At daybreak, my legs were completely numb. At this time of year, deep in the valley, it was freezing cold. The main reason was that the frost was very heavy. When the sun rose, my eyelashes and eyebrows were all covered with a layer of white frost.
, I didn’t intentionally wear more layers of clothes when I came here, as I was always afraid that I would be too well-armed and insincere, so a slightly thin coat was easily soaked through, and my body was shaking uncontrollably. Mainly
I can't feel my legs anymore, as if I have no support. Coupled with the alternation of cold and hunger, this feeling is really indescribable.
In front of me were countless incense heads that were burned to the roots. Seeing that they were about to be burned out again, I reached out to go to the incense box to get more incense...
‘簌簌~~’
The cool touch on my fingertips made me pause. I turned my eyes and instinctively shivered in my heart. A snake with a colorful ring pattern on its body was coiled next to my incense box, spitting at my outstretched finger.
He held out his snake letter while sucking it in, and he really looked like he was in full attack mode.
I swallowed, but it was still colorful and poisonous?
Speaking of which, I have seen a lot of snakes. I don't take ordinary grass snakes seriously. Even if that thing bites me, I don't take it seriously. The key point is that it is poisonous. Who knows
What consequences could there be!?
"You take care of yourself, I'll take mine, let's not disturb anyone..."
Looking at its small black bean-like eyes, I muttered and stretched out my hand to the incense box again, "簌簌"!! It actually became anxious and raised its body towards me!
Hey!
I instinctively retracted my hand, but feeling a little angry inside, I stared at it, "This is my thing!"
‘簌猌~~簌猌~~~’
It looked at me staggeringly, the black light in its eyes flashing, as if to say, if you dare to take me, then dare to bite me...
I was a little grumpy, so I licked my lips slightly, looked directly into its eyes, suddenly made a move, grabbed the incense box, and held it in my arms: "Mine!! You bite me!!"
‘簌簌~~’
Its body was still there. I don’t know if it was slow to react or something. It saw me holding the incense box in my arms but it didn’t make any further moves. I looked at it with a snort and thought to myself, if it weren’t for
I can scare you by admitting my mistake here, so what if it is poisonous, peel off the skin and eat the flesh!
But thinking about it, I held the incense box and just stared at it without making any further move. After all, it was in combat mode now. If I was distracted and it would rush towards me again, wouldn’t I suffer a big loss?
Who knows, after staring at each other for two or three minutes, it made two more rustling noises, slowly turned around, dragged its ostentatious markings and slowly arched into the grass next to it.
I secretly exhaled a long breath and just silently cursed a bear. But when I looked back, I felt that I was just pretending. If it wasn't a bear, I would have to be a bear later. My legs and feet are now properly equipped.
Oh, I can't even get up. In this deep mountain and old forest, if it really bites me, I will be waiting for death.
The good incense was put back into the soil in front of me. I continued to kneel with my eyes squinted. There were many unknown birds chirping and flapping their wings flying around in my ears. The grass behind me didn't stop either. It just kept crackling.
The noise kept coming. I knew there were many living creatures here, so I didn’t pay much attention to it. I came here to admit my mistake. How can I be sincere if my heart is not at peace?
I don’t know how long it took, the sun set again, and the frost on my eyebrows melted away, but after supporting my body and kneeling for a long time, the sweat came out layer after layer. I gritted my teeth and didn’t move, and didn’t want to wipe it off.
If you are sweating, just wait, wait until the incense is finished burning, then put it on, then put it on again after it is finished burning!
‘Pulling Leng~~Pulling Leng~~’
There seemed to be a large flock of birds taking off above me, shouting incessantly. I frowned slightly, opened my eyes, and turned my face slightly to one side. Except for my legs that were numb, my whole body was numb at that time.
Already...
There are so many caterpillars, generally you can’t see them in the distance, and they are colorful and colorful like a blanket. To be honest, I am not afraid of bugs, but in terms of ranking, caterpillars are the ones I hate the most. Although other soft-bodied bugs
I'm sick too, but I'm definitely not as frightened as a caterpillar. When I was a kid, if a caterpillar accidentally landed on my shoulder, I would scream in terror and be heard by people miles away, which made my grandma scream.
