Chapter 17: The Lone Walker
Yunqingfeng, a quiet house, is diffused with the rich agarwood of rosewood everywhere. Yi Yuntian was dressed in a white broad robe, with his already gray hair, staring at the ranking of the patriarchs of the past dynasties.
"Master, I hope the fool has done nothing wrong!" Yi Yuntian's eyes were resolute, and he bowed down to the ranking.
Suddenly, a flash of breath came, and then two figures jumped into the courtyard. Yi Yuntian stood up and looked out of the door with a deep gaze.
"Grandpa!" Yi Ruxiaohong called out with bare eyes and forced tears to call.
"Uncle Master!" Qin Yuan followed closely and leaned over.
"It's you!" Yi Yuntian smiled faintly, "Yuan'er, your Dao power has improved a lot, I'm afraid you've reached the realm of 'Divine Clearness', right?" ”
"Grandpa!" Yi Ruxiao could hear these words, and threw himself into Yi Yuntian's arms in two or three steps.
"Xiao'er, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Yi Yuntian looked at Yi Ruxiao and asked reluctantly.
"Grandpa, I beg you, don't 'sacrifice to the sky and open your eyes'. Xiao'er can't live without you. Yi Ruxiao couldn't cry at this moment, and turned into tears.
Yi Yuntian was stunned, he wanted to hide Yi Ruxiao's matter, but he never thought that he would let her know. Yi Yuntian smiled faintly, slowly touching Yi Ruxiao's long and supple hair, with a kind face.
After a long time, he looked at Qin Yuan and said slowly, "Yuan'er, are you also here for this matter?" ”
After hearing this, Qin Yuan leaned over and said, "Uncle Shi, Yuan'er is also here to beg Uncle Shi to think twice." 'Sacrifice to the sky and open your eyes' is absolutely unacceptable! ”
Yi Yuntian listened, smiled slightly, glanced at Yi Ruxiao affectionately, and said, "Xiao'er, grandpa suddenly wants to eat some fresh mountain fruits, can you help grandpa pick some?" ”
Yi Ruxiao nodded slightly, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Well, grandpa, you wait, Xiao'er will be back soon!" After saying that, he reluctantly glanced at Yi Yuntian, and then took the true yuan and galloped out.
The room fell silent all of a sudden, Yi Yuntian still looked at Qin Yuan with a faint smile, and suddenly the blue true yuan faintly bloomed from Yi Yuntian's body, and a sense of restraint wrapped Qin Yuan heavily. Suddenly, Qin Yuan seemed to see that the air in the entire room was also distorted.
"Yuan'er!" Yi Yuntian's voice sounded. Qin Yuan was stunned, he didn't see Yi Yuntian speak, but he heard his voice.
"Don't be surprised. I've frozen the air in this room. Just control the air in your ears so you can hear me. And other voices cannot be transmitted in this space. You can't make a sound at the moment, so just listen to me. Yi Yuntian was still smiling, and his eyes fell to the outside of the house.
"The wall has ears, and I have to." Yi Yuntian glanced at Qin Yuan and gestured.
"You must have come to me today because you have something to tell me. Actually, I was already aware of your uneasiness, and I knew you had something to hide from me. Especially when our eyes meet, we can always perceive the lingering sense of burden. I know you must be carrying a promise. And this promise can only be fulfilled by you, and you can't tell anyone else. You are confused and don't know who your enemies are and who your friends are, so you can't tell the secrets of your heart. Especially when you came out of the bottom of the Phantom Lake, your overwhelmed eyes, confused and determined, I was more sure of my thoughts. Yi Yuntian closed his eyes slightly and put on a nap.
"You may wonder why I can guess your heart. In fact, from the first day you came to the Phantom Sea, I knew that you would be burdened with an extremely heavy mission. This jade pendant on your waist is the belongings of my senior brother, the Luofeng Daoist. Back then, in order to fulfill the wish entrusted by the master, he disappeared gloomily. Before he left, he told me that when he saw this jade pendant one day, he would know that he had fulfilled his master's long-cherished wish. So, when I saw this jade pendant, I knew that his good intentions were not in vain, and I also knew that a catastrophe was about to break out. And you are the hope to stop it. Yi Yuntian was still asleep, occasionally turning his lower body, as if he was gradually falling asleep.
"But I don't know what that catastrophe was. I think you've found the answer after coming out of the bottom of the lake, and you're here today to tell me everything you know. Child, you are wrong. You are the one who was destined to make a choice, the one who needs to face the choice alone. Even if you tell me everything today, I can't intervene in your life. You chose to remain silent at first, and you must have been instructed not to tell anyone about it, have you ever wondered why? Yi Yuntian turned his body again and smiled at Qin Yuan.
