Seance [crossing]

Chapter 120 One Twenty Two

It wasn't until he saw the wood carvings and textured stones in the cloth bag with his own eyes that Li Zhen realized the truth that he had neglected all these years, and now he has been carried to another world forever with the death of his master.This time, he was holding the warrior medal stained by the mud in one hand, and the cloth bag wrapped in carved wooden stones in the other. He felt that his hands weighed a thousand catties. For the first time in his life, he faintly realized the pursuit of ideals and ordinary things. There is an insurmountable horizontal gap between the happiness of life...

I still vaguely remember that when the two of his brothers first met Li Ai, the expression on Li Chen beside him showed exactly the same astonishment as his own, but when he took a closer look, that expression was just like a flash in the pan. Passed away, so much so that I thought that that amazing expression was just a momentary illusion of my own eyes.Afterwards, the three of them became closer and closer, and Li Zhen occasionally saw Li Chen staring at Li Ai with a gaze that he couldn't understand, full of entanglements and struggles.It was only at this time that Lizhen suddenly realized that in his brother's heart, he had fallen in love with the new girl next door, just like himself at that time.It's just that as soon as the flame of emotion was raised, it was extinguished in his heart, not because he, a brother, also liked this girl, even if the girl had no one to covet at that time, he would not take a step forward , because he understands better than anyone else that he has no future when he embarks on the road of becoming a warrior...

Li Zhen at that time did not understand the significance of the statue of Kuafu standing in the center of Jicheng.The ancestor Kuafu, since he set foot on the day-by-day journey, has only lived for the tribe, no one else, chasing the Golden Crow, and heading east.This journey has had a beginning and an end since ancient times, and there is no day of turning back until he is buried overseas.After that, every warrior who inherited his behest engraved his name on the tablet for the tribe, enshrined it in the ancestral temple, and paid homage to him from generation to generation.Therefore, when every warrior takes over the stick of Kuafu, it means that he gives up his ego and becomes the heir to the title of Kuafu. He has no wife, children, or descendants. The never-ending journey.

Because of this, in the fourth match at that time, when the two of them competed, Li Chenfang said that to himself, looking at himself who was pursuing the ideal of a warrior with him, on the one hand, the ideal was within easy reach, and on the other hand, he was waiting The sweetheart with whom he spent the rest of his life, that's why he said that he has nothing and has bet the rest of his life on the ideal of a warrior, and he will never allow himself to seize it.What's more, he already knows better than himself that once he embarks on the road of a warrior, there will be no possibility of staying with the person he likes in this life.

This is the road of no return with no other choice. It is destined to be a dilemma to exchange personal happiness for the reputation passed down through the ages. Only Lichen has never regretted it since the moment he made up his mind, and he will never look back.This year's memorial day ceremony is approaching, looking at the brothers and the person in his heart who have been married by the master's father's mouth, it is like watching his happiness that was once close at hand and is now never available, Lichen can only feel a hundred emotions intersection.The dead leaves will fall and fall in love with the branches, and the migratory birds will leave and love their nests.I don't want to leave alone in silence, but I hope I can leave a few words to commemorate the love I have been suppressing so far.He suddenly recalled the legend about "Yu Ai", unconsciously picked up the carving knife, picked up a piece of wood, hid in a secluded place when the warrior was training, and quietly carved jade according to the drawings. The shape of Ai puts an unspeakable feeling on the woodcut, one knife after another, all of which are the deep thoughts accumulated over the years, which hurts the heart.

The model was finally carved, and it was only one month before the ceremony of the memorial day.Thinking that jade ai must be made of grain stones, which is the best choice, so Lichen found a day with nothing to do, and rode out to the north of Jicheng, heading for Yinshan, regardless of the king's ban. .Unexpectedly, this journey turned out to be a road of no return, just like a horse trapped in a mire, a bird caught in a snare, and Li Chen could not wait until the day when he personally took over Kuafu's stick, so that the Xuanwu formation in the Yinshan Mountains exhausted their lives. It's a pity that I lost my body before I left the teacher.

