Chapter Twenty-Three: Moonstone
CondΓ© is dead.
Su Su was still kneeling beside his corpse, her eyes blank. Su Su stared at the ground blankly, there were two tear stains on her face, but the tears seemed to have dried up, and not a drop fell.
She didn't know if she should blame Grandpa Kang, or maybe it was her own fault. Bai Xin and Tong Jun had already told themselves about this in advance, if they had tried hard to convince the patriarch at that time, if they also believed Bai Xin, maybe none of this would have happened.
Su Su quietly looked at Kang Dai's corpse on the ground, and her previous life flashed in her mind like a marquee: although Su Su didn't know where her parents were since she was a child, Grandpa Kang gently hooked her nose, the patriarch sternly asked her to cultivate, the neighbor's fat aunt sent her delicious fruits, or ran to the mountains with her friends in the clan to play, and the annual carving competition, as well as the stone bed where she slept at night, the three willow trees at the head of the village, and so on, all became clear and blurred, as if through a layer of mist, out of reach.
Su Su fell asleep in pain, in her dream she wanted to go back to the village, but she couldn't get even half a step closer no matter how she ran, she kept struggling, reaching out to grab the fallen leaves from the willow tree, a gust of wind blew, and her hand was empty.
Bai Xin and Tong Jun sat beside them from a distance, looking at Su Su, who had no master of the six gods, Tong Jun said worriedly, "Is she okay?"
"When this happens, it shouldn't be okay. Bai Xin seemed to have something on his mind, looking at the already clear starry sky, he changed his usual cheerfulness and stopped talking.
Tong Jun looked at Su Su and also remembered his grandfather. Yes, I was already heartbroken when I lost a grandfather, not to mention that Su Su lost all the clansmen. Tong Jun held the half-broken sword behind his back in his arms, "Grandpa, are you okay?" I want to see you again." β
The three of them had their own thoughts, and they woke up and fell asleep, but they had to wake up when their dreams were heavy. The night was long and cold. But eventually the dawn came.
Bai Xin and Tong Jun helped Su Su bury Kang Dai's body. Then the three of them searched carefully in the ruins for a long time, but they did not see any trace of the villagers, except for the rubble and even the skeletons were bombarded by the huge thunder. Su Su never said a word, not knowing what she was thinking.
At noon, Tong Jun found some fruit, the three of them sat together, Su Su buried her head in her knees, Tong Jun took a fruit to her, she seemed to be unconscious, did not eat or drink. Bai Xin and Tong Jun never left, and stayed on the ruins with Susu for another two days.
Every night, Su Su would cry silently and fall asleep in tears. During the day, he sat in a daze in a large open space.
Bai Xin and Tong Jun didn't bother her, but they were a little worried when they saw that she didn't eat or drink.
Until the evening of the third day, Su Su took out the black gilt golden sand stone left by Kang Dai, and looked at it for a long time, she cried for several nights, and her tears had already dried up.
Without warning, Su Su said softly to Bai Xin and Tong Jun, "Thank you." β
Bai Xin was stunned by her sudden words, sat next to her with Qinglong in his arms, and said, "What did you say?"
Su Su stabilized her mood and said in a slightly louder voice, "Thank you." β
Tong Jun also sat down when he heard the sound and said, "No, we didn't do anything." β
"This has nothing to do with you, but you are trying so hard to help our people, it's ridiculous that I did that to you before. β
"Huh? It's okay. Didn't you just do it with the two of us?" Su Su was suddenly so polite, Bai Xin was a little difficult to accept, he still felt that Su Su who was like a tomboy was better, but after witnessing this with his own eyes, that cheerful Su Su should not appear again.
Su Su looked at the two of them, then lowered her head to look at the stone in her hand.
"Maybe we didn't do it right, whether it was cutting down willow trees or setting fire to weeds, but they didn't help you in the end. Tong Jun said a little guiltily.
"It's my fault, if I had believed you earlier......"
"Don't say that again, you're not wrong at all. In fact, if I were us, I might have thought it was a prank at the time. Tong Jun saw that Su Su had been imposing the responsibility of exterminating the clan on himself, and hurriedly comforted.
"Yes, don't blame yourself too much, you've done a good job. Bai Xin also persuaded.
"Thank you for comforting me. Su Su said and cried again. "I'm sorry, I just don't know who to blame, I always can't hate Grandpa Kang. β
"There's something wrong with your grandfather, but he has no intention of hurting your people after all. He may not be doing it right, but he is not inherently bad. β
"Well, Grandpa Kang is a very gentle person, and I've always liked him. Su Su sobbed again.
Qinglong couldn't bear it, so he climbed to Su Su's shoulder and helped her wipe her tears. Su Su held back her tears, ** Qinglong, and said, "At least Grandpa Kang died for the clan and the Seven Sacrifices to fight, but I couldn't do anything but watch them die." β
"No, Susu. Bai Xin said: "At least you are alive, and there is hope when you live." There are so many things you can do that they can't do. β
Su Su looked up at Bai Xin, her eyes were red, and said, "Really?
"You can help them take revenge, you can snatch back the moon stone, you can find out the truth about the southern protector who destroyed your royal stone clan to rob the moon stone, you can find your patriarch, isn't he still alive?"
