu Yongyi: "There are some things I want to consult the priest, and I will leave it to you here." ”

"Okay."

Until Li Jiangwei left the reception room, the two did not speak. In the silent silence, Chu Yongyi spoke, breaking the silence.

"Village Chief, can you tell me what happened along the way?"

Fang Zhou looked up dejectedly, staring at the village chief with red eyes.

"I'm ......," the village chief muttered, "it's all my fault......

"What the hell is going on?"

After Chu Yongyi's repeated inquiries, he pry open the village chief's mouth and heard the information he wanted to know.

It turned out that after walking the mountain that day, the village chief immediately decided to set off for Xinquan. At first everything went well, and I moved forward with hope. Who knew that a torrential rain would block the path they were supposed to be going and had to divert to a dangerous path.

"Then we had a flash flood...... Lost some people and money. ”

This torrent has worn away their mental and physical strength, and it has also buried hidden dangers for their team. As they continued their journey with their exhausted bodies, they encountered robbers who stood in their way.

They don't have any weapons to keep them around, and with the wear and tear of their bodies, they can't match them at all. All the young men were damaged, and the female dependents were arrested.

"Your sister doesn't want to be humiliated...... I went to ...... by myself."

Only those of them who are old survived and came to Xinquan with their last breath.

"The grandma who lives next door to your house didn't survive and left two days ago......"

In the entire Fangjia Village, only one of them was left old and one young.

Robbers again!

Chu Yongyi clenched his fists, unable to hide his anger, and slammed his fist on the table in the reception room.

"Robbers...... said the ark tremblingly, "robbers again...... I'm at odds with them! ”

"Zhou'er!" The village chief shouted, "Calm down! ”

"Calm down? How could I be calm! The master is gone, and so is my sister! Chief! Can you calm down? ”

"Alas......"

Once again, there was a silent silence.

After leaving the reception room, Li Jiangwei found a nearby sprinkler witch and mentioned that she wanted to see the priest. Without much inquiry, the witch took Li Jiangwei to the room where the priest was dealing with things.

Simple priest, surprisingly simple. It's too simple, but it makes Li Jiangwei a little strange.

"I didn't expect that." As soon as Li Jiangwei entered the room, the priest said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I've seen someone with light." ”

The priest was a kind-faced man who looked to be in his forties or fifties, with shallow wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. Dressed in red and black robes, he looked solemn and majestic. For a while, Li Jiangwei forgot how to speak.

"Little friend, sit down."

After thanking the priest, Li Jiangwei bowed and sat down cautiously.

"You're here to ask me something?"

"What god is the shrine dedicated to now?"

The priest froze for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile: "Since Xiaoyou is a person with light, then I won't go around in circles." The shrine is now not dedicated to the gods, but only to the gods. ”

The priest got up, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly to the window.

"The gods we worship are a hundred years ago...... It fell even a thousand years ago..... However, the deeds left by the gods are real. Those of us who have been blessed do not want the gods to disappear into history, so we celebrate year after year. ”

"Isn't the festival about pleasing the gods? And in remembrance? ”

"Yes and not quite." The priest sighed lightly, and said, "You've seen people outside, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Are they pitiful?"

Li Jiangwei didn't understand what the priest meant, so she could only answer truthfully: "Pitiful." ”

"Whether the gods are real or not, at least for the moment, they can be a small hope in their hearts. Everyone knows that it is useless to pray to God, but only to comfort him. ”

Speaking of this, the priest actually laughed, but with a bitter smile. I don't see a hint of joy.

"Have you ever heard of rumors about strange beasts?" Li Jiangwei asked tentatively: "It's a strange beast that can cause visions!" ”

"Oh?" The priest was a little shocked, "Xiaoyou asked this..... Have you ever seen it? ”

Li Jiangwei did not respond.

"Strange beasts...... The shrine has left a similar legend. Legend has it that there is a spiritual vein between heaven and earth, and when the spiritual vein is stable, the earth is peaceful, once the spiritual vein is chaotic and restless, it is the birth of a strange beast, and the world is in chaos. ”

Legend has it that in ancient times, the chaos of the spiritual veins gave birth to a large number of ferocious beasts, droughts and floods continued one after another, and the earth shook and the mountains shook every year. The gods were born, leveling the spiritual veins, and slaying strange beasts, so that the ancients could get a glimmer of life.

"Alien beasts are endless, and it is difficult to destroy them for a while. In order to allow people to survive better, the gods opened up another world and drove strange beasts into another world. This other world is called the spirit world in the texts left behind by the shrine. ”

"The spirit world is related to the spirit veins?"

The priest shook his head regretfully and said, "I don't know about this. The spiritual power in the world is getting thinner and thinner, and when the shrine reaches my hands, I can only barely see the 'light'. The magic left by the ancestors is not incomprehensible at all. Not to mention any spiritual veins and spiritual realms. I am afraid that in a few hundred years, these things will disappear completely, and they will completely become the embellishment of myths and stories. ”

"Light ......" Li Jiangwei muttered, suddenly remembering something and hurriedly asked: "What is light!" ”

"Light, ah...... the priest's eyes showed a little nostalgia, "People who have light on their bodies are people who are favored by spiritual power." It is rumored that such a person can learn magic to save the people. But that's all it takes, believe? It is absolutely unbelievable. Around that time, it was true. ”

Li Jiangwei silently recited and summoned the nameless book. Manipulate the book and let it fall in front of the priest. The priest was unmoved, still looking at Li Jiangwei calmly.

"Can you see anything else but light?"

The priest was stunned and shook his head.

"It's gone."

On the page of the Nameless Book, a line fell: "The secrets of antiquity can only be spied into from the classics, and the descendants of thin blood have lost the power of their ancestors." Everything is reduced to legends and myths, and there is no more. Only the missing points of light testify to the glory of the past. ”

Li Jiangwei's heart was sour, and she cheered up and smiled at the priest and said thank you.

Saluted, turned around, and rushed out of the room. In a place where no one could see, I quietly touched my tears.

"Only the lost points of light testify to the glory of the past. Everything that used to be a legend has become a legend. Li Jiangwei muttered: "You really understand my weakness, and you will pierce my heart." ”

The thoughts that have passed through three hundred years may be annihilated in time, and there will be no trace left.

There has always been an insurmountable gap between her and her family.