But when the Lichen incident happens, punishing the real culprit is still a trivial matter, the most important thing is to find someone who can replace Lichen.The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sun has always been the top priority of Kuafu's country, and it is where the people's beliefs lie. So far, Lichen died, and the ruler of the country dare not make this matter public, for fear of causing complaints and causing panic among the people.Then the lord of the country called all the ministers to discuss the countermeasures, and some of them offered suggestions, but they said that if it was not right, Li Chen, the younger brother of Li Chen, who was also a disciple of Li Huang, would inherit the position of Li Chen's warrior. At that time, Li Chen had also participated in the warrior competition. , and also broke into the fourth round, if it hadn't been for Lichen, it probably wouldn't have been defeated.And let his younger brother inherit the position on his behalf, not only has the same strength as Lichen, but also can minimize the impact of this matter. Compared with replacing others, it is the best strategy at present.When Li Cong heard the words, he nodded in agreement.

The person waiting for the government summoned Lizhen into the palace, and Lizhen heard about it. At that time, the wedding date between him and Lizhen had been fixed, and they were about to prepare for the wedding.However, since he saw the stone and wood carvings, Fang has a deeper understanding of his elder brother, Li Chen.I deeply admire him for abandoning his ego and becoming a big ambition, and choosing between dilemmas; but for years of concealing his feelings for Li Ai, he both likes and hates him, and loves that he has never intervened between himself and Li Ai , and hated him for having a secret affair for many years.Thinking of this, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel competitive with his elder brother. Facing Li Cong on the seat, he hesitated for a while, and finally gave up his beautiful wife and beautiful family and took over this mission.He didn't want to let go of Kuafu's staff, which was summoned by Lichen's order, not to mention becoming a warrior, which was his common ideal with Lichen since childhood.

Just taking over the important task like this, in the end, it is the same goal in the end, the title of warrior finally fell into his own hands, but this time, Lizhen didn't know how to face Lizhen.What used to be a passionate love, is now full of guilt.He suddenly recalled that when Lichen once said that his father and son were pure and persistent since ancient times, and they only cared about the ambitions of their ancestors, so he should inherit the teachings of his ancestors, become a warrior, and embark on a daily journey without regretting.At that time, I didn't know the struggle hidden in my brother's words. Today, I know that the words are heavy, and behind the pursuit of ideals is the desolation of being alone...

Thinking of this, my thoughts abound, but I don't know how to say the phrase "find another job" to Li Ai.Seeing that the date of the ceremony is getting closer, Lizhen suddenly recalls what Lichen did at that time, and has an idea in his heart that he wants to follow this method and complete the unfinished things of Lichen by himself, and Lichen is trapped in the Yinshan Mountain and has not come out. , if he can successfully retrieve the tattoo stone without any damage, wouldn't it prove that he is better than his brother?

After making up his mind, he hastily prepared dry rations and horses, greeted Li Ai, and left the north gate of Jicheng, heading for Yinshan Mountain.And because his thoughts were not humane, so Lizhen deliberately kept it from the crowd, and set off before dawn.Unexpectedly, when he entered the Yin Mountain, he knew that the situation was beyond his expectation, this maze was not made by manpower, once he entered, it would be like falling into a cloud and mist, and it would be difficult to find a way out.When he was dying in the mist, he felt a ray of auspicious light descending from the haze, accompanied by a voice saying: "Your life should not die, this seat can only keep you alive until the rescuer comes... ..." Hearing that voice, in a daze, he only knew to hold the piece of trace stone he had found in his hand tightly, and muttered in his heart: "You must make me go back to see her and apologize to her personally..."

This time the truth came out, everyone in the hall sighed and lamented when they heard the words, and saw Li Chen beside him, Li Zhen wanted to inherit Li Chen's ambition, embarked on a day-by-day journey, covered his mouth with his hands, and had tears in his eyes.After Li Cong saw this scene, he also sighed from above and said: "No wonder His Highness the Third Highness told the widow not to tell Li Ai the truth, I'm afraid His Highness would have known the result at that time."

The three princes said to each other: "At that time, I saw my wife was concentrating on making the brocade ring before the gilding scattered, with a focused and solemn expression, and I knew that this thing was very important to my wife. Stay here and find out the truth about Master Lizhen's disappearance. It's because I can't bear it, let Madam know the truth..."

