The arch bridge is made of fine white marble. There are ninety-nine and eighty-one exquisitely carved lotus flowers carved on the bridge deck. Tang Lie silently counted them in his heart. Only after walking across the long bridge was he convinced that these were indeed eighty-one. He has been to many Buddhist temples, and has seen the lotus-growing temple more than once. However, he did not expect that in this continent, in a foreign world where Buddhism has not spread, he can actually see the lotus-growing pattern. However, he did not know that Does the meaning contained therein have anything in common with Buddhism?
After passing the long bridge, there is a road paved with white stones. There is a one-meter-wide water channel on both sides of the road. Clear spring water slowly flows through the water channel and merges into the river under the long bridge behind you.
At this time, Tang Lie felt that the temperature had risen a lot. Different from the biting cold wind outside, there was a warm spring-like atmosphere everywhere. At the end of the path was an exquisitely constructed bamboo corridor, along the winding As you walk along the zigzag corridor, you can see flowers blooming on both sides, and birds singing and dancing everywhere, as if you were in a garden in the south of the Yangtze River.
The frightening fight just now made Tang Lie unable to calm down and appreciate the surrounding scenery. In the garden, there were several girls in white clothes pruning flowers and trees. Their outfits were exactly the same as the girls Tang Lie saw at the entrance of the temple. , the expression on his face also looked extremely solemn, Tang Lie tried his best to keep his footsteps light, so as not to make any noise and disturb the girls.
Walking out of the corridor and walking through two rows of bamboos, a section of white courtyard wall with dragon-shaped undulations was revealed in front of it. The courtyard door in the middle was wide open, as if waiting for Tang Lie's arrival.
The curiosity in Tang Lie's heart has been completely aroused. High Priest Ming Lin really knows how to choose a place. Such a picturesque temple is no different from a fairyland on earth. No wonder she is willing to practice here alone and no longer cares about Shu.
The white courtyard wall is also made of fine jade. It seems that the owner of the temple has a strong preference for white and jade. Looking from the outside to the inside of the courtyard wall, you can't see any scenery. This is due to the ingenious design of the courtyard wall. Highly relevant.
Tang Lie walked into the courtyard, and in front of him was a large screen wall. The screen wall was carved from a whole piece of green jade, about ten meters long and about five meters high. Such a huge and perfect jade Tang Lie had never seen before. When he saw the relief carved on the jade clearly, his whole body seemed to be struck by a thunderbolt, and he stood there stunned.
In the middle of the screen wall is carved a beautiful woman with a human form and a snake body. She is stretching out her hands to probe into the cloud-filled sky with radiant stones. Around her, there are two long dragons with teeth and claws, with their heads pointing toward the sky and their cloaks. Zhudian seems to be flying into the air. In front of the long dragon's mouth, there are two pearls on each side.
This kind of pattern is very familiar to Tang Lie. This is Nuwa patching up the sky. The beauty with human form and snake body is Nuwa. As for the four circling and flying dragons, it goes without saying that they are the sacred dragons guarding the eight crystal stones.
Tang Lie stared at the pattern for a long time. Fu Mujin did not deceive himself. The Holy Dragon Crystal Stone was indeed inextricably linked to Nuwa Mending the Sky. However, who brought the crystal stone to this continent, and who brought it to this continent? Who carved the pattern of Nuwa mending the sky on the jade? Tang Lie had never believed in the existence of gods, but facing what he saw before him, he couldn't help but fall into deep confusion. Who was controlling everything.
His fingers gently touched the jade. The jade was warm and smooth, as if it was alive.
Tang Lie reluctantly walked around the screen wall. A gust of cool wind blew in his face, and a small lake appeared in front of him. The lake water showed a pure deep blue color. From this, he deduced that the lake water should be very deep, and there was a small green island in the center of the lake. , there is a straight white causeway connecting the island to where Tang Lie is.
There is a white seven-story pagoda on the island, standing on the top of the island, like the patron saint of the small lake. The beautiful scenery in front of him fascinated Tang Lie. He never thought that there was something inside the solemn and solemn temple. This building contains such a charming atmosphere. Looking in the direction of the White Tower, there seems to be light flickering slightly at the top of the tower.
The energy in Tang Lie's body flowed involuntarily through his meridians, which was a strange feeling.
"Could it be that the white Holy Dragon Crystal is on the white tower ahead?" Tang Lie told himself quietly in his heart. He quickly confirmed his inference and walked along the snow-white long embankment towards the small island. go.
