Chapter 95 Chapter 12 The Story of Cherry Cake

Under the moonlit night sky, the Dongguan Brigade caressed Guan Longer's shoulders. The father and son, one tall and one short, cast long shadows on Yingdu Long Street under the moonlight, and walked slowly towards the city gate.This Dongguan brigade was originally a person who was used to making his home all over the world. At this time, thinking that Princess Long San was waiting in the Song Kingdom, he was in the same mood as Guan Long'er looking forward to seeing her, so the two of them did not delay any longer, and took advantage of the night to leave. After leaving the capital city of Ying, he headed towards the Song Kingdom in the east.

Along the way, the two bought a countryman's ox cart and strolled along the official road. The father and son talked about it, from the profound time travel to the ghosts in the mountains and forests, from the tragic battle of Fengshen. Talking about the five elements escape method of metal, wood, water, fire and earth was very harmonious and pleasant. The father and son have rarely had the chance to get along since Guan Longer was born. This trip to the Song Dynasty unexpectedly gave them many opportunities to talk with each other. In terms of knowledge, he has surpassed Yiyang Xuanyi when he was alive, and he talked about many anecdotes and strange things. Guan Long'er listened with great interest, even when he was sleeping at night, he couldn't bear to sleep, he always wanted Dongguan brigade to say more Strange extraterrestrial wonders.

This Guan Longer has inherited his curiosity about things beyond the times from the Dongguan Brigade, and he is even more interested in hearing about those strange people, biochemical police, and star-arrow race. This trip to the Song Dynasty was a long journey because the two were traveling in an ox cart, but the father and son talked speculatively along the way, and the originally boring trip was lively and interesting. When they reached the border of the Song Dynasty, they still felt unsatisfied. "Actually, as long as you want to talk to me, you can come to me at any time," said the Dongguan Brigade at last. "No matter where I am, as long as you think of me, you can come to me at any time."

Hearing what his father said, Guan Long'er's eyes flashed with excitement, and he nodded with a smile. The State of Song was a moderately powerful country in the Spring and Autumn Period. As early as a hundred years ago, in the era of Song Xianggong, there was a short period of glory. Although the national power at this time was not as good as that of Chu, Qi, Jin, Qin, etc., it was still strong. , still has a high status among the small countries, and even big countries such as Qi and Chu dare not ignore it. The Dongguan Brigade took Guan Long'er across the border of Song State, and after a while, they arrived at Suiyang City of Song State. This is where Princess Long San lived on land this time.

Not long after entering the city of Suiyang, after walking among the crowd for a while, a few shrimp soldiers from the Donghai Dragon Clan came over and led the father and son of the Dongguan Brigade to a small manor in the south of the city. Walking into the manor, I saw an elegant bamboo forest in the manor. After walking for a while, I saw a bamboo house. The Dongguan brigade gently opened the curtain, and saw Princess Longsan sitting cross-legged relaxedly by the window. . Seeing the Dongguan Brigade leading Guan Long'er in, Princess Long San's eyes shone with joy, but her expression was still indifferent.

"You are here." Guan Longer cheered, and rushed to Princess Longsan, hugging her tightly like a spoiled child. "Mother!" Dongguan Brigade sat down next to Princess Long San and chatted with her for a while. Guan Longer who was on the side had gotten acquainted with Dongguan Brigade in the past few days and was used to chatting with him endlessly. Princess Long San asked What happened between the two of them in the Xingjian Wasteland, the East Pass Brigade didn't need to say too much, because Guan Long'er was talking enthusiastically, and he had already explained the whole story clearly.

Princess Long San heard the tragic battle that took place in the Star Arrow Wasteland. Even though it was just Guan Long'er's narration, she was dazzled. She was the number one general of the Dragon Clan in the East China Sea back then. Although she hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time, But hearing the details of this strange battle, I still enjoy it. After narrating for a while, Guan Long'er also mentioned the scene where he killed Ying Hei Ling with a stick. Although his relationship with this demon prince had long passed, he heard the news of his death at this moment, especially when Guan Long died. Princess Long San still sighed unceasingly.

