There are so many mysteries, not to mention that Qi Daoyuan, an outsider, can't figure it out, and the people of the five clans are also puzzled.

It is said that the patriarch of the five clans had secretly investigated the matter, and later he didn't know if he found out anything, so he kept silent about the matter of the holy beast from then on, and many people in the clan also asked, but without exception, they were all reprimanded and scolded by the patriarch.

In the long run, naturally no one dared to mention this matter again.

Due to this deliberate dilution, as the older generation gradually withered, the people of the five clans naturally knew less and less about the holy beast, only knowing that it was the mount of the legendary leader, and almost no one knew about the subsequent holy beast rebellion.

Even if Qi Daoyuan has the heart to explore now, but the world has changed, and the person involved has long been weathered with the passage of time, and he will not be reincarnated in the soil, so it seems that these mysteries will not be solved in a short time.

However, there was an impulse in his heart to understand the ins and outs of the events as soon as possible, and his intuition told him that this matter had a huge relationship with whether they could successfully complete the Southern Xinjiang Trial.

Perhaps, except for the patriarch of the five clans back then, only the holy beast that was the initiator could know the truth behind it.

When he thought of this, Qi Daoyuan couldn't help but ask Huaxi: "Patriarch Huaxi, take the liberty of asking, I don't know what the current state of the noble holy beast is, is it still sealed?"

Hearing this, a trace of unnaturalness flashed on Huaxi's face, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Uh...... The nine-tailed holy beast of our clan has been ...... since it was sealed by the previous patriarch It's been in a deep sleep, and I don't know exactly where it's sealed. ”

Huaxi's words were a little stammering, obviously not true.

Not to mention that she was not good at hiding her thoughts, her expression and tone had already shown that she was hiding something, and she said that she didn't know the location of the holy beast's seal, as if she was afraid that Qi Daoyuan would go to explore, which was even more weird.

As the head of a clan, how could she be ignorant of such a vital existence as a holy beast?

Even if the previous patriarch didn't want the clansmen to know the secrets of the holy beast for some reason, they had a history of rebellion after all, and even if they had been sealed, it was like a timed **.

If one day they break through the seal, but their sanity is still not clear, with the fading witchcraft of the patriarch, how can they stop the mad holy beast?

Based on this consideration, the previous patriarch would definitely not rot the secret of the holy beast in his stomach and bring it to the grave, but would inevitably explain it to his successor in case of trouble.

So Huaxi's remarks just now are quite interesting.

Qi Daoyuan didn't know if she was covering it up because of his identity as an outsider, or if she had any other concerns. Since the other party didn't want to say, he didn't continue to ask, but his interest in continuing to talk had faded a lot.

Qi Daoyuan casually found a few irrelevant topics to chat about for a while, and decided to leave, but Huaxi obviously didn't feel the alienation revealed in Qi Daoyuan's words, and still said enthusiastically: "Your guest and your friends have removed such a big trouble for my Li clan, and I, as the patriarch, should entertain you, I wonder if you can bring your friends to come and let the Li clan fulfill the friendship of the landlord?"

Qi Daoyuan thought to himself, I came with sincerity, but you hid something from me, so wouldn't this meal taste very tasteless?

"The kindness of the Huaxi patriarch, I received it on behalf of my fellow disciples. Since we know that in addition to the Li nationality, there are other four ethnic groups in this southern Xinjiang, we also want to travel and come to the nobles as guests in the future. ”

The meaning of Qi Daoyuan's words is very clear, and his attitude is also very resolute, although Huaxi is straightforward, but he is not dull, he naturally knows that this is a disguised refusal, so he didn't force it anymore, but he was a little puzzled where he said the wrong thing, why did he feel that the other party's attitude became a little strange?

Perhaps in her heart, the matter of the holy beast was a secret of the Li people, and there was no need to reveal it to outsiders, even if this person inadvertently resolved a strong enemy for the Li people.

In Qi Daoyuan's heart, the premise of communication is mutual assistance and mutual trust, since you keep saying that I helped you and are grateful to me, but you don't tell me the truth, then there is no need to continue to communicate.

In this respect, their ideas are correct, but their positions and perspectives are different, which leads to such a result.

However, Qi Daoyuan was not discouraged, although the Li clan was hiding here, but there were other four clans in southern Xinjiang, as long as he helped these clans eradicate the threat of demonic beasts, he didn't believe that several patriarchs were as stubborn as Huaxi kept secrets.

Anyway, they are now in good combat power, and the Holy Beast without Neidan should not pose any threat to them, and there will definitely be a chance to get the truth they want to know from the Holy Beast.

After a few words of greeting, Qi Daoyuan asked Huaxi about Hong Si's residence, and then left.

Hong Si is immortal, and he is full of gratitude to Qi Daoyuan, so this family banquet is extremely "luxurious", of course, this "luxury" is only from Hong Si's point of view, not really "luxury".

