The trees of the living beings are still the same as when they came, green and blooming, or they are a little different, and they seem to be a little thicker.
Whether a tree grows or not, and how to tell whether it grows in a day or two, is just a sense of Su Xin's vitality to it.
Su Xin stood on the platform, looking in the direction of the cry from yesterday, and saw that the family seemed to be preparing food, and a few neighbors were helping.
Set up tables and stools, chop vegetables, cook rice, etc.
When it was almost noon, the village chief told them that they were going to have a "main banquet" today.
Su Sin: "What is a Banquet?"
The village chief turned his head and said very solemnly: "Officially a person." ” Su Xin thought of something in her heart, but she still couldn't believe it, so she said, "I want to hear it in detail." ” "Man is born under the shadow of his parents, but when he reaches the age of twelve, he will not be under this shadow and will have to take on his share of responsibilities.
The merits and deeds of life begin to be calculated from here, and they are officially human. ” As the village chief spoke, the group soon arrived at the house's courtyard.
Su Xin swept her eyes around, but she didn't see the old woman, and asked, "Where is the mother-in-law?"
"The merits and demerits are offset by nature, and they are often born before.
She lived to be over ninety years old and was a virtuous person.
The village chief replied with emotion He's dead But she couldn't see the sadness on the faces of these people at all, these people were full of anticipation, looking at the little girl, as if they had some kind of high hope.
Su Xin thought to herself, yesterday she saw that the old woman was no more than seventy years old at most, and her hands and feet were dexterous, but she didn't expect to be in her nineties, and then she left in sweet anticipation, this is the real end of life that many people can not hope for.
The village chief saw that Su Xin was also looking at the little girl, and said, "This is the cycle of life.
The more value a person creates in his life, the more he can enjoy his old age, the more peaceful he will be, and then he will be " He paused as he spoke, and looked reverently in the direction of the tree, "Then a thousand will be born." ” Su Xin didn't see the coffin here, and after walking around the village for a long time yesterday and this morning, he didn't see a grave mound, but it was the big tree This is really beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, just as they cannot understand why people lock their houses, why they take other people's things, why they lie, how they want to be lazy, how they want to hurt others.
Seeing that Su Xin had already thought of something, the village chief nodded, "That's right, that's right." ” "I don't think you're an ordinary person, and the Divine Tree agrees with you, so you're qualified to know all the secrets of this village."
The village chief pondered for a moment, and then said this to Su Xin.
Su Xin inexplicably felt flattered, and didn't know how to answer for a while.
"The Divine Tree is indeed used to suppress seals, and as far as I know from our village, it has been passed down for more than a hundred generations, and it has always maintained such a balance to get to where it is today.
I also know that the outside world has changed, but we haven't changed, and we haven't changed. ” With the village chief's leisurely narration, Su Xin finally knows the true secret under the mask.
Masks originated from ancestors who painted patterns on their faces that were more hideous and ferocious than they looked in order to drive away wild beasts or evil things, and these patterns gradually became facial makeup, forming a ritual.
Because the original face gradually gave birth to spirituality in countless battles with monsters and beasts, and was worshiped by the world.
As for the great battle of the ancestors' seals that the village chief said at the beginning, it was actually because of the weakening of the human dao of this plane, and it was no longer able to compete with other planes, so it was decided to seal the passage with the netherworld.
And this mask is the heart of the formation.
Below the village is a huge formation, and the heart of the formation grows into a big tree, which can judge the appearance of all living beings, and the ugliness of the birth and death is all in it.
While maintaining the balance of the Sealed Land, it also protects the peace of the party.
Whenever a stranger arrives in the village, a corresponding number of white-background masks will fall from the trees.
In the eyes of the villagers, this is a blessing from the sacred tree.
Because everyone in this village, when they reach the age of twelve, the sacred tree will drop a mask, which they call amulets, to bless them with good health and success throughout their lives.
However, while blessing and blessing, you must also meet its rules: that is, you are enjoying what the world gives, and you must also create corresponding value for the world.
Su Xin listened with great emotion, thinking that there have been countless super cities in this world, but in the end, they all went from birth to destruction because of this or that reason, but this small village, with a population of only about two or three hundred, can last for thousands of years or even longer.
It is still full of vitality to this day, and it is this law that keeps it alive That's right, it's balance.
Although the village chief helped her answer the question of why those people died suddenly and "disappeared", she still had some doubts in her heart: was there anyone who could escape the law of physiognomy after wearing a mask The old village looked at the villagers who arrived one after another, helping to bring pots of cooked food to the table, and the few who left last night were also virtuous people, all of whom were always on the way to life.
The three children, who had reached the age of twelve, were also led by adults to the stone platform under the sacred tree to pray sincerely before the ceremony.
The village chief looked very happy, and said to Su Xin and the three with a smile: "After so many years, you are the only group of people who have seen our full banquet.
It can be seen that there is a definite number in the dark.
I know you have a lot of questions in your minds, and they are questions in our hearts, but these questions have become our beliefs. ” "Over the years, a lot of people have come from outside, and they probably know what your outside world is like.
I heard that the child is in the mother's womb, you may not believe it, but in our place, from the time the child was conceived and born in October, to the time he grew up, he never had any deformities, died young, etc., and even got sick very rarely.
Of course, even if you are sick, as long as you pick up a leaf and go back to boil water and drink it, you will be fine, if you are bitten by poisonous insects, snakes and ants, mash the leaves and put them on it, and you will be fine for a day. ” Isn't it, the outside world: first I was worried that I wouldn't be able to conceive a child; If you are pregnant and afraid of deformity, every month you will have to be careful about this and that, diet, trace elements, etc., and you will still inevitably have an accident in the end; Then there is the worry about milk powder; worry about all kinds of bad people out there; If you go out and are afraid of cars, even going to the supermarket is dangerous; It's a little bigger, and I'm worried about meeting bad teachers; I am worried that the relationship between classmates is not good Every step of growth is so difficult and not easy, so walking on thin ice
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