Chapter 225: You will have to pay double the amount in the future
He Gu got in smoothly.
A bit to his surprise, the sycamore crown, which looked very dense with gold leaves from the outside, was hollow inside.
The main trunk under his feet branched out into four branches, and a circular space of more than ten feet covered with gold leaves on all sides appeared in front of him instantly.
In the corner lies the handful of spiritual stones given by God.
And in the center in front of him, there was a petrified red egg that was motionless and covered with strange dark lines floating in the air.
The surface is dull and dull, as if the existence inside is completely dead, which is quite mysterious.
The old man was standing next to him, holding in his arms a small stone tablet that was coiled up with a glossy black finish, and there were vague words written on it.
Seeing that he had already come up, his wrinkled old face suddenly revealed a childlike and childlike smile.
As if showing off to his playmates, with a bit of pride on his face, he suddenly came closer.
He pointed at the stone egg with his eyes, and whispered piously: "This, there is a god inside, we must protect it!"
Because of the old man's sudden approach, He Gu couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart.
Finally, after confirming that the crazy old man was really not hostile to me, his tense body relaxed a little.
Wen Sheng tried to ask: "Old senior, can you tell me what's going on here?"
In view of the other party's current state of mind, he added another sentence: "You can say anything!"
Hearing this, the crazy old man looked like he was struggling to think of an answer, his eyes were wandering and his head was shaking.
Gradually there was a look of pain on his face, and he spoke intermittently.
"I've been walking for a long time, and I'm about to die... The Lord God guided me to find this place, and I'm saved. I want to protect it...
Well...you also protect it with me!"
The word "god" is a commonly used word only in ancient times.
At that time, spiritual roots had not yet appeared in the body of living beings. Due to the pressure of survival caused by the rampant monsters, the three tribes all regarded the five fierce beasts as their faith totems, praying for their forgiveness and protection.
It is rarely mentioned nowadays, and when someone does mention it occasionally, it only refers to today's way of heaven, not the original meaning.
At the moment, He Gu wasn't quite sure which one the crazy old man was talking about, but he had a vague feeling that it might not refer to the way of heaven.
If not, what does this have to do with the five great spiritual beasts?
As for the so-called divine guidance, it is impossible to tell at the moment whether it is a hallucination produced by the crazy old man in his desperate situation or whether there is something really communicating with him.
Looking at the mysterious floating stone egg in the dead silence, He Gu released a ray of spiritual consciousness and carefully stretched it out.
Touching it cannot penetrate it, it is like there is a barrier that completely isolates his consciousness.
However, there was no danger of counterattack.
After repeated efforts to no avail, he controlled his spiritual consciousness and repeatedly probed around, but still found nothing new.
Except for the small red petrified egg hanging in the middle, which is the most suspicious, the rest is obviously normal.
To be honest, the existence of this strange sycamore tree is a bit weird, and the leaves also have the function of blocking spiritual consciousness.
In addition, this area of less than ten feet has a meager amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy compared to other places, and the exposed spiritual stones have not been consumed out of thin air.
He wanted to take the risk and touch the red stone egg with his hand, but was immediately stopped by the crazy old man beside him who held his arm.
The old man shook his head violently, his expression a little excited, and his tone was very disapproving: "Xiao Ion, you can't blaspheme the gods..."
He Gu was suddenly startled.
Does this mean that I am someone he knows?
Seeing that he was so unwilling, considering that the other party's intelligence was seriously damaged and afraid of causing him to go crazy, he rationally gave up the idea and withdrew his hand.
After his expression calmed down, he asked him again and again in different ways, and the fragmentary answers he received barely formed a rough experience.
The old man seemed to be in an emergency, but he could not find a way out. He was trapped in this unknown secret land for a long, long time, so long that he could no longer remember how long it had been.
When he was about to die, he suddenly heard the mysterious call of the gods, so he followed the guidance and found this place.
He always feels that he has something very important to do, but he can never remember it. The longer it is, the more headache he gets when he tries to recall it.
Slowly he got used to it and stayed here ever since.
The so-called "little ion" seemed to have been completely forgotten by the crazy old man once he mentioned it. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't answer it.
Now he just wants to protect this place, because he feels that the red stone egg is the source of the voice of the gods, and saving him is to protect this place.
Taking advantage of the free hand of the crazy old man, He Gu noticed that there was a shallow inscription of "Tomb" underneath the small stone tablet that the old man was holding tightly in his arms, and he couldn't help but become curious.
