The days of deep winter always come slowly. It wasn't until everything was almost awake that the sun slowly showed a corner.

Shakti had already sat on the top of the mountain and completed his daily cultivation. The sky was slowly whitening, and everything was still dark. Shakti sat cross-legged on the ground, but the scarlet blood light emanating from his body illuminated the narrow cliff corner, and the blood light rolled over Shakti's upper body like a wave, and Shakti's face remained as usual, not caring at all about the cold wind that came from the sword. The top of the hair is covered with a thick white mist.

Oh...... A hiss resounded in the sky, and the eyes of the Emperor Shakti in cultivation rose lightly, and in an instant, a trace of blood flashed in the eyes of the Emperor Shakti, and at this moment, the Emperor's double path was scarlet, and at that moment, the whole person of the Emperor Shakti was cold and bloodthirsty under the background of the blood pupils. When the blood pupils disappeared and everything was normal, the emperor returned to his previous coldness. Looking at the fierce birds in the sea of clouds, Emperor Shakti's eyes flashed a little soft.

Look up at the rising double sun.

Over the years, the two days have remained the same, but the original child has grown up, and his face has softened much when he looks at the beautiful scenery in front of him.

The light projected by the double day is becoming more and more complete, baptizing the white world from less to more, and the white mountain tops in the distance are floating with brilliant golden light, like golden chess pieces inlaid in the sea of clouds.

The light shines through the rising clouds, making the world in front of you like a dream. The clouds that were not easy to see in the past were clearly imprinted in front of them, like the graceful figures of countless women, wrapped in golden gauze clothes, and finally disappeared out of sight.

Suddenly, there was a psychedelic feeling in front of Emperor Shakti's eyes, and a beautiful woman in a white veil in the clouds and mist smiled at him. The smile is full of endless tenderness and love.

"Xi'er!" Emperor Shakti looked excited, and reached out to grab the woman's soft pancreas, but he didn't want the clouds to churn for a while, and the beautiful woman had disappeared without a trace.

Emperor Shakti's face was disappointed, and there was no coldness in his eyes, but endless nostalgia and sorrow.

Looking at the empty right hand, Emperor Shakti's heart was heavy

Sigh

"Eighteen years later, I still can't forget you. Was my choice right or wrong?"

......

Mu Liang got up early in her coat and was busy with housework, and after a few days of careful care, her face looked much rudder, thinking that she had recovered.

Meat was already prepared in the pot on the stove, and the charcoal fire was still burning at the bottom of the pot, and the wooden beam sat by the stove doing needlework in his spare time. Happily waiting for her husband and son to return.

"Liang'er, I'm back. ”

When Mu Liang heard this, he got up and walked to the door, "Husband, come and try the robe I sewed for you." ”

Looking at his wife who appeared in front of him, Di Xin's originally slightly angry face was quickly hidden and replaced by a face full of love. Di Xin glanced at his wife, then looked at the fur in Mu Liang's hand, and chuckled and reached out to brush the dry weeds from Mu Liang's sideburns, "Your fur is Tian'er's favorite black color, why bother to comfort me, do I still eat my son's vinegar." ”

Mu Liang smiled noncommittally when he saw that his husband was aware of his careful thoughts, stretched out a delicate finger and slammed Di Xin's forehead, and said coquettishly, "Just you are smart." ”

Then he took Di Xin's hand and went into the house, and went to the stove to bring meat for her husband, and sat down at the table with him.

Looking at her husband who was eating, Mu Liang suddenly asked, "Husband, why did the clan elder call you to discuss matters early?"

Hearing his wife's question, Di Xin, who was still gobbling up, stopped his movements and showed indignation. But he quickly returned to his normal life and muttered as he ate, "It's nothing, it's just a little thing." ”

Mu Liang is a reasonable person, seeing Di Xin's ugly face, he didn't want to ask more, so as not to make her husband troubled, but he didn't want her husband not to say it, but he perfunctory to her, knowing that since he met her husband, her husband had never panicked to her, but this time he lied to her, and when he thought about it, he knew that there must be something big. Then he asked

；“ Husband, do you have something important to hide from me?"

