Chapter 289: Luohua Cave and Zen (End)
As the group of cave maidens left the cave one after another, the space suddenly became open. Qian Wu confronted Xiao Yan and the other two alone. He was not afraid at all, but instead had a kind of superior and cold air.

You Chuan had just sobered up a little, and before he could react to what had happened, he began to induce vomiting by holding the trash can used to hold food scraps.

God knows why he had to drink so much alone just now. After waking up, he was confused. Although You Chuan is not absolutely rational and sometimes seems indecisive, he has never been so foolish and indulged in bad habits such as drinking.

Qian Wu gently folded his hands on his knees, turning a deaf ear to it, and just kept looking down at Xiao Yan.

She was sitting high up on the terrace, and Xiao Yan was only sitting on a small rug behind the small table. From the visual point of view, she was indeed being looked down upon.

However, Xiao Yan didn't care. He came to Hou Qing's wine pot, filled a glass of wine, drank slowly, and then asked with a smile: "If that's the case, then let me make another guess? I hope Master Qianwu Cave will not be angry."

He seemed to be asking, but before Qianwu could respond, he directly extended the topic: "Perhaps when Luohua Cave was first established, there was indeed a woman named Qianwu from Raojiang. It is conceivable that this woman must have extraordinary abilities, no less capable than any of the current Witch Kings or Gu Kings. In that era, she could have established her own power and would not be inferior to others."

But one day, the woman met a lover, whose whereabouts were mysterious and his deeds were even more secretive, and those who came and went to entertain him were all from places like Twelve Caves. "

At that time, the Twelve Dongs ruled Raojiang, but the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains was too powerful. As soon as the Twelve Dongs showed a little ambition, the Central Plains army approached directly and was unstoppable. Raojiang had no power to fight back under the iron hoof of the Tang Dynasty, and even the Twelve Dongs had to avoid its edge and move far away. "

This was no different from a natural disaster for the Twelve Caves and even the entire Raojiang. In the eyes of the people at that time, if the Central Plains won, Raojiang would fall under the iron hoofs of the foreign races. The women would be sold to other places, and the men would be used as slaves to mine, fill mountains, and build roads. They would never be able to stand up again, just like the rumored "Maple Leaf Humiliation". So they were desperate and ruthless, vowing to make the Tang Dynasty pay a heavy price. "

Obviously, Qianwu also had this intention. As the leader of Raojiang, she had the responsibility to stand with Raojiang. But strangely, until the Tang army left Raojiang, the so-called natural disaster did not come. Instead, the Tang Dynasty and Raojiang made a three-article agreement, in exchange for the Twelve Caves never to be revealed, in exchange for the peace and stability of Raojiang for the next hundred years. "

Others naturally don't know the inside story, but 'Qianwu' has status and position, so he naturally knows that this matter was interfered by his beloved, so the unreasonable Tang Jun left unexpectedly. Although I don't know how the two met and how the relationship developed, it is obvious that after Raojiang settled down, the beloved will not stay in Raojiang, and he only admires this 'Qianwu', not love her, so he will not take 'Qianwu' away with him. "

But on the contrary, Qianwu is deeply in love with this sweetheart and cannot extricate himself. After seeing some things, he even regards this person as a savior and a god-like existence. "

……

Qian Wu's raised mouth corners slowly lowered, his eyes flickered slightly, his posture was still elegant, but after looking at Xiao Yan carefully again, he quietly changed his leg and lifted it up.

Xiao Yan drank by himself with a smile on his face and continued talking to himself.

“But even though Qianwu loves that person so much, he still has to leave Raojiang. However, he can’t bear to see Qianwu depressed because of this, and he is even more worried that Qianwu will become resentful and full of resentment towards the world.

In this way, he made a promise to Qianwu, saying that if Qianwu could not be obsessed, trapped, or resentful by love in the future, and could save the world from disasters like him, and create a paradise for the world, etc., and promised that if Qianwu could do these things, he would come to pick up Qianwu to marry... "

Ji Ruxue and Chi Meng, who had just walked in here, had strange expressions on their faces. They looked at each other with some shock in their eyes.

