"Grandpa Xing, just now Grandpa Jiao said that you are not allowed to sing that woman, are you talking about the song you taught us?

Faced with Amu's doubts, Xing Gan shook his head with a smile and did not answer, and Amu saw that his inquiry was fruitless, glared at Xing Gan, pouted, and ran to the front aggrievedly.

Ahead, a middle-aged man who was also very handsome, when he saw Xing Gan, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't hide the deep exhaustion and worry in his eyes.

"Uncle Xing, you're here!"

"Why are you in such a hurry to find me?"

The man frowned, sighed deeply, looked at Amu with some concern, and said in a deep voice: "The fourth battle of immortals and demons is about to begin." ”

Xing Gan frowned, and his expression instantly became serious, "Why is it so hasty this time?"

The man shook his head, "I don't know, this is what the patriarch convened, it should be about this." Then he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Uncle Xing, what do you say?"

Xing Gan shook his head helplessly, "I don't know, take a step, it's a step." ”

The man suddenly became anxious, "Uncle Xing, do you want to watch our clan die on the battlefield one by one? Our tree spirit clan is not many, how many people are left after a battle? Last time it was Qing'er, this time ...... I'm going to stop the patriarch, we can't make peace with the fairies, at least we have to protect our clan from being involved in the war!"

Xing Gan immediately reached out and pressed the man's shoulder, stopped his body from stepping forward, and shouted in a deep voice: "Nonsense! You should know the character of the patriarch, he is a person who has experienced the second and third immortal and demon battles, how can he respond to you if you talk so emptyly?"

"Are we going to watch our people die one by one?"

Xing Gan shook his head, a trace of entanglement flashed in his eyes, but after a moment, he became extremely firm, "This time, I am ready to agree to his request!"

"Grant his request...... Then you're not ......"

"But, I don't have a choice, you've lost your wife, I don't want any of you to lose your children, lose your loved ones, if I give up my life and can save everyone, then I'd rather die a thousand times a hundred times! Do you remember our faith?"

"...... in White"

Xing Gan sighed, "She shed her own blood and saved everyone, so why can't I shed other people's blood to save more people?"

A trace of pain flashed in the man's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "What will the children think if you do this? You have worked hard to educate them for so many years, and if you do this, you are not afraid that they will think that they have misjudged you and lost the only thing you have given them?"

"So," Xing Gan paused, looking at the man firmly, "and you! you have to continue to teach them on my behalf, not for anything else, for your dead wife......

"Hoo ......"

A gust of wind blew again, and after a while, it fell silent again, Xing Gan and the man raised their heads at the same time, looked at the top of the mountain, the towering giant tree, shook their heads with complicated expressions, and walked towards the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain is not high, and there is nothing special about it, and the only sign may be the giant tree that is several feet in radius and not high.

This tree is not uncommon, just an ordinary aspen, but such a tall poplar tree has never been seen, and at this moment, under the tree, densely packed with people, both young and old, with a blank face, maybe some have guessed something, and there is more worry on their faces.

When Xing Gan and the man arrived, the patriarch, that is, Grandpa Jiao, had already slowly stood on a boulder several feet high under the tree, raised the wooden staff in his hand, and the noisy crowd slowly quieted down, quietly waiting for the patriarch to speak.

"Last night, I received a message, this news is related to the rise of the demon clan!"

When everyone heard this, a burst of discussion broke out, Xing Gan and the man glanced at each other, their eyes were full of bitterness, and the most worrying thing still happened.

"Quiet!" the long staff slammed to the ground, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the people who were close involuntarily took a few steps back, and the already crowded crowd suddenly became even more sad.

"Everyone should have already guessed what it is, right? I, Jiao Wu, as one of the twelve leaders of the elder seat, and also your patriarch, will definitely lead you this time, make great achievements, and contribute all my strength to the rise of my demon clan!"

"Do you have to fight this battle......

In the crowd, I don't know whose weak voice came, but in this quiet environment, everyone can hear it clearly. This sentence shows a kind of hesitation, a kind of cowardice, and a kind of retreat from the rise of the demon race.

Jiao Wu's face changed, and he shouted, "Who said that?"

There was a dead silence all around, seeing his face, no one dared to admit it, Jiao Wu was so angry that his whole body trembled, and the joints of his hand holding the wooden staff tightly turned white, but still no one made a sound.

I know that he is not angry at the person who said this, but that after he said it, no one refuted it, and what does this mean? It shows that in everyone's hearts, no matter how big the composition, there is a kind of evasion of war.

"Hmph, let me tell you, the war between fairies and demons was not provoked by us! This world can no longer tolerate us and others to live in peace, this is the fourth time, the fourth time! Think about your relatives, think about your children, how many of them died in the war, and how many of them slowly died in their thoughts? Do they not take revenge? Do your heirs continue to shed blood?"

