Chapter 268: Jiangnan · Xishi

She walked step by step towards Zhu Hongmen, with firm steps, confidence, and full of strength.

And with each step, the pressure of the Zhu Hong Gate grew stronger. The two tall doors seemed like two icebergs pressing on her heart, and the cold breath was more than ten or a hundred times stronger than the harsh weather in Jiangnan. She felt her limbs stiff and unable to move. If she had not been determined, she might have been shattered. However, she still struggled to drag her heavy footsteps forward step by step, and two deep grooves were dragged out of the green bricks she walked through, like creases rolled by tanks.

Lin Keqing felt like it had been a century, until she was covered in crimson before realizing that she had arrived.

The feeling this time was different from last time. The bloody aura on the vermilion gate submerged her like a flood, and she was like a small blade of grass caught in a vortex, spinning and spinning involuntarily, and then losing consciousness.

I don't know how long it was, but she woke up slowly.

I found myself lying next to a small stream, the water clear to the bottom, with silver fish with fingers running through like arrows. The green grass at the bottom of the water swayed with the flowing water, with strands of light gauze flowing in between, and the other end of the gauze wrapped around her hand.

She looked from afar and saw that this was an ancient small village with beautiful mountains and waters, infinite scenery, and simple villagers coming and going, with sincere laughter and joy.

Lin Keqing watched all of this and didn't know how to react, because the people here were dressed in coarse cloth ancient costumes and unfamiliar dialect, all indicating that she had traveled through time

She quickly touched her face, her skin soft and smooth as grease. Jade hands are delicate and as soft as bones.

It's clearly not her body

Lin Keqing pinched her hand, and a faint red mark appeared on her fair and snowy skin.

But it disappeared in an instant.

Too fast to be true.

In the sea of knowledge, the spiritual meteorite and the small tower are nowhere to be seen.

She suspected it was an illusion, but she kicked the pebbles under her feet, and the pebbles fell into the river with a crisp "thud" sound, even the ripples were so natural. If this was an illusion, it would be too realistic.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman appeared on the road at the village entrance, with a friendly smile and waving at herself.

Lin Keqing realized that this woman may be her current relative.

I didn't know how to respond when suddenly I heard the body make a call similar to 'Madam' or 'Mother'.

Lin Keqing was startled, but then she became happy again, which showed that she had not traveled through time and space, but had traveled to someone else's memory.

With this thought, she regained her self-control, as if freeing herself from constraints and floating out of her body.

Only then did I realize how stunning the girl I had just possessed was.

The beauty of the country and the fragrance of the sky cannot be described as breathtaking. Truly natural and unadorned, clear water produces lotus flowers.

In Xiaoqing Mountain, she had met many female cultivators of the Immortal Sect, all of whom were "fairies". However, compared to this girl, she was also dull and unremarkable. Even though she had always been confident in her appearance, she had to admit that she was somewhat inferior to her.

The girl was innocent and romantic. Upon hearing her mother's call, she quickly picked up the wooden basin by the stream and tied up the light gauze in the water. Her every move is pure and charming, all of which are naturally formed. Even her clothes and hairpins are breathtakingly beautiful.

She was so beautiful and innocent, and Lin Keqing caught a glimpse of that woman before. She seemed like two people, one too sad and the other too bright.

Thinking about it, this village is poor and backward, and her family conditions may not be very good. In such an ancient time without human rights, beauty may also be a sin.

The girl walked happily for a few steps, but suddenly stopped and the wooden pot "clanged" to the ground. She also collapsed softly in the grass by the roadside.

Her mother saw from a distance and quickly rushed over.

The girl seemed to have a heart attack, but she remained calm and composed. Adjusting his breathing, his pale face quickly regained its color, like fragile glass, crystal clear.

Although Lin Keqing knew that this girl was sick, he couldn't help but say that she was too perfect, which was a kind of deficiency in itself. However, this illness made her beauty shine brightly.

Lin Keqing suddenly had a heart flutter and opened his eyes in disbelief.

She couldn't guess which one it was, the small stream washing gauze and the peerless beauty with heart disease.

There is a well-known peerless beauty in history, born in Zhuji Zhuluo Village in ZJ. She is called Xishi because she lives in the west of the village, with the small character Yiguang. Her appearance is like that of a heavenly fairy. It is said that when washing gauze, river fish sink when they see her, hence the saying "sinking fish".

In fact, just by looking at this peerless beauty that is comparable to a firefly, one can tell that the girl in front of them is undoubtedly Xishi.

The young girl Xishi couldn't see her, so she took a deep breath and gained strength. She took two pills similar to "quick acting heart saving pills" from her purse and put them in her mouth. She swallowed them gently and after a few minutes, she regained her energy and got up from the ground.

Shi's mother probably knew that something like this would happen to her at any moment. When she fell, she flew like the wind and held Xi Shi tightly in her arms, repeatedly saying that God had blessed her.

Lin Keqing couldn't believe how she gave birth to such a beautiful daughter, Xi Shi, when he saw that Shi's mother had an ordinary appearance, just like an ordinary village woman.

I can't help but think of a legend about pearls.

It is said that Xi Shi was originally the pearl in Chang'e's palm in the Moon Palace. Upon the order of the Jade Emperor, she descended to earth to save the people of Wu and Yue from the suffering of years of war. Pearl is her embodiment.

Lin Keqing doesn't know if Xishi is a pearl, but she knows that her family is very poor and Xishi's health is not good. However, her father is kind and her mother loves her, and her life is simple and happy.

She couldn't leave the illusion and could only be with Xishi by her side, experiencing everything about her.

Just like in history, not long after, King Goujian of Yue sent his official Fan Li to search for beautiful women to present to the King of Wu. Fan Li came to admire the beauty of Xi Shi.

The following story is the famous allusion of "Goujian lay on the firewood and tasted gall, while Fuchai's beautiful appearance caused harm to the country".

Lin Keqing's understanding of this period of history is limited to a few words in historical books. Seeing with one's own eyes is even more thrilling and thought-provoking.