Although the tortoise is thin, it still has time to attack

None of the apples enshrined in the small temple disappeared.In the past few days, because of my foot injury, Guixing carried me to place the food for offerings. It was inconvenient for me to stand nearby and watch. Guixing placed it. I didn’t pay much attention. I didn’t realize that the apples were gone until today. What's even more strange is that the apples are missing, and other foods are still on the altar.

I worried and said: "Could the apples have been taken away by wild animals or birds? Why are none of them gone?"

Gui Xing's face became a little strange, he raised his head to look at the sky, scratched his cheek and said, "Whoever said that it was taken away by a wild beast, it was eaten by the auspicious beast."

"Auspicious beasts appear? Why does he only eat apples?" I didn't believe it at all.

"He likes to eat apples, doesn't it?" Gui Xing said loudly.

"Yes, yes, I'm just worried that he will be taken away by wild animals or birds before he can eat it." I put the newly bought apples on the offering table, still very worried.

"It must be eaten by the auspicious beast. If you don't believe it, then... just..." Gui Xing scratched his head, "Hey, if you don't believe it, come and see the auspicious beast manifesting itself at midnight!"

I looked at Gui Xing with a ghostly expression on my face.

I don't believe that auspicious beasts can really appear, I believe in the existence of auspicious beasts, but I think the temple is too small and the incense is not strong enough to see the auspicious beasts, so I just went to see them casually.

Unexpectedly, I saw a scene that I will never forget in my life.

I saw blue light rippling around the small temple, and I took a closer look, almost screaming in surprise.

A giant tortoise about the height of a person was standing in front of the small temple. It picked up an apple with its sharp claws, opened its mouth that could almost swallow a person, and swallowed the apple in one gulp. It saw me and ignored me. After eating the apple, it stretched its limbs lazily, lying on the ground, wagging its thick tail.

This is no ordinary tortoise. The aura swirls around it. Its head and tail are in the shape of a dragon, and its limbs also have dragon patterns. Its whole body is sky blue, resembling the color of the sea. This is clearly the auspicious dragon tortoise.

I rubbed my eyes in surprise, this is the auspicious beast, the real body of the auspicious beast that I have enshrined for many years?I couldn't believe my eyes, I actually saw Ruishou.

I walked over uncontrollably, stretched out my hand tremblingly, touched its mane lightly, and then withdrew my hand in shock.It is true, the touch is real, this is not a dream, it is a real auspicious dragon tortoise.

Surprised and shocked, I bent my knees and knelt down to it. Suddenly, a gust of wind came to my knees, and I stood up straight as if being pulled up by someone.

The dragon turtle snorted hot air on my face, and I was so tickled that I sneezed.

Then it yawned, stretched out its right limb and swiped randomly, staring at me with burning eyes, as if saying, "Mortal, what are you kneeling on, come and tickle me."Why do you feel that this temper is like someone living at home?I shook my head amusedly, I was no longer surprised, but inexplicably felt that I could be friends with Ruishou, so I walked over to show my favor to Ruishou.

"Hello."

The dragon tortoise shook its thick tail, curled up its limbs, revealing a giant, and then closed its eyes lazily.

I let go of my courage and reached out to touch its head. Seeing that he didn't reject it, I touched it lightly: "Thank you." Then I touched its smooth shell, like caressing a beloved thing. The tenderness is all used up.

"Auspicious Beast, can you understand me?" I don't know why, I would ask such a ridiculous question, Rui Beast is not a human being, can he understand it?

Unexpectedly, Long Gui let out a sigh of relief, as if to say, "Mortal, are you underestimating me?"

I opened my lips in surprise, relaxed my heart, and sat on the back of the dragon turtle, like a friend I haven't seen for a long time, telling the story of my depression over the years.I talked about my parents, my helplessness, and my hatred of the sea.

"You said, is the death of my father and mother a punishment from God, because I once disrespected you? My parents are innocent. If you bring them back to life, I promise that I will enshrine you for a lifetime, and the incense will continue."

The dragon tortoise was very quiet. It opened its eyes and looked at me. There were emotions in the eyes that I couldn't understand. Other than that, there was no other expression.I smiled helplessly. Auspicious beasts are not judges of Hades. How can they change the life and death of human beings? Maybe both parents have been reincarnated, so why should I forcefully change their fate against the sky.

"Thank you tonight." I patted the dust on my clothes with a wry smile and stood up. "Maybe meeting you is just a dream of mine, but I sincerely hope that this dream will never wake up."

The dream really didn't wake up, and the next day, I met Ruishou again.

I ran over in surprise, holding Ruishou's head as if holding a treasured object, then wrapped my arms around its head affectionately, and rubbed it lightly.Unexpectedly, the dragon turtle shook its head suddenly, and I was thrown back a few steps. It seemed that it saw me fall, and opened its mouth to grab my shirt and pulled me back.

