Chapter 7 [Son of Zhu Rong]
Chi Songzi slowly walked over and turned Li Chuxun's palm over, and pressed his fingers against the blood vessels on Li Chuxun's wrist. I saw that he then shook his head and sighed, then walked towards Kunpeng, put his palm on Kunpeng's back, patted it, and said, "Kunpeng is happy to return to the right path today, it seems that this Chu Xun Xiaodao's benevolence and righteousness enlightenment is not shallow, haha!"
Seeing Chi Songzi Dao and Kunpeng chatting while walking, Li Chuxun could only scratch the back of his head with his hand to show a helpless expression. But the patriarch made a special trip to Li Chuxun with his son and clasped his fists and saluted, "On behalf of the entire Zhurong clan, I thank the Taoist for his rescue!"
"The patriarch is too polite! My name is Li Chuxun, and I am a disciple of the Sanqing Sect of Heming Mountain, so it's okay for the patriarch to call me Chu Xun!" After Li Chuxun lifted the patriarch's arms, his face also showed unprecedented relief since coming down the mountain.
"My name is Zhu, although I am the head of the Zhurong clan, I am a brave and unscrupulous horseman, which is why I made such a big mistake. The old patriarch looked ashamed, and instantly blushed to the root of his ears.
At this time, the white-clothed young man on the side actually took a step forward with the momentum of the patriarch's fist and said: "My name is Zhu Li, and I am fourteen years old this year! The eldest brother was you who saved me, so I want to worship you as a teacher and ask the eldest brother to accept me as an apprentice!"
I saw that after the young man put on a white dress, the whole person looked much more relaxed, well-dressed, and extraordinary. The slightly long thin hair between the snow peaks and the towering eyebrows made him have an unstoppable power. Except for a pair of sharp eyes on his cheeks, his whole lips were like a small axe.
Zhu Li, Zhu Rong, and Li Chuxun had already begun to suspect in Li Chuxun's heart that the young man in front of him might be the fire god of the Ancient Divine Continent. But isn't the god of fire Huilu, if he guesses correctly, Zhu Rong will definitely become the descendant of the god of fire in the future. Although he was not seen spewing tongues of fire with his own eyes, judging from the bones left by the wizard, it was enough to prove that the young man in front of him had the ability to control the flames.
"Apprentice, don't, don't be joking..."Li Chuxun didn't expect that the first thing the young man said was to worship himself as a teacher, you must know that you are still one of the closed disciples of the Sanqing Sect, let alone accept apprentices, even if you want to take this young man to Heming Mountain to apprentice, it is not within your power, not to mention that he may be the god of fire in the future.
As the patriarch of the Zhurong clan of the Shennong tribe, but he has committed a rebellious act of encroaching on the same tribe of the Jinyun clan, I must bear any punishment of our clan by Emperor Yan. The patriarch's eyes, which were as deep as hungry tigers, had already flashed with guilt at this time, and the look of willingness to punish on his haggard face had already explained his decision at this moment.
"If Emperor Yan knew the truth, wouldn't you have to accept punishment?" Chang took a step forward and looked at the patriarch and the young man in white with an innocent expression.
"Alas, it's all my fault! It was I who led the Zhurong clan and the sorcerers to invade this village in order to save my son Zhu Li. Even if you don't blame me, I can't get your forgiveness!" I saw the patriarch's face remorseful, and a trace of blood red appeared in his eyes as he spoke.
"Zhu Patriarch, what Xiao Changxian said is not unreasonable, not to mention that I also believe that this Yan Emperor is not an unreasonable person. As Li Chuxun spoke, his hands slapped on Chang Xian's body, and he found that in just a few days, Chang Xian had already impressed him.
At this time, [***] pulled Li Chuxun's sleeve, and after looking at [***]'s eyes, Li Chuxun realized that [***] wanted to tell himself that the head of the Red Songzi Daoist was waving to him, and turned to see that Kunpeng beside the Red Songzi Daoist was squatting by the stream not far away, as if studying something, and the stream was constantly steaming.
"Okay, patriarch, as for the matter of apprenticeship, let's think about it in the long run, after all, I haven't been a teacher, how can I accept disciples indiscriminately. Li Chuxun smiled slightly after speaking, and then turned around and walked towards Xichi, while [***] and Wu Qin also followed behind him, leaving the patriarch and his son Zhu Li with a blank face.
