The bright moon sits on the ground

Xu Lang looked at Bai Xuan who was drenched in the rain, and saw that the raindrops in the sky were like broken beads, falling non-stop. He is a mortal, and when he saw such a heavy rain, he subconsciously The ground wants to hide, but Bai Xuan is different, he doesn't want to hide, and he doesn't have to hide.

Moreover, Bai Xuan specially gave him a trick to avoid water, Xu Lang felt a warm current slipping over his body, the rain was cut off, the warm current made the cold air on his body evaporate, and his robe and long hair were gradually dried, Fortunately, the sudden rain was heavy and it was midnight, so no one could be seen on the street. Naturally, no one saw him standing in the rain, but not getting wet.

He touched the tip of his nose, always felt that Bai Xuan didn't come with him this trip, but rather that he came with Bai Xuan.

The god made it clear that he didn't want to take shelter from the rain, so Xu Lang couldn't force him to go, so he thought about it, and asked, "Want to see the West Lake?"

The pitch-black mask lowered slightly, and Bai Xuan lowered his eyes to look at him.

"You don't want to leave anyway." Xu Lang shrugged, and said, "Instead of standing here and soaking in the rain, it's better to go to a place with a better view. Leifeng Pagoda, Sugong Causeway,? Nanping Temple on the shore, which one is not better than this decaying and deserted place?"

What he said was not harsh, what he said really made sense, so Bai Xuan nodded silently and agreed.

However, to be honest, the rain is so heavy that no matter how beautiful the scene is, you can’t see it clearly. The only advantage is that the two of them can embrace the beautiful scenery of the West Lake on this rainy night, without being disturbed, like a thin thread The raindrops fell into the lake, rustling thinly, like swimming fish falling deeper, the willows on the river bank hung their branches and leaves, and in the rain curtain, a few touches of bleak green could be vaguely seen.

Xu Lang and Bai Xuan stood on the embankment for a while, it was drizzling and there was no one around.Xu Lang likes rainy days, only when he has a place to shelter from the rain, then he has the mind to savor the silence of rainy days.If it was light rain, he would rather walk slowly in the rain. If it was heavy rain, then he would forget about other things and just think about finding a place to shelter from the rain.

Maybe it was because they talked a lot in the fairy world these days, Xu Lang looked at the misty and rainy lakeshore, and unconsciously remembered the story.

What is in the same boat to shelter from the rain, what is flooding Jinshan, realgar wine, Leifeng Pagoda, white snake, green snake, and Xu Xian.

He used to hear it when he was a child, people in Lin'an can tell this story over and over again, it's not really an interesting story, but for these gods, they have never experienced love, so they will feel it when they listen to it. Somewhat fresh.

Xu Lang sat cross-legged on the stone embankment, not afraid of falling. He pointed in a direction based on his memory, cleared his throat, and said in the tone of a storyteller, "It is said that there is a white snake under that Leifeng Pagoda. , named Bai Suzhen."

The sound of the rain was loud, but the voice of the people was quiet, Bai Xuan didn't want to block the sound of the rain, so he simply got closer to him, pressed his fingers on the edge of the stone embankment, and what his fingertips touched was a piece of cold dampness, he was not afraid of the cold, The chill brought by the torrential rain in the world was not cold to him. His knuckles knocked on the thin layer of accumulated water, and the sound of splashing water was covered by the sound of falling rain, which was low and light. With a little softness.

He looked in the direction Xu Lang was pointing at, and there were towering peaks, many mountains, and there was indeed a pagoda on the top.

After a little exploration, there are monks and Buddha statues in the pagoda, but there is no "white snake" in Xu Lang's mouth. Bai Xuan thought of Xu Lang's tone again, and understood that he was telling a story, so he did not spoil the scenery. Say the sentence "There are no snakes under the Leifeng Pagoda".

The White Snake casts a magic spell to make it rain cats and dogs, so that he can shelter from the rain with Xu Xian, a scholar from the pharmacy. The two gradually fell in love, and the White Snake married him. Later, because of Xu Xian's suspicion, he forced the White Snake to appear with realgar wine, and Xu Xian was arrested. Scared to death, the white snake went to heaven to steal the celestial herb Ganoderma lucidum, and then fought against the green snake with Fahai, flooding Jinshan Temple, and finally violated the rules of heaven and was suppressed under the pagoda.

Bai Xuan listened quietly, and finally asked: "Why do mortals always like to make the image of mortals so unbearable?"

Xu Lang was left speechless by his question, scratched the back of his head, thought for a while, and said: "It's not unbearable, there are always people who are afraid of snakes in this world, if I find out that the wife I share the bed with is a giant python Therefore, I will also pass out on the spot and become unconscious."

"But you seem to have a very good relationship with Liu Nanci." Bai Xuan pressed his chin, turned his head to look at Xu Lang, "Aren't you afraid of him?"

Xu Lang's mind was spinning rapidly, he didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned Moon Attendant, and he didn't understand how he knew that he was wooing Yue Attendant, and also, could it be that they have a good relationship?Bai Xuan actually called him by his first name—wait a minute, Bai Xuan mentioned Liu Nanci because of what he said, Xu Lang racked his brains and thought very hard, what did he just say?

