[Original God_Zhong Li's personal orientation] Changhe

Before the two of us arrived, Luhuachi already had guests.

The water level in the pond with trees was low, and a child, about six or seven years old, stepped barefoot in the pond, and the water flooded his calves.

The fresh lotus pods in summer are directly broken in the hands, and the lotus seeds are squeezed to eat.

"Which family are you from, why did you come here?" I looked around, but there was no one around except us.

The child gnawed half of the lotus seeds from the lotus pod before replying, "Everyone in my family knows that I am here." Beside him are three animal statues made of rocks, and they don't know what kind of beast they are.

The Keqing of Wangshengtang stood on the thin wall of the pool. I don't know how he managed to maintain his balance. I saw that he walked freely, as if he was walking on flat ground, without a drop of water on his shoes.Looking at myself, I have already taken off my shoes and socks, and I am obediently stepping on the pool, just like that boy.

Fortunately, it is hot summer, and it is cooler to stand in the water.I thought, simply put everything in the bag.

The child gave me the other half of the lotus seeds in his hand, and went to pull the lotus pods again by himself.He is a little short, and he has to hold the branches of the plants to make them bend.

I held the lotus pod and asked, "Aren't you afraid that we are bad people?"

Zhong Li knelt down on the wall of the pool, picked the lotus pods for him, and handed them to him.

The child took it, peeled it off, and said, "There is no malice on you... Besides, my family members say that I am absolutely safe in Luhuachi."

"Your clothes." I called.

When the man squatted down, the long hem of his clothes fell into the water.

He took a look at himself, "It's okay." He looked calm.After the water rolled over the Fang Sheng pattern on the hem of the clothes, the streamer also flowed.Zhong Li stood up, took off his outer shirt, and walked in barefoot.

The child and I leaned under the tree and ate the lotus pods. The lotus seeds are sweet and delicious, and they are rare snacks.

The child told me: "When I was young, I accidentally fell into the pool and almost drowned, but something lifted me up." He patted one of the rock beast statues under the tree, "It looks exactly like it , but also such a hard texture.”

He was clearly only a few years old, and said old-fashionedly: "Rocks are things that sink to the bottom, but the beast statue in Luhuachi is different. I heard from my family a long time ago that this beast seems to have a spirit!"

I thought it was fun, and joked: "No matter how alive a spirit is, it is still a stone. Could it be that a stone can grow legs?"

Zhongli hung his coat on the tree branch, and patted the clothes on the way. He listened to my words, and said with a smile: "The Heavenly Works Avenue will be completed, and the jade bowl can run long, not to mention these people who originally had feet and feet. What about the stone beast?"

"There are many stone beasts left on the land of Liyue. Most of them were shaped by Liyue people to pray for good weather and stable rocks. Others come from Liyue's longer past."

"It's a pity that our journey can't pass through Qingcezhuang. There, you can hear the legend about stone beasts... When Emperor Yanwang went out to fight, there were [-] fairy beasts by his side. In the end, there were very few fairy beasts left. The emperor suppressed the turbulent tide, established the balance of heaven and earth, and Liyue returned to peace, but the fairy beasts lost the meaning of protecting mortals in the war. The fairy beasts headed by Qilin chose Recluse."

"However, some immortal beasts still miss the time when they followed the rock god to walk the land, and still long to guard the city under the emperor's seat. Their age is long, far beyond the reach of mortals, and even so, they are also fettered by the life limit. Therefore , They petitioned the Rock King Emperor, signed a contract, turned their bodies into eternal rocks, and took the responsibility of protecting Liyue from generation to generation."

"The emperor answered the prayer and turned them into rocks that will never decay."

After hearing Ke Qing's story, the child said, "This is really cruel."

Why cruel?

He stomped a few times and replied: "If you say it turns into a stone, it will turn into a stone. What if, one day, it doesn't want to keep guarding it? This is too cruel."

The boy is still young, so for the time being he doesn't understand the actual meaning of the words "Yanwang Dijun", and his family lives in a remote place like Luhuachi, so he hasn't reached the age of worshiping God.

He raised his head, looked at Zhongli, with his hips akimbo, and choked up his voice when he spoke.

Zhongli raised his hand and wiped the lotus seeds from the corner of his mouth for him, "But this is a contract. When they choose this path, they will always follow the contract. This is something both parties understand."

"But it's been so long...!" the boy muttered while avoiding Zhongli's hand.

"For humans, it is indeed a long time, but for them, maybe it is just a time to sleep." Ke Qing smiled and called me to come over and wipe the mouth of this stubborn child.

