Chapter 165: The sound of the pipa in Cloud City
Lin Futian They walked to a white pillar, looked up, on the towering white pillar, there were all kinds of reliefs, all like immortals soaring clouds and mist, auspicious clouds and rare beasts lined up beside them. I don't know which master's masterpiece is still shining with the brilliance of civilization today, thousands of years later.
Starflower stood on tiptoe, bypassed the white pillar in front of her, and looked behind, where a huge, mirror-blue lake lay quietly behind, reflecting everything in the sky. Xinghua grew her mouth and couldn't hide her joy.
Seeing that there was no one around, Twilight felt a little strange. She walked up to Lin Futian and asked softly, "Have we arrived?"
"It's here. It's just that it's not yet time, and at noon, there will be a 'road to the sky', which is made of white clouds, and you can feel the wonderful feeling of ascending to the sky by the way. The people in this city have a deep study of the Divine Domain, so most of its buildings are built in imitation of the picture of the Divine Domain depicted in ancient allusions, in order to one day build a fairyland in the world that is not inferior to the Divine Domain. I have to admire these perseverance people, who have worked hard for an unknown number of years to build a heavenly city, but they are not recognized by the empire. Lin Futian said.
Twilight wondered, "Why doesn't the empire recognize this city? Shouldn't having a city built in the sky be a worthy thing for the empire to be recorded in the history books?"
Lin Futian clasped his hands on his sleeves and said with a smile: "The emperor's heart, you and I can't say for sure." Historically, however, it is unlikely that an empire would have allowed a city to exist on top of an imperial city. It's not surprising, it's been true throughout the ages. ”
Twilight nodded slightly, she still didn't know much about these things. But she still understood, because she had seen many similar things in that town. The word "status" really gives people a unique personality. And this kind of thing is not unique to human beings.
The sea of clouds gradually sank, churning and churning.
Lin Futian got up from the ground and said with a smile: "Okay, it's time." ”
Twilight and Xinghua looked up, and a waterfall poured down from the sea of clouds and fell on the lake, stirring up a soaring white mist, and the water vapor was blown on the face by the wind, which was cool. Starflower wiped the water from her face, and then looked closely. Lin Futian stepped forward, the moon pot sword was placed in front of him, the sword in his left hand, he squinted, the wide black robe was hunting, the hem of the clothes was blown high by the wind, and it flew in the mist of water and sky.
A pale blue staircase descended from the sea of clouds, just in front of the white stone pillar. This stone pillar was originally the gate of the city located above the sea of clouds.
At this time, Xinghua and the others saw swordsmen walking in pairs, and the sword was facing up along the stairs, and soon disappeared into the sea of clouds and disappeared from sight. Xinghua and Twilight glanced at each other, it was the first time they had seen such a scene, and their hearts pounded with excitement that could not be concealed. How can such a shock be explained in a few words?
Lin Futian smiled, the Moon Pot Sword had already been unsheathed and hovered in front of the three of them. Lin Futian looked at Xinghua and Twilight, and said with a smile, "Let's go." ”
Next to the white stone pillar, the three of them stepped up with their swords, and in the blink of an eye, they could only see a black dot approaching the sea of clouds, and then quickly disappeared.
After this, the pale blue staircase was like a bubble that had been punctured, gradually dissipating between heaven and earth, and returning to heaven.
Xinghua's eyes were half-open, just now she only saw the blue staircase moving quickly behind her, and then disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, she passed through a huge "white wall", holding her breath, looking at this vast world that suddenly opened up. A huge white city is located not far away, and you can't see the specific extent of the city, but it feels very large and boundless.
Lin Futian took the Moon Pot Sword, and gently stroked the top of Xinghua's head with his palm, "Look at your feet, are they all clouds?"
Xinghua looked down, only to find that she was stepping on a solid white cloud, and she was full of novelty. Of course, this can be the case in the Divine Domain, but it is all the supernatural powers possessed by the gods, which is fundamentally different from this land made of white clouds.
Twilight found that when she arrived at this strange and magical place, the demonic aura of her body naturally subsided, and she moved her wrist, staring at the lines on her hands, silent, thinking to herself. It was a long time before she raised her head and took a closer look at the new world. A piece of white, pure and white. "Divine?" the old word popped into her mind, and she looked at the quiet, white city before Twilight smiled. yes, what other word can describe this place? and only the word "sacred"?
