snow wolf ballad

In the antique private room on the third floor of Xunxue Building, Lu Zhiyao sat kneeling on the cushion in an orderly manner. In front of him was a low table carved with roots. The dragon head censer burns unknown incense inside, which smells very good and refreshes the mind.A complete set of high-end purple sand Kung Fu tea sets are placed on a relatively flat place on the table.At this moment, a pair of slender hands are showing Lu Zhiyao the most ancient tea-making performance she has ever seen in her life.This elder sister named Bai He looks like she is only two or three years older than herself. Has she really lived thousands of years?I can't see it at all.

"Zhengshan Souchong, please." Bai He put the small purple sand teacup in front of Lu Zhiyao, and said elegantly.

Lu Zhiyao picked up the teacup, first smelled it, it was very fragrant, the soup was deep red, and the aroma was as high as smoke. This is the authentic No. [-] black tea in China.Taking a small sip, the warmth immediately penetrated into her heart and lungs, the sweat pores all over her body opened, and she let out a soft sigh with a warm feeling of ironing.

"Good tea." She praised.

"Miss Lu is also a tea lover." Bai He pursed his lips and smiled.

"Where, I'm just a fool, I don't know the tea ceremony, and I spoil the good tea." Lu Zhiyao said with some embarrassment.

Bai He didn't answer this question, instead he said: "It's good to drink more black tea in winter, I'll make you a second cup."

Lu Zhiyao handed over the teacup respectfully, then twisted her body unnaturally, her two calves under her body moved, her expression looked a little weird.

"Hehe, miss Lu, don't wrong your legs, just sit as comfortable as you want." Bai He is really caring, and he can guess what Lu Zhiyao is thinking when he sees Lu Zhiyao's expression.

"Uh... I'm really ashamed..." Although Lu Zhiyao said something so modest, he immediately took action to fulfill Bai He's words, grinning his teeth and freeing his legs.

After drinking another round of tea, Lu Zhiyao finally couldn't hold back anymore and asked:

"Excuse me, what are Xueyang and your husband doing now? Are we waiting for them?"

"Ah, Miss Lu, don't worry, the lord and Zipeng are discussing matters in the council hall, the lord told me to stay here with Miss Lu, and I will take Miss Lu to find the lord in an hour."

Lu Zhiyao followed Xueyang into the Xunxue Tower, and after meeting Zipeng and Baihe, Xueyang took Zipeng upstairs first, while she followed Baihe around the Xunxue Tower, and was caught brought to the present room.Along the way, Bai He told her some things she really wanted to know, about the origin of the title "Master" and the legend of the so-called "Emperor of Ten Thousand Monsters".The topic is not over yet, only halfway through, Lu Zhiyao is still hung up on his appetite, and his heart is unbearably curious, but Baihe is a slow person, speaking slowly and doing things, and every move is full of rhythm. Spend time with this slow-moving sister crane.

Bai He told her that about 1000 years ago, a world-ending flood swept across the entire earth and destroyed the human civilization on the earth at that time, which is now the legendary prehistoric civilization (such as Atlantis).After that, a small group of surviving humans established a new civilization system, which has developed to the present.Just after the flood that destroyed the world, a large number of animals and plants in the natural world underwent special changes, opened up spiritual consciousness, practiced magic, and their abilities greatly surpassed that of humans at that time, and they were called demons by humans.At that time, it was the era of the "demon chaos land" covered up by human history. After more than 5000 years, the "demon chaos in the land" gradually declined due to unknown reasons. That is, in the last years of Shang Dynasty, the demon gradually disappeared from the eyes of human beings, and only existed in some ancient records and ghost novels.The monsters in the legends of the Conferred Gods List are the last batch of monsters with a large number of human records.

And Xueyang, herself and Zipeng were all monsters born in that period.It's just that because of Xueyang's powerful ability, she later cultivated a complete magic body, and because of some coincidences, she entered the god realm with the list of gods, and she, Zipeng and other big monsters lacked mana and were unable to become gods, so they stayed in the human world.Before Xueyang entered the God Realm, she was admired by all monsters and enshrined as the "Demon Lord" because of her boundless magic power and invincible monsters. It was recorded as the "Emperor of Ten Thousand Monsters" in ancient human books.