It seems that the old man is not the only one who accidentally entered and was trapped here.
It is very likely that it is the "little ion" the old man mentioned just now.
Seeing that he was quite easy to talk to and not as moody as God said, he tried to borrow it, intending to verify it with his own eyes.
"Old senior, could you lend me this small monument of yours to look at?"
The crazy old man was just as happy this time. He was just stunned for a moment. After reacting, he let go of the hand that had been holding He Gu, and held it directly to He Gu with both hands.
He Gu immediately took it seriously.
This is a square black stone tablet less than half a foot wide and one foot long. The material is a common stone needed to construct certain formations.
The originally square surface has been made smooth and shiny, and the edges are rounded, which shows that the owner values it.
It is precisely because of being laid down for many years that the carvings on it are much shallower. If it takes more than ten years, they may all be smoothed away.
The two columns of text are vaguely visible.
Large characters in the center: [Failed to complete the task, the tomb of the criminals who neglected their duty in the He family of Zhonghuangzhou]
Faintly small characters in the lower right corner: [He Qing's last works]
When he saw the word "He Family", He Gu couldn't help but froze for a moment.
When I saw "He Qing" again, I just thought about it for a few moments before my head suddenly exploded with a loud bang.
He suddenly remembered the second memory dream, when Leng Qingzhu found him in the shabby house on a rainy night. He was alert and clever and found an opportunity to shout "Grandpa Qing" outside the house!
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And this old man’s obviously different approach to me...
Everything is too coincidental, no! It’s too consistent!
I instantly understood why I was treated differently.
He Qing may be dead, or he may be this crazy old man.
When He Gu thought that the person in front of him was most likely the "Grandpa Qing" with whom he should have had a good relationship when the He family fled, He Gu couldn't help but feel the sand in his eyes.
The family was in trouble back then, but these people worked hard to escort him all the way so that he could grow up safely now.
Looking at the old man's skinny, skinny face that had gone through vicissitudes of life, he dropped the stone tablet and grasped his arms with both hands.
I couldn't help but call out with a trembling voice.
"Grandpa Qing?"
Like a thunderbolt hitting his head, the crazy old man seemed to recall something because of this familiar name, and a look of infinite pain and hatred suddenly appeared on his face.
He began to murmur: "Kill all the dynasty, run away... Damn the emperor, damn the royal pursuers...
You go first, I'll go alone...
My family, that is our last hope for survival... I can’t stop before I get to my family, I must go out..."
He Gu Yilian captured many key fragments of information, and the more he listened, the more certain he was about the blood relationship between the person in front of him and himself.
With an expression almost crazy, the crazy old man suddenly shouted to him: "Xiao Ion, you must avenge the patriarch and your mother, kill the royal family, kill, kill, kill!"
Just when he was about to continue listening, the old man shouted out of control, then forcefully shook He Gu's hands away, turned around and squeezed out the dense golden leaves.
Instantly disappeared.
He Gu hurriedly chased him out, but when he got outside, the old man disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Mistakenly thinking that something happened inside, Tian Ye under the tree canopy was about to go up to check when he sensed He Gu's peaceful aura appearing on the side, and he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
He rushed to He Gu's side in a hurry.
Unable to find the old man's back, He Gu asked anxiously: "God, where are the others?!"
Although he was very concerned about what happened inside, Tianye immediately raised his short paw and pointed somewhere ahead.
He explained: "We are already far away. If you want to catch up, you can give it a try."
"Chase!" He Gu said eagerly.
No nonsense, Tianye immediately grabbed He Gu's shoulder and tracked him at full speed in the direction of his disappearance.
With its previous experience, it does not dare to use the ability to jump in space in this unknown secret realm. The results obtained may not necessarily jump forward as expected, and will often appear randomly in other places.
The crazy old man's speed was too fast, and in addition to the critical time he left before them at the beginning, the traces of spiritual power left by his movements on the way were absorbed by the secret realm, and they were unable to find each other for the next three days.
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Reluctantly, they returned to the strange phoenix tree.
Seeing that the crazy old man had not returned, He Gu Wanru lost his soul and stood blankly under the canopy of the tree.
That she would respond to his call proved that the crazy old man was He Qing.
According to what the old man said at the end, the He family should have been based in Zhonghuangzhou as he had guessed before.
Later, for unknown reasons, he was ruthlessly hunted down by the royal family, and only a few members of the tribe escaped.
He was the son of the patriarch, and his biological father and mother were also brutally murdered by the people of the imperial dynasty during that catastrophe.
