Tang riddles

Inside the cave behind the waterfall is a very shocking scene.In the cave several feet high, from east to west, on the entire curved wall, countless small holes like Buddhist niches were punched out.In each small hole, a urn will be enshrined, and there will be an integrated stone tablet on the urn, on which the identity and name of the deceased are written.One-third of these small stone niches have been filled, and the remaining two-thirds have not been occupied by dead people.

In the center of the cave, there is a large oil tank that can reach the neck of an adult man, and three people hug each other. The top of the oil tank is full of ever-burning lamps, which have been on for hundreds of years and have never been extinguished.

The most unique thing is that the shape of the oil tank is that of a phoenix.The ears are carved into the head of a phoenix, and two pairs of long wings extend out of the tank, on which the long lights are placed. The oil in the tank naturally fills the ravine above the wings by using the height difference. As the oil level in the cylinder decreases, the wings will naturally lower in height and always remain at a position lower than the oil level.The permanent lamp is placed on it, and there is no need for artificial oiling at all, so it can burn continuously for hundreds of years without any hindrance.

Cremation is a funeral method that most people cannot accept nowadays.However, Yin's ancestors practiced cremation many, many years ago.Or a large part of the reason is that there are not many burial places available in this valley, so I have to choose such a burial method.But Shen Sui felt that it was more because of a blood recognition.The Suzaku Fire Phoenix in the south was turned into ashes and reborn in nirvana. This is the belief of the Luanhuang bloodline, and it was naturally integrated into the family's funeral ceremony.

For some reason, Shen Sui suddenly had a sore nose and teary eyes.After about so many years, she finally experienced an indescribable sense of belonging.The family was like a leaf of duckweed, drifting with the tide, not knowing where their hometown is.Everyone in the world is different from me, but I am alone and walk alone.But after coming here, she felt like returning home.This is my source, the resting place of those of my blood.

We may be special, or we may be ordinary, we are the successors of the Luanhuang bloodline.

Shen Sui suddenly had an idea, maybe she should try her best to keep this former hermitage.She didn't want the soul of her family to continue to decline like this until it disappeared.

Shen Sui's last discovery in the burial cave was a small rough carved stone tablet in a small stone niche.There was no columbarium inside the stone niche, only a stone plaque engraved on it:

Yin Yuyue's soul returned and was buried here

Sure enough, Yin Yuyue had been here.In fact, Shen Sui had guessed something a long time ago, and had always carried the ashes of Yin Yuyue's clothes with him.Right now, it is in the bamboo basket behind a brother from Qianyumen.Seeing this situation, she took the ashes altar, put the ashes of Yin Yuyue's clothes into the stone niche, and then set up the stone tablet as a memorial tablet.

Whether Yin Yuyue is good or bad, Shen Sui doesn't know how to comment.He may be obsessed with wanting to live forever.But in the end, he still understood that he could not live forever, so he set a tablet for himself and booked a burial place early on, which is the best proof.For his own self-interest, he has harmed too many people, but he is still loyal to his family. He never spread the family secrets, nor did he take revenge on the family as his father wished.But he was too obsessed with the mystery of blood, which caused a series of things later, but he was also the culprit.This may be a kind of causal reciprocation in the dark.

"Senior, I don't actually care about how long you have lived or whether the technique of immortality is effective. But I hope that your research will be fruitful. At least I can be sure that the blood of Luanhuang has a very strong healing ability. .Borrow one of the blood pills you made back then to treat my little sister. You don’t mind if you think about it. You are a sinner of the family, but I will bury you here as you wish. Killed I will find your murderer, not to avenge you. I will never live for revenge in my life. What I want is the truth. If I find it, you may be able to rest in peace. It has been more than 20 years, I hope I can still find it. That's it, senior..." Shen Sui clasped his hands together, bowed, and then led his subordinates out of the burial cave.

After Shen Sui and the others returned to Zhang Ruohan, Shen Jin and the others with their bodies wet, they described the situation in the cave in detail.To Shen Sui's surprise, as soon as she finished speaking, Shen Jin gestured and said:

【Sister, I have made a decision.I will take that blood pill. 】

Shen Suichu was a little surprised at first, but soon seemed to understand the reason for his sister's change of mind.She took out the box containing the blood pill from her pocket, handed it to Shen Jin, and said with a smile:

"Then take it quickly, before you regret it."