God knows how excited Lu Zhiyao was after listening to Bai He's narration. She already liked these strange stories. , it made her look at Xueyang with admiration.Who would have thought that this gentle and warm woman would be such a terrifying monster.

"Baihe...Miss," Lu Zhiyao hesitated for a while, and finally choked out such a title, because Baihe calls herself Miss Lu, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with calling her Miss Baihe.I don't care about age or anything.But this way of addressing is really full of slots, Lu Zhiyao has a feeling of imitating the words of the ancients.

"I have a question. Xueyang once told me that gods have no gender, but why Xueyang is a god, but she is clearly a woman?"

"Hehe, Miss Lu's question is really interesting. The gods mentioned by the lord generally refer to gods who are born with magical powers. The lord is not a born god. She is born a demon, and demons are also creatures on the earth, so they can be divided into genders. Although The lord later became a god for a while, but she is still used to presenting her original gender. It's just that although she is a woman, she is not a real woman, because first of all she is not a human being." Bai He was amused.

Lu Zhiyao smiled awkwardly, and then said, "By the way, what kind of monster is she? I feel like I can't see what kind of creature she is."

"My lord's true identity, it's inconvenient for my subordinates to mention it. If Miss Lu is curious, you can ask her yourself." Bai He suddenly smiled slyly here, and refused to answer.Lu Zhiyao choked for a moment, but had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.

"Then, can I ask, what are you doing with Xueyang now? I always feel that you are like an organization, and Xueyang claims to be an exorcist. Could it be that you are all exorcists?" , formed an alliance of exorcists?"

"Miss Lu Bingxue is smart, and she guessed well. Since the last year of Tang Dynasty when the gods were conferred, the monster clan declined, and most of the monsters hid in the mountains and seas, disappearing from human vision. But in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty about 1000 years ago, the lord re- Returning to the human world, I began to reorganize the remnants of the year to carry out exorcism operations. At first, they were all monsters, and later most human exorcists also joined in. In fact, as early as the Shangtang period, the lord led all demons to exorcise demons. However, the demons at that time were very weak. For the monster race like me, it was not necessary to organize them to deal with them. It was to deal with them as soon as they encountered them. To really organize and plan exorcism activities, it is the lord who followed He started to take the lead in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty. It can be said that the ancestor of modern exorcists is the lord." Bai He's elegant voice was full of pride.

After hearing this, Lu Zhiyao's expression became slightly complicated, her head drooped, and her jet-black hair fell down her shoulders. She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.Seeing that Lu Zhiyao suddenly became depressed, Bai He couldn't help asking in doubt:

"Miss Lu, did Bai He say something wrong?"

"Where is it, no." Lu Zhiyao hurriedly shook his head, but his expression looked a little weird, "I just think that I am still quite ignorant. Or... maybe I feel sad for the ignorance of the entire human being. People I often talk about demons and demons, and compare them with demons, which seems to be a great harm to human beings. I don’t know that the monsters will come forward to exorcise the demons. How many years have humans been protected by the monsters in ignorance? I just feel ashamed."

Bai He smiled, picked up the teacup, but didn't drink it, just lowered his eyes and said calmly:

"Miss Lu's kindness moved Bai He very much. But it is not such a great thing. The demon clan's resistance against demons is not to protect human beings. There are many complicated reasons for this. The treacherous, cunning and ungrateful people of the demon clan are also No less than humans. Moreover, the confrontation between humans and demons has indeed been handed down from the age of mythology. The mutual dislike between the two races has been engraved into genetic genes. It can be said that they are inherently incompatible. But after all, demons are the common Enemies, for demons, the existence of demons is also very difficult."

A drop of cold sweat dripped from Lu Zhiyao's forehead, and he laughed twice.I always feel that Bai He's words are somewhat dangerous and black-bellied, such as the sentence "The treacherous, cunning and ungrateful people don't need to be less human"... This sister He doesn't seem to be a real gentle and elegant person.