Hearing his wife's question, Di Xin raised his head, his eyes were complicated.

Di Xin is upright, never lies, and can be described as a real man. But when it comes to his wife's most cherished person, he has to consider his wife's feelings. But as soon as I thought about it, my wife would eventually find out.

He leaned over the wooden beam and put his arms around his wife's shoulder. "Liang'er, if I tell you about this, don't worry, remember that everything is with me." ”

Hearing her husband say this, Mu Liang felt even more uneasy in his heart, but he still nodded calmly.

Di Xin sighed slightly, "Today, the clan elder invited me to go and discuss the matter of the patriarch candidate once every twenty years. ”

"It's not a bad thing, you must be among the candidates, right?" Mu Liang interrupted Di Xin.

Di Xin shook his head heavily, denying Mu Liang's speculation.

"No, it's nothing, isn't it good for our family of three to live happily together? Mu Liang thought that Di Xin was unhappy because of this, so he comforted him.

"Liang'er, I haven't known me for twenty years as a husband and wife, am I the one who will be moved by fire for the position of a patriarch?"

"Why is that?"

Di Xin said in a deep voice, "Liang'er, don't you know, more than 20 years ago, I and the Jinggan brothers were both gifted people in the clan, born with winged wind and thunder runes to the sky, unlike others who need to practice all year round or have a big opportunity to open the wind and thunder runes, so far the two of us have become the strongest in the clan in a short time, and our two virtues have been recognized by the clan elders, and they have also been favored by the previous patriarch, and become candidates for the next patriarch, the old patriarch passed away a few years later, Jinggan is a few years older than me, and became the patriarch, but the good times are not long," I don't think you know. Because of that disaster, Jinggan went to protect me. ”

Speaking of this, Di Xin took a deep breath, his eyes were full of guilt, and he sighed and said, "So far, Jinggan has been killed, the position of patriarch is vacant, I should have been the best candidate, but Jinggan's death is my family's responsibility in the final analysis. Even if it was up to me, I was afraid that everyone would not accept it, and there was no suitable person at that time, and the patriarch would be empty for eighteen years. ”

"The so-called dragons have no leader, there will be chaos, there has been no patriarch in the clan for many years, civil strife has been revealed, the most obvious is that the Jing family is dominant, the families are rampant, and everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak. When I went to hear about the establishment of the patriarch today, at first I thought that the patriarch had woken up, but I didn't think that this would make me even more chilled. Speaking of this, Emperor Xin Huo suddenly got up, and it seemed that he was really angry.

After that, he said angrily, "More than ten years have passed, and most of the clansmen have gone, and if I am the patriarch, I should be the first heir in line." But the clan elders have actually made a competitive election of the patriarch from the new generation, Liang'er, do you know why?"

Mu Liang had never seen her husband lose his temper like this, so he shook his head blankly and listened to his husband's answer. "The clan elders are already rotten, they don't know what to do, they are in collusion with the Jing family, and they want to skip me, the most competitive person, although it seems that everyone has a chance, but in fact, they are taking advantage of the luck of the clansmen, so that everyone ignores me. Do you know who stands out in this new generation? "According to my observations, the runes are faintly showing signs of opening. Then it's not hard to guess the outcome of the competition."

"In this way, the Jing family will monopolize power, and internal strife will arise, and our family's life will be difficult in the future. ”

Mu Liang heard that her husband opened his heart and said so much, in fact, he couldn't bear to succumb to the Jing family in the future, and then his husband was worried that the Jing family would take revenge on Emperor Shakti after gaining power. Although there was uneasiness in his heart, he didn't take this time too seriously, so he comforted him, "The affairs of the clan, you have faded out for many years, don't take care of it anymore, and don't be greedy for it, since Tian'er was twelve years old, isn't everything after you talked deeply with that Jingquan, Tian'er has not been bullied since then, and if you want to come to the Jing family, you will follow their wishes, don't think about it anymore." "It's not easy to be calm in the past few years, as long as our family of three is happy, it's more important than anything else, don't you say?"