"First, you are still too weak now, and if you let the enemy know that you are the hope that you can stop the catastrophe, then you can imagine your situation, and you still don't know who your enemy is. Second, you need to use your own heart and eye to keep fulfilling your mission, rather than following the instructions of others. What you need is to perceive what you see and then make the choices that are in your heart. You don't need anyone else, because only you can guide you to the unknown. You can only trust yourself, just like me now, and make your own choices. Although I am aware of the burden on your shoulders, I cannot selfishly entrust you with the weight of my responsibility. Now is the time for me to make a choice, I choose to face it, I choose to let my life bloom. If I retreat now, then my life will lose its meaning and will no longer have its brilliance. This is the fate that you and I have long been doomed. Yi Yuntian moved slightly and fell asleep comfortably.
"And, from your gaze, I still see the shadow that is nowhere to be seen. You're still confused, you need someone to give you a guide to give you a light, and I think I'm that character. So I resolutely decided to sacrifice to the sky to open my eyes, I hope that by opening the eyes of heaven and gaining insight into some clues, even if it is to pay for my life, I will smile at Jiuquan! Qin Yuan was stunned, looking at Yi Yuntian who was asleep, stunned.
"It's just that there is one thing that I haven't been able to let go of. That's Xiao'er. When she was a baby, her parents died young. And the demon who took away her parents was the catastrophe twenty years ago. I don't want her to be hurt again, but there's nothing I can do. Perhaps, in this troubled world, it is not easy to survive and steal a living. Therefore, I want to entrust her to you, and I hope that you will promise me to do your best to protect her. Yi Yuntian frowned slightly, still with his eyes closed.
"The catastrophe 20 years ago claimed the lives of countless innocent people, and it also made hatred deeply rooted in Buzhou Mountain. I have always believed that the catastrophe was premeditated for some purpose, the same as the coming storm. When Qin Yuan heard this, he opened his mouth wide in confusion, but he couldn't make a sound.
"Maybe the catastrophe of twenty years ago is some clue, and I'll tell you about it. Since the great god of Chiyou moved his people to Buzhou Mountain, for thousands of years, Buzhou Mountain has been spent in a calm and tranquil atmosphere. After thousands of years of multiplication, large and small tribes have gradually taken shape, until now the four major tribes occupy one side, and each small tribe is densely populated. But twenty years ago, a change occurred. The Evoking tribe living in the far north kicked off a slaughter. The Evoking Soul tribe is a small tribe that has been bred from the priests of the great god Chiyou, and the entire tribe has less than a hundred people. They rely on their innate spiritual power to call out to the dead and guide them to reincarnation. The originally kind and benevolent clansmen suddenly seemed to have fallen into evil, and they were like wild ghosts who had gone crazy. They call on souls, imprison them with spells, and then force them to devour the living of the living. Even later, they even imprisoned evil spirits and slaughtered other tribes. For a while, the ghost cried wolf, and everyone was panicked. It wasn't until the four major tribes intervened in this matter and sent disciples from various clans that the Summoning Spirit tribe was stopped. And the only way to stop it is to mercilessly slaughter. Originally, after a period of turmoil, Buzhou Mountain would return to its original calm. Unexpectedly, a rumor spread more and more fiercely in Buzhou Mountain, and then led to an even greater catastrophe. The rumor said that the Spirit Summoning tribe was persecuted by one of the four major tribes to do such a desperate and crazy thing. originally thought that such rumors would stop at the wise, but they never thought that at that critical moment, there were elders of all major tribes who were assassinated. Even the head of the Soul Eater, one of the four major tribes, was brutally killed. Once a disaster is formed, it is inevitable. The five-year-long expedition made Buzhou Mountain lose its former glory. Everywhere was shattered and bones, and all you could see was people's painful expressions, but you could no longer feel the heartache. To this day, no one knows who maliciously released the rumor, maybe there is no rumor, but the fate of the catastrophe is inevitable, just like the upcoming unknown world, the most important thing you have to bear. Yi Yuntian's voice paused, he slowly opened his eyes and sighed.
Qin Yuan only felt his body tremble, and the sense of restraint that had suppressed his body for a long time quietly subsided. Qin Yuan glanced at Yi Yuntian, and there was a little more resoluteness in his eyes.
"Grandpa! I am back! At this moment, Yi Ruxiao walked in with a basket full of mountain fruits.
"Haha, grandpa has been hungry for a long time!" Yi Yuntian said and took the fruit basket.
"Grandpa!" Yi Ruxiao glanced at Qin Yuan, "Is there really no redemption of the matter of sacrificing to the heavens and opening your eyes?" ”
"Haha, silly boy!" Yi Yuntian laughed loudly, "Any spell has a backlash against the person who casts the spell, but the backlash phenomenon is obvious or not. Although it is risky to open the Sky Eye, as long as it is properly planned, it will be fine! ”
"Really?" Yi Ruxiao couldn't believe her ears, but she really wanted to believe it. She turned her head slightly to look at Qin Yuan, as if she wanted to get a positive answer.
Qin Yuan was stunned, looked at Yi Yuntian with blazing eyes, and nodded slightly.
"Giggles!" Yi Ruxiao smiled like a child, and her originally haggard face showed a charming smile.