The sky is vast, its color is right, looking up at it, it is high and far, the undercurrent is thousands of miles, and the water and land routes are different. Kunlun ruins are like a dream.

It was another shengping banquet, and he had let go of what had happened in the previous era, but he had never forgotten it. The turquoise waters helped him remember everything, and he couldn't forget anything if it had happened in the water.

"City Lord, the invitation is ready, will it be sent to all clans immediately?"

The lord of the castle sat on a wide chair made of flowers, which were very different from those on land, they were colorful and brightly fragrant. The white petals shimmer with colorful light, like branches and leaves made of pearls. The sunlight is reflected on the human face, the waves are sparkling, and the light shines on the human eyes, which is not only dazzling, but also has an endless fragrance.

The palace itself is a garden, a mysterious, ancient garden under the sea. The man who was called the lord of the city had already presided over two banquets on this seat, and this time, he felt a trace of sorrow, perhaps he was already old, although his skin was shiny, his face was still the same, but his heart was already old. His heart is still an ordinary heart, no matter how terrible the city lord is in the legends, how powerful he is in the eyes of foreigners, even if he can open mountains and lead rivers like his ancestors, he can't erase the slightest sadness in his heart. Looking up again, the top of Kunlun Mountain has gradually blurred, the sky is extremely high, and the bottom is not visible. That is the real terrifying, the real distant, untouchable, the empty realm that even the gods can't trace. But his city and every grass and tree in his city could not help him to be alone in sorrow. The children have grown up, and each generation of children has a mission to face and a path to take, and the strange flowers and plants of the city, the fairy spirit will guide them, and he will do his best to protect them.

"The red water is changing, I don't know how many unjust souls will not return to their hometown this time. ”

"City Lord, you don't have to worry too much, the last Red Water Disturbance has also passed safely. ”

"Hopefully, I'm overthinking. ”

"What's more, this time, you have already responded, and I believe that before the Shengping Banquet, the various clans will not act rashly. ”

"Yes, I'm going to see the children, the Shengping banquet is their most important moment, I should also find the right person and hand over this chair. ”

"City Lord, I don't know something, this time there are two red water movements, the strength is almost the same, at the beginning when I went to investigate with the young master, I almost chased the quicksand border, and we haven't returned to Yuancheng, Tao Ling rang in unison, you have responded. The direction is east of the city. ”

"Has General Jing ever chased the source of the red water?" the city lord frowned slightly and asked slowly.

"The city defenders dare not disobey the order, the city lord has repeatedly instructed not to cross the quicksand border, not to mention that the young master is by his side, and the city guards dare not take the slightest risk. Before the words fell, the defender of the city was already kneeling on the gravel, with scales and armor erected on his body, and trembling nervously.

"Come on, I'll investigate this matter, the most important thing right now is the Shengping Banquet, everything will wait until after the Shengping Banquet. As for the quicksand border, you can naturally pass through it when you send an invitation to Bon Sand City. Although the character of the city lord of Wensha is arrogant and uninhibited, he will not have any thoughts that he can't let go of when he thinks that so many reincarnations have passed. ”

"If everyone has your cultivation as a city lord, the four seas and Kyushu will really be peaceful. ”

"Defending the city, there has never been real peace, but some people steal a moment of peace, and some people are obsessed with the moment. "Otherwise, how could I be more and more unable to see the top of Kunlun Mountain, and get farther and farther away from the infinite sky. The last sentence Yu Zhe didn't say, as the city lord, he couldn't let others know what was going on in his heart, which didn't do him any good. For the Lord, the same is true on land and underwater. He couldn't help laughing, as if he was laughing at himself and a little helpless and desolate.

He walked out of the garden, and within a few steps it was a garden, where the maids were hanging the most beautiful aquatic plants around the garden, setting the most sparkling pink pearls in the corals, making sweet wine from the honey in the stamens, and decorating the veins of the leaves, they had no clothes, but the decoration was just right, and their grace and dexterity were decorated with colorful petals and brilliant branches.

