Chapter 20: The Seven Ancient Paths
The shadows of the trees in the backyard of the ancestral hall are mottled, the wind blows, and the air after the rain is so humid that it takes away the only trace of temperature left on the ground, and the warm sunlight is projected into the house along the flower window, but it does not increase or decrease the coldness inside at all.
The old man held the teacup in both hands and took a sip gently, her eyes were deep, as deep as the dry water of an old pool, and like a beating flame, her eyes were scattered and difficult to understand.
Sighing slightly, she shook her head with a wry smile: "Back then, there was a fortune teller Taoist priest who once gave the ancestor a fate, he said that your ancestor's twelve life palaces are incomplete, and the husband and wife palace is thinner than paper, he warned your ancestors that it is best not to marry a wife and have children, so as not to leave a disaster to future generations and cause endless harm."
Your ancestors did not believe it, and they married and had children as before, but twelve years later, his wife died violently and left him.
In the years that followed, every generation of the Chu family had more or less such things happening, women had encountered misfortunes, and even men had suffered accidents a few times, it seemed to be an endless curse, one generation of ancestors, two generations of ancestors...... It wasn't until the thirteenth generation of the head of the family that the root was broken......"
"I always thought that the curse left by your ancestors had long since dissipated, but I didn't expect ...... Unexpectedly, it still refused to let go of the Chu family. She closed her eyes slightly, and there were tears in her eyes, but she couldn't come out.." The old woman's life is hard, and she has encountered some strong winds and waves in her life, but she still survived, but she ...... It's just that your grandfather is ...... too."
"βalas!"
She sighed heavily, looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Do you know, this is fate!"
"I believe in orders. His voice was as flat as ever.." But he never accepted his fate. Because, this is his "way"!
The old man's body shook slightly, and his expression became more and more complicated when he looked at Chu Xuan.
"Your master...... Maybe he is a great person, but there are many great people in the world, and there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the world, and sometimes if you don't accept your fate, you will die!" she said bitterly.
"If I had accepted my fate, I would have died twenty years ago. He looked at her, his eyes beating as hard as a rock.
"You kid......" she shook her head, suddenly feeling a little tired.
"If you leave Baiyun City, you can still live. β
Chu Xuan glanced at her seriously, and his expression suddenly became serious.."My mother also left Baiyun City once, but she died. β
"Uh!" the old man was stunned.
"You guessed it. She shook her head with a wry smile, but the conversation changed: "But, you don't have proof, do you?"
"I never need evidence to do things, just guessing, it's enough. He looked at her, and the light in his eyes seemed to penetrate everything.
The old man looked away and was silent for a long time before he spoke...
A person does not come to a place for no reason. In fact, from the beginning when Chu Xuan appeared here, she had already understood a little in her heart, although she didn't want to think about it, but when this kind of thing was really revealed in broad daylight, she still felt a little sour in her heart. The bitter fruit is the bitter fruit after all, and family affection can never offset hatred, some things, debts always have to be repaid, if you don't pay them back now, they will pay them back in the future, even if she dies, her descendants will come to take it, life after life, life after life, there is no choice at all.
"Originally, you should have doubted her?" she asked.
Chu Xuan naturally knew who this "she" was, and he also understood what the other party was saying.."Although that woman is stupid, she is ruthless enough!"
"Ugh!"
The old man blinked, thought carefully about the reason, and suddenly found that the other party seemed to know the person better than himself.
Ruthless people, often like ordinary people to leave a few leeway, this kind of people are like poisonous snakes lurking in the grass, they will not easily stick out their poisonous teeth, treat prey often go all out, focus on twelve points of energy, if she really wants to kill a person, she will not send a few small roles to deal with all this, even if this person is harmless to humans and animals, she will not give the other party any chance to live.
"The reason is not sufficient. She shook her head and continued.
"She doesn't have that much ability, colluding with the Yin and Yang Sect. β
An ordinary woman from an ordinary family, who has not entered the family power level, and does not have strong strength to dominate everything, for the Yin-Yang Sect, she will not cooperate with this kind of everything at all, just like a god who is high above will not put a mortal in the same position.
Collusion with a great sect naturally requires corresponding skills.
"She doesn't have the ability, so who has the ability to collude with the Yin-Yang Sect?" the old man asked curiously.
"Yes, of course...... You!" he said.
The old man suddenly laughed.."I'm an old woman who has lived outside the world for a long time, how can I have anything to do with the Yin-Yang Sect." You kid, you're really cranky. β
At this time, she seemed to be trying to hide something, Chu Xuan suddenly felt that there was not much point in coming here today, and he sighed.
