"Of course," Gu Xu replied, "I don't belong here in the first place. When I'm done with some things, I'm going back to where I came from."

Hearing his words, Xi's beautiful eyes revealed obvious feelings of loss.

"Grandpa has always said that Master, you are an immortal who has come down to save us," Xi was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Is your original place the immortal realm above the Nine Heavens?"

Gu Xu thought to himself: It seems that in the minds of this group of people who are imprisoned in the underworld, the concept of the upper realm is deep-rooted, even if the "Taishang Haotian" has erased their memories, they still miss their original hometown.

"No," he shook his head, "it's my mortal home."

When he said this, Gu Xu's mood was a little dazed.

Because he doesn't really have a home.

Or rather, he used to have.

But since the moment he was wanted by the Great Qi Dynasty, he couldn't go back.

"Will you come back later?" The girl lowered her head and did not look at him.

"I don't know." Gu Xu sighed softly, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Master, if you don't come back, what if I run out of talismans?"

"This ......"

Gu Xu had to admit that he hadn't thought about this issue just now.

"Master, are all these talismans you drew disposable?" The girl was quiet for a while, and then began to ask Gu Xu questions again.

She is always full of curiosity about everything related to cultivation and Gu Xu, and sometimes there are so many questions that they are like the rain in April, which is continuous and can't be stopped.

"That's right."

"Why? Is it because it's running out of stored power?"

Gu Xu nodded again.

The girl's comprehension ability is really amazing. Before he could explain to her the principle of the talisman, she had already guessed the answer.

"Master, is there a way to make a permanent talisman?" She asked, "When the power inside is used up, we can refill it?"

"Yes," Gu Xu replied, "but it's not called 'Fu', it's called 'Array'. The conditions for making a formation are more stringent than drawing talismans."

Xi bit her lip lightly, a little sullen.

At this moment, a burly man with bronzed skin walked in front of the two.

He was bare-chested and covered in animal skins. On his torso, the tattoos with all kinds of paints and bells and whistles are mostly pictures of Mengbeasts, which are quite scary to look at from a distance.

This strong man's name is "Chongli", and he is Xi's elder brother, who will become the new leader of the tribe in the future.

Xi's gaze swept over the strong man's tattoo.

"Master?"

"Huh?"

"Otherwise, you can draw the sigil directly on me like a tattoo," the girl said on a whim, "and then you won't have to worry about raw materials and replenishing strength."

Gu Xu looked at her with complicated eyes, and was silent for a while.

"What's up, Master?" Xi wondered, "Is there something wrong with my thoughts?"

"No problem."

"Then why don't you speak?"

"I just thought about it...... Some things from before."

Gu Xu said as he said with a silent sigh: It turns out that this is the origin of the "Holy Fire Totem" on Zhao Yan's body!

That day, when he and Zhao Yan were trapped in the imperial treasury and practiced together, he clearly felt that Zhao Yan's "Holy Fire Totem" was resonating with his true element.

But he never expected that the world's earliest "Holy Flame Totem" was actually painted by himself!

"The runes drawn on the body will be very different from those drawn on paper," after thinking for a moment, Gu Xu continued, "I need a little time to figure out how it should be drawn."

"Master, don't worry, just think about it slowly!"

Xi's face bloomed with joy again

's smile is as bright and moving as a campfire at night.

It seemed that for her, it didn't matter at all whether the new runes could be researched or not.

She only cared that for the next period of time, Shizun would be by her side—at least until the runes were drawn, and she wouldn't leave easily.

…………

In the next day or two, Gu Xu was silently recalling the "Holy Fire Totem" on Zhao Yan's body.

Because Zhao Yan was covered by clothes, he had never seen the full picture of the "Holy Fire Totem", so he had to rely on his own understanding and try to complete it.

At the same time, the tribe continued to make its way through the wilderness.

From everyone's conversation, Gu Xu knew that the destination of their trip was a valley called "Divine Spring".

It is the home of another tribe called the Blood Wolves.

Xi's grandfather believes that the "Red Fire Tribe" to which they belong has fought many battles with ghosts and monsters in the process of migrating and fleeing, and there are many casualties, and it is difficult for them to support themselves anymore.

They plan to join the "Blood Wolf Tribe" and unite the two into one to defend against the enemy together.

The original intention was good.

However, on the night they arrived in Shenquan Valley, Xi ran up to Gu Xu with an angry expression, tugged at his sleeve, and complained to him, "Master, they are so annoying, so annoying!"

"What's wrong?" Gu Xu asked.

"The Blood Wolf Tribe agreed to our request to merge," Xi replied, "but they made it a condition that I marry the son of their clan leader.

"Hmph, that bastard already has five women, and he still wants to marry me! It's clear that it's the intention to see the color!

"Master, you must help me!"

Gu Xu turned his head to look at her beautiful face.

He knew that in this era before the birth of the Dharma, strong men were responsible for defending the tribe, and women were mostly vassals of men.

Around the strongest males, more than one woman is often gathered to reproduce for him.

It's like a pack of lions in the prairie.

But Xi is clearly a girl like no other.

It's not the same as an ordinary lioness. She has gradually shown signs of becoming a lion king.

"Can't you just reject him?"

"In the wilderness, the strong are respected," Xi shook her head, "My father and brother can't beat him. I am not qualified to refuse. Otherwise, the Blood Wolf Tribe will not accept us."

"But you can beat him," Gu Xu said, "You are my apprentice. Even if you can only rub the flames now, it's enough to beat him to the ground."

"The bastard said he wouldn't take a woman's challenge." Xi clenched his fists and said angrily.

Then she looked up into Gu Xu's eyes: "Master, now only you can help me. Can you go and tell them that I am already your woman—and then, according to the rule that the strong are respected, he must defeat you first if he wants me."

"No." Gu Xu shook his head.

"Why?"

Xi didn't expect that Shizun, who had always been gentle and kind, would refuse her request without hesitation, and suddenly looked a little flustered, and couldn't help but tug Gu Xu's sleeve hard.

"Because you are yourself, an independent individual, not an accessory of anyone," Gu Xu bent down and smiled at her, "I can force him to accept your challenge.

"But the one who will defeat him in the end must be yourself.

"I can't protect you for the rest of my life.

"You must tell him for yourself that there is no gender distinction between the strong in the wilderness."

Xi looked at his handsome face and his smile as warm as the sun, and he was a little distracted for a moment.