Chapter 1: Sunset

The waters of the River of the Sunset are filled with the spirits of the dead and flow into the River Styx. Pull the rope that pulls the sun, awaken at the Obelisk, and die at the Cliff of Hades.

"Grandpa, grandpa!" Mo Xuan knelt on one side of the stone bed on both knees, grasping his grandfather's gray beard with his hands, his dark gray eyes that were very different from ordinary people shone with spiritual light, and on the other side of the old man, there was a young girl, with big aqua blue eyes and long snow-white hair hanging straight down to her petite waist. She smiled lowly and said, "Grandpa, just tell us about it." ”

The old man grabbed the wine jug in his hand, poured it into his mouth with a smile, and said, "Okay, okay, if you grab grandpa's beard again, you will have to rip it off, if you want to hear it, then grandpa will talk to you." ”

"Good!" the two children cheered happily.

The old man took a sip of wine and placed the flask on a stone beside the stone bed, the cloudy liquor dripping down the edge of the pear-yellow wooden flask, leaving a dark stain on the cyan rock, wafting a faint aroma of wine. There is also a mutton fat lamp on the stone, which jumps and glows in the burning of mutton fat.

"Speak, speak. Let's talk about the eleven towers. As he spoke, the old man's hand tapped at the wall behind him, and there was a mural carved on the wall of the earthen structure, which seemed to be eleven obelisk-shaped towers, each tower had its own shape, and at the same time, on each square tower, there was a unique carving, which made people look at it and have the illusion of being sucked up.

"These eleven towers, known as the Eleven Xuantu, also known as the Tongtian Reincarnation Tower, are located in the Lost Ancestral Tomb. It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, the war of the gods broke out in the human world. In the aftermath of this battle, the gods suffered numerous casualties, and many mortals died. In order to re-establish the order of all walks of life, the ruler Meng plucked out a sheep's horn on the fourth day of each month of that year, and used these sheep's horns to absorb the blood of the dead, and descended into the world to become these eleven Xuantu. ”

"The names of the eleven Xuantu are as follows: Inheritance, Prophet, Styx, Desolation, Dawn, Code, Sin, Judgment, Killing, Life, and Heavenly Sacrifice, these eleven towers are distributed in all directions of the Lost Ancestral Tomb, and each performs its own duties. Each Xuantu has its own unique powers. At Sunset Sandbank, everyone who reaches the age of 12 is eligible to pay homage to the Lost Ancestral Tomb once. If you are selected by the Divine Tower, you will obtain the power of the Divine Tower, which is commonly known as the Rune, and the person who has the Rune is the Rune Master. As he spoke, the old man pointed to his eyebrows.

"Generally, the runes will be imprinted on their eyebrows, and they can be used for their own purposes when their minds are turned. "Every year, countless people go to the Lost Ancestral Tomb to worship, but there is not one in a hundred miles who has obtained the runes. ”

As he spoke, the old man smiled, picked up the flask and took another sip. The two children were on the sidelines, each with their own thoughts and their eyes shining with hope.

"The rune master is very powerful. Mo Xuan muttered.

"Huh. Not to mention the power, those powerful people who cultivate the runes can use the runes to rebel against all things, and they can even use the power of the eleven Xuantu to dominate the world. The old man laughed.

"Do these eleven towers have their own owners?" asked the girl curiously. The old man stroked his beard, nodded, and said, "Yes, every Xuantu has a god, all of them are the strongest people who came out of their respective god towers back then, and their strength can no longer be described by common sense, and they have a great position in the world. But in the end, they are only in charge of the eleven Xuantu, if you want to say that they are dominant, it should be gods......"

Listening to the grandfather's words, both children fell into deep thought. Mo Xuan groaned slightly, suddenly raised his head, looked like a grandfather, and stopped talking: "Grandpa......"

"What's the matter, kid?" Grandpa smiled and touched Mo Xuan's little head, as if to bring a hint of firmness to his heart.

Mo Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "If I become a rune master, will I be able to find my parents?"

"Yes, grandpa, if I become a rune master, will I be able to know my background?" the girl also took the opportunity to ask.

The two pairs of eyes stared straight at Grandpa, as if to see what was going on. Seeing their persistent appearance, Grandpa sighed, nodded and said, "Yes, becoming a rune master can have a lot, and it will also help you understand your life experience." Mo Xuan, your grandfather knows your life experience, but he can't tell you now, this is also what your parents meant, if one day you can become a high-level rune master, then you will naturally understand. As for the girl, you and I don't know much about it, I just found you on the edge of a desert back then, and everything you want to know can only be understood by yourself. ”

After listening to the grandfather's words, the faces of the two children were a little sad, and the girl's eyes were even hazy, as if tears flashed. Grandpa sighed, and his two big thin hands touched the heads of the two children respectively, gently stroking them, and bringing them a little good feeling through the warmth of the palms. "Don't take it too seriously, sometimes, there will be mistakes in the destiny of heaven and man. Everyone has experiences, and you will find the answers you need later. ”

The girl rubbed her eyes and nodded, "Grandpa is right, in the future, I must become a very strong rune master and find my family!"

"Me too, me too!" Mo Xuan said aside. Seeing this, Grandpa also laughed, stroked the two children again, and then picked up the wine jug and poured a large sip into his throat.

