Chapter Ninety-Three: An Inflection Point
Prayer drum, what is it? But fortunately, the name is straightforward enough, and when you hear it, it is a drum that can pray for wishes, as for how to do it, I don't know, the last time I came to the Snow Mountain in a hurry, about the mysterious place of the Snow Mountain, it can be said that I just glimpsed.
When Elder Bai said this, his two hands were tucked into his sleeves, and he still smiled harmlessly, looking at the master with a smile.
And the master looked at Elder Bai for a long time before he said, "Then it's decided, and tomorrow I will go and beat the prayer drum." β
"Well, you know the rules. Pray for the drum, divide it into three sections, you and your junior brother on the day, oh, no, senior brother, beat three times, after two sections, the result is different. As he spoke, Elder Bai didn't seem to want to be long-winded anymore, so he turned around and smiled and was about to leave.
It's just that there is still a sentence that floated into the ears of Master and me: "This world is not peaceful, and a madman king who wants to subvert it comes out, but his strength is still strong." The snow mountain has always only wanted to protect himself, how can he easily get involved, this prayer drum is not easy to beat. β
Master's face suddenly became ugly, and I held on to Qiangzi, because I didn't understand, and I didn't know what to say for a while? Seeing that Elder Bai was about to leave, the master suddenly shouted loudly: "Elder Bai, I'm afraid there is something that you haven't explained to me yet." β
I thought that according to the strange character of these people in the Snow Mountain lineage, this Elder Bai should not pay attention to Master's words, but I didn't want Elder Bai to really sell Master's face, so he stopped, the corners of his mouth were still hooked with a smile, and he looked at Master.
He didn't speak, his eyes were just right to ask, which made me feel that the acting skills that the old Muslim taught me at that time were simply too immature. Because I have already guessed what Master is asking about.
However, I was also worried in my heart, if it wasn't acting, he really didn't know? Then my face changed, I couldn't imagine the consequences, I couldn't lose any of that group of people.
"Elder Bai, I want to ask where they are?" Master, probably with the same worries as me, was silent for a long time, took a few deep breaths, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva before saying such a sentence.
Bai Lao'er seemed to be very patient, and he kept waiting for the master, and after the master asked, he said very directly: "People, naturally there is." You will be able to see it tomorrow before the prayer drum is sounded. β
His words made me and Master stunned.
First, in my heart, this 'treacherous and cunning' Bai Lao'er, don't say you don't know, even if you know, according to his temperament, it is impossible to say it so directly, he always likes to hint tactfully, what does it mean to throw out a sentence like this this time? It feels as if he was waiting for Master to ask that.
Second, the meaning of his words is that we are not free to see each other, and we must wait until tomorrow before the drum of prayer is beaten. Could it be that the snow mountain is under house arrest for my elder companions? I don't believe this killing, but how could his words be so strange?
I had a lot of questions, and I looked up at Bai Lao'er with Qiangzi, but for the first time, he restrained his smile, and his face seemed to be very serious, waiting for my master's reply.
Unexpectedly, my master didn't even ask more, but looked at Elder Bai and said, "I just want to know why we can't meet now?" Running all the way, I miss them a lot. β
"For two reasons, first, I should say that I have already said it, and you had better think about whether or not to beat the prayer drum tonight. Second, there is a person, who will arrive tomorrow, and tomorrow is more appropriate. Saying this, Elder Bai regained his smile and looked at the master, as if he was waiting for the master's decision.
"Okay, then tomorrow." Master didn't ask too much, and directly gave Elder Bai an answer.
And this time Elder Bai seemed to be satisfied, and didn't say anything, just turned around and left, I suddenly thought of Qiangzi, and wanted to open my mouth to stop Elder Bai, but I didn't want the master to pull me, and said: "Qiangzi is fine, maybe Bai Lao'er's move suppressed his loose seal, and it will be good for him." β
What loose seals? I didn't understand it either, but at this moment, a disciple of the Snow Mountain First Lineage who was wearing a white linen sprint walked up to me and Master, and was already waiting for us respectfully.
