Chapter 22 Xiao Xiaoxiao's previous life, the poetry of the Holy Light City
Let's say that the husband brought Xiao Xiao and entered the Mixed Yuan Continent. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info walked to the ghost valley and saw a black mountain reaching into the sky, about ten zhang high. The husband stopped at the bottom of it, and with a gesture of his hand, the surface of the mountain caved down, revealing a black hole. Seeing that Xiao Xiao was hesitant to move forward, and knowing that he was afraid in his heart, he dragged him in very impatiently and said, "What are you afraid of? This hole will not devour your body, and from here to the end, it is the helm of our Black Feather Gate." After saying that, the husband waved his hand, and the entrance to the cave was sealed, and it was still an ordinary rock from the outside.
This corridor stretched out his hand and couldn't see his five fingers, and Xiao Xiao didn't dare to leave his husband along the way. Fumi's black robe was melted with phosphorus powder, which flashed a little blue light in the darkness, becoming the only source of light. After walking for about half an hour, Fu Jian stopped, cast a spell to eliminate the blue light, and the surroundings fell into darkness again, Xiao Xiao began to tremble, and broke out in a cold sweat. A coquettish female voice suddenly came from the darkness: "Ah, there has been no newcomer joining for a long time, what kind of wind is blowing today?" "Hmph, it looks like an uncle, it's really boring." Another thick bass voice was heard. "There should be some fun, though. Don't look at this guy as a mortal now, maybe there will be some surprises for us. A shrill male voice negates the bass's claims.
When the husband heard this, he only felt funny: "Everyone is so curious about newcomers, so let's introduce you to each other." He snapped his fingers, and all the candles on the wall were lit, filling the cavern with light. Xiao Xiao found himself in a spacious hall, decorated with amethyst very strangely, and then combined with the candlelight, bringing a kind of death atmosphere. There were ten strange men and women sitting on the chairs on either side, and the five on the left were all dressed in the same color, with black wings on their backs, except for their hair, which was black all over their bodies. The five figures on the right chair are slightly different, although their robes are black, but decorated with embroidery of different colors, from left to right are the golden leopard, the green bamboo, the blue bear, the red snake, and the earth dragon, representing the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and there are also black wings on their backs.
"Butler, in my opinion, this guy is not very good," said the rugged man sitting in the second chair on the left, the owner of the heavy bass. "This is a mistake, in my ghost's opinion, this uncle is a malleable talent. The owner of the charming voice spoke again, and she sat beside the ghostly, a woman with brown hair and red eyes, with a strange glint between her eyebrows. "Maybe, it's just that you're getting fat, so let's lose weight first. It's the best choice for me to train him, and I'm the best at dealing with uncles or something. The man next to the ghost also spoke, his voice was sharp and sweet, and his tone was also very smooth, and he was oily and powdery, he could be called a demon among people, and he had a fight with the peony soul.
Ghost Li yelled, "Hey, Ghost Fight, Ghost Two, you two can say something, too!" The two hooded men sitting in the first and last positions said disdainfully: "We can't make up our minds now, everything depends on this person's future creation." The five people sitting on the right chair nodded gloomily, and the man with the money leopard embroidered on his robe said coldly: "Let's let the door master use the wheel mirror to see his past life first, this is the most conventional program." The husband patted his head and sighed: "Jin Kill, you are right, look at my memory! Having said that, why don't you see Sheyu and Youxing?" Jin Shu still replied in a cold and biting tone, "Oh, the two of them have been sent out by the sect master to carry out important tasks. ”
Xiao Xiao listened to their gossip and began to take an interest in this organization, after all, he had grown black wings and became a member of the Black Feather Gate. Fu Jian pulled Xiao Xiao out of the hall and said, "Now I will take you to see the two masters of the Cloud Ghost and the Ghost Mist, and let you take a picture of your past life in the wheel mirror." When Xiao Xiao heard this, he became energetic, and asked eagerly: "How long can I go back to my past life?" The husband smiled when he saw it: "Are you in a hurry?" The longest can be traced back to the world of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors of Pangu Kaitian, just know which Xingjun you are reincarnated. "I see, let's go and meet the master of the door quickly." As he spoke, Xiao Xiao tugged at the sleeves of his robe. "I'm really anxious, usually the older generation doesn't believe in this set, you are more special. ”
The two entered the back hall and saw a vermilion lacquer door, and the husband stepped forward and knocked on it. A shrill voice came from inside: "Is it the husband? Now that the newcomer has been brought, let him come in alone." The husband pushed open the door and warned Xiao Xiao: "It's up to you next, be careful when you speak in front of the two door masters." With that, he pulled away.
