Suqin stood up, came to Honghu, held her hand, and then pulled her to sit in front of Lorraine Hill. This was the first time Lorraine Hill had the opportunity to look at and compare the two 'phoenixes'.
Compared to Suqin, Honghu is a little softer. Her whole body looks like it is made of mutton-fat jade, with a translucent jade feel. Sitting under the window sill, the sun falls on the side of her face, giving people a sense of being at any time.
The illusion that penetrates her body has a hazy dreamy beauty.
"Hu was injured in the chaos disaster that year. Although he survived, his body has always been very weak."
Suqin gently stroked Honghu's long hair beside her, allowing her to lean on her shoulder easily, while Honghu's dust-free snow-white dress was spread out on the bamboo mat, but reflected in the sunlight
Under the bright light, her eyes were slightly closed, as if she was listening to Suqin's words. Occasionally she would open her eyes, look in front of her, and then close them again.
"No wonder..." Lorraine Hill nodded. No wonder Honghu has not appeared in the world for hundreds of years, but has been in seclusion.
"But don't worry, Honghu's condition has gradually stabilized and will not get worse." Suqin continued to explain, and then asked Honghu if he should take a short nap first or have lunch first.
"Eat something, otherwise what Qin prepared will get cold." She opened her eyes and answered softly, as faint as the ripples of a lotus pond in summer.
"Then I'll go make preparations first. You can talk to little Luolan. She can be considered our successor." Then Suqin stood up.
"Well..." The voice was very soft, but also nice.
As he spoke, the man put his hands lightly on his knees, then opened his eyes and looked at Lorraine Hill.
"You must be Luo Lan."
"yes."
After another few seconds of pause, the witch in white seemed to be a little sleepy due to the sun, and her eyes opened and closed.
"Senior Honghu." Lorraine Hill whispered her name, fearing that she would suddenly fall asleep and fall on the coffee table.
"Yeah, it's okay." She replied with her eyes closed, then slowly opened them.
"Loran, is there anything you want to ask me?"
How did she know what I wanted to ask? Maybe she was a little curious. Lorraine Hill blinked and then spoke.
"Actually, I'm very curious about some of the old stories of my seniors, as well as things about Caihua-sama."
"Mother, sir..." Honghu's eyes were full of nostalgia.
"I am the third one adopted by my mother. I originally took a boat with my family to the Yellow Sea to worship the mountain. Then in the temple, after praying, the priest came over and asked me and my family not to leave.
leave."
"Then someone took us to the mountain, and that's where I saw Master Caihua for the first time."
"At that time, she was sitting on the stone. She looked very beautiful. She had white chrysanthemums in her hands. I stood next to her and watched her slowly weaving the chrysanthemums into bracelets."
"She asked me to stretch out my hand, so I walked over, stretched out my hand, and then the white flower woven bracelet was put on my wrist."
"Since then, I have lived on this mountain in the Yellow Sea, living with Lord Caihua and growing up slowly."
"My family can also see me, but slowly, they are more and more in awe of me and don't dare to talk to me at will."
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"I am the third one to come to my mother's house. The first one is Qingluan, Suqin is the second, then Xiao Yuangui is the fourth, and Quanbo is the fifth."
"Luan is very powerful. He learns everything very quickly. He also takes us to play in the mountains, plant peach trees, and go fishing."
"The relationship between Yuanchuan and Quanbo is very good, because they are the youngest and the last to arrive, so they often act together."
"Although Yuanbao is smaller in rank, she is very experienced in doing things. Sometimes Quanbao will laugh and say that she is very old-fashioned, like a little old man, but the two of them still often fight and play together."
"At that time, I was not as good as Luan and Suqin in homework, and I was not as good as Yuan Kuai in cultivation. The only things I was good at were writing and painting."
Honghu recalled and slowly recounted the scenes in his memory. At that time, the five of them were still very young girls, not as great as they would later be. Sometimes having fun in the mountains would give Caihua’s mother a headache.
Caihua has a very good personality. She seems to have endless patience. She takes care of the five of them carefully, helps them analyze the worries they have encountered recently, and tells them things they should pay attention to in life. It is this patience and calmness that makes Wufeng so beautiful.
No one can completely inherit it, even Honghu herself has only learned 30% of it.
Honghu once asked Caihua why she could never learn. Caihua just smiled and said, "Honghu has worked very hard, and I am not disappointed in you."
