In Situ Lei's study, at this moment, he was leaning back on the chair, his brows tightly knitted together, with a sad look on his face. In his mind, he was still recalling the secret conversation that day with the contemporary head of the family, his father Situ Hao.
When he told his father the results of his investigation, Situ Hao's answer surprised him...
"Father, since you already know that the fifth elder is missing, why do you still remain silent?" Situ Lei looked at Situ Hao in surprise and asked in confusion.
Situ Hao sighed softly, shook his head, and did not answer Situ Lei's question.
"Father, are you still afraid of Situ Yu? I don't understand what's so scary about him? Just because several other elders are on his side?" Situ Lei shouted excitedly.
After hearing Situ Lei's words, Situ Hao finally couldn't help but take a deep breath and sighed: "Lei'er, it's not that father is afraid of that evil beast Situ Yu, but..." Situ Hao suddenly stopped talking.
When he came down, he seemed to have something unspeakable, and finally he seemed to have made some determination, so he gritted his teeth and said with a long sigh: "Hey~~forget it! Lei'er, I should tell you something!" Situ Hao shook his head and sighed softly,
It was full of helplessness.
Situ Lei frowned slightly and did not make a sound, but listened intently. He had a hunch that what his father said next might reveal questions that had troubled him for more than ten years.
Situ Hao took a deep breath, as if he didn't want to mention these things. After he was quiet for a while, he slowly spoke. This opening actually revealed a secret history from eighteen years ago.
It turned out that as early as twenty years ago, Situ Hao had intended to pass the position of family head to Situ Lei. After two years of secret observation, Situ Hao had decided to pass the position of family head heir to Situ Lei. At that time, all the elders unanimously agreed.
For this reason, Situ Hao specially gathered several elders to prepare to settle this matter.
But just when they got together to finalize the matter, the unexpected arrival of two uninvited guests forced the matter to be shelved for eighteen years.
One of these two uninvited guests was Situ Yu, and the other was a mysterious man. At that time, he was wearing a cloak to cover his whole body, and his face could not be seen at all.
At that time, Situ Hao and several elders were discussing the matter of succession. When they saw Situ Yu bringing an outsider into the confidential place where family affairs were discussed without authorization, he became furious and scolded Situ Yu.
Not only did Situ Yu have no intention of repenting, but he actually seemed to be indifferent. Seeing Situ Yu being so presumptuous, Situ Hao and several elders naturally refused to give up, so they prepared to capture the two of them first, and then interrogate them carefully.
The fifth elder at that time was the youngest and had the hottest temper. Before anyone else could take action, he took the lead and pounced on the two of them. However, when the fifth elder tried to capture the two alive, something incredible happened.
!
With just one move, a bloody hand easily passed through the fifth elder's chest, and the fifth elder immediately lost his breath and died unexpectedly. Then the mysterious man casually dumped the fifth elder's body on the
On one side, there was a harsh laugh.
Killed with one move! Looking at the bloody hand, everyone present was stunned, even Situ Yu, who came with the mysterious man, was the same, his eyes were full of fear.
Although the strength shown by that man made people shudder, the relationship of more than ten years did not make Situ Hao and the other four elders retreat. The five people with murderous faces roared at the same time, gathered their most proud killing moves in their hands, and all
He pounced on the mysterious man.
Ignoring the huge gap in strength, the five angrily joined forces to besiege the mysterious man.
Facing the five people's joint attack, the man just sneered coldly: Stupid feelings! Then he stood up to meet him. At the moment when the two parties fought, Situ Yu, who woke up, hurriedly shouted: Please keep your subordinates!
Thanks to Situ Yu's shout, the mysterious man turned around and glanced at Situ Yu with disdain, but the attack in his hand was indeed much weaker. Even so, in just one round, all the unique skills used by Situ Hao and the five others were defeated.
, all five people were hit hard against the surrounding walls, fell to the ground and were seriously injured, unable to fight anymore.
The whole room was standing behind Situ Yu and the mysterious man. At this time, Situ Yu slowly walked up to Situ Hao. Ignoring Situ Hao's angry curses and murderous eyes, he squatted down and whispered softly into Situ Hao's ear.
He said: I don’t want much, I just want to be the new head of the family.
Then he let out a proud laugh and left with the mysterious man.
Hearing this, Situ Lei's eyes were full of horror, and then he suddenly realized: "So the news that the fifth elder died suddenly due to illness is also false!"
"Yes! There is no other way. In order to prevent unnecessary panic among the clan members, we can only conceal the true cause of death of the fifth elder. Alas~" Situ Hao sighed dejectedly.
