The first time he met her, she was just seven years old, and she was cheerfully reciting stories about Sealambhutto. ”

Saint Ae lay on the flattened branches of the tallest celestial tree outside the Blue Underworld Moon City, where everything became clear, the forest and the gray city were all below him, as if the whole world was in full view, but he was lying with his legs folded and his hands on his pillows, as if he were asleep, and as if he were dying, the wind was blowing, his rimmed lake blue robe and long black hair dancing in the wind, his wide cuffs whirring, but he still lay with his eyes closed, repeating these words in his heart, " The first time he met her, she was a seven-year-old child, and the happiest thing she talked about was Sealambhutto. ”

His face was as calm as the spirits of the mountains, and after a gust of wind he opened his eyes suddenly, his pupils were exceptionally blue, clearer than the sky, clearer than the sea, and clearer than any kind of blue, and there was a terrifying power in his eyes, and it was no exaggeration to call them the firmament. At this moment, he was deeply sad, and in his eyes, it could be seen that there had been teardrops in his eyes for a long time. He sat up curled up and leaned against the trunk of the heavenly tree, the wind blowing, and there was nothing around except the sound of the wind, which was an indescribable sadness and coldness.

He is more than 20 years old, and he is a member of the Blueprint Clan (1) of the Moon City, and his name is Saint-Édrone, and people call him Saint-Éti.

Moon City, one of the five cities of the Green Underworld Realm, is a big city in the east, every night, there is a huge blue moon here in the sky, and the eternal blue full moon seems to be rarely lacking. The city here is majestic and towering, a wooden building and a high hall are connected to a tall and short large and small staggered extension to the foot of the west called Mt. Moonrise, on the summit of Mt. Moonrise, the cascading white pavilion of Mosequia often has the white-winged angels of Ryulan Island and the most impressive Mosuoya who is not welcome but maverick with a pair of brown wings to visit, a blue river called Lanshui splits the city in half, and people drive bridges, boats and traffic in it. The people of other cities in the Qing Underworld Realm are known as "the moon falls in the Divine Pavilion, and the angels are fluttering." "Depicting Moon City.

Saint-Ae imagined this in all his grief, it was only a moment in his thoughts, and there was a hint of angry sadness in his blue eyes, what had happened to him, he couldn't believe it, he didn't want to accept it, his consciousness began to swirl in his memories, this time his mind went back to a much more distant time, when he was seven years old.

His hometown, about a two-day's walk southeast of Tsukijo, was a village of nearly a hundred families built in the midst of the Calasso Forest, with its stout woods (2), ancient oaks and beech branches, and some tall and tall coniferous iron with thick foliage and rough skin(3), and some other trees that he could not name—though his father was a carpenter who loved and even studied trees avidly, and he often said that there was a sound in them, and that there was an innumerable wealth in them.

His village is called Hilton, which doesn't mean much to him, it's more boring than a simple patchwork of words, just like his surname, the people of the entire Moon City are surnamed Blueprint, like him, according to the nomenclature to be called Blueprint Saint-Edirondis, and his father is called Blueprint of Suri, everyone is called Blueprint or something, it seems that they are all related by blood, his mother told him that in fact, most of them have traced more than a few generations and still have no relationship, but his mother proudly said: The blood of their Blueprint people is no different from the blood of angels, redder than red roses, clearer than Qing Shui, from this point is enough to distinguish Blueprint people and angels。

Not only his mother, but also all the people in Moon City like to add the word blueprint when introducing themselves, and their demeanor is as if the holy light of the gods appears on the head of the blueprint as soon as it is mentioned, but this is extremely boring in his eyes, and he rarely talks about his surname, because he hates the things that everyone has.

Their village was built on rows of coniferous iron in the forest, which was a real wood, dense and lush, and there was little sunlight in the open except for the roads and houses in the woods. Even in the house or in front of the house, it is difficult to see the open air, at least in the house of Saint-Ue.

Saint-Æ's mother, a weaver who was skilled in cutting and making clothes, had a polished and delicate loom in their home, and every night when Saint-Ë fell asleep, he could hear the continuous chirping of the loom, and then his father in the back room would laugh, because he had made the loom himself, and he was often proud when his mother praised him.

Not only the looms, but almost everything in the house made of wood has a strong color of his father's craftsmanship: small and exquisite, and even the hammers and hacksaws, which belong to the blacksmith's craft, have been improved by his father several times. The whole big house was built by my father, and my father built the house under a thick giant crown tree of dozens of meters at the westernmost end of the village, and the whole house was made of rainproof and wear-resistant red brown wood, which was divided into a room that was enough to have more than a dozen rooms, and my father, mother, and he had a bedroom, among which there were halls, kitchens, bathhouses, toilets, tool rooms, wardrobes, grocery rooms, and many other rooms, but there was no study that Saint Ai liked. His father often told him that reading would make one stupid, and that if he wanted not to go hungry, he should inherit the craft of me and your mother, who would nod her head in the presence of her.