"Huh?" The "big bag" that was originally bulging behind the starflower suddenly disappeared, and the long robe dragged to the ground.
Lin Futian lightly touched the back of Xinghua, and couldn't help but smile: "How did you finally remember how to take back your wings?"
Xinghua looked confused, and touched the back of her hand behind her back, "Eh, is it really gone?" Xinghua smiled brightly. There are always wings on its back, and it's not very convenient to sleep at night, and it's constantly consuming the spiritual power on its body, and it's in trouble. If it weren't for some accident when he left the Divine Domain, he lost some of his memories and supernatural powers, otherwise he would have been in the world of freedom now!
"It's good that we can sleep soundly now. Lin Futian said with a smile.
Xinghua nodded, "That's right!"
Twilight stood by with a shallow smile on her face. If you stay with them for a long time, you will unconsciously forget your demon identity. She sighed, it seems that she wants to be a human more than a demon......
Lin Futian and his party began to walk towards the city gate, and as they walked, Lin Futian introduced the information they knew to Xinghua and them, about this place: "Isn't it strange why this city can use white clouds as building materials? Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a demigod who had no hope of becoming a god, and he realized that his limit was approaching, and finally struggled to the sky, feathered and dissipated, and cultivated all his body into supernatural powers, and returned to the earth. In front of him, he grasped the two elements of wind and rain, which had been studied deeply, condensed the floating clouds of the surrounding hundreds of miles, and turned into a huge heavenly foothold, which was equivalent to opening up a new territory for the world, and it could be regarded as immeasurable merit......."
After listening to what Lin Futian said,
With infinite unknowns and reveries. The group walked neither fast nor slow. Lin Futian walked in front, and Xinghua and Twilight stood on the left and right, and the two of them were carefully surveying the vast territory in the sky.
"Cloud City. Lin Futian looked at the three big characters written on the gate of the city and said with a smile. Indeed, the city, as its name suggests, stands on the clouds and is straightforward. The gates of Cloud City were wide open, and it was a miracle that there were no guards to guard it. It seems that he was instructed by the city lord to not deliberately limit himself to guards, but to let "outsiders" know in another way: Cloud City, you can convince the people without those and maintain the people in the city to live and work in peace and contentment.
Xinghua and Twilight raised their heads, and the three big characters with quite charm touched the white cloud world, and immediately became immortal.
"Huh?" Starflower stared in the direction of the gate, as if confused.
Lin Futian smiled, watching the tourists who also traveled here pass by, they were silent, very distant, and people were far apart. They are all here to travel, and when they go out, they must not cause trouble. If you have a slightly clearer mind, you should know the message conveyed by the blue cloud ladder: only after reaching the realm of the Wind and Sword can you be qualified to enter Cloud City. When this place was built, it was originally to create a fairyland similar to the divine realm in the human world, so the person who can enter this place must also be a master who is located in the "upper area" of the cultivation path. With this hint, then it is clear what kind of identity he is, especially the "newborn" whose realm has just reached the threshold. Every place has its own customs, and of course Cloud City has also given birth to a lot of interesting words, just waiting for people to discover them.
"Cloud City is a city that doesn't need to be guarded. Lin Futian said with his hands behind his back.
Twilight asked, "Why?"
Lin Futian said: "Many seniors who failed to reach the Divine Domain as they wished, and could not go to the Divine Domain of another heaven and earth, took this Cloud City as a place to comfort their bodies and minds, after all, once the Divine Domain was passed, it was very difficult for thousands of years. If it fails, it will be a situation where the heart is lost, the realm has fallen, and it is irretrievable. As a result, this cloud city has become a pure land in the hearts of many predecessors, if anyone dares to destroy, then you have to think about whether the group of people who have stood extremely high in the cultivation path for thousands of years will be willing. Therefore, this city does not need any guards at all, let alone any city lord. Because no one dares to make trouble. ”
The two nodded, feeling that the city was really not ordinary.
After the three of them stepped into the city gate, they found that what they had just seen was just the "tip of the iceberg" of Cloud City, and a line of purple swallows flew diagonally across the ridge of the roof, and soon disappeared behind the house, just like the streets and alleys of the people in the market, but most of the people, the realm is very high and unfathomable. Maybe the fruit seller not far away is a master of the Yuan Saint Heavenly Rank.
