After the old man's narration, Gu Ming and Nie Xiaoqian knew that things were indeed not as simple as they imagined.

This involves some ancient secrets of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Clan.

The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox belongs to the ancient god clan, almost belonging to the same era as the dragon clan, the phoenix clan, and the unicorn clan, but its reputation is not as great as these three clans.

But because of this, he escaped the first catastrophe of the dragon and phoenix.

In that catastrophe, the Qilin clan was almost extinct, and the dragon clan and the phoenix clan were also greatly injured, and they each rested and recuperated.

At this time, the nine-tailed sky fox began to flourish, and the most prestigious were the two main veins of Qingqiu and Tushan.

But unexpectedly, just as the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan was moving towards glory step by step, a catastrophe of heaven and earth came again: the Lich War.

This war completely changed the pattern of the world, and the rise of the human race also formed a situation in which the three worlds of heaven, earth, and man coexisted.

The Nine Fox Sky Fox clan was also inevitably involved in this catastrophe.

By the time the catastrophe was over, they had already suffered a great loss of vitality, and only a few hundred people had survived.

In order to survive, the surviving clansmen of all veins came together to rebuild a new home, no longer easily appeared in the earthly world, and passed down from generation to generation.

It's just that although everyone is the same nine-tailed Sky Fox clan, it is inevitable that there will be relatives and factions.

"In the beginning, our clan was mainly dominated by the two main lineages, the Qingqiu clan and the Tushan clan.

However, as the years went by, the disciples of other branches also slowly developed, thus forming a situation in which the three factions checked and balanced each other.

In order to avoid some unnecessary disputes, our ancestors finally formulated a relatively fair plan after some negotiations.

The patriarch is served by the disciples of the branch lineage, and he dominates the affairs of the clan.

Qingqiu and Tushan each elected three elders to assist in the management of clan affairs, but all major matters in the clan must be approved by the elders.

Put simply, this is to achieve a balance of power......"

Hearing this, Gu Ming finally heard a little general meaning, and couldn't help but say: "Grandma, in this case, it's useless to only find the patriarch for this matter, and you have to find a group of elders?" ”

"That's right, the patriarch and all the elders must agree before Qingyue can regain her freedom.

Qingyue is the biological daughter of the old body, do you really think the old body will be indifferent? ”

At this time, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help asking: "But grandma, as far as I know, our clan does not prohibit people from marrying humans, why do you want to target your mother alone?" ”

The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not about her alone, but this matter involves some interests within the clan, in short, it is the balance between the factions......

Since the ancestors of our clan formulated a plan for the balance of the three factions, all along, all the candidates for the patriarch must marry a woman from Qingqiu or Tushan.

You can think of it as a form of marriage, or as a way of balancing the factions.

In short, this has formed a rule within the clan.

If your mother is just an ordinary woman in the clan, she will naturally be much more free in choosing a mate, you can marry a clansman, or you can enter the world to choose a mate, and you are not bound by the clan rules.

However, your mother is talented and highly valued by the elders in the clan, and she is a member of Qingqiu.

Therefore, he was finally selected as the best mate of the future patriarch.

In other words, no matter who is chosen as the heir to the patriarch, your mother will have to marry him......"

"Why? Why should I let my mother give up her life's happiness to marry someone she doesn't like? ”

Nie Xiaoqian was a little excited and a little angry.

Gu Ming didn't say anything, but frowned and pondered.

Because he knows very well in his heart that this method of marriage has been very common since ancient times, and even the royal family is no exception, often marrying the princess to some important ministers in order to win people's hearts.

Even, sometimes the princess has to marry away to other countries and relatives.

Although this is a bad habit, I have to say that its vitality is tenacious, even in Gu Ming's previous life, this method of marriage is still quite popular.

"Xiaoqian, grandma understands your feelings. However, it is not easy for our Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan to inherit it so far, and sometimes in order to protect the interests of our own clan, it is inevitable to hurt the interests of some individuals. ”

"But ......"

Nie Xiaoqian wanted to say something, but Gu Ming couldn't help but gently patted her shoulder and comforted: "Xiaoqian, the matter has come to this, we don't have to comment on the rules of the clan, but we have to find a way to solve this matter." ”

"Hehe, Xiaoqian, it's still my uncle who is reasonable."

The old man smiled with satisfaction.