Xiao Xiao walked into the door, and what caught his eye was a very luxurious room, full of agate and diamonds, and there was a bed in the center, on which sat a pair of young men and women, the man was wearing a black robe, a hood, and long black wings on his back, while the woman was wearing a sunset fog brocade robe, long hair and shawl, and the wings on her back were black and white. The man said, "I am the ghost mist, this is the inner cloud ghost, and the two of us are both the masters of the Black Feather Gate. I got a message from my husband, and he said that the dark qualities on your body are very obvious, so please take a look in the wheel mirror first. ”
After speaking, the ghost mist conjured a full-body double-sided mirror, and looked at Xiao Xiao, and a story was released in the mirror: a member of the war general wore the color of Yin Shang's uniform, rode a strange horse, and held a big sword to fight the five generals, the horse was born very strangely, and there was a horn on the head; The Yin Shang generals were surrounded in the core, without fear, slapped the horse's horns, and the horse's mouth spewed black smoke, covering the sight of the five generals. [1] Ghost Mist was shocked: "This is impossible, he is actually the Demon Lord who came to the world, and he is also a murderer." Since Xiao Xiao had never read "Feng Shen", he didn't know what kind of story this was, and asked: "Why is the master of the door panicking, who was the villain in his previous life?" Yun Ghost replied in a charming voice: "This uncle, you were the general of this one-horned black smoke beast in your previous life, and your background is extraordinary, and your status and influence far exceed the other thirteen people under my sect. As for which Star Monarch you are, this is a heavenly opportunity, and it cannot be divulged for the time being. Now I give you a black robe, and in your previous life, I will give you another wind splitting sword. Xiao Xiao received the reward, his heart was full of joy, and he thanked him and left.
"The Seven Killing Star Zhang Kui, who slashed the Five Mountains in one day, was reincarnated in this person, which is really terrifying. "The ghost mist has palpitations, "When the evil star comes into the world, there will be a great disaster, and we need to take precautions as soon as possible." Tell your husband to see them, you don't have to pass on too powerful spells to Xiao Xiao, it's just enough for daily self-defense. The cloud ghost responded: "The slave family knows." However, there are such characters in the Black Feather Gate, and the husband does not have to be depressed. When the power in his body awakens, we can make good use of it, and we will definitely achieve a great cause!" Ghost Mist suddenly realized: "What the lady said is extremely true, as I expected, his son Xiao Yong's previous life was Huang Feihu, the king of Wucheng, and when the two of them turned against each other, the power of the Seven Killing Stars should reach its peak, and at that time we will see the opportunity to act." ”
Besides, on the side of the Holy Light City, the eight Dharma Protectors and Xiao Yong were rarely idle, so they began to prepare for the poetry competition. The location was chosen at the former site of Renxinzhai, where although it had been fired, it had been painstakingly rebuilt by the Eight Protectors of the Holy Spirit, and it had become a good water pavilion. At the ninth day of the first month of September, the nine people began to do their own thing, and they met in Renxinzhai at the time of Shen, and the three old-timers of Huangjue, Xingji, and Shouxing volunteered to serve as judges.
