Chapter 664: Water and Reflection
Looking back on the past, it is not difficult to imagine the appearance of this big tree covering the sky and the glorious years.
There is always light in this world, and even at night it is not as dark as in the world. If Yan Saburo and Chitose were here, they would probably be able to see a strange scene:
The lake is as smooth as a mirror, without the slightest ripple, and clearly reflects the reflection of the scorched wood.
But in the reflection of the water, there was no scorched wood? The tree was so great that it had no friends, and its branches were as soft as hair, like silk, and hung down in a fine and dense manner, until they were submerged under the water.
It looks a lot like a willow tree, at least the branches. Its trunk was brown, but its branches were red gold, and even if it was just a reflection, the golden light was enough to illuminate the atrium. As for the blades......
The leaves are fresh and tender in color, transparent like jade.
There are countless points of light flying among the branches and leaves, like summer fireflies.
These points of light, Yan Saburo and Chitose watched for a night.
The scorched trees in the night, and the lush weeping willows in the reflection of the lake. No one can equate the two. But on closer inspection, the branches of the charred wood reveal the outline of a willow tree.
And the people came forward, led by the angel of God, and knelt on the soft sand in front of the tree.
It was actually on the ground on both knees, leaning over, with the five fingers of both hands spread, the palms of the hands on the sand, and the words in the mouth.
This posture is also called the five-body throw. Everyone's face is full of piety, and there seems to be no distraction in their hearts.
Then, the crowd slowly got up and sat up straight.
After this three prostrations, the divine messenger led everyone to stand up and stand with their hands solemn.
The night breeze blows, the lake and the scorched wood grain do not move, but in the reflection of the water surface, the weeping willow is blown to the head slightly, and the green silk silk rises and falls with the wind, which is as beautiful as a dream.
This beauty is so unreal, it looks sad in the dim night.
Then, two golden branches fell, carrying dozens of leaves on them.
The oracle stood by the lake, crouched down, rolled up his sleeve with one hand, and plunged into the water with the other.
When she shrank her wrist out of the water, she had already pulled out the two willow branches!
The golden branches were verdant and verdant, and they were lifted by her, and the water droplets of their own water dripped in strings.
The still, picturesque surface of the water was finally disturbed by the droplets, and ripples appeared in circles and circles.
"Present it. The oracle turned his head and commanded.
Including the faithful chases, all the faithfuls took out thick stacks of contracts from the storage space they carried with them.
These are all contracts signed by seafarers in Sanssouci Valley today, some of which are signed with official stores, and some are vouchers used for transactions between buyers and stall owners. But in the end, they were all gathered into the hands of the letter and brought here.
Every fifty deeds are bundled into a stack, which has been sorted out a long time ago. The chasers knelt down by the lake and threw stacks of deed papers into the water with their own hands.
I don't know the depth of the lake, these dozens of stacks of paper sink straight down, and the album stretches in the water.
Everyone on the shore looked at each other, and even the divine envoy did not blink his eyes, as if he was looking forward to it.
The lake was once again as calm as stagnant water.
But the reflection on the surface of the water is not calm. The countless points of light were like birds falling into the forest, and suddenly burrowed into the branches.
Yes, it's drilled in. A point of light selects a branch and settles down. The faint blue light shines through, giving the golden branches a strange brilliance.
The vast majority of willow branches are still unconsciously swaying gently.
But in plain sight, three soft branches stretched out to the contract that had sunk into the water, and each picked one and deftly pulled them out of the pile of thick paper.
The water of the lake is clear, and the words on the deed paper are visible. The strangest thing is that only the blood fingerprints on these three contracts melted a little, seeping a little blood in the water, and they were sucked away by the wicker in a blink of an eye.
"There are three of them today!" Bao Xincha couldn't hide his excitement.
The others looked similar to him, and some even had trouble fidgeting.
But after a long wait, the willow branches in the reflection fell, and such a vision no longer appeared.
The excitement on everyone's faces turned to frustration.
"Today there are only three. Inspector General Xin exhaled a long breath, his face heavy, "Last time, there were five on the first day of the opening of Sanssouci Valley. The amount of contracts will decrease day by day, and it seems that this time ......"
On the first day of the opening of Sanssouci Valley, because all seafarers had to exchange spirit coins as bargaining chips, the transactions in the official store and Linlang Market were particularly hot. After today, the volume is bound to decline.
There is no good start, and I am afraid that the final result of this Sanssouci Valley event will not be good.
"I can't say for sure. Bao Xincha glared at Du Xincha, "In the past, there have been cases where there were fewer and more backs. ”
The oracle stretched out his hand and picked out the three contracts that had been drawn by the wicker. Bao Xincha respectfully stepped forward to take it.
Only then did she allow the other Inspectors to pick out all the contracts.
Strange to say, these contracts fell into the water like beads after leaving the lake, and after two more shakes, the paper was dry and crisp, and there was no trace of immersion in water.
The oracle's attention had long since been taken away from the three contracts that had been drawn by the willow branches. She glanced at the ten lines and handed them to Duxincha: "Make sure that these three people do not leave the Hidden Kingdom until the end of the event." ”
I firmly believe that the sound of Cha Su should be "yes", and take it and collect it.
The Divine Envoy sighed lightly and said aloud, "That's all for today." Ladies and gentlemen, see you tomorrow at this time. ”
So the crowd scattered, all with pity on their faces.
Bao Xincha did not go away, and waited for everyone to disperse before approaching the divine envoy and said, "This time, two of us have not returned from the outside world. ”
The divine envoy's face sank like water: "The last time the fog wall was opened, we only went out of five people, right?"
"Yes. ”
Five people went out, two did not return, the loss had reached forty percent, and the divine envoy was heavy: "Who are they?"
Bao Xincha read them out one by one, and when the divine envoy heard one of them, he was suddenly moved: "It hasn't come back either?"
"Nope. ”
"How is this possible?" the god made him no longer calm as before.
Bao Xin said: "Maybe there was a storm at sea? Sixty years is too long, and no one can say how many accidents will happen in it." ”
"If it's alive, it must come back. In the outside world, it won't survive the next sixty years!" The divine envoy paced back and forth by the lake for a few steps, looking at him with a gaze like a falcon, how could there be any kindness from before?" I don't believe it will die easily. ”
Baoxin answered, and then retreated.
The oracle did not leave immediately, but picked up the branches beside him and plucked the leaves one by one.
When removed, the leaves quickly harden and are no longer soft. The oracle stretched out his fingers and flicked it, even making a little crisp sound.
If Tsubasaburo and Chitose were here, they would have turned into the most valuable currency in Sanssouci Valley - Spirit Coins.
At this time, dozens of light points in the lake came out of the water, flew into mid-air and circled, and scattered in all directions.
Their patrols have begun again.