Chapter 1, The Valley Awakens

The war is full of flames, and the rain of arrows is a forest. A war horse galloped across the right side of the trench to attack, the man painted the halberd horizontally, lying on the horse, and a pawn slashed diagonally, and was slashing on the blade of the halberd, impartially. The man struck with his backhand, and the tip of the halberd slashed through the throat of the pawn, and the pawn died in a dumb voice, and when he landed, it turned into a puff of black smoke and dissipated. The man pondered, "The enemy in front of you must be extraordinary. Just as I was imagining, there was a sound of fighting in my ears. The man then swept across with his halberd, the tip of which pierced the air with a piercing whistling. Suddenly, I heard a cry behind me, and I was about to turn around when a huge arrow broke through the air. The man lifted the horse's head suddenly, and the arrow instantly sank into the horse's belly, and the horse neighed and fell down with a bang. A puff of dust was splashed, obscuring the sky. Before the horse fell, the man flew up, jumped in the air, kicked an enemy general over, sat firmly on the enemy general's horse, pressed his left hand on the horse, and continued to fight. It will fall from its horse, be trampled by the hooves of the warhorse, and then dissipate into a puff of black smoke. The man slashed left and right in the enemy's formation, as if he had entered a no-man's land. When the enemy saw the surging situation, they were all stunned, so they ordered ten thousand arrows to be fired in unison. Suddenly, a black cloud appeared under the clear blue sky, overwhelming the sky and overwhelming people. The black cloud moved rapidly, passing through the bodies of hundreds of people, and in just a moment, there were hundreds more corpses of hundreds of people. The man quickly waved the halberd in his hand to block, and the arrows around him rained down, and occasionally one or two arrows missed, flying past his ears, and a few wisps of green silk fell in response. Suddenly, the horse under him was hit by several arrows, and the horse's hooves knelt down, and the man was thrown far away, and suddenly, ten thousand arrows were in sight

"Ah!!h

The boy suddenly jumped up from the bed, sweating profusely and soaking through his clothes, and his face turned white, as if he was seriously ill. His hands were clutching the quilt tightly, and there was endless fear in his eyes.

"Are you alright?

The girl trotted to the bedside, helped him to lie down, took out a handkerchief from the copper basin beside the bed, and wiped the sweat from his forehead for him. The young man saw the girl's delicate cheeks, looked around again, and let out a long breath before slowly relaxing.

"Where is this? Where am I?" The young man looked at the unfamiliar environment around him and the unfamiliar woman in front of him, and suddenly felt a splitting headache, holding his head in his hands, and found that there were a few more bandages wrapped around his head.

The girl said, "You have been in a coma for a long time, we found you in the mountain stream, you were soaked in the water, your whole body was swollen, I took you back to the village, it was Ran Yixian who used medicinal herbs to revive you." The girl spoke with a calm expression, and suddenly, as if remembering something, asked, "By the way, what is your name? How can you be in the water, and so badly wounded? The girl asked softly, and the delicate work on her hands did not stop, still wringing out the soaked handkerchief, and wiping away the sweat that was constantly precipitating for the boy.

The young man smelled the faint fragrance of a woman, and inadvertently looked at the girl in front of him, a lock of long hair like a cloud poured down to his waist, and his head was decorated with a strangely shaped hair ornament, like a crescent moon hanging on half of it. Upon closer inspection, it was found to be a serpentine crescent jade hairpin. It's beautiful. A pair of apricot eyes are shining, and the skin is like ice and snow. Like the first blooming pear blossoms, it is beautiful. This delicate beauty made the boy stunned for a while, as if he had forgotten his previous fear and present pain. The girl wore a green cloth shirt and crooked deer teeth. No matter how you look at it, you feel that the person in front of you is not from the Central Plains.

Looking at the young man's eyes, the girl smiled, and then her eyes dodged. The boy realized his faux pas, so he took his gaze back and said, "I can't remember." ”

The young man's mind was full of doubts, but as long as he thought about things, he had a headache, and sadly, now he didn't even know who he was. The boy felt very sad, seeing that he was covered in wounds, as if he didn't know himself at all. He tried to get up again, but felt like a thousand pounds of weight.

"You still don't move, you will live in my house during this time, my name is Ran Tianluo, my mother is the chief secretary of the village, everyone calls me Tianluo. The girl said softly.

Ran Tianluo released a small insect from the waist sac, his fingertips rotated, and his palms forgave each other. Like a spirit snake entangled, a green smoke rose out from his fingertips, wrapping the small insect inside, and gradually forming a glowing ball.

