Lost Narrative Poetry

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The atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle, and the silence was so quiet that it could sting one's eardrums, the kind of dead silence that could be heard when a needle dropped.

As the young Taoist talked, everyone's expressions became weirder and weirder. Han Lingsha's smile became more forced, Liu Mengli's eyes widened in surprise, Xuanji's mouth grew longer and wider, her face full of disbelief...

All in all, except for Yuntianhe who didn't notice the problem, everyone felt the desire to complain.

Didn't you see this clearly? How clearly do you want to see? !

And forget about appearance such as height, clothing style, etc. How on earth do you clearly see other people's age, personality, interests and hobbies?

——Can it be said that other people write their personal information on their faces? Is it publicly visible so anyone can click and browse?

"What's wrong? What's your problem?"

Xia Ran, who was chatting, finally stopped. He seemed to notice that the atmosphere was a little strange. He tilted his head slightly and looked at everyone strangely, with an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling.

Everyone suddenly felt a vague feeling of being threatened, as if they had the strange illusion that they would be killed if they complained.

"No, we don't have a problem, it's you who has a problem..." In the end, only the girl named Xiuyu said this with an expressionless face and a cold voice, expressing their feelings on behalf of everyone.

"Ah hahaha, actually I'm... not that powerful!" The young Taoist waved his hands very humbly, indicating that he still had room for improvement and was not complacent about it.

"Let me understand! This is not a compliment at all!"

Xiuyu choked subconsciously at first, then reacted and quickly calmed down her emotions, making herself look just impatient and cold.

She felt that she couldn't show too much familiarity with this guy, so as not to make people suspicious, Huaishuo and Xuanji were still watching here.

After all, as a person from a wealthy family, she was sent to the Immortal Mountain to practice at a young age. She had only a handful of experiences in the world before, and every time she was accompanied by her master or other brothers and sisters——

It is not possible and should not be possible to have friendship with anyone. For now, you still have to maintain your identity and personality.

However, others did not suspect anything at this time, nor did they think there was anything wrong with the two straightforward words of this girl who was not pretentious. They only thought that she was outspoken at her age and had always stayed away from the world. I practice in a local area, so I probably don’t have so many restrictions on worldly customs and etiquette.

That's why he behaves like he's outspoken and says whatever comes to mind.

"Alright, let's get back to the topic. Things are actually as you can see. Because the people of Shouyang City over-collected Lixiang and depleted the lake for fishing, they have pushed the Sophora Demon into a desperate situation without food..."

Xia Ran waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and in a calm tone he began to explain what had happened in Nuluoyan in the past half month.

"So not long ago, when the people of Shouyang continued to push into the deepest part of Nuluo Rock, they launched an attack uncharacteristically, causing casualties. The purpose was to scare people away from coming here to collect Lixiang..."

As he said this, he reached out and pointed directly, and the air rippled like water waves. The ripples spread directly to the surroundings, and the scenery of the space where he passed changed.

Before everyone could react, the world around them was completely overturned——

They seemed to be trapped in a long river, and the "water force" was surging, forcing them to drift with the current involuntarily, as if they were immersed in the earth-shaking changes that had taken place in Shouyang City in the past ten years.

The world of mortals is rolling, time flies by, the sun keeps rising in the east and setting in the west, countless people in the town keep coming and going... everything seems to have been pressed on the fast forward button.

I don’t know when people’s life trajectory began to change. A large number of people flocked to Bagong Mountain outside the city, like a tide, one after another.

The town gradually became prosperous and prosperous, but people's footsteps did not stop, but intensified. Amid the wave of erosion day and night, large areas of the vanilla on Bagong Mountain disappeared...

People still haven't stopped, and they don't understand what it means to recuperate, let the ecology lighten its burden, and restore its vitality. They just continue to try their best to get it, and those who dig deep in the ground will continue to work hard to collect Lixiang. Gradually, they are getting closer to women. Deep in Luoyan, step by step, the living space of the Sophora Demon living inside is being squeezed...

Year after year, day after day, it seems that the vanilla is about to be harvested. No matter how docile the creature is, it is forced to a desperate situation. Finally, one day, when people continue to dig up the last piece of the vanilla, When the root of the tree was touched, they burst out and hurt people.

People were frightened and panicked, and stopped for nearly half a month. Until one night, a sword light rushed into the depths of Nuluo Rock and directly killed the Sophora Demon clan who had just thought they could rest and recuperate, leaving them all dead in the cave. In the thickest piece of grass, corpses were everywhere...

The circulating scene came to an abrupt end——

Just like a soap bubble bursting, the colorful patterns reflected on it also disappeared.

Everyone woke up as if from a dream, and suddenly found that they and others had returned to the cave. Xia Ran's faint voice continued to sound slowly:

"But the idea that monsters hurt people also spread, and then the sword immortal who entered the world last night was alarmed. He broke into the depths of the cave and directly started to kill all the Sophora Demon clan..."