So far, the matter of Li Zhen's disappearance and Li Chen's death has been completely clarified and no longer doubted.Li Cong was grateful for the help of the three princes, and ordered people to take out gold and silver treasures and family rituals to reward the three princes. The misunderstanding between the two countries is already the greatest gift.

When Li Cong heard this, he never imagined that as a high-ranking suzerain royal family, he would behave in such a humble manner, which was completely different from his usual impression.The only way is to really not have prejudices against people and things, so I made up my mind to be right with the third prince, and gained a lot of goodwill.Then it was said that the matter had come to an end, and the three princes were invited to stay for two or three more days, so that they could watch the grand celebration of Kuafu's country.The third prince hesitated for a while, and wanted to say goodbye, but then he remembered Li, Li, and Li, and then agreed.

But he said that since he came out of the palace, Li Ai hadn't said a word to Li Ai, so he parted ways with everyone, snatched the horses all at once, and walked away.Li Zhen followed and lost his trace not long after. After making many inquiries along the way, he found out that Li Zhen went straight back to Liu Jin Scattered, and shut himself in the room by himself, ignoring anyone who called him.Lizhen entered the shop and stood at the door of the house. Although Lizhen and Lizhen were only separated by a door, they felt like they were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, but they could see each other without knowing each other.The language is weak, and the guilt is as heavy as a thousand catties. It hangs in the chest, and the barrier is between the heart. I try to speak thousands of times, but I can't say it. In the end, I can only say "I'm sorry".

In the next three days, because the grand ceremony was imminent, and a temporary substitution was made to replace the warrior, so Pepsi was busy.But this is the case, Li Zhen still does not forget to come to the gilt scattered every day, and wants to see Li Zhen's face again.The two people who are only separated by a door, although they know that the time left between the two of them is like quicksand between fingers, and there is not much left, but neither of them has ever crossed the door, and the person who stayed in the house has never stepped out. The door, and the person standing outside the house did not try to break through the door, so the two held each other in silence, enduring this suffocating deadlock.

On the eve of the memorial day ceremony, Li Zhen came to the golden scatter for the last time. After the ceremony the next day, he would set off from the east gate of Jicheng, take a boat along the Yellow River eastward, and embark on a day-by-day journey until he finally captured the golden crow in his hand.This is the unswerving belief of the Kuafu family members. They firmly believe that the descendants who inherit the ambition of their ancestors will one day be able to capture the Golden Crow in their hands at the easternmost end of the world and at the end of the horizon, and bring them back to this perennially cold land. land.

This time, Li Zhen took out a cloth bag from his bosom, unfolded it carefully, and saw an arm ornament lying quietly in the center of the cloth bag, it was the oblate jade ring.Since he was rescued from the Xuanwu formation, Li Zhen spent every day carving the stone, and finally finished it on the eve of the grand ceremony.

The door of the room was still closed, and there was no sign of it being opened, so Lizhen squatted down, and gently placed the jade in front of the door, then stood up, and said softly to the people in the room: "It's nothing. I don't have any extraordinary skills and ingenuity in the things that can be left with you. After thinking about it, this jade is the only thing that suits you best... No matter how far east I go in the future, I will never Forget about you, I will always have you in my heart... You are a good girl, I am not blessed if I am not able to grow old with you in this life, after I go, you must find someone who stands up to heaven and earth to match you..."

After finishing speaking, Li Zhen silently stared at the door, then turned and left.The only thing he didn't know was that after he left, the door of the room behind him suddenly opened wide, and the people in the room rushed out, but all he could see was Yu Ai, who was standing in front of the door, and the person leaving alone. back.

