In the valley where the Fu people live, there is the largest mountain in the easternmost part, called Linggui Mountain, and there is a river under the mountain, called Fushui River, which is the place where the Qin Valley was resurrected yesterday.

The Spirit Tortoise Temple is halfway up that Spirit Tortoise Mountain.

Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, there was a huge flood here, and there was a huge ocean.

A giant turtle carried a group of people here, and when the flood waters receded, they settled here.

They saw that the turtle's back was engraved with strange runes, so they called themselves runes.

Later, the Turtle itself incarnated into the tallest mountain, which is now the Spirit Turtle Mountain, blocking the flood on the other side of the mountain.

The flatlands of the valley turned into fertile fields, but according to the instructions of the turtles, they still built their houses on the hills in the shape of stilted buildings.

When the turtle finally incarnated and left, a girl in the clan was given some kind of instruction to build a thatched hut at the foot of the mountain and wait day and night.

And they built houses there for them to live in......

Later, it became a custom.

The hut slowly evolved into a shrine, where the whole clan would worship during the sowing and harvesting of the seeds and the end of the year.

And if someone in the village is injured or sick, they will also go to this turtle temple and ask the holy woman to heal.

If something happens to the clan, or if there is any celestial phenomenon, the holy woman will perform divination to seek good fortune and avoid evil......

Therefore, this Spirit Turtle Temple, the Holy Maiden, is not only the spiritual sustenance of the whole clan, but also really helps the people here, which has a decisive significance.

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The temple is built halfway up the Linggui Mountain, with a stone staircase winding up.

The surrounding ancient trees are towering, and the thick shade covers the sun, and there is a sense of tranquility and spaciousness as soon as you enter.

The temple is divided into the outer main hall and the inner courtyard at the back.

The main hall is divided into the main hall and the left and right side halls, which are used as the place for each grand festival gathering in the clan.

In front of the main hall is a square paved with bluestone slabs, and on top of more than ten steps is the main hall, which enshrines a huge turtle carved in stone, and countless fleeing people are supported on the back of the turtle... Let the people of the Fu clan never forget how they came to be.

The inner courtyard is where the saint usually lives and lives, as well as several plots of land...... After all, saints also need to work.

Qin Gu's eyes lit up when he saw the holy woman.

In the previous descriptions, the saint was at least ninety years old... In such an hourly space, sixty or seventy is considered an advanced age, and more than ninety years old is definitely the oldest of the old.

But what Qin Gu saw was that although the skin on the saint's face was full of wrinkles, her eyes were bright and bright, with open-mindedness and love.

He is in good spirits, and his actions are very fast, not at all like an old man in his nineties.

The old man looked at Qin Gu with a knowing smile in the corner of his eyes.

It was as if everything was in her anticipation.

The patriarch saluted respectfully and explained the situation.

Qin Gu stepped forward and saluted, "Before, Yingying was ignorant, and asked the saint to forgive." ”

The old man smiled: "It's good that you're back, it's good to be back." Okay, you all go, I still have something to explain to Luo Ying...... Alas, it's time for me to go too......"

The patriarch and the two grandchildren looked at the back of the old saint as she left, and their throats choked a little.

They understood what each other meant...... Because each generation of saints is passed on to the next saint, they will drive the crane to the west, and then enter the undercurrent in the Spirit Turtle Mountain by themselves and return to nature.

Although the old saint lived longer than anyone in the tribe, she ...... She has contributed more to her people.

I still don't want her to leave...... It's just that this is everyone's fate.

And the old saint also said that there are still very important things to explain to Luo Ying, and it will only delay their precious time here.

So he respectfully took his leave and left.

Qin Gu followed the old man into the main hall.

The old man said to Qin Gu, "Since you have decided to take over the responsibility of the Holy Maiden, then kneel in front of the Spirit Tortoise Statue and make a vow." ”

Qin Gu did as he was told, knelt down, closed his eyes, folded his hands, and prayed sincerely.

In the dark, Qin Gu felt an indescribable aura permeate the main hall.

When she came back to her senses and opened her eyes again, she found that everything around her was still the same as when she came in.

But her mood became more and more calm.

Qin Gu looked up at the old man next to her, and the old man happened to look at her with a smile.

The old man suddenly said: "It's really a creation, I didn't expect that the catastrophe of our clan for hundreds of years would be resolved by you, providence, really providence." ”

After the old man finished saying these words, he said to Qin Gu: "Okay, now you are the new saint, you come with me, I still have some things to explain to you." ”

Qin Gu sighed, got up, and obediently followed behind the old man.

Before she knew it, she found herself more ...... this time than she had ever been in all of her previous assignments Clever.

is not pretended to cater to the image of the client on the surface, but really, from the heart, there is more respect for the old man.

Except because the other party is indeed older than her...... She is in her nineties, and she is only in her eighties.

It is also because the old man has a firm and persistent belief in his life, benefiting one party, and is a person with great creation.

Such devotion and dedication are truly admirable.

Qin Gu followed the old man to familiarize himself with the entire Spirit Tortoise Shrine inside and out, and then stopped in a practice room.

There were two futons in the room, and the old man sat on one of them and asked Qingu to sit on the other futon.

The old man said: "Now I want to explain two things to you: the first is this turtle shell, which is the spiritual bond of the spirit turtle and our Fu clan, through which we can see the future of our Fu clan, so as to seek good fortune and avoid evil." As for how to use it, you will naturally know when the time comes. ”

Qin Gu subconsciously took over a palm-sized pale golden turtle shell, which was densely covered with complex lines.

It was probably kept by the saints of the past generations, so the turtle shell was polished with oily and smooth.

She is very ignorant of all this now, no matter what, first and then, slowly groping for it.

The old man was obviously holding on to the last of his strength to explain the aftermath.

The old man continued, "The second thing is that the origin of the spirit turtle ......."

Qin Gu had already heard from her grandmother and patriarch before...... In fact, they said it over and over again, mainly to persuade her to fulfill her responsibilities as a saint.

Qin Gu also learned some information from it.

However, looking at the old man's appearance now, it seems that there is still a secret to the origin of the spirit turtle.

So he listened intently.

The old man paused slightly, his eyes slightly looking at the roof, as if reminiscing.

In fact, this legend is passed down by word of mouth of saints throughout the ages, and when the saints of the previous generation are about to die, they will tell this story to the next saint in person.

Although it sounds like a mythical story in Qin Valley, this is really the biggest secret of the Fu Saintess.