Dongfang Shuo asked Turing to send him and the ancestor of the Lu family, who had already sat down, out of the mountain and river map.

After putting away the map of mountains and rivers, Dongfang Shuo glanced back at the ancestor of the Lu family sitting on the round platform, and what came to mind was the scene of seeing him for the first time five days ago.

It was sitting but asleep.

Dongfang Shuo cautiously approached and eventually woke him up. He was able to wake up because he was just asleep at that time.

But now, the bloodless ancestor of the Lu family will never be able to wake up again.

After staring for a moment, Dongfang Shuo turned to face in the direction of the door of the house. At this time, outside the door of the house, Dongfang Shuo shifted his attention to perception, and immediately felt the unconcealed aura, and was approaching unhurriedly.

And not just one, at least seven or eight.

Dongfang Shuo's heart sank, knowing that some things always had to be faced, so after making up his mind, he set off and walked to the edge of the house.

When the door of the house was opened, the eight people outside the house happened to be standing still.

All of them are the high-level leaders of the Lu family, they are solemn and solemn, lined up in front of the house. And the one who took the lead among several people was Lu Guanyue, the head of the Lu family, and on Lu Guanyue's face, Dongfang Shuo saw a sad look.

In fact, not only Lu Guanyue, but also the faces of the other seven Lu family elders, Dongfang Shuo could read sadness.

Dongfang Shuo let go of the hand that opened the door of the house and took a step.

This time, the door did not close automatically.

Looking at the unclosed door of the mansion behind Dongfang Shuo, the eyes of the seven elders were stunned at the same time, and then they all lowered their heads in silence.

Such a scene was displayed in front of him, and Dongfang Shuo's heart was even more mixed.

"You ......"

He hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

But before he finished speaking, Lu Guanyue stepped forward and interrupted him: "Needless to say, today's events have long been doomed and have nothing to do with the guests. ”

Dongfang Shuo was stunned.

Then he asked, "...... You know?"

"That's why we will appear at this time to see off our ancestors on their last journey. Lu Guanyue said.

There was no misunderstanding, no blame, Lu Guanyue and they really knew everything, and they didn't resent anyone.

After a pause, Dongfang Shuo asked, "You already knew?"

"I found out four days ago in the morning. And they were only told this morning. Lu Guanyue said, "As for the rest of the Lu family, they should not know until after this." ”

"Four days ago?" Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment, then judged, "Is it really because of that letter? It's not a letter of apology to you, right?"

Mentioning this, Lu Guanyue nodded.

Then, before he spoke, he took out the letterhead from his body.

The paper was yellow, apparently the letter that had been handed to him by Dongfang Shuo four days earlier.

Lu Guanyue approached Dongfang Shuo, and when he stood for a while, he handed the folded letter to Dongfang Shuo: "The ancestor explained on another piece of letterhead, and he wants to hand over this piece of paper to you at this time." I haven't read the above, and my ancestor should want you to be the first to read it. ”

Dongfang Shuo looked at the letter paper handed in front of him, and after hesitating for a moment, he still raised his hand to take the letter.

Looking at the letter, after a moment of silence, he unfolded it.

There were only two lines of words on the letterhead, which was the one that was stacked below the letterhead four days ago, and Lu Guanyue only looked at the other one, then put away the letterhead and left.

And the content on this piece of paper is indeed reserved for Dongfang Shuo.

"Dongfang Shuo, thank you for making my life fulfilling. I had been waiting for the last five days for more than fifty years, and before I died, I must have seen the truth left by antiquity. Whatever that is, I thank you. That's exactly what the letter says, and that's all it is.

What the 'truth' he was talking about, Dongfang Shuo could guess.

That must be the truth of the Thousand Machines.

Many of these tombs are left over from ancient times, so the thousand machine techniques in them are also left over from ancient times. It is not surprising that the truth of antiquity is derived from it.

But in just five days, or just fifteen days, how can we get a glimpse of such deep knowledge?

And what does the letter mean when it says 'I have waited for more than 50 years'?

And one more thing, the letter is old, apparently written a long time ago. Unless he already knew that Dongfang Shuo would come, it was impossible to write Dongfang Shuo's name at the beginning of the letter.

Such these questions linger in Dongfang Shuo's heart.

"In other words, he had already anticipated his death?" Dongfang Shuo asked after folding the letter.

Lu Guanyue nodded and said, "The old ancestor is now more than one hundred and eighty years old, but he only has the cultivation of the Iron Bone Realm, and he has not been able to build a foundation in his life. has been able to live to this day, and he has been taking expensive pills to survive to this day. From the moment he took the medicine for the first time, any day, it was possible to die. ”

"In the world, there is an elixir to prolong life?" Dongfang Shuo's eyes widened.

I had heard that the ancestor of the Lu family was nearly two hundred years old, but when he saw with his own eyes that he only had the Iron Bone Realm, Dongfang Shuo only thought it was a joke.

But at this time, things don't seem to be so simple.

When Lu Guanyue saw Dongfang Shuo's reaction, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The elixir of prolonging life has long been circulated in the world, how could Mr. Dongfang not hear of it?"

After all, in the eyes of the Lu family, Dongfang Shuo is a guest of the Six Princes, and even a person valued by the Six Princes. How could such a character not even know what is well-known in the upper class?