He sucked in a breath of air-conditioning abruptly, the fishy and pungent smell of grass and trees filled his nostrils with moisture, his complexion was unusually ugly, pale, turned his head to look at Bai Xuan, as if trying to save something, and he Confirmation: "Liu Nanci is a snake?"

Seeing Bai Xuan nod his head, Xu Lang rolled his eyes, if it wasn't because Yue Shi was not here at the moment, he really wanted to pass out like Xu Xian.

Xu Lang used to climb mountains, so he wasn't too afraid of snakes, but what he just said was "transformed by giant pythons", and Bai Xuan gave an affirmative answer, he gasped and thought, he is really not afraid of snakes, the problem is , who is not afraid to see a snake thicker than an arm?

No wonder, once when he was picking up the wine bowl, he accidentally touched Yue Shi's hand, and Yue Shi didn't respond, so Xu Lang thought that the coldness that rushed to the top of the sky was his illusion, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Think, it's not his illusion.

"Ordinary people are afraid of snakes as much as they are afraid of ferocious beasts. Once they are targeted, it is difficult to escape until their bodies are smashed to pieces and their flesh and blood are stripped." Bai Xuan noticed Xu Lang's reaction and understood that he didn't know about it at all, "but In the story, Bai Suzhen fell in love with Xu Xian and became husband and wife, sharing the same bed for many years and they were safe and sound, which shows that it is impossible for her to be cruel to Xu Xian."

What this means is that Liu Nanci is the same. Take the previous incident as an example. In the mortal world, if you trespass into the snake's territory and touch its scales, the lightest thing is to be bitten by the pair of fangs. , Xu Lang thought, but Liu Nanci would not really bite him.

Fortunately, Bai Xuan told him in advance, and Xu Lang breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise, if the Moon Attendant suddenly showed his true form, he might be more exaggerated than Xu Xian's reaction, and he might turn around and run on the spot, even crawling back to Kunlun, and he would be close to meeting him. The Moon Attendant has since broken up.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Lang remembered that if Bai Xuan and Yue Shi had a good relationship, why had he never seen Yue Shi go to Kunlun? Moreover, if their relationship was really good, wouldn't it be a small calculation in his heart? Can Bai Xuan see clearly?

So, he asked, "You and Moon Attendant seem to be familiar with each other?"

"That's not the case." Bai Xuan exhaled slowly, and said, "To be honest, I and he are similar only in the blood flowing in the body. When I see him, I will call him 'uncle', but our responsibilities are not similar. There is very little communication on weekdays."

Xu Lang finally understood why he felt a little familiar when he saw Yue Shi for the first time.

Therefore, gods take blood relationship very lightly, which is completely opposite to mortals, Xu Lang thought, this is quite novel.

Since Bai Xuan has such a relationship with Moon Attendant, with the idea that "it's better to ask someone else than to ask him directly", he simply asked the question that he had been wondering all along: "Why did Liu Nan quit his job?" Is it the Moon Attendant, not the Moon God?"

At that time, the sun god said that there is no so-called moon god in the heaven, only the moon attendant. She spoke vaguely, but Xu Lang didn't understand.

"Because the Moon Palace chose me." Bai Xuan said lightly, "However, as far as the heavens are concerned, Kunlun's responsibility is even greater."

For the first time, Xu Lang became genuinely interested in Kunlun's responsibilities. He originally thought that Kunlun was just a door that appeared at the time of the full moon, connecting the fairy world and the mortal world, but judging from Bai Xuan's words, it seemed that it was more than that simple. There are other responsibilities.

He stared helplessly at the god for a while, seeing that he had no intention of continuing, he had no choice but to give up.

Xu Lang has always been restless. After being silent for a long time, he found a new topic. Maybe it was because the rain was so coincidental and unlucky. Bai Xuan in the rain seemed to become patient. Wearing that mask, Xu Lang's last sliver of fear disappeared, and he asked excitedly, "Then, Sun God—Wuzheng, what is she?"

Bai Xuan replied, "The phoenix bird."

Compared with Moon Attendant, the original form of Sun God is really expected.

Xu Lang asked again: "Where is Liang Kunwu?"

Bai Xuan replied: "It is transformed by the evil spirit of thousands of weapons."

Logically speaking, the next step is to ask Bai Xuan what his true identity is, but Xu Lang always feels that it is not polite to ask a girl face to face, like asking a girl how old you are in person, although this description is not appropriate, but it makes sense It's almost the same after all.

Xu Lang jumped out of his thoughts, thought of what to say, and turned back to the original topic, saying: "However, not all the gods portrayed in these stories are good. A couple separates; for example, Gonggong, the god of water, broke Buzhou Mountain, causing the sky to collapse and the flood to rage; another example, Erlang God Yang Jian pressed the Sanshengmu under Mount Hua, and Chen Xiang split the mountain to save the mother... You see, mortals are like this. Good and bad, cowardly and brave, immortals have flesh and blood."

Bai Xuan didn't answer Xu Lang's words right away. After hearing the phrase "flesh and blood", the eyes under the mask seemed to flicker for a moment, breaking up the floating light, reflecting the dark sky scatteredly, and The full moon hidden behind the clouds.

He looked at the sky that mortals could never see, and after a long time, he said, "The rain is about to stop."