"No wonder Situ Yu suddenly became arrogant at that time... But why was there no successor to the position of clan leader at that time?" Situ Lei muttered, then frowned and asked.
"At that time, because of the death of the fifth elder and my unwillingness, I had a secret conversation with several other elders. If I, the current head of the family, did not agree, the ownership of the heir would not be established, so it was left to me alone.
Stick to your opposition stance, even if that mysterious man appears again, at worst, my life will be taken away! At least I can still be worthy of the ancestors of my clan!" Situ Hao said slowly with a hint of determination in his eyes.
Hearing this, Situ Lei showed a surprised look in his eyes and whispered: "Could it be that the other elders..."
"Yes, except for the newly appointed fifth elder, the other elders are pretending to be on Situ Yu's side. Only in this way can we maintain this balanced situation. If anything happens to me, I can leave the last bit of support for the Situ family.
, We made an agreement at the beginning that if anything happens to me, they will pretend to support Situ Yu's villain and ascend to the position of head of the family, secretly continue their strength, and once they get the opportunity, they will completely eliminate this villain!" Situ Hao's eyes rose.
He said with a hint of murderous intent.
"Father, it seems that I have misunderstood you and the elders. You have suffered a lot these years..." Situ Lei stood up, bowed deeply to Situ Hao, and said softly.
"Hey~~ At this point, we still have to say sorry to you. If we hadn't been tolerant to this evil beast Situ Yu, we wouldn't have developed his lawless habits and made a big mistake in the end! It's just pitiful.
Yun'er...ah~~" After saying this, Situ Hao couldn't help but shed a few tears in his eyes and sighed in vain.
"Forget it, father, these are not things you could have expected. You and the elders are doing it for the benefit of the family. If you want to be good, you can only blame me for not being able to protect Yun'er's safety... However, we will definitely take revenge on Yun'er with our own hands.
I'll pay you back!" Situ Lei thought of his deceased wife, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and tears couldn't help but flow down.
"By the way, father, you haven't encountered any danger in these years, have you?" Situ Lei wiped away the tears accumulated in the corners of his eyes and changed the subject in order to prevent himself from continuing to feel sad.
"It's strange to say that since I saw that mysterious person that time, I haven't seen him again. And not long after that, Situ Yu suddenly became more restrained. Unfortunately, the identity of that person is too mysterious. Until now, we
There is still no clue!" Situ Hao said with a frown.
"That's strange. There haven't been any clues for so many years. Could it be..." At this time, a trace of horror flashed in Situ Lei's eyes.
"At first we also thought it would be there, but it was quickly rejected. Our ancestors have had good relations with the people in that place. Logically speaking, they should not interfere in our family's household affairs, let alone kill people.
Yes!" Situ Hao said with a frown.
"Where are they from? If they are from another place, they shouldn't use close attacks! How strange!" Situ Lei frowned and thought.
"Forget it, no matter where that person comes from, if he shows up again, I won't let him go even if I risk my life!" Situ Hao said with a fierce look in his eyes.
"By the way, father, is the same thing happening with the Edward family?" Situ Lei thought about it and suddenly asked.
"In order to win the heir to the family, that bastard Situ Yu actually planned to sell out the family's interests in exchange for aid. When I heard the news, I wanted to kill this bastard right away! If it weren't for the overall situation, I would have done it!" said
Here, a murderous look suddenly flashed in Situ Hao's eyes.
Afterwards, Situ Hao sneered and said: "It's a pity that the evil beast never dreamed that it was precisely because he had this plan that we had the opportunity to use his plan! At that time, I discussed it with other elders, so in a few days
With the help of an elder, Situ Yu found the current patriarch of the Edward family, but how did he know that the previous patriarch of the Edward family and I were staunch brothers, and just one word dragged this evil beast into this trap!"
Situ Hao sneered proudly.
"A trap? Could it be..." Situ Lei said softly, and then a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"From the moment we made the agreement to compete for the heir, this has always been a trap. The only purpose is to lure out the mysterious person behind Situ Yu. If that mysterious person appears, we will risk the destruction of our family's foundation."
, I will also use all my strength to deal with him, hum! If that person doesn't show up, it will be the end of Situ Yu, this evil beast!" Situ Hao said with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Father, I have endured it all these years. If that mysterious man really appears, I think we should take a step back..." Situ Lei said with a frown.
"Lei'er, we old guys have seen what you have done over the years. The future of our Situ clan only depends on you! If we old guys are gone, you can take refuge in the Edward family temporarily.
Come on, if there is a chance, revitalize our clan, if there is no chance... Hey~~~ Just protect Xiaoyun, so that the blood of our clan can be passed down!" Situ Hao patted him gently.
Situ Lei said with a kind smile on his shoulder.
