The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 311 Sleeping Again
In this spring breeze, a beautiful song floats into the distance along with the spring breeze, blowing past the lotus flowers in the lake, passing by the blooming crabapples, crossing the lush grassland, and spreading into the distance.

Gradually, Li Qingzhao's moans became smaller and smaller, and finally stopped.

Bai Zhi, who was standing aside, looked to his side and saw Li Qingzhao already lying on the bed, slowly falling asleep.

There was a faint smile on her old face. Although her face was old and her hair was as white as snow, there was a blooming Begonia flower in front of her, which brightened her face.

Feeling that the breathing and heartbeat of the person next to him gradually stopped, Bai Zhi couldn't help but retract his gaze and look towards the lake in the distance.

He thought of the scene when he first met Li Qingzhao. It seemed to be at this lakeside, it seemed to be at this time, and it seemed to be a similar scene.

But one is the beginning and the other is the end...

I don't know when it was, but the sun in the distance had already set on the lake. The bright red sunset painted the entire earth, and the originally clear lake seemed to change color at this moment.

The green lotus leaves also reflected the red glow, dyeing everything in the waterside pavilion red. Li Qingzhao was lying on the soft couch, and his long silver hair turned a bright red color, and then slowly faded away. Until the entire sunset is swallowed up by the horizon.

After an unknown amount of time, a maid slowly walked over and said softly:

The news of Li Qingzhao's death spread throughout Zhangqiu City in an instant, and then throughout the Song Dynasty in a very short period of time. Naturally, it was also known to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in Bianjing City.

After hearing this incident, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was rumored to be in the palace, also cried sadly, and immediately wrote an edict to confer Li Qingzhao on the title of Taishang General of the Song Dynasty!

Watching the maid leave, Bai Zhi did not leave either, but quietly stayed with Li Qingzhao in his last moments.

The Li family members watched the divine bird slowly disappear. For some reason, they suddenly felt a strong sense of emptiness in their hearts, as if the most important thing in their lives had been lost.

Bai Zhi just nodded slightly at them from a distance, and then disappeared in front of them, hiding in the void.

Hidden in the void, Bai Zhi quietly watched the scene in the waterside pavilion, looked at the busy figures below, listened to the sad cries coming from his ears, then sighed slightly, and then completely disappeared from here.

But at this time, they had no time to worry about whether the divine bird had left, and they quickly looked at Li Qingzhao on the soft couch. The head of the Li family stepped forward to confirm that Li Qingzhao was no longer alive, and then he let out a sad cry.

The maid was a little confused, but she looked at Li Qingzhao beside her, and immediately saw Li Qingzhao lying on the soft couch like a sound sleep, but he was no longer breathing and his chest was no longer rising and falling.

……

Seeing the sudden appearance of the divine bird, the maid was stunned. Then she bowed respectfully and knelt on the ground, "I have seen the divine bird!"

"..."

The maid said respectfully, then she raised her head slightly and looked at Li Qingzhao in front of her. However, she did not see Li Qingzhao's appearance immediately. Instead, she saw the divine bird standing on the table.

Seeing this scene, the maid's pretty face, which was originally flushed with excitement at the sight of the divine bird, suddenly turned white. Then she hurriedly got up and ran out of the waterside pavilion.

Of course, more of it is the legend of Li Qingzhao and the divine bird, mixed with the imagination of people in the world, and incorporating their expectations into it, which also makes the life in Li Qingzhao's story more beautiful.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of footsteps finally came from outside the water pavilion. Then he saw the current head of the Li family rushing towards him, followed by a large number of Li family members.

Li Qingzhao looked at the maid and arranged: "Go and gather all the people from the Li family..."

As the emperor's edict came out, the legend about Li Qingzhao spread across the land again, and there were gradually more and more heroic stories, poems and operas about Li Qingzhao.

"Ancestor, although spring is coming, it's still chilly. Could you please add a thin blanket?"

But when they saw the sacred bird in the waterside pavilion, they quickly bowed respectfully.

After all, the Song Dynasty already had one general who ruled the country, and could not have two generals who ruled the country, so the word "Tai Shang" was added before Li Qingzhao ruled the country to highlight Li Qingzhao's status.

The Song Dynasty gave Li Qingzhao an additional title of Taishang, which indicated Li Qingzhao's status in the Song Dynasty.