Compared to Wu Feng, who had someone to take care of her, Caihua's growth experience was much more difficult and tortuous. When she was young, the east was a wild world where giant dragons soared and monsters were everywhere. The various tribes were also full of intrigues, which can be said to be very sinister.
It was a chaotic era, and Caihua had lived a wandering life in it for hundreds of years. After going through struggles, betrayals, restarts, etc., this long and difficult tempering had long made her like a hundred-refined glass, indifferent to many things.
No matter how surprising it is, it seems that after spending decades and hundreds of years doing a small thing, you can still complete it stably and meticulously. If you fail, you can just try it again.
Such a mentality is naturally beyond the reach of Wufeng, who is still young, so Caihua will comfort Honghu and say that she has done a good job.
"Mother is always so tolerant. Even if we make mistakes occasionally, she seems to have expected it." Honghu's eyes looked at the soft white light on the dress in front of him, and his voice was full of thoughts.
"Honghu's temperament is the most like my mother's among the five of us." At some point, Suqin came to the side. She helped Honghu, who was a little sleepy, and asked Lorraine Hill to follow him to the restaurant at the back.
The back room was much cooler because there was no direct sunlight. After Suqin asked Honghu to sit on a bamboo chair with a backrest, the 'Phoenix' in the white dress became more conscious.
The breeze blows from time to time through the raised bamboo window, blowing away some of the heat from the lotus root soup and dishes on the table in the house. Sitting at the table, Suqin helps Lorraine Hill and Honghu serve the rice, looking at her
He looked familiar, as if he was used to such things, and could not see the pampering and pampering that he had lived in Yuzhang Mountain for a long time.
The three of them had a warm lunch. Lorraine Hill also began to talk about some changes in the world today. Suqin also mentioned some past experiences, and then slowly closed her mouth in Honghu's wide eyes.
"Okay, I won't say any more. Xiao Luolan should be able to solve it himself." Knowing that Honghu didn't want him to worry about these things anymore, Suqin could only give up and say less.
After eating, the three of them went to the second floor. There was Suqin and Honghu's bedroom. The bedroom was separated from the outside by an arched hollow wooden frame. It was much more spacious than the first floor. The three of them could lie down on the bed at will.
On the bamboo mat covering the ground.
After lunch, Honghu seemed a little sleepy and rested on Suqin's lap. At this time, Suqin and Lorraine Hill continued to talk.
It was June at this time, and the light-colored curtains blocked the dazzling sunlight, and the dim yellow light filled the whole room. At this time, Suqin continued to talk about some past events with Lorraine Hill.
"Guanbo, also known as Dorothy, was quite reserved when she first came to the mountain and spoke very little. It seemed that she could only say a few words in front of my mother."
"The first time I talked to her was on the mountain, on the way to pick loquats."
"At that time, I asked her if she liked sour or sweet food. Quan Bao said that she didn't like sweet food because she was tired of eating it before."
"I was surprised at the time, because there is very little sugar in the mountains, and there are only a few kinds of fruits that are sweeter when they are ripe. I thought this child might have a good background, as sugar is a very rare thing there."
"Later, she and I had a happy chat, and then secretly told me that she had brought good things. Then she took me to the small house where she lived, and then dug out an iron box, which contained many things that I had never seen before.
Colorful little balls, that was also the first time I ate such a novel thing."
"Then the relationship between Dorothy and I gradually got better. She would occasionally give me some gadgets, and then tell me how powerful they were and what their uses were." Suqin thought about what happened when she was a child, with a smile on her face from time to time.
Laughing, occasionally shaking his head silently.
"When Dorothy grew up, she began to wear some strange clothes, that is, Western-style clothes. However, she would change her own clothes so that the style would be acceptable in the East. At this time, she also liked to run around and was not in a hurry to develop anything.
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"Luan came very early. It can be said that she is the first daughter adopted by my mother. She has a cold temperament, but she is also very smart. When I first came here, she taught me a lot and helped me get familiar with the environment in the mountains. But if there is no special
She doesn't talk much, and likes to be alone."
"Actually, Luan is very attentive. Every time there is something strange among the five of us, she can always notice it quickly, and then take the time to help solve it alone. However, she always doesn't like other people's overly enthusiastic gratitude, probably because she doesn't want to get too close to each other.
If you get too close and get disturbed, you will lose your own quiet environment."
"Although there is no saying among the five of us which one is the eldest sister, Luan thinks that as the first one, she has the obligation to give advice and take care of the younger sisters, so she cares a little. However, she always behaves a bit coldly, which makes her
People who are not familiar with him will think he is very proud."
