Along the mountain road all the way up, the brother and sister soon returned to their hometown, their homeland, the former Shushan tribe.

The imperial army cleaned the battlefield very clean, leaving almost no material residue, except for the occasional dark brown traces on the ground - which should be blood stains over time.

The only ones left are the houses of the Shushan tribe.

Some are still intact, while others were destroyed, collapsed, or damaged during the imperial attack.

The ground is covered with dead leaves and branches, and some places are covered with snow. If it were not for the ruins and the compacted roads that have not been assimilated by the natural environment, there are almost no traces of human life.

The Shushan tribe has lived here for thousands of years, but in less than a year, this place seems to have completely lost touch with them.

Looking at the desolation in front of them, the brother and sister Yu Ziqi and Shi Lan looked at a loss and felt empty in their hearts, but they couldn't explain what they were feeling.

After almost a year, they finally returned to the tribe, and finally saw with their own eyes the scene after the tribe was destroyed - they had not experienced the battle between the tribe and the empire that day, and they did not know what the tribe looked like that day.

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Shi Lan and Yu Ziqi both had imaginations, but when they actually returned to this land, they found that everything was different from what they imagined.

It seems not as tragic as they imagined?

But the tribe is gone after all, and all the clan members are gone.

All that was left were ruins, as if no one had lived there for a long time.

They were a little sad, but mostly confused.

Ever since the sudden change in the tribe, they have always had a goal - first to survive, and then to recover the sacred tree.

I went through many hardships and dangers, and even risked my life on one occasion.

But no matter how dangerous it is, they always have goals, motivation, and tenacious will.

Now that I have returned to my hometown, I feel a little overwhelmed.

Yu Ziqi opened his mouth, and after a while he said, "Everything has changed, but...it seems like nothing has changed."

He was extremely familiar with each of these houses. He knew exactly what they were used for and who lived in them.

But in the past, everyone in the house would greet him warmly when they saw him, but now there is only silence and chaos in the place.

Shi Lan looked up and looked up at the top of the mountain - it was empty and could only see the blue sky.

In the past, the entire tribe was bathed in the radiance of the Fuso tree, and anyone who looked up could immediately see the sacred golden color.

Now only the purest sky is left.

"Brother, let's... go up and have a look."

Yu Ziqi also looked towards the top of the mountain, and his originally confused eyes were instantly replaced by anger.

As Yu Yuan's guard, Yu Ziqi's most loyal person was the Fusang tree.

Compared to the tribe that was destroyed as if it were just a big dream, he was more direct and clear-eyed about the fuso sacred tree being taken away.

He nodded silently and took the lead towards the top of the mountain.

Shi Lan quickly followed him, and the two of them quickly passed through the deserted tribe and walked all the way to the top of the mountain.

The towering trees that once stood on the top of the mountain and reached into the clouds are gone, leaving only a deep pit.

It can't even be described as a pit. The people of the empire simply cut off a section of the top of the mountain to remove the sacred Fuso tree.

Looking at the scattered soil covered by unmelted snow, Shi Lan and Yu Ziqi's faces were full of dejection.

After the initial anger, they felt helpless.

In order to regain the sacred tree, they did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives, but the sad reality is that even if they, the survivors of Shu Mountain, all die, they will not be able to save the sacred tree that they have worshiped for generations.

And the biggest obstacle is not even the powerful enemy of the empire, but the sacred tree itself.

As big as the Fuso Sacred Tree is, even if the empire ignores it, they won't be able to move it from Songhai back to Shushan.

The brother and sister stood on the top of the broken mountain in silence for a long time, looked at each other, and then turned around and went down together.

On the way down the mountain, Shi Lan opened her mouth and said to her brother:

"I learned through some channels that most of the clan members did not die, but were captured by the empire and sent to hard labor."

"We have to get them back!"

Yu Ziqi, who was in a gloomy mood, suddenly heard the good news. His expression instantly improved a lot, and he couldn't wait to reply, "Of course!"

Then he asked a little strangely, "By the way, how did you know about this?"

Shi Lan was silent for a moment before replying, "I asked a friend to help me find out."

When Yu Ziqi heard this, he didn't ask any more questions.

He knew that his sister had made two friends who were from powerful forces in the Central Plains, and he probably got the news from them.

"Then do you know the specific whereabouts of the clan members?"