The following words were exactly the same as what Qian Wu told them.

But the strange thing is, they hadn’t had the chance to tell Xiao Yan yet, so how did he know?
Ji Ruxue thought about it for a moment and then reacted. Xiao Yan had talked with those cave girls for such a long time, so it was not surprising that he could get these words out of them. However, when applying them here, it seemed hard to tell whether they were true or false.

It was as if Xiao Yan really knew this story.

Qian Wu no longer cared about Ji Ruxue and Chi Meng. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan. His hands on his knees were subconsciously clenched, and his knuckles turned white.

Xiao Yan was still in the mood to nod to Ji Ruxue and the other girl, and then continued: "Unfortunately, until Qianwu died, that person did not come to pick her up, and no one knew whether he would come to pick her up. But by that time, the paradise she built according to the agreement had already taken shape, and hundreds of women had moved in, treating it as a holy place."

Therefore, even if Qianwu didn't know whether she didn't come to pick her up because she didn't fulfill the conditions or because that person was deceiving her, she had to keep doing this thing, select her own successor, and let them keep doing it. Ten years, a hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years... Generation after generation of Qianwu has adhered to this belief, constantly accommodating women from the secular world, and constantly building this paradise, just to fulfill the promise that has been passed down for who knows how long. "

But it is still a pity that the man never came to pick you up. Perhaps every generation of Qianwu Cave Master has long understood that he will never come. Therefore, every man who comes here must die, because he should not come, or in other words, he came too late. "

Qianwu is no longer Qianwu, and the person from that time is no longer the same person. That person has become a cave god legend used to recruit women to come here. Qianwu has changed from a name to a title, and Luohua Cave has truly become a paradise, with the confidence to protect every woman who comes here. But the strange thing is that here they deliberately changed "Taoyuan" to "Fengyuan". "

I think, if cave gods exist, then the endless maple forest might be the endless peach blossom forest. "

Xiao Yan put down his wine glass, pondered for a moment, and finally asked Qian Wu with a smile: "Master Qian Wu, is this new story feasible?"

Hou Qing held the bone flute and listened to the story carefully, as if thinking about something. At the same time, he looked at Qian Wu's handsome face as if a little dazed, and shook his head secretly.

Brother Xiao is really good at telling stories. He was so fascinated by what he said just now that he actually thought that these women were not so troublesome. It is true that they are pitiful, but it is not false that they are troublesome either.

Chi Meng had already moved his small stool and was listening attentively, nodding secretly from time to time, agreeing deeply with the lecture.

This cave god is such a fucking bad guy!

Ji Ruxue did not express her opinion, but she thought that this was most likely the case, and she had some guesses about who the so-called cave god was.

She looked around carefully, looking at the peach trees in full bloom surrounding the terrace, and pondered secretly.

To enter Luohua Cave from the outside, one does have to pass through a fiery red maple forest, but after entering Luohua Cave, there are fewer maple forests. However, in these caves, there are basically one or two peach trees planted, and they are well maintained. It seems that the flowering period is very long, and the fragrance of peach blossoms is endless.

If you think about it carefully, maybe it is because the legendary cave god loves peach blossoms, so there are peach trees planted here. It is even bold to think that the maple forest a hundred years ago may not be a maple forest, but as Xiao Yan said, generations of Qianwu know that the cave god will not come again, so there is a maple forest that looks more like a statement.

Several people looked at Qian Wu at the same time. Chi Meng put his hands in his sleeves, waiting to hear a tragic love story.

Unexpectedly, Qian Wu just smiled, then stood up and paced a few times, and asked Xiao Yan: "I wonder why A Lang thinks this story is well told?"

Xiao Yan was surprised.

Then Qian Wu said, "Besides, no matter how good Alang's story is, it still can't change the facts. For the sake of this story, I can let Alang and his friends leave, but Aya must stay here. As for the location of Huagu, unfortunately, I can't tell you."