God knows how much Saint-Ae hated being a carpenter, and every time he saw his father take a ruler around the trees, measure them up and down, and then carry a giant axe with a sawtooth to cut and break the wood, and grind it back and forth with a planer, he thought it was boring. "All the good shade of greenery brought him down. Saint-Ae thought as he leaned against the deep wood tree by the side of the house.

His father forced him to learn carpentry, but he always hid in the forest during the day, and secretly read in a place where his father could never find and where he could not hear his father's scolding, and then he found a better place - the top of his own canopy of the deep wood, the top of which was like a soft and smooth blanket, and the dense branches of the deep wood could hold him up, where the wind was cool and the light was bright, and he used to lie there all day, and then secretly climb down from the trunk at night when no one could see him.

His father was a burly man, a world of difference from his mother's slender and slender, he had a thick black mustache, a pair of natural horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, and a deep sunken stripe under his eyes, and always wore a worn black leather apron and scolded loudly, "Saint-Ae, you damned fellow, if you don't learn to be a carpenter, you won't be my son!" Saint-Ae ignored it, he didn't like to be a carpenter, and he wouldn't die.

At the age of seven, Saint-Ae had a slightly chubby face, long black hair, a pair of blue eyes, and liked to wear knee-high earth-colored robes, gray loose trousers, and two pairs of identical black cloth boots back and forth.

There were many times, and even Saint-É could not remember how many times, because he did not learn the carpenter's trade, and he did not even know what the tools in his father's hand were called, and he was taught by his father, and on a more serious occasion, both of his hands were swollen and very high, and for two weeks he could not hold anything, and his mother only watched with tears in her eyes, and did not dare to speak. However, he did not repent, and he shouted to his father: "I don't like carpenters, I like to read!"

My father didn't show much heat at the time, but that night, he again lectured him with the sawn broken wooden planks in the tool house, his buttocks were swollen, and for the next few days, he couldn't move, so he made him lie on the wooden bed in the tool house to recognize the tools, and let him watch himself practice how to turn wood into furniture. And he kept looking out the window, "I want to read." He thought to himself.

After a few days, his ass finally healed, but his father locked him in the tool room, and he was finally able to learn some skills, so he sawed off the lock with a saw and escaped with the book.

However, despite this, he had to sleep in his bedroom at night. As expected, in order to stop his behavior and put him on the right path, his father tore up all his books and burned them, and scolded him repeatedly: "You want to be one of those scholars in the city, and you want to fill your stomach by reading and writing something, that is ridiculous! People like us should learn our own duties well!"

On that day, Saint-É wept, he had never cried before, and his face was quiet and strong, but on that day he cried all night in his bedroom.

On the second day, Saint-É escaped from the house very early, and he went into the deep woods, alone. At night, he didn't return, he went deeper into the mountains and forests, into places he had never been before, and he didn't want his parents to find him again. In the cold wind, in the darkness of the night, he felt fear and loneliness like never before, and he kept walking, until at last he stopped at an unknown river, where a little light shone through.

But at this moment, he heard the rumbling and neighing of the beast, and he felt a deep fear of the spotted tiger in the woods. When Saint-Ae got up and ran, he found that the giant tiger was already behind him, he quickened his speed and tried to climb the trees, just then, he found that there was no movement behind him, he stopped and turned around, and found that the fierce giant tiger was retreating into the forest under the comfort of a blue-robed man.

This man carried two blue swords, and the two blue swords were no different except for the hilt of the sword, which was the blue sword Fuge, the famous blade that could command all souls.

He has long black hair, his eyes are thin and flowing but extraordinarily bright, and there are five pupils in each eye, and when the giant tiger retreats, the pupils gradually disappear and turn into normal, which are the ten soul eyes.

To his left was a girl about the height of Saint-Ae, with short black hair, eyes as clear and beautiful as the blue moon in the sky, and she wore a white dress with shining gems embedded in it, and the material of the dress was as dazzling as crystal.

"Thank you for saving me, but you raised that spotted tiger?" asked Saint-E, turning to him, he had never seen anyone able to make the beast retreat.

"No," the man smiled generously, his whole face laughing, the laughter was gentle and approachable, "I cast a spell to make them recede. ”

"Spirituality?"