The next day, the memorial ceremony was held as scheduled. This is a grand event once every ten years. There was an endless stream of people who came to see the ceremony, and the city of Ji was full of people.Li Cong, the lord of the country, led the kings and grandsons, and the ministers took the chief seat, and the third prince was regarded as the honored guest, please take the seat.Then at noon, Li Cong announced the start of the grand ceremony. The priest of the middle school presided over the ceremony and led the people to worship the ancestors and worship the gods.First of all, worship the mountain god Taifeng, and use an open ram and a piece of auspicious jade as the sacrifice.I saw the priest of Kuafu mouthing the prayers, and beside the sacrificial table, there were young people from the Kuafu family singing and dancing as a gift to welcome the gods.Not long after, a circle of multicolored light suddenly appeared in the mid-air, and Taifeng appeared in that auspicious light, with a humanoid tiger tail and a tiger's back.When everyone in the arena saw the gods descending, they all kept their faces straight, kowtowed and kowtowed. Li Cong, the lord of the country, led the crowd to pray. Although the third prince was a foreigner, he followed the crowd to worship the gods.

Because the festival is the top priority of Kuafu's country, Taifeng, the mountain god of the country, will come here every time this meeting is held.This time, he looked down on all living beings from above, and his eyes easily caught the third prince who was different from Kuafu's clan in the crowd. You actually have the blood of your own family?"

Everyone was surprised when they heard the sound, they didn't know who Taifeng asked, they all raised their heads immediately, and saw the god slightly lowered his head to look at one place, and everyone followed suit, and they saw the god kneeling. The third prince of the land.After Na Licong saw this scene, he saw that the third prince, as the suzerain of the royal family, also had a heart of respect for heaven and earth, and bowed down to the gods of his own family, so he couldn't help feeling a lot of goodwill in his heart.

Seeing the question, the third prince had no choice but to stand up and answer: "Don't dare to lie, I am Yun Yin from the country of China, and my mother and concubine are not from the country of China, so it is a coincidence that she is pregnant with the blood of your country."

Hearing this, Taifeng immediately twisted his beard and said: "It's unbelievable that you are a royal family of Middle Earth, but you are a descendant of mixed blood. It's really a strange thing! It's nothing more than that you, with a foreign surname, can repeatedly defeat the six soldiers of all countries in the mainland. Even the Xuanwu formation within the territory of this country is hard to beat in your hands..."

The third prince heard the praise, but he bowed his head and cupped his hands and replied: "The great god's praise is so great, I'm terrified."

After clarifying the origin of the third prince, Na Taifeng said no more, and left immediately after receiving the sacrifice.On the other hand, Li Cong heard that the life experience that the third prince said in person was actually related to his own family. In terms of relative relationship, it was as expected, and the third prince treated him with admiration.

After the ritual ceremony was over, the stick-giving ceremony followed. Li Zhen, the current warrior, was surrounded by a group of young and strong men on the stage, kneeling on one knee to salute Li Cong in the north.Li Cong then held Kuafu's stick in his hand, raised it forward, and gave it to Li Zhen.Lizhen raised his hand above his head, and took the staff of Kuafu from above.Before this scene, he had fantasized about it several times in his sleep and dreams. Until today, when his dream came true, he never imagined that he would be in such a mood. How much joy and how much sorrow, all intertwined in his chest, made him feel as if he was suffocating.He couldn't help but his eyes were red, tears welled up in his eyes, and the hand that took the wooden stick couldn't stop trembling slightly.

After seeing this scene with Li Cong and the three princes on the stage, because they knew the inside story, they all had complicated emotions and felt pity in their hearts.I have given the cane many times, but for the first time, Li Cong hesitated, and swallowed the routine greeting of "going forward, sailing far away", and said to Li Cong in a low voice: "Li Ai will understand you, this is you The two brothers have shared the same ambition for many years. Just like what Kuafu lord decided at that time, for the sake of the whole tribe, he sacrificed himself..."

Hearing this, Li Zhen tightened his hand on the bamboo stick as if convulsed, and then he choked up and said, "It is... the lord..."

After the ceremony, Li Cong turned around and stepped back to his seat, Li Zhen stood up, and the young men and women around him rushed up, singing and dancing around Li Zhen, praying and offering speeches, Li Zhen's figure was submerged in the crowd, swallowing the forbearance and cover up...

After the ceremony, the crowd surrounded Lizhen and left Jicheng, sent the warriors to the bank of the Yellow River, and sailed eastward by boat.The third prince and Yun Yong also held their mounts and waited for them to get ready to send Lizhen on the road, then they said goodbye and went to Yushan.