Yu Zhe knows how to appreciate the scenery of the garden, and also knows how to appreciate the splendor of life. He found the weakest girl in the depths of the corals, with soft hands and willows swaying around her waist, and a slight smile, as if to melt the glacier and rejuvenate the earth.

"How did Daddy come here. Don't you need to supervise my brother and sister to learn the arts?" Yusheng swam out of the coral bush in three or two seconds, and half leaned against the pillar decorated with oysters.

"Does your sister need me to supervise her studies? Although your brother is proud, he will definitely not be willing to be worse than your sister Zezhu. ”

"Okay, Sister Zezhu is good at everything, elegant and dignified, knows the piano, is good at calligraphy and painting, knows books, and is talented. I'm playful and don't want to learn anything. ”

"Why would the artist let you play in the garden at this time?" asked Yu Zhe softly with a smile on his face. I'm afraid that if I talk too loudly, I will hurt my little daughter's crystal clear skin.

"How could she let me play, she punished me to come to the garden to clean and dress up, because I can't remember what 'feathers' and 'chant the words of the palace in the voice of Shang'. Father, daughter, I just want to hide in the forest, enjoy the flowers in the spring, smell the insects in the summer, drunk the moon in the autumn night, and reflect the snow in the winter. The words were lively and pleasant, but the voice was rare among the women in the city.

Yu Zhe shook his head, as long as his daughter likes him, what reason is there not to like him, and as for the father who his daughter doesn't like, what is there to embarrass with her. He just smiled, laughed, and gradually fell back into his previous worries, Yusheng Han was still shuttling between him and the coral, and his mind seemed to drift far away, extremely cold, extremely hot and heavy. He kissed his daughter's hand and hurried away.

Over the past few hundred years, the city has been more prosperous than his ancestors, but he knows better than anyone that the countless treasures in this city are just ornaments used to decorate women's faces and arrange flowers and plants in the garden. Only the people here, these family members who have lived for a hundred years, even if it is a guard, a maid, are his most precious and valued things, and he does not allow anything to destroy the peace of the city, and he does not allow anyone in the city to be harmed by his fault.

Especially the people on the land, in their eyes, have always been "not my race, but their hearts will be different". The kings fought against each other, the tribes had bitterness with each other, and it was difficult for people to know each other's true intentions. People's hearts are unpredictable, people's hearts are insufficient, and there are often no good words after people's hearts, and I don't know whether it is a coincidence written by literati in the past dynasties or a fact that is the case.

The worry of defending the city is also what he is worried about at the moment, the red water movement will appear every thirty-six years, no matter which direction it occurs, it is inevitable that natural disasters and man-made disasters will occur, wars are raging, evil diseases are raging or strange beasts are rampant, of course, this is also an opportunity and a challenge for some people, and the replacement of the dynasty is also a destiny.

It's just that at this time, it is the time of spring rain on land, and it will rain red at this time, and the weather will be chaotic in the future.

Worried, he skirted the vines of the garden, followed the current, and rose to the turbulence where the sound of the land could be heard, and listened with bated breath for a long time before returning to the garden. Since ancient times, the sound of governing the world has been peaceful, and the sound of troubled times has been angry. Now there are different voices in the east, Wensha, Congji, and Beiming, which belong to Wensha, and the east is particularly angry. From the extreme mourning and low sound, from the last era, to the present. Yu Zhe believed that the Red Rain Rebellion did not originate from Congji, and that there was already a blood sacrifice in the east that had been collected by him, and it would flow all the way to Yuancheng, and it would be chaotic to go to the water, so the red water in the east was also expected by him. The voice of the Northern Underworld was originally entered the Moon Palace, but now for some reason, the bell is ringing.

But this change came a little early, only more than 20 years after the last era. If it is after the Shengping feast, at least the clans can prepare early. He understood that the disaster on land was unavoidable, but he hoped that it would be a little slower, and that after the Shengping feast, Yuancheng would be able to fulfill his promise and do his part.