Di Xin thought that after he informed his wife of his speculation, his wife would be worried, but he didn't expect that his wife would have a different opinion. After careful consideration, he agreed with his wife's words.

"I hope," just the gloom in his eyes marked his uneasiness.

However, Mu Liang didn't know her kindness and gave it to the wrong place.

The Clan Elder's Chamber

The hall is composed of countless regular-shaped stone bars several meters wide and two feet high, the scale is incomparably large and spacious, and it sits on a tower dozens of meters high made of huge stones, and more than a dozen steps can be carved out on the platform, and at this time, the steps are covered with nearly a foot of snow, and countless messy footprints are scattered on the snow, indicating that the solemn council hall is not quiet today.

The weather was still cold, but the conversation in the hall was chilling, as if it was a biting winter.

The response in the hall was full of responses, and every word was engraved in the ears of those who cared about it, and it seemed that the people who spoke were not shy about it or that they had already made a decision.

"As long as your Jing family speaks, the three of us are willing to cooperate with your family," "It's just whether the Jing family's affairs can be let go, after all, Di Xin's strength is there"

At this time, there were seven people sitting around the round table in the hall, six of them were gray-haired, and one of them was a middle-aged man, this man was tall, and when he sat upright, he suppressed the aura of the other six old men. It is the head of the Jing family, Jing Quan.

The person who spoke just now was a white-haired old man, the old man had a charitable face, his eyebrows drooped his cheeks, and his eyes had been slightly yellowed by the ravages of time, but his spirit was still quite vibrant.

After the old man said the latter words, he couldn't bear it, looked at the two clan elders under him, and motioned for them to give some opinions. However, a few people did not make a sound, closed their eyes and recuperated, and there was no emotion on their faces.

"Second Uncle Ancestor, what is the reason for this, shouldn't you pay for your life by killing? Hmph! Let that kid enjoy eighteen years of life, and my Jing family is right for him. Jingquan listened to the second uncle ancestor who was the first to retreat, and replied in a disrespectful tone.

"Quan'er must not be rude, quickly apologize to your uncle. As soon as Jingquan's words fell, a majestic old man sitting at the top opened his mouth and reprimanded.

Jing Quan seemed to be very afraid of this old man, and immediately got up to apologize to the old man, Jing Quan came to the old man, bowed and said, "Fang Cai, my nephew is rude and I hope that the second uncle will forgive me," although he apologized, his tone was not sincere at all.

"Do it all over again"

The majestic old man drank with confidence, and Jingquan's face was full of fear.

After that, he bowed down sincerely and made another salute to the charity old man, but he didn't dare to straighten his waist and stand quietly beside the old man.

And the majestic old man was also silent, as if waiting for something. There was a silence in the hall, and the atmosphere was oppressive.

......

After a while, the old man seemed to have found enough face, and coughed lightly, "Okay, pay attention to it in the future." ”

Seeing the old man speak, Jingquan still didn't move.

It wasn't until the majestic old man commanded again, "Sit back!" that Qingquan slowly sat back.

When Jingquan sat down, the majestic old man said softly, "Second brother, you can still relieve your anger." ”

The good-faced old man chuckled lightly, "What is the anger of the little brother, or the big brother's face." ”

The majestic old man chuckled noncommittally, ignoring the old man's already flushed face.

And the battle in the shadows ended with the chuckle of the majestic old man.

The majestic old man put away his smile and said, "Although Jingquan's words were disrespectful just now, the truth in it could not be clearer, killing people will pay for their lives. ”

The old man paused and said, "Everyone here, it should be not only my Jing family who lost their loved ones eighteen years ago!"

As soon as the old man said this, several people in the hall suddenly showed complicated expressions, but no one objected.

The majestic old man saw that his words had an effect, and said while it was hot, "There is no turning back from the bow, since you have to do it, you have to do it all, don't you think it's a little late to regret it at this time?"

The crowd was once again moved by his words, and the last bit of their hearts could not bear to be abandoned. One by one, they said goodbye and left, they didn't want to stay in the second place anymore and bear the uneasiness in their hearts. This will be a place that they will not easily re-enter for the rest of their lives.