Chapter 514: Talking about the past
That's why she came all the way to find jade. Feng Miaojun stared at it with good eyes, and heard Yu Zhenzhen say in his ears: "This is a secret treasure handed down by my ancestors, and the chain pendant represents a contract." ”
"Contract?" Feng Miaojun was reluctant to miss every word that came out of her mouth.
"At the end of antiquity, there was a collapse of the heavens and the earth, and there was not a single living creature that could survive that catastrophe, and my ancestor surnamed Yang was already an immortal at that time, and rescued many seriously injured and monsters who had nowhere to escape, until the catastrophe passed. Unfortunately, in the process, he himself lost two sons. ”
Yu really twisted the chain pendant: "After the heaven and earth were reopened, the gods remembered that he had great merits, and took pity on him for the pain of losing his son, so he gave him this coat of arms and ordered the monsters who were rescued by him in the past to know how to repay the favor." Afterwards, although these big demons returned to the mountains and rivers, if the descendants of the Yang family requested, they and their descendants would have to go out of the mountains to help, which is the effect of heraldry. ”
When Feng Miaojun heard the word "Heavenly God", his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.
She really didn't expect that this coat of arms would have something to do with the ethereal gods!
Yu Huanzhen continued: "Since then, the Yang clan has maintained a good relationship with the demon clan, even during turbulent times. For more than 1,000 years, there have been more monsters who have a good relationship with the Yang family. ”
"Turbulent times. Feng Miaojun pondered these words repeatedly.
"Not bad. Yu really sighed, "Does the king know who is the biggest enemy since the establishment of the Haoli Empire?"
Feng Miaojun nodded, there are really not a few people who have studied that period of history. "First the Heavenly Demon, after the Heavenly Demon was sealed, it became a demon race. ”
"Exactly. Originally, the Heavenly Demon was incomparably strong, and humans and demons could only join forces to deal with it in order to survive. After the disappearance of the Heavenly Demons, the human race and the demon race developed separately, and soon disputes broke out again. However, at this time, the aura of heaven and earth has weakened, and human beings have found a way to form a kingdom and borrow Yuan Li to deal with monsters with the power of a country. The latter was quickly defeated, and the survivors were all dived into the deep mountains and abysses or the open sea, in short, a land rarely visited by humans. In the later stages of the Haoli Empire, most of the youkai had ceded the richest land to humans, but a few of them had a bitter hatred for the Haoli Empire and were about to come out to make waves from time to time. ”
Yu really picked up a handful of spring water, and the water flowed down from between his fingers: "The Haoli Empire has never been polite to monsters, and in the future, as long as you find out about the place where the demon clan gathers, whether they are a disaster or not, you will send troops to fight against them." Do you know why?"
Feng Miaojun shook his head.
She knew that the feud between humans and youkai originated in ancient times. But the continuation and fermentation of hatred requires both internal and external factors, and the Haoli Empire has driven the demon clan to the deep mountains, so why should it be wiped out?
Yu Zhen raised a sarcastic smile: "Because the Haoli Empire is short of money." ”
Feng Miaojun was so smart, Yu was really so light, she understood: "Yes." I heard that at the end of the Haoli Empire, natural and man-made disasters continued, and the thousand-year-long peace bred corruption and infighting, and the huge empire was reduced to an empty shell. The treasury is empty every year, and the Haoli Empire must find a way to fill it, otherwise it will not be able to support such expenses. ”
Things must rot first, and then worms will grow. The so-called Heavenly Demon Descending was just the last straw that crushed the Haoli Empire.
"The geese plucked their feathers. While the Haoli Empire raised taxes on the people, it also set its sights on the lair of the monsters. Many big demons have accumulated a lot of family wealth over the years, and after the Haoli Empire cleared a few, they knew the taste of the marrow, and then they couldn't stop. ”
Feng Miaojun asked at the right time: "What does this have to do with the pendant in your hand?"
"My Yang family has been friends with the demon clan for generations, and I can't bear to see them slaughtered, so I secretly reported the news, so that many monsters avoided the disaster of killing. The Haoli Empire returned several times in vain, and it also suspected that there was a conspiracy inside. Later, the imperial god of war General Chongyuan led the army to be ordered to conquer the monsters again, and the object of the attack this time is rarely known to the world. ”
"At that time, were there still great monsters with profound Taoism?"
"Yes. "Yu really said word by word," that is a real dragon that lives in the White Elephant Lake. ”
"True Dragon!" Feng Miaojun said in a lost voice, "There is still a real dragon alive!"
"In ancient times, the gods and dragons fought a decisive battle with foreign races, which is recorded in the annals of history. After the war, the dragon gate appeared, and since then the carp has the opportunity to jump over the dragon gate and become a real dragon, although it is very small, there is finally a real dragon clan in the world. Yu Zhen said with emotion, "However, in the chaotic times of the Heavenly Demons, the Dragon Clan, as the main force against the Heavenly Demons, suffered heavy losses, and was slaughtered again when the humans and the Demon Clan turned against each other, and there was not much left in the later stage of the Haoli Empire." At this time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was weakened, and no carp could jump over the dragon gate. Therefore, some people say that the white dragon that General Chongyuan conquered is the last true dragon in the world. ”
Feng Miaojun also sighed. The history of the dragon clan is also really a sigh, obviously it is the darling of God's favor, a rare creature in the world, with both strength and beauty, but the fate is so bumpy, in the end, it is not as good as ordinary creatures can last for a long time.
"Lady Yang of Chongyuan is also the ancestor of our clan, and she passed on the secret before the war, and she returned with the Chongyuan general, and the white dragon and his subordinates were preserved. ”
Hearing this, Feng Miaojun matched the secret history she told with the information sent by Xu Linghai. It turned out that General Chongyuan, who was invincible in the past, suffered a big defeat, and the deep reason was here.
General Chongyuan later discovered Mrs. Yang's secret, fearing that the emperor would be guilty afterwards, so he took the initiative to leave the officialdom and stay out of right and wrong. ”
Feng Miaojun listened attentively, and subconsciously asked, "What about the white dragon?"
"Soon after this battle, the old king passed away and the new king succeeded to the throne, and the matter was over. After that, no one saw the white dragon again. This new monarch has no interest in purging the demon clan, but concentrates on dealing with domestic troubles. Yu really said this, and paused, "Except for the Founding Emperor, he is almost more famous than the previous emperors of the Haoli Empire. ”
Feng Miaojun said the name that no one knew: "Emperor Li Li." ”
"Yes, that's him. Yu really said softly, "Although there is a word 'strong' in this person's nickname, he is quite kind to the demon clan, and even released monsters in the wild." This is what the monster said to me, and it should be true. ”
Feng Miaojun looked at the pendant: "Can you lend me a look?"
Yu really untied it very generously, handed it to her, and said, "Just look at it." ”
When I held it in my hand, I felt that this thing was heavy and weighty. Feng Miaojun checked it, it was neither gold nor copper, and he couldn't tell what material it was: "Have you studied the lines on the coat of arms?"