Chapter 3: The Feast of Dance: XVII. The Gatekeeper of Heaven

When the last quarter moon rises, the dance feast finally ends.

Before leaving, I leaned in my sister's ear and told her that I would wait for her behind the tree next to the ancestral hall for a while, looking for her to have something. Ah Mei said that there is something to say, can't you talk about it tomorrow? I said that if I had to wait until tomorrow, I wouldn't have to sleep tonight. Ah Mei frowned, but still agreed.

After the dance party was over, I went back to the house and grabbed the lamp and some food and stuffed it into my pocket. The old cannon asked me why I just came back and went out again? I say secrecy.

I walked out of the gate of the ancestral hall, and a gust of night breeze blew in my face, indescribably relaxed. At this time, there was silence in the open space, and the sound of leaves on the trees next to the ancestral hall could be heard. It's like a melody I've never heard before, like a breeze, and like a whisper. I was immediately caught by this melody, I stopped, listening to this melody like a thread in the night, let this melody linger in my heart.

In the midst of this melody, I suddenly saw a girl in white appear in the moonlight not far away. The girl walked a little hesitantly, could it be that she was also attracted by this melody?

The girl got closer, and saw that her long hair was tied behind her head, her face was bright, and her eyebrows were clear, it was Archmage Aya. At this time, how could Archmage Aya appear here? Not daring to think about it, I quietly hid myself in the shadows in the corner of the house so that Aya would not see me. I don't want any embarrassment at this time.

At this moment, Archmage Aya suddenly stopped, as if hesitating whether to move forward further. Archmage Aya stood there for a moment, glancing at the corner of the room where I was invisible, then at the big tree on the side, then turned and drifted away.

I walked behind the big tree and saw that Ah Mei had already arrived, and she was sitting on a rock, looking at the place where Archmage Aya had just stood.

I said I saw it?

Ah Mei nodded.

I sat down next to my sister on the rock. Ah Mei turned to look at me sideways and asked me what the hell is going on with this archmage?

I said, too, I'm thinking about it.

Ah Mei glanced at me and said, "Did you provoke others?" ”

I said, "Where do you want to go!" ”

Ah Mei said, "That's why people have taken a fancy to you?" ”

I said, "That's not the case at all." ”

Ah Mei looked at me with a smile, "Are you carrying it dead?" Or is it a weak heart? Everyone can see that this archmage is very special to you! ”

I reached out and put my arm around Ah Mei's shoulder, and Ah Mei lowered her head and did not struggle. I said, "You don't need to be so sour, it's not what you think it is." ”

Ah Mei said, "Just make it up, everyone can see that there is something abnormal between you." ”

I said, "This is indeed a bit abnormal, and the first time I saw this Archmage, I felt a special sense of closeness in my heart. You don't have to worry too much, it's not the kind between men and women, it's more like the kind of closeness to your sister or even your daughter. ”

Ah Mei smiled, "You can really make it up, what about your daughter, how old are you?" How old are you? ”

I said, "I know no one is going to believe that." Sometimes, even I don't believe it myself. But that's exactly what happened. One thing I can assure you is that I had never been to this place before coming here, and I had never met this archmage. ”

Ah Mei nodded and said, "I believe this." ”

I looked at Ah Mei with a serious expression, "You don't know, in fact, before coming here, this archmage has really appeared in my dreams many times. ”

Ah Mei's eyes widened and she looked at me as if she didn't know.

I said, "It's true, the archmage seems to recognize me from the first time he sees me. But I'm sure we've never met. But the familiar closeness in my heart, even the feeling of affection, is real. For this reason, I can't figure it out. I don't know why this is happening? I even wondered, could it be that she and I were a family all my life, and my dreams were just memories of my previous life? ”

Ah Mei said, "Could it be that you are lovers in the previous life, and you meet again in this reincarnation?" ”

I shook my head, "One thing I'm sure of is that in my dreams, we were never lovers. She's the look of a sister or daughter who is sometimes considerate and sometimes naughty. ”

Ah Mei lowered her head again and said softly, "Why are you telling me this?" ”

I said, "Let me tell you a story." ”

Ah Mei looked up at me again, as if she was looking forward to the story I was about to tell.

I said, "Once upon a time, there was a man who spent his whole life waiting for a gate. Every day people were welcomed into this gate, and he never asked anyone, nor did anyone tell him what was inside this gate. Until one day, a person came from afar, stood at the gate and excitedly shouted: Heaven, I have finally found you! The gatekeeper was astonished and asked the man who had come from afar: You say, this is heaven? People from afar said: Of course! When the gatekeeper heard this, he began to cry bitterly. He waited here all his life, not knowing that he was waiting for heaven. ”

Ah Mei was a little puzzled and asked me, "What do you mean?" ”

I said, "Because you're my paradise, I don't want to be the gatekeeper of that paradise." ”

Ah Mei pushed me with her elbow and said, "This is the real purpose of your third watch pulling me out in the middle of the night, right?!" ”

I said, "Precisely, it should be one of the purposes." ”

Ah Mei said, "If there is any bad water, let's pour it out together?!" ”

I said, "The other one is important to you." There's a secret that I think I should tell you. In fact, it seems that the village we are in now is not a complete tribe, but only a small part of the tribe. The main part of this tribe also lives in seclusion in the mountains. This tribe is called Bogda, and there are nine tribes in Bogda, which are actually nine tribes, namely lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, eagles, eagles, elephants, sharks, and crocodiles. Together, they guard a temple that is dedicated to the gods of the Bogda. There are sixteen gods in the Bogda, each of whom has a division of labor and rules over different tribes. Together, the sixteen gods are called the Bogda gods. ”

Ah Mei's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said, "Does Ruoyu know this secret?" ”

I said, "I didn't want to get involved in all that mess, so I didn't tell her." ”

Ah Mei suddenly approached me, kissed me on the face, and said, "Even if you lie to me, I will admit it!" ”

I know what Ah Mei is referring to. I hugged my sister hard, "Since I have identified you, I won't lie to you." ”

Ah Mei said, "You promise? ”

I said, "I promise!" ”