Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Secret
When he came to the tent, Yan Xing found that it seemed to be only a little taller than the other tents, but it was much larger, and it could accommodate nearly a hundred people, while the tents of the rest of the tribe could only hold less than fifty people.
Yan Xing lifted the leather curtain and walked in.
The inside of the tent was not much different from what he had imagined, there were many bone decorations hanging on the walls, which should be the bones of some extremely fierce brute beasts, and when he got closer, he could even smell a faint smell of blood.
There was a huge animal skin on the ground, on which more than twenty people sat together, and the paws felt very soft and warm, and the tent that originally looked poorly decorated was particularly comfortable because of it.
After a cursory glance at the internal structure of the tent, Yan Xing shifted his gaze to the person in front of him.
It was a scrawny old man, sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, completely unaware of Yan Xing's approach.
His hair was gray, his skin was shriveled, and his arms were like pieces of dead wood that seemed to break off at the slightest touch.
The old man was wearing simple animal skin clothes, with a string of smooth and round bone beads hanging around his neck, except for the necklace, he was no different from ordinary people in the tribe.
Yan Xing was afraid that if he called him, he would be so frightened that he would lose his breath, so he had to cough lightly.
"Ahem. ”
The old man opened his eyes in response, and Yan Xing found that his eyes were like electricity, a pair of brown eyes were extraordinarily energetic, and there was a spirit hidden in his thin body, supporting his body, malaise was all an appearance, this guy could live for more than ten or twenty years, to say the least.
He stood up and bowed slowly to Yan Xing.
Yan Xing was very surprised, because the old man's etiquette was very ancient, it was a etiquette that humans would only practice in ancient times to show respect when they saw the dragon clan, and now no one in the Eastern Qianjie Realm knows this kind of etiquette for a long time, and this old man is still using it!
He also reciprocated with ancient etiquette, fortunately, this part of the inheritance memory of the dragon clan has not been lost, otherwise it will be embarrassing.
"Dear Dragons, are you satisfied with our food. The old man asked with a smile, speaking with a lot of breath and without a hint of procrastination.
Yan Xing was shocked, the old man was really not simple, he could actually recognize his own race, so he nodded and said, "It's already a rare thing to be able to eat food in this land, not to mention the delicious food you baked in the world, it's an honor to eat it." ”
The old man smiled kindly and sighed: "I didn't expect to see a legendary divine beast at my age, and I really died without regrets." ”
Yan Xing felt that there were a lot of suspicions in this old man, and asked first: "Old man, how do you know that I am a dragon clan, Dugu Man can't even remember my race." ”
"Don't laugh at us, it's a dragon or not a dragon, you can see at a glance, not only your appearance, but also the heroic spirit you reveal when you stand, such a proud race is only the dragon clan, and the dragon Wei you deliberately put away is also the best proof..."
"As for why only I can recognize it, it's because when I teach the children, they all run out to play, and none of them want to listen to me. The old man sighed, quite hating that iron does not become steel.
Yan Xing was stunned for a moment, it turned out that the reluctance to attend classes was not a special case for earthlings, but a common problem for people all over the world.
The old man continued: "I have long forgotten my name, they all call me Second Master, you can call me the village chief." ”
"Just call me Yan Xing, village chief, do you have anything to do with me?" Yan Xing cut straight to the point.
The village chief paused, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Can you please do me a favor?"
"If there's anything you need me to help with, just say it. ”
"You promise me, I'll tell you again. The old man smiled with a kind face.
Yan Xing couldn't help but frown his forehead when he heard this, this old man was simply a cunning fox compared to the rest of the village, he just said a lot of sycophants, just to confuse himself, and then let himself readily agree to his plea.
It's a pity that he met Yan Xing, a young dragon with nearly twenty years of human memory, and his tricks were too crude, and Yan Xing was already alert when he was on the back.
Yan Xing said in a dissatisfied tone: "I will help you unconditionally, you still tell me the conditions, don't you think there is anything wrong?"
The old man immediately made a look of annoyance, and said: "Look at my memory, people are old and their thinking is not clear, please don't be surprised, if you help us, we will give you whatever you want." ”
Agreeing in vain when he doesn't know what it is, generally speaking, there is no good end, although there is no such thing as an oath, Yan Xing is still unwilling to break his promise, so he is very careful in the face of this matter, and will not blindly take the job.
Yan Xing thought for a while, and finally said: "You can help, but I have one condition, your request must be within my tolerance, if I feel unreasonable, I won't abide by the agreement, I can fly, I can't stop any of you if I want to go." ”
He naturally has his own considerations in saying this.
The village chief in front of him is very old, and his knowledge should be the richest, he must know a lot about the ancient battlefield, which is also what Yan Xing wants to know through him, if his request is too much, just refuse.
