Chapter 46: The slanting wind goes through the forest (thanks to Jin's Silver Alliance)
Dots of fireflies illuminated the paths in the forest, making it look like a dream. On a moonless night, Lorraine Hill relied on this faint light to walk towards his small yard.
His fingers groped in the dark shadows and touched the cold copper rings and grooves. Lorraine Hill took out the small copper plate tied to his wrist, wrapped it around his fingers, pressed it into the grooves, and there was a burst of light golden light.
Ripples spread from the door, illuminating the complex lines, and then there was a soft sound, and the door opened.
Holding the things she received today, she raised her feet and stepped over the high threshold, stepped into the small courtyard, then looked back and closed the door with one hand.
Looking at the dark courtyard, Lorraine Hill blinked. Two green flames floated out from his side and fell into the palace lanterns in the courtyard. Then the two octagonal palace lanterns emitted a soft warm light, illuminating
The path in the middle and surrounding buildings.
Opening the attic door, the air inside was slightly cool.
A burst of chirping came, and then two birds flapped their wings. Little Lorraine Hill flew over, chirped in a circle over her head, and landed on the birdcage on one side. The two little heads looked sideways.
The things in Lorraine Hill's hands were looking for something to eat.
It seemed that he had forgotten to bring food to these two little guys, and a sense of discomfort and guilt arose in Lorraine Hill's heart.
She put the wooden box containing clothes aside, came to the yard, and looked at the surrounding trees.
It should be possible to temporarily ripen ordinary crops now. Lorraine Hill looked for suitable trees and focused his gaze on the tall pine trees nearby.
After choosing, she took the wooden flute from the house, went to the courtyard, and started playing.
Green butterflies, formed by the gathering of scattered magic light points, appeared one by one beside Lorraine Hill. Seeing her start to play the flute, two birds also flew out, circling and singing above the courtyard. They watched curiously.
Look at the girl below.
As Lorraine Hill played, these butterflies flew up one by one and poured into the tall pine trees nearby. The green butterflies flew on the branches, stayed between the branches, and turned into grains of light sand.
The pine trees blended into the light sand began to grow buds, then quickly bloomed and produced pine nuts dotted on the branches.
The night wind blew, the branches and leaves swayed, and the pine nuts collided with each other, making a slight wooden sound.
When Lorraine Hill finished casting the spell, these pine nuts also fell down and were gathered in the center of the courtyard by the whirlwind.
Seeing the plump pine nuts forming one after another, the two birds happily circled in the air, and then landed on the stone slab in the courtyard. Looking at the scattered pine nuts in front of them, the fragrance of leaves and pine nuts also spread in the courtyard.
They raised their feet and jumped forward to peck at these pine nuts. The slightly hard shell cracked easily under the knock of the bird's beak, and the pine nuts with oil and fragrance entered their mouths. Among them, Dai Ju was especially fond of the pine nuts.
Spread out the slightest flame and roast the pine nuts to make them taste better.
The blue crow on the side didn't know much about flame-related abilities, so he could only look at it with envy and continue to peck at the raw pine nuts.
Lorraine Hill came over and touched the little guy's head, and then a burst of air came from the ground, lifting some of the pine nuts and flying into the air. After that, strands of blue flames spread in the air like vines, outlining the
, these flames burned through each pine nut, and evenly penetrated the heat into it. Some pine nuts that were originally tightly closed also cracked, and the fragrance of pine oil filled the courtyard.
Afterwards, these roasted pine nuts gathered together again and fell on the clean stone slab in the courtyard.
"Eat it, it will taste a lot better this way." Lorraine Hill touched the little guy with blue and black feathers, then sat on the bluestone aside and looked at the two simple birds below.
It sounds like she was a little hungry, Lorraine Hill thought to herself. Seeing the two birds eating happily, she also picked up a few clean pine nuts, peeled them off one by one, and blew away the brown-red oily skin and the small white pine nuts.
It fell into the palm of my hand.
Leaning on the bluestone in the courtyard, Lorraine Hill looked up at the starry night sky, eating the nutritious pine nuts one by one, listening to the sound of wind and the chirping of insects at night.
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In the next few days, Lorraine Hill didn't go out much and stayed in his yard most of the time.
The first thing is to tidy up and clean the courtyard, remove the dust, and ventilate it. Then I go to Changwufang and buy some daily things to fill the empty courtyard.
After cleaning up the yard, Lorraine Hill also began to study those classics.
On a sunny afternoon, next to the pond in the courtyard.
Tall pine trees stood outside the wall, part of which stretched into the courtyard. Lorraine Hill lay on a bamboo lounge chair under the shade of the tree, reading the outer door books in his hands. Two birds squatted on the pine branches.
He went up, occasionally looking at the girl below and in the distance, then he retracted his head, closed his eyes, and took a nap.
The light yellow pages of the book turn gently, and occasionally the corners are rolled up by the breeze, making a whirring sound. The ink-colored text is clear and neat, telling the origin of Hui Luzhou and the origin of the Xiangyu sect.
No matter which organization or faction it is, the beginning of its books is never about techniques, but about introducing the inheritance and origin of one's faction.
Huiluzhou originated in ancient times. It is said that at that time, a red flame giant and a winged dragon fought on the earth. After the death of the flame giant, his body fell here, his head turned into a roaring volcano, and his body
It became a stream of inflammation and spread to the four lower states and counties.
One of the most poisonous and hot ones flows into Huiluzhou, burning the green mountains and turning into a sea of fire. The earth steams and gradually turns into white stone and hot sand.
This situation has lasted for a long time, and the word "Huilu" is not auspicious. It is synonymous with fire, and the residents living around this place have suffered greatly.
This situation lasted until thousands of years ago, when Qihuang Yingtian, Lord Yanfu, rolled up thousands of waves in the South China Sea, crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, like the Tianhe River pouring down, extinguishing the fire of Huilu and calming down the burning.
The wild fire was extinguished. After that, the colorful phoenix dropped yellow seeds, and a large number of mulberry trees grew here, absorbing the heat poison in the ground, solidifying the water and soil, and opening up the dragon veins, allowing the energy of heaven and earth to flow and take away excess heat.
In this way, this place becomes a habitable land.
To this day, many Pu trees still grow on most of the land in this prefecture and county. Their leaves are not withered and still maintain a bright yellow color. Some of the special outstanding individuals are called Qiuhuang Pu trees, and many local factions cultivate them.
A few days ago, the material of the 'Huangxiang Shayi' sent to Lorraine Hill made extensive use of the bark fibers of these Autumn Yellow Chu trees. It is not only tough, but also poison-proof and fire-resistant.
Although the ordinary Huangpu tree is not used for supernatural purposes, it also plays a significant role in other fields. Its endothelial fibers are long and soft, and are highly hygroscopic. It is a good raw material for making mulberry paper.
The word "烞" in the Xiangyu School means writing, and also refers to books, and it also originated from this.
Because it is suitable for papermaking and has extremely rich raw materials, Huiluzhou was a place where many books were printed and produced in the past, and the number of scholars gradually increased. Later, Hongchun, the Immortal of Burning Incense, chose this place to establish his sect, and it was also for this reason.
The expansion of knowledge is inseparable from books. With the printing of various books, the fame of Huiluzhou and Xiangyu sects gradually spread, becoming the most famous sects in Donglong Continent, which lasted for thousands of years. Even though they split several times later,
His reputation has not faded.
The girl slowly flipped through the pale yellow pages made of mulberry trees, thinking about the distant and changing history in the book.
The afternoon wind passed through the pine forest, and the branches swayed. The two birds were immersed in the quiet afternoon, and the time was blurred and beautiful here.