I took the veil and tried to wipe the child's face.He fled in all directions, wandering in the pond like a fish, with the tree as the center.

"Hey...! You brat!" I used my arm to cover the water he splashed over.

Not many people come to Luhuachi, and the children haven’t met playmates for a long time. Many adults just come and watch and then leave, and they don’t sit down and tell stories to themselves.He became playful, splashing water and provoking again.

"Look if I don't get rid of you today!" I jumped up and chased after him.

When we were playing around, Zhong Li approached the tree. He grew tall, and some of the branches and leaves were on his shoulders.He looked sideways slightly, and glanced at the three stone beasts placed at the bottom of the tree.

Once there was a young craftsman who was talking while carving.

"This is just to pray for good weather, and hope that Luhuachi will remain green and beautiful for a long time!"

"This is just to pray for the stability of the rocks. In short, don't drop the stones from Cuijue Slope. It smashed my back basket last time."

"This one... I didn't engrave this one. When was it here... It's strange."

The young craftsman scratched his head, but in the end he didn't care, and happily carved eyes on the two stone beasts he had carved.Where he didn't see it, the third stone beast yawned lazily.

"Hush..." Under the tree, Zhong Li put his index finger on his lips, the stone beast wagged its tail, and closed its mouth that was originally wide open.

I chased this little kid around, from one side of the pool to that pool, and for a while, there was joy everywhere.

The child panicked, ran back and bumped into Ke Qing's back.

"Hiss..." I gasped.

Whether it's Ke Qing who seems to have a "slender waist" being hit like this, or... the child who is holding his nose and screaming for pain at the moment, I feel very sympathetic.

"You are as hard as a rock!" The child cried, pointing at Zhongli's back, tears came out.

Zhong Li turned around, seeing the grievance of this brat, he also smiled.

"Don't cry," Zhong Li patted his head, "When this tree grew to your height, Luhuachi was used to throw things..."

People say that the tributaries of the Bishui River stop at the junction of the northern foot of Tianheng Mountain and the stone forest, and the blood of the immortals fell into the Luhua Pool, forming such a beautiful scene under the action of strange minerals.

At that time, Liyue was far away from the chaos of war, and the number of craftsmen pursuing the principles of weapons dropped sharply, which also led to the lack of inheritance of cold weapons.

In such an era, a young craftsman opened up the original path, his name: Kunwu.

Legend has it that Kunwu pursued the avenue of heavenly work all his life, and never ceased until his death. Among all his creations, there are only three weapons that can be called masterpieces.

The rest he didn't like, all were thrown into the Luhua Pond.It may be because of the blood of the immortals. Those weapons were melted into the water and formed strange minerals, which formed the style of Luhuachi today.

Before he died, he left a precious jade to future generations in order to pass on the way of heavenly craftsmanship.This precious jade was made by Kunwu begging his master. The jade is self-contained, and it contains the most natural craftsmanship.

In fact, there is another one, which is not so much a precious jade as it is a defective product...

Kunwu also tried to make a jade bi for inheritance, but failed, and the other one was this failure.

The failed products were also thrown into the pool together.

Speaking of this, Zhong Li looked at the child, he squatted down, just like he squatted down to pick a lotus.

"What's your name?"

The child touched his neck, his eyes were still red, and he replied, "Kun Jun!"

A jade bi is as green as a pool of water hanging from a red string around his neck.

Zhong Li saw it, and said nothing, only said: "Why do you come to Luhuachi every day?"

The boy whimpered and said, "Looking for something, my father, my grandpa, my family is looking for something."

"Why are you chasing fish eyes with Baoyu on your body?" Zhong Lier asked.

"Find it, and make it disappear!" The child took out the jade around his neck and held it in his hand, "The family has been looking for it for generations, and they always say that this jade is not really inherited. They say it's just a jade bi made of ordinary material... I don't believe it, because I can hear it..."

The child raised his head, looked at Zhongli, and then at me, as if longing for some kind of approval.

"I can hear it, really... I can hear it...it says that it was something made by the immortal at that time, and it is the inheritance. Being scolded by the family like that, it is very sad, and I can feel it sad."

"I...I think, if you can find that failed product and compare it, those grown-ups won't talk about it."

"People cry when they are sad, but Yushi can't cry, don't look at me!" Kun Jun wiped his eyes with his cuff, "I just... I just cry for it."

"Very few people can hear the sound of rocks, you have such a talent." Zhong Li was still squatting, he looked at the child at the same level, as if he was staring at an old friend through him.