"Happiness has ambition, sound is tolerant. What is the city lord worried about? Could it be that there is a request for the city on land?" the woman's gait was light, as if she was swimming in the water and as if she was on the sand and gravel. The stars between her eyebrows were shining, and her voice was like a valley rain falling on the chime.

"If you can hear me, you will understand my mood at this time. Yu Zhe said in a low voice.

"If I could hear, how could I have a life as still as water. Night Mercy Chi smiled lightly, like a fairy. Far from changing her appearance and temperament over time, she became more and more beautiful. It's just that such a beautiful woman has lost her sense of hearing.

"Perhaps the Sect Masters will agree to end the Seal of the Last Great Era. After all, whether we like to admit it or not, the change has begun, a new era has arrived, and it is time for you to regain your freedom. ”

"For a musician, sorrow and joy come into his own heart, and the lord of the city does not have to care about the matter of sealing. Although the clans have revered the city as the leader for generations, it is only when the four seas are peaceful, and once there is a change, it is difficult to ensure that the clans will make the city lord embarrassed, and you don't have to be involved with them for the matter of the mercy pond seal. At present, the Shengping banquet is imminent, and it is imperative to choose the new city lord and the successors of various ethnic groups, if something goes wrong, I am afraid that this Daji will be grieving again and again, and the land and water will not be spared. ”

"It's really commendable that you have such a big heart, believe me, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely ask the sect masters, you are no longer allowed to chant, and then deprived of hearing, hey, this punishment back then was too heavy. Yu Zhe looked at her students, she was the same age as Xiao Yu back then, but now her appearance is still the same, but she has lost the most important thing of a musician. He felt pity in his heart, and he didn't even feel that he shed tears, but no one in the city would see the tears.

"I'm afraid that what the mercy pool owes to the city lord will never be able to pay it off. After I made a big mistake, you still kept me in Yuancheng, and asked me to teach the children to learn art, so that I could float to the surface with the children on the night of the full moon, and I would not have to be crushed in the sunken stone for the breath of the sun and the moon. Although the cage restrained me from dancing in the moonlight, I was still grateful, and if the lord of the city suffered the slightest more reproach for me, when would I have a chance to repay your kindness. ”

Night Mercy Pond whispered, but it was difficult to hide the quiet and tactful, her voice was the most beautiful in the city, and no one still could compare with it. She didn't deserve to be robbed of her most beautiful things. Yu Zhe shook his head, knowing that what he said at the moment was just to seek mercy Chi's forgiveness for him, and now it was indeed difficult for him to open his mouth to the sect masters, and it was difficult for him to help her more. Everything should have been fought for more than 30 years ago, and she should have been protected at that time.

Did she ever hold a grudge against herself? He had no way of knowing, and he relied on his sense of hearing, so he could not read the mourning from the face of the night pond that could not sing. He believed what she said, she said she didn't hate, he believed it, she said she knew she was wrong, and his heart was full of pain, she said that she hoped to teach her children to learn art to spend the rest of her life, and he saved her from the pain of sinking stones, she said that she stayed in the city for the rest of her life, and she didn't want to see anyone outside again, so he made a cage for her, so that she didn't have to worry about meeting outsiders when she was exchanging breath. He did everything she wanted for her, but it had already been after the Great Mistake had been made, after the Masters were unwilling to forgive her, after the Masters had taken away her most precious abilities from the Masters Assembly.

These are insignificant. The only thing Yu Zhe didn't dare to ask himself for many years was whether he was wrong to let her come back. He didn't dare to ask himself, he didn't dare to ask Yereichi, he didn't dare to ask his best student. If she had been allowed to stay on land, would it have been the right one?

"Are the children all right, are there any particularly good candidates?" asked Yu Zhe, retracting his thoughts.

