"Grandpa, what are you looking at?" Just three years old, Water Elara sat in the soft, warm fluffiness between the big claws of the great Owl, playing with old man Water Zhongmou's snake spirit cane. While gently tapping the old man's back, which could no longer straighten up, from time to time, following the old man's sharp and vigorous eyes, he gazed into the distance, at the Deep Abyss of the beast, which was already tightly wrapped in thick cumulus clouds beneath the ten-thousand-foot cliff, somewhat lost in thought.
"I'm looking at your father and your mother." On the high cliff top, the cold wind was biting. The seven feet long grizzled eyebrows and beard of the old man, Shui Zhongmou, were blown to the back of his head and gathered together with the equally grizzled long hair, making it impossible to tell which was the hair, which was the eyebrows, which was the beard. On a blue elder's robe of the water tribe, a picture of a water snake spirit beast was shaking and whistling with the bitter cold wind.
"Father the king and mother they say that today they have taken many, many brave warriors to a very, very far place to hunt. Really far away, can you see it? Where is it?" "Water Elara asked naively.
"Right there." Old man Shui Zhongmou stretched out his old, withered finger, pointed to a thick cloud far, far away, and smiled at Shui Elara.
"Where is it?" " The little fellow stood up, poked his little head hard into the distance, and with his not-so-mature psychic eyes for a while, naively said, "But I can't see anything. Can you?"
"Good, my little princess, your father the king and your mother have said that they have gone to a very far place to hunt, and of course grandpa can't see it either." Before Shui Zhongmou could go on, the little fellow immediately said, "But you have psychic eyes!"
"Although Grandpa also has psychic eyes, he can see nothing like you, but we can sense their presence with our hearts and pray for them with our hearts to the gods in heaven! Right, my dear little princess."
"Yes! But, Grandpa, Father the king and Uncle the emperor have said so many times that you are not allowed to go up Xuantian Cliff again. He said that there is a strong wind, cold and frost on Xuantian Cliff." Shui Elara looked at Shui Zhongmou with an innocent expression and said this very seriously.
Shui Zhongmou turned back and smiled at Shui Elara, gently stroking the little head pulled up to the sky, and said, "My dear princess Little Elara is growing up!" All know to care about Grandpa's old bones! How sensible!"
"The emperor's uncle told me that old people are prone to illness, especially on the Xuantian Cliff! If I get sick, Grandpa won't be able to play with me, and if grandpa doesn't play with me, I won't be allowed to ride the Five Spirit Owl. Then how could I fly around in the sky? Not fun, not fun at all! I won't let grandpa get sick, won't let grandpa get sick."
Shui Zhongmou turned back to flush water Elara and said with a smile, "What illness has grandpa not had in his life? There's nothing to be afraid of. How could he not play with my little princess? Even if grandpa can't play with you, the Five Owl will be unhappy! Do you think so?"
"Yes! Yes! The Five Owl will be unhappy if no one plays with it, won't it, Five Owl?" "Water Elara chuckled innocently and patted the giant claw of the Sky Owl beside her calf. The owl let out a long chirp, and the sound filled the valley, lingering and echoing.
"Grandpa listen, the Five owl hears it, and it thinks so too! Right, Grandpa!" Hearing the response from the Five Divine Owls of the sky, Water Elara giggled excitedly.
This time, Water Zhongmou held Water Elara in his arms, gently kissed little Elara's little face, and laughed: "Yes, yes. Whatever Elara says is right! Ha ha..."
"Grandpa, what is' prayer '?" Water Elara was serious at the moment, blinking her big, bright eyes and asking.
"Prayer is to pray to the gods in heaven for peace, to pray to heaven to protect people from disaster and danger." Shui Zhongmou laughed and replied.
"Disaster?" What is a 'disaster'? "Water Elara asked seriously.
Shui Zhongmou laughed and said, "You, you'll know when you grow up. Just learn one question a day. Tell grandpa, do you remember what 'prayer' is?"
"Prayer is to pray to the gods in heaven for peace, to pray to heaven to protect people from disaster and danger." said Elara seriously.
"Yeah! How clever! You learned it so quickly! Elara is so good!" Shui Zhongmou was truly amazed by Shui Elara's memory and comprehension abilities. You know, this little fellow is just three years old!
"All right, Your Highness Princess. If you don't return to Elara Palace soon, I'm afraid your imperial uncle will really be in a hurry." Shall we go?"
"Um!" Water Elara nodded, and then, looking up at the top of his head, shouted loudly, "Five Spirits Owl, let's go back to the palace!" Hearing the cry, the Great Owl lowered its head gently, and its two large, bright eyes, shining with golden light, pressed against the head of the water Elara in an instant. At this moment, the water Elara felt that her height was not even comparable to that of an owl's eyes. "Grandpa, carry me up!"
Shui Zhongmou hugged Shui Elara and smiled affectionately, "Hehe... When will you grow up and climb up by yourself?" Looking at a cloud of good fortune rising steadily at the feet of Zhongmou, the grandfather and grandson were already sitting on the soft neck of the Great Owl of the Five Spirits.
