CHAPTER XXXIV
Groggy and didn't know where she was, Su Li vaguely knew that she was dreaming, and tried hard to open her eyes, but she couldn't wake up from this nightmare, one moment it was a sea of swords and fire, and another moment it was ice and snow, her body was hot and cold, and her bone marrow seemed to be full of barbs, cutting her to blood. The painful scene on the dragon stage that day was repeated again and again, she gritted her teeth and refused to give in, unwilling to shed a tear to make people laugh, but the fear of helplessness was like a haze in her heart, lingering.
Senior brother, senior brother, Ah Li hurts......
She shrunk to find that familiar embrace, the smell that reassured her, and vaguely heard a soft sigh ringing in her ears - Ah Li, don't be afraid......
A heart that had nowhere to settle suddenly settled down.
The dream gradually became peaceful, no longer so bloody.
Su Li's huge dragon body swept a wave of water on the Li River, and when he looked up, he saw the scorching sun, there was not a single cloud in the sky, and there was not a trace of water vapor in the air. She squinted uncomfortably, and turned to plunge into the river, but even the river was not as clear as before, the water level dropped a lot, and the dragon palace at the bottom of the river was also lifeless, only a few fish and shrimp were patrolling.
She took on the form of a human, her green dragon scales turned into a long dress of the same color, and the two dragon horns hung with luxurious jewels, and she walked around and came to the man, looking curiously. The curtain made of dragon's eye-sized pearls emitted a faint treasure light, so that she could not see the man's true face clearly, so she stretched out her slender white ten fingers, opened the bead curtain that fell in front of her, and looked at his face carefully.
The man's face was unexpectedly handsome, with a tall nose bridge, deep eyes, and a tall posture like a pine, which made people feel good, he saw Su Li's true dragon form with his own eyes, and now he was determined to look back at her, without the slightest fear. Su Li inexplicably felt that he was a little familiar, but he didn't remember when he had seen him, but he thought about it, he was a mortal for the rest of his life, how could he have seen him before, this man looked like he was only in his twenties.
Su Li likes beauties, and was originally scolded by the man for being an evil god, and he held back the fire in his belly, but now when he saw him, he unconsciously dissipated most of his anger, but asked curiously: "Mortal, what is your name?"
The man was silent for a long time, his dark pupils reflecting Su Li's innocent face.
"Abyss. ”
Abyss...... Abyss......
She silently recited it twice, and said with a smile: "This name is good." Ahem...... I am the god of water on the Li River, and you have also seen that I am a fairy, so what is the use of asking a beautiful woman as a sacrifice? Since the sacrifice is made, it is naturally necessary to be a young and handsome man! You are born very good-looking, if I sacrifice you, I will rain, what do you think?"
She was just playful, but Zhu Yuan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Really?"
Su Li repented again: "Lied to you!"
Zhu Yuan flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "Respect the noble as the god of water, but disregard the life and death of mortals, causing starvation everywhere, you receive the incense of thousands of families, won't you feel ashamed?"
Su Li was scolded by him, but he was not annoyed. "You burn your incense, and I don't eat it, we practice, relying on the aura between heaven and earth, and now the aura of heaven and earth is getting thinner and thinner, so I stay in the water and don't go out, I really dodge and get shot. Su Li snorted and said, "Seeing that you are good-looking, I just said a few more words to you, it doesn't rain in Chudi, it's the emperor's intention, it's useless for you to scold me." ”
Zhu Yuan said angrily: "Why did the Emperor of Heaven send such a disaster?"
Su Li has lived underwater for a long time, and he can't answer this question: "It may be that your king has offended the Emperor of Heaven." ”
Zhu Yuan smiled miserably: "Because of the sin of the King of Chu alone, is it better to let the lives of thousands of people in Chu land be worse than death?"
"Birth, old age, sickness and death, the normal state of people, you don't have to be too sad, anyway, after reincarnation, you are still a human being. Su Li kindly comforted him.
Zhu Yuan didn't appreciate it, and sneered: "You are a goddess, naturally you don't know the suffering of the world, if you go through the mortal world and experience the helplessness and pain of mortal life, old age, sickness and death, you will not say such inhumane words." ”
Su Li frowned unhappily: "You are so unreasonable, I am not a human being in the first place, why should I be human?"
Zhuyuan was speechless for a while, and said again after a while: "You have lived underwater for a long time, don't you want to know what kind of purgatory the world has become now?" Seeing Su Li's hesitation, Zhuyuan said bewildermently: "I know that since you are a goddess, you must have compassion, but because you don't know the suffering outside, you don't care, you enter the world with me, if you witness the helplessness and sorrow of mortals, you will never turn a blind eye." ”
She was finally persuaded by him.
Su Li hid the dragon horns and turned into a mortal woman, with a jingchai cloth skirt, but it was difficult to hide her unparalleled appearance, missing those dazzling jewels, but revealing her peerless beauty. Zhuyuan looked at it for a long time, and then coughed and said, "You are walking in the world like this, it is too eye-catching." ”
Su Li frowned suspiciously: "Really, why, am I not dressed correctly?"