Gu Ming also smiled modestly, and then said: "Grandma, no matter what, even if my mother-in-law violated the clan rules, she has also been imprisoned for more than 20 years, I think this matter should be settled."

Therefore, Xiaoqian and I want to go and ask the patriarch and the elders to let them return their mother-in-law to freedom. ”

"I'm afraid this won't work...... the old man sighed: "After all, Qingyue is off to a bad start, so after the patriarch discussed with the elders, he had to be grounded for at least a hundred years." ”

"A hundred years?"

Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is already a relatively light punishment, at least your mother did not suffer from flesh and skin, and she was only grounded, and she was not imprisoned."

"But...... The elders of the clan were too unkind to let me meet my mother. ”

"Don't talk about you, in the past 20 years, even grandma has only seen your mother twice.

Also, when you got married, your mother's selfishness and self-inflicted a doppelganger out of the mountain also made the elders extremely angry.

So you want to see her now...... It's really hard to ......."

"Grandma, you are also an elder in the clan, please help me plead with the patriarch and elders, at least let me and my mother meet first."

The old man smiled bitterly: "Xiaoqian, do you think that grandma has not interceded for you and your mother?"

Grandma pulled down this old face and begged a few elders in the clan to find the patriarch and a few elders together, but she was counted down, saying that my goddaughter was not strict.

This time, the old man took the initiative to bring his uncle and the two girls in, which caused the displeasure of several elders......"

Speaking of this, the old man's eyes showed a trace of helplessness and sadness.

She can naturally understand her granddaughter's feelings, after all, she has worked so hard to get here, not to mention that she can't save her mother, she can't even see her last face, and her mood can be imagined.

But she really did her best.

As a mother, how could she not feel sorry for her daughter?

"Grandma, why don't you take me and Xiaoqian to find the patriarch, no matter what, since Xiaoqian and I are here, we have to ask for an explanation."

"Well, let's go, the old body will take you over."

Under the leadership of the old man, the three of them flew over the mountains together, almost hundreds of miles, and finally arrived at a place that seemed to be a blessed place.

A waterfall falls from the top of the mountain, forming a waterhole halfway up the mountainside, and then gushing out of the waterhole, forming a waterfall again to flow to the foot of the mountain.

There is a vacant land of about a dozen acres by the waterhole, and there are two large ancient trees in the clearing.

There was a tall cave on the mountain wall, and there were two guards standing outside, and when they saw the old man bringing someone over, they stepped forward and saluted the old man.

"Is the patriarch here?"

"Yes!"

"Then please report it, and say that the old body has something to look for him."

"Yes!"

One of the guards retreated to the door, and the other turned and walked into the cave to report.

After a while, an old man walked out, followed by the guards.

"Xiao Qian has seen the patriarch!"

Nie Xiaoqian stepped forward to salute.

Gu Ming also stepped forward to salute.

"Patriarch, this is Xiao Qian's husband Gu Ming."

The old man stepped forward and introduced.

"It turned out to be Gu Gongzi, you are the uncle of my clan when you come here, sit down!"

The patriarch's attitude was quite polite.

"Patriarch Xie!"

After sitting down, Gu Ming went straight to the point and said: "Patriarch, the younger generation and Humble Jing have gone through all the hardships to come here, so I also ask the patriarch to make it convenient for me and my wife to do their filial piety and go to visit my mother." ”

"I can understand your feelings, but Qingyue has been grounded for violating the clan rules, which is also the meaning of the elders, even if I am the patriarch, I can't be the master."

"Patriarch, please ask the elders for a favor......"

"Xiao Qian, you have to know that there are no rules, there is no square circle, even if I am willing to go to a few elders to intercede, they will not agree, and the people in the clan will not agree."

At this time, Gu Ming couldn't help but get up and arch his hand: "Patriarch, since you just said that there is no rule and there is no square circle, then the junior will dare to say a few words."

The sage said: Which is the most important, and the most important thing is the family. The filial son is the best, and he is very respectful.

To put it simply, filial piety comes first!

The younger generation and the clumsy Jing came here after hardships, but you didn't let the younger couple see their mother, isn't this putting the younger generation and the couple in unfaithfulness, unrighteousness, filial piety and unkindness? ”

"This ......"

The patriarch was speechless for a while.