Qibu accompanied Ji Yue to purchase some ingredients, and the market was much deserted due to the influence of scorpion venom, and the types of goods sold were also less. Ji Yue has been holding the arm of the chess cloth very affectionately, and from time to time to ask him for advice, and express her excitement: "Xiaobu, what do you think of this?" "Ah! Great, you can still buy such good flour at this time, and let you taste the chrysanthemum cake I made myself in the evening." The tone was full of anticipation and love. In order to celebrate the Chongyang Festival, Ji Yue put on a beaded pleated skirt that she was usually reluctant to wear, which was made of Shu brocade in the mortal world, decorated with ten precious mussel shell pearls, and embroidered with a picture of Qishan Fengming, which was extremely beautiful. This was a gift from Guangfeng to Ji Yue at Ji Yue's ceremony, but Ji Yue felt that it was too expensive and refused to wear it easily. And today it is rare to spend time with the lover Qibu, and I put on the most beautiful dress.
Qibu looked at her intimate actions, happy on his face, and painful in his heart. He felt that he was not strong enough to protect the glimmer of beauty in his heart, and he could not protect the people he loved. Today's sun responds to the saying "Ninety-nine sunny days", the sun is very abundant, and the light spots are reflected on the purple mist robe of the chess cloth like scattered gold, which makes him add a bit of divine atmosphere. This robe also matches the purple eyes of the chess cloth, but the eyes are now full of sadness, which is extremely incommensurate with such a good weather.
The scene of defeat in the battle with Shenmu more than a month ago is still fresh in my memory, and it is precisely because of my fear of darkness that I was seriously injured. Qibu has been afraid of the dark since he was a child, and has always been encouraged by the light wind. Yes, the light wind is the embodiment of light, which can help you dispel the darkness, but what about Ji Yue? For Qibu, Ji Yue is the person he should protect. However, since childhood, Ji Yue has always led the way for herself in the dark night, and protected herself, and when she was injured, she caused Ji Yue to stay awake all night, is this a man's doing?
"Xiaobu, do you think this hairpin suits me?" a crisp call recalled Qibu from deep self-reproach. Ji Yue wears a colorful butterfly hairpin on her head, which contrasts with her pink waist-length hair, making Ji Yue's beauty even more moving. "It's pretty, I'll buy it for you. It was only natural that the chess cloth said this. Ji Yue was a little embarrassed: "How can this be? Qibu resolutely replied: "Just this time, you just listen to me, I have always been blessed by you, and I should also give something." ”
The stall owner recognized the two of them, so he said to Ji Yue: "Ji Yue Protector, don't be a chess cloth protector, I wish you two a hundred years together." Qibu smiled awkwardly and took out ten Holy Light Coins to buy the hairpin. Ji Yue's cheeks were crimson, and she continued to buy in the market with the chess cloth.
When it came to Shen, Xingluo and the others carried five swallowtail fish, five colorful feather chickens[2], a basket of red Luo fruits and a few jars of golden chrysanthemum wine back to Renxinzhai, and there were stone tables and stone benches in the courtyard, and there were cups, plates and bowls on the table, and Xingji and the other three were already waiting there.
The Hua sisters and Jiyue put on their aprons, dressed as cooks, and said happily: "Tonight's wine banquet will be cooked by the three of us, so please find inspiration." Liu Di, Liu Lu and Qibu shouted in unison: "How about the three of us to help you fight?" The Hua family sisters and Ji Yue smiled: "No need, you just wait obediently, let you taste the delicious food in half an hour." Guangfeng saw that his sister was wearing a new hairpin, so he half-jokingly said: "This is a gift from my brother-in-law, right? Ji Yue said shyly: "Brother's reasoning ability is not bad, and he can see at a glance that it was sent by Xiaobu, but this is my choice, and he paid for it." However, I can't hide my relationship with him if I want to!" After speaking, she and the Hua sisters went to the kitchen with the ingredients. When Qibu heard what Ji Yue said to Guangfeng, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Xingluo next to him understood what Qibu was worried about, he didn't break it, he only wished in his heart that Qibu and Jiyue could stay together for a long time.