"Nope. Zhu Yuan said sincerely, "You were born too beautiful. ”
No one hates to be praised, how can the goddesses of the upper realm be ugly, not to mention that the gods don't pay attention to the beauty and ugliness of their appearance, thinking about it carefully, Su Li has never heard someone praise her so sincerely for her good looks, and she immediately had a good impression of Zhuyuan.
Su Li thought about it, and then changed again, his facial features didn't seem to have changed much, but they were not as beautiful and dazzling as before.
"Do you think that's okay?" she humbly asked.
Zhu Yuan nodded reluctantly and said, "That's it...... What should I call you?"
Su Li smiled and said, "My name is Su Li." ”
She turned into a mortal woman, walking beside Zhuyuan in the great wilderness with thin aura, the land was scorched by the scorching sun and gave birth to countless cracks, people ran thousands of miles to the Li River to fetch water, and when they reached their homes, most of them had evaporated. Bowls of water were drunk by the whole family, children licked their lips, and women wept without tears in the empty stove. From time to time, someone fell on the side of the road and could never get back up, and the same emaciated patrol soldier numbly carried the body into the car and dragged it to the outskirts to throw it away.
Su Li walked all the way, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.
On the side of the road, a man hugged the leg of a middle-aged man and begged bitterly: "Doctor, I beg you, save my lady!
The doctor looked helpless, and kicked the man's hand away: "It's not that I don't save her, but I can't do anything, even if I have ginseng to hang herself, there is no water, no food, how long can she live?" The doctor glanced at the man again, sighed and said, "You...... I won't live long......"
The man is already running out of oil.
There was a dying woman lying on the wooden board behind him, her chapped lips moved slightly, and the man hurriedly pounced, choked and said, "Xiuniang, what are you talking about, I'm here!"
The woman suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed the hem of his clothes, as if she had exhausted her last strength, and her eyes widened: "You...... You live well......" After speaking, he stiffened and fell backwards.
The man hugged his wife, who had lost his breath, was stunned for a moment, and finally cried loudly.
"Embroidered girl! embroidered girl...... I can't save you, I'm useless, you let me live, but what can I do...... How can I live when you're gone......"
Su Li looked at the man in a daze, and her heart was inexplicably a little sour.
"Who is that woman, and why is he not alive when she is gone?"
Zhu Yuan glanced down at her and confirmed that Su Li was really a goddess who was completely ignorant of the world.
"It was his wife, and he loved his mother so much, so his wife died, and he was so sad that he didn't want to live alone. ”
"Then why did his lady call him alive?" Su Li frowned puzzled.
"Because...... His lady also loved him deeply, and it was not a pleasant taste to die, and she only hoped that he would live well. ”
Su Li thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's so complicated, why do mortals want to get married, and they are free and easy, isn't it?"
Zhu Yuan said: "Emperor Wa created people, divided men and women, yin and yang, originally to let men and women combine and multiply, two people have been together for a long time, naturally they will have feelings, and they can't bear to separate." ”
"Is that so......" Su Li seemed to understand, but she thought that she and Huaisu should also have feelings, but isn't it normal to be separated for hundreds of years? "Although I don't understand much, I feel a little uncomfortable seeing them like this. Su Li thought about it, and quietly cast a spell, and a rich water aura instantly moistened the man's whole body, the man's eyes widened, and he felt a magical power fill his body, and all the pain of illness seemed to disappear without a trace.
"Embroidery Niang, Embroidery Niang, have you manifested your spirit?" the man hugged his wife and cried bitterly.
Su Li shook his head and sighed lightly: "His wife has passed away, and I have no way to save it." ”
Zhuyuan stared down at her, Su Li looked back and said strangely: "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Zhu Yuan smiled faintly: "It's nothing, I just think that you should also be a kind goddess." ”
Su Li said happily: "I am naturally beautiful and kind. ”
Su Li was in a better mood, but the two didn't take a few steps, and suddenly there was a terrible cry from the room next to her, she suddenly stopped, looked into the door, and saw a woman holding a thin child crying heartbreakingly. "Yun'er, my Yun'er......"
The neighbor poked his head, shook his head, sighed and said, "The third one, her children, are all dead......
Su Li couldn't bear it, so he didn't look away, but when he turned his head, he saw several children with straw sticks on their heads, standing on the side of the road with numb faces. She tugged at Zhuyuan's sleeve, pointed at the children and asked, "What's wrong with those children?"
Zhuyuan's pupils shrank, and he was about to stretch out his footsteps, but he paused again and sighed heavily. "They...... It's selling children......"
"Oh...... Sell it to a good person's family, and the child will have to eat, right?" Su Li asked innocently.
Zhu Yuan smiled bitterly and walked forward quickly, and Su Li hurriedly followed. "Why don't you answer?"
