Seven Strings in Dreams

The first half of Wulan's life was a tragedy.

When she was ten years old, her parents fell off a cliff and died. All they left for Wulan was a strange animal horn, which was only as long as her little finger. Wulan put a rope through it and hung it around her neck.

Wulan's mother is a foreigner, and foreigners cannot live in this place for a long time. If they live here for a long time, their bodies will gradually have various problems. In short, their bodies will get worse day by day until they run out of energy.

Some people say that this is a punishment from God, a mysterious curse. Some people say that it is the land and water that determine the people. Others say that it is because of the poisonous insects and fog in the mountains... In short, there are all kinds of explanations, but there is no solution. The only way is for outsiders to stay away from here. And it is best for the tribe members not to leave or even betray the entire tribe. All those who leave the tribe will not have a good ending. As for what the consequences will be, only the older generation of the tribe knows. Once a young person chooses to leave the tribe forever. Then he must go to the high priest, sign a blood contract and swear that he will never reveal the secrets of the tribe. No matter what happens, the consequences are at your own risk and you must never come back for help...

In those days, Aji from Wulan often went into the mountains to collect herbs for the sake of his wife's health. One time, he discovered a mysterious valley with precious herbs growing on the cliffs on both sides. It was a place with few people and every step was dangerous.

The animal horn that Wulan is wearing on his chest now was obtained by Wulan's Aji from that mysterious place. Wulan still doesn't know the origin of the animal horn. But as long as he carries the animal horn into the mountains, those vicious beasts will avoid Wulan, and some small beasts will even take the initiative to lead Wulan and get close to him.

After Wulan's Aji got the horn, he sawed it into two pieces, gave the smaller one to Wulan and the larger one to his wife. During that period, Wulan's Aji often went into the mountains and brought back a lot of medicinal herbs and prey, and the family's conditions improved. However, the good times did not last long. Wulan's Aji accidentally fell off a cliff while collecting herbs and died.

Wulan's mother was also a brilliant person in the past, but she fell in love with a man of a different race, so she stayed in this small fishing village where she suffered a lot.

Her husband had not returned for many days. Wulan's mother relied on the clues left by her husband, took the poison left by her husband to restrain poisonous insects, and wore animal horns to go up the mountain. Because of the effect of the animal horns, she did not encounter too many dangers on the way up the mountain, and soon found the place where her husband fell off the cliff. There was only a tattered coat, some tools for collecting herbs, and an extinguished fire. At that time, Wulan secretly followed her mother and watched her mother crying in pain while holding Aji's clothes. Wulan covered her mouth and hid behind the tree, not daring to go out.

Wulan still remembers clearly that her mother cried for most of the day, wiped her tears, stood up, walked to the edge of the cliff, and jumped down without hesitation. The ten-year-old Wulan rushed out and called out to her mother. At that time, she wanted to ask her mother why she followed Aji without hesitation. She knew that her mother loved her, but Aji was her mother's life.

Ten-year-old Wulan sat on the edge of the cliff for a day and a night. Finally, she kowtowed three times and then went back. From then on, Wulan was even more despised by the villagers. She became a disaster that everyone avoided. There were only two people in the village who were willing to talk to her and treat her as a friend. One was Wulan's current husband, and the other was the current high priest.

Wulan always thought that she had tried her best. She tried hard to learn to be a good mother, and even chose to spend her life with someone she didn't love. This was because she didn't want to be like her mother, who would abandon her children for love one day. Because she didn't love her husband, she didn't care at all. Wulan was willing to give most of her love in this life to these children, even if some of them were not her own children. In her heart, she secretly left a corner for the man who once loved her deeply and whom she also loved deeply. But unexpectedly, in the end, she was still wrong. Isn't Liya's extremeness now just like herself back then. It's just that Liya complained and resisted hysterically, while she was calm, rational and even indifferent back then...

Wulan has been living in guilt. She feels that she has not only ruined her life, but also caused two of her former friends to become enemies because of her. Now she can't even protect her beloved child.

Isn't Wulan's life a joke? She has been deprived of her parents' love and family affection since she was young. She destroyed her love and lost her friendship when she was young. Now that she is middle-aged, is she going to watch her daughter die?

Wulan was disheartened and on the verge of collapse.

The past events came to her mind, and she regretted her decision. Wulan did not hear what Liya said next. She was lost in the past and could not extricate herself.