This family of three has a rare chance to get together, and it is the first time in history that such a warm scene has occurred. I saw Dongguan Brigade and Long San Princess smiling, listening to Guan Longer talking about some trivial things, The two occasionally looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was harmonious and warm. After chatting for a while, the Dongguan Brigade suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile. "Why didn't you come to Chu to visit me this time, but came to Song?" He looked at Princess Longsan tenderly and held her hand gently. "Is there any important matter to deal with in Song Dynasty?"

Princess Long San nodded, indicating that what he said was not wrong. "When I landed this time, besides coming to pick up Long'er, I really have other things to deal with," she said leisurely. Go to Chu State to help you, so that's why the 'real man' took him away. And I haven't come to land for a long time, and I didn't plan to pick up Long'er, because Long'er is old enough, he will naturally deal with anything, and he is driving a Dinghai needle, and he is a thousand-hundred-strong army I can't help him, and I don't have to worry about it.

If it wasn't for something really important, I really wouldn't have come to land! " "That's true!" The Dongguan Brigade smiled bitterly, "I thought you were here to see me." "Didn't I tell you?" Princess Long San patted his hand lightly, and said softly: "As long as you miss me and Long Er, feel free to come to the shore of the East China Sea. As long as you arrive, I will know immediately , so we can meet each other? Why care about such trifling worldly rituals? All in all, I came here to take a look after I received important news, knowing that there is news that our Dragon Clan has been pursuing for a long time in Song Dynasty. "

