Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Ancient Temple of Fuyuan
In the early morning, a few rays of sunlight shine through the forest on the forest path, which has a unique mottled beauty.
The forest path winds and turns, but it keeps moving forward, this is the road to Qingfeng City.
Qingyun and the others walked on the road with heavy burdens on their backs, the road was very quiet, and they were not attacked by wild beasts. Only occasionally a small animal or two flashed in front of them.
Time passed, and Qingyun and they spent a long time in a quiet environment.
Dusk, town, stone road.
Qingyun and Aunt Lan walked slowly with heavy steps, the clothes on their bodies were already a little dirty, and Aunt Lan's long hair was already messy, and they hadn't washed it for a few days.
Xiaocao quietly hid in Qingyun's bag and didn't dare to take his head, it was too dangerous, and it would inevitably cause a lot of trouble.
"This is the ancient town of Fuyuan, and it is also the closest town to Qingfeng City, and it only takes a day to enter Qingfeng City from here. Aunt Lan looked at the stone road in the distance, and her soft and slightly sad eyes seemed to reflect the old things of the past.
"Fuhui Ancient Town, a beautiful name. Qing Yun couldn't help but say when she heard Aunt Lan's story, there seemed to be a special magic in the beautiful name.
Qingyun looked around, there were some old houses in the distance, and if you looked closely, you could even see the broken tiles. Deep alleys, cobblestone paved with scattered weeds.
These scenes are somewhat old, elegant and beautiful, but they don't seem to have anything to do with hibiscus. Hibiscus is a lotus flower, and only the noblest lotus flower can be called a hibiscus.
"Hibiscus is the god of this ancient town, and there is an ancient temple in the center of the ancient town dedicated to her. I've been here before. Aunt Lan took Qingyun's hand and said, "I'll take you over to have a look." ”
Turning a few alleys, Qingyun's pace was a little eager. She was eager to see what the legendary ancient temple of Hibiscus was like.
"It must be a wonderful and magical place!" Qingyun thought secretly as she walked, her eyes were a little eager, and her curiosity couldn't help but fluctuate, beating happily like a rabbit in the field.
The road is not far, and this ancient town is not too big. It didn't take long for Qingyun to arrive at the legendary Furui Ancient Temple.
As soon as you turn the alley, you will see a quaint temple in front of you. The temple is not tall, only the height of an ordinary house, but it is carved with all kinds of beautiful pictures. It's a pity that maybe because of the age, those decorative tiles have been yellowed. However, through various signs, it is still enough to get a glimpse of the prosperity of the year.
Qing Yun and Aunt Lan stopped and watched for a while, Qing Yun did not enter the ancient temple directly, but carefully looked at the various decorations around the exterior of this ancient temple.
The ancient temple has long been old, but the blurred murals on the periphery of the ancient temple naturally have a wonderful beauty.
"It's a pity that I can't see where anything was ever drawn. Qingyun looked at the blur on the wall, and could only see vague clumps like clouds and mist, as well as intermittent traces. I don't know how many of the traces were formed later, and which ones were originally there.
"The ancient temple of Fuyuan is very old, and the outer wall is exposed to the wind and sun, so it is normal to become like this. Aunt Lan looked at the ancient wall in front of her and said lightly.
"Yes, nothing has survived the ravages of time. Qing Yun looked at the mottled ancient wall for a moment, and her eyes showed a little sadness. "There's no going back. She thought silently.
Aunt Lan pulled Qingyun's sleeve, "Let's go in and have a look." There are more elaborate murals inside. ”
Qing Yun nodded, and then followed Aunt Lan into this Fuyuan Ancient Temple.
As soon as you enter the ancient temple, you will be greeted by the mysterious murals on the four walls, with intertwined hibiscus stems and leaves on the murals. The leaves are as green as jade, and the mural itself is made of ceramic bricks, and there is a crystal streamer flashing at a glance. The infinite leaves and stems seem to be more spiritual and charming because of this.
The sparkling stems and leaves intertwine until they converge in the center of the temple, where the offering table corresponds. Where a cyan stone table is being placed.
A pink-white jade lotus flower is displayed on the offering table. At first glance, this lotus flower looks like it grows naturally, but it is a dead thing that does not move.
Qing Yun and Xiaocao felt a faint aura lingering on the surface of the jade lotus. It looks like a miracle,
"This is by no means ordinary!" Qingyun and Xiaocao sensed this at the same time.
At this time, an old man in a dark robe slowly walked out of the back hall. He looked at Qing Yun and Aunt Lan with indifferent eyes, looking them up and down.
"Senior, we are here to worship the gods. Aunt Lan looked at the old man who walked out of the back hall of the ancient temple and hurriedly greeted him, looking respectful.
Qing Yun looked at the old man and secretly thought, "He should be the temple of this ancient temple!" She looked at Aunt Lan's movements and bowed to the old man.
The old man's gaze was still indifferent, like eternal ice.
"Don't be rude!" his eyes still didn't change in the slightest, he just said coldly. Then he quietly looked at the jade lotus in front of him, his eyes full of reverence, as if there was only that lotus flower between heaven and earth.
The originally cold eyes softened because of this, like a devout believer. Or that he was a believer himself.
Hearing this, Qing Yun immediately withdrew her glances from looking around, and slowly lowered her head and stopped looking around. She understood that it was disrespectful.
"Senior, the child is not sensible, I hope you can forgive her. Aunt Lan faced the old man again, begging for his forgiveness.
Qing Yun had some doubts in her heart, she looked at Aunt Lan and found that Aunt Lan was looking at her seriously. Qingyun paused for a moment and said slowly, "I'm sorry, I was wrong!"
The old man glanced at Qing Yun and didn't say anything, although his eyes were still a little indifferent, but they had softened a lot. "Be sure to remember next time. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked back into the back hall.
Aunt Lan looked at Qing Yun with a puzzled face, and said unhurriedly, "In the Furui Temple, you just need to worship, and you don't need to burn incense and sacrifice like other temples." It is a very special temple. ”
"The origin of the temple blessing of the Fuyuan Ancient Temple is mysterious, even those powerful immortal masters from Qingfeng City don't dare to be disrespectful to him. Aunt Lan said with awe in her eyes. "Although this is only what I heard about by accident in Qingfeng City, I guess what I said is true. ”
Qing Yun also understood a lot after listening to Aunt Lan's story, and she no longer dared to despise this old man in the slightest.