"Hey, you haven't woken up yet!" Chi Meng widened his eyes in confusion.

"What do you mean by waking up? Stories are just stories. The Cave God does exist. What's wrong with that?" Qian Wu said calmly, "Whether the Cave God will come is his business. Whether we are willing to wait is our business."

"But don't you think this is too selfish?" Ji Ruxue crossed her arms and frowned, "Why did you use this lie to deceive so many girls to stay here and not pursue their true happiness? One Qianwu is not enough, and you want more Qianwu to die in the lie?"

Qian Wu was not moved, he just looked at Xiao Yan: "Ah Lang is really amazing, no wonder the two Ayas have been so loyal to you, but this matter ends here. Tomorrow morning, you can leave on your own, and I can promise you that if you are willing to leave the two Ayas here, I can tell you where the Painting Valley is."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, stood up from behind the desk, put his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "Master Qianwu Cave, has he not yet realized the intentions of the so-called Cave God?"

Qian Wu frowned.

“Don’t you understand, Cave Master, why that person wants to leave behind a condition that he will come to pick you up if he is not bound, trapped, or resented by love?”

Xiao Yan looked at Qian Wu calmly: "Since you are no longer obsessed, trapped, or resentful by love, why did that person come to pick you up? And the Luohua Cave is now going to kill every man who comes in here, doesn't it just prove that the generations of cave masters have already done this? If there really is a cave god, I'm afraid it would have been killed by you long ago. And that cave god is also a man. Does Qian Wu Cave Master know the criteria for judging him?"

Qian Wu frowned, and before he could open his mouth, he heard Xiao Yan speak again.

"Also, why did that person let the Generations of Thousand Crows build a paradise? Master of the Thousand Crows Cave, do you know that if the system of farming and eating in Luohua Cave could be placed in the outside world, what would it be called?"

Qian Wu hesitated for a moment and shook his head slowly.

"Great Harmony." Xiao Yan said, "When the great way is practiced, the world is for all, the virtuous and the capable are selected, trustworthiness is emphasized, and harmony is cultivated. Therefore, people not only love their own relatives and their own children, but also ensure that the elderly have a place to live, the strong have a place to work, the young have a place to grow, and the widowed, the lonely, the disabled and the sick are all taken care of; men have their share, and women have their home. Goods that are abandoned on the ground do not have to be hidden for oneself, and strength that is not used by oneself does not have to be used for oneself. Therefore, conspiracy does not arise, theft and robbery do not occur, and the outer doors are not closed. This is called Great Harmony." After saying this, he smiled again, "Of course, this is the women's Great Harmony."

Ji Ruxue and the others all had different expressions, except Qian Wu, who finally seemed to be thinking about something.

Xiao Yan continued, "Regardless of whether this Datong exists in Luohua Cave or not, the fact cannot be denied. This operating system was indeed created by generations of Luohua Cave girls. Just now on the way here, I asked a Luohua Cave girl, and she said that in Luohua Cave, relief cannot be called relief, but mutual aid, which means that everyone helps each other and lives in harmony and friendship...

So, this is something to be proud of. What so many gentlemen and wise men in the books have failed to accomplish, the Luohua Cave Girl has accomplished, even if it is only here, even if there are still many problems, even if there are various contradictions. But so what, the belief of Datong has been implemented, at least at this moment, the Luohua Cave Girls all believe that this belief can exist. "

He walked down the terrace, looked at the peach trees with his hands behind his back, and said, "Even Datong can be achieved in the hands of the Luohua Cave Girls, so what does the word love mean? Happiness is created by your own hands, not given by some bullshit cave god. It was so three hundred years ago, and it is still so today."

Qianwu's pupils shrank, and then he heard Xiao Yan say: "What I want to say is that the original intention of that person might be to let Qianwu understand this point and look further ahead. The savior who saved Raojiang in the past could be him, or it could be Qianwu himself.

It is not to make you love but not get it, but to make you love yourself before loving others. Luohua Cave Girl can live happily in Luohua Cave, and she can also live happily in the outside world. "

Everyone was speechless, yet seemed to be thinking about something.