As they talked, time passed slowly, and it was getting dusk in the afternoon. Honghu had already woken up. She went downstairs to wash some plums, and then brought them up.
The bright red bayberry has clusters of delicate pulp, which looks like a pom-pom on the outside. When you bite it open, you will find light red and white pulp inside, which is particularly sweet and delicious. At this time, the three of them no longer recall the past, but talk about it.
With future plans.
"How long will senior Qin and Hu live here?"
"I'll probably stay for another 5-6 years, and then I'll leave." Suqin said about her future plans.
"If you live here for too long, it's easy for others to notice something strange." After all, the witch's beautiful yet ageless appearance can easily arouse the suspicion of some others.
"The mayor here actually knows our identity, and he won't let it out, but it's inevitable that we will be discussed strangely by people around us."
"Next time, we will probably move to the Northern Continent to have a look. It is a place we have never been to. Thanks to Little Luolan taking care of the situation over the ice elves, the Northern Continent is gradually becoming more active.
Now humans will no longer be regarded as rare creatures in the past." Suqin said, using a pen to draw on the paper, point out a few dots on the current world map, and then connect them.
"I won't appear in the eyes of the world for about fifty years, so I ask little Luolan to continue to keep my secret."
"That's no problem." Lorraine Hill nodded.
Afterwards, seeing the sky gradually getting darker, Lorraine Hill also stood up to say goodbye.
Leaving the secluded cabin where Suqin and Honghu lived, Lorraine Hill walked under the starlight. On a summer night, the Milky Way stars and sand were particularly vast, making people immersed in it.
Stepping on the wet green grass in the mountains, Lorraine Hill walked up the mountain road, passing through many hidden restrictions and illusions, and then slowly walked into a quiet place.
This is not the top of the mountain, but the upper part of the mountainside. The trees grow neatly and lushly, showing an opening and closing A-shape. Going inward along the tall trees, there grows a unique fiery red sycamore.
Tree.
Even at night, the leaves on the sycamore tree exuded a dull orange light. Following the method taught by Su Qin, Lorraine Hill passed through the ban around the fire sycamore tree and stepped inside, feeling a faint warmth.
Coming from the tree canopy.
There is a small branch under the Fire Wu tree, which is just right for people to sit. According to Dorothy's vague memory, Caihua was sitting under this Fire Wu tree to receive people who came to worship the mountain.
, and then ordered the surrounding subordinates to go and do the work.
It is said that there were many divine birds staying on the Huowu tree back then, including many dragon-veined beasts of the ninth level and above. Whenever Caihua gave orders, a bird would fly up from the tree and go to solve the supplicant's problems. These
Birds are also an extension of Caihua's will.
In the absence of other witch companions and high-level human extraordinary beings to help, these divine birds surrounding Caihua helped solve many problems. Later, there was also a saying that the birds were the messengers of the Phoenix. When the Five Phoenixes gradually rose up,
, there are gradually more and more extraordinary people among human beings, and slowly this legend gradually fades away.
However, even though Caihua has been dead for nearly a thousand years, there are still some exotic birds that gather on the mountains of the Yellow Sea during special seasons and fly around the island.
Walking closer to this extremely tall firewood tree, the orange-red leaves cast little spots of light at night, making the place not deserted at night. It feels like being in a glorious palace, with high orange-red leaves above your head.
Leaf dome.
It is said that Caihua's body is buried under this tree, but now it seems that it should have slowly weathered and disappeared hundreds of years ago. Lorraine Hill gently touched the warm sycamore tree and closed his eyes.
Feel carefully.
Some fragments of time seeped out from the fire tree and fell down.
These light spots placed in the firewood tree record broken images and scenery, including Caihua sitting under the tree, five phoenixes playing around the firewood tree, and scenes of people meeting Caihua.
A long time ago, this place was the center of the world's dragon veins. The Yellow Sea also contains the breath of dragon veins gathered from all over the world. The clouds are steaming and the clouds are rolling, and the only island on the sea is like being in the clouds.
At that time, the mountains of the Yellow Sea were like a fairyland where gods lived in people's minds, and the extraordinary beings who walked freely across the Yellow Sea were like immortals in the sky, making people yearn for and worship them.
Now, the witch of the Phoenix is no longer there, but one can still glimpse the auspicious light of the past from the fire tree.