Chapter 181: The Grand Escape (4)
"It's the same as what Aunt Zhang said......" Luo Tian muttered.
There were rusty saws and hoes on the path, and man-tall weeds stretched out from both sides to the middle of the road. They followed the trail that no one had trodden for a long time, and then stopped among the wide cliffs.
The white lotus-like skirt was blown by the mountain wind, and Sakura wore her little sheepskin boots with her back to the bottom of the cliff, staggering cautiously, like a newborn lamb.
Luo Tian held Sakura's shoulder to find a place for her, and whispered, "You can take it off." ”
Sakura obediently untied her scarf, the red of the sky poured into her eyes like a tidal wave, and a lantern of yellow, red, white or color had flown over the maple forest, tens of thousands of maple trees slowly rippled in front of her, large maple leaves broke into unequal red in the mountain peaks, and occasionally a remnant cicada bird flashed from the forest, singing with the faint lights. Sakura turned around slowly, opposite the cliff is the picturesque Pingyang City and Caiyi City, the night Caiyi City really seems to be draped in a layer of colorful clothes outside the city, all kinds of lights are swaying in the evening breeze, hundreds of bright and swaying attics form layers of waves, and the smoke of Miao Miao floats between the two cities, which is the returning hunters cooking in the forest. Sakura stood in the light of the maple forest, and Luo Tian stretched out his finger to point to the distant peaks, telling her about these peaks and the name of the town.
Hundreds of lanterns slowly rise and fall above the forest sea, which is also the unique beauty of Duyang Mountain, the fire of the lanterns is reflected on the fiery red maple leaves as if a sea of fire is ignited on the mountain, such a scene is magnified in the night, the soothing light is cast into the distance, and the two cities not far away are against each other, not to be outdone.
There is an abandoned track next to the cliff, the railing that has been broken and covered with rust encloses the track, with the words "timber mining" written on it, it seems that Zhang Damiang met her husband for the first time here, that track once transported countless trees from the top of the mountain, driving the prosperity of Pingyang City and the hustle and bustle of this place, now Duyang Mountain has been mined for most of it, and the original stunning scenery has gradually lost its magic, and I don't know how long it will take to re-usher in the prosperous era.
Luo Tian gently hummed a little song in the evening breeze, which was a song that Aunt Zhang casually hummed that night. It's strange to say, he has never been very interested in things like opera, and he can hum this little song that he has only heard from beginning to end.
It's a sad song, a little light, and a little quiet, with no words, and it's almost a matter of the singer's own whims. Sakura didn't speak or express herself for a short time when Luo Tian hummed that little song, just slowly turned her head back and forth, looking at the picturesque scenery on both sides. She silently looked at the two cities under the night sky, the flying lanterns and the fiery red maple leaves, Luo Tian swallowed his saliva and looked at her a little nervously.
This is the most beautiful place near Pingyang City in Luo Tian's heart, he has heard many people describe the scenery of Duyang Mountain, and it looks no different from what they say. This is likely to be Sakura's last chance to see the world, if not, it must be the last time the two of them get together, Luo Tian hopes to make her like this place in the last time, if because the song he hums is too ugly or Sakura thinks that this place is like that, then Luo Tian can only take her down the mountain in a gray way.
"It's a big, beautiful, quiet world. Sakura finally spoke.
The world is so quiet? Luo Tian never thought that the word quiet could have anything to do with the world.
"The world was so stuffy before, it had never been so quiet. Sakura spoke a second time.
"Do you like the outside world, are you disappointed?" Luo Tian stood beside her and greeted the evening breeze.
"Hmm. I like it very much!" Sakura nodded vigorously, then looked at Luo Tian and asked seriously, "Are there any monsters in the mountain?"
"Uh...... There are a lot of mysterious beasts, so you can call them monsters......"
"Are the gods real?" Sakura asked eagerly again.
"There should be no one in our world who can be called a 'god', but there should be one in the upper realm. ”
"What about Hades, what about ghosts?"
"Everyone has a divine soul in their body, and it stands to reason that there should be nine netherworld mansions and ghosts, but I haven't seen it either, so it's hard to answer......"
"Did Chang'e and Hou Yi meet later?"
"These are all fictional, including the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl and all the stories in your book "Folk Mythology......" Luo Tian sighed, with a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
They found a flat stone and sat down on the edge of the cliff, Sakura pulled Luo Tian's sleeve and kept asking questions, Luo Tian answered one by one, this girl seemed to feel something, and was eager to tell all the questions in her heart for Luo Tian to answer.