Liya actually asked Wulan a question. In order to get the answer she wanted, Liya untied the cloth that sealed Wulan's mouth. Unfortunately, Wulan was absent-minded and did not hear Liya's question. She did not even notice when Liya got up and left.

After Liya left, she said hello to Nuomin, squatted on the beach to wet her towel, and then returned to Wulan. Wulan was still the same, without any change. If Wulan could wake up, she would find that there was a hint of fear, a hint of hope, and a hint of entanglement in Liya's eyes.

Leah pulled off the veil on Wulan's face, picked up the wet handkerchief in her hand, and gently wiped Wulan's cheek.

If someone sees this scene at this time, they must feel it is very warm and touching. It is like a well-behaved and sensible daughter wiping away the tears from the face of her sad mother.

However, the truth was not like that. Every time Liya wiped it, the hatred in her heart increased. Liya always thought that everyone around her was like her, tortured by the curse of the tribe, and endured the pain of having their skin cut by knife after knife. However, the reality was cruel.

When Liya wiped off the totem painted on Wulan's face bit by bit, she realized that everyone around her was deceiving her.

Liya was hoping for the best. She first gently wiped off half of Wulan's totem, and it turned out to be just as she thought. The totems on Wulan's face were all fake, and there was no trace of scratches on her face. Liya prayed in her heart that she was Ali's daughter, so maybe Wulan loved beauty as much as she did when she was young. But God did not hear Liya's prayers, and there was no flaw on the other side of Wulan's face.

When Liya saw this flawless face, an indescribable smile appeared on her face. Wulan's face was simply impeccable. If Liya had not seen Wuna's face the day before, she would not have doubted her own Ali. Wulan's face, which looked only in her early twenties, was 90% similar to Wuna's. No, it should be said the other way around. Wuna's appearance was exactly like Wulan in front of her. Wulan in front of her was a little more fragile and feminine. Wuna, on the other hand, was as cute, cold and noble as a girl.

At this moment, the two faces merged together and appeared in front of Leah.

Liya was sure that she didn't look like Aji. She had always thought it was because she looked like Ali. At this moment, she couldn't control her hand and slapped Wulan hard. After this slap, Wulan completely woke up!

Wulan's fair and tender cheeks were visibly swollen, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Wulan: "Liya, what are you doing?"

Every word Wulan spoke moved the wound on her face, and the pain made her break out in a sweat.

Liya: "You should be thankful that I trimmed my nails today to catch the beach. Otherwise, I would have ruined your face."

Wulan then discovered that Liya was holding a handkerchief in her hand. The color on the handkerchief was obviously a fake totem that she had painted on her face. Wulan knew that sooner or later, the lie would be exposed, but she didn't expect that the person who exposed it all was Liya.

I don't know whether to say Wulan is lucky or unlucky. Liya always likes to study poisonous insects and poisonous plants, and often hides poison in her nails. Liya's poisons are not very powerful, they can only be used for self-defense. But after all, it is poison, if you are hit, you will suffer.

Wulan: "Liya, listen to my explanation!"

Liya: "I beg you, please shut up. Do you know that your face is swollen like a pig's head and looks so ugly? You can't even speak clearly. Please shut up!"

Nuomin: "Liya, are you ready? Ah Xi and the others are almost there! Let's get ready!"

Leah: "Okay, come right over!"

Leah considerately helped Wulan put on the veil.

Liya: "Wulan, you are so ugly now that it makes me want to vomit. There are no men here, who are you showing your innocent and aggrieved face to? From today on, we will go our separate ways and no one will care about each other. I won't tell Aji that you did something to let him down. Don't block my way!"

Wulan: "No, it's not what you think. I have never let you down, Aji!"

Liya didn't hear clearly what Wulan said, but she roughly understood what Wulan wanted to express.

Nuomin: "Liya, it's time for us to leave!"

Wulan twisted her body and tried to stop Liya, but Liya stepped on Wulan's back.

Leah: "Don't touch me, I think you're dirty!"

Then, Leah kicked Ulan away again.

Wulan's health has been declining in recent years. Fortunately, he still has half of his blood in his body, which can properly dissolve the erosion of some local poisonous insects and poisonous fog on his body.

Wulan never believed in the so-called curse, so she occasionally went into the mountains over the years. She had noticed the changes in her body a long time ago, and she knew very well that she would not suffer as much as her mother, but she would not have fish scales on her face and body like her tribe members.

Liya's kicks were not light, and Ulan lay on the ground without trying to stop her.