“Is there any legend here?”
"Legend has it, yes. Legend has it that this place used to be called Flower Fairy Valley, and it was the place where the flower fairies from heaven came down to earth to live... No, that's not right. They came down to earth, where they lived." Xiao Yu looked down at the area that looked like a valley. "Isn't there something sealed here?"
Zhou Yanzhi nodded: "It must have been sealed before. Now, there is only a broken formation left."
"I remember..." Xiao Yu squinted his eyes and looked down, then followed the valley to the mountains and forests further north. "There used to be a huge stone millstone next to the river below the forest. It was really huge, at least five meters in diameter. The millstone was right on the bank of the river ahead, and there was also a stone dragon head fish carved under the millstone. Next to the millstone was a large jujube tree and a very old stone house."
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Zhou Yanzhi looked in the direction he pointed: "It seems like there's nothing there now?"
"Well, my mom told me that one year there was a flood that washed away the dragon-head fish and the millstone, and then a thunderbolt struck from the sky and split the jujube tree in two."
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"My mother used to herd cattle and loved taking me there. Although the jujube tree didn't bear many dates, it was lush and leafy. It was great to herd the cattle until noon, eat some dry food there, and enjoy the cool breeze. My mother and I loved sleeping on the millstone. Many of my mythological stories were told to me by my mother while we slept on the millstone."
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"Oh, right. It's said that when that jujube tree was split open, a giant snake over two meters long was found inside. Well, of course, that jujube tree was also very thick. My mom and I couldn't even wrap our arms around it."
"..." Zhou Yanzhi ^_^: The kids back then must have been very small, right? With their tiny arms and legs, hugging a tree with their mothers, they must have looked very cute.
"We have a saying here that trees over a hundred years old cannot be cut down or touched casually, otherwise bad things will happen to the family.
After the jujube tree was felled, no one dared to touch it. It happened to fall right over the river, though. For years, we'd walk up and down the mountain by the tree. As for the stone house, it was unnoticed by someone in the village who wanted to take advantage. "Oh, and there's another legend: there used to be a well here. Later, a corrupt official heard that a thousand-year-old peach wood sword was hidden in the well, so he brought people here to try to get the treasure. But a bolt of lightning struck the corrupt official, killing him, and the well vanished."
"Accompany me and walk around the valley."
"...Okay." Xiao Yu looked down at the two old men working silently on the slope below, and said with a depressed look. Old farmers are hardworking. No matter what time it is, as long as it's not snowing or raining heavily, they will carefully tend to their own small piece of land. "I finally managed to fly, but..."
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"Uncle Tree, are you busy?" When passing by the slope, Xiao Yu saw an old man stand up and hurriedly greeted him with a dry laugh.
The old man in the field heard the sound and realized Xiao Yu was there. He immediately laughed and said, "It's Xiao Yu. Why are you in the field?"
Xiao Yu: "Take my friend for a walk."
"Haha, there's nothing to see here. There are only a few acres of flat land."
"Yeah, I just told him that our place used to be called Flower Fairy Valley. Since there were no beautiful scenery, we could only make up the story."
"Flower Fairy Valley!" Uncle Shu hesitated to speak, so Xiao Yu took the opportunity to ask, "Uncle Shu, do you know something? Tell me quickly."
"Haha, what can an old man like me say about Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao?" Uncle Shu said embarrassedly, but he still spoke casually, "Your mother should have told you that our entire village was not here before."
"Yes. Otherwise my mom and dad wouldn't be able to marry if they have the same last name."
"Yes. There are three major surnames in our village. My ancestors told me that in the past, they were all captured by the previous imperial court. What were they captured for?" Uncle Tree turned and pointed to the fields below. "It is said that this place used to be a Taoist temple for immortals. Do you know what a Taoist temple is?"
"Well, I know a little."
"That's good. Studying is still good. You can learn everything. It's a pity that my generation didn't catch up with such a good time. I know all about it. It's all what my grandfather told me when I was a child. My grandfather said that my family used to be high-ranking officials in the imperial court, but later they committed a crime and were sentenced to death. The court issued an order to execute them in the autumn and dragged my ancestors here."
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"...There used to be a huge jade platform here. Oh, and remember that millstone by the river?"
"Remember, it's white. I slept on it once. It was really cool."
"Only you young people don't mind it." Grandpa Shu laughed. "Few of our generation dared to lie on it."
Xiao Yu (⊙o⊙)…:…It’s not a place where people are beheaded, is it?
Zhou Yanzhi: ^_^!
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"But it's actually nothing. That round plate is said to be the top piece of the jade platform. It didn't originally look like that, but was shaped like a lotus platform. And the stone fish were originally connected to the round plate. There were five of them in total."
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"Perhaps it's because the court is nearing its end, and there are always many strange things happening. Like a dragon turning into a dragon, or a fox becoming a spirit! It's said that this Taoist temple here belongs to a lotus spirit."
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"That lotus spirit was banished to the mortal world by the Queen Mother of Heaven. When my ancestors arrived, this area, except for that high platform, was all water. Did you know that there were many lotus flowers growing in the water?"
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