Shi Lan nodded, "I probably know that they are basically doing hard labor for the empire in the Bashu region. We only need to inquire about the imperial labor camp in the Shu region, and we should gain something."

"Okay!" With a clear goal, Yu Ziqi immediately became excited, "Without further delay, let's set off immediately!"

When Shi Lan heard this, she grabbed his arm and said, "Don't worry, brother, I...there is one more thing I want to do."

Yu Ziqi was a little confused, "What else should I do?"

Today's Shushan is a decaying empty shell. Although it is still their home, it has no value for the time being.

Whatever you want to do, you have to wait until you save your tribe, right?

Shi Lan didn't answer and turned to look in the direction of the back mountain.

That is the forbidden area of ​​the Shushan tribe, and it is also where Yu Yuan's seal is located.

………………

Guanzhong, east of Xianyang, Taiyi Mountain Taoist Mountain Gate.

Gai Nie took the recast Yuan Hong and set foot on the mountain road up Mount Taiyi.

The sword in his hand was already very different from the Yuanhong in the past, but Master Xu, who forged the sword, was unwilling to rename it because his mother had cast it himself. He insisted that Gai Nie give the new sword a name himself.

name.

But Genie was too lazy to come up with a name.

He really doesn't care about such inconsequential issues now. To him, a sword is just a sword, just a weapon.

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Gai Nie walked up the mountain road and soon arrived at the bifurcation of the mountain gates of the two sects of Heaven and Humanity halfway up the mountain.

The two disciples of Shoushan didn't know Gai Nie, but with his very restrained and deep calm temperament, he was definitely not an unknown person at first glance.

Anyone else might just think that this is an ordinary middle-aged uncle, but Taoist disciples can best understand this unfathomable temperament.

Gai Nie glanced at the two sects' mountain gates, raised his hand and saluted, and shouted loudly:

"Gai Nie, a disciple of the Guigu sect, came to pay homage to Master Bei Mingzi of the Taoist Tianzong!"

As soon as these words came out, the disciples of the Renzong immediately became honest.

It has nothing to do with them...although they actually want to have some contact with Ge Nie.

Sword Master Gai Nie is a legendary figure in the world second only to Gu Xun, the national master. In this world dominated by swords, he is the undisputed leader among swordsmen and the best swordsman in the world.

Even Taoist disciples with an indifferent nature can't help but yearn for this legendary figure.

Not to mention the Human Sect, even the Tian Sect disciples were obviously experiencing emotional fluctuations.

After Gai Nie reported his family and purpose, the disciples of Tianzong did not go to the mountain to report, but took him directly to the mountain.

Regardless of whether their ancestor Beimingzi saw Gai Nie or not, when such a big shot came to visit, he would definitely have to be received, and it was impossible to just turn him away.

Along the mountain road, guided by the Tianzong disciples, Gai Nie officially entered the Tianzong sect.

Gai Nie has been in contact with Taoist masters for a long time, but this is actually his first time to come to Taiyi Mountain.

The first few decades of Gai Nie's life were actually very simple - he studied art with a teacher when he was a boy, followed Ying Zheng as a young man, and basically stayed in Xianyang since then.

He has come into contact with many big people, but not many places he has been.

As Ganie expected, he did not see Bei Mingzi immediately.

As the Tianzong, or the only remaining senior figure in Taoism, Bei Mingzi is not someone who can see him just because he wants to.

Taoism does not talk about rules, seniority, and status like Confucianism. As a senior, Bei Mingzi is not nobler than other disciples, but conversely, other people are not nobler than him either.

Therefore, no one is qualified to agree to meet Gai Nie on his behalf, not even Xiao Meng, who is the head of the sect—even if Xiao Meng is not his close disciple.

Not to mention Bei Mingzi, not even Xiaomeng, who was the leader, saw Gai Nie. Only Tianzong elder Xu Yanzi came.

"Mr. Gai Nie, I have admired you for a long time." Xuyanzi was very polite and even said a complimentary polite word, "I am Tianzong Xuyanzi."

For the Tianzong disciples, this is quite rare.

Gai Nie returned the greeting, also very polite, "Gai Nie has met Master Xu Yanzi."

"I heard from disciple Shoushan that Mr. Gai wants to pay a visit to Master Beimingzi?" Xuyanzi asked without any further nonsense.
To be continued...