Chapter 263: Pulling Out a Dusty Past (Part II)
What a chic name.
Later, under the constant urging of Xuan Qingzi, she reluctantly left there. Later, she walked around the Taoist temple for a long time, and she didn't leave until the Taoist temple closed its doors to thank customers.
She said that she originally wanted to transform into a pilgrim to go around the temple, but she was afraid that there would be other powerful Taoist priests in the temple, in case her identity was discovered, it was their duty to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and she would be subdued by demons accidentally, and she would have no place to cry.
So, she had such a mind, so she went around next to the Taoist temple and picked a few wild fruits to eat. She came back after nightfall, and told me about it when she came back.
At that time, I also asked her if this incident was the fate that the elders of the clan said.
She was stunned for a while, thoughtful, and shook her head for a while, saying that she didn't know if this was the chance that the elders said. In order to figure it out, she will go to the Taoist temple a few more times.
I advised her to be careful, I heard that the Taoist priests in the Taoist temples in the mountains are very powerful, and they are unreasonable, and they must be eliminated when they see the goblins. She hadn't been transforming for a long time, and she didn't have much advanced mana, and she didn't have any spiritual weapons in her hand.
She was very happy at the time, saying that she was not going to make trouble, but to talk to the little Taoist priest named Xuan Qingzi to see how big the outside world was.
I listened to it with envy, I was a few years younger than her, and my qualifications were not as high as hers, I am afraid that for me, there are still many years of transformation, she also saw the desire in my eyes, and encouraged me, let me concentrate on cultivation, and when I can transform into a shape, she will definitely take me out to play.
At that time, I also secretly resolved to follow her example and transform as soon as possible.
We talked a lot that night. I was also curious, and asked about the appearance and Taoism of Xuan Qingzi, she said that Xuan Qingzi looked like Si Swenwen, wearing a Taoist uniform, he looked very gentle and elegant, and he had a gentle temperament, many times, he was talking, she was listening, he said a lot of things, and she didn't understand.
His voice is very good, so as long as he says, she is willing to listen, and later if the sun is not about to set and the Taoist temple is about to close, she can continue to listen to him.
I was also curious, so I asked her, they have been chatting for so long, could it be that in the courtyard, just the two of them, didn't they see other Taoist priests coming in and out?
She recalled it carefully for a long time, shook her head, and said that although they had been chatting for a long time, there had been no Taoist priest in the courtyard.
But she said it didn't matter, and she would just ask him the next time she went.
Listening to her say this, I also longed for the world beyond the mountain.
- "She's Yun Niang, right?" I couldn't help but ask.
- She was very unhappy when she was interrupted, and frowned, but she still nodded patiently: "Yes, she is Yun Niang, and I was called Hongyan at that time." ”
- I apologized and asked her to continue, saying that I would not interrupt her memories again unless I couldn't help it. She gave me a nice roll of the eyes back.
- At the same time, I gestured slightly apologetically if I could replace her with a name, which gave me a bit of a headache. She agreed.
Yun Niang stayed in the mountains for a few days, and I heard that she was recruited by the patriarch and asked a few questions, but the patriarch was very satisfied with Yun Niang's answer, and also rewarded Yun Niang with a spirit pill, I heard that she could bring the dead back to life.
The clan is crazy, I don't believe that the stingy patriarch can be so generous. Although Yun Niang is talented and intelligent, she has only just transformed into a person, and there are more sisters in the clan who have deep mana than Yun Niang, why did the patriarch only take a fancy to Yun Niang, and also rewarded Yun Niang with such a valuable thing.
Unless, another rumor in the clan is true. But I don't believe either of them, it's all from those lazy people who don't practice well and are idle all day long. I don't know if they can trust their lace.
Later, Yun Niang went out of the mountain again, and on the day she went out of the mountain, I also went to see her off, and told her to be more careful outside, and come back when she finds the opportunity, I will also work hard to cultivate, strive to transform as soon as possible, and let her take me out to play.
