Chapter 571 The Poet and the Phoenix
In the last few days of the trip, Tilan met the intelligence officer who had contacted her. Of course, the other party's identity was covered to avoid the sight of the court of justice.
"Hello, young lady, I am the guide you have booked."
Under the pavilion where coconut trees and sea breeze coexist, the girl saw this handsome man with a feather hat. His dress was somewhat similar to that of the bards in the past, with a leisurely and slightly melancholy temperament.
"It doesn't look like a tour guide." Tilan expressed her feelings very frankly.
"Yes, I have been a tour guide here for only three months. I have been traveling around the federation to write the stories and poems I like." He took off his hat and saluted the girl with an elegant posture.
"Every time I go to a place and get familiar with it, I will try to be a tour guide and tell the stories of this place to those who have never been here."
"Until one day, I feel that the story is gradually perfect and has been told very well, so I write it down and then go to the next place to travel."
"It's a good life."
The two walked along the beach one after the other. Not far away was the white coastline connecting to the end of the world. Large waves slowly rushed ashore, bringing the singing of seagulls and the breath of the distance.
During the walk, the poet and tour guide introduced Tilan to the origin of this coastal beach and the history of this planet.
"A long time ago, the world was all blue sea, and all kinds of creatures roamed freely in the sea. Some of them were ugly, some were beautiful, some were strong, and some were weak."
"One day, everyone in the sea saw a big fish descending from the distant moon. The big fish was so big that the animals in the sea could not see its end."
"Such a snow-white big fish swam in the sea, and the waves and currents it brought spread out, making the creatures in the sea surprised and worshipful."
"So, the big fish became the king of the sea world, followed by the creatures in the sea. They attached themselves to the back and belly of the big fish, so that swimming became easy and comfortable, and they could also avoid many dangers."
"The big fish swam farther and farther, and there were more and more sea fish behind it. Gradually, these following fish schools were like silver-white waves, crossing the entire sea."
"There were more and more fish schools, they followed the white whale-like big fish, boundlessly, and swallowed all the food along the way."
"Gradually, those animals that did not follow the big fish could no longer eat, so in order to survive, they followed it."
"But finally one day, the big fish got old and could not swim anymore, so it died in the sea. The fish that followed the big fish swarmed in densely and were also hungry, so they frantically gnawed at the big fish's corpse, because the corpse was big enough and they might never be able to finish eating it."
"More and more stagnant fish gathered around the corpse. They kept gnawing and fighting with each other. More and more sea fish gathered, and more and more sea fish died. The dead sea fish became the food that more sea creatures desired." "
Finally, this place became a cemetery for sea fish, and the constantly accumulating sea fish corpses finally formed the first piece of land in the ocean."
"At this point, tens of thousands of years passed, and new sea fish forgot everything in the past and set foot on this land. They became the first creatures on land, slowly multiplied, blossomed and bore fruit, and lived a happy and carefree life."
"This story is a bit sad. If it were some kind of fairy tale, the ending should perhaps mention the theme and add some emotion." Tilan responded.
"Yes, but I don't want to add a crude ending to such a story with my simple words." The poet guide replied.
The two of them had walked a long distance and slowly came to the coast. There was a viewing platform leading to the sea. In the distance, many people playing on the beach could be seen.
Following the road to the viewing platform, the sea breeze gradually became stronger, the air became more and more humid, and occasionally a slight salty smell could be smelled. Some seabirds were circling, and their feathers were particularly white and dazzling under the sun and sky.
At the end of the viewing platform, the two stopped and stood by the fence. Here they could see the children playing and running on the beach.
"This place is called 'Sunset Beach'. In another hour, when the sun slowly sets, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery." The poet guide continued to introduce.
"Yeah." The girl nodded slightly and stood on the viewing platform to look at the scenery.
The wind became quiet, and everything in front of her, whether it was the fine scales on the sea, the running figures, the crying seagulls, or the white stone guardrails, became the best embellishment of the picture.
After a long time, Tilan slowly closed her eyes, just to remember such a moment.
After a few seconds, she opened her eyes again and looked at the poet guide beside her.
'So, you asked me to come here, not just to tell this story. 'At this time, Tilan directly used the ability of telepathy that the singer had.
'Yes, respected Master Tilan. 'He nodded slightly, took out a small goose yellow creation from his arms, and after stretching and unfolding, it became a simple seven-stringed harp, and then plucked it slightly, and a wonderful induction sounded in the girl's heart. Although it was not as powerful as the singer, it was also another kind of telepathy ability.
'Please allow me to ask you a simple and plain question before telling you what happened. '
'What do you think the Federation is. 'His fingers plucked, and the ding-dong and soothing music spread.