It is hard to describe how shocked he was, Chi Meng hurried to see Qian Wu.

But the beautiful woman just stood there motionless, her face calm, with no discernible change in her expression.

Xiao Yan smiled and asked a few people to leave, wanting Qian Wu to stay alone for a while.

But as he was leaving, Qianwu suddenly spoke.

"and many more."

A few people turned around and saw Qian Wu smiling slightly and nodded at Xiao Yan: "I want to show you something."

Xiao Yan has no objection.

After a while, several people were taken to another cave, but this cave was very hidden and the decoration inside was simple. There were only lifelike murals on the walls, which were about the experiences of a white-haired man and a woman whose appearance could not be seen.

The man taught the woman knowledge from books, taught her to learn the Central Plains characters, taught her martial arts, and taught her medical skills to save lives...

All these experiences were similar to the story told by Xiao Yan, but surprisingly, the woman was not a person with outstanding abilities. At the beginning, she was just an ordinary Raojiang woman, but she had been trying hard to pursue a love that she could truly believe in.

By chance, she met the man, and accompanied him to dissuade the Twelve Caves from using the Bingshen Monster Altar to start a war, thus preventing the war in the Tang Dynasty...

At the end of the mural, the man left, and the lone woman began to take in women and children who were displaced in the war. When the children grew up, they were sent out to find someone to raise them, and according to the man's instructions, she founded Luohua Cave.

After that, each generation of Qianwu would select the next generation of Qianwu from the little girls, raise them into adults, and instill in them the concept of the cave god. This went on for a hundred years until Xiao Yan and his companions entered this place.

At the end of the mural, there is a picture.

A man sat behind a desk, and many women gathered around him, listening to him talking incessantly about something, all was harmonious and everything was at peace.

Everyone understood.

In the past, every generation of Qianwu would naturally regard the last picture in the mural as the scene where the cave god came to pick up the fallen cave girl, but on second thought, it was very similar to the scene when Xiao Yan was in the cave just now.

No wonder Qian Wu was suddenly surprised when he saw this scene when he was peeping behind the stone slab just now. At that time, Ji Ruxue thought that Qian Wu did not believe that Xiao Yan and the others were really like this, so he behaved like this.

“There are words here.

Chi Meng holds a torch and gestures at the end of the mural.

Qianwu stood at a distance and did not interfere.

When Xiao Yan and his companions went over, they saw just a few words written on it.

"Welcome to the Cave God~"

Xiao Yan laughed, knowing without thinking who had left it there on purpose.

He looked back at Qian Wu, and after the latter smiled and nodded, he pressed the stone mechanism under the words.

There was a dent in the stone wall, revealing a piece of cloth inside.

There is a line written on it.

"If you want to find the Dragon Spring, you must first go to the Twelve Caves, call the Holy Child, open the Dragon Spring, and you will have peace and create the Great Harmony."

Xiao Yan stretched out his hand, but the moment he touched the cloth, it suddenly turned into ashes and flew away, revealing a black token underneath.

There was nothing on the token except for a ghostly carving.

Several people were surprised, and some did not know its meaning. Only Ji Ruxue knew that this item might be related to the rumored Longquan treasure.

Hou Qing's expression became even more serious, as if he was thinking about something.

Xiao Yan remained silent, put the thing in his arms, and then smiled at Qian Wu and said, "What the cave master means is..."

Qian Wu looked at Xiao Yan, dazed for a moment, then nodded in response to the latter's gaze: "Tomorrow, I will take you to the Painting Valley..."

Chi Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it's finally over.

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On the second day, Qian Wu personally escorted Xiao Yan and others out of Luohua Cave.

Before leaving, Xiao Yan copied the hexagram with "Qianwu Fendai holds the moon alone" to Qianwu, and said with a smile: "That person passed away three hundred years ago. As far as I know, he never married. I hope Qianwu Cave Master knows this."

Qian Wu smiled slightly but just shook his head.

"No, he's still here."

(End of this chapter)