[I won't regret it, I thought about it for a long time, and finally figured it out today.Maybe I should have come here a long time ago to see how our ancestors lived, their beliefs, and their concepts were so different from the outside world. 】She took out the blood pill in the pill box, raised her head and swallowed it, as if she just ate something very ordinary, and then asked: 【Sister, no matter what, I am your sister, It's the Yin family, right? 】

Tears flickered in Shen Sui's eyes, and he choked up for a while, and finally raised his hand to stroke her head, and said, "Just talk nonsense."

Shen Jin lowered his head and smiled.

***

September 19th, [-]th year of Kaiyuan, Jinling, Runzhou, Shen's old house.

The autumn wind is blowing, and the sky is a little cold.But Shen's is full of excitement, with red silk tied and lanterns hung, as if some kind of happy event is about to be held.But the strange thing is that no guests were invited, and the door was closed.

Speaking of holding a wedding behind closed doors, I'm afraid I can only think of Qianhe and Shen Jin's marriage.Since Qianhe proposed marriage to Shen Sui three months ago, their marriage was quickly on the agenda.But, after all, we have to wait until we return to Jinling.From the land of Shu all the way to Jinling, Shen Sui and his party completely followed the migration path of the ancestors.This journey of root-seeking brought many emotions to everyone, and Shen Sui seemed to feel that there was something more in his heart.That is a very special responsibility, and she feels that she has this responsibility to continue to provoke the burden of family inheritance.It's not just blood, Shen Sui feels that what she needs to establish is the belief of the family, a person cultivated by a family must have the spirit of the family.The Yin family in the past may have lacked some spiritual things, so there were traitors in the family, which caused so many troubles.She hopes that from now on, every member of the family can develop the spirit that only the Yin family can have.

Perseverance, forge ahead, optimistic life, loyalty.These sixteen-character family mottos were just set by her Chuchu.Perseverance and loyalty have been emphasized in the family before, but pioneering and optimistic life are extremely lacking in the family. This may be the reason why traitors such as Wang Shulang, Yin Yuyue, and Yixu appear.Shen Sui thinks that such a spirit is essential, at least she herself has come this way.No matter how painful or difficult it is, she can find joy in suffering, find the light hidden in the darkness, and fight for it.With a goal, there will naturally be motivation and ambition, and betrayal will naturally not appear.

Otherwise, she would have no idea where she was going now.

Just looking at the four words of pioneering and optimistic life, Shen Sui still felt that they were too frivolous, because she thought of her mother Yin Yu.Yin Yu is also a person with such a spirit, but in the end she embarked on a road of no return.Manpower is sometimes exhausted, and everything that Yin Yu faced back then was beyond her ability.Even with mental fortitude and optimism, I am afraid it will be unsustainable.

The matter of family training was put on hold by her for the time being. Recently, she was a little confused, often in a daze, and her inner mood was actually very low.Being able to go back to Jinling's hometown with Huang'er, the maidservant of the lotus, and getting married with her younger sister, is probably the only thing she is happier about recently.

Qinnu and Qianhe's wedding was very simple, because they were both women, and it was not as complicated as a normal wedding ceremony, which required separation of marriage and the like.Just set up a green house, set up a banquet, offer sacrifices to the heaven and the earth, and join the prison together, and it's over.

Shen Sui has already changed into a red dress and finished dressing.Zhang Ruohan was still dressing up in the house and couldn't come out for a while.She was sitting on the porch, watching Xiao Huang'er playing in the yard, a little lost in thought.

Huang'er was poking something on the ground with a stick, and she was concentrating on it. The one-year-old and three-month-old was already able to walk tremblingly, with a pair of particularly cute horn braids on the top of her head. His movements faltered.Her pink face had a childlike innocence, and her big black eyes were full of childish curiosity and joy.

Not long after, the child ran back, holding a black ball in his hand and handing it to Shen Sui:

"Father, Chongchong..."

Shen Sui couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw it, the child actually dug out a large group of earthworms.

"It's amazing, Huang'er, show it to Dad." As he said that, he lifted the earthworm from the child's hand and played with it.Huang'er looked at her father playing with earthworms with a curious face, without blinking her eyes.Until an angry voice sounded behind them:

"Chishi, what are you doing with your child? You got your hands dirty, wash your hands quickly! The wedding will begin soon!" Zhang Ruohan, who had finished dressing, appeared behind them and scolded.

Shen Sui stuck out his tongue, hurriedly threw away the earthworm, and dragged Huang'er to wash his hands.Huang'er was still thinking about that earthworm, and kept turning her head to look.But because she was afraid that A Niang would get angry, she didn't dare to cry, she held her small mouth and seemed a little reluctant.