Grandma took the opportunity to say: "Patriarch, if you read the filial piety of the two children, you will be accommodating once." ”

"Sister Rong, it's not that the junior brother is not accommodating, you know the affairs of the clan very well, and this matter has to be nodded by a few elders."

"Otherwise, I'll accompany you to find those old guys and say, no matter what, you have to let the two children do their filial piety, right?"

"This ...... Okay, but Sister Rong, I can't guarantee that a few elders will agree. ”

"Uh-huh, I'll talk about it after asking."

Grandma responded, and then said to Gu Ming and the others: "You two sit here for a while, and the patriarch and I will go to a few elders to discuss." ”

"Well, thank you, grandma."

……

The couple waited for almost two hours, and the patriarch and grandmother finally returned.

As soon as he saw his grandmother's face, Gu Ming almost guessed the result.

"Bastards, a couple of stubborn old guys......"

Sure enough, grandma began to scold, which showed that she was not light.

"Grandma, elder...... The elders disagree? ”

Nie Xiaoqian hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Alas, don't mention it, a few old stubborn people said that they didn't agree to anything, and they were so angry that grandma had a big fight with them."

As soon as he heard this, Gu Ming's anger finally exploded.

"Grandma, if you are angry, if they don't agree, then the juniors can only break in!"

The patriarch was taken aback and hurriedly shouted, "Hey, don't you come nonsense......"

"Patriarch, it's not the junior Hu Lai, as grandma said, it's really because a few elders are too stubborn.

Since the younger generation and the clumsy Jing have come, they can't just leave like this, and let the mother-in-law be punished here.

What's more, in the eyes of the younger generation, the mother-in-law is not wrong at all, and you are the one who is wrong! ”

"You ......"

"Patriarch, he is only angry for a while, don't care...... Let's go back first. ”

Grandma gave Gu Ming and Nie Xiaoqian a look, and then forcibly pulled the two of them out of the air.

……

"It's so impersonal, eh, how can they be so ruthless? Gu Gongzi, we all support you, it's a big deal to fight! ”

In the small courtyard, Xiaoqing shouted with an indignant look.

"Alright, you ...... quietly"

Gu Ming subconsciously glanced outside the courtyard, and then said, "Xiaoqing, I appreciate your kindness, but you and the white girl can't get involved in this matter." ”

"Why? We're here together, so we naturally want to help you. ”

"Listen to me first, after all, you and Miss Bai are guests here, if you two get involved, it will make me and Xiaoqian more passive."

"Well, what Childe said makes sense, Xiaoqing, don't shout anymore, this matter is a matter of other people's clans after all, and our intervention will only make things worse."

"That's right!"

Grandma, who had been sitting on the side, nodded, and said solemnly at Xiaoqing: "No matter what, you and the white girl don't make a move, if you two make a move, the effect will be counterproductive, and it will only arouse the anger of the clansmen." ”

Xiaoqing said unwillingly: "Okay, but grandma, you have to help a little, and you can't let those people join forces to bully Sister Xiaoqian." ”

"Don't worry, Xiaoqian is the granddaughter of the old body, how can the old body tolerate others bullying her?"

This time, Grandma's attitude began to harden, and it was estimated that she was also angry with those elders.

Subsequently, after Gu Ming inquired in detail about the situation in the clan, he left the small courtyard with Nie Xiaoqian and went to the place where his mother-in-law was under house arrest.

Half an hour later, the couple came to the side of a mountain.

When I looked up, there was a cloud of mist overhead.

These clouds are not naturally formed, but they are rearranged by using the natural environment to impose heavy restrictions, which forms the current scene.

There is a small courtyard on the top of the mountain.

Wu Qingyue is meditating and pranayama in the courtyard.

Suddenly, she seemed to have a sense, and couldn't help but stand up in surprise and walked to the gate of the courtyard, condensing a wisp of true yuan and shouting at the bottom of the mountain: "Virtuous son-in-law, Xiaoqian, how did you find here......

"Mother, mother!"

Hearing her mother's voice, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but shout in the direction of the top of the mountain.

"Mother-in-law, I don't know if you can hear it, but the son-in-law must break these prohibitions and go up the mountain to meet your mother-in-law."

As a result, Wu Qingyue really heard it.

"Don't break in, listen to your mother's words, you are already very happy to have this heart."

"Mother-in-law, since we are here, how can we leave so easily? Besides, mother-in-law is not at fault, so why should they restrict your freedom? ”

"Hmph, boy, you have a good tone, are you accusing my clan of rules?"

