Chapter Seven: Distant Legends: Fifty, Snowy Night Walk
After listening to the legend of Canno in Longchuan, everyone was embarrassed.
After Long Chuan finished speaking, he turned his head to me, "I'm also from Bogda now, can you tell me something about Bogda?" I believe that it must be a place with countless legends! ”
Hearing Long Chuan mention the matter of Bogda, all the temple guardians focused their eyes on me. I saw Aya next to me smiling at me, and said, "If you want to know about Bogda, just ask Aya." In Bogda, she is the most famous person. Know astronomy and geography, and know everything in the world! ”
Long Chuan and all the temple guardians focused their eyes on Aya again.
Aya glanced at me and said, "Just say it, as if someone is afraid."
Aya thought for a moment and said, "I'll tell you about the Bogda havoc in Bianliang, Tokyo!" ”
In the early spring of that year, in the depths of the grassland, a thick layer of white snow, like a huge soft woolen blanket, covered the vast desert grassland, faintly shining with cold silver light. Although spring has already begun, it is still extremely cold in the northern grasslands, and the air seems to be about to freeze. The cold wind pierces the soul like a needle, and in this weather, the pedestrians on the road have disappeared, and even the birds and animals have disappeared without a trace.
On the boundless snow, two people walked. This is an old man in his fifties and a girl in her twenties. The two of them supported each other, walking one foot deep and one shallow foot in the knee-high snow, leaving two long, crooked footprints behind them.
It was just before dusk, the sky was starting to darken, and the north wind was blowing. A small cloud in the sky turned into a thick white cloud, which slowly rose and expanded, and the silver-gray clouds rushed and galloped in the sky, and the cold snap rolled, as if a heavy snow was brewing. A few dark clouds floated into the sky, covering the sun with a breath, and the sun was shrouded in dark clouds after just a few clicks, and suddenly the sky became gloomy. After a while, snowflakes drifted in the sky, flying aimlessly in the wind like lost butterflies, falling to the ground one by one. The wind howls on the grasslands, and the snow is sometimes sparse and dense, and it is falling when it is small. But the wind was getting stronger. Suddenly, large flakes of snow fell. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew more and more violently, and the snowflakes flew sideways. The wind whined, and a blizzard came. The dark sky mingled with the sea of snow. Everything is out of sight. Everything around them completely disappeared into chaos, and white snow flakes flew through the clouds and mist, and heaven and earth dissolved into one......
Thick black weather shrouded the depths of the grassland.
The sky was overcast, and the clouds were thick and large, like a huge wall about to collapse. The oncoming cold wind, whirring, lifted dense snow, tore the clothes of pedestrians, and swept their frozen purple faces.
An old man and a young man walked hard in the dark wind and snow, and the girl pulled the old man's arm tightly and said, "Dad, can we escape from the people behind us like this?" ”
In the wind and snow, the girl's voice sounded vague. But the old man's ears seemed to be very good, and he heard the girl's words clearly. The old man said, "These turtle grandsons are used to being pampered on weekdays, and in such ghost weather, they must be roasting in the house on fire, and they refuse to go out even if they are killed." It just so happens that we can take advantage of this weather to throw them far away, so that they can no longer find our trace. ”
The girl said, "But Dad, it's so cold that I can't stand it anymore." ”
The old man said, "Good boy, bear with me a little longer, we have already thrown those turtle grandchildren away for two days, and when we get to the place where there is a house in front of us, we can have a good rest, roast the fire, and drink a bowl of hot soup." ”
The old man's words made the girl yearn for it. The girl said, "I'm going to heat up a pot of wine, and a plate of beef, and make a few bowls of it." ”
The old man said, "This kid knows how to drink wine in a big bowl and eat meat in a big piece, where does he look like a girl?" ”
The girl said angrily, "Dad, look at what you said, why can't girls drink wine and eat meat in big bowls?" ”
By this time, the wind had subsided, and a faint light appeared in the air, and dry snowflakes could be seen floating in the air in the reflection of the snow. The weather began to freeze, and the noses and cheeks of the old man and the girl were getting more cold, and the cold air was pouring into their clothes more frequently, and they needed to wrap them tighter, tighter.
The old man untied a wine gourd from his waist, raised his head and took a few sips, then handed it to the girl, and said, "Good boy, I will take a few sips and go to the cold." ”
The girl took the wine gourd and drank a few sips, feeling a trace of warmth rising on her body. She said, "Dad, how long will it be before we get to someone's house?" ”
The old man said, "According to the situation of the inquiring at the inn the day before yesterday, you should walk for another hour or two, and you can go to the place where there are people." ”
The girl said, "This snow is so difficult to walk, if only we hadn't lost our horses yesterday, maybe we would have been there." ”
The old man smiled and said, "Silly boy, with such deep snow, the horse is not easy to walk, and if you are not careful, it may become a burden, but it will delay the trip." It's better to throw it away like this, let Ma go west, and we go north. Those turtle grandchildren would never have imagined that we would not ride horses on foot, but would follow the horses' hoof prints in the snow. By the time these turtle grandchildren found out that they had been fooled, we would have arrived in Bogda long ago. ”
The girl seemed to be a little apprehensive in her heart, and said, "Dad, do you think Bogda is really as magical as the legend?" ”
The old man said, "The rumors in the rivers and lakes must have their truth, otherwise, it will not be possible for its momentum to surpass that of Liangshanbo back then." ”
The girl was still a little unsure, and said, "Dad, let's go to Bogda like this, will Bogda take us in?" ”
The old man said, "Don't worry, don't say that our two masters have the ability to do it, even if ordinary people are in trouble, Bogda will not refuse to go to the door." ”
The girl became curious again, "Dad, what kind of place do you say Bogda is?" ”
The old man said, "I don't know, but I've just heard that the people there are all arrogant, and everyone is like brothers and sisters." ”
Gradually, the wind and snow stopped, and a bright moon appeared in the night sky. The old man stopped, as if he felt a strong light shining on the snow-white field. The horizon was wide, the low, dark sky was gone, and only white slanted lines of falling snow could be seen in all directions, and the outline of the mountains not far ahead became clearer. The old man looked up, and for a moment he felt that the dark clouds had dispersed, and only the cold light of the bright moon flickered in the sky.