Yun Niang touched my head and praised me for being smart and sensible, and after transforming into a beautiful girl who was not inferior to her.
I accepted this compliment happily and went back to the cave to continue my cultivation.
The time of cultivation is very boring and boring. I don't have any other friends, I've been waiting for Yun Niang's return, but this time, Yun Niang hasn't returned.
There is no time in the mountains, and it has been a thousand years in the world.
With a yearning for the outside world, I practiced desperately, I practiced when others were playing, and I practiced when others were resting, especially on moonlit nights, I spent the whole night at the highest place on the mountain, looking for a stone, and swallowing the natal beads to the moon.
During that time, others praised me as a little cultivator, and even the elders of the clan who were not very optimistic about me before came to see my cultivation progress, and praised me as the light of the fox clan, hoping that I could transform as soon as possible and set an example for the juniors in the clan.
With these expectations, I was able to take on a human form five years earlier. Although five years have passed, for our fox clan, it is just a snap of a finger.
On the night of the human form, the moon was exceptionally round.
I couldn't help but feel so happy that I jumped into the spring and took a hard shower, never having to shake my hair when I went ashore. Watching the spring water flow slowly on the body, the crystal clear body looks particularly charming under the moonlight.
I feel that all the hard work over the years has been worth it, and I have finally become shaped!
I excitedly returned to the cave mansion, picked up the clothes left for me by Yun Niang, and said that I would definitely be able to use it after I transformed. I was delighted to put on the human clothes, the human clothes were so beautiful, and I was full of joy when I saw the underwear and outerwear, and the gorgeous colors.
By impression, I put on my clothes and went around several times. This dress should be Yun Niang's clothes, she left it to me. The clothes fit well, but the waist seems to be a little looser, the chest is a little tighter, and the rest is fine.
I thought about the spell I knew, and prepared to ask the patriarch to reward me with a magic weapon the next morning, so that I could take the magic weapon to the mountains to find my chance.
It was easy to blow away the stars in the sky, push away the moon in the sky, and when the sky was slightly bright, I had already come to the door of the patriarch's cave and waited quietly.
Soon, the door of the cave opened, and someone came out inside, saying that the patriarch was waiting for me in the cave, and called me in.
I straightened my clothes, took a deep breath, and walked into the patriarch's cave with a slightly uneasy feeling.
Although the patriarch is not the oldest elder in the clan, she has been in charge of our fox clan for hundreds of years, and everyone's awe of her has long been engraved in their bones.
The patriarch doesn't usually come out, and she can only be seen at the annual sacrificial meeting. In the past, the elders passed on the information on behalf of the elders.
My hair is very thick, and Yun Niang didn't have time to teach me how to take care of my hair, so I was the patriarch I saw with long hair.
The patriarch sat in a large chair and looked at me quietly, with a look of remembrance on his face. After the transformation, I saw the patriarch again, and I realized why for hundreds of years, there were various titles in the clan, but no one in the clan had ever said the most beautiful three words. It turned out that the patriarch was the most beautiful woman, with long seaweed-like hair, but she pulled a casual bun, her long hair was draped behind her, and a few strands of broken hair hung down on her forehead, with her beautiful face and dusty temperament, she looked like a little girl who had just come of age.
Who would have thought that she would actually be the head of a huge fox clan.
However, I heard that the patriarch has the blood of the nine-tailed sky fox, so he cultivated his body early, and has a body of mana, and he has been overwhelmed by the others in several battles with other clans, and has won enough cultivation funds for the clansmen, so he is loved by the clansmen.
Merely......
It's just that it's also hearsay, and it can't be taken seriously.
Facing the patriarch, I bowed my head and remained silent, quietly waiting for the patriarch to speak.
"You're Hongyan?"
The patriarch has a nice name, called Zixiao, but since she became the patriarch, everyone else has called her patriarch, and no one has ever called her name again.
I nodded: "Yes, Patriarch, my name is Hongyan." ”
"You only cultivated your human body last night?"
I nodded again.
