Chapter 54: Fusang in the East, Ruomu in the West

Last night, I had a dream.

The beginning of the dream was a little vague, it seemed to be a bright and active forest, the animals and plants in the forest greeted me in a friendly way, the sun seemed to float in the forest, I didn't know what I was looking for, but I walked in one direction unconsciously.

Walking to the deepest part of the forest, I stopped.

In front of me was an open green space, and I could just see the red sunrise from the angle I was standing, and in the center of the green space was a huge ancient tree, with dense branches and leaves, and there were two people with their backs to me faintly under the tree, and a faint voice reached my ears.

Who's crying?

I came closer, and the figure under the tree sat on a chair, his pale green robe dragged to the ground, his long dark gray hair gently tied up at the end, and his head wore a headdress made of feathers, which looked extraordinary.

The other sat on the lawn not far away, strong and tall, with neat short hair tied with a black and red headband, and wearing clothes and trousers of the same color as the headband, and the man's back was trembling slightly, and it seemed that he was crying.

The man in the green robe stood up and walked over to the sturdy man, stroking his hair like a child.

I can't see what they look like.

Suddenly, large fiery red flowers appeared on the ancient tree, blooming in an instant, and falling in an instant, as if they were afraid of missing something, and the fiery red flowers soon covered the lawn, and the two vague people in front of them were the same as not seeing the flowers.

I wanted to say hello to them, but I opened my mouth but found that I couldn't speak, I didn't know why I ran towards them, the man in the green robe looked up at me, and said something in his mouth, I wanted to get closer to see his lips clearly, but the flowers seemed to want to stop me, and the more I tried to see what was in front of me, the more flowers came.

This fiery red always feels familiar, it should be the flower of the Fusang tree, where have you seen it...

In front of the convenience store.

After realizing this, I suddenly woke up from my dream, obviously it was not a nightmare, but my forehead was full of cold sweat.

I glanced at my phone, it was five o'clock in the morning, it should be almost dawn, how could I have such a strange dream? Who is the person in the dream? Why did I dream of Fuso? Could it be the same as what I saw at the convenience store the other day......

After dawn, I was still not very relieved, so I got up and went to the convenience store to buy something casually, but I didn't see the Fuso I saw a few days ago, and I didn't find anything unusual.

I patted my head, it's just a dream, why do I think so much, and not everything is related to youkai.

As a result, tonight, I had another dream.

In my dream, it seemed to be an inaccessible mountain, the foggy air made me feel that my skin was slightly damp, I wanted to get out of this fog, but I walked for a long time and did not find an exit, the road was unusually quiet, the grass and trees seemed to be asleep, but I did not feel scared at all.

As I walked, the sky, which was not bright, gradually darkened, and I watched the sun slowly move westward, and the orange sunset mixed in the fog, slowly gathering together, and I walked in the direction where the sunset gathered.

When I finally found the place where the sunset fell, the sky was completely dark, the stars did not hesitate to occupy the sky, the moon with crooked teeth crowded in the starry sky, I grew so big, the first time I saw such a dreamy night, the fog did not affect my view of the sky at all, the stars seemed to be very close to me, I stretched out my hand to touch it, but the fog in front of me suddenly dispersed.

It's an old tree again, but it should have been dry for a long time, and it looks like a willow tree from the branches.

Regret for no reason rose in my heart.

I approached the old dry tree and put my palm on its branches, although it seemed lifeless, but there was a real and vivid response from the tips of my fingers, the tree was not dead, it was more like it was sleeping.

Through the gap in the branches, I once again saw two backs not far away. One is still a man in a green robe, and the other is a man in a white robe, who looks a little slender, exuding an indescribable gentle temperament in his gestures, yes, gentleness.

The man in white is making sencha with his heart, and he burns the tea, breaks it, grinds it, passes it, scoops water, and lights a fire like a painting.

Waiting for the tea on the stove to start to steam slightly, the man in white slowly poured it into a cyan tea bowl, held the cup with his left hand, gently fanned the tea bowl with his right hand, sniffed lightly with the tip of his nose, and then served it to the man in green robe with both hands.

This man in the green robe is his master, right?

Obviously in the dream, I was unusually awake, although I still couldn't see their faces clearly, but after learning from the experience of last night, I didn't rush forward to say hello, just quietly observed under the dead tree.

But this time, the man in the green robe spotted me first, he beckoned me to pass, I hesitated and stepped forward, and just took a step, I felt something touch my face.

When I looked up, new shoots had sprouted from the dead tree, and with every blink of my eyes, the sprouts became more numerous, and the dead tree was covered with green leaves again, as if it were a matter of seconds.

When I looked ahead again, there was no sign of the two men.

The awakening of the ancient tree is surprisingly beautiful under the starry sky, the soft branches blow my hair with the wind, and the small white flowers quietly open, enveloping me little by little.

The stars are shining, the moonlight is like a waterfall, and the mist has dissipated at the highest part of the mountain, the willow-like ancient tree branches are slender, light green into shade, and the small white flowers bloom like butterflies, and also like butterflies flying. Strangely, I could see myself standing under the old tree, which seemed to be embracing me. I said to me under the tree, This is not the willow of the world, but the wood.

When I woke up again, Tsubaki appeared in front of me, looking at me with a smile behind his back, "I'm back." ”

I was stunned for two seconds, and after making sure that this was not a dream, I panicked to find the silk that the winged bird gave me, hesitated to open it, and the originally dry Wakaki branch sprouted new shoots just like in the dream.

......

"So you dreamed of Fuso and Wakaki respectively for two nights?" After listening to me, Tsubaki asked me while dividing the souvenirs.

"That's how it should be," I said, "Fuso and Wakaki, do you understand?"

"I guess I know," Tsubaki said, "Legend has it that there is a big tree in the east called Fuso, where the sun rises, and another big tree in the west called Wakaki, where the sun rests." Therefore, there is also a saying that 'Fusang in the east, Ruomu in the west'. ”

"Ahh I always felt that dreaming of such a scene was definitely not a good thing," I said, holding my head, feeling dizzy, "God knows what this portends." ”

"No," Tsubaki said, "these two trees are no ordinary trees, they are both servants of the god of Simu, they are good and great sacred trees, and it is right to dream that they should have good luck." ”

"Really?" I opened one eye and looked at Tsubaki, "but why are there fallen flowers and dead trees in my dream?"

"Hmm...... Maybe it's because two trees are fighting, so you can end the lawsuit?" Tsubaki blinked, looking very serious.

"Go, go," I said, "if they are really the sacred trees you say, the god of Simu will surely educate them." ”

"Oh," Tsubaki nodded and said, "Don't think so much, you just think too much during the day and always dream at night, come with me to send souvenirs to Guan Qing, I brought him a lot of delicious food." ”

"What about me?" I asked.

"Didn't bring anything. ”

“...... Why? "I'm a little lost.

"Because...... You're a boring person. After Tsubaki finished speaking, he jumped out the door.

“...... Tsubaki, you stop me!" I chased out, completely oblivious to noticing that there was a small flaming red hibiscus flower in the corner in front of the door of Tianbei's groceries.