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Taoyuan Town is vast and sparsely populated, and there are few outsiders here, so it looks a little deserted. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, under the backdrop of peach blossoms, it is even more beautiful.

The two of them looked at their surroundings as they walked, and found that the people of Taoyuan Town seemed to be quite curious about the two outsiders, and often looked at them with strange eyes.

However, that kind of gaze was obviously kind, so Chen Heng and Xiaobai didn't care too much.

"The girls here seem to like to wear veils and not show their true faces. ”

After walking for a while, Xiao Bai suddenly said something strange.

Chen Heng naturally discovered this, and those who were veiled were basically those unmarried girls.

"Maybe it's the custom here, I've heard that in some places, a woman's appearance can only be seen by her husband, and I think I should be biased towards that custom here. ”

Although Chen Heng was also strange in his heart, he didn't care much, what other people looked like had nothing to do with him.

However, Xiaobai was a little more serious, and snorted lightly: "That custom is too machismo, right?"

Chen Heng smiled dumbly and said, "Every place has its own customs and habits, and we can't impose our own ideas on others." ”

Xiaobai tilted his head to look at Chen Heng and asked, "Do you think so too?"

Chen Heng was slightly stunned, only then did he understand what Xiaobai meant, and immediately smiled and said, "Maybe! Although I don't agree with that kind of thing very much, but men, they always want the person they like to belong to themselves." ”

He just said it casually, but he didn't think about whether he would really do it when that time came.

But Xiaobai was interested, snorted again, and said, "You are also machismo." ”

Chen Heng smiled and said, "Aren't you also a man?"

"I ......" Xiaobai choked for a moment, and said forcefully: "I am looking at things from an objective point of view, don't drag me in." ”

Chen Heng shrugged his shoulders, didn't argue with him, glanced ahead, and suddenly said, "It's quite lively over there, do you want to go over and have a look?"

Xiaobai looked in the direction of Chen Heng's finger, and sure enough, he saw a lot of people gathered there, including men and women, old and young, and he was suddenly surprised in his heart, and immediately pulled Chen Heng and said: "Of course you can't miss it, maybe it's some kind of customs." ”

Chen Heng smiled slightly, let Xiaobai pull him over there, and at the same time secretly said in his heart: I knew you would be interested.

The two approached, and through the crowd, they found several oil paintings in the middle, most of which depicted a veiled young girl.

In front of the painting, an old man with white hair and beard is pointing to the painting and telling the story to the people around him.

Chen Heng and the others approached, just standing behind and watching, and did not attract the attention of others, even if the people standing on the periphery found them, they just smiled kindly and did not say anything.

"Everyone knows that we have liked to plant peach trees in Taoyuan Town since ancient times, but a long time ago, peach blossoms did not grow so brilliantly, and they were not like now, they were all over the mountains, do you know why?"

Originally, Chen Heng and the others just looked at it casually, but after hearing the old man's words, they immediately became interested, and they were also quite curious about this matter.

I thought that those townspeople were like them, but unfortunately, they were all natives and seemed to be familiar with these things, and when they heard this, almost all of them replied in unison: "Because of Princess Snow Moon!"

Hearing this answer, Chen Heng and the others couldn't help but be surprised, and Xiaobai said in a low voice: "Planting peach trees is actually related to the princess?

Chen Heng naturally couldn't answer Xiaobai's question, he just snorted at the crowd and signaled to listen.

"That's right, it's Princess Xueyue!" the old man gave an affirmative answer, and then said slowly: "This painting is our Princess Xueyue." ”

The people around were in an uproar, obviously not knowing about it, and they pointed at the oil paintings with great interest, looking very excited.

Moreover, thinking of Princess Snow Moon, someone quickly recognized the above allusion.

The old man didn't sell it, and pointed to one of the paintings: "The painting on it is our Taoyuan Town." When Princess Xueyue got married, she happened to pass by here. That year, it was also like now, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, but at that time, Princess Xueyue was not as happy as we are now. ”

When the old man said this, everyone else was silent for a while, and a sad aura permeated, making Chen Heng and the others look at each other.

"Princess Xueyue is the princess of our Nanning, but Nanning is only a small country, not only can she not protect Princess Xueyue, but she has to protect everyone. In order to prevent Nanning from being invaded by a big country, Princess Xueyue resolutely decided to marry the monarch of a big country. You know, the monarch of that great country was actually over sixty years old at that time. ”

Xiao Bai on the side heard this, and said a little sadly: "That Princess Xueyue is so pitiful!"

Although the old man's words were intermittent and never on point, they finally understood why everyone was so sad.

This Snow Moon Princess should have a very high status in their hearts.

Chen Heng also said a little helplessly: "The world is impermanent, it is difficult to control our own destiny without strength, don't we cultivators also work hard to cultivate for this?"

