In the stone cave, in front of the ten stone seats, there are only four people: Luo Xin'er, Hua Jieyu, Mingxin girl and little doll Lu Wenyan.

One by one, they sat down, and in front of them was a bowl of steaming, fragrant, but otherwise unremarkable.

It seems that such a bowl of broth can be made by ordinary people, and it does not require the old couple to endure in the bitter cold stone cave for ten years.

"Oh, this year has not been in vain!"

Some old women with their ears behind their ears looked at the four people sitting on the stone seats of the banquet guests, and they couldn't help but smile and be very happy.

At the banquet, there are often no qualified people, and there are only one or two qualified people, but this time, there are as many as four, and the old woman is naturally very happy.

After all, the broth that she and her husband have been boiling for ten years is a lucky and satisfying thing for them not to throw it away in vain, but to share it with four people.

"There are quite a lot of people this year, and it can be regarded as a success!"

The old man saw that the old woman was happy, and showed his broken teeth, and began to laugh along.

The little doll Lu Wenyan has never eaten any meat in his life, even if it is an ordinary bowl of broth in front of him, he will salivate; and Luo Xin'er is not to mention, she is a snack goods, as long as it is delicious, she will eat it happily;

The guest's index finger moved, and the host smiled.

For a while, the guests and hosts were happy.

......

It was Lin Xiuran, who was sitting on the stone bench next to him and was left to the side.

He, an immortal, is not qualified to drink this bowl of broth.

The old man stood up tremblingly, picked up the six remaining bowls of broth from the stone seat, and poured them towards the stone wall in the cave.

The next moment, the broth that had been spilled on the stone wall turned into a mist and disappeared into the stone wall in the blink of an eye, leaving not even a single water stain, as if it had never existed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, drink the broth while it's hot, it's not good when it's cold!"

The old woman was still smiling, signaling that everyone could move.

Luo Xin'er and the four of them heard the old woman's words, so they picked up the bowl of broth in front of them, brought it to their mouths, and started moving.

The little doll Lu Wenyan didn't know the taste of meat in March, so she drank it in a big gulp; the Mingxin girl was cold, drinking soup and drinking water with an expression, and she saw that her throat would move, but her face did not move at all; Luo Xin'er and Hua Jieyu were both drinking in small sips, but Hua Jieyu was because she was shy and reserved, and she couldn't lose her etiquette, but Luo Xin'er felt that the food should be savored, like the little doll Lu Wenyan, it was a cow chewing peonies.

But whether they drank fast or slowly, after a quarter of an hour, they silently drank the broth from the stone bowl.

And then, nothing happened!

Luo Xin'er was a little strange, and even the cold Mingxin girl had a hint of doubt on her face.

Lin Xiuran just smiled and didn't give them an answer, and later, they would naturally know the truth.

......

Now that the bowl of broth has been drunk, the feast of heaven is over.

Lin Xiuran stood up from the stone bench and said goodbye to the old man and the old woman: "Now that the Ascending Banquet is over, this matter is over, I will not bother the two of you anymore, and I will leave!"

"Just go and go. ”

The old woman packed up the stone bowl, and the old man sent the people who were about to leave outside the stone cave.

This is the last batch of guests in their lives.

Soon after, they would die. But neither the old man nor the old woman had a trace of fear of death in their eyes.

Yes, it's just a decision, a kind of sacrificial decision.

......

Luo Xin'er, who drank the broth, immediately felt a wave of sleepiness sweeping over as soon as they walked out of the stone cave.

With their high strength, they could have gone without sleep for three days and three nights, but now, as soon as they came out of the stone cave and encountered the mountain wind, they were so sleepy that they fell asleep after a few breaths, and were gently put into the falling flower boat that was released early by Lin Xiuran and lay down.

"The effect of the broth has already taken effect, and next, I will ask the immortals. The old man said.

"It's nature. ”

Lin Xiuran suddenly lifted his toes off the ground, the void floated, and he stood on the bow of the falling flower boat floating in mid-air, and said to the old man.

"By the way, who is the candidate you recommended to the old man?" asked the old man.