The patriarch smiled faintly: "My fox clan has produced a lot of hard-working talents recently, and you are also one of them, I thought that it would take you a few years to transform into a human form, but I didn't expect it to be so fast." ”
I smiled shyly, I didn't expect to be able to transform so quickly.
I still feel a little proud in my heart, and I feel that I am not much worse than Yun Niang.
Speaking of Yun Niang, since I parted with her last time, I haven't seen her again, I don't know where she is now, how she is doing, whether she has found her own chance, and whether she is one step closer to the avenue.
"You have familiar clothes, where did you get them?"
The patriarch's words pulled me from memory to reality, and I said respectfully: "Patriarch Hui's words were given to me by Yun Niang last time she came back, encouraging me to transform as soon as possible, saying that this dress is a gift for me to transform into a shape." ”
When the patriarch heard me mention Yun Niang, his eyes changed, and suddenly became sharp, as if it was just a matter of a moment, and he became gentle again.
"Yun Niang, this child hasn't come back for a long time, I don't know how she is now." She lowered her head and looked at her wrist, there were no trinkets on the pair of slender jade hands that deceived the frost and jade, only an emerald green bracelet was worn on the wrist.
Suddenly, she raised her head and said, "Over the years, I have lived a semi-secluded life in the cave, and I don't know how my clansmen are cultivating now. ”
The elder next to him also chimed in: "Xiao Hongyan, quickly use your skills and let the patriarch see, but there is something that needs to be improved, if you can get the patriarch's guidance, you will benefit immensely." ”
I nodded, calmed down, and began to use my best spell.
The patriarch sat in his chair, as if looking at me, and as if looking into the distance through me.
Soon, my spell was finished, she smiled, and said, "Although Xiao Hongyan is young, her spell is okay, it can be seen that her understanding is very high, and she needs to be rewarded." ”
After speaking, he took off the emerald green bracelet from his wrist, stretched out his hand and said, "Xiao Hongyan, come quickly, this is my little gift to you, put it on." ”
When the elder saw the patriarch's actions, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly said, "Patriarch, don't do it, that's your ......"
Before he finished speaking, he was glared at by the patriarch, and the second half of the elder's words were held back, his open mouth was instantly closed, and the person stepped aside, but his expression was still extremely anxious.
I saw the appearance of the elder and heard half of what the elder said, so I was so worried that I didn't dare to step forward to catch the bracelet, and excused myself: "Patriarch, this bracelet is your belongings, I dare not ask for it, and ask the patriarch to reward me with other things." ”
The patriarch smiled faintly and said, "This bracelet has a fate with you, so I will naturally give it to you." It's just an ornament on my hand, maybe it's a lifesaver for you, so take it quickly. ”
As I spoke, I was taken aback, thinking that the patriarch had lost his temper, but I didn't expect that the bracelet flew towards me smoothly, flew in front of me, paused for a while, as if looking at me a few times, of course, maybe this is just my delusion.
Then it slowly put on my left wrist, and it fit very well, as if I had been wearing it all by nature.
Seeing this, the patriarch smiled and said with great relief: "This bracelet is not an ordinary bracelet, the clansmen call it a spiritual weapon, it is also alive, if you treat it badly, it will be angry." ”
Hearing the patriarch say that this bracelet is a spiritual weapon, I was so scared that my mouth opened wide, Yun Niang just got a pill, the patriarch actually gave me a spiritual weapon casually, this patriarch is afraid that he is a fake patriarch, so generous?
Seeing my surprised expression, the patriarch covered his mouth and laughed, it was the most amorous smile I have ever seen, there is no one, even if my smile is now less than one ten-thousandth of the patriarch.
"Don't be so surprised, as if I was lying to you on purpose. This bracelet is given to you because there is a task to be given to you, and if you can successfully complete this task, this bracelet is yours. ”
I smirked and nodded: "Patriarch, please say, what is the task, as long as I can complete it, I will do my best." With or without a bracelet as a reward. ”
The patriarch smiled: "Good boy, I really didn't read it wrong. After a pause, he added, "Actually, it's not that difficult, but it may take some time." ”
"Yun Niang is the most talented child in my clan, after she transformed, I let her go out to find her chance, but recently I can't sense her existence, I'm worried."