While Chen Heng was speaking, the old man continued: "Back then, there happened to be an evil Jiao in Peach Blossom Creek, which was a disaster in the township. Coincidentally, Princess Xueyue passed through Taoyuan Town just in time for that time, but fortunately, General Luo Qing, who escorted the princess to get married, stepped forward and fought with the evil Jiao for three days and three nights, and finally killed the evil Jiao, protected the princess, and also kept Taoyuan Town. ”

"It's just that although General Luo Qing's strength is not bad, after the battle with the evil Jiao, he was also seriously injured and was on the verge of death. Therefore, if the peach blossoms in Taoyuan Town are because of Princess Xueyue, then its inheritance is because of General Luo Qing, we will always remember these two names, everyone says yes!"

"Princess Snow Moon!"

"General Luo Qing!"

After the old man's voice fell, the surrounding townspeople excitedly called out the two names.

Seeing this enthusiastic picture, Chen Heng and the others also understood.

Maybe for them, this past is just a story, but for the people of Taoyuan Town, the names Xueyue and Luo Qing are symbols of spirit.

The old man waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said: "In fact, Princess Xueyue and General Luo Qing have long had affection, but for the sake of the country's safety, General Luo Qing can only personally give his beloved to the monarch of another country as a concubine. His death was a relief for himself, but it was a bitter for Princess Xueyue, and he no longer had spiritual sustenance. ”

"Therefore, when General Luo Qing was dying, Princess Xueyue pulled down her veil and said in despair: 'My smile will always bloom only for you. If you die, what's the point of me living? I might as well go with you. ’！”

Everyone around had obviously heard the story, so after the old man finished speaking, they were silent, and seemed to be immersed in the sad past.

But Xiaobai couldn't help but speak softly, and said in a low voice: "Then the princess won't really be martyred, right?"

Chen Heng hesitated: "Probably not, right? She sacrificed so much, she would not ignore the people because of General Luo Qing's death, right? If she died, the monarch of the great country would be angry, and this Nanning country would suffer." ”

Rationally speaking, Chen Heng's words are indeed right, although Xiaobai did not say it, but what he showed on his face was obviously disagreeable.

In fact, their conversation did not last long, and soon the old man revealed the answer.

"General Luo Qing died, and it also took away Princess Xueyue's heart, at that moment, she didn't think about other things in her heart at all, some were just missing General Luo Qing, so she fulfilled her promise, hugged General Luo Qing's body, and jumped into Peach Blossom Creek together. ”

Xiao Bai's face showed a sure look, he glanced at Chen Heng, and seemed to have made some decision in his heart at the same time, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

And Chen Heng was a little dumbfounded, he had not experienced feelings, and he couldn't understand such a thing at all.

In his mind, no matter how high Luo Qing's status was in Xueyue's heart, it was impossible for her to ignore the entire country, right?

The old man did not mention what happened in Nanning, but said infinitely reminiscing: "When Princess Xueyue jumped into Peach Blossom Creek, in the entire peach forest, all the peach blossoms broke away from the peach tree, and the peach blossoms flew up all over the sky and fell into the Peach Blossom Creek, as if to see them off, and at the same time represent the blessings of the people of Taoyuan Town." ”

Since then, Taoyuan Town has been planting peach trees, and every year when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, we will think of that scene back then. In order to commemorate Princess Xueyue, the girls in Taoyuan Town are covered with veils, and once the veil is lifted, it means that she has found the true love in her heart like Princess Xueyue. ”

"If it weren't for Princess Xueyue and General Luo Qing, there would be no later Taoyuan Town, let alone the peach blossoms that are now all over the mountains. So we have always believed that with our blessings, the two of them will live happily in another world. ”

The paintings behind the old man are completely consistent with the stories he tells, and each painting constitutes a picture, so that everyone can see the events of the year as if they had seen it in person.

This is the end of the story, but everyone is still immersed in the story, until the old man finishes collecting the oil painting and goes home, and then slowly comes back to his senses.

Chen Heng and the others finally understood why the girls in Taoyuan Town would cover their faces with light veils, and there was such an allusion.

After a long time, Chen Heng slowly exhaled a breath and said: "There are always many helpless things in the world, whether it is General Luo Qing or Princess Xueyue, if they really exist, I hope that they can really live happily in another world with everyone's blessings as the old man said." ”

While saying these words, what flashed in Chen Heng's mind was his own family.

There are so many helpless things in the world, even if he himself, there are things that he can't win.

The two walked forward along the street, and suddenly, Xiao Bai, who had never spoken, raised his head and said to Chen Heng: "Brother Chen, at night, you go to the Peach Blossom Creek to find me, I have something to show you!"