Southern Border, Temple.
Pushing open the door in front of you is the last checkpoint.
Feng Linzhi raised his hand, waved a palm force, and with a loud bang, the black iron gate slowly opened to both sides.
I thought that there were countless hidden weapons behind the door, even if it wasn't a sea of swords and flames. Feng Linzhi even tensed up his whole body, ready to deal with it with all his strength.
But nothing happened.
silence.
The faint wind rushed towards his face, blowing the broken hair on his forehead.
Behind the door is an empty hall. On the high platform in the hall, there is a stone statue. It is a young woman, dressed in Miao costumes.
Feng Linzhi stared at the statue vigilantly, and suddenly, with a "bang", the black iron door behind him slammed shut.
Feng Linzhi turned his head, and a rustling sound came to his ears, countless poisonous insects and snakes rushed towards Feng Linzhi from the corner of the hall.
Feng Linzhi didn't change his face, he took off the jade flute from his waist very calmly, pressed it to his lips, injected his inner strength, and blew out a tune.
The sound of flute that could control the poison in the past, but now it doesn't work at all, pain came from his ankle, Feng Linzhi lowered his eyes, it turned out to be a colorful snake as thick as a little finger, unknowingly swam to his feet, Taking the opportunity to bite him.
Along with the pain, there was a burst of dizziness. Feng Linzhi's body tilted, and he uncontrollably fell towards the cold pool behind him.
That is the Gu pool.
It is said that the Gu pool where the Gu king was refined is actually behind him.
Feng Linzhi raised his head, and vaguely saw the stone statue of the ghost mother smiling at him, and then, boundless darkness surged up, completely engulfing his consciousness.
Time flows silently—
I don't know how long it took, and gradually there was a voice in my ear: "The wind is coming to an end, the wind is coming to an end..."
The voice was calling softly, like a ray of spring wind, lingering around his ears.
Feng Linzhi managed to open his eyes, the sky was shining brightly, and there was a figure sitting vaguely in the fluttering curtains, it took him a while to see clearly that the one sitting beside his bed was Tao Jingyi.
It was she who was calling his name just now.
"The wind is stopping, you're finally awake!" Seeing him open his eyes, Tao Jingyi moved up to him excitedly and rubbed his face with his hands.
Feng Linzhi: "..." He just fainted, but his face was not stiff!
Wait, why can't he remember at all what happened before he passed out! As soon as I think about it, there is a sharp pain in my mind.
"Thank God, benefactor, you finally woke up!" A woman in cloth clothes pulled a half-old child, knelt down in front of him, wept bitterly, and bent down deeply, "Thank you benefactor for saving Xiaohu's life !"
"Benefactor?" Feng Linzhi felt his head hurt again.
Tao Jingyi sensed his discomfort, and quickly stretched out his hand to rub his forehead: "Yes, don't you remember? When we were going up the mountain, we met this child who was almost eaten by a tiger. You saved him .”
Tigers eat tiger cubs, interesting. Feng Linzhi lowered his eyes to look at the child, who was also secretly looking at him.
He propped his elbows and wanted to get up from the bed, but suddenly there was a sharp pain from his ankle, his face was pale, and he asked in surprise, "What's wrong with me?"
"You sprained your foot to save Xiaohu." Tao Jingyi helped him sit up, picked up a crutch and handed it to him, with a somewhat smug expression, "I cut it for you specially, try it. "
The crutches were still new, with the fragrance of trees, but the knife skills were not very good, it was crooked, and it was barely usable.
"It's really well cut." Feng Linzhi boasted against his conscience.
He lifted the quilt and looked at his ankle. It was indeed swollen and bruised, and it really looked like a sprain.
He is a majestic and peerless master, the supreme leader of the Flower God Sect, but he sprained his foot after fighting with a tiger, and even himself would feel ashamed if he said it.
Feng Linzhi walked a few steps on crutches, and decided not to pursue those embarrassing details.
For dinner, the woman deliberately killed a chicken and stewed it for Feng Linzhi to nourish his body. Tao Jingyi also got a big bowl of fragrant chicken soup.
Feng Linzhi took the two big chicken legs in his bowl to Tao Jingyi.
Tao Jingyi was taken aback, and quickly clamped the chicken leg back: "You are injured, this is specially for you."
"I don't like chicken legs." Feng Linzhi calmly took the chicken legs back.