Su Su didn't believe himself a little, and said timidly: "But...... Can I do it?"
"Believe in yourself, if you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't in the future. If you're only immersed in grief, you're really not going to be able to do anything. β
Tong Jun also said: "Bai Xin is right, didn't Grandpa Kang give you this very powerful stone?"
Su Su looked at the black gilt golden sand stone in his hand, and his eyes gradually had some color.
"Don't rush, take your time. Bai Xin said, "Find your patriarch and see if you can cure his madness." β
Su Su nodded firmly and said, "Tong Jun, Bai Xin, and Qinglong, thank you." β
Bai Xin saw that Su Su gradually became complex, breathed a sigh of relief, gave her some fruit, and said, "Eat something, rest and rest tonight, and go with us tomorrow." β
Su Su took the fruit and said in disbelief, "Can I really do it?"
"Why not! We're going to the Central Plains, come with us! If you stay here by yourself, we won't worry. No opinion, Tong Jun?"
"Absolutely. Tong Jun also said with a smile.
"Hmm. Su Su nodded again and ate the fruit in his hand.
The next morning, the three of them set off together in the direction of the Central Plains.
Before leaving, Su Su kowtowed three times in the direction of the large ruins, and although he could not find the corpses of his clansmen, he at least paid homage to the place where they once existed.
Su Su and Bai Xin were completely different when they first met, and they always followed behind Bai Xin and Tong Jun without saying a word. Bai Xin and Tong Jun were very worried about Su Su, but they didn't know how to comfort her, so they could only wait for her to slowly come out of the pain.
In order to take care of Susu, Bai Xin and Tong Jun did not keep hurrying, but slowly walked north to rest.
"Moonstone, what kind of stone?"
"The moon stone is the treasure of the town that has been handed down from ancient times by our royal stone clan. It does not belong to any one of the people, but to the wealth of the whole people. β
"What does the moonstone do?"
"Moonstone has the strongest enchantment of time. Since the moment of birth in the desolate world, the moonstone has absorbed the power of the moon every night, tens of thousands of years or more, a large amount of the power of the moon has been deposited in the moonstone, and the accumulation of months and months makes the energy contained in the moonstone endless. Therefore, the barrier generated by the moonstone is enough to resist any attack in this world, and it is absolutely impossible to break through!"
"When the power of Haojie stored in the moonstone is not exhausted?"
"Theoretically, it can be exhausted. However, if it is not attacked, the moonstone will hardly consume energy by holding up the barrier alone. Most of the time, the energy stored in the moonstone is greater than the output, and no one knows how much Haojie power is in the moonstone, so there will be no attack in the world that can shatter the moonstone barrier. If the Moonstone Barrier hadn't been put away, the thunder that night wouldn't have hurt our clan in the slightest. β
"Your clan can hide among the three willow trees and also rely on the enchantment of the moon stone?"
"Well, the Moonstone is a stone that specializes in opening enchantments, as long as you master the method, you can go from the most ordinary simple defensive enchantment to the most complex chaotic space enchantment. β
"It's amazing. β
"But not everyone knows how to open the enchantment, like the spatial enchantment that makes our clan hide in the three willows, only each patriarch is qualified to learn it from the secret tome of the clan. β
"Then why are you free to enter and leave the barrier?"
"Dripping blood. The moonstone uses blood donation to determine whether it can pass the barrier, and only by dripping the blood into the moonstone can the moonstone recognize the master. All newborn babies in our clan will go to the moon stone platform to hold a birth ceremony, and drop the baby's blood on the moon stone, and from then on they will establish a contractual relationship with the moon stone, and from then on, no matter the moon stone supports a dazzling complex and powerful barrier, we can enter and exit freely. The barrier of the moonstone means nothing to those who have received blood donations. β
"That Nan Protector didn't establish a blood donation contract with the moon stone, how did he establish a relationship through the enchantment and drip blood onto the moon stone?"
"When the moonstone was snatched away, the barrier didn't open. The Moonstone is an ordinary stone that anyone can approach without opening an enchantment. β
"I see, but since the Moon Stone Enchantment is so powerful, why didn't your Grandpa Kang open the enchantment defense when he was fighting with the Seven Sacrifices?"
"The Moonstone Barrier is indestructible, but it also has the disadvantage that the Moonstone must be static while the barrier is open. The enchantment cannot be opened while moving. β
"It is true that all things in the world are like this, and there must be advantages and disadvantages, otherwise they will not be invincible. β
Su Su nodded and said, "I think that the Southern Protector must have snatched the Moonstone for its enchantment. β
"yes, I don't know what they are up to. Bai Xin said: "If we have to go all the way north into the Central Plains, we will pass through the city of the southern protector, and then inquire to see if we can steal the moon stone back!"
Su Su was a little worried, and suddenly became very unconfident in his ability: "We are so weak, okay?"
"If you don't try, you won't know, if you can't do it, wouldn't it be better if you succeeded. β
Su Su nodded and said, "Thank you." This matter has nothing to do with you. "I'm going to cry out again.
Tong Jun patted her head and said, "Don't say thank you again in the future." β
Bai Xin hugged Qinglong, and also grinned at Su Su and said, "Yes, I'm tired of hearing it!"
Su Su wiped her eyes, tried to smile and squeezed out a little smile, and nodded.