The Xuantian army finally left the city, and Xuan Zhongxing looked at the endless team, and there was a faint sense of fear in his heart. He didn't expect that there would be so many people in this Heavenly Tower. He thought of his seventeenth son, what was his name? When he entered the Heavenly Tower, the little thing was only nine years old. At that time, he thought that the child was missing, and all the members of the Xuantian City City Lord's Mansion went out to turn Xuantian City up and down, and finally forced the city lord to take the initiative to resign.

It was only at that moment that he woke up from a dream, and his son did not seem to be the most important thing to the clan. said that this Xuantian City Lord is not something that can be done by any person. Which of the twelve elders of the clan is up to the task? There are so many complicated affairs that people have to give up their cultivation, and what monk can be so willing to do that? No.

The patriarch of Xuantian forgot the name of his missing son, which would make people laugh when he said it. Fortunately, the people around me remember that the poor child's name is Xuanshi, and he is a child who doesn't say a word. Ever since the Tower of Heaven opened, no one had been more nervous about seeing the child than he was. Fortunately, the army only selected dozens of soldiers to make a show. Besides, even if the child was among those people, he would not recognize it.

For the first seven thousand years, he had countless sons. At first, I thought it was funny, but then I lost that mood. He found out that the first son born to the eldest lady actually died of old age. From that moment on, he realized that what he thought was family happiness was too far away from him. In his long life, he has seen too much life and death. He said that last month, the lord of the city came to ask for instructions, saying that one of your sons was dying, and asked him if he would see him for the last time.

Xuan Zhongxing remembered that at that time, he just sighed lightly and said: The cycle of life and death is the principle of heaven and earth, so you will tell him on my behalf and go all the way.

This sounds a little unkind to anyone, but he Xuan Zhongxing thinks that he is worthy of his clan, and no one is qualified to blame him. Perhaps, those who can blame him are behind their backs, and that is his family.

The more he thought about it, the more sad he felt, the grievances of right and wrong in the world seemed to be much more wonderful than his life. A secular person is no more than a hundred years at most, that is, he has just seen through the world, and his life span is over. This heaven and earth do not allow you to see too much and understand too much. Heaven and earth do not tolerate it, so they compete with heaven and earth.

At first, we strive to be compatible with heaven and earth, and then we give rise to more expectations, so where are the expectations? When will it be filled?

Some time ago, he thought about handing over the position of patriarch. The reason is that Grandma Yun Ling told him that his cultivation can only stop there, in other words, his lifespan is almost over. If you want to get more gifts from heaven and earth, it is even more impossible. The desire in my heart was finally shattered like a dream bubble. Fortunately, he can see clearly, think clearly, and understand thoroughly.

Give up, give up, live for 10,000 years, compared to mortals, you have already gained a big advantage. Now, for the sake of the clan, hold on for a while. When the Hades army retreats, it is better to hand over the position of patriarch, so that he can be sure. But who should I hand it over? How should I hand it over? I have to think of a charter.

Just thinking about it, he raised his eyes and saw Yun Ling and the fairy of Nayao Mountain heading towards the main hall. Looking at the backs of the two, Xuan Zhongxing's heart came alive again, if he went to the fairy world, with his age and cultivation, it was always okay to fight miscellaneous children. In case you meet a certain immortal who gives up a life-prolonging pill or something, you can have fewer regrets, and maybe you can experience the joy of family that you have never enjoyed. To put it bluntly, the so-called happiness of family is just a feeling, but as the patriarch of Xuantian, he has never even had this feeling, if he dies, he really can't close his eyes.

Ci Niang hugged Shui'er, and when she saw the patriarch in a daze, she said softly: "Patriarch?"

At this time, Xuan Zhongxing woke up to the fact that the army had been out of the city for half a moment, and the next thing was enough for him to have a headache.

"This little guy, come, let grandpa hug you!" Xuan Zhongxing smiled kindly.

This smile startled Ci Niang, and said in her heart, the patriarch has changed his sex? She was stunned for a moment, but the water in her arms stretched out her little arm without fear. Ci Niang hurriedly handed over the water.

"Patriarch, then, the boss asked me to ask, this year's tax-"

Xuan Zhongxing smiled while teasing the water and said lightly: "Let your shopkeeper talk in person." ”

"You see that the flowers are also gone, she is the number one of our Liuxian Garden. In the future, I'm afraid the sisters won't have a good time......"