At that moment, I didn't know if it was my eyesight, but I saw that the face of Long Gui was a little red.

It retracted its head and limbs, leaving only a dragon tail dangling in the air, sweeping smoke and dust flying all over the ground.

I walked behind it, held up its thick tail, and gently stroked the scales on the tail. I suddenly thought of something, told Dragon Turtle, ran home and brought a bucket of clean water, and scooped it up with a rag. Use water to help the dragon turtle wipe its shell and limbs.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that the dragon turtle seems to be shy, even its tail is dyed red, and its breathing becomes very loud.

After I washed it, I walked up to it. It closed its eyes enjoying it, and then slowly opened it. At that moment, I saw inexplicable emotions flowing in its eyes, as if it was moved or something that even I couldn’t understand. Unexplainable affection.

It's getting dark, and it's time for me to go home.

I picked up the empty bucket and bid farewell to the dragon turtle. The dragon turtle let out a mouthful of hot air, stretched out its limbs and head, stood up, and arched my back with its head, as if pushing me back.I patted it on the head: "I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now, see you tomorrow."

I turned around for a moment, stunned.

The azure blue light on the dragon turtle is like the galaxy in the sky. The moonlight is thick, and the silver light is pouring on it. The blue and silver colors are bright and beautiful. This is obviously a wonderful scene, but I feel a sense of disbelief. Qing's sadness spread in his chest.It is just in front of the small temple, and its tall body almost covers the impossibly small small temple. The contrast between one big and one small is so strong, how can such a small temple enshrine its huge body?Such a great auspicious animal has only such a small family, how can such a family get married?

It looked at me with indescribably deep eyes, and I saw loneliness, loneliness and the pain of not being recognized.

I ran back home as if escaping, then took out the painting tools, unfolded the rice paper, splashed ink on it, and wrote the pen freely. After an hour, a stunning painting appeared in front of me.

The auspicious dragon tortoise and the small temple dedicated to it.

The auspicious beast is huge, but the small temple is tiny. It protects the world and keeps it safe, but where are the people who enshrine it?Where is the person cleaning the bleak little temple?

I made a copy of this painting and sold it in a small town. I don't care how much I can sell it for. I just want to use my way to make a cry, hoping that more people will enshrine the auspicious beast dragon tortoise.

I didn't expect that this painting was actually taken by a merchant. The merchant said that my painting was too spiritual, which made his heart tremble when he saw it. He also said that the price I sold was too low. I am sorry for this painting. So he offered a high price to buy.

I am flattered, this is the first time my painting has been recognized and sold for such a high price.Not only that, the merchant recommended my paintings to his friends, and within a short time, I somehow received attention. In just three days, all the paintings that had been accumulated for a long time and could not be sold were sold out by his friends.

I held a full purse in astonishment, and stayed in a daze for a long time, until Zhang Kang's disdainful ridicule sounded around me, and I came back to my senses.

Zhang Kang looked extremely embarrassed, he didn't have the arrogance that day. He probably knew that I was not easy to mess with, and he didn't dare to approach me, so he sniffed at me from a distance and mocked my paintings.I'm in a good mood now, I didn't bother with him, I packed my painting tools and went back.

At midnight, I came to the small temple again, and the dragon tortoise was waiting for me.I happily held the money I earned today and told him what I had gained.

It took my purse and threw it on my back. I was surprised, it was used for buying apples and building materials for repairing the small temple, and I couldn’t lose it.I climbed onto its back, and suddenly, it stood up and rose to the sky in the blink of an eye. I hugged its head in fright.

The warm wind gently brushed past my ears, like a mother's hand, stroking my face. After I got used to the sudden surprise, I closed my eyes comfortably and opened my arms, feeling the wind flowing through my fingertips. It turns out that the feeling of being in the air is so good.

The dragon turtle's body shook, I opened my eyes in shock, and then I couldn't move my eyes anymore.

The sea is at my feet, I am not in the sea, but I feel as if I am in the sea, small and powerless, in front of the sea, I am weak and vulnerable, just like that day, when my parents were swept into the sea by the waves, in front of the sea, How easy it is to die.

But the sea showed me something else I had never felt before: beauty.

The silver moon is reflected in the sea, and with the undulations of the waves, it is chopped into pieces of silver moonlight, sprinkled all over the sea, like a layer of silver gauze.The waves are rolling one after another, endlessly, turbulent, and never tired.Several fish suddenly flipped up from the sea, one straightened up, and fell into the sea again, causing countless waves to roll up.

My mind suddenly opened up, a kind of majestic mind swayed in my heart, life is impermanent, life and death are destined, but human reincarnation and reproduction never stop like ocean waves, why do I have to stick to the past?The sea is ruthless, but it has bred many lives. If we leave the sea, these lives will cease. If there is no sea, what will we live on?

The sea is ruthless, but it also has love.

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