XLI. Jewels on the Branches
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Ian thought the old man was quite interesting, and he should be a good person to talk to, but he was not in the mood to talk at the moment, because the Messiah still had a high fever. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He knew that a persistent high fever would burn people's heads, but there was nothing he could do but keep touching her forehead, and then he was in a hurry.
After glancing at the Messiah a few times, the old man was a little surprised: "This, is this the Messiah of this generation?"
Ian was stunned: "She's called Messiah, but why is she called this generation?"
"Hmm. The old man lit his cigarette pouch again, and began to swallow the clouds, "Since she hasn't told you yet, then I don't need to tell you." When you get out, ask her again, and all I can tell you is that the Messiah is more than just a name. ”
Ian's head was a little unturned, a name was not just a name, what could it be? He wanted to know, but the old man didn't mean to explain, he stood up and motioned for Ian to follow: "Don't worry, if it's the Messiah, as long as she leaves here, her illness will be cured." Here, she won't have a chance to open her eyes, so let's take a look at what her brother has been looking for. ”
Ian looked at the pain-faced Messiah in his arms, and after hesitation, he took off his coat and put it over her. Only then did he get up and follow the old man, who saw it in his eyes, but sighed slightly.
"The most beautiful flowers tend to wither the fastest. The old man said softly.
"What did you say?" Ian didn't hear.
"I'll tell you to hurry up, slow down, isn't it a man. The old man said dissatisfiedly, and Ian could only speed up his steps to keep up with him.
It's not a big island, but it's empty. Because there is almost nothing inside the island except for the various flowers and plants that grow on the edge of the island. It's just that there is a half-human-high withered vine in the center, and when you walk in, you find that the top of the withered vine is inlaid with a brightly colored ruby.
Although the ruby was quite large, Ian was disappointed. It's obviously nothing, and the two teams in front and back, more than 20 people, lost their lives because of this ruby?
The old man seemed to see through Ian's thoughts, and slowly shook his head: "You have only seen the surface, think about it, such a big battle, such a secret place, just to preserve a ruby?"
Ian thought about it, and it seemed unlikely.
The old man smoked a cigarette and continued: "The key lies in the contents of this gem, if I guess correctly, the function of this gem is probably to seal the power of the Iliad. ”
Iliad, power? Ian was stunned: "Can the power of the gods be sealed?"
"Yo, you still know that the Iliad is a god. The old man quipped, "I thought this little girl didn't tell you anything, but it's strange that, as his entourage, he doesn't even know her identity." ”
"I'm not her retinue. Ian said dissatisfied.
"Oh, didn't you follow her here?" the old man frowned, "Are you a child of a big family?"
Ian thought about it seriously, then nodded, "That's right. ”
"Which one?"
"Blackstone beggars. ”
The old man recalled carefully, but never remembered that there was such a family. To be honest, he didn't even know where Blackstone was, let alone the beggar family Ian had made up.
"What's your name?" asked the old man casually.
"Ian. ”
The old man sighed: "What's your surname?"
"No surname. Ian shrugged, "My father doesn't have a surname, so I don't have a surname either." ”
The old man felt that the name Ian was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, after all, people are old, and their memories are not good. So he shook his head and began to study the ruby again, and Ian found it a little bored and didn't know what to do. So he began to talk to the old man again: "What's your name?"
"Rudo. Rudo replied.
"Hmm, curious name. Ian commented to himself, "What's your last name?"
Rudo didn't want to answer Ian, this stinky boy actually said that his name was strange! You must know that twenty or thirty years ago, this name was famous in the hall, and everyone knew it. Even if it is the Messiah, hearing the name Rudo will definitely remind him of his identity.
Rudo glanced at Ian coldly: "I don't know." ”
Ian was a little depressed, this old man was really weird. He saw that the old man had been looking at the ruby, which was really boring, and he thought to himself that he had never seen such a large gem, and he didn't know what it felt like. Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand to the ruby.
Seeing this, Ludo just wanted to scold. But I saw that the ruby suddenly changed, and as Ian's finger slowly approached the gem, the red color in the gem slowly began to fade!
Ludo's eyes widened when he noticed this, and it was a little unbelievable to see the gem gradually becoming transparent. He turned his head sharply to look at Ian's hand, and soon saw the black dead skin on Ian's arm.
Ian saw the sudden change in the gem, but he didn't dare to move. For fear that this gem would be destroyed suddenly, the old man in front of him would not bypass him. In the eyes of the old man, Ian was even more wonderful than this ruby.
"What's the matter with your scar?" asked Rudo couldn't help but ask, for some reason, when he saw this piece of dead skin, his heart welled up with deep disgust. But he also knew that what caused the change of this gem was inseparable from this dead skin.
Ian hated that people were staring at his scars so directly, and he wanted to withdraw his hand and make up a random reason to prevaricate. But when I thought that this was the hunter of the hall, and it didn't seem that the level was low, it wasn't so easy to fool, and after thinking about it, I decided to tell the truth.
"Ten years ago, I was infected by dragon inflammation in Liuyun. Ian still didn't dare to say that his wound was infected by dragon blood.
"Flowing clouds?!" Ludo stared at Ian as if he had heard something as big as the destruction of the world.
"yes. Ian scratched his head, "Looks like you know, I'm the only one who survived, isn't it lucky?"
Rudo's hands were shaking, and he looked at the young man in front of him, and suddenly understood why he had thought the name Ian was so familiar before. However, he still wanted to make sure, so he took a few long breaths to calm the excitement in his heart.
"What's your mother's name?" Ludo probably hadn't even noticed, his voice trembling.
Ian looked at the old man in front of him strangely, and wondered if he was a psychopath. Still, he said truthfully: "My mother's name is Shirley Kraft. ”