After going back and forth, seeing Xiaohu drooling, the woman smiled and said: "Anyway, there are two, it is better to have one. To be honest, I have seen many such loving couples, young and handsome like Mr. Feng, with strong martial arts skills." There are not many men who love their wives again, Madam is really blessed."
Tao Jingyi's cheeks were slightly hot, and he whispered, "Sister-in-law Liu, you misunderstood, we are not husband and wife..."
Aunt Liu smiled meaningfully: "It's not a matter of time."
After dinner, it was dark.
A round of clear moon hangs in the sky, and the night wind blows through the treetops, sending flute sounds. Tao Jingyi followed the wooden ladder to the roof and found the source of the flute sound.
Feng Linzhi sat in the wind, facing the bright moon, pressed the jade flute to his lips, and the low sound of the flute flowed out from his lips.
Tao Jingyi stood on the ladder, pawing the roof with both hands, and sighed: "I sprained my foot and can still jump so high. I really don't understand how you martial arts masters operate."
After the sound of the flute paused, Feng Linzhi put down the jade flute, turned his head, just caught a glimpse of her showing half of her body, frowned slightly, and said warmly: "Don't stand there, come here quickly, it's dangerous."
Tao Jingyi crawled to his side and sat back to back with him.
Feng Linzhi lowered his head and wiped his jade flute. Tao Jingyi glanced out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help recalling the past: "I think the first time I saw you, you were standing under the moon, holding this jade flute in your hand. Xiao."
"What do you think?"
"Wow, what a peerless beauty!"
Feng Linzhi: "..."
"You are the best-looking man in women's clothing I have ever seen, even better than women."
"That doesn't seem like a compliment."
"I had the best time with the three girls in my class, but when they were six years old, they were all killed by the master."
"Why?"
"They discovered my secret, Master said, they must die."
Tao Jingyi was startled, and took his hand: "It's not your fault."
"Master took me to Meilin, she told me that Duan Ling is my father, but we were kicked out by Duan Ling that day, and the Duan's children chased and scolded me as a bastard, so Master also held a grudge against Duan Ling."
"You are not a bastard, you are Feng Linzhi." Tao Jingyi choked up his throat, looked up into his brown eyes, "You are the unique Feng Linzhi in this world."
"On the day Master died, I didn't feel sad at all, and even felt relieved." Feng Linzhi lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes covered all the sadness in his eyes, "I sometimes wonder if I am a cold-blooded monster. "
"The Feng Linzhi I know is open-minded, gentle and affectionate, how can he be a cold-blooded monster."
Feng Linzhi couldn't help pinching her face: "Are you afraid that I will throw you down, so you said that on purpose?"
"No way!" Tao Jingyi turned his head and turned his face to Mingyue, "It's all the truth."
After Feng Linzhi's foot injury healed, the two bid farewell to Mrs. Liu and continued to tour the mountains and rivers. Passing through a place called "Huayue City", just in time for the local Lantern Festival.
"Unmarried young men and women, on the Lantern Festival, they can go to the gate of the city to get a lantern. Most of the lanterns are unique, but if they get the exact same one, it will be a blessing from God, and the people will give them Blessings. It is said that every pair of men and women who receive blessings end up as husband and wife, love each other forever, and have a lot of children and grandchildren."
Huayue City is a small border city with a total population of no more than five hundred people. As soon as Feng Linzhi and Tao Jingyi entered the city, they were stunned when they saw the city full of lanterns. After some inquiries, I learned that the Lantern Festival was about to be held in the city. The lantern vendor pulled them along and introduced the Lantern Festival enthusiastically.
"Why don't you both try it too," said the peddler.
Tao Jingyi hesitated: "Wouldn't it be embarrassing if three people got the same lantern?"
"Identical lanterns are always in pairs, and there will never be a third one!" the hawker vowed.
Tao Jingyi and Feng Linzhi stayed in Huayue City. On the day of Lantern Festival, as the peddler said, someone was handing out lanterns at the gate of the city. This event was held by the government, and it has such a romantic meaning, which attracted many young men and women to participate.
Tao Jingyi and Feng Linzhi squeezed into the crowd, she turned to Feng Linzhi and said, "Let's join in the fun too."
Feng Linzhi smiled and nodded: "Okay."
