"Twilight smoke?" I asked myself and replied, "Oh, then this is normal, the Xuancang Imperial Family and the National Teacher have been tied together since ancient times. So the question arises again, what does this picture scroll mean? With my ability to understand, it is about the Xuancang Royal Family's belief in the Spirit Tree? And then what? ”

"Then, now there is no one in the royal family who believes in the spirit wood."

"Huh?" I said, "What about you?" You don't believe it? ”

Xuan Mo shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't believe it, it's that you don't know how to believe it." ”

It's quite profound, I nodded and said, "I probably understand what you mean, then you don't believe it, I don't believe it either, no one in the Xuancang royal family believes it anymore, and then what?" ”

"The spirit wood has not been resurrected to this day, perhaps because there is no royal family."

"It's weird." I said: "Before the destruction of the country, I was young and couldn't remember anything, you should have been not young at that time, didn't the spirit wood grow very well at that time?" According to you, someone should have known how to believe in Lingmu at that time, right? You haven't studied? ”

Xuan Mo pondered for a moment and said, "You can't learn what you can't learn." Lingmu will choose people. That's why I don't want to inherit the throne, and in the final analysis, Lingmu has never chosen me. ”

……

Before the soul traveled through rebirth, knew Xuanhu, and saw the chaotic things such as the flow of spiritual wood and golden light, I was actually a good materialist young man, if I was left in the past, someone told me that a tree would choose its own person, then I would definitely laugh.

In fact, I still want to laugh a little now, but in line with respect for the fact that I have crossed this objective existence, I still said with a straight face: "What do you mean, the emperors of Xuancang were not chosen by the previous emperor, but by Lingmu?" ”

"I guess, so."

I slapped the table and said, "Do you guess such a serious matter?" ”

Xuan Mo sighed and said: "Since I was a child, my second brother and your third brother have often been taken to Lingmu Valley by my father, at that time my father did not know the reason, now I think about it, my father should have asked Lingmu to choose someone, and the succession to the throne is decided by Lingmu The reason why my father never said it, Xu is a taboo of believing in Lingmu, and it cannot be said." ”

I know that the second brother and the third brother all died when the country was destroyed.

After thinking about it, I said, "Even if what you say is true, then what does this have to do with the Divine Cult?" ”

I paused, then looked to the side and said, "Besides, this matter is not Xuancang's secret?" What do you say when you call the Lei brothers? Out in the open? ”

Xuan Mo said: "It's not that I want to make it public, I didn't mention this matter first, but the second brother told me that before the first emperor of Yeyou died, he handed the second brother a picture scroll." ”

I took a closer look at the scroll on the table, the edge seemed to be torn by something, and some strokes and lines at the fracture came to an abrupt end, and I asked Lei Jue, "You brought the one in the night?" ”

Lei Du was wearing an arrow-sleeved shirt with no sleeve pockets, and he put his hand into his arms, and as his hand came out, there was an extra cowhide scroll of the same texture in his hand, which was also the same old and mottled.

Xuan Mo moved the previous piece to the side, and Lei Jue put his piece and spread it out, which happened to be the piece on the right side of Xuan Mo's piece, and the torn edges could fit together.

Turned out to be a puzzle?

Looking closely at the drawing of Lei Du, it is the canopy of the towering spirit wood that extends above this picture, and below the canopy is also a group of people in gorgeous clothes, but the clothes are all filled in black.

In contrast, the people in Lei Jue's picture did not have a prayer behavior, but just looked at the direction of Xuan Mo's piece, and the clothes of the people painted on both sides were different, the most significant difference was the color of clothing and headdress.

Xuan Mo's clothes are more faded, but he can still faintly see that the clothes are red background, which happens to correspond to Xuan Canghong. The heads are all with ropes and long tassels, and the crowns are distributed.

Lei Jue's side is the background color of black clothes, corresponding to the dark color of the night. The head is full of long dark hair, tied with a crown.

"What do you mean?" I couldn't see any clue other than that it might represent the Xuancang people praying to the spirit wood, and the night ghost people watching from the side.

Xuan Mo said: "I don't know, if you want to guess, this should be the reason why Xuan Cangye has been friends since ancient times." ”

"I don't understand, the night ghost people are standing in this group, how do you know that you are not here to fight the Xuancang people?" I pointed to the two scrolls and asked.

At this time, Yan Yu, who had been silent for a long time, said: "Looking at the posture and demeanor of the person painted on the lord's side, it is more like protecting the person painted on the eldest brother's side." ”

Lei Nian also said: "You don't know martial arts, so you can't see it, people must attack whenever they attack, and the night ghost in the picture has no offensive but stands solemnly, focusing on gazing, which should be the meaning of protection." ”

"Okay." I felt that what they said was reasonable, so I said: "The meaning of these two pictures is that the Xuancang royal family has some kind of inseparable bond with the spirit wood, and is carrying out some kind of ritual, and the night ghost is protecting the Dharma on the side. According to the eldest brother, this ceremony is likely to be the ceremony for Lingmu to choose the next emperor. ”

Xuan Mo bowed his head and said, "Not bad." ”

"Then why did the father and emperor take you and the second brother and the third brother to find Lingmu before the destruction of the country, but there was no such grand ceremony? The Night Ghost must not have participated, otherwise it would be impossible for Lei Jue and Lei Nian not to know. ”

Xuan Mo lowered his eyes and frowned slightly.

Lei Jue accompanied him for a long time, and said in a deep voice at this moment: "In the drawing, the person headed by Xuan Cang wears a dragon crown, and the person headed by Ye Yu does not have a dragon crown. This scroll has a long history, perhaps in ancient times, when the dark night was a ritual of choosing the lord when it was one. ”

"You have a point." I first approved, then turned around: "Duogu? The oldest is only more than 500 years, the history of Emperor Heng is the longest among the Three Kingdoms, and the history of Xuancang is the shortest. ”

Lei decided: "Maybe it's even more ancient, long before the history books were recorded. ”

"Prehistoric? Jurassic? Unless there has been a catastrophe that has destroyed the world, as long as it has existed, it will inevitably leave a record, and it is impossible to do what you said. ”

"It's just speculation, not assertion. ”

Well, since the words have been said, I suppressed the inexplicability in my heart a little, and said, "Big brother hasn't said that these things have anything to do with my divine religion. ”

Xuan Mo said solemnly: "Where you believe, you have power. If it contradicts the power of the spirit wood, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

“……”

As a former materialist young man, I feel that this unbelievable dialogue can be ended.

Just relying on two ancient picture scrolls that can be put together, it has triggered so many groundless speculations, and if it continues, who knows how much imagination will be derived.

Looking at the people here again, Yan Yu looked at me with some concern, and the other three were staring at the picture scroll thoughtfully.

I said, "Are you done?" Can you please go back first? ”

Xuan Mo said: "I want to leave the palace overnight, since this matter has been mentioned, why don't you go with me into Lingmu Valley to see if Lingmu will make another choice now." ”

I sneered, "Didn't you sign that you wouldn't compete for the throne with me?" What else to choose? ”

Xuan Mo said: "Actually, before going to Liuguang Pavilion, I had already entered the Lingmu Valley, and the Lingmu still wouldn't choose me. Offer to go again, just for you. ”

“……”