'Simple noun country, interest collection, or a once beautiful wish. '
'Before talking about patriotism, we must first understand what a country is. Unfortunately, the Federation is now too big, and it is no longer possible to describe it in the eyes of different people with just one or two sentences. ' '
The country in the eyes of children, the country in the eyes of adults, the country in the eyes of the winners, and the country in the eyes of the losers all look different. '
'In the eyes of some people, it is so beautiful, containing many beautiful words of justice, while in the eyes of others, it is so tyrannical and ruthless, the embodiment of terror and coercion. If we ask everyone, we will get thousands of different answers. '
'The birth of love is not without reason, there must be an initial starting point. '
'If it is the Federation you love, what do you think it looks like? ' The other party closed his eyes and played the lyre, and the music attracted people around him, and several children hid behind their parents and watched curiously.
The girl watched him play, and some bangs and hair were blown by the wind, swaying beside her sight.
Tilan did not answer immediately, and the poet did not ask further questions. Only the faint sound of the piano floated in the wind.
Everything was so quiet, and the sunset in the distance slowly fell. Just as the poet said before, when the sunset shines on the sea and the beach, it is particularly stunning and beautiful.
It was as if I had returned to a long time ago, which reminded Tilan of the afternoon many years ago when her mother took her to see the sea for the first time.
"What kind of person do you want to be in the future, Tilan?"
"Kind."
Later, her mother seemed to say a lot more to her, but unfortunately, she couldn't remember many of the words afterwards, after all, she was too young at that time.
If she were to answer now, she might have to find a lot of reasons and explanations for this answer to convince others and herself, so as to avoid suspicion from others and herself.
But at that time, she didn't understand such a complicated matter of interest entanglement, she just wanted to answer like this, and said it like this, without any reason or reason.
Why should I be kind? Because it's very happy, that's all.
Opening her eyes again, her glass-like clear pupils reflected the fiery red sunset in the distance, and the magnificent sunset seemed to be shining in her eyes.
"If it is the Federation I love, it should be kind and powerful." The girl answered slowly.
"Thank you for your answer, Your Highness Tilan." The other party continued to slowly touch the strings of the piano with his fingers, immersed in the performance.
Time passed by minute by minute, until the sun fell into the sea, until the sky gradually dimmed, until the crowd slowly dispersed.
"The end of the journey is here." As night fell, the poet guide took Tilan to sit in a small noodle shop by the beach.
"I'll treat you this time. There are not many listeners like you." The poet guide smiled and greeted the boss and ordered two simple noodles.
Sitting in the noodle shop, the two finished their noodles with hot red soup, and then the poet guide said goodbye to Tilan.
"This is a collection of poems and stories that I collected and recorded. I give it to you as a parting gift." Then he waved and disappeared into the night.
The girl watched him leave, looking at the handwritten poetry collection in her hand. It must be said that in today's printing so developed, it is rare to see people who still write books with handwritten notes.
The book was opened, and there were words and sentences recorded by the tour guide occasionally in his spare time, as well as pictures and texts sketched with simple strokes. Among them were flowers and plants seen on the road, cute animals, interesting little things, etc. It can be seen that this is not a very good tour guide, but more like a traveling poet.
A week later, Tilan returned to the Chaoge District and accepted Feng Jianxue's invitation to take on the role of the dragon witch in this celebration.
"Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Dolores asked curiously.
"Maybe I understand my original intention." Tilan smiled and answered quietly. It must be said that at this time, she seemed to be shrouded in a layer of light, making people feel beautiful and unable to avoid the sight.
Dolores didn't know what to ask next, but she knew that at this time, Tilan felt happy and determined from the heart.
The grand celebration was held in the capital of the planet. This is a large-scale celebration held every five years. Not only the people of this star region, but even many tourists from afar will come to watch and participate.
When Tilan first appeared in front of everyone wearing the beautiful white witch costume, paired with a green ribbon and a blue phoenix pearl hairpin, it must be said that she had a breathtaking beauty. Her perfect face and figure, after being carefully dressed up and painted with a light makeup, were even more flawless and moving, especially the touch of red and green dots on her eyebrows, which made people unable to look away.
The snow-white long sleeves and the extremely soft fabric fluttered slightly as they moved, just like a fish stepping on the water, rippling slightly.
First, there was a huge parade team, with tens of thousands of members, and in front of them were teams of musicians who used various traditional instruments, such as pipa, gongs, trumpets, drums, flutes, and so on. These musicians wore red embroidered robes and played all the way, and petals and fireworks were constantly falling along the way.
People watching the celebration stood densely and crowdedly on the stands built on both sides of the street, and from time to time, there were festively decorated hovercrafts patrolling in the air to maintain law and order.