"By the way, grandpa is also a rune master," the girl said suddenly.

"Definitely, and grandpa must be a very powerful rune master, otherwise how would he know so much, right, grandpa?" As they spoke, they both looked at Grandpa, only to find Grandpa half-lying on the wall behind him, his eyes closed, his hands still clutching his wine jug, and the remaining wine stains could be faintly seen on the few strands of white beard around his mouth. His mouth was half-open, and his snoring was faintly visible.

When the two children saw this scene, their expressions became richer, and at the same time their hands reached for their grandfather's chin, playing between their grandfather's gray beard, trying to wake him up, but no matter what they did, they heard grandpa's louder and louder snoring, so they also fell into despair.

"Hmph, grandpa is like this every time, and he falls asleep when it comes to a critical moment!" the girl was angry, obviously very dissatisfied with grandpa.

"Even then, not once or twice," Mo Xuan echoed.

"Alas," the girl sighed and said, "Forget it, let grandpa sleep first." Brother Mo Xuan, will it be okay for you to go out with me?"

Mo Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

Rumble.

Pushing open the somewhat heavy stone door, the two of them quietly walked out from between the cracks in the stone door. Through a somewhat dark corridor, they came to the main hall. The place where they lived was a huge temple, but it had been abandoned for a long time. The vast hall was slightly covered with cobwebs, and every brick and stone on the ground was larger than the two of them combined. The stones were patina and carved with some ancient and obscure writing, and each ravine was covered with dust.

In the center of the main hall is a huge stone statue. The main hall is extremely high, because it should be more than fifty meters, and this statue has reached the top four-fifths of the main hall. The head of the stone statue is an indifferent wolf's head, and the eyes are set with large rubies. The torso of an adult figure is straight and clad in armor. It fell to its knees on one knee, holding a massive axe in its hand. Due to the accumulation of dust over the years, it is difficult to distinguish the material of the sculpture, but when you look at the sculpture, you can feel its real power.

Every time he passed by the main hall, Mo Xuan would involuntarily look at this sculpture, as if it had a great attraction to him. He always had a feeling that this statue seemed to be more than just a statue.

Running through the main hall, the two of them passed through the eaves of the temple supported by eight stone pillars, and their eyes suddenly lit up. The orange-yellow sunset hung in the sky, burning the clouds red for half a day. Thousands of miles stretch as far as the eye can see, covered with sand. A great river crossed from the desert to the remnant sun in the distance. A hazy red light shone out from the fallen land, cloning the whole world in crimson cloaks.

The two sat in front of the hall, looking at the sunset and the flowing river, the girl held her cheeks in her hand, looked at Mo Xuan and said, "Brother Mo Xuan, what do you think about your life experience?"

Mo Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, but since Grandpa said so, then there must be a reason for him." I think if I can become a rune master, then there is hope for all this to be known. ”

The girl pillowed on Mo Xuan's shoulder, raised her arm slightly, and said, "Also, although I also want to know my life experience, but only by becoming a rune master first, can I slowly know who I am in the future." With that, the girl chuckled and glanced at Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan smiled and touched the girl's long white hair. "In three years, I will be eleven years old, and when the time comes, I must go to worship Xuantu and become a rune master. When the girl heard this, she also pursed her lips and smiled, "I still have four years, but it doesn't matter, I must become a rune master." ”

The sun was falling, and the yellow-red rendering in the distance was pulled farther and farther away. A glimmer of light pierced through the middle of the eaves of the temple and shone directly on the body of the stone statue, plating the majestic statue with a reddish-gold sheen, and the pair of ruby-encrusted eyes shimmered, as if witnessing the determination of the two children.

"Brother Mo Xuan, if, one day in the future, we leave each other, will we still remember each other?" the girl suddenly asked.

Mo Xuan smiled, flicked the girl's snow-white forehead, and said, "Girl, what are you talking nonsense, we will definitely not be separated." ”

The girl touched her forehead, but said with some trepidation: "However, what if one of us becomes a rune master in the future, and the other does not, or is separated for various reasons." ”

Hearing this, Mo Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, patted the girl's little head, and said, "No, I will never forget the little girl." ”

"Brother Mo Xuan......" The girl's eyes flashed with tears, but the corners of her mouth were outlined with a smile. "Brother Mo Xuan, I won't forget you either. With that, she took off an inky jade pendant from her neck, half of which opened to the left, shining with a clear light.

"Brother Mo Xuan, this is my jade pendant. Since I was born, I have only had two such jade pendants by my side. I'll give you this one, and I'll hang the other one on my body, so that if we leave and meet again, we can get to know each other immediately. ”

"Okay. Mo Xuan smiled and took the jade pendant. The jade pendant is a touch of coolness. He carefully put it around his neck, and immediately felt refreshed.

"It's agreed like this, no one is allowed to go back!"

The girl smiled, her long hair floating in the air, behind her was the endless river, the sun sank, and the light in the sky was all extinguished at this moment, I don't know if I couldn't bear the fall of the sun or the girl's smile.

This scene will never be forgotten by Mo Xuan. It's just that he vaguely felt that there seemed to be a trace of sadness hidden in the girl's smile......