After Li Chuxun left, the people of the Jinyun clan also gathered around the Zhu patriarch and the Zhurong clan, but they didn't seem to have become enemies at all, and they actually talked and laughed with each other.
"Uncle!" Chang Xian saw his uncle come over, showing a happy face. He called him an uncle, a strong man dressed differently among his clansmen, dressed in a leopard-print animal skin coat with an ebony bow, with a kind face on his slightly darkened complexion, and a wrist-thick earring hanging from his left ear.
"The contemptible people have seen the patriarch of the Jinyun clan, and I am ashamed of the fact that he was bewitched by the witches and invaded the clan!" Seeing Uncle Chang Xian bringing everyone over, the patriarch Zhu hurriedly greeted him and said.
"Zhu Patriarch, although we were reduced to slavery some time ago, your people did not use violence against us, and did not cause harm to our clan at all, so please don't blame yourself!" Uncle Chang Xian said.
"Yes, the clansmen of the Zhurong clan also helped bury the clansmen who were killed by the sorcerers, which is enough to prove that they were unintentionally violated. "We should all live in harmony and stop worrying about right and wrong. "The clansmen behind you tell their kindness in every word you and me, and Li Chuxun has already brought [***] them to the side of Chisongzi Dao and Kunpeng.
"Xiaodao Li Chuxun has seen the Red Songzi Daoist!" Li Chuxun showed a look of reverence after clenching his fists.
"Don't be formal, you can come and have a look first!" Chi Songzi said, pointing to where Kunpeng was.
"Hot springs?" Seeing the boiling mist and heat in the stream, Li Chuxun let out a sigh. He couldn't believe that the stream that had been dug out by the people was like a hot spring, and the water in the entire stream was boiling and boiling.
"This is not a hot spring, but a salt spring! it seems that the reason why the sorcerer Shi Gu invaded this land should be for this salt land. Kunpeng replied as he stood up, the corners of his mouth still stained with water from the salt spring.
The Red Songzi Daoist also nodded, then stroked his beard and said to Li Chuxun: "Since the previous Red Emperor announced to the world that all barbarian forces would be cleared out of the Divine Continent, all the tribes and tribes in the entire Divine Continent have tried their best to eliminate dissidents, including the Jiuli tribe after the Hua Xu clan. ”
"After the Sanmiao clan and the Yandi of the Shennong clan were both Huaxu clans, they were regarded as barbarian aliens by various tribes and clans, so the young Sanmiao chieftain Chiyou united with the Jiuli tribe without paying tribute or yielding. Up to now, the nine sons of the Sanmiao tribe have become the nine chiefs of the Jiuli tribe, each with their own Jiuli tribe to gradually annex the entire Shennong tribe, and the first choice for encroachment is the clan village with salt land and salt pond!"
"I see!" Li Chuxun suddenly realized that without salt, he would be mentally weak, and only with sufficient salt could he have a healthy and strong body. In addition, if you absorb the rare elements unique to the salt spring, it is equivalent to the tribe clan has a strong combat power, no wonder when cultivating on Heming Mountain, the Xuanxin Daoist always tells himself to drink some salt water every morning and evening.
"Brother Chu Xun, the water of this salt spring is salty and sweet, but it is very delicious!" I saw [***] squatting in the brook pond and holding a handful of spring water with both hands and tasting it, and then gently called Li Chuxun, with affection in his eyes. Hearing [***]'s words, Wu Qin also folded his hands and stretched out towards the stream. And Li Chuxun smiled at [***], looking back at the confused gaze of the Red Songzi Taoist, he had already guessed that the Taoist must have mistakenly thought that [***] had an inextricable relationship with him.
"Chi Songzi Daoren, her name is [***], and she is a sacrificial child who was thrown into Shijiang together with Chang Xian of the Jinyun clan. However, fortunately, the sky has eyes, so she was rescued by a secret passage at the bottom of the river. Although Li Chuxun explained [***]'s life experience, Chi Songzi Daoist always had a satisfied smile, but this smile was much kinder than the previous sword shadow cold light.
