Chapter 25: Alone in the Temple of the Holy Maiden
After all the rituals were completed, Xiao Wu accompanied the demon queen for a few more days and asked to return to the White Deer Clan.
The Demon King gave the title of the Holy Maiden of the Little Dance Demon Clan, and ordered her to live in the Holy Maiden Hall on Liangyi Mountain, not far from Luming Valley, to practice. The Great Jingyang Palace sent guards to guard the safety. Outsiders can't enter and leave Liangyi Mountain, of course, without the special order of Da Jingyang Palace, Xiao Wu can't go out of Liangyi Mountain.
Xiao Wu settled down in the Holy Maiden Temple, only Cui'er accompanied her with two maids, the guards guarded the various passes on the mountain from afar, and the chief guard who was responsible for managing the guards directly obeyed the orders of the Da Jingyang Palace, and they always maintained a respectful and distant distance from the Holy Maiden Palace.
The eldest prince Cheng Lie will often send all kinds of masters to the mountain to pass on his art, and Xiao Wu is also serious about learning, because in addition to studying, reading and missing Mu Bai, Xiao Wu really doesn't know what else to do in this Holy Maiden Temple?
The days in the mountains are lonely, Xiao Wu is even more lonely, she rarely talks to people, often alone in a daze, like a stone statue, sitting for most of the day. She thought about the scenes when she was with Mu Bai in the past, and the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became, and there were often tears in her eyes.
Thoughts are like waves that never stop hitting Xiao Wu's heart, her whole person is swallowed by pain, relying on the sweetness of recalling the past, filling the emptiness and loneliness in her heart, Xiao Wu is unwilling to face the reality of loneliness, she would rather live in the illusion of the past.
After going to Liangyi Mountain, Cui'er had never seen Xiao Wu smile, she was worried that the little master was not good to disturb, and her frowns were constricted and worried, which became the most common expression on Cui'er's face.
On this day, Xiao Wu sat in front of the study window with her knees crossed for a long time, looking at the flickering scenery under the white aurora outside the window, feeling lonely and wrapped around herself like an old tree vine, no matter how she got rid of it, Xiao Wu felt suffocated. Thinking of the free scene of dancing among the flowers and walking side by side with Mu Bai on the grassland, I couldn't help but burst into tears again. It turned out that there was no day when Mu Bai was like falling into hell, and life was better than death.
I miss Mu Bai so much!
Xiao Wu really wanted to talk to Mu Bai, but where could she find him again?In the hazy eyes of tears, Xiao Wu saw Mu Bai and walked towards her with a smile...... Yes, she was going to draw and leave him.
Standing up immediately, Xiao Wu spread out a white silk on the painting case and began to paint Mu Bai, she was very involved in painting, even every fold on her clothes was carefully depicted, and it took a whole day to finish.
On the screen, Mu Bai's face with a clear glow like a bright moon was looking at him with a hint of banter that saw through the trick without saying anything.
Yes, he used to be smart in front of Mu Bai, shaking elves, he looked at her like this, it turned out that Mu Bai left the deepest impression on himself, it was this expression.
Thinking of the happy time with Mu Bai, the thoughts flooded like a river bursting, and Xiao Wu couldn't cry......
If Mu Bai was there, he must be helping her wipe away the tears on her face at this moment, closing her eyes, Xiao Wu seemed to be able to feel that Mu Bai's cold fingertips were slicing across her face, extremely light and soft...... But now that her lover is gone, she is left alone to cry with sadness.
After crying for a long time, Xiao Wu held back her sadness and inscribed two sentences on the painting: "Sijun doesn't see you, sit alone and cry!"
Frame the painting with her own hands, Xiao Wu hung the painting on the wall opposite the bed in the dormitory, lying on the couch just opposite the picture, Xiao Wu talked to Mu Bai in the painting every day and night, talking about their past, like a demon......
Every night when he talks to Mu Bai in the painting that he is tired, Xiao Wu can fall asleep, and he is still full of him in his sleep. Thinking about Mu Bai's voice and smile day and night, Xiao Wu was like a resentful woman, and lived a period of resentment and sadness.
After about thirty years, Cheng Lie brought the father and queen mother of the Wuling clan and Xiao Wu to visit.
After all, it is a passing thing, things are wrong, the key person in the middle is no longer there, and meeting again will naturally not be as casual as in the past, everyone is decent and maintains due etiquette.
After saluting each other and taking their seats, Cheng Lie took the lead in asking, "May I ask if the holy woman is okay, is there any need?"
Xiao Wu Tingting returned the salute: "Thank you for your care, everything is fine here...... If there is a request, I pray that the eldest prince will grant permission, and that the despised daughter's friends will come to accompany him, and that his family members will come to visit him often."
"This is how it should be, everything is according to the saint's will!"