"All things have spirituality, and those who truly know how to harness their spiritual power can move around this vast world without being constrained. The man smiled lightly, "Animals are our companions, and we should learn how to talk to them." ”

Saint-Ae didn't understand, but felt that an unusually wonderful world was burrowing into the depths of his mind, as if from a closed valley to a vast plain, and everything was full of life. At this time, he noticed that the girl in the white dress had been staring at him all the time.

"You're also a lost man in the woods?" she asked, her voice as melodious as the harp, and her slender body as her voice.

"No, I can find my home, huh. Saint-É was stunned in the girl's eyes, he did not know what kind of emotion the joy was, and for a long, long time, he pointed out to them, "It is in the southwest, I have walked a long way to get here, and although it is a strange place, I remember the way. ”

"My name is Saint-Ae, and I don't add that pathetic surname to the blueprint. Saint Ae smiled calmly, "Are you lost? Are you also from Moon City? I haven't been to this area, but I can find my family, my father must know the way, even if he doesn't recognize him, he is a lumberjack, he can cut down the whole forest and open the way." ”

"My name is Fabre, Fabre Feders. The girl pursed her lips and laughed at Saint-E's words, and the man laughed naturally, "My name is Cang Pien." In between laughs, he said, "Boy, you're from Hilton, aren't you?"

"I've been to that place, it's a place full of natural imagery, it's so beautiful!" Cang Lian stopped smiling and took a few steps forward, "It's late, I'll take you to a good place to rest, tomorrow, tomorrow morning, I'll send you home." ”

Saint-É followed the two in a daze, and they walked into a cave where crystal gems adorned the mountain wall and glittered like a bright starry sky, in the cave, a giant bear with green leaves was asleep, its green hair was smooth and bright, and from a distance, it looked like smooth flesh, and when it saw someone coming, its dark eyes suddenly opened, but Cang Lian just stepped forward and stroked it gently, and it roared softly, closed its eyes and fell asleep again.

Mercy leaned back on the bear and sat down, calling to Saint-É and Fafew. The two of them took a lot of courage to follow.

On the way, in Cang Lian's words, Saint Ae learned that only Fa Fu Yu was lost, and Cang Lian was a spiritual priest who was born in Moon City and worked under the command of the Great Priest of Lan City. It is rumored that the white dragon of Cloud City is the most beautiful creature in the world, it has a body like flowing water, a blue beard like a strong wind, and its black pupils reveal majestic elegance and elegant majesty. But Cang Lian told him that not every spirit was worthy of the white dragon, and that the kind of creature with extraordinary spirituality that could use the spirit magic alone was almost rare.

When Saint-Ae asked, "Lingshi is a very high position, isn't it?" After a long time, he had almost forgotten about the problem, and he added, "But I don't like a certain secretary, and I'll leave that position." ”

"I will also leave my position. Fa Fu Yu is an optimistic and talkative girl, she interjected, with disgust in her words, "I will get out of there, my old father always made me learn useless family etiquette, he said that he only had me as a daughter, and he must make me stand out, for this reason, he also sent one" At this point, she suddenly stopped talking, as if unwilling to reveal her identity.

"So you got here?" he asked, "Don't you know what that means to you?"

"Yes, of course I do, I just want to see it with my own eyes," Faffyu muttered, "the people over there must be very anxious, you must not tell anyone about my coming here, if the family knows, I will be confined, and the criminal law will deal with me." ”

"And you, don't tell outsiders either. Fafe and Saint-Ae emphasized.

Saint-Ae replied in a low voice.

When lying on the bear's body, Fafe talked about the world in which she lived, and she gestured with her hand to describe it to Saint-E, saying: " We have a total of seven regions there, known as the Seven Feet Lan Cangjie, it is a vast and boundless country, the sea in the north is shining with golden waves, the ocean in the south is calm like a mirror, when the sun rises in the east, the far west is already full of golden light, countless white temples stand majestically in the city, like stars dotted with stars, there are war horses flying in the air, there are mighty white army (4) soldiers, mountains and clear water. ”

"But," she said, falling into grief, "everything there is so small and worthless compared to this place, that no one can escape the guilt of war, and that the terrible demon soldiers are all over the land, and that humans are being slain like ants, and that the power of resistance is getting weaker and weaker. ”

"You are not alone. "Pity comforts.

"I'm going back tomorrow. Faffyu hesitated, "I can't let my father worry. ”

In the midst of this, Saint-Ae noticed in the eyes of Dapha-Pherd-Feather the courage of a warrior whom he had never seen before, desolate and firm, like ice that never melted in the flames, which fascinated Saint-Ae, who probably did not know what kind of environment she was in, and he knew nothing about what her world was like.