"Poor Dao can see that you have been planted with a demon Gu in your body, although this demon Gu will lie dormant for several years before falling into the demon path, but every once in a while, it will have attacks and cause mental disorders. If you want to remove this demon Gu, you must also go to Kunlun Mountain to find the Queen Mother of the West and seek the Tianshan Snow Lotus. The words of the Red Songzi Daoist aroused the vigilance of Kunpeng and [***] and others, and they were all a little worried about Li Chuxun's safety.
"The purpose of this trip is to verify the chaos committed by the water god Xuan Ming and his henchmen, so it is inconvenient to stay for a long time. In addition, when you meet Luan Feng on Kunlun Mountain, remember that it was Poor Dao who asked you to go up the mountain, and Poor Dao also believes that Kunpeng will be your good assistant in the future!"
"Water God Xuanming?By the way, Shijiang's Shui Botian Wu has already been subdued by me, I wonder if the Red Songzi Daoist is also investigating this demon?" Li Chuxun suddenly thought of what happened before he came here.
"Sure enough, it's a hero out of a young man!Do you know that 'Tianwu' is a ghost immortal cultivator, and in terms of your current realm, being an enemy of him is probably a life of death!" Chi Songzi Dao smiled knowingly, "Actually, I have already guessed it when I came here, and Fang Cai Kunpeng has already told Poor Dao." ”
"Okay, Poor Dao will take his leave first!" Before everyone could clench their fists and send each other, the Red Songzi Daoist turned into a white light sword shadow and "whoosh", the crane had already begun to fly away.
Looking at the Taoist in the distance, Li Chuxun's heart was full of doubts. Although he had already helped Chang Xian solve the major affairs of the clan, he had also delayed for nearly ten days, and when he thought of the one-month period set by the head of the sect and the fact that the Daoist of Chi Songzi asked him to go to Kunlun Mountain to seek the snow lotus of the Tianshan Mountains, he also had plans to leave.
"Since the sorcerers of the Three Miao Clan cast an evil Gu on Zhu Li, the son of the Zhu clan chief, in order to redeem his son, the Zhu clan patriarch had no choice but to lead the clansmen to occupy this place in one fell swoop. And what even the patriarch of the Zhu clan didn't expect was that what the sorcerer did was to wipe out the Zhurong and Jinyun clansmen after getting the salt spring, and then move the Jiuli forces to this place. Kunpeng told the whole story of the incident, and Li Chuxun couldn't believe how Kunpeng knew so many things.
Seeing Li Chuxun's face of surprise, Kunpeng continued: "The sorcerer Li Ju first curryed favor with Shui Bo Tianwu and gave the boy and girl to Tianwu as a sacrificial child. Then he killed Chang Xian's father and mother to make an example, and finally when all the clansmen were willing to put their hearts into their hearts, they lifted the evil Gu for Zhu Li, the son of the head of the Zhurong clan, which is also the scene we saw before we came here!"
"Kunpeng, where did you know so much?" [***] became a little impatient, after all, he was also one of the victims.
"You can't read for yourself, I'm illiterate anyway!" Kunpeng said, handing a small animal skin scroll to [***].
After taking the animal skin scroll, he looked at Li Chuxun, who was still surprised, with an innocent face, and then lowered his head and began to read: "Brother Chiyou, the salt spring has been found, and the Zhurong clan and the Jinyun clan have also bowed their heads to the courtiers, and I hope that my brother will come to the Shijiang clan to gather in person after digging the copper rock, and after the younger brother destroys the two clans, he will join the Jiuli tribe in early summer, and go north to attack the Chengji Imperial City and the Bear City in one fell swoop!"
"I didn't expect this Chi You to have such great ambitions, he wanted to annex the entire Shenzhou Continent!" Wu Qin echoed.
"That's right! It is precisely because the Red Songzi Daoist intercepted this secret letter that he came here, so he asked me to hand over this secret letter to you, so that the people of the Zhurong clan and the Jinyun clan do not need to know about it, so as not to make it difficult for them to sleep and eat later. And what I just said is all speculation between me and the people of the Red Pine Nut. ”
"So, Chiyou is digging copper ore now, but since this secret letter has not been sent, there will be no danger to the people of the two clans at present, I think I still have to go to Kunlun Mountain first. ”
"Brother Chu Xun, can you take me with you when you go to Kunlun Mountain?" [***] looked a little dazed, for fear that he would never be able to meet this person he liked again after separation.