"That's right! I'll say it, I'll say it, it's all true." The child became happy.

Zhong Lisan asked him: "If you find Yumu, Yumu is the real inheritance. Where do you want to put it?"

This question is too difficult for a child.He opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't find the words.

"Kunwu made three things in the past, the sun and the moon in the magic weapon box, the celestial beings in the first box, and the dragon's chant in the treasure knife box."

"The craftsman also absorbs the light of the sun, the moon, the sky and the earth, and puts the dark gold orb into the box. The orb is dark but its power does not dissipate. It is said that when it is about to be ground, a splendor will descend from the sky, and the blood moon will fill the sky. It is as if there is a divine help."

"□□Coiling dragon, with sharp edges, and even a dragon-shaped wooden box to store the spear point, no matter what disasters lie in front of it, it can penetrate like a meteor."

"And the treasured sword...is the least merciful. Even a scabbard with agarwood as its base, mica as its decoration, and engraved with war scenes can't suppress it."

Zhong Li paused, "None of the three have a sheath, nor a box."

Keqing said slowly: "Kunwu spent the first half of his life making weapons, but in the second half of his life, he sought a box that could hold such sharp objects. Before he died, Kunwu made the last failed product in his life. , and then he sealed all his heavenly talents in the jade bi."

The jade bi was made by Kunwu's master and used for inheritance. This is a precious jade.

Kunwu's last work, the failure, is Yumu.

Misunderstanding, clearly in the possession of precious jade, but longing for failed defective products.

It is clear that the fault is not with Jin Rui itself, the fault is not with the maker, but with the user. Why do you always yearn for something that can store weapons?

On the day when the dragon chant in the box was made, other old craftsmen in Liyueli sighed.

I owe you mercy!I owe you mercy!

The young craftsman pondered for three days, but he could only come to the conclusion that he was looking for something that could store weapons.

"If you find Yumu, Yumu is the real inheritance, what should you do?"

The third question echoed in my heart for a long time.

Kun Jun laughed suddenly, holding the jade around his neck, and said: "This is my friend, I can hear it talking, even if it is a fish eye, it is also my friend!"

"I don't need to deliberately look for those fish eyes. My family members say that I am very talented as a craftsman. Even if I don't have the inheritance I am looking for, I can go on by myself."

Don't look for a box, let's make a better sword.

The sword has no eyes, but the craftsman is affectionate.

"It's a pity that I'm about to die, um... probably can't do it," the old man said, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my promise, the contract... It's time to end."

The man stood beside him, and they stood under the tree in Luhuachi.The man's face is the same as before.

It's just that there is an emerald green long sword cut from jade around the man's waist.

The old man waved his hand and threw a stone amber into the Luhua Pond.

"Hey... let this last failed product, like the previous weapons, sink to the bottom of the water!"

"It's not that there is no inheritance," Zhongli said indifferently, "it's just that the wisdom in the jade can no longer keep up with this era."

"Generation after generation of craftsmen have pioneered this avenue of heavenly craftsmanship. For generations to come, the truth in the jade is already common."

"And Kunwu has also become the code name of the craftsman." On the jade bib worn by the child, the two characters "Kunwu" quietly flashed among the mountains and rivers.

"This jade bi is just a symbol. Craftsmen and Kunwu of all ages have worn it with pride."

"This is the end of one era and the beginning of another."

The child didn't understand the meaning of these words and shook his head.

Zhong Li got up and walked under the tree, he lifted his clothes hanging on the tree, and actually took out a stone amber from the tree.

"Orbs and fish eyes, there is no need to distinguish so clearly..."

Before he finished speaking, the Shi Po in Zhongli's hand was knocked down into the water by a sharp arrow.

"Eldest Sister is right, there are really good things following you." A team from the treasure robbers came and surrounded the pool.

I was about to draw the sword, Zhong Li shook his head lightly.

"Take Baoyu, what do you want to do?"

"Of course it is sold for money!"

Zhongli sighed: "Mola is the guarantee made by the Rock King Emperor for all the sweat, wisdom and future of mankind. This is the trust in all living beings..."

Kun Jun and I retreated under the tree, and Zhong Li stood in front of us.

He put on his outer robe, and the Fang Sheng pattern on the hem was shining in gold. The man called me to pick up the "fish eye".

"Don't lose it." Ke Qing instructed.

At this moment, I was wondering if Zhongli was angry.His eyebrows and eyes are as cold as mountains and rocks.

As soon as I bent down to pick it up, the world shone like a blazing sun in an instant, and the light spread evenly on the pool water, and the stone amber fell down again after being shaken.

