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I stammered and said: "Old man, we didn't go out on purpose. We heard the crying and wanted to go out to find out. I hope you forgive me if I'm rude."

The old man Mu's eyes were bright, he looked us up and down, and then he let out a long sigh: "There are many souls in this house, I'm afraid you will make mistakes, go back to sleep quickly." Mao was stopped.

"Old man, don't go! We can't sleep now, so you go into the room and talk to us. It just so happens that we have a good bottle of Zhuyeqing here."

When Mr. Mu heard that there was wine, his eyes lit up.I made two dishes of side dishes, one of broad beans and one of canned tuna.The three of us just sat in the room and started drinking.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, I took advantage of the wine and asked Mr. Mu: "Mr., please tell us what happened to the star of bliss that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Kucha Kingdom."

The old man took a sip of the wine, looked at me and asked, "How do you know about the Star of Bliss? This is the secret of the Kucha Kingdom."

I smiled embarrassingly: "Old man, we are also curious, so let's talk about it."

Holding the wine glass, Mr. Mu looked at the vast starry sky outside the window, and then started talking: "You know the Princess Pipa of the Kucha Kingdom, she is the youngest daughter of King Bai Zhen, she was smart since she was a child, and she is good at playing the pipa. When she played the pipa, she could attract many rare and exotic animals. One day, when she played the pipa in the garden, she attracted two strange birds, which are the divine birds of ancient times."

I couldn't help but took it over and said, "Could it be Huofeng and Qingluan?"

Mr. Mu glanced at me: "Young man, you know quite a lot, yes, they are Huofeng and Qingluan. They like to listen to Princess Pipa playing the pipa, so they become the princess' guests. After a long time, then The two divine birds had a deep relationship with the princess. It coincided with the princess's birthday that day. The princess got drunk at the banquet and was taken by the two birds to a mysterious canyon. There was a man in the canyon. He is also good at playing the pipa. That man is handsome, his name is Jun Qingmei, and he was given the nickname Pipa God. He and the princess fell in love at first sight, and they worshiped the world in front of Huofeng and Qingluan. Who knew this? The king angered the king. The king originally planned to let the princess marry the Uighur Khan Pang Teqin, but unexpectedly the princess ruined the event. In a fit of anger, he put Jun Qingmei into prison.

The princess refused to obey, and cried and made noises all day long, and gradually her face became haggard and her body became emaciated.The king felt sorry for his daughter and persuaded her in every possible way, but the princess was determined not to marry Qingmei unless she was the king.In a rage, the king dragged Jun Qingmei to the execution ground to kill him, but during the execution, the two birds flew to rescue Jun Qingmei.

When the princess learned that the king wanted to kill Jun Qingmei, she drank a glass of poisoned wine in her boudoir, and wanted to go with Jun Qingmei.The king looked at his beloved daughter who was dying of poisoned wine, and wept bitterly. At this time, the two birds brought a precious pearl, which was the star of bliss.The bird put the orb into the princess's mouth, and it was very miraculous. After a while, the princess woke up peacefully, and everything was fine, so the king had to agree to the marriage.From then on, the princess and his husband studied the pipa together every day. The pipa they played together was called a divine comedy. When they played, many birds danced in the air, and the scene was very spectacular.

If anyone of the people in Kucha suffers from intractable diseases, the princess will take out the star of bliss to treat them. Speaking of which, the orb is indeed miraculous. No matter how serious the disease is, after being treated by the orb, the danger will be saved.After a long time, Princess Pipa became the life-saving bodhisattva of the people of Kucha, and her reputation was better than that of the king. "

Speaking of this, old man Mu picked up his wine glass, drank three cups in a row, and then continued: "Oh! I really can't be a good person. Unexpectedly, one day, Princess Pipa's uncle Bai Bang, who is also King Bai Chun's younger uncle, got terminally ill. After seeing Princess Pipa, the princess took out the orb to treat Baibang, who knew that Baibang had evil intentions and wanted to take the orb as his own, so he claimed that the orb had disappeared. The princess didn't believe it, The king didn't believe it even more, so he fought twice. That time, the Kucha Kingdom suffered heavy casualties. The two factions had always been at odds with each other, and what they killed was a river of blood.

It didn't take long before that Baibang secretly took refuge in the Uighurs and quietly led them to capture Yancheng, the capital of the Kucha Kingdom.Just when they broke into the palace and were about to snatch the orb, they found that the entire palace had disappeared, and the orb and the king's family had mysteriously disappeared. "

This is too amazing!After hearing this, Hongmao and I looked at each other, speechless in surprise.This story is like a fairy tale, and you will be skeptical when you hear it.I have seen those two strange birds, so I really believe what old man Mu said.Hongmao didn't seem to believe the story, so he shook his head and said to old man Mu: "Old man, you are drunk, the story is very good, but unfortunately it is all fake, you can't fool me."

I hurriedly smiled and said: "Old man, he is just drunk, don't pay attention to him, I believe. I had a strange dream a few days ago, I dreamed of the palace of the Kucha Kingdom, let me tell you if you see it right. "

Mr. Mu looked at me in surprise: "Really?"

I pretended to be mysterious with a smile, and lowered my voice: "The palace of the Kucha Kingdom is very magnificently built, all made of ivory white bricks, double eaves and nine ridges, glazed tiles, and there are twelve pillars lined up under the corridor of the main hall. Both are carved with two giant dragons, one above and one below, fighting for the shining orb in the middle."

As soon as I finished speaking, old man Mu stood up with a "chuckle" and said repeatedly: "It's amazing, it's amazing, how do you know?"

I smiled, and continued: "I also saw those two strange birds, Huofeng and Qingluan, they told me about it."

Old man Mu opened his mouth wide in surprise, he looked at me in surprise, and immediately stuttered: "You...you... have seen... Huofeng and Qingluan?"

I nodded at him, and continued: "There is a dragon-carved screen behind the dragon-carved throne in the royal palace, and there are many bird patterns painted on the wall under the corridor, including those two divine birds."

"My god, my god, young man, could it be that you were sent by heaven to save the people of Kucha?"

"I don't dare to take that." I hurriedly shook my hand and argued, "We are here to find the star of bliss. My uncle is his father. He has an intractable disease. After seeing many doctors, they said they were helpless. We heard that Come and look for that orb."

"It's a pity! It's a pity! It's been more than 1000 years. Where is the orb? Looking for it is simply a dream."

"Old man, how did I hear that the star of bliss is a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the palace of Qiuci?"

"Is this?, I don't know, this is the version I heard."

"Oh! Excuse me." Hongmao and I got up and bid farewell to Mr. Mu.

Old man Mu was still talking to himself, and looked up at the night sky in a daze, as if the orb was inlaid in the night.