I carried the strong son on my back, and was taken to a small courtyard-like house with the master, in the snow-capped mountains, all the buildings are full of the style of the Tang and Song dynasties, even the furnishings in the house, I am not a stranger, after putting the strong son on the bed, the master and I breathed a long sigh of relief, and ran for days to escape here, is it an end?
Seeing that Qiangzi's expression was not painful, but as if he was sleeping very comfortably, I remembered what Master had said to me, pulled up the cup and covered the quilt for him, and said in my heart that I should also let him have a good rest.
Then, Master and I took a bath in this room, and changed into the clothes that the Snow Mountain Yimai had prepared for us, and here we all wore the same white linen robes, but they were very comfortable to wear.
What surprised me was that the bath water prepared for us by the snow mountain, I could vaguely smell the smell of one of the fragrant soups, although it was not thick, it was not really pure, and this stroke was really extravagant enough, really big enough.
After enjoying such a bath, my mental state was much better, and the people from the Snow Mountain Pulse brought me just the right amount of food, and Master and I also sat down at the table unceremoniously.
The taste here is very light, but meat is not avoided, and the ingredients are very fresh, so Master and I are still very happy to eat them.
In my heart, at this time, there was a strong desire to talk to Master, that is, I couldn't help but want to ask Master about his experience over the years, but Master didn't know why he was so sleepy, so after dinner, he casually talked to me and asked me to take care of a little bit of Qiangzi, and then went back to his room.
And Qiangzi had already woken up after the master returned to the room, shouting that he was hungry, and he didn't see anything wrong in the snowy mountains, any care, or the service was comprehensive, seeing that Qiangzi was fine, he ordered a snowy mountain disciple to take care of him, and I also went back to my room.
I found that at this time, I was inexplicably full of worries, but I couldn't confide in, I always felt that the road ahead was boundless, but at this time, I inexplicably had a feeling that I was about to come to the end.
Taking out a pack of cigarettes from my luggage, I lit all the doubts in my heart, and they only turned into one sentence, since I was about to reach the end, why was it still full of fog, so that I couldn't tell what the whole thing was?
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In the end, I have been running for more than a month of life, and although I am full of worries, I still have a lot of sleepiness very early and fall asleep.
The next morning, while I was still sleeping, Master had already come to my room and woke me up.
His expression was always different from the way he looked in the past, but there was an indescribable sense of seriousness, and when he saw me wake up, he just said to me in a deep voice: "Chengyi, hurry up and wash up." If there is really a turning point in fate, it is to beat the prayer drum today. β
Coming to the snow-capped mountain to beat the prayer drum is actually such a serious thing? Master actually said that it was a turning point of fate?
And if I remember correctly, before beating the prayer drum, Elder Bai said that we should join the rest of the people, but Master didn't even mention half of it, which shows how much weight this prayer drum matter occupies in Master's heart.
Feeling the seriousness of the master, I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I quickly got up from the bed, and after washing, Qiangzi also got up.
Maybe it was also driven by the seriousness and solemnity of the master, and Qiangzi didn't dare to delay us quickly finished handling all the chores, and after breakfast, we just wanted to ask the disciple who served us to take us to Elder Bai, but I didn't want to At this time, Elder Bai came to the door in person.
"Tsk, two troubles, plus an impulsive guy, you guys really got up early?" Elder Bai still spoke in that style, a kind 'mockery', but Master and I didn't bother to worry about this, and Master replied angrily: "Aren't you also early?" β
"I want to sleep in, but I'm under pressure, so I'm not forced to come to you, right?" Elder Bai put on a bitter expression, but none of us believed that he was really crying, so we just didn't hear it.
I was curious where Elder Bai's pressure came from, but at this moment, Master had already stood up and said, "Then let's go." β