Ran Tianluo handed it into the hands of the young man and said, "This is the Gu worm I raised, if you have something to call me, just crush this ball of light, and I will know." Usually I don't go far, but these days, the people in the village will be very busy, and I will also go to the moon festival the day after tomorrow. Anyway, it's good to wake up and rest on your own. I won't disturb my son's rest. After speaking, Ying Ying smiled, and was about to get up and exit the door.

"Thank you".

The boy's face was blank, and now he was not in much of a mood to care about anything else, and in his mind, the blank space there was whiter than white silk. He didn't like this feeling, as if he had just come to this world, and the first thing he saw was Ran Tianluo and this strange thatched hut. This room is dome, like a big umbrella, the house is decorated with a lot of snake patterns, some intertwined, some coiled into a very strange shape, moreover, this kind of flag hanging a lot, it seems that the snake is the totem belief of this village. Where exactly is this, how he was injured, what he used to do, all of them are so mysterious.

Imaginingly, Ran Qianluo had already gone out of the cloth door, and when she lifted the curtain, a beam of sunlight swept in and shone on the young man's face, making him feel particularly dazzling, but very comfortable. But now, he can't even move, and the sun is just a luxury.

Ran Tianluo stepped out of the room and looked back again. And he ran straight to the altar.

Along the way, there are villagers who salute her, and the villagers' hands draw a semicircle in the air, five fingers flash, and then the right hand is on top and the left hand is down, crossed on the chest, slightly leaning over, like an ancient and beautiful dance, to show respect. Ran Tianluo casually returned the salute, walked through the layers of trestle bridges, walked into a light array, and walked onto the altar in a flash. At this time, it was already the time for her to practice spells and Gu arts, and no matter what, this matter could not be delayed.

On the altar, a woman in noble attire was practicing witchcraft with her eyes closed. Crimson smoke continued to pour out of her body, wafting through the heavens and the earth. She was dressed in a red Wuzhu robe that hung down to her feet, but it was difficult to hide her graceful figure, her silver hair was over her knees, and she had a very beautiful bun on her head, although it was silver, she did not look old at all. It's just that her cold and stern face gives people a sense of awe, she is Ran Tianluo's mother, the only big priest in the valley.

"Mother, I'm here. Ran Qianluo smiled and approached her mother, but Ran Wenyu still just closed her eyes and didn't answer. She could only wait quietly, and no one could disturb her when the Great Priest ordered her to practice witchcraft.

Ran Tianluo looked around boredly, this is a very quiet village, located in a quiet valley, birds and butterflies flying, the houses seem to be suspended in the air, the mist floating under the houses is like a veil of clouds leaking from the sky, in fact, the houses here are nailed to the valley wall, around the valley scattered and scattered. In the middle of the valley is a mirror-like lake, and a huge light array on the surface of the lake slowly rotates, covering the entire surface of the lake, which is very majestic. The village is full of hanging bridges or plank roads, the village altar is built on the island in the center of the lake, and there are its own magic circles on both sides to pass through, and the huge statue of Nuwa on the altar kindly guards this peaceful paradise, and a waterfall rushes down from behind the huge statue, like the fluttering belt of Nuwa.

Ran tilted her neck in boredom, and suddenly saw a very large bird flying over in the sky, which she had never seen before. She was stunned for a moment, but came back to her senses, but only a few birds in the sky that had been startled by the ape disappeared as if hallucinating.

At this time, Ran Wenyu finished his cultivation, and then made a handprint of the end. The moment she opened her eyes, a surging energy suddenly spread out from her eyes and hit the valley wall. A deep groove appeared in the valley wall.

Ran Wenyu got up, the witch staff on his knees floated lightly, hanging in front of Ran Tianluo's eyes, stopped by her side for a while, then spun around her smartly, and after a while, a magic circle glowing red was drawn at her feet. She knew the circle, so she knew what her mother was going to do.

Ran Tianluo tried to walk towards Ran Wenyu, but when she approached the edge of the circle, a powerful force bounced her back and slammed into the center of the circle.

"Mother, what is it about Tilting Luo that makes her mother so unhappy?" Ran Tilting Luo was a little scared in her heart and said cautiously.

Ran Wenyu has been very strict with Ran Qianluo since he was a child, because there are many branches in the clan, but there is only one Si Ming, proficient in spells, and the mist rising in the valley has the effect of prolonging life for people, so the people in the village also live a long life, and they do not need to practice immortal Gu arts, therefore, most people in the village are no different from ordinary people. Although the terrain in the village is dangerous, there will always be some fierce beasts infested, the village has guarded a thing for generations, the spiritual power is endless, the evil power is also strong, all kinds of fairies, demons and ghosts are coveted by the power here. Each Grand Priest must possess powerful spiritual power and profound spells to protect his clansmen. And select qualified witch guards to protect the old and young in the clan.