"There are nine peak masters in the Jiuliu Society, one of them is surnamed Dong, and the Yin and Yang Sect leader Dong Taixuan is a distant relative, more than two hundred years ago, this Dong surname clan in order to get rid of the Yin and Yang Sect moderation, in Lingyang City incognito, changed the surname, this clan called themselves Zhang, two hundred years later, a woman married into the Chu family. And you seem to be a descendant of the Zhang clan. Although the words were a question, the tone was categorical.
The old woman's face had changed..."How did you know about this secret, which had been hidden for more than two hundred years?"
Chu Xuan didn't respond, and continued: "My mother had an old man back then, named Dong Wufu, he seems to be your nephew, this person died twenty-five years ago, who killed him, I don't know, because someone cut off this cause and effect, so I can't deduce, looking at the whole world, there are many things that I can't calculate, but such a clean and neat Dao method that does not leave a trace is not a few ...... in my memory."
"Enough!"
The old woman stood up suddenly, interrupting Chu Xuan's words stiffly, and her expression became excited.."It's me who lost my husband in middle age and was depressed. In addition, your father wants to elope with your mother, and wants to escape from the family and throw away this mess, and I am afraid that your mother will restrain your father, and I am afraid that he will die like your grandfather, and my hatred for your mother will be even more. On the day of addition, Yin Lihua found me, willing to exchange the future of the entire Yin clan for the position of the wife of the Chu clan, and my husband, your grandfather, died indirectly in the hands of the Yin family, such a big revenge, how can I not revenge, plus Yin Lihua promised to help me steal the Yin family's treasure gold Zhiwu, I ...... I was confused, and after thinking about it, I felt that I couldn't keep you even more. Just pass on a secret method of magic to Yin Lihua and let her give your mother a middle, so, your mother's death was done by me and Yin Lihua's woman, if you want to take revenge, you should naturally find me, and I will also give you an explanation!"
She spoke quickly, and her expression was even more excited. Chu Xuan saw it and shook his head slightly.."I know what you said, it's just ...... How can you be the "love parting" of Hongchen Road?"
"Ahh
The old man exclaimed, trembling all over, she pointed at Chu Xuan.."You, you actually know Hongchen Dao!"
"Everyone in the world knows that the Nine Streams Society is a branch of the Yin and Yang Sect, and they also understand that the Yin and Yang Sect must have a secret method that can quickly restore Dao power in the process of fighting, but few people know that the Nine Streams Society and the Yin Yang Sect are both from the Red Dust Dao, one of the Seven Ancient Paths!" he stood up, walked in front of the flower window, and pushed open the window.."The Red Dust Dao lives in the market, the Tao is weird, and it loves to provoke people's hearts.
Just ......"
He suddenly looked at the branches outside the window and sighed slightly.."It's just that the numerology derivation technique of the Red Dust Dao is unique in the world, and the masters of the Taihe Palace often haven't approached yet, so their people will know everything in advance and be able to retreat calmly." I have practiced "Numerology Knife", and I have already seen sex into the gods. The person who can cut off the cause and effect so that I can't find the slightest clue must have a high attainment in Hongchen Dao's "Ziwei Doushu" or "Three Lives Meeting", and he will not be a kitten or a puppy.
Moreover, the vicious Taoism of "love and parting" can only be done by Hongchen Dao in the whole world, and a group of rats who want the world to be in chaos, for the sake of the opportunity to preach, there is almost nothing they can't do. β
Saying this, he glanced up at the old man, "In terms of seniority, you are my grandmother. But the revenge of killing your mother is not shared, just you and Yin Lihua can't afford to bear such a heavy blood debt!"
Chu Xuan said it lightly, but the old man heard the heavy bloody breath from the words, her body shook, her expression was desolate, and she fell to the soft couch: "Since you know, you should understand, you shouldn't provoke it!"
"I didn't provoke it, it was it...... You're provoking me!" Chu Xuan looked at him directly, calm and calm.."You may not know anything else, but you must know the stronghold of Hongchen Dao, tell me, I can let the Chu family ......"
"You ......" The old man suddenly widened his eyes and pointed at Chu Xuan, as if he couldn't believe that the other party dared to rebel against the norm and make a move against the elders of the relatives.
However, for only a moment, the light in her eyes dimmed.
A master who kills his temperament, an apprentice who has been taught, she really doesn't dare to think about how much mercy he will have for the strange family, and the possibility of killing the entire Chu clan to bury her mother has already been infinitely magnified at this moment.
"Promise me one condition, and I'll tell you everything you want to know. β
You say. β
"Come here. She beckoned, Chu Xuan walked up to her, and she whispered a low request.
After being silent for a long time, Chu Xuan sighed.
"βOkay. β
He replied.