"Zezhu is gifted and intelligent, with a gentle temperament, and can already understand the art of music and piano; Zizhu must be the young master of the clan, and he is born with the art of beast control, but his heart is deep and elusive. Han Jia and Xie Lin chanted at the beginning of the year, and the harmonious rhythm must have been able to enter the ears of the sect masters. The young master of Xiaoyu is cheerful by nature, and seems to love flowers, insects, birds and beasts more, maybe it is really difficult for her to study music and dance diligently, but as a young master, she has to practice the strengths of various sects, but fortunately, she is diligent and hardworking, although her talent is insufficient, it is not too bad. Two disciples from the east, two from the north of the underworld, four from the extreme relatives and Wensha, a total of eight disciples, although the identity of the young master is hidden, but if you carefully distinguish it, you can still guess a few points, as far as it seems at present, after the Shengping banquet, all clans can get a successor, but whether it is a related young master, the artists can only guess a few percent in private. ”

"Since ancient times, all clans have followed the tradition of Yao Shun to promote virtue and non-relatives, and will never change their successors without permission because of blood. I'm no exception to this. Because you know Xiaoyu, you will inevitably have compassion, but please forget her identity, if she is really not as good as others, neither she nor Sheng Zheng can be an exception. ”

"Aren't you worried that each sect master will choose an outsider to rule the city?"

"Don't worry, the city has its own ancestors to protect it, and the descendants of the city should also be diligent and penance, if the real skills are not as good as others, it will be difficult to bear the heavy responsibility of the city. ”

"You've always had a lot of faith in the city, and you've never doubted yourself. The voice of the night mercy pool is still gentle. The smile is still beautiful.

The city lord did not respond, this is the fate of everyone, and no clan can have a heart for wrongdoing.

After cleaning the garden, Xiaoyu dragged towards the Night Pond Palace. There are two guards outside the Night Pool Palace, saying that they are apprentices who protect the art in the Night Pool, but they are actually guarding the Night Pool. Everyone in the city knows about this, but no one will despise the owner of the Night Pond Palace, although she made a big mistake, but after all, the disaster did not affect the underwater, for the ordinary people in the city, the mistake made by the Night Pond is just a family matter between clans. It is only known that her singing is melodious and moving, that it can heal wounds and heal sicknesses, that the sorrowful are happy to hear it, and that the weary are uplifted by it. Night mercy pool may just be too good, so good that no one in Jieyu's fan can match it, and the mistake she made is also the romance that the girl in the city secretly yearns for.

The young girls of the city will come to Jieyu fan every fourteen years old, the Jieyu fan reflects the appearance of the girl's destined partner, the marriage of the people of Yuancheng in the past generations is destined by the Jieyu fan, the newlywed husband and wife sing once a day in the morning and evening, the people who love each other sing a harmonious rhythm, and the city also has a long history because of this harmonious sound.

On the night of her fourteenth birthday, Lian Chi and her second sister came to Jieyu Fan together, and her sister looked at the fan first, and the destined person was actually the Wensha Sect Master who had just succeeded that year. The two sisters have a deep relationship, immersed in happiness and a beautiful vision for the future. With the encouragement of her sister, Ye Lianchi cautiously walked to Jieyu's fan, and in an instant, dark clouds covered and thunder fell into the sea. In the blink of an eye, the sisters didn't realize what was happening, and Jieyu was silent. Ye Lianchi didn't know what was going on, but he kept rubbing his eyes, but in addition to the dark fog shadow in Jieyu's fan, there was no person's appearance.

"What happened? Was that sound of thunder just now?" Ye Yilan walked up to her sister worriedly, seeing her sister's expressionless face, her previous joy disappeared without a trace. She asked worriedly one after another, "What happened, what was reflected in Jieyu's fan?"

"Nothing. Ye Lianchi didn't look at her sister, and Yilan's voice didn't seem to reach her ears at all.

"Impossible, the vision just now is so terrifying, someone in the city must have noticed, maybe someone outside the city has noticed, Lianchi, tell me what happened to Jieyu's fan just now?"