The people below all bowed their heads, or were ashamed, or pondered.

Seeing this situation, Jiao Wu's face also improved a little, and he said in a deep voice: "Think about it, if we don't fight, let the other demon clans fight hard, and we sit back and enjoy the success, who will feel comfortable? Moreover, we are also a member of the demon clan, if we don't contribute to the future of my demon clan, you ask yourself, do you still have the face to face those dead warriors?"

The hearts of the people were even more shaken, and they began to whisper again, and when they heard carefully, they really began to quarrel.

"However, no matter what, it is impossible for our demon clan or their immortal clan to be completely wiped out, so is it possible that the war will last forever?"

The sound of the discussion stopped abruptly, and everyone followed the sound to look at it, but it was Amu with an innocent face.

Jiao Wu was also silent at the moment, a trace of exhaustion flashed in his eyes, but it was well hidden, and it was fleeting, and he didn't show anything unusual.

Jiao Wu sighed heavily and shouted softly: "Amu ......"

Amu's father immediately protected Amu behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Patriarch, Amu is just a child!"

Jiao Wu waved his hand, "It's okay, I won't do anything to him, in this war, except for the children, our tree spirit clan must participate in the war, even if the whole clan sacrifices, we must open the twenty-sixth battle path! However, if there is one person who is willing to agree to the previous conditions, then the casualties of our clan this time can be reduced to a minimum......

"I promise!"

It was Xing Gan who spoke, and for the first time, his cold face did not show softness, but a kind of fortitude and determination.

"For the sake of the clansmen, I agreed to your previous conditions. ”

"Good!"

Jiao Wu showed a hint of joy on his face, and said loudly: "This rally, this is the end, how you lived before, continue in the future, no need to discuss the war, no longer sigh death......!

There was no happy look on everyone's faces, but most of them were at a loss, and they looked at Xing Gan with puzzled expressions one by one, and slowly left.

"Uncle Xing, you know that this rally is for you to die, why do you still agree?"

Xing Gan shook his head, "Even if you can avoid this time, what about the next time? I sacrificed your wife last time, I don't want this time, there are innocent people who sacrifice for my life." ”

"......"

"Needless to say, the patriarch is waiting for me to take care of these children on my behalf. ”

Leaving an anxious man and a dazed Amu, Xing Gan turned around and walked towards Jiao Wu without hesitation.

Jiao Wu's residence is a tree hole, there are two stone benches and a stone table, this tree is very large, a hundred feet high, it looks very ancient, but compared with the poplar on the top of the mountain, it is not worth mentioning at all.

"I didn't expect that you really agreed to that condition this time, I always thought that you had a good heart and would not do it anyway. ”

"However, if I don't do it, our clan will suffer countless casualties, the demon clan will unite externally, and strife internally, and when the time comes, there will really be a danger of extinction. ”

Jiao Wu sighed lightly, looking a little helpless, "Do you think I don't want to not participate in this war?" I have already experienced it twice, and I really don't have the strength to go through it a third time. ”

"Yes," Xing Gan sat on a stone bench, his fingers lightly tapped on the stone table, but his brows were furrowed, and the speed of the beating became faster and faster, faster and faster, and suddenly stopped, "You have no choice, and I have no choice, in fact, I don't hate you, because you and I are both for the sake of the clan." ”

Jiao Wu glanced at Xing Gan, at this moment, he did not have the majesty of being a patriarch, but a drooping old posture, which looked very sad.

"For so many years, you have been adhering to your philosophy, educating many clansmen, and awakening many tree spirits, so that our tree spirit clan is slowly recovering its vitality. Maybe you know, maybe you don't know, every time you travel far away, looking for our wandering tribe, I look at you silently, and in my heart, I have always treated you as a child......"

Xing Gan nodded slightly, did not speak, but in his eyes, there was a more contemplation, a trace of memory.

Jiao Wu let out a long breath and put the wooden staff flat on his lap, "I know that you are kind, you are eager to stop this war, what you want is no more bloodshed, no more strife, we are a tree spirit clan, our nature is like this, every time I see you educate a clan, my heart is extremely happy." Having experienced two wars and seen too many deaths, I yearn for peace more than anyone else. ”

"But," Jiao Wu changed his words, and said a little helplessly: "You should know that the mission of our demon clan, if our tree spirit clan no longer participates in the war, then what awaits us is the real extermination!"

"I am the patriarch, and the patriarch should have, not tolerance, not kindness, but decision-making, a kind of decisiveness! For the fate of my clan, I must play the role that I should maintain, that is, fortitude, that is majesty! Even if it is to bury the true self in my heart and ...... forever"