Ran Wenyu is already the ninety-seventh chief secretary, in her heart, Ran Qianluo is the candidate to inherit the next great secretary, and the burden she wants to pick up is bound to be as heavy as a thousand pounds. Therefore, she was almost harsh with her daughter. Ran Tianluo had to get up in the morning and go to the altar to practice spells, the spells of the Nuwa clan were mainly yin, and this was the time of the day when the yin qi was at its peak, so cultivation at this time had a great effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. In the evening, he would often tell her some ancient books and witch scriptures, or some things from the outside world. Day after day, Ran Tianluo felt very bored, she was just a seventeen-year-old girl, she had a lot of fun, and after listening to some strange things outside the valley told by her mother, she felt more and more bored in this valley. Her mother's strictness made her feel that she couldn't kick her breath, and she would be locked up for many days if she was not careful. Therefore, Ran Tianluo was respectful and fearful of his mother, and even resentful.

"Have you forgotten the rules of the village? No outsiders are allowed to enter the village, and you have brought people into the valley without telling me, do you know that you may cause disaster to the village?"

Ran Wenyu shouted angrily, his right hand twisted like an orchid blooming, and a "Ten Thousand Gu Devouring Heart" swung forward, the speed of the witch wand spun suddenly, and the stronger red light drowned Ran Tianluo in the middle. Ran Tianluo suddenly felt that his body was floating, like thousands of Gu worms eating away at his body, and like a thousand steel knives piercing his heart and lungs.

"Mother and anger poured Luo Luo Luo was going to sue you, but I didn't have time. He was badly wounded, and if I didn't save him, he would have died. Ran Tianluo gritted his teeth, trembling and bearing the sharp pain of the spell, and bit out a few words weakly. Although Ran Wenyu wanted to punish her, this measure was also very appropriate. Otherwise, the power of this move, "Ten Thousand Gu Devouring Hearts", would have turned her into powder long ago. But as a mother, Ran Wenyu still doesn't want her daughter to be tortured like this. With a wave of her red sleeves, she withdrew the spell.

"Don't quibble, there are two more days before the moon festival, and it's still adding to the chaos. You don't care about the ancestral teachings, what qualifications do you have to be the next great secretary? ”

"Yes, Dump Luo knows his mistake, but please don't embarrass that son, he seems to have lost his memory, and that person doesn't seem to be a vicious person. Ran Qianluo's eyes dodged, not daring to look directly into her mother's burning eyes. said slowly: "The complexity of the human heart, how can you find it at a young age. The whole clan is looking to you for protection, and the important task of guarding Yuanli is also for you to complete, you have the blood of the past generations in your body, and you are the hope of the whole clan. "

Hearing that unfamiliar name, Ran Tianluo was surprised.

"Yuanli, is it something that we have guarded for generations, what has to be guarded for so long?" asked Ran Tianluo curiously.

Ran Wenyu walked in front of the statue of Nuwa, stared at the statue of Nuwa, turned his back to Ran Tianluo, and said: "Yuanli is an ancient fierce sword, the god of Nuwa sealed it here, our clan has been entrusted by the emperor of the earth, and has been guarding it since ancient times, this is the responsibility that our clan must bear by birth, so no matter what, it must be guarded without any mistake." In the meantime, my mother will tell you in detail in the future, you are still young, and you don't need to ask so much now. You just need to know your responsibilities. ”

"It's been nothing wrong for thousands of years, what else can happen," Ran said stupidly.

"Wu Bu's latest divination shows that in recent years, the evil power of the abyss will increase, and there will be changes. Therefore, everyone should be very careful, as the next commander, you must be more energetic, do not slack off. A trace of uneasiness flashed on Ran Wenyu's forehead, "I thought about it before the great god Nuwa today, don't think about leaving, it is impossible to run away with your cultivation." With that, Ran Wenyu slowly walked down the altar, dressed in red like a blood-red haze, quietly drifting away with the wind.

After the flowers and willows withered, I don't think it's autumn. However, the weather has been just right recently, and the sun has jumped into the sky. The rays of light that spilled from the sky were reflected on the mist rising from the valley, scattering thousands of colorful circles of light. From a distance, it looks like a ribbon floating on Nuwa's shoulders.

The house of the Great Priest was on the highest point in the south of the valley, facing the statue of Nuwa. Ran Wenyu quietly approached the house, at this time there were already many villagers surrounding the house, and when they saw Ran Wenyu approaching, everyone automatically gave way to a way.