"It just so happens that you have just transformed and practiced the spell well, you go out to find Yun Niang, I am also very relieved, plus there is a bracelet to protect you, there will be no danger."
I said ignorantly: "The patriarch's meaning is to let me go out of the mountain to find Yun Niang, and after finding Yun Niang, bring her back, right?" ”
The patriarch nodded, and said with relief: "He is a good boy who is empathetic, and I mean exactly that." ”
"I don't know where Yun Niang is, and I can't provide much help, so I need you to find it yourself, the time is not good, maybe it's long, maybe it's short, it depends on the fate between you."
I nodded vigorously and said: "Patriarch, don't you say, I'm also going to go out of the mountain to find Yun Niang, she promised me to take me out to play after I transform, and now, I've all been transformed, and it's time for her to fulfill her promise." ”
The patriarch was surprised: "Oh? Did she promise you? ”
"Hmm."
"Alright, in that case, then you should go out of the mountain as soon as possible to find it. If you find it, you will return to the mountains together without delay. The patriarch waved his hand and said, "You go down, I'm tired and need to rest." ”
I nodded, bowed and exited the cave.
Out of the patriarch's cave, I took a deep breath, and finally relaxed, facing the patriarch, I always had a string, not how much pressure the patriarch's magic gave me, but, in the patriarch's cave, there was always an indescribable sadness in it, so many years, I haven't seen the patriarch smile, I always feel that her smile is covered with a thin veil.
I shook my head and threw out all these unreliable ideas, and now the top priority is to go out of the mountain to find Yun Niang.
I looked up at the sky, and if it was already bright today, it was the right time for me to go out of the mountain. While walking out of the mountain, I carefully looked at the grass and trees in the mountain, and perhaps, it would be a long time before I came back.
I also met a few tribesmen along the way, and when they saw me, they looked at me curiously, and I smiled and waved at them.
Walking down the hill, almost out of the mountain, I looked back at the back, a winding path with lush trees next to it, where I grew up.
When I stepped out of that barrier and looked back, there was a winding path in front of me, and in front of me was a cliff that towered into the sky, and I stood in front of it for a long time.
I heard that this barrier was forged by the elders of the clan with great effort, and no one from the clan can enter it.
I turned my head and left confidently, convinced that I would soon be able to bring Yun Niang here.
I walked for a long time, but I didn't get out of this stretch of mountains, which looked huge, and there were small animals in the woods from time to time, and before I knew it, it was noon, and I didn't even see a single figure.
I happened to hear the sound of a stream, I followed the sound and passed, after walking for a long time, I was also a little thirsty, ready to drink some water, through the woods, I saw a woodcutter carrying firewood on his back by the stream to drink.
I was very happy, and hurriedly ran over, ready to ask how to go to Sanqing Palace, Yun Niang told me about Sanqing Hall last time, I thought, the little Taoist priest named Xuan Qingzi there must know Yun Niang, even if I don't know her whereabouts, at least I can tell me if she went there later.
The woodcutter was so absorbed in his drinking that he did not see me, and when I came to him, he raised his head, and when he saw me, he froze for a moment, his eyes wide open, and his face full of disbelief.
Seeing that he looked funny, I smiled and asked, "Can I ask you a question?" ”
He hurriedly stood up, rubbed his water-stained hand against his body hard, and said awkwardly, "Girl, are you talking to me?" ”
I nodded, "You're alone here." ”
He scratched his head and said shyly: "Don't tell the girl, I've never seen such a beautiful woman as a girl when I'm so old, I, I just thought it was a fairy sister who went down to earth." ”
I giggled, this woodcutter is so interesting, although I know that I am beautiful, but I am not as exaggerated as a fairy descending to earth, if he meets our patriarch, won't he be shocked and speechless.
When he saw me smiling, he became more and more cramped, and he didn't know where to put his hand.
