Chapter 1: Falling Moon Town
The clouds are slim, and the wind moves with them. Dahua Immortal Road, a world of alluring cities. Lang Lang Qiankun, let me go alone!
A lonely swallow in the rain, chirping gracefully. Flapping a pair of small wings, it flew over thousands of mountains and rivers, flew over the sunrise and sunset, and flew over the rain and the rain stopped. Finally, she was tired, wheezing, unable to fly, and stopped.
The breeze is blowing, and the foliage is waving. The sunset is approaching, and the night is coming. The silver light is broken, and the moon is in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky lit up. A meteor, dragging its long tail, pulled a beautiful arc in the night sky, writing that beautiful picture, swimming into the distance.
With an earth-shattering roar, a huge pit appeared in the deep grass jungle. The silver light flickered, and the moon fell from the sky. Millions of years later, Dahua multiplied and flourished. Here, a group of people appeared!
Luoyue Town, a small mountain town in the Yan Kingdom on the northwest border of the Muyu. The town has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, green streets and green grass, antique and antique. Although the area is not large, it has always been famous in the surrounding area.
Falling Moon Town, as its name suggests, elegant names, sad words, and behind the ordinary, there is a long-standing legend. It sets off the trace of the unique extraordinary, and brews that very unusual taste.
It's heavy, it's fragrant and strong.
That's a beautiful legend. A legend about shooting stars and gods. A legend that represents the beauty of the god, and the myth behind her. It's just a tragedy, sad alone, don't mention it!
The white horse passed through the gap, and time was in a hurry. In the blink of an eye, millions of years have passed. Because of the accident of the meteor, because of the gift of God, because of the nourishment of the holy narcissus qi from moment to moment, the town of the falling moon can be said to be infinitely beneficial.
Nowadays, although the town is not full of fairy spirit in ancient times, it is magnificent. But it is still beautiful, and the people are outstanding. Under the blue sky and clear water, it is really a rare paradise.
This is a small town nestled in the embrace of the mountains, with beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery. People work at sunrise and rest at sunset, living and working in peace and contentment. Although the days are ordinary, they are very warm and happy.
The town has a peculiar layout. From a bird's-eye view, passing through the wooden and quaint houses, you will finally meet at one point. In the center of the town, there is a huge square.
A huge temple was built on the square. The whole town, centered on the temple, is distributed in a star-like shape. The eight main streets extend at angles such as a Bagua map.
This is a two-storey hall, with uneven roadbeds, white pillars, dull roofs, and all of them show its antiquity and vicissitudes.
Walk through the path with a strong atmosphere of historical vicissitudes and step over the steps. Raising his head, he swept the pillars on both sides of the hall, and hanging in the middle was a huge plaque. The gray-brown tone is very vicissitudes and very quaint. It's just a little shabby, and I can't tell what kind of material it is.
Although the plaque is broken, there are three powerful moon-white characters written on it, 'Moon God Temple'. The pen is full of dragons and snakes, impassioned, and the clouds and rivers can't hide the word 'ancient'.
In the distance, I can see the ups and downs, lush mountains and forests. The warbler sings and dances, and the birds sing and the flowers are fragrant. Everything is in stark contrast. The vicissitudes of life are mixed with vitality, and after watching for a long time, all of them are intoxicating and fascinated, and they can't wake up for a long time.
Pushing open the heavy temple door, one was shocked to see a huge statue appear in front of you.
The statue is carved by a woman. Long hair, powerful slanted eyebrows, a straight nose, a small cherry mouth, everything is perfect. But the most shocking thing is the pair of eyes. It seems to be lonely, like helpless, like vicissitudes, like cold, like lonely cold, indescribable, but it can penetrate into people's souls.
The woman was dressed in a gorgeous moon-white palace dress, dignified and elegant, which made people respect. She held a quaint and heavy book in her left hand, and between her index finger and thumb in her right hand, she held a six-inch-high vial. Stepping on the huge lotus seat on top of each other, behind it is a huge moon wheel.
All of this shows her alluring appearance and peerless beauty. She is the god of the moon, the god who has been worshipped by the Falling Moon Town for millions of years, and the god in that story.
The Temple of the Moon God has existed since there were people in the town. The age of its establishment is unknown, and few people know whether it commemorates that beautiful legend. Even the old man with the longest beard couldn't tell clearly.
For the Temple of the Moon God, all that has been done by the generations is to renovate and protect it. As in other places, worshipping gods and building temples, the temple of the moon god is also of the same nature.
It is also the holiest place in the faith of all people in Falling Moon Town. All the while, the incense is continuous. Every New Year's holiday, a large number of people come to worship. At that time, it was lively again.
At this moment, on both sides of the main hall sat six well-dressed old men with white beards, half-squinting their eyes, as if they hadn't woken up. These six people are the six elders with the oldest and highest prestige in the town.
In the middle of the main hall, facing the statue, there is a futon, on which is kneeling a burly middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face and thick lips.
At this moment, the middle-aged man's resolute face was full of anxiety. On his thick forehead, beads of sweat the size of drops of beans continued to roll down, and he was restless and restless on his knees. All his actions showed the tension in his heart.
Quack, quack, quack...
Suddenly, a crisp baby cry came, and the middle-aged man's anxious face was immediately replaced by joy. The tense and stiff body also relaxed in an instant.
Hearing this, the six old men also opened their squinted eyes at the same time. In the cloudy eyeholes, a sharp light flashed. Obviously, these six guys are not simple characters.
In a few moments, the door opened. A middle-aged woman in her thirties and forties walked over with a baby boy in her arms. After saluting the six old men, he carefully handed the child into the hands of the middle-aged man and quickly retreated.
