Chapter 5 Dali Mountain
The night in Dali Mountain is very quiet, as if reflected in a deep pool.
Li Ruolan lay on the bed, stroked Gu Yuelai's head, and said softly: "Do you still remember the story your mother told?"
"Yeah! Remember." Gu Yuelai nodded and replied.
Li Ruolan looked at her child with a kind face and said softly: "Ala, remember that every protagonist will experience hardships that ordinary people cannot bear. It is a test of God. No matter how painful it is, they can overcome them. And you are the protagonist in your mother's heart. I promise that you cannot give up no matter what difficulties you encounter in your future life. Can you do it?"
Gu Yuelai blinked, and a serious look appeared on her tender face, and nodded, "Well! Alai promised his mother. Mother also promised Alai. No matter what she gave birth to, mother cannot leave Alai."
Looking at Gu Yuelai's innocent eyes, Li Ruolan felt a soreness in his nose. He actually knew it in his heart, but he was only six years old. If he didn't say it, he wouldn't ask. He could only look forward to the imagined world in this way, but the reality was far from what he could imagine at the age of six. He hugged Alai in his arms. Li Ruolan tried her best to control his emotions and whispered: "Mom promised you! Never... Never leave my Alai!"
Just outside the wall, Gu Yuege leaned there, looking up at the dazzling starry sky, his voice was low, "If you don't give up, there will be hope! Ah..."
Then, Gu Yuege disappeared step by step into the night.
In the room, Gu Yuelai was hugged by his mother. He could clearly feel his mother's body trembling slightly. He did not make a sound or move. He just let his mother hug him. At the same time, no one saw that Gu Yuelai's eyes were wet at this moment.
It was not until after a long time that Li Ruolan gradually calmed down. She let go of Gu Yuelai and looked at his pure eyes, her nose felt sore again.
The tears in Gu Yuelai's eyes were gone, and he suddenly said, "Mom, let me tell you another story!"
Li Ruolan nodded slightly, thought for a while and said, "Today I will tell you the story about our ancestors!"
"Ancestor? Hasn't this story been told? Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the fairy world was facing a huge crisis. It was the appearance of the ancestor that allowed the fairy world to survive that disaster. His name is Gu Yuechu! A great immortal!" Gu Yuelai was particularly profound about this story and said it in a few words.
"Alai remembers it very clearly!" Li Ruolan praised with a smile.
"Alai remembers what my mother said!" Gu Yuelai also laughed, and then he was a little confused, "But can a person really become so powerful through practice?"
In the story told by my mother, the ancestor Gu Yuechu almost fought against the heaven and earth with one person's strength. How powerful it would be, even Gu Yuelai was a little unbelievable.
Gu Yue has always known that he cannot practice. Fortunately, he doesn't feel regretful about this. His biggest wish is to hope that his mother's health can be better, otherwise it will be meaningless even if she is strong.
"Maybe you can only know when you reach the level of your ancestors! But what my mother is going to tell the story of her ancestors when she was young."
"The story of our ancestors before the age of age?" Gu Yuelai repeated. He had never heard any stories about our ancestors when they were young.
"Well!" Li Ruolian nodded and said in a leisurely manner, "Our ancestors were actually just an unknown soldier in the fairy world when they were young. He had no outstanding talents and had amazing cultivation. He was also seriously ill. His ancestors had a hobby, which was to climb all the famous mountains in the fairy world. He knew that he had not had much time, and even chose the most satisfactory burial place for himself, which was called the top of the fairy world."
"Ah?" Gu Yuelai looked surprised, "So his ancestor was so miserable when he was young? Then how did he become such a powerful immortal?"
"What my mother wants to talk about next. After going through a lot of hardships, his ancestor finally reached the top of Dali Mountain, but because of his severe illness, the moment he climbed to Dali Mountain, his ancestors also lost all their strength and fell from above. It was at this time that a miracle happened."
"Miracle? What miracle?" Gu Yuelai asked immediately.
Li Ruolan smiled and said, "Do you still remember the strange beast records that my mother talked about? There are five phoenixes in this world, the red ones are phoenixes, the yellow ones are phoenixes, the green ones are green phoenixes, the purple ones are foils, and the white ones are swans. When his ancestors fell, he saw a swan falling from the sky before he was unconscious and saved him."
"Hongswan? Is the most mysterious swan among the five phoenixes?" Gu Yuelai looked shocked. His mother said that the swan was only recorded in the Record of Strange Beasts, but he had never heard of anyone seeing his appearance. He did not expect that his ancestors were saved by a swan.
Li Ruolan nodded slightly, "The swan not only saved our ancestors, but also had a turning point at this moment. When he woke up, he realized that the serious illness on his body had disappeared, and he seemed to have been reborn. Even his originally low cultivation level improved a lot. The most important thing is that his talent became extremely amazing. However, he did not show the swan. For this reason, he has climbed to the top of Dali Mountain many times, hoping to meet the swan again to express its recreation of himself, but in the end it was all regretful."