"Sister, Jieyu fan......" Ye Lianchi came back from her shock and knelt on the ground holding Ye Yilan's hand. "Sister", she could barely make a sound. "There's nothing in Jieyu's fan, nothing. "Night Mercy Pool is sad and scared, and Night Yilan feels the same fear.

"It's okay, maybe you can see it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, maybe Jieyu Fan can't be shown twice in a row. Ye Yilan comforted incoherently.

"Sister, I'm scared, I feel so scared. Between the words, Ye Yilan only felt that her sister's weak willow branch's hand kept trembling, perhaps because of the nervousness, it became harder and tighter, tighter and tighter, as if there was the power of gold and stone growing in the weak flesh and blood.

"Let's go to the lord of the city, he must know what's going on. Ye Yilan helped her sister up, grabbed her trembling and stiff waist and swam towards the main hall.

"Sister, don't, don't tell the city lord, I don't want him to know. Night Mercy Pool said repeatedly, his voice almost pleading.

"No, Jieyu Fan is related to the safety of the city, and any situation should be reported to the city lord. You don't have to worry, it has nothing to do with you, maybe it's just that you happen to be close to it, and the city lord won't involve you and Jieyu's strange appearance. Ye Yilan said firmly.

"No, sister, I don't want the master to know. Night Mercy Pool used all his strength to break free of Ye Yilan's arm. Seeing that Ye Yilan was the same, Ye Lianchi repeated, "I don't want the master to know what happened just now. ”

"Why?" Yeyilan's skin turned a colorful purple, a change that was characteristic of her attack.

"If I insist on not going, are you going to force me?" Sister, are my words so weightless in your heart?" Ye Lianchi's sad voice rang in Ye Yilan's ears, and this sadness went towards extreme sorrow, making her unbearable.

"You chant so plaintively to me. Ye Yilan's brows were furrowed, and before she finished speaking, she already held a crescent-colored weapon in her hand.

"Seven Star Tubes. "Night Mercy Pool's face is frightened. "Sister, did I say I didn't chant your faith?"

"I believe it, but your grievances can't be heard by others, how can I not understand them, at this moment they are in my heart, and if I continue to stalemate with you like this, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get out of the grieving and complaining realm. ”

Ye Yilan did not hesitate, the seven star tube was placed on her lips, her eyes were like a sword, her breath was like a whip, she jumped up lightly backwards and upwards, and the song "Xiao Yan" had already flowed out.

"Nothingness and loneliness, dashing and cloudy, and angry. ”

"Sister, I really don't have ......" Seeing Ye Lianchi fall to the ground, Ye Yilan's music was interrupted by a sword light.

"You've come just in time, we're just going to see the city lord. Ye Yilan regained her complexion as white as the moon, and said gently, thinking that she would soon be the wife of the city lord of Wensha City, and her heart became a little more arrogant.

"Why are the sisters of the Night Family fighting here?" the man asked, hugging the already unconscious Night Mercy Pool.

"Jing Gongzi doesn't know, Fang Cai ......" Ye Yilan just wanted to talk about the strange scene when Fang Cai's sister approached Jieyu's fan, and felt that there was no need to tell a barbarian general about such a thing. So he said, "Sister Fang Cai wants to have a competition with me, so we don't think we need to rush to find the city lord, so we made a gesture here, just when Jing Gongzi passed by, I thought we had some dispute, I'm afraid it will make you misunderstand." ”

Ye Yilan is indeed beautiful and not inferior to her sister, and she is knowledgeable and reasonable, and has a noble temperament, and Jing Shoucheng is embarrassed to doubt what she said.

"Jing Gongzi is supporting my sister like this, if others see it, I'm afraid it won't be suitable for my sister and Jing Gongzi. ”

Hearing Ye Yilan say this, Jing Shoucheng immediately let go of his hand, and Ye Pian Chi slowly fell on the gravel, and he couldn't help but help but lift her up again. "I can't care what others see, since you just said that you want to go to the city lord, I will escort you to the main hall. ”

Ye Yilan had no choice but to agree with a low smile, "Then there will be Lao Jinggongzi." ”