Some of her questions are very normal, such as why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, why the sky turns dark and bright, but some are very confusing, such as why zongzi are salty and sweet, and why heaven forbids immortals to have feelings for mortals.
Luo Tian gradually understood why Sakura had such a concept, because her understanding of the world all came from books. No one had ever told her what this world was like, and the successive sect masters of the Evil Puppet Sect only regarded her as a blood supply Gu, in order to prevent her from losing control because she was too lonely and boring, so she would buy her some simple toys and books circulating in the mortal world, only in this way could she completely cut off her contact with the outside world.
Sakura had barely read thousands of books for hundreds of years, and the Evil Puppet Sect only thought that she was quiet while reading, but did not realize that a distorted worldview was gradually forming in Sakura's mind.
In her mind, the world is fantastical, colorful and hazy, the heavens and the gods have their own duties, there have been many unbelievable and strange stories, she is full of curiosity about these stories, so she has always wanted to see the outside world with her own eyes, but she is very afraid of those unknown things in her heart, so she will always wander in the big array and struggle.
Thinking about it now, when he stumbled into the big formation by mistake, this girl went back directly and started to pack her things, and it was quite dreamy to run away and elope with this man who only had a one-sided relationship......
The moon slowly faded as the sky opened and turned white, and white daylight gradually appeared above the distant horizon. Luo Tian relied on his years of reading books to finally explain to Sakura what this continent looks like, there are two empires and many kingdoms in the vast continent, there are majestic peaks and mountains and thousands of miles of rivers, there are countless strong people outside, everyone's dream is to ascend to the highest peak of the upper realm to pursue the mystery, he has never been to these places in person, plus he is dull and can't say anything colorful, so the whole conversation is extremely boring and boring, probably only Sakura, a girl who has never seen anything in the world, can listen so attentively。
"So this is the real world. Sakura said to Luo Tian.
"Yes, this is the real world, there are no immortals and no heaven, are you disappointed?" Luo Tian asked sideways.
"No, I like it very much, I like this continent, the world is big, beautiful and quiet. Sakura repeated the previous sentence again.
Sakura tilted her head and watched as the sun radiated light and heat from the earth little by little, and the fiery red maple trees shone brightly in the sunlight, and soon the sun would rise completely, the last ray of darkness on the Dusk Sun Mountain.
Her eyes were calm and flickering, and Luo Tian could see the rising sun in her eyes, and those ruby eyes became more and more brilliant. Time passed slowly, neither of them spoke, the sky was getting brighter and brighter, but Sakura's eyes gradually dimmed.
"Heavenly ...... I'm so happy to see the world like this. After the sunlight completely hit the two of them, Sakura leaned into Luo Tian's ear and murmured.
Luo Tian breathed a sigh of relief slightly, it seems that Sakura still likes the scenery here in Duyang Mountain.
"But the world won't be happy when it sees me. Sakura continued.
She hung her head with her hands on her knees, like a child who had done something wrong.
Luo Tian didn't know how to answer, he used to have such thoughts, thinking that this world was noisy and cold, and he couldn't blend into it anyway, so he hardly had too much intersection with anyone except Sister Yun and the fat man.
Since you don't like the world, and the world doesn't like you, then why do you have to come out and wander around shamelessly, you should stay in the corner and be obscure, like a dog's tail grass growing in the corner.
"I'm going to hurt everybody, and I'm going to hurt God. Sakura continued in his ear.
"It's me who went too far, I shouldn't have run out of the big formation. ”
"It's been hard these days...... But it's still fun to be able to hang out with the sky. ”
Seeing that Luo Tian kept her head down and didn't answer, Sakura continued to speak in a low voice, at first leaning into Luo Tian's ear, and in the end, she turned directly to the side as if talking to herself.
"It's really beautiful, it would have been nice to come earlier. Sky...... Thank you. ”
"Not true. ”
Sakura was stunned.
"Not true. Luo Tian looked into her eyes and repeated again.
Sakura raised her head and met Luo Tian's eyes. Luo Tianzheng leaned forward and said very seriously: "Do you think what you see and hear is the real world? Don't be so self-righteous, I have lived in this world for more than ten years and only seen a scratch of the surface, and you dare to say that you have seen the real world after only a few days of coming out?"
Sakura turned her head a little panicked, her hands intertwined nervously, Luo Tian had never denied her so much in the past few days, he was gentle and quiet and steady at that time, but now Sakura actually heard a trace of anger in his words. She felt that she should have done something wrong or something wrong to make Luo Tian angry, and timidly lowered her head and grabbed the hem of her skirt.
"Would you like to hear my story?" said Luo Tian.
Sakura raised her head to look into Luo Tian's eyes, then nodded heavily.