In fact, among the many things Baihe and Lu Zhiyao said, there are still many things that are unclear. Lu Zhiyao really wanted to clarify, but she had already keenly noticed that these questions were forbidden, so she kept silent. up.In fact, these questions basically overlap with Xue Yang’s reluctance to answer her questions. First, the reason for the decline of the demon race; second, why Xue Yang returned to the human world a thousand years ago; third, why Xue Yang united with the human race The power of the Yaozu organized an anti-magic operation.Fourth, and most importantly, what does she, Lu Zhiyao, have to do with all of this.

In fact, Lu Zhiyao has already made a list in his mind, sorting out the problems that have been solved and the problems that are not understood, and basically has a general idea.It's just that those incomprehensible questions are the most crucial ones. If she can't ask them, she won't be able to restore all the facts.This is a very painful thing for a science student with strong logical thinking. Firstly, the conditions for solving problems are insufficient, and secondly, her huge curiosity cannot be satisfied.

Bai He made another cup of tea for Lu Zhiyao, who was sitting across from her with a serious face in deep thought, and said:

"Miss Lu, do you know the origin of the word 'Hong Huang'?"

Eh?Prehistoric?Because the question was too sudden, Lu Zhiyao felt a little overwhelmed for a while, and just answered subconsciously:

"Prehistoric probably refers to the ancient times of the earth, that is, the period when the earth was just formed 50 billion years ago."

"Hehe, Miss Lu is indeed as my lord said, she is knowledgeable and talented, and Lan Xinhui is kind." Bai He praised Lu Zhiyao without hesitation, which made her blush, thinking that Xue Yang really said that about her ?

"It's just that," Bai He suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "Miss Lu only knows one thing but not the other. Hong refers to the great flood; Huang refers to the desolation of the earth after the flood. The flood refers to exactly 1000 years. The Great Flood, which was later used to refer to the chaotic and ignorant world in the early days of the earth. Many people think that the so-called Great Flood is a fiction, but in fact, among you humans, any nation with a sufficient historical span has recorded this Great Flood .

For example, the "Shan Hai Jing-Hainei Chapter" of the Chinese nation said: "The flood is so great that the gun steals the soil to drown the flood." "Huainanzi-Lan Mingxun" said: "At the time of looking at the ancient times, the four poles were abandoned, the nine states were split, the sky was not covered, the earth was not contained, the fire was not extinguished, and the water was endless. '

Another example is Christianity, which is believed by most countries in Western Europe. Its "Bible" also records the legend that the wrath of God sent floods to the world, and the surviving humans entered Noah's Ark.

There are also such records in ancient India, ancient Egypt, and the ancient peoples living in North America and South America.

In other words, this flood is actually a real event recorded by the ancestors of modern humans. "

Lu Zhiyao looked at Bai He opposite, her gentle face became blurred in the green smoke and tea mist, she was graceful and ethereal, and she suddenly felt a little strange.Cold sweat inexplicably drenched her back, she couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, and asked a little nervously:

"I don't know why Miss Baihe wants to tell me this?"

She pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The words I said can actually explain some doubts in Miss Lu's heart. It's just that our conversation today will stop here, and we will continue next time when we have a chance. By the way, today's words How about keeping it as a secret between Bai He and the girl?"

"...Uh, um." Lu Zhiyao just felt confused and inexplicable.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the room, and Bai He said softly, it's okay, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in ancient costume, wearing a green robe with a lapel collar and a wooden hairpin, knelt down at the door. He had a square The face, a pair of eyes are surprisingly large and round, with serious dark circles under the eyes, the expression is rigid and serious, and there is a short gray goatee on the chin.This person bowed to Baihe and made a salute to the forehead, and then to Lu Zhiyao.Lu Zhiyao only felt that his life was shortened by a few years in an instant, and he was powerless to complain.

"Master He, Master Ying told his subordinates that it's time to go to the meeting hall." His voice was hoarse, but it sounded miraculous and not harsh.

"Understood." Bai He stood up gracefully, and smiled softly at Lu Zhiyao:

"Miss Lu, let's go find the lord."