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Chapter 172 Once glorious

The glory once destroyed by the flames of war may be able to reappear today.

This is not only the long-cherished wish of myself and my father, but also of all the fathers and villagers in Thousand Cave City.

"Lu Yu, all the books in our Thousand Cave City are stored in that cave."

Lu Yu looked in the direction Jia Luo pointed, and saw that there were countless caves where the ruined walls were, and each cave exuded a mysterious glow, which made people yearn for it.

In the city of thousands of caves, there are various large and small grottoes that were excavated by the former seekers under the proud cliffs. If you count them carefully, there are exactly one thousand caves.

There are a thousand grottoes, each of which contains the knowledge imparted by the gods, as well as the classics that have been painstakingly copied.

Walking to one of the intact grottoes, I saw densely packed ancient characters engraved on the rough walls; at the same time, beside the characters, there were mysterious patterns painted, human beings holding torches, pursuing the path of knowledge. the light

Moreover, when Lu Yu put his hand on the seemingly rough wall, there was a strange feeling of warmth and water from his palm, as if a piece of smooth suet jade was held in his hand, which was extraordinarily friendly.

"The murals on it were painted by the seekers of knowledge who traveled all over the desert in the clouds, at the beginning of the establishment of the Thousand Caves City."

Seeing that Lu Yu seemed obsessed with the content of the mural, Jia Luo explained from the side.

"The ancestors of the past, they were eager to use their own hands to pursue civilization and truth."

Until now, there are still people who rely on the smoldering hope in their hearts to go to the vast sea of ​​knowledge.

"These thousand grottoes were dug out by their own hands, and the knowledge taught by the gods and the classics copied with painstaking efforts were placed in a precious place, engraved into the blood and bone marrow of generations."

"This is also the origin of Thousand Cave City."

Lu Yu couldn't help being a little surprised. He couldn't imagine how those seekers of knowledge could build such a miracle as the Thousand Cave City with their own hands.

Not only the thousand caves that were dug out, but also the books that symbolize the crystallization of painstaking efforts, were all copied by them themselves.

It turns out that the desire for knowledge can really create such a miracle.

Those seekers, although they are mortals, can rely on their own strength and wisdom to find the footprints of the gods.

This is life. Compared to this world, it is as small as a drop in the ocean, but it is still strong and great, comparable to gods.

"For thousands of years, Thousand Cave City has always been the most famous school city in the desert of Yunzhong. In terms of the quantity and quality of classics collected here, I am afraid that only Chang'an City in the east of the mainland and the legendary Jixia College can beat it. .”

Caressing the lifelike murals on the wall, Jia Luo murmured that the former glory of Thousand Cave City is still fresh in her memory.

Even though he was only a child at that time, Jia Luo could still remember clearly that for books, the eager and pious, cherished and loving eyes in his father's eyes were shining like this grotto. .

"The past of Thousand Cave City was truly glorious."

Lu Yu couldn't help but exclaimed.

From the entrance of the cave where the books are collected all the way to the inside, there are many books tightly displayed on the walls.

To Lu Yu's surprise, there was no light or candlelight from outside the cave, but he could still see everything, transparent and bright.

Perhaps, this is the wisdom contained in books, and its brilliance cannot be easily measured.

An old friend said that there is a golden house in the book, and now Lu Yu can finally understand it.

Taking out the books in the luggage one by one, and placing them on the stone shelf one by one, although this process is extremely simple, it is difficult to relax.

Because, once you have a blasphemous heart, the books in your hands will seem to be heavy, making it difficult for people to hold on.

"In the past few years, I have been searching for the books in the grottoes in the desert, but my power alone is limited after all."

That's right, there are a thousand grottoes, and those stray books have been found by scholars from Thousand Cave City for thousands of years. How can they be found overnight?

Lu Yu saw the tiredness and powerlessness in Jia Luo's smile, and quickly comforted him: "You can persist in searching for books between the Thousand Cave City and the desert for several years, which is already very good. I believe your father, He must also be proud of having such an excellent daughter like you."

Not to mention anything else, just Jia Luo's determination and perseverance are worthy of Lu Yu's admiration.

In fact, although during the past half month, with Lu Yu's super perception, the two of them searched for more books than Jia Luo had searched for in the past few months.

But Lu Yu understood that most of the books in Thousand Caves City were collected by Jia Luo himself. In the past few years, he used his own hands to pull out from the hot and rough sand.

The vast desert, the impermanence of cold and warm, the tormented days, and the sudden crisis, Jia Luo has long been not afraid of these. In order to fulfill her father's last wish, she has become a stronger self than before.

"If my father knew that there was a responsible man like you helping me, he might be more happy."

Smiling, that bright smile is like a hibiscus coming out of water, fresh and beautiful.

"Um, yeah?"

Lu Yu scratched the back of his head and smiled unnaturally.

Not all the grottoes are intact, and many of them are traces left by the flames of war that are visible to the naked eye.

Some grottoes have even collapsed and been buried in the ruins.

However, even so, Jia Luo still removed the debris and ashes, walked into the dangerous grotto, and put the book back intact.

And Lu Yu naturally followed Jia Luo without hesitation, and walked into the cave that seemed to collapse at any moment.

"Finally done."

Walking out of the last grotto, Lu Yu stretched fiercely and yawned, while Jia Luo watched nervously and expectantly.

But while the two are full of anticipation, hoping to see the glory of the past reappear, the time is extraordinarily real.A full stick of incense has passed, and apart from the bleak autumn wind blowing, nothing has changed on this land.

"Is what father said just to comfort me?"

The corners of his eyes trembled slightly, as if they had become a little red and swollen, Jia Luo shook his head in disbelief.

My father clearly said that as long as all the books in Thousand Cave City are collected, the former glory can be restored.

but

The expectation in my heart has never happened, and everything in reality is still ruins floating in the strong wind.

Nothing came back.

"Gara, don't you understand? It's not just those books, you are also the successor of Thousand Cave City! Civilization is not only contained in those books, but also in your own heart, isn't it? "

"You expect books to restore the glory of Thousand Cave City, but in fact, the only one who can restore the glory of Thousand Cave City is yourself."

"Your father asked you to retrieve the books in order to make your heart stronger and make you truly realize that you are the last glory of Thousand Cave City."

Just when Jia Luo was about to give up, Lu Yu's words rang forcefully in his ears.

(End of this chapter)