At this moment, a cold snort suddenly sounded in the sky, and then several figures flew down in the air.

Gu Ming raised his eyes and looked at it, then turned sideways and said, "Dare to ask if a few of them are the elders of the clan?" ”

"That's right! I heard that your kid is going to break into this place? ”

The leading Great Elder asked in a cold voice.

"Great Elder, it's none of my husband's business, it's all Xiao Qian'......"

Without waiting for Nie Xiaoqian to finish speaking, the eldest elder waved his hand and said, "Girl, you don't have to speak for him, the old man knows that it was this kid's idea, hehe, boy, you are really not small, you dare to make trouble in our clan's territory." ”

"Great Elder......

Nie Xiaoqian still wanted to explain, Gu Ming patted her shoulder lightly, and said softly: "Xiaoqian, you don't have to explain too much......"

Speaking of this, he looked up at the elders and said aloud: "One person does things and one person does it, since the younger generation has come here, then you must meet your mother-in-law, even if it is a hard break!" ”

"Good boy, what a kind!"

The second elder didn't know whether to praise or sarcastically.

The third elder snorted coldly and said, "I heard that you still said in front of the patriarch that we are stubborn? ”

"That's right, that's what the junior said!"

Gu Ming said calmly.

"Bold, it's just that you, an outsider, trespass on the territory of our clan, and dare to act so recklessly?"

The Fifth Elder shouted angrily.

"This elder, Xiao Qian is your clansman?"

Gu Ming asked Nie Xiaoqian when Deng pointed to it.

She ...... Naturally, it's our people! ”

Although Nie Xiaoqian has half of the human bloodline, this kind of phenomenon abounds in the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan, and the other party naturally can't deny it.

"Well, since Xiaoqian is your clansman, the younger generation is her husband, and it is a matter of course to accompany his wife back to her parents' home, why did she become an outsider?"

"Hehe, boy, it seems that you still don't understand the rules of our Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Clan.

Since ancient times, our people have entered the WTO and married many human beings.

But there is one thing I hope you can understand, marriage is only for human beings, and for our race, it can only be regarded as a tribulation of the red dust.

Including ordinary fox clans, and even the vast majority of demon clans.

You don't understand this, do you? ”

Gu Ming smiled: "Of course the juniors understand. But Elder, I'm afraid you've also overlooked one point, do you think that Xiaoqian and I got married in order to survive the Red Dust Tribulation? ”

"This ......"

"Also, what you said about crossing the Red Dust Tribulation, Elder, is only for those ordinary people.

Let me ask, the younger generation is also an ordinary person in your eyes? ”

"Even if you're not an ordinary person, you have to pass the ...... first"

The sixth elder didn't know what to say, but halfway through his words, the great elder interrupted in time: "Sixth, don't say much. ”

"Pass what?" Gu Ming frowned and glanced at the Sixth Elder and asked.

The Great Elder said indifferently, "It's nothing...... In short, no matter what kind of identity you are, even if you are a disciple of our own clan, it is a violation of the clan rules to openly force the forbidden land in such a blatant manner.

If you and your wife first come and don't understand the rules of your clan, Elder Ben can be the master and let you go, and send someone to see you off.

Of course, if you want to stay, you can't do it, but you must abide by the rules of your own clan, and if you dare to run here to mess around again, you will not be spared! ”

The last four words were like a bell, and the tone was cold, without the slightest concealment of their threat.

Unexpectedly, Nie Xiaoqian didn't have the slightest intention of retreating, and said with a resolute face: "Great Elder, if you don't see your mother, Xiaoqian will never leave, and if you want to be punished, you will be punished!" ”

Gu Ming said coldly: "The elders keep mentioning the rules, and the juniors will dare to discuss the rules with you today."

Please ask everyone, which family rule did the younger mother-in-law violate? ”

"Naturally, he disobeyed the arrangement of the elders in the clan and ran away from marriage without permission......"

"Elders, as far as the younger generations know, there are no detailed rules about escaping marriage in the clan rules, so where did the so-called violation of the clan rules come from?

As you said, there are rules in everything, and there are no rules without rules.

Since there are no relevant entries in the clan rules, how can the elders decide that the younger generation's mother-in-law has violated the clan rules? ”

This article is indeed not in the family rules.