Seeing the care and attachment in Situ Hao's eyes, Situ Lei was filled with unbearability and said hurriedly: "Father, why don't you ask for help from the other four major families? Don't the five major families always look at each other?"
"Things have changed now. Except for those old guys who can take action for my sake, it is impossible for the other four major families to attack with all their strength. After all, the foundation of hundreds of years is not the same."
If two people can make the decision, even if they can make the decision, once things change and the other four major families are affected, what will the people behind them do in the future? Besides, if we try our best to deal with that mysterious person, we can't.
People, even if the other four major families are involved, there may not be any change. On the contrary, it will only add unnecessary casualties. By then, it will not be the death of our Situ family, but the common genocide of the five major families!
"Situ Hao said with deep helplessness in his eyes.
"Father, is it that serious? The other party is just a person!" Situ Lei felt that his father was too pessimistic and asked in disbelief.
"Lei'er, there are some things you won't understand. If that day comes, I will tell you all the secrets of my clan, and you will understand then!" Situ Hao sighed and smiled bitterly.
"Father, what about the fifth elder..." Situ Lei lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked.
"We have never mentioned the disappearance of the fifth elder, just because we don't want to push too hard, otherwise Situ Yu will jump over the wall and let the mysterious man show up in advance, which will ruin our plan! So we can only stabilize Situ Yu first and fight for
Enough time. As for the fifth elder, he has long been determined to fawn over Situ Yu! Humph! It would be better if that guy is dead! It will save us the trouble of getting rid of him!" Situ Hao sneered.
"Plan?..." Situ Lei frowned and asked in confusion.
"You will naturally know this in the future. Go back early now and remember to protect Xiaoyun. This child is a great talent, but it is a pity that his life is too hard..." After that, he stood up and looked
When Situ Lei was about to see him off, he hurriedly waved his hands and left with a long sigh...
A sigh suddenly sounded in the quiet study, "Hey~~~ I didn't expect that my father would have to bear such a difficult secret!" Situ Lei slowly opened his eyes, leaned on the seat and sighed, and then a trace of anger flashed in his eyes,
He said bitterly: "Situ Yu, I want to see who the mysterious person behind you is!"
In the dream world, Ling Yun stepped into the second-level trial place and was ready. He held the sulfur staff tightly in his right hand. When the countdown ended, he had already rushed towards the skeleton crowd that had sprung up, and he was in the first-level trial.
The tactics used during the trial were the same, while moving through the group of skeletons, they released the purple lotus divine flames.
The skeletons in the second-level trial gave Ling Yun the feeling that they were obviously much more flexible than the skeletons in the first-level trial, and their defense and attack power had been greatly improved. What surprised Ling Yun even more was that these skeletons actually knew how to use some
They used a simple formation to block him, but this unexpected change really brought a lot of trouble to Ling Yun!
Unfortunately, it was just a trouble for Ling Yun. After observing for a while while dodging, Ling Yun was surprised to find that the positions of these skeletons were somewhat similar to those commanded by Purple Rose that he saw that day.
place, of course the positions of these skeletons are much simpler than the formations we saw that day!
After thoroughly becoming familiar with the overall strength of the second-level skeletons, Ling Yun began to deliberately slow down his speed until the skeletons surrounded him, forming a siege.
In order to verify whether his idea was effective, Ling Yun planned to take a risk and deliberately put himself under siege by a group of skeletons. He threw a purple lotus flame at the group of skeletons approaching step by step in front of him. Something unexpected happened and he was trapped.
Among the skeletons surrounded by purple flames, the skeletons in a straight line entered a dazed state, while other skeletons that were also burned by purple flames lost blood, but did not enter a dazed state.
Seeing this, Ling Yun couldn't help but frown, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. It was obvious that the changes in front of him did not reach the level he wanted.
Ling Yun was very unwilling and released several purple lotus flames again. The result was no change, but the duration of the dizziness of the skeletons caught Ling Yun's attention.
With the same vibration frequency, the stun time caused by the shock wave is different. It can last up to 5 seconds on the Desert Scorpion, 4 seconds on the Overlord, and only 3 seconds on these skeletons.
After thinking about it, Ling Yun's head was a little confused. Coupled with the constant harassment of the skeletons around him, it was even more difficult for Ling Yun to calm down and think. In a fit of anger, Ling Yun put up his skull shield and continued to dodge while frantically attacking the besieging people.
The skeleton swarm bombarded me indiscriminately!
In the end, he had to withstand several close-range skeleton attacks to eliminate all the skeletons. If the stun property of the shock wave had not played a great role during this period, slowing down the speed of the skeletons surrounding him, otherwise Ling Yun would have been defeated this time.