Xuan Zhongxing frowned, and suddenly saw that Shui Er was suddenly frightened and shrank back, so he smiled lightly again: "If you really get rid of the share of Liuxian Garden, what should other merchants do? Besides, the current situation in the clan, do you think it is appropriate to talk about this matter? Saying that you are not sensible, it is polite, those soldiers who have just left the city gate are desperate for the clan! If they are gone, at most a few months, I am afraid that this Xuantian City will become a dark city." ”

Xuan Zhongxing found that Shui'er, a child, knew how to read people's faces, and was afraid of scaring the child, so he leaned Shui'er on his shoulder. Then, he instantly lowered his face and said: "You businessmen are too short-sighted, do you think that you are the only one who supports hundreds or thousands of people? In this Xuantian City, which big family does not have hundreds or thousands of people? If there is a problem in the clan, you should contribute, this is everyone's clan city, and it does not belong to a certain person! When something happens, everyone bears it together, and this is reasonable! If you open your mouth to be exempt from taxes and close your mouth to Yuanshi, if you want me to say, you don't think you are a member of the Xuantian clan at all......

Shui Er was pulling out his beard, and Xuan Zhongxing suddenly stopped. Raising Shui'er in front of his eyes, he deliberately bluffed his face and said: "You can't pull out your beard, if you lose one, your grandfather will live one year less." Suddenly, he felt that his beard was a little too much, and corrected: "Live ten years less." ”

"That—" Shui Er blinked and thought, "Grandpa, how much beard do I have to pluck out before you can be as big as Shui Er?"

"Uh-" Xuan Zhongxing said embarrassedly, "Grandpa-I'm afraid I won't be able to go back." With that, he leaned the water on his shoulder. He suddenly felt that the water had become heavier, what was this sign? Could it be that he was really old?

Xuan Zhongxing looked at the crowd that was retreating towards the outer city in the distance, looked at the color of Cangsang, and sighed: "This person, you have to have some experience to know that it is not easy to live. In the war of extermination 10,000 years ago, according to my old mother, there was not one survivor. At that time, she was pregnant with me, but fortunately, at the critical moment, it was the Great Xuan Master who moved the people in the city to the Wentian Tower with the technique of Xuan Fu. The mother had heard that babies born in the Tower of Questioning would live a long life. So, after the tribulation, all the tribesmen retreated from it, but she hid in a place of death. The eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest family disappeared from the Heavenly Tower, which sounded like a joke. How can an artifact in the clan devour its own people?"

Xuan Zhongxing turned his head and glanced at Ci Niang, feeling a little out of shape. Before he could say anything, Ci Niang said, "Patriarch, say it, Ci Niang understands." You must have held back these things for more than 10,000 years, say it, you should be the goddess tree that can hold the secret of the entire Xuantian clan. ”

Xuan Zhongxing wiped his face with his other hand and said lightly: "There's nothing to say." That, Ci Niang, you run an errand and tell the major merchant owners that after the clan war, I will invite them to tea. As he spoke, he handed the water into Ci Niang's hands.

"Drink-tea?" Ci Niang was stunned, and immediately said with a happy eyebrow: "Ci Niang understands." But every god says to shut up the house—"

"The words of the gods are the rules, the clan bell does not ring, I'm afraid you can't get out of this door, go!" After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the sacred tree.

"Auntie, doesn't grandpa like water?"

"Don't talk nonsense, who in this city dares not to like you, you are the daughter of the god of the clan!"

"What is a clan god?"

"The clan gods are very powerful people. ”

"What is powerful?"

"If you are strong, you can set the rules-" Ci Niang glanced at the back of the patriarch and said, "You may not be able to follow the rules!"

"Why follow the rules?"

"You talk too much, and before your father comes back, you listen to your aunt, just follow the rules. If you follow the rules, your aunt won't have a headache. ”

"Why didn't Daddy take me along?"

"Your dad doesn't have time to take care of you. ”

"Shui'er knows!" Shui'er said excitedly: "Aunt is also a powerful person!"

"Auntie is not strong at all. ”

"My aunt can set the rules and take care of Shui'er, she is the most powerful person!"

“......”

At this time, the inner city was silent, the streets were empty, and the shops on the streets were closed and locked. In Ci Niang's eyes, this city has become a dead city.

She hurried to the outer city with the water in her arms, and the sound of the soles of her feet rubbing against the blue stone ground was monotonous and weird, and she was a little scared in her heart. Far away in the square behind him, the sacred tree emitted a colorful glow. Thinking about the sacred tree in her heart, Ci Niang finally had some confidence.

In a trance, in front of her, a petite woman appeared a hundred zhang away, covered in green clothes, and her face was also superior in Liuxian Garden. It's just that what is between the hairline of the woman's cheeks? Ci Niang was shocked, what she saw was cold white bones, she stopped and whispered to Shui'er: "Shui'er, listen to your aunt's words, don't speak, don't look back, keep running towards the sacred tree! Your father is waiting for you there! Run as fast as you can!"

Ci Niang squatted down and put the water on the ground. Shui'er doesn't understand, she only remembers her aunt's words, she has to be obedient, this is the rule. So, after landing on the ground, he rushed towards the colorful glow above the square.

"Is this the child of the clan god?" the woman sneered.

Ci Niang settled down and said, "My child!"

"I have long heard that the Xuantian Clan was influenced by the Human Race 20,000 years ago, but I didn't expect that I had learned to lie......!"