The total length of the long embankment is about 500 meters, with beautifully carved guardrails on both sides. Walking on the long embankment, listening to the sound of water waves hitting the embankment, and enjoying the cool lake breeze, makes the whole person relaxed and happy.
Tang Lie's intrusion did not break the tranquility of this independent world. Everything around him was as calm as ever. Even Feng Cunzhen did not appear. Tang Lie had no time to think about such unusual phenomena. His heart had been completely captured. Possessed by desire for white crystal.
Tang Lie's feet finally stepped on the soft grass of the island. A group of white buildings appeared in front of him amid the green trees. If he wanted to enter the White Tower, he had to pass through that group of buildings.
Walking along the uneven path paved with cobblestones into the depths of greenery, you will see three small buildings scattered in the jungle in front of you. The small buildings are all made of white wood, and the buildings are simple but elegant. , not far from the small building is the lakeside. A Mulan boat with two curved corners is tied to the green willows with their canopies protruding into the lake.
Tang Lie wanted to enter the White Tower and find out what was going on. He was sure that no one around him noticed him, so he quietly passed by the small building.
Suddenly, a melodious sound of the piano floated in the wind. Tang Lie was slightly startled. He looked up and saw no trace of anyone else.
The melodious sound of the piano came out gently and softly. Tang Lie heard that the sound of the piano came from the small building on the right. Tang Lie didn't want to pay attention to the sound of the piano at first, but the sound of the piano was like mercury pouring down the ground, penetrating into Tang Lie's ears. came from.
Tang Lie couldn't help but slowly closed his eyes, entering a realm of emptiness and nothingness in his mind. He heard the sweet chirping of birds, the gurgling water, the soft rustling of leaves in the spring breeze, and the sounds of flowers. With that subtle voice blooming, his heart that was originally eager to obtain the crystal suddenly became calm and calm, and a tranquil smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
The melodious sound of the piano is cleverly integrated into the natural rhythm, and has become an indispensable part of the scenery of lakes and mountains.
Tang Lie's eyes gradually became calm during the sound of the piano. His inner surprise when he heard the sound of the piano turned into an appreciation, and then from appreciation to intoxication. The sound of the piano suddenly changed, and Tang Lie's His mind went blank, and an indescribable sense of loss filled his heart. Just when he was anxiously searching for the direction of the sound of the piano, the sound suddenly became cold and desolate.
The scenery around him seemed to disappear in an instant. Tang Lie's surroundings turned into pure color. His feeling became more desolate than ever before. Scenes from the past appeared in front of his eyes. He suddenly remembered Qin Yuanyuan's desolate eyes when she was about to die. , suddenly thinking of Yan Yue's gentle eyes, suddenly thinking of Feina's heartbroken expression, suddenly thinking of Xuan Bo pretending to be calm on the surface, but his heart had long been shattered into thousands of pieces, Tang Lie hugged his head in pain , He shook his head vigorously and gasped for breath. The scenes that made him sad continued to hit the weakest part of his heart. His inner pain tolerance had reached its limit under the catalysis of the sound of the piano. Tang Lie suddenly Closing his eyes, he forgot his actual situation and the purpose of coming, and burst out a roar from the bottom of his heart: "Who are you?"
However, the sound of the piano did not disappear because of Tang Lie's roar. It penetrated into Tang Lie's ears all-pervasively, which was beyond the limit of what he could bear. Tang Lie could no longer bear the torture and followed the sound of the piano along the wooden ladder towards the direction. Walking towards the small building and ascending to the second floor, the style of music changed again, just like the spring rain bathing Tang Lie's heart that was on the verge of dryness, and the irritability in his body was swept away in an instant.
The sound of the piano was ethereal, as if it was far away in the horizon, but also seemed to be right in front of him. Tang Lie's turbulent heart gradually calmed down with the sound of the piano. He stepped onto the soft pavilion on the top floor of the small building and looked through the beaded curtain made of crystals. But I saw an infinitely beautiful figure sitting quietly in front of me, with a layer of beautiful morning light covering her delicate body. Her long golden hair hung down behind her like a waterfall, tied up with a blue ribbon, and she could hold it in her hands. The slender waist is also tied with a blue skirt, and the white dress is spotless. The whole person is like an orchid in an empty valley, quietly bathing in the morning light.
Tang Lie stared blankly at this fairy-like girl. For a moment, he didn't dare to disturb her world. The big hand that he wanted to stretch out to lift the bead curtain froze there.