However, they only know the legend of praising Li Qingzhao and the divine bird, but they have forgotten everything Li Qingzhao did to the Song Dynasty, the changes in the Song Dynasty, and then returned to the appearance of the Song Dynasty.

The merchants of the Song Dynasty were prosperous, but they did not cultivate military equipment. In the border areas, there was a lack of military personnel to fight for the country, which led to many wars on the borders of the Song Dynasty.

The investment in the military has gradually made people in the DPRK jealous, and many people in the DPRK have talked about cutting military expenditures.

This further weakened the Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

Perhaps in the foreseeable future, this land of China will usher in a bloody storm...

However, this has nothing to do with Bai Zhi.

……

On top of Lishan Mountain, the scenery remains the same.

But under Lishan Mountain, it gradually prospered and turned into a small village, but the people living in this village were either rich or noble.

In their view, living under Lishan is the closest to the divine bird. Perhaps one day in the future, they or their descendants will be favored by the divine bird, and the entire family will make a leap.

Of course, this is just the world's yearning for a better life, which is beyond reproach. In fact, in Bai Zhi's view, this yearning is the driving force for the development of the entire society.

As for Lishan Mountain, under the majestic and magnificent palaces of the Tang Dynasty, there is another palace complex. Through its brand-new paint, window lattice, steps, etc., you can see that it was built by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Perhaps the emperors of every dynasty liked to build palaces on Lishan Mountain to express their awe and respect for the sacred bird.

Of course, this also increased the task of those who guarded the Lishan Divine Bird Palace, but the Divine Bird did not prevent the people at the foot of the mountain from building the palace, and naturally they, the guardians, would not say much.

In the spring time, the flowers on the mountain were in full bloom, and Bai Zhi's figure suddenly appeared on Lishan Mountain. The brilliant blue light illuminated the world, allowing the guardians guarding Lishan Mountain to spot his figure immediately.

"Divine Bird!!"

"The sacred bird is back!"

"This is probably the first time the divine bird has come back in these hundreds of years..."

"Is this the sacred bird that our ancestors have protected for generations?"

"..."

Naturally, the first ones to discover the divine bird were the Lishan Temple Guards. They looked at Bai Zhi in the sky with burning eyes. As the descendants of the Temple Guards, only a few of them had actually seen the Divine Bird. And those who have seen the divine bird are slowly getting older, and among the younger generations, they can only hear the legend of the divine bird and the grace of the divine bird from the mouths of the old people!

On the stone steps in front of the Lishan Divine Bird Inn, which are as clean as new, soldiers in Song Dynasty armor stand quietly. They are the guards who have been guarding here for generations.

Looking at the respectful eyes of the palace guards below, Bai Zhi's memory couldn't help but return to the past time and space.

How many people and things happened on this mountain and in front of this sacred bird temple?
How many stories unique to the Bird Palace are spread throughout the world?
As Bai Zhi recalled, more temple keepers on Mount Li gathered in front of the Divine Bird Temple on Mount Li. They looked respectfully at the sacred bird in the sky.

Because of Bai Zhi's reappearance, the entire Lishan Mountain was closed again, and people at the foot of the mountain were not allowed to climb Lishan Mountain at will.

Of course, before Bai Zhi returned, people at the foot of the mountain could climb Lishan Mountain, but because of the protection of the temple guards, no accidents occurred in Lishan Divine Bird Hall.

Bai Zhi landed slowly until he stopped in front of the main hall of the Divine Bird Palace. He looked back at the many palace guards below, and then said thanks:

"Thank you for your hard work for hundreds of years!"

"Don't dare!"

The temple guards below couldn't believe that the divine bird actually thanked them. This made them flattered, and then they said quickly.

After all, hundreds of years ago, the people they guarded on Lishan Mountain had been blessed by the divine bird, making them and their descendants stronger and stronger physically, far beyond ordinary people.

And they are also more outstanding in wisdom. Some people who can't stand the loneliness on the mountain either become rich after coming down from the mountain, or they take the imperial examination and become officials in the dynasty, becoming extremely popular ministers!

It is precisely because of the blessing of the divine bird that the descendants of these temple guards are no longer ordinary, and it also gives them more choices.

However, most of the descendants of the temple keepers still choose to stay on Lishan Mountain, and most of the temple keepers after coming down from the mountain will stick to their true intentions and in turn support the temple keepers on Lishan Mountain.

After all, they have been guarding Lishan Mountain for generations. The people on Lishan Mountain can only rely on the land cultivated in the mountain to live, or directly get help from the court.