"Oh?" The Dongguan Brigade raised its eyebrows and asked curiously, "What news has been traced for a long time?" Princess Long San sighed softly, but her expression was a little sad. "It's an old man, and also my dearest relative," Princess Long San sighed, "This time we found my long-lost eldest sister in the Song Dynasty, she is also Princess Long of the Dragon Clan of the East China Sea." As she spoke, she stood up slowly, took the hands of Dongguan Brigade and Guan Long'er, and walked to the door of the bamboo house. "It's just that we haven't seen each other for many years, and things have changed. Now she..." Third Princess Long sighed again, with a sad expression on her face. "Alright, I'll let you meet her too." Regarding the past of this princess of the Dragon Clan, Dongguan Brigade had heard a little bit about it when she was in the Dragon Clan of the East China Sea. She knew that this Princess Dragon Clan was also an outstanding figure in the Dragon Clan back then, but she later fell in love with a man on land, but she entrusted her to someone else. In the end, it ended up being emotionally traumatized, and eventually I didn't know where to end. Love to the depths, love for the gods. This may be the best footnote to the emotional world of the dragon princesses. Princess Long San led Dongguan Brigade and Guan Long'er to the back of the manor, and saw a room larger than the bamboo house where Princess Long San lived. When she walked into the house, she saw that the house was empty. No, there is only a spacious bamboo bed in the middle, and a woman in white sits on it. I saw the woman with her back to the crowd, accompanied by a crab-shaped mother-in-law, but a helpless expression appeared on her carapace-shaped face. Third Princess Long walked over slowly, looked at Princess Long on the bamboo bed, and asked the Granny Crab in a low voice. "How's it going today? Is my eldest sister feeling better?" The Mrs. Crab shook her head and said helplessly. "What else can I do? It's just that sentence, except for that sentence, it's still that sentence." The Dongguan Brigade looked at Princess Long sitting on the bed in surprise. The Third Princess Long sighed softly, walked around the bamboo bed, and sat in front of Princess Long. Holding Guan Long'er's hand, the Dongguan Brigade also quietly followed Princess Long and walked in front of Princess Long. Just seeing the face of Princess Long, Dongguan Brigade was startled. Her face was thin and thin, but her face was full of wrinkles, her eyes were completely lifeless, like a person who lost his soul and could only walk around like a corpse. She stared straight at her, as if nothing in the world could reach her mind. However, leaving those wrinkles aside, Dongguan Brigade looked at her face carefully for a while, but found that it seemed to have a familiar feeling, as if he had seen her somewhere before. But this is absolutely impossible, because the Dongguan Brigade has a very good memory, as long as it is someone who has seen it, it is rare to forget it, especially a person with a strange appearance like Princess Long, it is even more impossible to forget . It's just that the familiar feeling of brows still looms in my mind. "Eldest sister, how are you today?" Third Princess Long held Princess Long's hand and said softly, "I brought my child and husband-in-law to see you." It's just that Princess Long seemed to ignore her words, she just stared into the distance without any reaction. The East Gate Brigade looked at him cautiously, and after a long time, they asked in a low voice. "She...is she always like this?" "When we found her in the market of the Song Dynasty, she was like this, and it has been eighteen years since she lost contact with the Dragon Clan. My eldest sister and I and my second sister are very different in age, almost enough to be the mother of both of us. So many things happened to her in her early years, we only found out later. Before she disappeared, people in the Dragon Clan only knew that she had fallen in love with a man from Chu State and had a child. Later, because the man betrayed her, they didn't know what happened. All they knew was that she was driven crazy. He has been missing since then. Moreover, when the members of the Dragon Clan learned about all this and planned to seek revenge on the man, they realized that the man had already been killed because of his revenge. As for whether it was the eldest sister who killed him, no one knew anymore. " "You said, Princess Long gave birth to a child?" Dongguan Brigade thought for a while and asked curiously: "Haven't you looked for him?" "Back when the eldest sister eloped with a man on land, the Dragon Clan regarded it as a great shame, and they never mentioned it on weekdays," Princess Long San said with a helpless smile: "And you know it too? People in the Wang family hate people on land. , so even if it is the flesh and blood of the princess of the dragon clan, as long as it has the blood of the land people, it will be regarded as a different kind by the people in the clan, let alone treat him well, and sometimes even find a chance to kill him. Before the eldest sister disappeared, she must have known about it, so I don’t know what arrangement she made. After she disappeared, the child was also missing. Who it was and where it went has long been a mystery that can never be solved..." When she said this, thinking of the fate of this elder sister, she sighed again.At this moment, a little girl came in from the door, holding a bamboo basket in her hand, the crab mother-in-law saw her, and quickly waved and said. "You bought it? Come here!" The little girl came over with the bamboo basket, and she did not see any unusual movements, but Princess Long who was sitting on the bed seemed to be struck by lightning, her eyes began to light up, her breathing became short of breath, and she rolled and crawled on the ground. Jumping from the bed to the little girl. "Mine! Mine! Give it to me! It's mine!" Granny Crab seemed to be accustomed to such situations, she skillfully grabbed