Chapter 17 Weighing the Pros and Cons
The two of them came to Elder Mu's mansion.
Led by the little servant, the two came to the living room.
In the hall, Elder Mu sat on the main seat, smiling to welcome the arrival of Shui Linghan and his party.
Shui Linghan stepped forward and saluted.
"The junior has seen Elder Mu."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, I can find the old man's seclusion."
Chu Haotian also hurriedly greeted Elder Mu.
"Hello Grandpa Mu!"
Seeing Chu Haotian, Elder Mu liked it very much.
"Hahahaha! This little bit is here too! Ok, good, good! It's rare for Grandpa Mu to be so lively here! ”
"Please take a seat, two of you!"
"Yes."
"Yes."
After Shui Chu and the others sat down, Elder Mu stroked his beard.
"I can probably guess seven or eight points of the meaning of the two. You, but you're here for tokens? ”
"Yes, the priest has discussed with the leaders of the various factions and decided that if the junior has the approval of the four elders, he can directly succeed to the lord of the immortals, so he has come to pay a visit."
Elder Mu sneered.
"This old boy really didn't have any good intentions......"
"What do you mean by that?"
Shui Ling asked incomprehensibly.
Elder Mu thought for a moment and then said.
"Little boy, with the bond between our clans, it is not impossible to hand over the jade pendant to you...... Just ......"
"Just what?"
Shui Linghan hurriedly asked.
"Has the little boy ever considered giving up the fight for the position of the Lord of the Immortals?"
As soon as these words came out, Shui Linghan was very puzzled, and Chu Haotian hurriedly asked.
"Why! Grandpa Wood? ”
Elder Mu seemed to be in trouble, but did not answer.
Seeing this, Shui Linghan asked.
"Elder Mu, how can you say that?"
"Ling Han has endured for eight years for today. In the past eight years, Ling Han has worked hard to learn how to be a qualified Immortal Master, these eight years of hard work, did you let me give up like this? ”
"What's more, my Five Elements and One Pulse have declined to this point, if I give up the position of Immortal Lord, do I have to watch that Xie Yi continue to hold power?"
"That's right!" Chu Haotian also helped.
"Elder Mu! If you say this, how can I inherit the position of the Left Protector! I don't want to be Xie Yi's left protector! ”
Elder Mu said calmly.
"Little boy, it is a fact that the five elements are in decline at the moment. In the past eight years, Xie Yi has continued to cultivate his own power, and our power has been constantly encroached upon. At present, we are not Xie Yi's opponent, and it is not the time to go head-to-head with Xie Yi. The little boy must know how to protect himself! Don't act impulsively. ”
"But I really don't want to see the Five Elements and One Vein survive under his oppression."
"This is an established fact for the five elements and one line."
Elder Mu paused.
"The little boy only knew that he had endured with Xie Yi for eight years, but he didn't know that Xie Yi had already accumulated a power far beyond eight years."
"The so-called substitute is just a tool to block Youyou's mouth under Xie Yi's autocracy."
Shui Linghan showed a sad expression.
"This ...... I don't know......"
Looking at the current Shui Linghan, Chu Haotian felt very uncomfortable.
"Brother Ling Han......"
Elder Mu continued.
"Xie Yi won't let you become the Lord of the Immortals because you have recovered the five jade pendants, how can a person who has not been approved by His Majesty Nuwa inherit the position of the Immortal Lord?"
"And even if you succeed to the throne, do you think you can replace Xie Yi in power? Will the entire Immortal Realm obey your arrangement? ”
"Xie Yi's move is just an opportunity to humiliate the Five Elements and One Pulse by taking advantage of the succession to the throne and prove to the world the incompetence of the Five Elements and One Pulse."
"Ever since your father disappeared, the people of the various departments of the Imperial Immortal Realm have been quite complaining about the Five Elements. If you fall into the scheme, aren't you right for Xie Yi? ”
"Child, the most important thing for our five elements and one line now is to ensure that they will not perish, if they perish, then the immortal realm will really change hands......"
In the face of Elder Mu's painstaking persuasion, Shui Linghan had no choice but to thank him.
"Junior...... Understand ......"
Elder Mu nodded in satisfaction.
That's all for today, I believe you will make the right choice. Housekeeper, send-off. ”
"Yes, sir."
The housekeeper came to Shui Linghan after a gentle sound.
"Elder Shui, please."
The two of them left Elder Mu's mansion.
Lingxiu saw Shui Linghan Chu Haotian come out, and just wanted to meet him, but found that the faces of the two were not very good.
Shui Linghan saw that the spiritual cultivator was on the side, so he gave orders to Chu Haotian.
"Haotian, you take the spiritual cultivator to the inn to rest first. I want to think about it alone. ”
Seeing Shui Linghan leaving, the spiritual cultivator hurriedly asked Chu Haotian.
"Haotian, what's wrong with him, isn't your business going well?"
Chu Haotian sighed.
"Don't mention it, it's hard to say!"
"So what the hell happened?"
The devotional continued to ask.
Chu Haotian waved his hand.
"Let's go! We'll go to the inn first, and we'll tell you on the way. ”
"Okay."
The two of them walked towards the inn, and Chu Haotian roughly recounted what had just happened to the spiritual cultivator.
"Anyway, that's it."
Chu Haotian shrugged.
After listening to Chu Haotian's words, the spiritual cultivator also felt unwilling for Shui Linghan.
"Eight years of hard work have come to naught, even I will be unwilling."
Suddenly, Lingxiu seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but start worrying about Shui Linghan.
"Oh no, Ling Han won't be able to think about it because of this."
"Not really."
Chu Haotian said.
"I think he's just trying to calm down now, and when he figures it out, he'll just have it figured out!"