The old man ignored Yan Xing's somewhat fierce words and said, "No problem, it's just a trivial matter, and it's definitely within your reach." ”
"Well, I promise you. ”
"Thank you so much, dear dragon. The old man seemed to have fulfilled his lifelong wish, and he was suddenly extremely excited, and knelt down directly, Bai Huahua's head touched the ground, and performed a big salute.
Yan Xing was startled and hurriedly helped him, but he didn't expect his fluttering words to be so responsive.
The old man got up and said, "Whatever you want, I'll call someone to fetch it for you at once." ”
What more could I ask for in such a poor village?" Yan Xing rolled his eyes and said, "No, I don't have what I want, I just want to know something." ”
"When I came to the ancient battlefield, I encountered a lot of terrifying things, a wandering horn, a corpse twisting the head of a man..."
"So I'm particularly curious about this plane, I want to know the history of your tribe, the origin of this city, and... What happened to the ancient battlefield in the past?" he asked three questions in one breath.
When the old man heard these questions, the smile on his face froze, and his face gradually became solemn.
He was silent for a long time before raising his head and looking at Yan Xing meaningfully.
"These things have little to do with you, you shouldn't ask, don't stir yourself into the whirlpool of the past. The old man said heavily.
Yan Xing put away his cunning as soon as he mentioned these things, his face was solemn, and he knew that some unspeakable secrets had definitely happened in the past, and he must know something.
"Knowing that this may be of great use in the future, everybody wants to know the secret. Yan Xing nodded.
The past has become a thing of the past, and all I want to know is some history, and if I know some history, will I be involved in some earth-shattering conspiracy? The answer, of course, is no.
"Believe me, none of this will do you any good, you will only be caught up in it, and your life will be threatened. The old man didn't look like he was joking at all, his tone was very heavy, and his voice was very small, as if he was afraid to hear it.
Seeing that the old man was so solemn, Yan Xing was a little shaken, it was just a historical story, how could it threaten his life.
But under Yan Xing's repeated insistence, the old man finally couldn't help it.
"Well, I'll tell you everything, I wanted to bring these stories into the coffin, but since I promised you, I have no choice but to tell them. The old man sighed and said, "Actually, what I know is limited, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and there are only a few sporadic stories. ”
You speak slowly. ”
"I can't answer all the questions you ask, but I can only tell you everything I know. The old man sighed.
"Let's tell you about our tribe first. Our surname is Dugu, and we used to call ourselves the people of the Eastern Qianjie, and then I don't know when we started to live in this half-plane, and it was also ancient times at the latest. ”
"The ancient battlefield in your mouth, that is, this plane, was actually only one of the many half-planes attached to the Eastern Cadre Realm, and this half-plane was not so huge originally, and all of this happened later. The old man sat back in his chair and began to elaborate.
"Including the city we live in, the ancient battlefield has become so large, it is a great change caused by a war in ancient times, and all of this exists because of that war. ”
Yan Xing was already extremely shocked when he heard this, it was simply appalling that a war had caused such a big change.
"It's not a war within the Eastern Cadre Realm, it's a duel between the entire plane and extraterritorial forces! Those big forces are the real monsters, they may control hundreds or thousands of interfaces, I don't know how strong they are, I only know that they are too large, and we can't reach them at all. ”
"What?!A force with hundreds of planes!" Yan Xing couldn't help but be shocked.
This is indeed terrifying, Yan Xing has never even heard of how to control a big force with hundreds of planes, it is unimaginable.
"Are you sure you're not scaring me?" asked Yan Xing in disbelief.
The old man shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, it's just passed down from generation to generation, and no one knows exactly how it is now." ”
The Eastern Qianjie, a small plane, has a showdown with a huge force outside the territory, which is simply a fantasy.
What made Yan Xing think even more deeply was that there was no absolutely powerful force in the Eastern Cadre Realm now, which meant that the Eastern Cadre Realm was not annexed by these big forces, and God knows what happened in that war.
"At that time, there were two foreign forces attacking the Dongqian Boundary at the same time, and for some reason they both wanted to occupy this place, and they did not hesitate to send endless strong men to fight. ”
In order to prevent them from destroying the Eastern Cadre Realm, there was a great power who combined many half-planes into this half-plane by means of defying the heavens, and included all the people who invaded the Eastern Cadre Realm, making them mistakenly think that this was the Eastern Cadre Realm. The old man spoke a little excitedly, and his voice was raised a little.
The more Yan Xing listened, the more hard it became to believe that the half-plane was a space, how could such a thing that had no substance at all be manipulated by humans, and it was even more impossible to say that it was impossible to synthesize one, what the old man said was just like a myth and legend.
He just wanted to deny the old man, and suddenly remembered his storage dragon scales, isn't that also a small space, and it can be worn by himself to move around. But if you want to put the huge half-plane together, it's almost the means of the gods!