Half an hour later, the bright moon was in the sky, reflected in the pool, and there was a cold feeling. The three female protectors brought out plates of steaming dishes from the kitchen, "A rare feast, steamed, braised red, fried, fish soup, sweet and sour, and swallowtail fish are all used in various methods. The same goes for colored feather chicken, cold cuts, barbecue, chicken soup, yellow stew, and deep frying. Of course, this feast cannot be enjoyed by us alone, most of it has to be used for disaster relief, and in this extraordinary period, we must share weal and sorrow with the people. Hua Hong said to everyone with a charming smile on her face.
"It's not easy to catch fresh swallowtail fish these days," Ryu interjected, "I sat patiently by the ghost river for an afternoon to catch these, and it's good to catch them before Mura destroys the water source." I should write a poem to sing about this fish!" As he spoke, Liu Dian drew his sword "Qingshuang Wu Hook" and danced in the court, fluttering from side to side, his long hair flying in the wind, and the sword shining brightly, shining on his handsome face, making it more and more handsome. "Liu Dalang has danced the sword, then I'll play music to cheer up!" Hua Ming summoned Yaoqin and reconciled it with "Erquan Reflecting the Moon". Liu Di danced and chanted: "The middle reaches of the small swallowtail river, tenacious and tenacious, a few people know. Sacrifice yourself into the net, just to save the life. ”
Seeing his brother dancing the sword, Liu Lu was also interested, thinking that those colorful feather chickens were obediently waiting for him to catch in the grass, he felt a lot in his heart, so he danced the sword "Moon Yin", and the willow darkness was reflected. The bonus also summoned the yaoqin, and the music was harmonious. Liu Lu said: "Caiyu is a stunner in the world, and he is wrong in this life in troubled times. It's all because of our appetite that we give up our lives in the soup wok. The three old-timers felt that Erliu's poems were not rhyming enough, but they also had implied ambitions, which were not easy to evaluate.
Looking around the courtyard, I saw several paper lanterns hanging under the corridor, with no wick inside, but several points of light rushing left and right, colliding with the lamp wall, showing the yearning for freedom with the faint fluorescent light. Ji Yue took the chess cloth arm and said, "This is a flowing fluorescent lantern, which I and the Hua family sisters purchased from the mortal world before August 15. I don't want this firefly to be small, but its life is hard, which is really admirable. When Guangfeng heard this, he sighed: "Mortals are ignorant and use the creatures of heaven and earth as playthings, should we also follow in their footsteps? If we have bought it, don't we give the merchants the confidence to continue to do this kind of cruel work?"
Qibu listened to the words of Guangfeng, and was quite sentimental in his heart, so he wrote a poem: "Flowing fireflies swim in the world and are born to be free." Day and night in the wilderness, the glimmer of light leads the lost. Mortal greed is insufficient, and he catches goods and lovers. Since then, he has been imprisoned in every square inch, and he has not known the pain of death until death. After chanting, a few crystal tears fell from Qibu's purple eyes. Seeing this, Ji Yue hurriedly wiped away his tears and comforted: "Xiaobu, the fate of all things, life and death are determined, don't be too sad." He thought: "He is still the same, and such a mournful heart will become a stumbling block for Xiaobu." She turned to blame Guangfeng: "Brother, you shouldn't spoil everyone's excitement during such a festival, the Hua sisters and I have already reflected on this matter." Punish a poem, be proud!"
Guangfeng felt helpless, and kicked the ball to Xingluo: "Please give a poem to the city lord first." "Xing Luo has been listening to Liu Di's poems just now, and his heart is very desolate, he must change the atmosphere. "Rare festivity, don't just chant sad verses, I'll have a pride poem first, don't be depressed!" After speaking, he raised the wine, drank a glass, and chanted loudly: "A boy was born in the world, and he should swear to defend the society." If he can kill the demons and evil in the future, he will not teach ambition and harm the people!" Guangfeng was mobilized by him like this, and he also gave a poem of pride: "My generation is the protector of the Dharma and shoulders the responsibility of helping all the people." Hold a three-foot blade to ward off evil spirits, and cut off all the thieves in the world!"