It was also a coincidence, when they came to Lin Futian, they were just in time for the annual event of Cloud City, celebrating the day when Cloud City was first built, and it can be regarded as celebrating the many people who even if they can't go to the God Domain, but they seem to be in the God Domain, and their hearts are also in the God Domain, they have this peace of mind.
The stars looked at those who couldn't see the specific realm
They shuttled between the streets and alleys, and the same was true between the wide roads, and on the huge paper flower pavilions stacked up, there were beautiful women who could sing and dance, all of them looked upright, like the soaring fairies in the portrait, and the shallow and thin ribbons that moved without wind seemed to touch the ground between the arms, necks, and waists, automatically forming colorful ribbons that fit the body. Looking at it from afar, I couldn't tell where I was. Above the clouds? Or Wonderland?
Suddenly, the crowd let out a loud cheer, startling Xinghua, rubbing her ears, and leaning in front of Lin Futian, "What's going on?"
Lin Futian listened to it, bent down and smiled: "It seems that she has been very popular in the past two years, today is her first performance this year, let's go, let's find a place to sit down." With that, Lin Futian took Xinghua and them to a place a little farther away from the crowd and sat down, even so, the sound of the crowd gathering together was still loud and noisy, and even Lin Futian frowned slightly.
A huge white paper boat walked slowly, and a huge pavilion stood tall on top of it. The crowd gradually quieted down, and everyone was holding their breath, waiting for the allure who was still holding the pipa and half-covering his face, to walk out of the door.
After a while, while everyone was staring at the door, the door finally opened, and a group of maid-like women came out in an orderly manner, and then found their seats and sat down, or played the harp, or plucked the strings, each different. A red figure finally walked out, she held a lute in her arms, as the poem said, half-covered her face, and slowly walked out of the boudoir. Perhaps it is this mystery that is incompatible with Cloud City that gives her a unique charm.
She was dressed in close-fitting red, as if she had just washed her body, and the tips of her hair were still wet, sticking to her fair neck, adding a fatal charm. She stood by the railing of the pavilion, just standing there, without saying a word, there was a kind of Ling Ran's beauty shocking.
The woman smiled lightly, watching the crowd cheer violently because of her, and her face was filled with an indelible smile, so that she would feel extremely good. Suddenly, her brow furrowed, but she quickly stretched out, continuing her previous smile, then turned to sit down and began to pluck the strings.
In the dense crowd, only the three of them looked out of place, especially the young man in black, with his hands on his sleeves, just looking into her eyes so quietly.
She was really puzzled, since she had just seen those eyes, to be precise, she felt that something had suddenly struck her heart, and her brain was foggy, and she almost froze in place. This is not a trivial matter for her, you know, from childhood to adulthood, she has been the calmest and most calm person. But today...... What the hell is wrong with you?
Over there, Xinghua covered her ears and asked Lin Futian loudly if the woman was really as beautiful as they said, and she forgot about it? Lin Futian smiled, leaned back on the white chair, and said disapprerovingly: "That's it." Everyone is beautiful, after all, there is something missing in it. ”
Twilight listened quietly to the sound of the pipa, and felt that it was not Lin Futian
"You seem to understand?" asked Twilight.
Lin Futian looked into the distance, suddenly became a little silent, took a wine jug out from between his sleeves, then took a sip and put it on the table, "I have a friend, he understands very well." Though...... He was always too modest. As he spoke, Lin Futian picked up the wine jug on the table and took another sip of wine, and this time, he really took back the wine jug.
Listening to the sound in his ears from strong to weak, in a trance, Lin Futian suddenly had a great urge to pull out the Moon Pot Sword, but he quickly calmed down, and a feeling of amazement arose in his heart.
The demons in their hearts are hard to go, so they can only turn them into sword grinding stones.
Above the pavilion not far away, a girl in red was standing by the railing, her eyes fixed on the figure of the person in front of her, without blinking. Suddenly, she felt a little uneasy. She took a deep breath, then knocked on her heart again, her face was flushed and flustered, she quickly patted her face with her hand, and muttered to herself, "Isn't there any illness you have?"
(End of chapter)