"I'll go too! Although I'm not a decent person in front of Senior Brother Chu Xun, I will definitely help you with all my heart!" Wu Qin seemed to be flattering Li Chuxun in order to clear his innocence, but what he said was full of sincerity.
"Okay, I'll make my own arrangements!" Li Chuxun said, then turned around and walked towards Chang Xian's clan.
I don't know if it's because they have just been freed to solve the sorcerer's bondage, or because the two clansmen have reconciled with each other, in short, everyone's face is filled with a look of overjoy. When Chang first saw Li Chuxun coming over, he hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Brother Chuxun! My uncle said that the entire Jinyun clan is grateful to you, so I want you all to stay and entertain you well!"
"Chang Xian, I'm here to say goodbye!" Li Chuxun walked up to Chang Xian and said softly. But no matter how slight Li Chuxun's voice was, it was still heard by the patriarch of the Zhu clan and Zhu Li, the son of the patriarch in front of him.
"Brother Dao Immortal, do you really want to leave, even if you don't want to accept me as an apprentice now, at least let me come with you, so that I can repay your life-saving grace for our people in the future!" Zhu Li's childish voice was pleading, and his face was sad, as if he was afraid that he would be disliked by Li Chuxun.
"Xiao Dao Immortal is unforgettable to the great kindness and great virtue of our Zhurong clan, and the contempt is unforgettable! Xiao Dao Immortal is arrogant and uninhibited, and he will be able to value love and righteousness, I only hope that you can take my son Zhu Li, and one day when you return to Heming Mountain, please take him to worship under the Sanqing Gate, and the contemptible people will be satisfied!" The patriarch of the Zhu clan still clenched his fists with both hands, and looked at Li Chuxun with solemn eyes. Looking back at the patriarch, he was much haggard compared to what he had seen when he came here, and his expression could no longer see the embodiment of that power. It seems that in today's war, the old patriarch is also physically and mentally exhausted.
At this time, before Li Chuxun could speak, Chang Xian's uncle stepped forward and said, "Contemptible Chang Yun, as the acting patriarch of the Jinyun clan, Contemptible people also have a reluctant invitation! If there is indeed a heavy responsibility, the contemptible will never be forced to stay. If you don't dislike it, I hope you can also take your little nephew Chang Xian on the road together, after all, you are also Chang Xian and Zhu Li's life-saving benefactor!"
"The same is true of the contemptible people, and they all hope to entrust Zhu Li and Chang Xian to you, whether or not they can enter the Dao and cultivate immortals depends only on their creation!"
As soon as the patriarch of the Zhu clan finished speaking, Chang Yun continued: "Now that the disaster of the two clans has been lifted, we of the two clans are willing to work together to protect this clan land. And for the safety and future of Chang Xian and Zhu Li, please bring them!"
After Chang Yun's words, the people of the two clans around him were all silent, all looking forward to Li Chuxun's final decision. And Li Chu thought about it, although he felt that it was inappropriate, but after all, the hospitality of the two patriarchs was difficult, and they had already said it to this point, so it was really difficult to refuse, not to mention that Chang had been with him for some time first, and Zhu Li was the descendant of the ancient fire god.
"Well, in that case, I won't refuse anymore. Then do Chang Xian and Zhu Li need to pack up their burdens first?" Li Chuxun said, turning his head slightly to the side, revealing a naughty and cute look, which provoked Chang Xian and Zhu Li to dance with their hands, and shouted loudly while running towards the stone house behind the stream, "Thank you, Brother Chuxun! Thank you, Daddy, I'm so happy today!"
"It is really an honor for our two clansmen to be willing to take in the two teenagers of the Dao Immortal!" "If we become immortals in the future, then we Zhurong clansmen will be able to raise our eyebrows!" "It seems that our Jinyun clansmen can also learn spells from Dao Immortals!"
The clansmen of the two clans were all boiling and began to discuss the future of the two children, but Li Chuxun was a little embarrassed. Entrusting the two teenagers to himself is nothing more than delaying the completion of the task for some time, but whether they can become immortals in the future is not something that he can say.