So at this moment, they are more respectful to the divine bird.

Seeing the reaction of the palace guards below, Bai Zhi didn't say much, and then quickly flew to the Divine Bird Palace above. In a flash of light, he disappeared in front of the people below.

In the eyes of the palace guards below, the entire main hall of the Divine Bird Palace was quickly enveloped in azure light, and then the light quickly expanded into a ball of light, wrapping the entire hall in it.

Before they could take a few more glances, the huge blue ball of light quickly shrank and entered the Divine Bird Palace, and then the entire Divine Bird Palace returned to its original appearance.

At this point, the temple guards below understood that the divine bird should fall into a deep sleep when it returned this time, so they suddenly felt a strong sense of responsibility in their hearts.

Then he quickly returned to his post, guarding Lishan Mountain and the Divine Bird Palace ten times more seriously than before.

A brilliant blue light suddenly bloomed on Lishan Mountain, which naturally attracted the attention of the people living below.

Combined with the legends circulating in the Song Dynasty, naturally the divine bird came to mind at the first time.

"The divine bird has returned to Lishan Mountain!?"

"The blue light blooming on Mount Li must be the return of the divine bird!"

"Go quickly to the top of Mount Li to pay homage to the divine bird!"

"..."

The people living under Lishan Mountain quickly headed up Lishan Mountain, but when they arrived under Lishan Mountain, they found that they could not climb Lishan Mountain.

Immediately, they also realized that the divine bird had once again completely sealed Lishan Mountain, and only the temple guards on Lishan Mountain could enter and exit normally.

Thinking of this, their faces showed disappointment.

There were unwilling people waiting quietly at the foot of the mountain, but more people also chose to leave. After all, they had been waiting under Lishan Mountain for a long time, and their desire for the divine bird was no longer so heavy in their hearts.

At least I can't wait for it, I can also wait for the divine bird in the future or my descendants!
Those who are familiar with history books will understand that an era is coming to an end after hearing that the divine bird returned to sleep on Mount Li.

There are many smart people in the world.

No matter you are the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, every time the divine bird sleeps, the person favored by the divine bird will die, and soon after, the dynasty of the person favored by the divine bird will also fall apart.

So some smart people began to make preparations and moved from their hometown to Lishan Mountain. After all, in the eyes of the world, the safest place in the world is Lishan Mountain.

Regardless of the change of dynasties or the raging wars, Lishan Mountain will not be affected, so living under Lishan Mountain is the safest.

……

Everything in the world has nothing to do with Bai Zhi, and he has fallen into a deep sleep at this time. A gorgeous holy white light emitted from his body, and the white light gradually solidified, and then turned into a white cocoon.

Just like turning a cocoon into a butterfly, the white cocoon still exudes a faint white holy light, reflecting the entire Divine Bird Palace in a bright light.

Every night when late night comes, the guards guarding the outside of the Divine Bird Temple will see the white light flashing in the Divine Bird Temple. Through the curtains of the Divine Bird Temple, it shines outside the main hall and illuminates the sky. .

This has also become a unique scenery on Lishan Mountain. The white light transmitted from the curtains of the Divine Bird Palace seems to be unable to dissipate. It shines from above Lishan Mountain to below Lishan Mountain, illuminating an area below Lishan Mountain as bright as day.

Bai Zhi, who was in a deep sleep, naturally had no idea about all this. At this moment, he was trapped in a mysterious state and at the same time, he was also feeling the changes in his body.

When he was sleeping, he had a feeling that his sleep would not last long. Although he did not fall asleep when he met the destined person this time, and this was only the first time he fell asleep, but this time This feeling is very strong.

He didn't know where this feeling came from. It seemed to be a sign hidden deep in his body!
The sun and the moon rotate, and the seasons change.

Ten years have passed since the Divine Bird entered the Lishan Divine Bird Palace to sleep. During these ten years, not much has changed on Lishan Mountain.

It's spring again, and the flowers are blooming. Many people come to the foot of Lishan Mountain to enjoy the spring, hoping to encounter the divine bird and receive its blessings.

But they thought the same way last year, and maybe they will think the same way next year.

However, at this moment, the originally clear sky suddenly changed. Dark clouds suddenly covered Lishan Mountain, and the dark clouds only stayed on Lishan Mountain. Directly below was the Divine Bird Temple!

(End of this chapter)