Looking at the child in his arms, the joy on the middle-aged man's face was beyond words. Raise your head and gaze at the statue. Holding the child, the middle-aged man said sonorously: "Please Great Elder, give a name and a blessing." โ
This is the custom of Falling Moon Town, which has been passed down from generation to generation. Every time a newborn baby is born, a blessing ceremony is performed in this moon temple. At the same time, the child will also get that name that belongs to him.
Only in this way can the name be recognized by the whole town. And children who are not given a name will be regarded as ominous by all and will be despised for the rest of their lives.
Because the eyes of the gods are bright, and she always looks at the world, she will not bless the ominous. If that guy dares to associate with such an ominous person, it will be blasphemous and will be punished.
This kind of thing, in the town, is very important and taboo.
After a long time, the old man who was at the top of the left finally stood up slowly. Bowing to the statue, the old man turned around, smoothed his throat, and said solemnly: "The moon god is above, raise the spirit purification bottle, bless." โ
Immediately afterwards, the old man on the right slowly stood up, came to the right side of the statue, and gently pressed a mechanism. Immediately, the spirit purification bottle on the statue's right hand slowly descended and fell into his hand.
The old man took the bottle, and after some chatter, he handed it to several other old men. The others concocted the same thing, and in a short time, the bottle was in the hands of the old man at the head.
After saying a few words, the old man took the bottle and slowly walked towards the middle-aged man.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man immediately straightened up and held the child in front of him. These old men in front of them are the most respected beings in the town. Whether it is for himself or for his children, he dares to be the slightest neglect.
Stretching out his steady hands, the Great Elder slowly opened the bottle and took out a palm-sized crystal plate. The bottle was tilted, and with a crisp sound of 'ding', a bean-sized piece of silvery-white liquid slipped onto the plate. When it was over, it rolled a few times restlessly, just like mercury, very textured.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Because, if it is an ominous person, there is nothing to pour out of this bottle. This means that he will not have a name.
will forever bear the contempt of everyone, and he will not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life. As for why such a thing would happen, no one knew for sure, and it could only be attributed to the choice of the moon god.
Without hesitation, the Great Elder took out a small crystal stick, dipped it in silver liquid, and quickly applied it to the baby's young forehead. Under the gaze of everyone, the silver liquid flashed and slowly seeped into the baby's forehead.
Suddenly, a strange scene appeared. A silver crescent moon quickly emerged. It only flashed a few times, turned around, and then re-entered the baby's body and disappeared.
Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Even the old guys who were sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai hurriedly gathered around, looking at the small and cute baby, and the old faces were suddenly full of smiles. It's like a moment, dozens of years younger. It's all a little scary, a little hideous!
Turning around, several elders discussed in a low voice.
It didn't take long for the six to come up with the results. With a cough, the Great Elder patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder and said slowly, "This son is extraordinary, and it is difficult to understand the good spirit, so let's call Zhou Nan!"
Then, he took out a thick yellow book and wrote down Zhou Nan's name. In Falling Moon Town, only those who are on the list can be regarded as completely blessed by the gods and recognized by everyone. This also means that from this moment on, Xiao Zhounan has become a real member of Falling Moon Town.
Putting down the yellow book, the Great Elder took out a palm-sized jade pendant from his arms.
The color of the jade pendant is pitch black, the texture is slightly moist and delicate, and the shape is simple and atmospheric. A solitary openwork carved with a silver-white crescent moon is on it. It's like a crescent moon in the vast dark night, cold and white, very strange and strange.
Stretching out his wrinkled hand and stroking the black jade, the Great Elder withdrew his gaze. Quickly took out a red silk thread and slowly tied the jade pendant to Xiao Zhounan's neck.
"This black jade is an antiquity handed down from ancient times in our Falling Moon Town, so give it to the child to keep it safe. โ
After two sentences, the Great Elder stopped paying attention to the crowd. After putting away the spirit purification bottle, he walked quickly to the front of the futon, sat down slowly, and closed his eyes. After a while, the whole person turned into a statue again.
Zhou Hao, who was given the name and was full of joy, nodded excitedly. hugged Xiao Zhounan, bowed to the elders, thanked him, turned around and quickly exited the Moon God Temple.
It wasn't until Zhou Hao had left for a long time that the Moon God Temple resounded with the voices of several people.
"Great Elder, is that kid really the Moon Physique?"
"Can't be wrong. Although externally, the silver liquid in the Pure Spirit Bottle is used to improve the baby's system. But we all understand that only a person with the constitution of the moon can completely absorb this silver liquid and manifest the moon phase. โ
"So, the wish we have been waiting for for hundreds of years can be fulfilled again?"
"No, the lesson of the last failure, everyone knows that if you can't solve that curse, everything is empty talk. Even running away is a pipe dream. โ
"Hey, I can't imagine that our vein is so unlucky, several twists and turns, over and over again, and we are willing to escape here at all risks, but we can't get rid of that curse. Fate, fate!"
"Don't be emotional, the next disaster is not far away, and we can't do anything in this time. Therefore, the old man decided to open the six-pointed star array, hiding the child and leaving a glimmer of hope for the future. The Great Elder said in a deep voice.
"I hope that our death can remove this great trouble for our clan and exchange for a little peace. Someone sighed, and then said heavily.
"That Zhou Hao's cultivation is not weak, maybe he will find out that this child is special. Shall we take precautions?" suggested another.
"No need. Although he went outside despite our opposition back then, now that he has returned, we don't have to abandon him, and he must know the importance of this matter, and will definitely keep this secret. โ
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After a while, the temple fell silent again.