They were all baffled. It was just a caterpillar. Why was it so frightened?
I don’t know, I just think this thing is extremely ugly. If you say it’s soft, then it’s soft. It also has hair on its body, and the hair grows in different colors, yellow and green. It’s really special.
It’s so frustrating. Although I also like butterflies and think butterflies are beautiful, I just can’t accept caterpillars!
So when I saw these things swarming towards me on the grass and trees in a large area, as if they were about to swallow me up and drown me in a sea of caterpillars, I really had the urge to stand up and run away.
My muscles were all twitching, and I had never experienced that feeling of hair standing on end even when I met 180 evil ghosts. It was so damn exciting!
Just when I couldn't cry anymore, I suddenly felt something was wrong. It was already winter. Where did the caterpillars come from? I had heard of out-of-season fruits, but I had never heard of out-of-season caterpillars.
Ah, they are grown in greenhouses!
My lips are numb uncontrollably, my heart is really beating wildly, and the chill on my body is accompanied by goosebumps. I am an onmyoji, and I have seen many scenes of numbness, but this time
, I’m really scared. Don’t ask me why I’m so afraid of caterpillars. I don’t know. Can I say that if I see pictures of caterpillars on the Internet, I won’t have the courage to turn off my phone in an instant? Moreover, this time I’m doing this again.
many!
While I was collapsing, I looked up and saw Lao Xian's ranking, and I instantly understood. The flower snake I saw before Lenovo, I understood. This was Lao Xian'er testing me to see if I was real.
Sincerely!!
Closing my eyes, I forced myself to continue kneeling there, and no longer looked at the overwhelming caterpillars. Come on, I can't leave, or I'll be drowned in the worst case. These bugs don't eat meat either, that is, they are hemp.
It's just itchy, can it still get in through my neck?
Thinking about this, I suddenly wanted to slap myself in the face. What are you thinking about? I scared myself to the point of peeing just thinking about it!
Gritting my teeth, I have been kneeling for so long. I can't let myself get up. I actually said it was three days, let alone caterpillars. It was the three immortals who created countless snakes and rats on my head.
I won’t be able to leave even if I don’t have enough time!!
The sound gradually disappeared from my ears. I suddenly opened my eyes and looked to my side again. My mouth opened slightly, and it was gone... I looked around again uneasily. It was really gone. It seemed like it was gone.
I just had a hallucination, but the birds were so scared that they flew away. Could it be a hallucination?
After swallowing my saliva, I didn't dare to let myself think about anything else. Since it was San Xian'er's test, I would be determined and persevere to the end!
At nightfall, my legs began to feel cramped. I knew that what I was doing was very dangerous. When watching TV dramas, I often see a character kneeling for three days and three nights, just like playing, but as long as I actually kneel down, I will know
The blood will not return for a long time. First the numbness is unbearable, then the knee is sore, and then cramps. I think the last step is not far from being scrapped, but I dare not move. My mind tells me that I can only kneel down.
I must also kneel and never forget my original intention. I will not forget my original intention of becoming an Onmyoji. At this moment, I cannot forget my determination to admit my mistakes. To put it bluntly, if I don’t kneel down when the time comes, I will
I can’t even get through it myself!
There was a slight coolness on the tip of my nose. I reached out and touched it. It was snow...
I raised my eyes, and my face became cold one after another. I really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Is this also a test for Lao Xian’er? It actually snowed, and the snowflakes getting bigger and bigger almost extinguished my burning incense stick. I was shivering with cold and put it away with my hands.
Covering it with the incense stick, the temperature is very low, and the snow will not melt, but will fall persistently on my shoulders, layer after layer.
There was nothing in my stomach, and the feeling of coldness and hunger was so obvious for the first time. The snow gradually became uncontrollable. In the middle of the night, my knees were already submerged in the snow. I got on three poles.
With the newly lit incense, my mind gradually became dizzy, my whole body shook uncontrollably, and I knelt on the ground, a bit like a prostrate posture, and my eyesight went completely dark.