However, he didn't ask much, just grunted and nodded.

"I'm going to send Fa Fu Yu out of here tomorrow, what about you?" said Cang Lian, "will you go with you?"

Saint-É sat up for a moment, and Fafe sat up with him.

Cang Lian kept laughing again, and then said in a serious voice: "Hilton, you have a good pair of eyes, and the light in your eyes is quiet and natural, but there is a trace of short-sighted dullness in it. In this vast and vast main world, there is not only a small green underworld, but also more countless regions, even countless worlds, the endless vast ocean, the vast plain, the snow peaks that birds can't reach, and the creatures, the beautiful everything, all of which are worth exploring that we can't refuse, there is no earthly world that can bind you and me, and a person can only live up to this life by traveling all over the world. ”

Saint-É stared at him, his words brought him an endless light of hope, and for a long time, he lowered his head, "I am not ready, at least not yet, I want to read many, many books, as an erudite scholar, but my father burned all my books as waste paper." Saint-Ae raised his head and looked at Mercy longingly, "But after seeing you, I am sure, I am so sure, I want to be a spiritual man, and if I can also tame wild beasts, then I will not be in vain." ”

"Then you should become an animal trainer, it just so happens that her family lacks a qualified animal trainer. Cang Lian straightened her folded robe and joked.

"I don't have a shortage of family. Fafe pursed her lips and smiled.

Saint-É was silent, his eyes almost bursting with tears.

After a long while, he got up with a smile, he stepped past the bear, opened a stone on the mountain wall with his hand, took out a large thick brown book and a thin pale green pamphlet from the hole in the wall, blew the dust off them, and walked to Saint-E, "It just so happens that I also like to read, and I left here a long time ago, and these two books are for you. ”

Saint-Ae got up and took the book like a treasure, the big brown book was "The Legend of the Parres Family", and the pamphlet was called "Silam Bhutto and the Elven River."

"These are both very famous books, they are history, they are legends, if you stay in the house, they are enough to give you a glimpse of half the world, but, you know, the books are far from depicted. "Cang Lian explained, "This is a very cherished version, the content is very detailed, it is the original author's manuscript, our world only has so two or three copies, some have even been left in other unknown worlds, how many heroes and kings can't get it, I searched all the world's big and small book palaces and failed to find one, later, in a hurricane evil black dragon (5) in the dark dragon cave found them, probably someone deliberately hid them there." ”

"You want to give me such a precious book? Saint-Eto wrote with gratitude.

"Already acquainted. "I've kept them in my head, they don't mean anything to me anymore, it's just that don't let your father burn these two books, you probably know their value." ”

"Yes. Saint-Ae replied, "I will not let anyone see it." ”

She rubbed her long hair and began to laugh again.

"Silam Bhutto and the Elven River," Fafw's eyes immediately flashed with excitement when she saw the book, "Silam Bhutto, it has always been my dream, it is a rumored paradise for us, some people say that time is eternal there, the rotation of the seasons is in line with people's hearts, and the landscape changes like mist and mist. In my eyes, it may be a magnificent sea with clear and tranquil clarity, or a verdant and lush forest, or an island with an eternal sunset, in short, it is a supreme beauty that is unimaginable to mortals. ”

Saint-É noted that when Fabre said these words, she was filled with joy and joy.

On the second day, Saint Ae took Fafe to say goodbye to Saint E, in addition to the two books given by Grace, he also got a ruby that Fa Évu took off her skirt, Flora said that it was not easy to come here once, and almost lost his life, but fortunately he met the two of you, Af Yu asked him to stay in the memorial, and I hope that we will have the opportunity to meet and meet in the future, Saint É nodded deeply.

When Cang Lian and Fa Fu Yu gradually passed away, he just realized that he didn't have anything decent to give Fa Fu Yu, and he never knew which region Fa Fu Yu depicted where she was located, he only knew that she was only seven years old and his age, named Fa Fu Yu, he wanted to ask something clearly, but he thought about it again and again, until the two disappeared, and he didn't open his mouth after all.

Exegesis:

(1) Blueprint Clan: One of the four clans of the Green Netherworld.

(2) Yuanmu: An extremely stout tree with a huge crown.

(3) Coniferous iron: a tree unique to the green underworld.

(4) White Army: The name of the Nasya'an army.

(5) Evil Black Dragon: refers to the black dragon Filit, one of the four evil sources, the four evil sources are the black dragon Filit, the silver dragon Lu Yege, the kren Fingol, and the fire demon Goshino.