Chapter 1: The Silence of the Sea
Foreword
Why was the undersea country destroyed thousands of years ago?
A Sea Emperor's Tomb with many secrets hidden in it, as the group searched for Shark Yue's way, it was little by little exposed to everyone's eyes.
Blue sea love heaven, Bi Tao Si Evening Village...... The legendary Sea Emperor turned out to be an infatuated man? Who is the girl in his heart who is reluctant to give up?
Let's follow Mingxue and them to uncover the veil of thousands of years ago and embark on a thrilling adventure!
Chapter 1: The Silence of the Sea
The early summer afternoon sun lazily sprinkled on the earth, and the fishy sweet sea breeze brought a hint of coolness.
A pale yellow carriage slowly moved along the official road, making a series of repetitive and boring sounds, which made people irritated.
Probably bored because of boredom, a slender hand lifted the curtain of the carriage, and suddenly a crisp exclamation sounded, "Wow, is there the sea ahead?" It's so beautiful! I saw a petite head poking out of the car, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.
"Yes! The female guest must be the first time to come to Cloud City! "The driver was an old man in his fifties and sixties, with a simple and kind atmosphere.
"Well, yes! I can't imagine that the sea here is like this, so blue, so beautiful! It's not like our sea ......" are all frozen, and the little girl seems to have suddenly thought of something, and the second half of the sentence is not spoken.
The old man didn't ask much, he picked up the two female guests in Liangcheng this morning, and he didn't look like ordinary people at a glance. This little girl can still speak, and the other young lady, veiled, does not see her true face, and the surrounding atmosphere is cold and cold, making people dare not approach.
The little girl suddenly fell silent, looking at the sea in the distance, with a little tears in her eyes, maybe she was homesick!
"How long will it take to get to Cloud City?" Another woman who had closed her eyes for a long time asked out loud, her voice was very good, as crisp and tactful as water hitting a rock, but when she listened carefully, there was a sense of alienation thousands of miles away.
"Soon, soon, about two hours away." The old man smiled and didn't dare to slack off.
The woman didn't respond, and continued to close her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
The atmosphere was again boring and dull silence.
The beach ahead is flat and open, and the waves crash against the black reef constantly, and the waves crash against the sand from time to time, and the sky is clear and windy.
On the other side of the beach there are a few small hills, which are not like hills, but they are covered with dark green trees, although they are shorter, but they have the taste of beautiful mountains and rivers.
A jujube red horse, which was not strong, dragged three people and walked with the same steps. In this atmosphere, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was about to fall asleep, and the little girl looked at the scenery alone, with novelty in her eyes, but she didn't make a sound. But the girl closed her eyes and recuperated.
In this quiet moment, time seems to stand still.
Suddenly, a ** and distant sound of ritual music, from far and near, rushed into the ears of the three people, the woman with closed eyes suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes looked ahead, and when she looked closely, the eyes seemed to be empty, as if her master was thinking about something.
"Is there a ritual going on up ahead?" The little girl asked curiously, thinking: Will there be a sacrifice here? Hasn't the Liufeng Kingdom never believed in gods?
The old man was so excited that he patted his head, which was so thin that it was almost bone, and said, "Oops! Today is the sea festival, how can I forget this day! His expression was quite annoyed, and when he looked at the two female guests, he clearly hoped that they could accompany him to the sea festival.
"Sea festival?" The little girl's eyes widened, as far as she knew, even in their hometown, where the art of witchcraft was highly respected, there would be no sea sacrifices.
"Well, yes, the sea festival!" The old man was extremely sure, his hands clutched the frame tightly, and he seemed to be so excited that he couldn't help himself, "It's finally time to end the days of the tsunami!" A sentence popped out of his mouth. Of the two people present, one ignored it, and the other didn't seem to understand.
"The two female guests are foreigners, and I don't know that our Cloud City has been a tsunami since the twentieth year of the Kyushu calendar. At that time, the sea water was all over the sky, and it seemed to engulf the entire Cloud City, and as soon as this sea water passed, every family was separated from their wives, and the dead died, and the missing disappeared...... Alas~ I don't know if I offended Lord Poseidon......" The old man burst into tears as he spoke, "My family...... Now I'm the only one left......", the old man choked up, as if he couldn't say any more.
"Old man......" When the girl saw this, she didn't know how to comfort her, her face was depressed, and she didn't know what to say!
"In that case, why are you still living there?" The girl asked suddenly.
"No matter what, it's still home after all, my beloved wife, children are all dying in that land, and now I have a cheap life, it's better to go with them early! Why bother leaving your homeland......"
"Oh, that's stupid!" If it were me, I wouldn't live in a place like this, the girl muttered in a low voice, but the old man heard it clearly.
The old man with the car seemed to suddenly realize his identity, and immediately restrained his emotions, and the thin old hand wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes in a little panic.
The girl continued with some reluctance: "Uncle, do you often have such sacrifices? She was very curious, and the figure of a thin man seemed to appear in her memory, he stood majestically on the altar, and his bony hands gently pinched a few tricks, and in an instant, the heavens and the earth were all over him, as if the world was in his hands.
"No, we Liufeng people didn't believe in gods originally. At first, an old Taoist lobbied the city lord, saying that he wanted to open the altar, but the city lord coaxed him out without saying a word. However, in recent years, the tsunami has become more and more serious, and this is also a last resort. Speaking of which, this is also the first sea festival ceremony in Cloud City. The old man's speech became much more restrained, and he looked humble and respectful when he spoke, as if he had the tenacity of the people at the bottom.
"Then how do you know if this sacrifice will work?" In her heart, except for that person, no one would have the power to control heaven and earth like that.
The old man stopped talking, and looked at the little girl with a little hostility in his eyes.
The intermittent, sometimes low, sometimes high-pitched sacrificial pleasure became clearer and clearer.
Suddenly, the woman, who had been silent, spoke, "Let's go over and have a look!" "It's not high, but it makes people want to listen.
The old man was obviously very excited, and immediately came to his senses, and as soon as the horsewhip was raised, the red horse immediately ran with joy, and the sudden acceleration made the girl's head sticking out of the window hit the plank, and her eyes were on fire, and she wanted to scold in a low voice, but she seemed to suddenly think that this would damage her image, and before the words could be spoken, she was silent.
The silent woman frowned slightly and looked at her maid, and a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in her eyes that were as calm as an ancient well, but after a while, she regained her quiet expression and continued to close her eyes and recuperate.
In the messy steps of the jujube red horse, the green hills in front of him are getting closer and closer, and in the blue of the sea and sky, the green full of life is a little clear in front of him. What kind of ritual is going on in front of you is a mystery in everyone's heart!