"Jiaolong, Jiaolong..."
"Um……"
I opened my eyes in a daze and found myself standing in a place where a small river was flowing. I raised my eyes and saw three figures in red, yellow and green standing on the other side of the river. I couldn't help but open my mouth: "Three great immortals..."
"I have seen your sincerity. Good boy, we like the place you are looking for. Go back."
My eyes were wet at that time. I knelt on the ground and looked at the three shadows: "It's Jiaolong who is ignorant and disturbed the three immortals. Please don't blame the three immortals."
"Oh, everything is a given. It's difficult for anyone to do anything. Since you are called a dragon, you will naturally face many disasters. It's a pleasure to see you turn the disaster into a dragon and become a great weapon..."
"My son Jiaolong, the three of us have watched you grow up. How can we break this fate so easily? I accept it sincerely. From now on, although I will no longer follow you closely, as long as the incense smoke is lit, I, this junior, will
As you send me."
"Jiaolong, you have a clear mind. The three of us just hope that you can achieve great things. Although we are not here to enlighten you, if you need it, the three of us will help you as soon as the thought comes.
A helping hand."
I looked at them with tears in my eyes and kept kowtowing: "Jiaolong thanks the three immortals. From now on, although Jiaolong will not be ranked among the immortals, he will definitely find a suitable immortal cave wherever he is.
, for the three immortals to sublimate their Taoism, and to pay tribute to the three immortals during the New Year. I also thank the three immortals for their kindness."
A happy chuckle came to my ears, and I even felt someone gently touching my head. It felt like it was the same as when I received my fairy child at the age of eighteen. Now, although things have changed and people have changed, I have not done it.
Let them pass it on to me, but the feeling between Sanxian'er and me has not changed. They are like elders who are cold-faced and warm-hearted. In a certain way, they are also my relatives, the same relatives as my grandma.
I opened my eyes again, but I couldn't help but spit out two mouthfuls, my mouth was full of snow, and I struggled to hold myself up. At the entrance of the cave, I saw the little white fox flashing past again, and the sky was bright.
, my whole body was actually buried in the snow, and I pulled away the long grass in front of the slap hole, and a small snake's head was only exposed for a moment before it shrank back, and smiled with the corner of its mouth, even though I was frozen now
I didn't feel anything, but my mood was indescribable in words. After moving a few times, I placed the row deep in the cave. From now on, the aura of this cave will be enough. Animals are very knowledgeable about this.
They have strong sensing ability, so I don't worry about them doing random things.
I lit three more incense sticks, but the wine was frozen and I couldn't pour it out, so I could only put the wine bottle in front of the queue. "Three immortals, Jiaolong will leave first. Don't worry, everything Jiaolong said is true."
, I will definitely uphold my original intention and be a good gentleman."
After the incense was burned, I kowtowed three times and stood up. My legs were very weak. I got on my bag and picked up a thicker branch to use as a crutch. I walked a few steps through the thick snow.
I took a step back, and when I needed to climb back, I looked back. The little fox at the big hole and the snake at the small hole were looking at me. With a jump in my eyes, I could see a little yellow skin hiding behind the grass, slightly shaking.
Smiling, it seems that these juniors will feel more at ease staying here in the future.
My hands and feet were extremely numb, coupled with the thick snow, which made my walk back even more difficult. To be honest, kneeling for three days in this environment was almost as good as dying.
But I am happy in my heart that this hurdle has finally been overcome.
It was afternoon when I went up the mountain, but it was already evening when I got home from the mountain. The third sister was not asleep yet, so she probably heard the noise at the door. She was a teenage girl who lived by herself, so she was a little cautious about covering up.
Jacket opened the door and shouted: "Who?!"
Until I saw me walking in with a stick and a face full of wind, frost, rain and snow, I couldn't help but be surprised and happy: "Jiaolong! You are back!!"
I hummed, and the first thing I said when I looked at her was: "Is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry."
"Ah, there is food, I'll make some noodles for you!!!" (To be continued)