A long time ago, there was an unknown mountain here. On the top of the mountain was an old dragon pool, with water deep into the East China Sea.

Whenever there is a drought, the pond water will rise in mist and form clouds and rain, watering the flowers, trees and crops.

Therefore, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the flowers and fruits are abundant, and the people of Li live and work in peace and contentment.

But I don't know since when, a giant turtle appeared in the old dragon pond.

There will no longer be clouds, mist or rain down this mountain.

From then on, the grass and trees withered, the flowers withered, and the birds and animals scattered.

Only the shameless bat acted as the turtle's pawn.

When the peach blossoms bloom, swarms of bats clear the way, and turtles descend the mountain with clouds and mist.

It drank the blood of mules and horses when it was thirsty, and ate ox liver when it was hungry. It harmed a hundred cows and horses at one time, and then returned to Longtan to dry its belly in the sun.

When the chrysanthemums were blooming, they went down the mountain with clouds and mist with the bats. At this season, they no longer harmed the cattle and horses. Instead, they drank the blood of boys when they were thirsty, and ate the hearts and livers of girls when they were hungry. They harmed both boys and girls at once.

Hundreds of people returned to the old dragon pool and huddled up.

As a result, within hundreds of miles around the mountain, the population is sparsely populated, the land is barren, and the remaining people are the old, weak, sick and disabled.

They live in fear every day.

There is a village at the foot of this mountain called Baimaguan, where two siblings, Bai Lian and Bai Yuan, live.

Their mother passed away when they were still ignorant; their father passed away when they just became sensible.

Before his father died, he called his younger brother to him and told them: The old monk who came down from the mountain once said that if a clever virgin girl embroidered a hundred goshawks and released them together, she could blind the turtle's eyes.

, eat all the turtle's meat to eliminate this evil.

Keeping Bai Lian and Bai Yuan firmly in mind, they have determined since childhood to eliminate harm for the people.

They hid tightly in the cave while the turtle came down the mountain.

After the turtle returned to the mountain, he devoted himself to planting mulberries, raising silkworms, drawing silk, and weaving silk.

Whenever she has free time, Bai Lian learns embroidery.

When they were fourteen or fifteen years old, they had drawn enough colorful silk and woven enough white brocade silk. Bai Lian tried to embroider a golden-winged bird, and the golden-winged bird fluttered and flew into the sky.

So the younger brother held a spear in his hand to monitor the movement of the turtle, while Bai Lian was embroidering the goshawk in the house.

She woke up at midnight and slept in the middle of the night, forgetting to eat or sleep. Every day, a majestic fly with swiveling eyes appeared on the snow-white silk.

Every time she embroidered one, Bai Lian locked it in the cabinet, fearing that it would run away.

She embroidered ninety-nine goshawks for ninety-nine days in a row. She saw that if she embroidered one more, the little brother's wish would come true. The mountains would be filled with flowers and fruits, and people would be able to live and work in peace and contentment again.

At this moment, a bat spied the news and flew quietly to report the turtle.

It was dawn and Bai Yuan was sleeping. The turtle Shi Yun came to the village in front of the village, aimed at Bai Lian's embroidery room, and blew out three demonic winds, blowing open the door and the flower window.

Bai Lian felt dizzy, stopped sewing in her hands, and fell to the ground.

Bai Yuan, who was awakened by the sound of the wind, saw that the situation was not good, so he carried his sister into the cave.

After Bai Lian woke up, her beautiful eyes were blind, and the last goshawk was not finished. The young lady and brother hugged each other and cried bitterly, but they were not discouraged.

Bai Yuan traveled all over the country to seek medical treatment for his sister.

That day he went out to seek medical treatment again. Lu Shang met a hundred-year-old farmer who told him: There is a kind of snow grape in the distant Himalayas. Deaf people can hear after eating it, and blind people can see after eating it. There is no cure.

sick.

After Bai Yuan told his sister the good news, he immediately set off to pick snow grapes.

The elder sister pulled him into her arms. It would take three years just to walk. If there is bitter wine, let the elder sister take it by herself. How could you endure so many hardships at such a young age?

"Bai Yuan did not listen to his sister's advice and insisted on going. He entrusted his sister to a hundred-year-old farmer, packed his luggage and said goodbye to his home. He walked one journey after another, day after day. He walked sideways into the forest, wearing a

He walked across the cliff and clung to the deep stream under the kudzu vines. His clothes were ragged and his hair was as disheveled as grass.

After passing the strange rock hill, he suddenly heard a roar. He climbed up on the strange rock and looked up, and saw a tiger with cold eyes swaggering past.

, Don’t suffer hardship at such a young age. If a tiger sees you, it will be difficult for your siblings to see each other again!

"Bai Yuan was not timid, and still climbed forward. When he was crossing the Chinese pine forest, a strong wind shook the sky and the earth. He hid sideways in the tree hole and took a look. He saw that a hundred-jin heavy eagle had caught a wild sheep.

, whistling and flying over. The old pine tree opened its mouth and said to him: "Baiyuan, please go back. Don't suffer at such a young age. If the hundred-jin eagle sees you, it will be difficult for you to return home again!"

"Bai Yuan was not timid, and continued to climb and move forward... After walking one journey after another, day after day, Bai Yuan finally came to the Himalayas. On the top of the white-capped snow mountain, he saw the green

The vines had green leaves, and they found the watery amethyst snow grapes. Facing the cold wind and walking on the ice and snow, he made a basket with vines and filled it with snow grapes. He carried the basket back and forth regardless of fatigue.

On the way, all the patients, including the deaf, blind, disabled, and tuberculosis, recovered from their illness after eating the snow grapes he presented. Soon, he returned to his hometown and let his sister eat the snow grapes, and their eyes immediately became brighter without even having to kiss them.

Despite all the hard work, my younger brother focused on the white silk, flying needles and threads, and finished embroidering the hundredth goshawk in just half a day.