Zhuyuan's eyes were filled with grief that could not be dissolved. "Sell your child to someone else to eat, and then buy someone else's child to eat, and eat it easily. ”
Su Li's eyes widened.
"You lie to people, tiger poison doesn't eat children. ”
Zhu Yuan sneered: "Yes, that's why I exchanged with others." ”
Su Li suddenly felt a wave of earth-shaking nausea, his face turned pale, and he was shaky.
"What about you...... Why don't you help them?"
Zhu Yuan smiled bitterly: "I used to help a lot, but how much can I help, how long can I help, and now you stop his father, but as soon as you turn your head, they will be sold to others again." ”
Su Li stumbled on her feet, and Zhuyuan hurriedly reached out to support her, and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
Su Li frowned and said, "The turbidity here is too heavy, I'm a little unwell, find a place to rest." ”
Zhu Yuan said: "It's not far from my house. ”
Zhuyuan's home is not far from the Li River. The people on the banks of the Li River are the few people who live better, but they are only compared with the people in the interior. But because of this water, they are already grateful to the water god of the Li River, and there is a statue of the god in every house, although the stone statue does not resemble her at all.
There was no idol in Zhuyuan's house, so Su Li asked, "Why don't you set up a statue and worship me?"
The corners of Zhuyuan's mouth hooked up a sneering smile: "Is it useful?"
Su Li lowered his head and said, "Okay, it's useless...... You don't understand, although I am the god of water and am in charge of the rainfall, but whether it rains or not, and how much it rains, is not something I can ask. ”
Zhu Yuan looked up at the cloudless sky, and the scorching sun scorched the earth mercilessly, he sneered, lowered his head and said, "If it is useful, why not drought for thirty years." ”
Su Li couldn't speak, and sat down on the edge of the bed, gasping softly.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Zhuyuan turned around and opened the door, and a weak old woman walked in, with a look of embarrassment, and said, "Zhuyuan...... You...... Can you do the old woman a favor......"
Zhu Yuan said clearly: "But Bai Yuan is sick?"
The old woman's cloudy eyes were slightly wet with tears: "Bai Yuan is hungry and sick, and I, my house has no water......"
"You go home first, and I'll help you fetch water." Zhu Yuan said softly.
"That's a trouble for you......" The old woman was very grateful, and when she looked up, she saw a girl lying in the room, although she was old and dizzy, but she also vaguely saw a very beautiful woman, and said in surprise: "Zhuyuan, that girl is ......"
Zhuyuan was suddenly a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to introduce Su Li.
Su Li didn't think much about it, and smiled at the old man and said, "I'm Su Li." ”
"Oooh...... Miss Su is good......" The old woman saw Su Li half-leaning on Zhuyuan's bed, a trace of surprise and joy flashed in her eyes, and she grabbed Zhuyuan's sleeve and whispered, "This girl, but your good looks?"
Zhu Yuan hurriedly denied it.
The old woman smiled and said, "I heard that you saved a few women who were to be sacrificed by the Li River yesterday, and that girl is one of them. ”
Zhu Yuan said helplessly: "Auntie, it's really not like this. ”
The old woman sighed and said sadly: "You are a talent, it is rare to have such a fate, our family Bai Yuan is afraid that there is no such blessing, if I can see you get married and have children, I am also happy." ”
When Zhu Yuan heard her say this, he no longer denied anything.
After the old woman left, Zhu Yuan turned around and went back to the house, but saw Su Li looking at him with a pair of beautiful eyes as clear as black jade glass, and asked curiously, "What is good?"
Zhu Yuan explained embarrassedly: "That's what friends mean." ”
Su Li suddenly realized and said happily: "You seem to be quite good, I am willing to be your good friend." ”
Zhuyuan's slightly honey-colored skin suddenly turned red.
Su Li said again: "Are you going to help that mother-in-law fetch water, you don't have to go, I'm here, why do you have to run so far?"
"I can gather the water vapor between heaven and earth, but the water vapor is too little, and I can only collect so much, or because this place is close to the Li River, if it is far away, I am afraid that I will not be able to gather half a tank of water." ”
Zhu Yuan was already very pleased, thanked Su Li a few times, and poured two large buckets of water and sent them to the next door.
Although Su Li was a little unwell, he still followed curiously.
The door of Bai Yuan's house was open, and a man's cough came from inside: "Mother, don't worry about me, you can eat such a little rice yourself, and I won't live long." ”
The old woman cried bitterly: "Don't give up, if you are not there, what hope does my mother have?"
"I'm gone, you can treat Zhuyuan as your son, and he will be filial to you. ”
When Zhu Yuan heard this, he lowered his eyes and hid the grief in his eyes.
He quietly poured water into the water tank, then lowered his voice and asked Su Li, "You...... Is there a way to save my cousin?"
Su Li looked inside and nodded.
Zhu Yuan was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "That...... I'm sorry for you......"
Su Li pursed her lips and asked with a smile, "Then how can you thank me?"
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