"Men go to the north of the city to get lanterns." As for Feng Linzhi, a big man who suddenly squeezed into the group of women, although he was handsome and personable, the young women still said unanimously, "Even if you are good-looking, you have to follow the rules." .
Feng Linzhi rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and said, "I'll see you on Duxian Bridge later."
"Understood." Tao Jingyi's figure had disappeared into the crowd, and he only stretched out one arm, waving at him.
Feng Linzhi turned around helplessly.
"That young master was so handsome just now, why don't we secretly go and see what lamp he has, and get another one that is exactly the same." After Feng Linzhi left, some people whispered and discussed.
Tao Jingyi was already at the front of the line. She looked at the lanterns everywhere. These lanterns were exquisite in style and beautiful in shape. Sure enough, each lantern was different.
She picked out a lantern painted with plum blossoms, held it in her hand, and walked towards Duxian Bridge.
The location of Duxian Bridge in the city crosses a river, and the river circles around the city and flows out of the city. Many people put lanterns by the river.
When Tao Jingyi arrived at Duxian Bridge, there was already a figure standing in the middle of the bridge.
The bright moonlight fell on the ground and turned into frost. The man seemed to be standing at the end of the moonlight, bending the corners of his lips, and smiling gently at her. When he smiled, it seemed that a spring breeze was blowing across the wilderness .
He held a lantern in his hand.
A lantern that was exactly the same as Tao Jingyi's.
The dim light, through a layer of white paper painted with plum blossoms, reflected his elegant eyebrows and eyes.
Tao Jingyi walked up to him in amazement, lifted the lantern in his hand, put it together with his lantern, and said happily: "It turns out that there is such a thing as fate in this world."
Feng Linzhi's face was pale red, and his forehead was slightly soaked in hot sweat.
Tao Jingyi stood on tiptoe, touched his forehead with his hand, and asked strangely, "Are you hot?"
We have just passed the coldest winter. Everyone has not taken off their thick cotton clothes at this time of year, but they are sweating profusely when the wind stops.
"Tired from walking." Feng Linzhi explained.
What a coincidence, this night, only Tao Jingyi and Feng Linzhi got the exact same lantern.
"Hey, have you noticed that they are all wearing red clothes." Someone suddenly said.
It turned out that today Feng Linzhi and Tao Jingyi were wearing red clothes by coincidence, they stood together, illuminated by the crimson lights, they looked like a married couple in worship.
The two were surrounded on the stage, and many people booed from below: "Bless the heavens and the earth! Bless the heaven and the earth!"
Tao Jingyi was at a loss when someone stuffed something in her hand. She lowered her eyes and saw that it was a piece of red silk. In the center of the red silk, a large hydrangea is tied, and the other end of the hydrangea is Feng Linzhi's hand.
"It's fate to have such a golden and jade marriage. It's better for the two of you to fulfill God's will and just become a husband and wife." The organizer took the opportunity to persuade.
Tao Jingyi turned to look at Feng Linzhi, Feng Linzhi lowered his voice, and leaned into her ear and said, "Let's just put on a show and say goodbye, when we leave here, no one will know us anymore, and everyone won't remember this." thing."
"But I remember." Tao Jingyi muttered in his heart.
The people here are very enthusiastic. It seems that today, if she doesn't pay homage to the world with Feng Linzhi, she won't even think about leaving.
With the bright moon as the matchmaker and the sky and the earth as the witness, Tao Jingyi held the red silk and bowed to the sky and the earth three times with Feng Linzhi.
Feng Linzhi looked at Tao Jingyi who seemed to be standing in the depths of the lights through the gorgeous lights, his eyes were filled with tenderness like water.
Tao Jingyi, my wife, my love.
Until Feng Linzhi and Tao Jingyi left Huayue City for a long time, this good story was still circulating in the city. However, some people sighed: "There is no such thing as a god-given marriage, it's all because of that young man who ran out of the city."
This sentence seems to be an informed person, and the other gossipers hurriedly asked what was going on.
"There are only two identical lanterns in this lantern show. It's a coincidence that the girl took one of them. After the young man peeked at it, he searched all over the city for the other one. If you like it, just say it. Why bother?" Well, it costs money and effort." The man took out an ingot of gold and took a bite happily.
One lamp, one ingot of gold, this transaction is worth it.
For that young man, an ingot of gold, in exchange for a lantern and a lifetime of marriage, is even more worthwhile.