After coming back from the immersive experience, everyone who was shocked had different expressions on their faces, especially Huaishuo and Xuanji. Their expressions looked quite strange, showing a trace of resistance and a very strange expression. There is an obvious element of disbelief.

Only Xiuyu had a calm expression. Although she was also a disciple of Qionghua, she had never agreed with the concepts of this sect, so naturally there was nothing she couldn't accept.

——If you were brainwashed without understanding anything, it would be excusable, but you know that the Qionghua sect, which claims to be the way of heaven, has actually long been regarded as possessed by heaven, and everything it does is It's just self-destruction...

Is she still going to follow the same path to the dark side? How unthinkable does this have to be to do this? !

"Hmph, anyway, isn't this kind of thing just coming out of your mouth? Who knows if it's true or not... And isn't this all your illusion?"

After Xuanji's expression changed several times, she finally pouted stubbornly, gritted her teeth and said with disdain, expressing doubts about this.

Huaishuo opened his mouth, but said nothing. Although he knew that the powerful monk in front of him should have no reason to lie to them, at this time, he really refused to believe everything the other party showed.

This is some of their true inner thoughts at this moment, which conflicts with the concepts that have been deliberately instilled by the Qionghua sect for many years. At this time, it is indeed the best way to directly refuse to accept this information, put aside the topic and turn to criticize and question the personality credibility of others.

"Well, that's right. That's what I said. After all, I really have no evidence. It should just be something that would have happened. In the end, it didn't happen due to my intervention..." But Xia Ran didn't care and just smiled casually. Said something.

He didn't intend to argue with Xuanji, who was a child at heart, as that would be meaningless.

The reason why he did this was just to plant a seed of doubt and try to change the minds of these two people from the beginning. Lest the two of them still end up in such a miserable end in the end——

In order to protect Murong Ziying, Huaishuo fell under the sword of his fellow disciples who launched a sneak attack. He eventually died with his heart broken, which also completely shattered the unrealistic illusions Murong Ziying had about the Qionghua Sect in her heart... …

And the lonely Xuanji did not leave the Qionghua sect after Huaishuo's death, but stayed in front of Huaishuo's room who would never come back. She was sacrificed during the ascension of the sect, holding Huaishuo's insect caged in the ice and snow. Die alone...

It's quite miserable when you think about it. There should be a few people who have not committed many mistakes and can be spared by the law of heaven. Why are they tied to death in a carriage of the Qionghua faction that is completely out of control and will inevitably crash? Woolen cloth?

"Hmph! It's good that you know..." Finding that this powerful monk didn't seem angry, but took the initiative to take a step back, the little girl suddenly felt that she had more confidence, and snorted again.

"So, Taoist priest, you were the one who saved those Sophora demons in the end?"

Liu Mengli thought for a moment and then asked, her eyes blazing: "What are the arrangements next?"

Right and wrong aside, this was the focus of her visit to Nuluoyan today. At least she had to understand this matter.

"Under the water of Chao Lake, there is a Chao Kingdom. I let them all move there to live..." Xia Ran said casually, telling the truth, "After all, there are only poisonous insects and poisonous weeds left here. It doesn't matter if they continue to stay." significance."

"I see, is it the Juchao Kingdom under the water of Chao Lake?" The girl nodded thoughtfully, "But no matter what, within the next six months, no one will be allowed to pick Lixiang. Over-picking will eventually Harmful and useless..."

Liu Mengli was somewhat helpless and guilty. In the final analysis, this incident was all caused by her. If she hadn't been so ingenious in collecting Lixiang herbs to make incense, and even made it into a tribute, which greatly increased her reputation, Shouyang City would not have done it because of her. Famous for Lixiang.

However, although the people of Shouyang became rich because of this, it also caused some other problems, that is, people's pursuit of wealth is endless. Regardless of right or wrong, in the face of their unlimited demands, limited resources are inherently Can't hold on.

Not even mentioning the problem of the Sophora Demon, if this continues, I’m afraid that in less than half a year, Li Xianghuang will completely dig out the roots and nothing will be left...

At that time, I was afraid that I wouldn't even be able to collect the annual tribute share. If it got to that point, I don't know how many people would have their homes confiscated and held accountable.

"Half a year...I'm afraid it's not enough." Xia Ranruo pointed out.

Liu Mengli nodded lightly, knowing this well.

It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality. A six-month restriction is already unacceptable to the people.

Don't look at it. People in Shouyang were full of praise for Liu Shifeng before, saying that he loved the people like a son and governed well. When the government issues policies to control incense picking, Liu Shifeng will definitely be pointed at and yelled at by everyone, turning into a dog official who "competes with the people for profit" and "brings disaster to the country and the people"——

Most people are unwilling to think about whether this kind of control is necessary or whether it is for long-term considerations. They can only see immediate benefits.

Cutting off their wealth is like killing their parents. No matter whether Liu Shifeng is a good man or has a long-term vision, they only know that the dog official will not die well...