Among them, He Qing should be the eldest elder of the He family at that time. He left the team alone during the escape, preparing to go to the He family in the East Domain to ask for help.
I didn't want to accidentally enter this secret place while passing through the Shiwan Mountain. I spent more than ten years wearing out my intelligence. When I was about to die, I found this place under the inspiration of the so-called "God Master" and I have been trapped to this day.
On the other side, the rest of the He family should have followed their master, Fairy Wu Guo, to the Northern Immortal Territory, and finally established a foothold in the ordinary Qingshan City, living in a low-key manner and no longer looking back on the past.
Perhaps to deceive others, or to make him grow up happily, the new patriarch, He Qinghai, became his current father, and his name was changed from He Li or He Mouli to the current He Gu.
His inexplicable loss of childhood memories was most likely caused by this.
He Qing has the strength of the Nine Realms. The He family must have had some status in Zhonghuang Continent. As long as he goes to Zhonghuang Continent, it should not be difficult to trace him.
Royal family?...
Revenge for killing a relative must be avenged. Veins popped up in He Gu's fists under his sleeves. He clenched them hard and his fingernails turned red.
Without the crazy old man to stop him, Tianye inspected the strange phoenix tree inside and out, and also studied the mysterious red stone egg carefully.
When I came out and saw He Gu's unusual appearance, I couldn't help but shout a reminder.
"The Dawu Dynasty is not an ordinary force. In some cases, it is even stronger than Tianji Pavilion or Wu Zong. You have to act very calmly. If anything goes wrong, your life will be in danger."
It had already heard what He Gu said about the old man and understood the feeling of carrying a blood feud, so it did not stop him forcefully.
It's important to understand what God says, so don't take a few deep breaths to calm down.
The first priority is to go out now, then find the old man and take him home, find a way to cure his mental intellect, ask about the whole story, and finally consider when to go to Zhonghuangzhou to seek revenge.
Or, he should ask He Qinghai directly.
Thinking of the old man's intelligence, he immediately asked the demon rat if there was anything he could do.
Tianye was pacing back and forth in the sky, thinking while replying: "If it's like you, there are ways to dispel the negativity left in the sea of consciousness, but his situation is different.
My intelligence is half disabled, and ordinary methods are useless. Apart from fairy medicine, I can't think of any other method for the time being."
He especially remembered that the demon rat had an immortal elixir obtained from the relics of the Venerable. He Guwei opened his mouth, but in the end he did not say anything.
After all, it was a rare and precious treasure at the level of an immortal. He felt that if he really said it, no matter whether God agreed or not, he would be too selfish.
Although the change in He Gu's expression was very subtle, God, who had been paying attention to his condition, still caught it.
I didn't want to say it myself, but I was afraid that other excuses would appear to be false, so I stopped hiding it.
Hehe smiled lightly, and said in a coquettish and relaxed manner: "Don't worry, that fairy elixir has already been used on you. It is no longer a question of whether God wants it or not."
He Gu suddenly looked stunned.
I could vaguely guess when it was used by me.
There was no doubt about it, but when I came back to my senses, I felt extremely ashamed.
The demon rat has been helping him all along, but now he has not even met the conditions for doing what he promised.
"God, I..."
Waving his paws, the demon rat laughed and cursed: "Okay, don't act like a mother, just think of it as God's investment in you, and you will have to pay it back twice as much in the future."
Knowing that it was joking to appease him, He Gu took it seriously and kept it in his heart.
Unable to stand He Gu's "affectionate" look at each other, Tianye got goosebumps all over his body and quickly changed the subject.
Jumping back to He Gu's shoulder, his eyes wavered slightly as he looked at the strange phoenix tree.
"Let's talk about what to say before going out. Let's first solve the problem of going out.
I have already looked at the stone egg, and it is indeed possible that it was left by one of the Five Spirit Clan, but it looks like it is completely dead inside."
He touched his chin with his paw: "The red eggs, do you think we need to roast them over the fire?"
Although it’s dead inside, the stone egg is made of a very simple material, and it doesn’t look like it’s afraid of fire at all…”
Putting down his distracting thoughts, He Gu also looked at the strange tree beside him.
Once again connected with the hexagram "fire", suddenly, an extremely bold idea couldn't stop appearing in his mind.
My throat felt dry for no reason, and I couldn't help but swallow my saliva.
"God, if you burn this tree with fire, wouldn't you understand the meaning of 'fire'?"