Zhang Ruohan was really depressed. These two girls are both virtuous, curious and playful. There seems to be nothing in this world that they dislike.And Zhang Ruohan hated bugs from the bottom of her heart, and she couldn't stand seeing the two of them playing with bugs.Buddhists say cherish the veil covered by moths, but Zhang Ruohan will always be the one who is scared away by insects.

After washing his hands, Shen Sui hugged Huang'er and went to Qinglu together with Zhang Ruohan.Not long after, I saw the servants of the Yin family busy outside the Qinglu.These servants are all old people, at least they were here after Shen Sui was seriously injured and returned to Jinling. Many of them even took care of Shen Sui's father, Yin Yu.Seeing Shen Sui's family of three coming, the old people all showed kind smiles on their faces.

Opening the curtain, Shen Jin was already waiting inside in a wheelchair.Seeing Shen Sui coming in, Shen Jin smiled, and even spoke:

"Sister, here we come."

The blood pill taken three months ago had an excellent healing effect, and later Shen Sui would regularly release some blood to provide to the mother-in-law for Shen Jin's follow-up treatment, and Shen Jin never refused again.

"How, how do you feel?"

"A little nervous." She lowered her head a little shyly, wearing a phoenix crown and a robe, making her look more and more delicate and lovely.She who had always dressed in men's clothes suddenly changed into women's clothes for her big wedding, which really gave people an extremely amazing feeling.

"My sister is so beautiful." Shen Sui praised with a smile.

"Sister, don't tease me." She was really embarrassed, "Come, Huang'er, give Uncle a hug."

"Uncle?" Huang'er was a little confused, she didn't quite understand why Uncle was dressed like this, and she couldn't recognize her.Shen Sui smiled and sent the child to Shen Jin's arms, ignoring the child's doubts.Huang'er has always been very adaptable. Children from other families may cry if their parents change their clothes and cannot recognize them.This child didn't know how to do it. She soon realized that this was someone she was familiar with, so she automatically ignored the question of what to wear.

"Qin Nu, how do you feel? Is your throat still itchy? How are your legs?" Zhang Ruohan asked with concern.

"My throat is no longer itchy, and it has basically recovered." Her voice still seemed a little hoarse and unnatural, and her voice was also very low. After all, she hadn't uttered a sound for more than ten years, and she still didn't dare to use her own voice.But it can be heard that Shen Jin's original voice is a very pleasant female voice, like spring water jingling, extremely crisp.

"The legs and feet are not as unconscious as before. I can feel them, but I still can't move them. I tried, but I can only move a little bit, and I can move my toes twice." Shen Jin continued.

"It doesn't matter, practice more, after a long time, you will recover naturally." Zhang Ruohan encouraged.

"Well, thank you sister-in-law." She smiled.

Not long after, another bride entered the tent with the support of the bride.It was the first time for a woman who had always dressed in men's clothes to wear women's clothes. The beauty Qianzuru gave was a kind of gritty beauty, neither delicate nor graceful, but upright and majestic, which fully fit her personality.The blindfolded black cloth was replaced with a red cloth, and her hand was handed over to Shen Jin.The two clasped their hands and smiled knowingly at each other.

The wedding proceeded step by step, Hu Tuo sang the ceremony, and Shen Sui watched them drink together, eat together, and tie their hair together as companions.I was really emotional for a while.She remembered the scene when she married Zhang Ruohan two years ago, and also remembered the scene when she hugged her sister for the first time when she was a child.She thought of Qianhe's tragic life experience, and remembered that she was helpless here, only such a group of people were left by her side, and she couldn't help feeling sad and relieved.

In the end, when the newcomer served her tea, she couldn't control her emotions and shed tears.Zhang Ruohan actually smiled, she was happy from the bottom of her heart, happy that her beloved Qin Nu and Qianhe could find each other's lifelong destination.

Li Cheng, on the night of the bridal chamber, the child was already sound asleep, and Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan were looking at the moon in the courtyard hand in hand.

They were speechless for a long time, quietly cuddling each other.

"I really hope it's over. Finally, Zhang Ruohan said softly.

"Don't worry, it won't be too long." Shen Sui replied with a smile, and squeezed her hand tightly.

The author has something to say: this chapter is the final chapter of the fifth volume, and the next volume will start the final Chang'an chaos, and the story stage will return to Chang'an again.

PS: I have caught the bug, please comment, the comments in the last chapter are scary