Cheng Lie agreed to Xiao Wu's requests one by one, he personally interviewed and arranged for Zhen Keer, entered the Holy Maiden Hall to accompany and take care of him, and ordered Xiao Wu's elder brother Lu Xiaofeng to often bring some things needed by the Holy Maiden Temple to visit, and Xiao Wu's father and queen mother were also allowed to visit twice a year. In addition, he arranged for the Holy Maiden to buy more furniture and other items for the Holy Maiden Palace, and explained to the chief guard that all the expenses of the Holy Maiden Hall were directly allocated by the Da Jingyang Palace, and it was necessary to strictly inspect and take care of them to ensure that the Holy Maiden's life was safe and peaceful.
Before leaving, Cheng Lie said to Xiao Wu, who was much thinner in front of him, peaceful and gentle, and more delicate and noble, and said: "Please saint must live and learn skills well, and take good care of your noble body!
Xiao Wu saluted and said respectfully: "Thank you Demon King and the eldest prince Longen!
In fact, Xiao Wu's mood is the same as Cheng Lie's, seeing things and thinking about people, not to mention facing the happy scene of getting along with the most important people in his heart, how can he not be awakened?
For the living, not touching the scars may be the greatest compassion for oneself!
Cheng Lie left, and since then, he has not been seen again.
Time is the most merciless thing! A thousand years have passed in a flash.
With the personal companionship of Zhen Keer, the careful care of Cui'er, and the frequent visits of her father and queen mother twice a year and her brother Xiaofeng, Xiao Wu's life is much better. Except for saying a few words in front of the portrait at night, Xiao Wu has become less and less likely to think of the jade boy.
Xiao Wu regained her spirits again, but she still didn't talk much, and her smile was even less.
In addition to studying schoolwork and practicing, Xiao Wu will lead Zhen Keer and a few guards to plant trees and flowers every day, and in a thousand years, a pomegranate orchard all over the mountains has bloomed and is full of fruits. The temple of the Holy Maiden is surrounded by strange trees, and the grass is abundant, as if it has become a large garden with splendid flowers and fragrant birds.
Even if she is a saint in name only, Xiao Wu is destined to not be able to marry again in this life. As for why the demon king finally gave himself the title of a saint, Xiao Wu thought about it, maybe she was recruited in this name when she chose herself to be her companion, or she felt that she had a marriage contract with Mu Bai, so she naturally couldn't bear it, and she let other men get involved.
In short, Xiao Wu was trapped in the heavily guarded Liangyi Mountain Holy Maiden Temple, her life has been arranged, and she will be lonely here for the rest of her life until she dies alone.
The universe is empty, and the years go by in a hurry.
The best years have passed three thousand years in a moment of boredom and serenity. Books have become Xiao Wu's only spiritual sustenance, although she also yearns for a free life of riding horses and galloping to her heart's content, and she also wants to see the outside world. But because he didn't want to bring trouble and disasters to the clan, and because his identity could bring shelter to the Bailu clan, Xiao Wu kept his duty, and in the past three thousand years, he has never stepped out of Liangyi Mountain for half a step.
One day, my brother Lu Xiaofeng came to visit, and after staying for a short time, he absentmindedly wanted to go back.
Xiao Wu saw that her brother's mood was obviously not high, and his words flickered, she felt that something was strange and guessed that something might happen in the clan.
Under Xiao Wu's persecution, Xiao Feng said vaguely that his father has been very distressed and annoyed recently. The reason is that the Wuling clan has been urging donations frequently recently, which has made the clansmen miserable, and he has begun to force his father to sacrifice more beauties for fun.
Xiao Wu heard what she said, and asked her brother to return to the clan to take care of her immediately, she couldn't bear to be disturbed by her father and queen mother, she wanted to help do something. Xiao Wu called Cui'er to discuss, after all, she can enter and exit between the Holy Maiden Hall and the White Deer Clan relatively freely, Cui'er will know more things, and Cui'er is also clear about her past experience.
Seeing Cui'er standing in front of her, frowning, Xiao Wu concluded that Cui'er had known about the troubles encountered in the clan, she sighed and asked bluntly: "Cui'er, you said that the eldest prince ordered the underworld to protect the White Deer Clan, and the Demon King also said that he was exempted from donations, and in the past 10,000 years, the Wuling Clan has also complied...... Why, they suddenly dared to come again to collect donations and ask for beauties?...... Could it be that the Great Jingyang Palace withdrew the order to protect the White Deer Clan?"
Cui'er stared at Xiao Wu with a worried face gloomily, and replied: "Little Lord, your marriage contract with the second prince has been a long time ago, and the title of Holy Maiden should only be the compensation given by the Demon King to the little master, in order to ensure that the little master has a worry-free life in the future...... However, grace will not last forever for the entire clan, not to mention that now the power of the Witch Spirit Clan is growing stronger and stronger, and it has become a rising clan in the Demon Realm...... Looking at the trend, I am afraid that it is not far from the autonomous feudal territory, presumably, the future days of my Bailu clan ...... It's going to be getting sadter."
Xiao Wu listened to the words and understood that Cui'er must have discussed this matter with her father and queen mother, otherwise, Cui'er herself would not have analyzed the matter so clearly and thoroughly.