"It's Qiu Da and Huang Ying, in this Yuxia Mountain, you have seen it. ”

The old man listened to Lin Xiuran's words, and did not object, but just nodded and said, "It should be them, it's just that they are still so young, I am afraid that they will not go to this bitter cold place and grow old for the rest of their lives." ”

"Don't worry, old gentleman, try it yourself, won't you know the result?"

Lin Xiuran was very confident that they would definitely come.

"Then listen to the immortals, me and the old woman, and we will go down the mountain to find them tomorrow!"

The old man agreed.

At this time, the old woman also packed up the stone bowl and came out of the stone cave.

"That being the case, then I won't bother the two of you anymore, so I'll leave it at that, and I'll ...... There will be no time in the future!"

Lin Xiuran bowed his hand in front of the falling flower boat, and said goodbye to the two.

"There will be no time in the future!"

Of course, the old man knew the meaning of "there will be no time in the future", but he and the old woman still happily showed a mouthful of stump teeth and said goodbye to Lin Xiuran with a smile.

......

The black falling flower boat traveled through the clouds, slowly descending, and finally, landed in the Yuxia River under Yuxia Mountain.

"Boom-"

A circle ripples in the middle of the river and spreads out in all directions.

The boat drifted slowly forward with the direction of the river.

And the four people in their sleep, the bowl of broth they drank, began to work.

At this moment, they were all covered in golden light, dazzling, like a dream.

And they all have the same dream.

In their sleep, they returned to the stone cave in the Yuxia Peak.

In this dream, they are just bystanders, floating in mid-air, watching the events in front of them happen one after another.

In the first scene, an old couple leaves the cave, descends the mountain, and comes to a luxurious mansion, finds a young couple, and persuades them to leave the place and go to the mountain with him. The young couple didn't agree at first, but later, for some reason, they agreed, followed the old couple up the mountain and into the Yuxia Peak Stone Cave.

In the second act, a few days later, after the old couple had finished explaining what had happened to the young couple, they died suddenly and died together. At the same time as they died, a female demon beast called "Cause" and a male demon beast called "You" crawled out of the old couple's bodies respectively, and the old "Cause" demon beast in the pot completed their mission when the new "Cause" was born, turned into a wisp of green smoke, and disappeared. The young couple put the new "cause" in the pot, made a fire, and began to boil the broth.

In the third act, the young couple grows old little by little. They set fire in front of the stove and boiled the broth, day after day. After that, it was the first ten years, and no one could pass the feast, so they could only spill the broth that had been boiled for ten years back into the stone wall, and then the second decade, and this time, at last, there was a qualified person, who they knew, the child of the brother's family who had grown up, and he was born, and they watched him drink the bowl of broth, and after cutting the hair and washing the marrow, he was taken away by the immortals, and tears welled up. The third decade, the fourth decade...... Decade after decade, they age rapidly.

In the fourth act, it was a familiar scene for them, the young couple got old, and changed into the old man, the old woman, whom they had just seen. The old woman looked at the four people sitting in front of the stone seat, and said happily, "Oh, this year is not in vain!", and the old man echoed: "This year is quite a lot, and it can be regarded as a success!" And they are their last guests, and after that, they will also go down the mountain to find a new, young couple to take charge of the stove of the Song Kingdom, and after that, they will also be like the old couple who once turned into the "cause" demon beast and put it in the pot.

Another reincarnation.

The dream, at this point, is over.

The four of them are still immersed in this dream, feeling the sorrow and joy in it.

The golden light is sheng, the slightest cause and effect is in the body, the fairy road is wide open, and the avenue is ahead!

And Lin Xiuran's falling flower boat is still drifting along the water.

Drifting from the stream, anything.

In the clear water, fish emerge and compete with boats.

And so they went, all the way away.

......

On the second day, in the stone cave of Yuxia Peak, an old couple walked out.

They walked down the hill tremblingly on crutches and came to the Qiu family's mansion.

An hour later, Qiu Da and Huang Ying followed the old couple up the mountain.

In another month, the old couple died, turning into a "cause", Qiu Da began to hold the fire and boil the broth.

The white cooking smoke rises from the stone cave again, turning into wisps of white clouds outside the cave, and the clouds and mist disperse with the wind, so that the tourists who climb the mountain forget to return.

Far up the cold mountain stone path slope, white clouds are born, there are still people.

......

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