After the song ended, the lingering sound lingered, and the girl sighed quietly and said: "Since you are already here, why don't you dare to walk in?"
Tang Lie took a deep breath of the cool air and quickly stabilized his emotions affected by the sound of the piano. Intuitively, he had already sensed that the girl in front of him was anything but simple. From the sound of the piano he just heard and the girl The tone of her voice inferred that she was most likely the temple's owner, the high priest Ming Lin.
Strangely enough, Tang Lie, who had always thought of the relationship between the sexes when seeing beautiful women, didn't even have any evil thoughts when faced with such a perfect back. He carefully opened the beaded curtain and walked slowly onto the rooftop.
The girl didn't look back, but she was already aware of Tang Lie's presence, and said softly: "I didn't expect that the invisibility cloak of the Iron Armored Canglong Jin Balu would fall into your hands. It seems that your situation is really good, but it's a pity that you are impulsive. , it’s a waste of Master’s high hopes for you,”
Tang Lie secretly thought that her voice should be much softer than his own, but when she spoke, she sounded like an elder. He was like a primary school student being educated in front of a teacher. This feeling was really strange. I don't know what she said. Who is the master you are talking about?
Now that she had discovered his identity, Tang Lie no longer needed to use the invisibility cloak to become invisible. He took off his invisibility cloak and stood proudly behind the girl.
The girl in white clothes slowly turned her head, her pretty face like a spring flower appeared in front of Tang Lie, her beautiful blue eyes revealed a deep and wise gaze. These were a pair of eyes that were extremely inconsistent with her true age. Her gaze It seemed that he could penetrate Tang Lie's appearance and look straight into his heart.
Tang Lie blinked subconsciously, and then a hearty smile appeared on his resolute face: "If I guess correctly, you are the high priest Ming Lin,"
The girl nodded, not feeling any displeasure because Tang Lie called him by his first name. She looked Tang Lie up and down with her beautiful eyes, and then said: "It seems that you can avoid other people's attention and come to the temple. You are indeed no ordinary person,"
Tang Lie smiled and said, "Did you already expect that I was coming, so you gave me the green light? Otherwise, how could I have come to you so smoothly?"
Although Ming Lin didn't understand what a green light meant, she understood what Tang Lie meant. She stood up with a smile and walked towards the jade fence in front of her. Only then did Tang Lie notice that the musical instrument she had just played was similar to the Chinese one. The guqin was made of transparent blue crystal and had about twenty strings. Tang Lie didn't do much research on the instrument and couldn't name it for a while.
Turning his eyes to Ming Lin, this beautiful girl with no humanistic temperament was full of mystery. Tang Lie couldn't help but ask: "What is your purpose in bringing me here?"
Ming Lin's eyes were fixed on the top of the white tower in the distance, and she whispered: "Before the retreat, Master once predicted that the Holy Dragon Knight would come here from another world. I think she was talking about you,"
Tang Lie was a little ashamed. He was some bullshit Holy Dragon Knight. He was just a doctor who accidentally entered the wrong time and space. He smiled bitterly and said: "Your master is probably the High Priest Huiyun. I think she must have made a mistake." Well, I am not a holy dragon knight at all, let alone a savior. You are right about one thing, I do not belong to this world,"
Ming Lin said: "But you took the Holy Dragon Crystal Stone,"
Of course Tang Lie would not admit it and said loudly: "You are mistaken, who said I swallowed that thing?"
Ming Lin smiled lightly and said: "I once met General Fu Mujin, and it was he who told me about you."
Tang Lie was confused for a while and blurted out: "Damn, this old man actually said everything."
Ming Lin couldn't help but frown when she heard his dirty words.
Tang Lie said: "Isn't it a coincidence that Fu Mujin and I met in Chuanyun City?"
Ming Lin said: "I asked General Fu to bring you here, but I didn't expect that he didn't come with you." She said with a sad expression: "General Fu, I'm afraid his time is running out."
Tang Lie almost fainted from anger. The whole thing was a trap set by Ming Lin and Fu Mujin. From this point of view, the credibility of what Fu Mujin said to him in Chuanyun City was almost zero. , the white Holy Dragon Crystal may not be in the temple at all. A feeling of being deceived filled Tang Lie's heart, which made him angry. He suppressed his anger and said: "That is to say, in this temple There is no Holy Dragon Crystal at all,"