After all, this way of marriage is just for a balance, and it is a matter of convention.

Gu Ming seized this loophole, took the sword sideways, and argued with reason.

After all, he had served as the secretary of the Dali Temple, was familiar with the law, and wanted to talk about all aspects of the terms and conditions, how could these elders be his opponents?

Since it is a conventional clause, there is a lot of room for flexibility, and it can even be rejected altogether.

Hearing Gu Ming's question, the Great Elder couldn't help frowning, and then replied: "That's right, there is indeed no such article in the clan rules, but this is a rule that has been formed in our clan over the years, and if Qingyue breaks the rules, he will be punished!" ”

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but smile.

"Since the Great Elder has mentioned the rules again, it will be easy to do.

Before, you said that the younger mother-in-law violated the clan rules, and now you say that there is no such article in the clan rules, which is obviously a contradiction......"

"Boy, you have to quibble here, ...... the words"

The second elder looked angry and shouted.

"Elder, how can this be called quibbles, deducting words? The words are said by yourselves first, and there are no rules to say anything.

This is the same as the fact that the court makes laws, and there must always be laws to follow and reasonable.

When adjudicating a case, you can't always judge how you want according to the preferences of the officials, and then the world will be in chaos?

As the saying goes, the state has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. In general, the rules of the clan and the laws of the dynasty are the same principle, and they are all aimed at achieving a fair, just, harmonious, and peaceful environment.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, the younger mother-in-law does not have the idea of violating the clan rules at all, and it is a trumped-up crime.

Also, at that time, there were thousands of unmarried women in the Qingqiu and Tushan veins in the clan, right?

With so many daughters, why don't you find someone who is compatible with both parties, and you have to go against the sky and forcibly match, and finally force the mother-in-law of the younger generation to run away from marriage......

At the end of the day, you're all responsible for it.

If you want to talk about the fault, you are also at fault, but now you are blaming all the faults on the victims, what is the reason of heaven? Where is justice?

The rules you keep mentioning have long since been broken by you......"

"Well, well said! is worthy of being the grandson-in-law of the old body! ”

At this time, Nie Xiaoqian's grandmother also appeared on the spot, looking at Gu Ming with a look of relief.

"Grandma has won the prize!"

Gu Ming smiled modestly.

Several elders turned red and looked at each other.

This kid is too good at talking, right? It makes people feel speechless.

Of course, they couldn't guess that when Gu Ming said this call, he also secretly played an export chapter.

Although several elders are profound, they will be more or less affected.

The key is that Gu Ming is not a strong word, there is indeed no article about escaping marriage in the clan rules, their basis is only the result of joint consultation back then, and it is not a clan rule when studied carefully, it is just a measure to balance the tripartite relationship that has been inherited.

"Hey, you old guys can hear clearly, it was nothing more than wishful thinking that you picked my baby daughter back then.

The old body was resolutely opposed back then, and Qingyue was also resolutely opposed, but you still insisted on going your own way, which forced my daughter to fight by escaping from marriage.

Although Qingyue's approach is a bit extreme, it is also forced to be helpless, and the fault is that you old guys are too domineering and domineering, and keep saying that the interests of the family are the most important.

My grandson-in-law is right, there are so many daughters to choose from, why do you have to go your own way? Do you have to ruin my daughter's lifelong marriage?

In short, the old body has had enough.

Today, while the granddaughter and grandson-in-law of the old body are here, the old body is here, if you don't return the freedom of the old daughter, the old body will fight hard with you old guys! ”

As soon as these words came out, several elders were so angry that they blew their beards and glared.

"Sister Rong, why are you doing this?"

After being stunned for a while, the fifth elder couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Don't be close to the old body, don't think that you old guys can be powerful and blessed when you become elders, and you will make the old body angry, you look good!"

It's not really a threat.

In terms of strength and prestige, the old lady is one of the best people in Qingqiu.

Before, it was just about the overall situation, and my daughter was just grounded and didn't suffer, so she didn't have a seizure.

But this time the granddaughter and grandson-in-law came, and several elders still didn't understand people, and they didn't even let them see each other, and the old lady finally began to go crazy......

Once she launched a surge, several elders were still quite jealous.

I don't know, when the time comes, the entire Qingqiu clan will stand up and support it.

At that time, I am afraid that the entire clan will fall into chaos, and this is not a result that a few elders can afford......