Li Zhen first saluted and bowed to Li Cong above Luanjia, and then thanked the third prince beside him for saving his life, and then waved goodbye to all relatives and friends.Just when he was about to board the boat, his footsteps paused, and he turned around to cast a last glance at the crowd. He still had never seen the person who was thinking about it day and night. Cashing in is categorically refusing to forgive yourself.With a long sigh, he turned around in disappointment, stepped on the sailboat, hoisted the sails, unloaded the cables, and set off on the road alone amidst the cheers of the crowd, sailing away.

Everyone on the shore watched the boat leave the shore, and it went farther and farther.The third prince and Yun Yong were waiting to bid farewell to Li Cong. Unexpectedly, at this time, they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from behind the crowd, and everyone rushed to get out of the way, only to see a woman riding on the horse. Dressed in auspicious wedding attire, wearing a brocade ring that was hurriedly made overnight, and wearing a jade ring around her arms, it was Li Ai who was galloping towards the pier.

Li Ai turned over from the horse and jumped off, staring at Gufan who was traveling far away, with tears in his eyes, he murmured: "It's too late to meet again..."

Everyone was amazed when they saw this, and Li Cong on the seat took the lead to ask: "You are a step late, he has already gone... Only you are dressed like this, could it be..."

Li Ai heard the question, turned around to face Li Cong and saluted, and then replied: "I have a marriage contract with him first, and this is my wedding outfit."

When Li Cong heard the words, he sighed and said to him: "Since you know the result of his trip, why did he do this? He also doesn't know; even if he knew, he probably wouldn't make you waste your life for him... "

Li Ai replied: "He doesn't know if it's better, so he can go on the road with peace of mind..."

Li Cong said: "Oh, why are you so..."

This time, Li Ai turned his head to look at the lonely sail in the torrential river, and said slowly: "I think my lord is wise enough to know the reason why the daughters of the people did what they did. The people of our clan have always been persistent and determined, In order to capture the Golden Crow, the ancestors bravely marched forward and never looked back; and the Minnv and Lizhen had a marriage contract first, and they were in love with each other, even if they were separated in the future, their hearts were as rock-solid, and this love would not change!"

Li Cong: "..."

I saw that Li Ai's eyes looking at the east became firmer and brighter, and he continued: "Besides, just like the lord of the country and the people of our tribe, I firmly believe that one day the warriors of our tribe will finally capture the Golden Crow and bring it back to the tribe, so as to bring great benefits to this northern land. Eternal warmth; Suiminnv will also wait, looking forward to the day when Lizhen will fulfill the ambition of his ancestors and return to Jicheng to reunite with Minnv!"

But when the woman spoke, the third prince listened with bated breath, and saw that the woman's tall and tall body, which is unique to the Kuafu clan, was like a giant rock towering above the land, silent and firm, and the light slanted to the west reflected her figure It was bright red and bright, like the never-ending light of spring that was burning in the hearts of everyone here.

The author has something to say:

I originally wanted to update the text at a fixed time, but before the update, I urgently edited it and changed the plot at the end where Li Ai arrived before Li Ai left to come after he left, so Li Ai went here, He will never know that his beloved is still waiting for his return in Jicheng.

Then the Kuafuguo incident is over. I don’t know if I have written the cause and effect clearly. If you don’t understand, please bring it up~~

Then I wrote this myself and I was quite sighing in my heart. In fact, we jumped out of the plot and looked at it from the perspective of God. Originally, the best ending for the two brothers is naturally that the elder brother becomes a warrior and goes on the road to realize his dream. The younger brother gets married with a beautiful woman who loves each other .However, the elder brother fell into the Xuanwu formation because he went to the Yin Mountain to look for grain stones, and died when he came out. The position of warrior fell into the hands of the younger brother.However, the source of this tragedy is the Black Tortoise Formation formed a few months ago after the third prince broke the White Tiger Formation. If Yinshan didn't have this sudden formation, perhaps this tragedy would not have happened.It's really a trick of God.

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