Suddenly, I heard Zhongli say: "That's all."

I failed to see the stars fall from the sky.

But when I looked up, I saw the trees growing recklessly in summer, with bleak light seeping through their branches and leaves, and every inch of the veins was filled with the luster of amber, which was constantly flowing and boiling.

After a while, the leaf suddenly fell as if bearing a heavy weight.

Everything subsided, only the God's Eye on Ke Qing's waist was shining brightly, and the stream of light spread. I stretched out my hand to stroke it, and the rock element could not stay in my palm, and slowly passed away.

The child murmured: "The stars are falling..."

When I looked again, all the members of the Treasure Thieves Group had disappeared, only the clear water flowing continuously.

Zhongli didn't look back, and asked again: "When will the box be formed? Why will the box be formed? Why...the box will be formed?"

Before Kun Jun could answer, he saw the man and his companions walking away in two or three steps, from Luhuachi to the high mountain, and disappeared into the forest after a few more steps.

Only the water in the surrounding pools is surging, the ancient trees are gone, and the deciduous rocks are falling down.

He seemed to feel something, and something touched his ankle.A jade bowl buried between the sand and stones, with a little pool water scooped from the bottom of the bowl, and the stone beer that was just knocked down lies quietly in the bowl.

Kun Jun picked up the broken stone amber.

A voice came from Shipo.

"They said that the killing spirit of the Dragon Yin in the box was too strong, that I owed mercy, and that you were talking nonsense! Swords are meant to kill people, what the hell is mercy!"

"But that precious sword is clearly a weapon I made in the image of my husband. How could it be so kind when my husband is so benevolent? I can't figure it out."

"Fortunately, my husband gave me some suggestions. As for me, I just want to make a pair of boxes. Hmph, put it in so that you can't see it, so you won't talk about it!"

"...I'm old, this is the last thing, Mr. has always been black and white, he will be angry if I behave like this... Ah, that's not right, I've never seen him angry, no matter God He was never annoyed at any stupid question at work, or who offended him... I know he is not an ordinary person, and there is no sign of aging in the changing years, but a person's life is too short, and I can't continue to follow... "

"I'm about to die...I want to see how angry he is..."

The author has something to say:

About "Zhongli's Three Questions"

First of all, the inspiration for misleading comes from the task of Luhuachi

Didn't it find two beads and inlay them into the eyes of the two stone statues?

That's how the inspiration came

One question: your name

Question [-]: After finding the fish eye, what will it be used for?

Three questions: If the fish eyes are real orbs, what will happen to the original jade bi

answer him

When will it become a box

How to make a box

why box

In the plot, Zhongli said, "Your strength is too weak, and I couldn't detect it." That is to say, Zhongli did not recognize Brother Tuozi in "How to Make a Box".

He asked the name, just looking at the connection between him and Kunwu, that's why there was the following description "Zhongli looked at him as if he was looking at an old friend", and the old friend here is Kunwu

It is mentioned later in the article that "this is the craftsman of the past, the Kunwu of the past, all the pride", the name is used for this

When do you plan to embark on the path of a craftsman and inherit this name?Zhongli Yiwen refers to this

What to do when you find a fish eye

Correspondingly, Kunwu created three "boxes" in the past, but has been looking for utensils that can carry them. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

Baoyu has become the limit of craftsmen, why always stare at the knowledge of the past?Zhongli's second question is about this, which is why there is the following "Inheritance is true, but the old truth has become an ordinary truth"

The casket is used to hold weapons, just like the truth is contained by jade bi

is a "restriction"

The failed product mentioned later, a piece of jade, is actually the jade that Kunwu didn't bother to make that can be passed down.

That's why there is the saying "I did such a fake act"

Zhongli asks three times, why is it a box

In fact, it is the same to ask "if the fish eyes are real orbs, what should you do?"

Why do you want to take the road of a craftsman, even if you are restricted?

The other party replied, "Even if there is no inheritance, it's fine."

Zhong Licai said "the end of an era, the beginning of an era"

The era when God leads the way is over. Although the great way of creation is far away, it is time for human beings to move forward by themselves.

Of course there is a simpler explanation

The weapon "the sun and the moon in the box" and a poet once said "the beauty of the glass moon is in the box"

This is the secret

That is

When will you become a dungeon and brush it for me (no)

there is a metaphor in it

Said: The fault is not in Jin Rui itself, not in the producer, but in the hands of the user

The fault is not you, Ruo Tuo, nor me who made a three-chapter agreement with you, but the destruction of the earth's veins, you and I are wasting time...