Chapter 77: Under the Sycamore Tree
"The shadows of the green mountains and trees are flowing in the clouds, and the voices are still green and hemp, and the goddess of Luoshui in the past is now picking up the lights and flowers. The people of the past are far away and leave me in vain, the relatives and friends of the past turn into feuds, raise a glass to invite the moon to dance with a single sword, and tonight the wine wakes up to be a human slaughter!" Hearing the knowledge of the past, the tears are full of tears.
"When I first met her, the Luoshui was flooding at that time, and it was rumored that the Dragon King took a concubine, and the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River flooded that year. At that time, there were people who practiced witchcraft, saying that only by putting twelve pairs of good-looking twenty-eight women as sacrifices in Luoshui could the dragon's anger be appeased. At that time, the women in the various counties were terrified. Their parents hide their children tightly.
But the governor of Chongzhou, where Luoshui was located at the beginning, was convinced of this. At that time, the world was not yet unified, and the princes were everywhere. Chongzhou Mu was the soil emperor at that time, and his words were holy decrees, and later the state pastor ordered it to be in ten miles and eight townships. But all the twenty-eight girls who have not come out of the cabinet have been arrested. That's when we met her.
When I saw her for the first time, I was shocked, like the goddess described in "Luo Shen Fu", 'its shape is also, like a shocking Hong, graceful like a swimming dragon, Rong Yao Qiu Ju, Huamao Chun Song. It seems to be like a light cloud covering the moon, fluttering like the snow of the wind. Looking at it from afar, it is as bright as the sun rising to the morning glow;
Forced to observe it, the scorching waves appeared. The fiber is heartfelt, the fit is shortened, the shoulders are sharpened, and the waist is like a prime. Stretch the neck of the show, the quality of the dew, the fragrance is not added, the lead Huafu Yu. The clouds are elegant, the eyebrows are trimmed, the lips are long, and the teeth are fresh.
Bright eyes are good, Jing assists in inheriting power, beautiful and elegant, and the instrument is quiet and leisurely. Tenderness and flattery in words. The strange clothes are magnificent, and the bone image should be drawn. The brilliance of the cloth, the brilliance of the Yaobi. Wear gold and emerald jewelry, embellished with pearls to show off your body. Practice the literature of the long journey, the light skirt of the fog silk, the fragrance of the faint orchid, and hesitate in the corner of the mountain. ’
The two of us were photographed by her world-class beauty, and she was also a newcomer at that time, and we met this incident. Later, I saw her blending in with the captured girl. It's just that at first glance, he was taken by Chongzhou Mu, and his heart was itching and unbearable, and he wanted to take him as a concubine. Later, the witch emphasized that she was the master of the marriage. Chongzhou Mucai regretted it.
After the twelve pairs of women were carefully selected, they were carefully cared for, and when the time came, they went to the altar by Luoshui to worship and marry.
I still remember the Luoshui that day, the waves were rough, the wind and rain were fierce. The witch pretended to be a ghost on the altar, and then said that the auspicious time had come, and the ceremonial band began to play. And the women went to the altar that had been erected.
I don't know if it was rain or the tears of the girls, but she was calm and comforted the girls and told them not to be afraid. She led the way to the altar and jumped into the water. Strange to say, after taking her to jump into Luoshui, the wind stopped and the rain stopped. Even Luoshui calmed down, and the onlookers were all overjoyed. The witch was even more triumphant.
also kept urging the girls who were married to go into the water. Suddenly, the surface of Luoshui parted, and she came out of the water. The girl's posture out of the water was unusually beautiful, her hair was covered with water droplets, and her brocade clothes were also soaked. There was no emotion on his delicate face, so he stood quietly above the water, spitting lightly in his mouth, and his body was shining.
When everyone saw it, they all knelt down and bowed, saying, 'Luo Shen came to the world'. In the end, I saw her slender jade pointing at the witch who practiced witchcraft, and said that she wanted her to be a matchmaker for the dragon king. The crowd held it down and threw it into the water.
Later, there was no flood, and after the flood season, the people's livelihood was harmonious. And her name of "Luoshui Goddess" spread!"
Hearing the story, the blood one or two seemed to have witnessed a ceremony at that time, and they had a deep admiration for the beauty and courage of this 'Luoshui Goddess', and the two did not interject, quietly listening to Wenren continue to speak.
Later, we became friends, and she told her that her family had always been good at controlling water, and that she had taken advantage of the superstition of the people. Even so, we both admired her courage and wisdom. Later, we walked the rivers and lakes together and witnessed all kinds of people and things. Do the right thing for heaven, squander wealth with righteousness, and act chivalrous with righteousness. It's probably two years. At that time, Jing Yan and I both had feelings for her.
In those two years, the rivers and lakes were turbulent, and the world was already a little difficult to control, with princes fighting each other and fighting between factions in the rivers and lakes. As a result, countless people have been displaced, and life and death have been separated. The three of us decided to unite a group of aspirants and build an army to protect the displaced people. With the name of "Luoshui Goddess", in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, countless people with lofty ideals have been called.
At the beginning, I was a military advisor, Jing Yan led the team to kill, it can be said that I was invincible, and 'Luoshen' stabilized the morale of the army, and the morale at that time was particularly strong. It was the proudest time of my life!"