However, Qi Daoyuan still saw the other party's intentions, under the warm hospitality of Hong Si's family, he naturally ate very happily, the wine of the Li nationality was strong and sweet, the two pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and soon after Hong Si was drunk.

Qi Daoyuan looked at the man who was sleeping on the table, and he was full of emotion in his heart.

Whether in this life or after crossing into the world of fiction, he has hardly met such an upright and sincere person. Although he knew that the other party was just a virtual character in the fantasy world, he still had a lot of good feelings for this rough man, the kind between friends.

Qi Daoyuan crossed a wooden aura for the other party, cured all the dark diseases accumulated in his body for many years, and then said goodbye to his family and returned with a sword.

......

At the same time, behind the Li patriarch's hall, Huaxi pressed lightly somewhere on the stone wall, accompanied by the sound of "click", a dark passage slowly appeared on the ground, and it was deep and gloomy, and I didn't know where it led.

Huaxi's face was a little heavy, but she was not afraid, obviously it was not the first time to open this mechanism, she hesitated for a while, and then walked down the stairs.

The dark passage was closed again, and Huaxi did not light the lights, but walked gently forward as if he could see the road in the depths.

From time to time, she pinched her hand, whispered softly, and lifted one after another prohibitions hidden in the shadows, and after a quarter of an hour, she finally came to a rather large space.

In the deepest part of the space was a cage with an indistinguishable black shadow in the cage.

"You're here. ”

Huaxi nodded and said, "Well, I'm here." ”

"If it's just a trivial matter in the clan, you can handle it yourself, after all, you are the patriarch. The black shadow moved his head and said impatiently.

Huaxi let out a soft "um" and said, "Okay, I know." But I'm here for something else. ”

The shadow seemed to be a little interested, stood up, and asked, "Oh, what's the matter?"

Huaxi replied: "The Tanuki King was beheaded. ”

The black shadow was a little incredulous, and his voice unconsciously raised: "What? Now that the holy beasts have been sealed, the beliefs of the five clans have been stolen, and the power of witchcraft is not one in a hundred, there are still people who can defeat these demonic beasts? Who is so brave?"

Hua Xi replied truthfully: "It's not from the five clans, but a few outsiders, and their sect seems to be called the Guiyuan Sect." ”

"Is it an outsider again? I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, the five clans are in such a situation now, and it was also thanks to the outsider at the beginning, hehehe......" The figure in the cage didn't know what the past was, let out a seeping laugh, and slowly stopped for a long time, and continued: "Since that stinky civet cat is dead, is there a whereabouts for my Neidan?"

Huaxi hesitated for a moment and said, "In their hands." ”

The black shadow said sternly, "Find a way to take back Nedan!"

Huaxi said: "This ...... After all, they are the ones who erased the calamity for the Li people, I ...... I can't ask them for Nedan. ”

The black shadow shouted violently and reprimanded angrily: "Huaxi, as the head of a clan, how can you be so kind to a woman! If it was the time of Chengping, your character would be fine, but now that the undercurrent in southern Xinjiang is surging, don't think that we can sit back and relax once the raccoon king dies, there will only be more dangers in the future!"

"Without Neidan, I can't recover my original strength, I can only hide in this dark dungeon, and I can't shelter the Li tribe!"

"You know what strength you have now, if there is another strong enemy invasion, can you protect the Li people?"

"Do you still have to rely on those outsiders? Don't you forget, the theft of the faith of the five tribes has nothing to do with the outsider you mistakenly trusted! Otherwise, how could the power of witchcraft be so unbearable?"

"Don't think that if you change your body, you can forget what you did back then! You have always been a sinner in Southern Xinjiang!"

The words of the black shadow involved a series of old things, Huaxi's figure continued to tremble, and tears slipped down involuntarily, I don't know whether it contained fear or remorse.

After a long time, the sobbing gradually stopped, and Huaxi whispered, "I invited their leader before, but he didn't want to be a guest in the clan, and now that he is gone, I don't know where they live. ”

The black shadow thought for a moment and said, "Then how did he come to my Li clan?"

"He cured the snake venom for Hong Si and was brought to the clan by Hong Si. ”

"So, Hong Si should know where he lives?"

"It should ...... Right. ”

"What's his relationship with Hong Si?"

Hong Si held a banquet for him, and I heard that they had a good conversation. ”

"In this case, presumably Hong Si has some status in his heart, and we can design it. ”

"You want Hong Si to ...... He's innocent!"

"You little girl is so stupid, I naturally won't risk the lives of my people. In fact, as long as they pretend to make a scene of strange beasts invading the village, and then let Hong Si go to ask for help, there is a high probability that they will come. ”

"At that time, you will set up a banquet to entertain them, put some "fairy powder" in the meal, and send them here in a faint manner, and I will have my own way to retrieve Neidan. Maybe they can use the aura in their bodies to directly restore their cultivation!"

"Hahahaha!"

Listening to the black shadow's unbridled laughter, Huaxi's face was full of tangled pain, but after a while, she still made up her mind.

After all, responsibility is more important than everything!