"Why do you climb? And I will, like Grandpa, step on the auspicious clouds and fly to the neck of the Five Spirit Owl!" "Water Elara pouted seriously," she said. At that moment, it was seen that the five owls of the sky, with their claws, had a pair of wings that could cover the sky, howling and generating wind, which was much stronger than the bitter 冽冽 wind on the top of the cliff. In an instant, it had risen more than ten feet above the top of the cliff...
"Ha ha... Then Grandpa is going to tell you that practice is a very painful thing. If you want to become like Grandpa, you have to go through a lot of pain. Grandpa asks you, are you afraid of pain?"
Looking at the kind smile of old man Shui Zhongmou, Shui Elara shook her head seriously and pouted her lips and said, "I'm not afraid! Father said that any hardship can be endured! I'm not afraid!"
Old man Shui Zhongmou looked at Shui Elara's innocent and fearless appearance at this moment and couldn't help laughing. On the little princess's forehead, he couldn't help but give a gentle kiss again. "Ha ha... It seems our little princess is a great little warrior too! Well, then Grandpa is waiting for you to put the warrior bracelet on your little wrist as soon as possible. How about that?"
Unexpectedly, Water Elara pouted her lips and said, "No! I will put them on my hand one by one like my father and mother, and then take them off one by one!"
"Huhuo - What a big breath! Well, Grandpa is watching you! Don't let grandpa down, will you?" Old Man Shui Zhongmou, surprised, did not forget to give a little encouragement to the lovely little princess.
"I will never let grandpa down!" shouted Water Elara. You say, right? Five Owl!"
"Chirp --" Hearing this from Water Elara, the Heavenly Five Owls let out another long cry that pierced through the mountains. With a graceful wave of its huge wings, then a circle, slowly through the thick clouds, gradually sliding towards the Elara Palace...
Shui Zhongmou gently stroked Shui Elara's little head and said with a smile, "Did your father and mother often teach you that you must be a great little warrior when you grow up?"
Shui Elara, counting her little fingers, said earnestly, "Father says first be a good warrior, then a warrior, then a martial spot, then a martial pavilion... And then... It is..." Shui Zhongmou said, "Wu Chang." Shui Elara excitedly said, "Yes!" Takeshi! It's Wu Chang! And then comes Minister Wu..." Shui Zhongmou interrupted, "Wu Qing, there's another one ahead. You didn't say it. Think carefully about what it is?" Shui Elara: "It is... Yes... It's Wu Chang..." Shui Zhongmou laughed and said, "Wu Chang, you've already said, what's after Wu Chang?" Shui Elara: "It is... It's Patriarch Wu! Yes, it's Wu Chieftain!" Water Elara, laughing excitedly, clapped and danced.
"Um! Good memory! Wu Qing and then..." Shui Zhongmou asked with a kind smile. Shui Elara frowned at the moment, pondered for a long time, and said, "Then... And then it was... That is... Just..." Shui Zhongmou smiled kindly, "Hehe..." Then there's the Marquis of Wu..." Water Elara suddenly excitedly chimed in: "Yes! Yes! It's Wu Hou! Then there is King Wu, that is my father king, and then there is Uncle Huang! That's right! All right! Giggle..."
Seeing Water Elara laughing so innocently, Water Zhongmou couldn't help laughing too. "Little Elara is so smart! I got it all right! Good memory!" Water Elara giggled: "It's all my father who called me! When I can't remember, I'll secretly ask my mother, and she taught me! Exactly the same! Giggle..."
Shui Zhongmou smiled kindly, "Is that so? Then what else did your mother teach you?" "Water Elara laughed: 'Embroidery! Mother will embroider many, many beautiful patterns, little birds, lotus flowers, orchids, peacocks, nine auspicious birds, daffodils... So, so many! Giggle... It looks great!"
"Oh?" Really? So what will you embroider?" "Shui Zhongmou said lovingly.
"I... I... I can embroider five Owl! Giggle..." Water Elara chuckled innocently.
Shui Zhongmou pretended to be serious this time and said, "Don't deceive grandpa. If you deceive grandpa, you won't be a good kid! Tell Grandpa, do you really know how to embroider the Five Spirit owl?"
Water Elara lowered her little head this time, blushing her little face and said, "This time Elara is lying, Elara still can't embroider..." Seeing tears about to fall, Shui Zhongmou quickly said, "It's okay, Grandpa doesn't blame you, but Elara will learn by himself, right?" Water Elara immediately laughed excitedly, "Mother will teach me... Giggle... I'm sure I'll learn! Right, Five Owl!"
"Chirp - chirp -" A long chirp of the Five Spirits Owl of the sky, Elara Palace has appeared in the Five Spirits Owl's psychic eye.
"Grandpa, what a strong smell of psychic blood! Can you smell it?" "Water Elara's big, bright eyes looked at Water Zhongmou and said.
"Really?" Shui Zhongmou gently cast the spell, but did not detect the slightest smell of the blood of the spirit blood around. "None?"
"Ah --!" Suddenly Elara covered her chest and let out a scream, her face extremely pale, and she fainted in an instant...
"Little Elara! Little Elara --! Five Owl! Hurry back to the palace!"
"Chirp --!" With a rapid, long cry, one of the Five Celestial owls spread its wings and galloped towards Elara Palace.