When Wen Ren said this, his face was reminiscing, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, which showed that that time was an indelible green time for him.
"But the good times didn't last long, the two of us had more and more feelings for the 'Luoshui Goddess', and she didn't seem to want us to have a gap because of this, so she didn't make a statement, and the distance between the two of us was not far away, which was elusive. There will always be a day when such things will erupt, and finally at a celebration banquet, I poured out my love to her directly through the thoughts in my heart through alcohol.
At that time, after she hesitated for a long time, she replied that what she liked in her heart was actually Jing Yan, after hearing such words. At that time, my face was bloodless, but I still said a blessing to her lightly, and since then, the relationship between the three people has not been as before, the embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed in the anthill, and a little crack led to the final rupture.
At that time, I felt that the original purpose of building our army was no longer there, and that our original purpose of building the army was to protect the displaced people from the chaos of the times. At this time, Jing Yan's idea was to calm the world with his own strength. He believes that this is the only way to bring permanent peace. Killing represents death, and at the beginning, because of our disagreement, plus the 'Luoshui Goddess''s feelings for Jing Yan. I left the army.
When I was depressed, I returned to the Heaven and Earth Gate and began to practice retreat.
Time flashed for half a year, and suddenly one day I heard someone from the sect who had come back from training outside talk about the situation of the rebel army. The 'Luoshui Priestess' is dead. In a big way, the soul went down the mountain in one breath and went to the rebel garrison. Inquire about the situation along the way, it turned out that it was a difficult battle, Jing Yan led the team to go deep alone, and the 'Luoshui Goddess' accompanied him as the soul of the team. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed and suffered countless casualties.
In the end, Jing Yan broke out with the 'Luoshui Goddess'. Recuperate in a green hill outside the city of Yuzhou. There is a thousand-year-old sycamore tree, which is worshiped as a sacred tree by the people of Yuzhou, the trunk has been split by the thunder, the trunk is hollow, and a few years later, this sycamore tree is rejuvenated again. The people said that this plane tree was blessed by the gods, and some people would come to worship it.
At that time, the two of them rested and healed their wounds here. Later, Jing Yan received a message from the flying pigeon, saying that there was an urgent matter for him to go back to the family. After being with Jing Yan for several years, he didn't say a word about his family, and even I invited him to come to our Heaven and Earth Xuanmen as a guest. ”
When he said this, Wen Ren's expression was full of chagrin, and Xueyi came to the conclusion based on his own speculation that Jing Yan had entered the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen and knew the formation structure inside, which made it so smooth when he attacked the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen later. Wen Renzhi was silent for a long time and then continued to preach.
Later, due to the encirclement and suppression of the two by outsiders. So that they can't go back to their stronghold, they can only lurk on this Phoenix Mountain, Jing Yan received the message and told the 'Luoshui Goddess' that he wanted to go back to the family, at least three days, at most five days, and he would come back. The 'Luoshui Priestess' stood under the plane tree and said to him, waiting for him here. ”
One can imagine the friendship that the woman had with her when she said to her beloved, 'Wait for you to come back'. Tenderness is like water, and he already has some guesses in his heart about what will happen next, maybe this is already a farewell for them. Yimeng on the side had an anxious look on her face, as if she was the woman waiting for the man to come back.
"You should have guessed what happened later, yes, this place was finally discovered, and the enemy army found that there was only one 'Luoshui Goddess' here, and his heart was settled, and the general led by him had a lewd face and coveted the body of the 'Luoshui Goddess'. After a bloody battle, she was unable to fight any longer, and finally hanged herself on the plane tree to protect her jade-like body. A generation of 'Luoshui Goddess' disappeared. ”
When he said this, his body was not tense, his hands were clenched into fists, and the green tendons on them were prominent. Gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know how long Jing Yan has been gone this time? It's been a month, and she was found on the twenty-fifth day." That sycamore tree is still thriving and abnormal, but the people have disappeared!"
Yimeng was already in tears at this time, she understood that a woman waiting for a man was full of anticipation from the beginning, to the despair and then to the helplessness in the back. It's not that she can't go, but she's afraid that he won't find her if he comes back. Wait, wait until the enemy comes, wait until the blood stains the sycamore.
Xueyi also has an indescribable depression in his heart, an anger of disbelief in Jing Yan's words, and a pity for the 'Luoshui Goddess'. But the matter has come to this, only sighing, there are not a few such things in this world. Listen to the mountain ghosts by the mountain wind.
The next thing is probably that after Jing Yan came back, he was furious, and waved the army directly to destroy the army at that time, from top to bottom, from the old to the young, and the last fire burned a city, and the fire burned for three days and three nights. Later, when I arrived at the stronghold, I found that Jing Yan was no longer the Jing Yan he knew at the beginning. In a fit of anger, he asked him for guilt and duel on the banks of the Taihu River.
If she had been around at that time, she would have stopped us! The battle was not fierce, and I was defeated by his men in just a few dozen moves. Originally, it would not be easy for him to defeat me, but now he has cultivated to improve. It's incomprehensible. Not only did he defeat me, but he also shattered my pride, and the death of my beloved. I spent years like a walking corpse. That's when you met me. During this period, the world was unified, and my sect was broken. A dream has passed for a thousand years. ”
Wen Renzhi sighed deeply, wordless tears, the most bitter wine.