Dongfang Shuo said: "I was just a small character before, so I have never heard of such a thing. ”

Although there was some surprise, Lu Guanyue seemed to accept this explanation.

So, Lu Guanyue said: "That Danfang, it is rumored that it was created by a sage of the Taoist Sect. Ninety years ago, the Lu family also spent a lot of money enough to shake the foundation, and finally got the Danfang. ”

"In this way, isn't it true that everyone in the Lu family can live forever?" Dongfang Shuo was surprised.

Lu Guanyue shook his head again: "Although there is a Dan Fang, it is difficult to find a Dan. The amount of materials required to refine a pill is also unprecedentedly huge, and it is not even much cheaper than the pill, and one must be taken every ten years. If it weren't for the fact that the Lu family was the thousandth machine art family in the Seven Kingdoms, with a strong family background, and there were many big forces, including the royal family, competing to curry favor, otherwise just refining one or two pills would have collapsed. ”

Dongfang Shuo nodded thoughtfully.

Even if the pill is so valuable, the Lu family still has to devote the strength of the whole clan to prolong the life of the ancestor of the Lu family, which is enough to show the importance of the ancestor of the Lu family to the Lu family.

At this point, he only felt as if he had done something wrong.

"Don't blame yourself. But before Dongfang Shuo could think about it, Lu Guanyue, who noticed Dongfang Shuo's expression, said, "The ancestor has made it very clear in the letter that this is the path he chose, and of course the Lu family respects his choice." He is a genius of the Thousand Machines that no one in the Lu family has been able to do so far, although his Thousand Machines has not been completely inherited, but the future Lu family will still have to stay in the shade of his tree for a long time. At least in my lifetime, I can't see the Lu family completely digesting his Thousand Machines technique. ”

Dongfang Shuo pursed his lips.

Obviously, the ancestor of the Lu family is not just a genius, the theory of the Thousand Machines that he has studied in his life has even surpassed the entire Lu family for at least several decades.

It is a pity that such a person falls.

"That's right. ”

Dongfang Shuo suddenly thought of something, so he put away the letter paper and put his hand into his clothes. When he encountered the map of mountains and rivers, he said something to Turing with his consciousness, so a ring appeared in his hand, took out the ring and handed it to Lu Guanyue, he arrived: "It's just that I promised the old gentleman's reward before, although I can't save the old man's death, but I think I should also give this to the Lu family." ”

In the past fifteen days in the mountains and rivers map, the ancestors of the Lu family have not been idle for a moment, and have demolished a total of thirty-eight and a half tombs, and the things in this ring are the harvest of half of the heavenly treasures.

After Lu Guanyue glanced at Na Jie, he shook his head with a smile and said, "No need." The ancestors made a move, and there was no habit of receiving remuneration. So far, I have only received one payment. ”

Dongfang Shuo listened, but he reached out and grabbed Lu Guanyue's hand, and directly put the ring on his palm, and said at the same time: "In the past, the old gentleman didn't accept it, probably because the remuneration was too small and not rare. And the things in this ring are different. ”

In confusion, Lu Guanyue looked down at the ring in his hand.

And when he really saw what was in the ring, his eyes froze.

He looked up at Dongfang Shuo, who only smiled.

"After five days of harassment, I think it's almost time for me to go. As he spoke, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "When I have time later, I will go to the old gentleman's grave to put a stick of incense." ”

Hearing these words, Lu Guanyue put away the ring and said, "If Mr. Dongfang can visit the ancestor in the future, the ancestor will definitely be very happy." In the letter he left me, he said, "You are his benefactor." ”

“...... Benefactor?"

Dongfang Shuo smiled bitterly.

This word seems a bit ironic here.

But at this moment, the head of the family turned over his hand and took out a palm-sized brocade box from the ring.

The brocade box is delicately carved, and there are bursts of fragrance, and its internal and external breath is blocked, and what is placed inside must not be vulgar.

"It's useless to keep this elixir, so Mr. Dongfang should take it with him before leaving. As he spoke, Lu Guanyue handed the brocade box to Dongfang Shuo.

Looking at the brocade box in front of him, Dongfang Shuo opened his mouth and asked before taking it, "What is this?"

"Shou Tian Dan. Lu Guanyue said, "The elixir used by the ancestors to prolong life." ”

Dongfang Shuo, who had already taken over the brocade box, was stunned when he heard this.

Seeing him concentrating, Lu Guanyue said: "This was refined half a month ago, and it was originally ten days later to be the limit of the old ancestor, and he will also take this pill on that day." ”

"Ten days later?"

Dongfang suddenly suddenly.

Originally, ten days later was the limit, which meant that when the two met five days ago, the ancestor of the Lu family knew that he still had fifteen days to live. After five days in the Mountains and Rivers Diagram, he has actually passed fifteen days, and the time limit has naturally quietly come today.

Even so, he still chose to enter the map, which is enough to see his dedication to the truth of the Thousand Machines.

At the same time, when he got a glimpse of the ultimate mystery of the ancient era, he didn't plan to come out alive again.

Chaowen said, death can be carried out.

Probably, that's it.

(End of chapter)