'Now we are reporting to you from XV TV channel. We are in the most prosperous capital area of Bai Ze Star Region, watching the grand 'Five Phoenix Celebration', which is an extremely important traditional celebration in the East. It is held every five years, and this time it is in Bai Ze Star Region...'
'We can see that the audience gathered at the scene is far more than we imagined. During the celebration, about 50 million tourists came to Bai Ze Star Region, and about 12 million of them arrived at the scene to watch closely. The parade route of the entire celebration is 20 kilometers long. The streets are decorated with fiery red ribbons and phoenix silhouettes. The scene of the audience standing and watching makes the streets lively and boiling, so that from a high altitude, the whole street is like a swimming fiery red dragon! 'The reporter was also infected by the atmosphere at the scene and excitedly introduced the scene at the moment.
With the sound of a long whistle, the parade team began to set off.
Ten red imperial tablets held high led the way. These tablets were carved with five phoenixes of different shapes. In ancient legends, they were Qingluan, Chifeng, Honghu, Xuanwu, and Yuzhu, in memory of the five special goddesses (witches) who opened up the wild world.
The ten 10-meter-high imperial tablets slowly moved forward with the team, and behind them was a taller and more magnificent phoenix hollow carving, which looked like it was about to fly with its flame-like feathers stretched out one by one, showing its beauty.
This hollow phoenix carving represented the Phoenix Witch who raised and taught the five phoenixes, and was also the "Seven Phoenix Yingtian Zhenyan Mansion Lord" in the ancient Eastern records.
Further back, there are the strange beasts from the mountains and seas in ancient mythology. These "beasts" with built-in machinery and glittering scales and outlines are about seven or eight stories high. They follow the team and walk slowly. Their metal bodies and limbs rotate from time to time, and through the resonance and vibration of the airflow, they make beast-like roars. Some have bodies like lions and tigers, covered with cloud-like hair and scales, some are blue, with leopard bodies and snake tails, and some are like giant birds, with bright yellow and sharp feathers. Some of them also spray flames or water mist into the air, which makes many viewers feel fresh, surprised and extremely happy.
After passing these strange beasts from the mountains and seas, there is a huge dragon boat moving forward on the ground. The dragon boat has many high-rise buildings, and there are accompanying musicians on each floor. On the deck stand dancers waving long sleeves. They are dressed in bright and gilded long skirts, and slowly turn with the music, like blooming golden lotuses.
Further on, there are also retro soldiers standing on dragon boats. They are wearing copper and wood armor, like pottery figurines. Occasionally, they wave their weapons in unison and roar, which makes people feel refreshed.
Further on, there are occasionally members riding giant dragons flying in the sky. The wide dragon wings fan the fierce wind, making people feel the power of these ancient dragon riders.
After various dragon boats showing ancient culture passed by, the team came to the middle area, and one of the dragon boats was particularly tall and eye-catching. Its appearance was golden, and there were golden scale sails on both sides of the dragon boat. On the dragon boat, there was a gorgeous palace. On the high platform surrounded by many entourages, the mysterious dragon witch knelt in front of a horizontal ancient sword, her face was covered by a veil, and only her combed long hair and figure were visible to everyone.
The team gradually moved forward, slowly walking through the long street amidst the lively cheers and music, until they turned around and returned to the central venue of the festival. This square that can accommodate a million people was already crowded with people, and the self-discipline units decorated with ribbons flying in the air were like lanterns floating, recording the scenery below.
In the eyes of everyone's expectation, the whole team separated here, and then the dragon boat in the center slowly stopped. The dragon priestess, who was the protagonist of this festival, also slowly stood up and gradually took off the veil in front of her, revealing her peerless face that made millions of viewers hold their breath.
Countless cameras recorded this moment, and the atmosphere of the celebration slowly came to the expected part.
The girl in a long dress with snow sleeves slowly walked down from the air with a sword, step by step as if stepping on transparent stone steps, and came to the center of the altar for praying to the sky. Then the simple and unadorned sword body was slowly pulled out. This was an unsharpened ritual sword, with mountains, rivers, plants and trees engraved on one side and flowers, birds, fish and insects engraved on the other side. The hilt of the sword was inscribed with ancient blessings.
Then, the girl wearing the blue phoenix pearl hairpin danced slowly to the intermittent gentle bell sounds. The sword and sleeves were like swimming fish, dignified and gorgeous, quiet and majestic. Birds circled in the sky, layer upon layer, forming seven huge circles. As the prayer ceremony progressed, the clouds in the sky slowly changed color, and the breeze blew through the scene with a cool breeze.
Until the end, the faint glow fell from the gaps in the clouds, reflected in the center of the Temple of Heaven, and fell on the girl's face, and her clear eyes slowly opened.
(End of this chapter)
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