When Lin Mengya saw Aunt Fang's expression becoming extremely solemn, she guessed that the "Thirteen Passes" mentioned by Uncle Huo was probably not a good place.
"Well, when I went out this time, I heard that something happened at the Thirteenth Pass. You must know that there are many traitors imprisoned there, and most of them have suffered a lot of lives. They have been imprisoned in the Thirteenth Pass these years.
, I’m afraid they are also full of resentment towards other aristocratic families of the ancient clan.”
Uncle Huo's words aroused everyone's vigilance.
But except for Lin Mengya, who knew nothing about the Thirteen Levels.
She quietly poked Huo Xiao, who was also looking solemn next to her, and asked in a low voice, "You also know?"
Huo Xiao's eyes darkened, and then he whispered, "When the diviners and foreigners were expelled, some people resisted, but the leaders were all captured and imprisoned in the Thirteenth Level, and they still don't do it until now."
Know whether they are alive or dead inside."
There was a hint of sadness in his tone.
Lin Mengya couldn't help but pay attention to it, and then looked at Uncle Huo and Aunt Fang.
"Where exactly is this Thirteen Levels?"
After the couple looked at each other, they looked at her hesitantly.
This made Lin Mengya feel strange and curious.
But she understood Uncle Huo and Aunt Fang, "If there is any inconvenience, forget it, actually I"
"I don't really want to know." Before she could finish these words, Aunt Fang interrupted her and shook her head with a wry smile.
"That's not the case. The reason why we find it difficult to talk about it is because these thirteen levels are related to your Gong family."
"Ah?" Lin Mengya was confused.
Uncle Huo also said, "The reason why the Thirteenth Pass is called this is because it is a valley that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's just that it was a forbidden area back then, and the person responsible for guarding the Thirteenth Pass was your Gong family."
Ancestors.”
This was the first time Lin Mengya heard about the story of the Gong family before they were expelled from the ancient clan.
When the Gong family was still there, the Shangxian clan and the Xiaxian clan were not as divided and hierarchical as they are today.
The reason why it is called this is entirely because there is a lake shaped like a crescent moon in the center of the ancient tribe.
The families living on the east bank of the lake are called the Shangxian clan; on the contrary, the families living on the west bank are the Xiaxian clan.
All the aristocratic families live in harmony with each other. Although there are sometimes conflicts, big and small, they are all united in the end.
Until, Crescent Lake suddenly dried up one day.
At first, people thought it was because of the arrival of the dry season, but after three full years, there was no trace of Crescent Lake. The river bed had dried up everywhere, and all the creatures in the lake had died in the sun. People just started to panic.
At this time, there were rumors that Crescent Moon Lake was a treasure given to the ancient people by heaven, and now that the treasure has disappeared, it must be because someone has sinned against the immortals in the sky for the first time.
As the rumors became more and more intense, the disputes within the ancient tribe also became more and more serious. Everyone could only maintain harmony on the surface, but secretly they began to fight and quarrel with each other.
And after someone actually dug out some treasures from the mud of Crescent Lake, the dispute became tainted with the smell of blood.
"Some people say that the treasure was given to the ancient tribe by the immortals, but I feel that this thing is quite ominous."
Uncle Huo's brows were furrowed and he was very resistant to the so-called "treasure" in his words.
Lin Mengya suddenly remembered, could it be
"Later, someone discovered that the treasure seemed to have the effect of bringing the dead back to life. Therefore, it was regarded as the treasure of the ancient clan, and a temple was built to worship it."
Lin Mengya
See, she knew that anyone who could catch the teacher's eye was definitely not an ordinary person.
But can she really borrow such an important thing?
For a moment, Lin Mengya was so worried that she gnashed her teeth.
I thought to myself, son, my mother would really risk my life for you!
"What else? What does this matter have to do with our Gong family leaving?" Lin Mengya couldn't help but ask.
Uncle Huo gave her a serious look before continuing, "Because the ancient people at that time regarded Yueya Lake as a holy lake, and the family of the Shangxiaoliangxian clan closest to the Yueya clan was chosen to be the family that protects the lake."
"One is the current leader of the ancient clan, the Lezheng family; the other is the Gong family."
"It's just that after the accident, the Lezheng family reacted quickly. Even the treasure found in the mud of Crescent Lake was only discovered by the Lezheng family. The Gong family has always stubbornly believed that the reason why Crescent Lake suddenly dried up
, it’s actually a human factor.”
Having said this, Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "It seems like there must be something fishy about this Lezheng family, right?"
It actually seems pretty easy to judge now.
As a family that protects the lake, the Lezheng family not only quickly adjusted after the disappearance of Crescent Lake, they were even able to find new treasures from the ancient clan and exchange them for one. This was a bit abnormal in the first place.