"What does the fairy want to ask me?" He held back a sentence for a long time.
"I want to ask you, do you know where the Sanqing Hall is?"
"Is the fairy going to the Sanqing Palace? The Sanqing Hall is far away from here, and you have to climb two mountains to get there. As he spoke, he wondered, "Is the fairy alone?" With such a long journey, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to reach it in one day alone. ”
"Do you want to climb two mountains? Can you point to the location of the Sanqing Palace? ”
The woodcutter turned around, pointed to the south and said: "Follow this road all the way, to the end, is another mountain, over this mountain, and then over a mountain, to get to the Sanqing Palace, the incense of the Sanqing Hall is particularly vigorous, is the fairy going to worship God?" ”
I nodded: "In this vicinity, is there only one Taoist temple called Sanqing Palace?" ”
The woodcutter nodded: "Don't talk about this neighborhood, no matter how far away, there is no more famous Taoist temple than the Sanqing Palace." ”
I nodded, that's good, I know the direction, I know the name, can I still find it?
"Thank you very much." After saying that, I walked to the stream, squatted down, and scooped up some water from the stream, which tasted worse than the spring water in the mountains, but it also quenched my thirst.
The woodcutter looked at me stunned and said in disbelief: "Does the fairy want to go to the Sanqing Hall alone?" It's far away, I can't make it today, even if it's me, I can't get there in a day. ”
I looked up at him and smiled, "Thank you, I'll drink some water and leave." ”
I couldn't explain to him how I got there, I flew it, very quickly.
"Not really...... Don't you need me to accompany the fairy? The woodcutter waited for a long time and finally asked this sentence.
I shook my head, "Thank you." ”
After drinking the water, I waved at the woodcutter and continued along the path, leaving a beautiful back.
When I had gone far enough to see the stream, I immediately became invisible, used my spell to fly, watched the trees pass under my feet, felt the warm breeze, and suddenly felt that it was really nice to go out of the mountain.
I don't fly fast or high, I see something interesting or beautiful flowers, I will stop, enjoy the play, the first time I come out, although many things are similar to the mountains, but still feel fresh.
When I flew to the second mountain, I noticed that there were more people, and it seemed that I was not far from the Taoist temple, so I slowed down. After the second hill and looking for a secluded wood, I fell, showed my body, and slowly walked out of the forest.
It was getting lively outside, and there were all kinds of people, and I looked at them curiously, and they looked at me curiously, pointing and pointing from time to time.
I found a big brother who looked quite kind and asked, "Excuse me, is the Sanqing Palace far from here?" ”
The eldest brother looked me up and down a few times, and his face was amazed: "The girl is going to Sanqing Palace?" ”
I nodded: "I want to make a wish for my sister." ”
The eldest brother suddenly realized, pointed to the front and said: "You walk along this road all the way, walk for half an hour, and you will be able to see the Sanqing Palace, but you have to be early, if they are late, they will close the view, and you can only wait until tomorrow." ”
I smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother." ”
As I hurried, I looked curiously at the pedestrians around me, some in a hurry, some swaying, some smiling, and some frowning.
I looked at all the little girls around, none of them were prettier than me, but some of them wore more colorful clothes than I was wearing, and they had beautiful hair buns and hairpins.
The little girl couldn't stop looking at me when she saw me, and I heard the voices of some people talking, which is nothing more than that this girl from which family did she go out without dressing up.
I was very puzzled, I was so neatly dressed, why wasn't I dressed up, so what should I do. When Yun Niang came out before, did she also encounter this kind of problem?
I didn't walk slowly, and soon, I saw a majestic Taoist temple in front of me, and there was a faint Taoist intention coming out of the Taoist temple.
I walked to the Taoist temple, raised my head, and saw a two-story Taoist temple, covering a wide area, there were many people in it, coming and going, and there was a plaque hanging on the main hall, which read: "Sanqing Palace." ”
I could smell the fireworks, and I could even see the wisps of fireworks gradually entering the hall with the wind.
To go in, or not to go in.