"Later, his ancestors set up a family at the foot of Dali Mountain and began to practice to live up to the recreation of the swan, and to make future generations live here. If anyone can see the swan again, they must perform the ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows to express the gratitude of our clan. This is the origin of our family, but since then, the swan has disappeared and no one has ever met it again. Your father and I have been there many times, and there is no trace of the swan."
"Honghu... is such a kind fairy beast!" Gu Yuelai said seriously.
"Yes! If there were no Honghu, there would be no Gu Yue family. If Ah came to meet him later, he must follow the wishes of his ancestors and perform three bows and nine bows to express his gratitude. Do you know?" Li Ruolan said.
"Yeah! I understand." Gu Yuelai looked serious and nodded in agreement.
"It's getting late, go to bed!"
"Um!"
Gu Yuelai closed his eyes, and the story of his ancestors and swans echoed in his mind. Suddenly, a bold idea grew in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more excited Gu Yuelai became, so that it took a long time before Gu Yuelai fell asleep in a daze.
The next day, Gu Yuelai got up early and ran out immediately after washing up.
"Ah!" In the courtyard, He Li, an old lady who was cleaning as usual, couldn't help but shout when she saw Gu Yuelai's anxious look.
"Leave my grandmother-in-law, move my grandfather, I'm out." Gu Yuelai did not look back and responded directly.
"What's wrong with this kid? Isn't he the most sticky Xiaoge? Why did Xiaoge run outside when he comes back?" He Li said to Duan Nanqian on the side.
"Let him go!" Duan Nanqian sighed, "I really hope he can always be so carefree!"
He Li shook his head helplessly and continued to clean.
Not long after leaving the courtyard, Gu Yuelai came to a slightly empty place and took out a small wooden flute about an inch long. With a gentle blow, the crisp sound of the flute came out.
After about ten breaths, the loud eagle cries came from afar. A white rainbow came through, and Huanxue's beautiful figure hovered over the ancient moon, which showed how fast it was.
"Xiaobai!" Gu Yuelai shouted.
As it landed slowly, Xiaobai rubbed Gu Yuelai's cheek affectionately.
Today, Gu Yue didn't play with Xiaobai much. She climbed onto its back, raised her head, stared at the mountain peak that seemed to have raised the sky, and said, "Xiaobai, take me up."
Nandali Mountain, the highest mountain in the fairy world, is called the top of the fairy world. From the middle of the mountain, it has been covered by ice and snow, soaring straight into the sky, connecting with the sky, making people daunting.
Xiaobai incited his four wings, soared into the sky, and flew towards the top of Dali Mountain with Gu Yue.
As the rise is getting higher and higher, the world is getting smaller and smaller in Gu Yuelai's eyes. Although he lives at the foot of Dali Mountain, Gu Yuelai has never been to the top of Dali Mountain because it is too high. With the snow that never melts all year round, even if Gu Yuelai is still young, he knows that it must be extremely cold. If it is not necessary, he will not want to suffer that sin.
But after listening to the story of our ancestors last night, Gu Yuelai came with a try-out mentality for his mother's health!
Xiaobai did not send Gu Yuelai to the top of the mountain, but left a distance. This was what Gu Yuelai asked him to do. His mother told him that no matter what he did, he must be sincere in his heart. Gu Yue knew that he wanted to climb up with his own strength. He was only six years old and could never do it. All he could do was leave such a small road that could be completed by his own strength. This is his sincerity.
When Gu Yuelai was on Xiaobai's back, he didn't feel anything. Until the moment he came down from it, a biting chill came from all directions, making him shivering. Fortunately, the weather was pretty good today, and even at such a high place, the wind was not too strong.
This place is close to the top of the mountain, and the surrounding area is snow-white, and no plants can be seen.
Gu Yuelai whispered a few words in Xiaobai's ear. Xiaobai stared at him for a moment, and finally nodded, letting him pay attention to safety and flew away directly.
But after staying here for so little while, Gu Yuelai's hands and feet were already numb from the cold. He looked up at the difficult road ahead, his eyes became more and more firmer, and he began to move forward slowly step by step.
The wind was not strong, but it was extremely cold. It was like a knife slashing on his body. Gu Yuelai's face and hands had turned red. He almost used his hands and feet, but he was still very slow. While it was cold, the road was even more difficult to walk. It should be said that there was no road at all. The snow here did not melt all year round and was already as hard as cold iron. This required Gu Yuelai to use more strength to stabilize his body while climbing, because if he was not careful, it would lead to a tragedy.
Sometimes the younger he is, the more obsessed he becomes with what he recognizes. Gu Yuelai is like this. He is determined to make his mother's health better. Even if he only has a glimmer of hope and goes through all his hardships, he is willing to spare no effort to try it.
With faith in mind, Gu Yuelai kept moving forward, his vision gradually began to blur, and his stiff body gradually began to become out of control. Even every breath, the cold air would make his heart and lungs feel a pain. It was at this moment that Gu Yuelai finally saw the top of the mountain, revealing his white teeth. Although it was very painful, he laughed, as if because of seeing hope, a force gushed out of his exhausted body again, supporting him to climb up.
But when Gu Yuelai really climbed to the top of the mountain, no matter how he imagined it before, he would never have thought that this would be the scene on the top of Dali Mountain.
Chapter completed!