Yes, it's been three thousand years, and it must be difficult for the Demon King and the Great Prince to think of the name Lu Xiaowu anymore, just like he rarely thinks of Mu Bai anymore.
Xiao Wu was lost in thinking all night, what would happen in the future? But there is one thing she agrees with what Cui'er said, according to the current development momentum, the Wuling Clan's feudal autonomy is inevitable, and at that time, the Demon King would not be able to overstep his bounds and ask the Underworld to take extra care of the Bailu Clan, and give them special treatment. Her deer dance is just a thing of the past, and what the demon king has done for her is also benevolent.
Against the Wuling Clan, the White Deer Clan naturally doesn't have this ability, so can it only be slaughtered by others? Of course not, she can't see the daughters of the clan being taken away and reduced to men's playthings.
Xiao Wu didn't come up with an idea that she thought would be better, she decided that this matter still needed to be discussed in the long run, and when she met with her father and queen mother, she would discuss the countermeasures in detail together. Thinking about what he should do at the moment, that is, to have the ability to protect himself and his clansmen, Xiao Wu decided to spend most of his time in the future from studying to practicing martial arts.
Xiao Wu also wrote a letter to the eldest prince Cheng Lie overnight, in addition to greetings, cleverly told the current situation that the Bailu clan only knows how to make wine, and it is difficult to bear other responsibilities, hoping that Da Jingyang Palace can give some support.
Early in the morning of the second day, Xiao Wu handed the letter that she had sealed in person to Cui'er, "Cui'er, you give this letter to the chief of the guard, and ask him to personally transfer the eldest prince to Chenglie...... In addition, you bring a message to your father, let the clansmen practice, first have the ability to protect themselves, and then say, in addition, if you can endure some requirements, you can bear with them first...... You will stay in the clan, first, to teach the clansmen martial arts, and second, to protect your father, the queen and the queen closely."
"No, leave the little master here by herself, Cui'er is not at ease!"
"Cui'er, you don't have to worry about me, I have the name of a saint, and with the protection of the guards sent by the eldest prince, the witch spirit clan does not dare to fight against the demon king, so naturally they dare not do anything to me? I am absolutely safe...... However, if you disobey the order of the Underworld, the people who lose their protection will be the most dangerous, and I can feel more at ease if you go back to protect them."
"Then, okay, Cui'er will follow what the little master said", Cui'er thought that what Xiao Wu said made some sense, although she was worried and reluctant, she still obeyed the order and went down the mountain.
Since then, Xiao Wu has spent most of her time practicing swords and practice. In the Great Jingyang Palace and the Holy Maiden Palace, there have been masters who have taught swordsmanship and spells, Xiao Wu has the ability to never forget, and can quickly learn the tricks and spells, but because he is not interested in this and neglects to practice, in the past, he has been not good at martial arts.
The refinement of martial arts is all in the practice, and I can experience the subtlety of the tricks, and integrate them for my use, so that I can see the moves and adapt to the situation. Xiao Wu understands this truth, and his daily practice is sore, and he doesn't dare to slack off at all.
Xiao Wu faintly feels that there will be a battle in the future, but she doesn't know how long this future will last?
Cui'er is not worried about Xiao Wu, she will come back every two days to visit, and she will also give Xiao Wu some guidance, these efforts have made her martial arts really improve. Cui'er also led two hundred clansmen to practice in Luming Valley, and everything was developing in a good direction.
It's just that after Xiao Wu's letter was sent, there was no response like a stone sinking into the sea.
Heaven does not follow people's wishes!
Because the White Deer Clan has not paid the donation for a long time, and has not been able to offer the beauties on time, especially the Immortal Clan, who has already bought the guard, obtained Xiao Wu's letter of help to the eldest prince Cheng Lie, which made the already annoyed Immortal even more furious.
After three thousand years, the underworld can be regarded as understanding, and the Great Jingyang Palace has long forgotten about this false saint. Although the guards were not withdrawn and the supplies were not short, the Demon King and the Great Prince never asked about this holy woman, and the name of this vain holy woman did not bring any glory and benefits to the Wraith.
It has been 10,000 years since he protected and prevented the White Deer Clan from fulfilling his obligations, and he has long had enough of it, mainly because of those delicate beauties who are delicate and spiritual, so he has long been salivating and itchy, and he doesn't want to accommodate the White Deer Clan anymore.
After that, there was the disaster of the extermination of the White Deer Clan, and the first scene of Xiao Wu and Cui'er being forced into the Xuanyu Cave.
Xiao Wu and Cui'er were beaten back by the hurricane in the wind tunnel, and they escaped death and were blown from the bottom of the Nine Springs to the Nine Heavens. On the edge of Xuanqi Pond, Xiao Wu met Zi Xiao and Gui Yan rounding up her original body, ---Xiao Bailu, she was also injured by Guiyan's Qiankun circle, and Xiao Wu, who was injured and amnesiac, fled to Xiyi Immortal Mansion, and was rescued and taken in by Xuanyuan Zhenjun.