the bamboo basket, walked around the bed, and placed the bamboo basket on the edge of the bed. "Here, you have to come here obediently, and I will give it to you!" I saw that Princess Long was in a daze instead of the previous sluggishness, with a very anxious expression on her face, she crawled to the front of Mother Crab and said repeatedly. "Give it to me! I want it! I want it!" Princess Long San shook her head gently, and walked slowly to Mother Crab's side.I saw the mother crab opened the bamboo basket, and what she took out was a pure white cake. On the cake, there are bright red cherries. Seeing such cakes, Dongguan Brigade's eyes suddenly widened, and his whole figure froze like a clay sculpture or wood carving. Just because he is quite familiar with this piece of pastry, and also because this piece of pastry is connected with a period of his childhood memories. This piece of pastry is a dessert sold by a well-known pastry shop "Yunzhong Junpu" in Yingdu City, Chu State: Cherry Cake. I saw that Princess Long's eyes seemed to be burning brightly, and when Mother Crab took out the cherry cake, her whole body seemed to brighten up suddenly, with a gentle smile on her face, sweeping away the previous dullness. Then she carefully, as if she was taking the most precious thing in the world, put the piece of cherry cake in her hand, and then began to speak softly as if she had a speaking partner in front of her. "Come... Mommy feeds you...don't be in a hurry, because there are still a lot, you can eat slowly..." In the silent bamboo room, everyone watched with bated breath as she spoke softly to the void, while "feeding" the object in the void, eating the cherry cake bit by bit. While feeding, he gently caressed with his hands, as if he was stroking someone's hair, as if there was really a person there, enjoying the cherry cake happily. From a high point of view, the object of the dragon princess's caress should be a child. She has a gentle expression, and her expression is completely normal and loving mother, humming a tender cradle song, watching the child happily eating cherry cake. Seeing such a scene, Princess Long San couldn't help but her eyes turned red, and said with a choked up voice. "This piece of cherry cake is probably the last memory of her and her baby? After we found her, she didn't say a word, and she didn't know anyone. The only thing she remembered was that at this moment every day, Feed her baby cherry cake..." As she spoke, she couldn't help but wiped her tears with her sleeves, and when she turned her head, she saw the stunned expression of the Dongguan brigade. Princess Long San felt a little strange, so she asked casually. "What's wrong with you? Why do you have the expression of seeing a ghost?" The moment Princess Long took the cherry cake, many scenes and pictures had answers in an instant. somewhat familiar. He had indeed never seen Princess Long before, and he was familiar with her appearance because the Dongguan Brigade had seen a face that was quite similar to hers. A face that was runny and filthy like it hadn't been washed in three months. Dysentery ghost. An old friend, Diarrhea Ghost, who died unfortunately in his youth, was still thinking about "Cherry Cake" every day before his death. When the Dongguan Brigade first entered the capital city of Ying, he and a group of little beggars were captured by Dou Ziyu, an important minister of Chu State. A kind-hearted man, but always thinking about his mother's dysentery ghost. Diarrhea Ghost is an orphan and doesn't know who his parents are. The only memory of his mother is "My mother is very beautiful and loves me very much, and she said that one day she will come back and take me to eat cherry cake..." In the memory of the dysentery ghost, he only remembers his mother as the most beautiful woman in the world, and the deepest memory of his mother is a piece of fragrant and delicious cherry cake. However, until the dysentery ghost was decapitated in the prison of Chu State and ended his short life as a teenager, he still couldn't taste the cherry cake that his mother personally brought him that time. The tomb of the dysentery ghost was buried on a wasteland in Yingdu City of Chu State. At the beginning, Dongguan Lu and Hu'er stole a few pieces of cherry cake to worship him. Later, many accidents happened. , and never thought of this little friend who I met by chance in my youth. Now, there should be grass growing on the grave of the dysentery ghost, right? Does he, who has long been buried in the loess, still miss his mother? Princess Long San stared at him, thought for a while, and asked again. "What are you thinking?" The East Gate Brigade sighed softly, and briefly recounted the time when he met the dysentery ghost. He said that when he was alive, he always wanted his mother to come back to see him and take him to eat cherry cake again. Princess Long San couldn't help but shed tears in a daze. It's just that Princess Long beside her didn't know when it started, but she had already returned to her stupid appearance. Perhaps in her delusional space, she has already fed her beloved son the cherry cake, so what she is waiting for is to enjoy the cherry cake happily with him next time. Seeing Princess Long's numb expression, Third Princess Long pondered for a while, then wiped away her tears and said with a faint smile. "I want to take her to Chu State to worship her son once." She has always been quick and decisive in dealing with affairs, not long after she said this, she really prepared the chariots and horses, settled all the accompanying mothers, Ya Huan, and brought Princess Long back to Chu State again. Not a few days later, the group arrived at Yingdu. When they first entered Yingdu, it was the morning when the east was first exposed, and the air was fresh under the slightly dark sky, with the fragrance of dew. Relying on memory, the Dongguan Brigade led the crowd to a mass grave near the city not long after. Back then, together with Hu'er, he dug a hole for the dysentery ghost and buried it in this place.