As a person with little faith, she knows how deep-rooted and unshakable faith is in the hearts of believers.
What's more,
Crescent Lake suddenly dried up.
Normal people will feel panic and helpless, and they will also have fantasies, thinking that the holy lake they believe in may come back tomorrow.
On the other hand, look at the optimistic family.
They accepted it quickly, as if they had predicted it in advance.
Thinking of this, Lin Mengya didn't have a good impression of the Lezheng family.
Although she doesn't care about the Gong family's history in the ancient clan's past, she doesn't allow the Gong family's reputation to be framed and smeared by villains!
Uncle Huo shook his head and sighed, "We don't know the truth now. But after disappearing from the Holy Lake, the Gong family gradually weakened due to the disadvantages of protecting the Holy Lake. On the contrary, the Lezheng family soared and became the leader of the Shangxian clan.
head."
"After that, the Gong family was sent to guard the valley where the Thirteen Passes are located."
"But for some reason, the number of members of the Gong family was decreasing year by year. Later, for almost three years, no child was born in the Gong family."
"After that, the Lezheng family suddenly used the reason that the Gong family had few people and could not take care of the Thirteenth Pass, and forced the Gong family to move to the edge."
"Many years passed after that, and it was the Lezheng family who proposed to expel the Gong family from the ancient clan. But before that, most of the Gong family members had already settled outside. The so-called abandonment of the clan was nothing more than
It’s just to take over the small number of people left behind within the ancient tribe.”
In fact, if Uncle Huo hadn't been quite powerful in the Presbyterian Church, he wouldn't have known these things so clearly.
Since the Gong family was abandoned by the ancient clan and deliberately obliterated by the Lezheng family, few people can fully understand the history of the Gong family among the ancient clan.
Even those who knew about it kept silent, and their attitude toward the Gong family was either evasive or extremely resentful.
In short, the history of the Gong family is like a mountain covered by fog.
Everyone knows where it is, but no one knows its true identity.
And all of this was caused intentionally by the Lezheng family.
"It seems that the Lezheng family must have had deep grudges with our family for a long time. Otherwise, why would he want to drive our Gong family out so hard?"
Although she is not an ancestor, she also knows how much suffering her ancestors suffered when they left their hometown and took their people out to explore.
Originally, she had always felt that the ancestors of the Gong family were secretly oppressed by those in the temple, and they must have had their own reasons.
Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it has some connection with the ancient tribe. With her thoughts moving, she asked in a low voice, "Does Uncle Huo know about Fairy City?"
Uncle Huo looked confused, "What fairy city? I only know that people in the tribe say that after death, their gods will lead the soul to the fairy city."
Lin Mengya couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Great-grandfather had told her before that the origin of the Gong family was very mysterious, and for some unknown reason, when the Gong family was in decline, great-grandfather had sensed that many strange forces were silently spying on the Gong family.
Therefore, he chose to lead the remaining tribesmen to hibernate and keep a low profile.
Until she made a high-profile return, those prying eyes seemed to have disappeared a lot.
And the history of the Gong family in this ancient clan is not complete.
what a pity.
All the truth has been buried in the long river of history, without any trace or trace.
I don’t know what kind of glory the Gong family experienced back then, so that they could accumulate so much gold and silver!
Uncle Huo didn't know what she was thinking, but he just said worriedly, "Since the Gong family was moved away, the Thirteenth Pass has become a prison for the ancient tribe to imprison traitors. And the people who entered have never come out. Some people in the past have
Out of curiosity, I even sneaked in. As a result, I either stayed in there forever, or I was so frightened that I died of fear in a very short period of time after being found by my family."
"This time, some gangsters actually ran out of the Thirteenth Level. I'm afraid that those extremely vicious gangsters are going to stir up a bloody storm in the ancient clan!"
Lin Mengya couldn't help but feel a little worried just after hearing what Uncle Huo said.
"Since they are traitors, I'm afraid they will be full of resentment towards the Ancient Clan. Moreover, I guess their life in the Thirteen Passes may not be easy. Besides, the Ancient Clan will be coming, so it would be too much of a coincidence for them to run out now.
.”
The look on Uncle Huo's face became even heavier. It had to be said that Lin Mengya's words hit the mark on what he was thinking.
"No! I have to write a letter to the Presbyterian Council. If they go to the Clan Council, wouldn't it be bad?"
Unexpectedly, Aunt Fang grabbed her arm.
"Come back! You don't want to. If you tell them this, how are you going to explain it? I think you should tell them directly that you are not Zhao Yixuan at all. You should have died fifteen years ago.
Huo Shujiang!"
"Then what should we do?" Uncle Huo's breath was suffocated, and his head was spinning.
Although he has recovered his true memory and identity, years of dedication have made him a habit.
At this moment, all he could think about was preventing others in his clan from being harmed.