An old man staggered with a cane, who seemed to be over 100 years old. Ran Wenyu helped her and said, "Granny Han, you are old, and you have a lot of inconveniences in moving, so you should not move around." There are a lot of people here, so you can go back first. ”

Granny Han said with a respectful face: "Lord Si Ming, the place where our clan lives has not been entered by outsiders for nearly a hundred years, isn't there something wrong this time?"

Ran Wenyu said: "Don't worry, I Ran Wenyu will definitely protect everyone, I also learned about this matter soon, after I can investigate, clarify the reason, and then inform the villagers." Let's go home, everybody. ”

When everyone saw that the great priest said this, it was not easy to say anything, so they talked to each other and dispersed, and the Han mother-in-law looked back, frowned, and then walked down the trestle.

Ran Wenyu lifted the curtain and saw the young man at a glance, the young man was lying on the rattan bed, his face was white, but he was extremely delicate, and he probably suffered great pain. The clothes were clearly armor, but they were tattered and ragged. Ran Wenyu noticed an ornament around the young man's neck, which seemed to contain infinite power and was full of awe-inspiring righteousness.

Ran Wenyu approached the young man, and the young man seemed to be alert, and suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the comer. The person in front of her is clearly the same as Ran Qianluo's clothes, but her bright red robe gives people a sense of nobility.

Ran Wenyu put the staff behind him, "There is an ancient enchantment outside my Lost Valley, and there is also a magic circle of previous witches, if outsiders come here, they will be teleported a hundred miles away." The ability to do so is not small, and you can actually enter here. Dare to ask what is going on here?"

The boy felt helpless and said, "I didn't know that I was already here when I woke up, and I don't remember anything. ”

Ran asked Yuliu frowned, and asked, "If you lose your memory, then do you remember your name?" The young man shook his head helplessly.

Ran Wenyu thought thoughtfully, the staff in his hand began to wave, and after a while, a delicate small magic circle was drawn in the void, Ran Wenyu raised the young man's hand with the technique of floating, and the painted glowing magic circle slowly fell into his palm, and disappeared after a faint light.

"Dream Remembrance Technique," Ran Wenyu said softly.

As the light of the magic circle in his hand gradually increased, the young man only felt that for a moment, everything in front of him was gradually disappearing, like a basin of water washing away the ink on the paper, gradually revealing a blank space. In the end, heaven and earth, houses, and sunlight all disappeared. There is only a white and vast world, no direction, no qiē.

At this moment, a person slowly walked into the blank space in the distance, blurred, flashing, leaving behind a disproportionate bright red.

At this time, an ethereal voice suddenly sounded around him, "You are not lying, there is no need to panic, you are in your own consciousness now, but because you have lost your memory, you only have to see this vast blank." The person who spoke was none other than Ran Wenyu, and she waved her hand away from the Dream Remembrance Technique. The young man felt that a qiē reappeared in front of him, very clearly. Seeing the woman in front of him again, the young man felt that the person in front of him had a stern expression, giving people a strong coercion.

"I am the chief priest of the village, and I have just entered your consciousness with the art of remembering dreams. Now that you have lost your memory, I will not ask again, seeing that you can survive such a serious injury, you can see the strength of your will. During this time, I will recuperate here, and when I recover from my injury, I will send you out of the valley. Ran Wenyu said eloquently.

Seeing that Da Si Ming's face had been cold, the young man knew that he seemed to be an uninvited guest. But now, I have no choice but to agree. While speaking, Ran Wenyu took out a pill from the inner room and fed it to the young man.

"This thing is the Jade Heart Pill, and it will be of great benefit to you to recuperate. I don't have to say no, I just don't want anyone to stay in the valley too long. ”

The young man hesitated slightly, but seeing that Ran Wenyu's expression was not as strict as just now, he took it lightly.

Ran Wenyu was relieved to see that he was not wary of himself. When he had gone to sleep, he went out of the tent quietly. She's not a hard-hearted person, but she's carrying too much. The protection of the ancients, the safety of the whole clan is tied to her, and she is not allowed to have the slightest difference.

The scorching sun was still shining, Ran Wenyu looked at the quiet village in front of him, and only felt endless happiness brewed in his heart. She feels that guarding the peace and security here in this life is the greatest mission of her life, and she is willing to give everything for it.

Ran Wenyu closed his eyes and tilted his head, enjoying the warmth of the sun falling on his face. Suddenly, she felt a gloom, and suddenly opened her eyes, there was nothing, and the sun was still so dazzling. She looked back at the sleeping boy in the room, feeling uneasy in her heart, and slowly walked down the wooden stairs towards the altar.