"Brother Ling Han has actually always hoped to become the Lord of the Immortals. In addition to the sense of responsibility in the five elements, there is also the hope that I can take the opportunity to find clues about my father's disappearance. ”
"Now it seems impossible."
"Although...... I'm also not reconciled......"
Chu Haotian sighed.
"I'm so sorry for you......"
Devotional comforted.
"Two of you!"
Hearing a voice behind them, the two turned back curiously, but saw a small footsteps coming to the two.
"Huh? You are? ”
Chu Haotian only felt that the person who came was a little familiar.
The little guy hurriedly introduced himself.
"Young Master Chu, I'm a servant from Elder Mu's family."
"Oh! No wonder I think you're a little familiar. Can I help you? ”
"This is a token that the water boy needs, and the master asked me to send it to the water boy."
As he spoke, the little servant handed a brocade box to Chu Haotian.
Chu Haotian took the brocade box with a little surprise.
"Grandpa Mu changed his mind?"
The little guy didn't answer.
Chu Haotian asked again.
"Did Grandpa Mu bring anything else or something?"
The little guy shook his head.
"Nope."
Chu Haotian put away the brocade box.
"I know, I'll hand it over to Brother Ling Han!"
After hearing this, the little servant bowed.
"Then, it's going to be troublesome for Young Master Chu. If there is still something to do, I will retire first. ”
With that, the little guy walked away quickly.
Chu Haotian looked in the direction where the little guy left.
"I hope Brother Ling Han can be better when he sees this."
Shui Linghan came lonely to a secluded lake on the outskirts of Zezhou.
"Daddy...... Mother......"
"I failed......"
"Eight years of hard work have come to naught......"
"I'm so unwilling!"
"But Elder Mu is right. Now I can't compete with Xie Yi at all. ”
"Daddy...... Mother......"
"What should a child do......
Inside the inn, after replacing the candlestick with a full candle, the spiritual cultivator looked out of the store worriedly.
At this time, the night was dark, and the innkeeper and his men had finished cleaning up and went back to their rooms to sleep.
The devotional waited a little impatiently.
"Why hasn't Ling Han come back yet...... Shall we go to him? ”
"Okay...... Ay! Brother Ling Han! ”
Before Chu Haotian could finish speaking, Shui Linghan had already walked into the store.
Seeing Shui Linghan's solemn face, Ling Xiu hurriedly said.
"Ling Han, we asked Xiao Er to prepare a meal for you, do you want to eat some?"
"No need, I don't have an appetite right now."
Chu Haotian also hurriedly accosted.
"Brother Ling Han, it's getting late today, I've arranged a place to stay, let's stay here tonight!"
Shui Linghan nodded.
"You can arrange it."
Seeing that Shui Linghan still hadn't recovered his emotions, Chu Haotian knew what he was thinking.
"Brother Ling Han, Elder Mu sent someone to bring you a brocade box, and I will help you put it on the table in your room in Room No. 2."
"What?"
Shui Linghan was a little surprised.
"What's in the brocade box?"
"That little guy didn't tell me, just said you will know if you see it. I think it's what big brother needs the most! ”
Chu Haotian said happily.
Shui Linghan finally showed a smile.
"I see."
After speaking, Shui Linghan hurried to the room.
"Now that Brother Ling Han has returned, let's rest separately! I hope that the brocade box is indeed what Brother Ling Han wants the most. ”
The spiritual nodded.
"That's all there is to it."
Shui Linghan came to the room and saw that there was indeed a brocade box on the table.
"Is that it?"
Shui Linghan walked over.
When I opened the brocade box, there was a jade pendant inside, similar to my own, but the difference was that the pattern on it was engraved with delicate vines, and there was a badge of a wooden line.
There was a letter pressed under the jade pendant, on which were written the words "Little Prince's Enlightenment".
Shui Linghan carefully put away the jade pendant and took out the letter from the envelope.
"Little boy, there are some things that are inconvenient to explain to you in the wooden house, Xie Yi has a lot of eyeliner, and everything needs to be very careful."
"You are the last descendant of the Shui Xing lineage, I must do my best to ensure your safety, as I said before, as the five elements and one line, I will do my best to continue the survival and development of the five elements and one line."
"However, now remember not to be righteous, Xie Yi has been laying out today's layout for a long time, and the decline of the Five Elements and One Pulse is not less fueled by him, you are a smart child, you must understand that there is hope for survival, and only then can you have the opportunity to restore the former glory of the Five Elements and One Pulse."
"And if you insist on getting five tokens, then what's in this box is the only thing I can do for you."
"Right now, there's only one thing I can advise you, obedience."
"Either get five tokens, return to Yuxian City to be a puppet, endure humiliation, and wait for him to turn things around; Either give up the position of the Lord of the Immortals, continue to be an elder of the water line, and live in peace. ”
"Always remember that the five elements and one vein must be alive to have a chance to turn things around."
"Xie Yi's methods are vicious and extremely cunning, and I am afraid that there are backers behind you who you can't imagine. We have five elements and one line, and we have no strength to compete with it at present! ”
"I hope that the little boy will focus on the overall situation and don't be rash."
"Wood Elder's Book"
Shui Linghan was silent for a moment, and casually handed the letter to the flame of the candlestick.
The flames spread instantly, engulfing the entire letter in an instant.
"Actually, I've always been very clear that I'm just Xie Yi's puppet."
Shui Linghan muttered to himself at the candlestick.
"But I'm not reconciled. I have been trying hard to become the most worthy candidate for the Lord of the Immortals, I want to prove myself to the world, I want to do something for the Immortal Realm for the Five Elements and One Lineage. ”
"Dad, what would you do if it were you?"