The enthusiasm of the three female protectors also came up, and the flower red plucked the strings, adjusted to the horn tune, played Guanglingsan, and sang loudly: "It's the Double Ninth Day again, and the green plum cooks wine and talks about mulberry hemp." Just because the wolf's heart is still alive, even if it is a good wine, it is tasteless!" Hua Ming adjusted the piano to the Shang tune, played an ambush on all sides, and sang: "Today, the Fuyao Qin is spread, and the Chongyang Festival is full of joy." And when the ambition is shattered, it is not too late for the whole world to celebrate!" Jiyue did not show weakness, dancing, showing graceful posture under the moon, and the pearls on her body shone brightly. Ji Yue danced and chanted: "Blang Xiu is empty again, and the guardian is your responsibility." It is necessary to cultivate tenacity in order to live up to the wishes of the people. When Qibu heard this, his heart was agitated, it turned out that Ji Yue had been worried about himself all the time, and he really couldn't help it, and he had to make himself stronger from the inside out.
"There is no distinction between high and low in tonight's poems, they are all crooked poems made on a whim, and they are ugly!" said the three old-timers with a wry smile to the people around them. Xingluo raised his glass and shouted: "Fathers and fellow villagers, please eat and drink to your heart's content, we don't intend to enjoy too much of this banquet, let's stop the banquet today to save the people!" When the people heard this, they fell to the ground and cried: "Thank you for the blessing of the city lord, we can't afford it, and please join us as the protectors of the Dharma." Xingluo shook his head and beckoned the other eight to find another secluded place to sit around, while Huangjue, Xingji, and Shou Xing sat down to appease the people.
Xingluo poured nine cups of golden chrysanthemum wine, and the nine people raised their glasses together, and solemnly swore an oath: "The sky is above, we will destroy the wolf's ambition and return the continent to peace!" At this time, Xingji came with a few unkempt children, and the leading young man said: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are quite sorry to receive this feast, you are actually just as hungry as us, and you have to spend all your energy to guard the Holy Light City. Even then, you will stop feasting for us, and you would rather not eat yourselves than watch us starve. This makes the elders feel very sad, and I ask you to come to the table with us, so treat yourself and reserve your strength for the defense of the city. When the nine people heard this, they all wept, and Xingluo said: "No need, you can eat it yourself, thank you very much to the elders and villagers for thinking about us, but now that the disaster is at hand, the common people should be put first, and we have a way to fill our stomachs." ”
Xingji persuaded: "Love disciples, the people's hospitality must not be negative, if you refuse to enter the table, these children will not go back." The children knelt down, and the young man begged bitterly: "Please come with us, after all, such a delicacy is made by the three eldest sisters, and as a colleague, it would be a pity not to taste it." "That's it, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and we will be rewarded for the kindness of the people." After Xingluo finished speaking, he beckoned the other eight to return to the center of the courtyard and take their seats. The children smiled, stood up, and toasted the Dharma Protectors. Seeing this situation, Xiao Yong felt that "the government and the people have been in a situation since ancient times, and there is a big difference between the mixed yuan and the mortal. Corrupt officials should only exist in the mortal world, and this place will be passed down for eternity. ”
When the eight Dharma Protectors heard this, they couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that the atmosphere of mortal officialdom is very different from this. Let's have fun with the people tonight, enjoy delicious food and wine, and leave all our troubles behind!" The nine people and the people of a city and Xingji and the other three people drank and feasted for half a night, and they were all drunk and full, and they dispersed at the tenth day of the ninth month. Besides, in the Star Palace, Quail Fire is holding a portrait of a cardamom girl and is reminiscing about the past. If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.
[1] That is, the story of Zhang Kui, the general of Yin Shang Michi, who beheaded Wuyue, is slightly different from "Romance of the Gods". Wuyue refers to Huang Feihu, Chongheihu, Cui Ying, Jiang Xiong, and Wenpin.
[2] The pheasant unique to the Mixed Yuan Continent is not poisonous to all kinds of poisons, but it is very rare.