04 The Secret of the Year
"She is Tan Jiao, she is the dragon girl of the West Sea Dragon Clan." He paused, "She...is my woman..."
"Dragon Girl?" I was stunned.
"Ex-girlfriend?" An Yu was also stunned.
We both looked at each other and were a little surprised.
The old man nodded, sighed, and continued, "Fifty-three years ago, I was 32 years old. That autumn, my grandfather, your grandfather Lin, and my brother went to do a secret thing together..."
Speaking of this, he subconsciously glanced at me.
"Secret thing?" I felt aroused, "What secret thing?"
He stared at me, "Fate Crystal..."
I frowned, "Fate Crystal?"
He nodded.
Now, I'm silent.
An Yu looked at me and the old man again, not knowing what to say.
The Destiny Crystal is related to me, and we all know this three of us, so An Yu and I want to know this secret matter. But in this situation, is Destiny Crystal important or Tan Jiao important?
Don't think about it, it's the latter.
I was silent for a while and looked at him, "It's okay, grandpa, you continue."
Grandpa Ye looked at me for a while and smiled calmly.
"Grandpa knows, you want to know the secret of the Destiny Crystal." He looked at me, "Actually, Grandpa doesn't know much, but don't worry, Grandpa still has some time, I will tell you all what I know. Because Tan Jiao and I can't avoid Destiny Crystal..."
I nodded, "Yeah!"
An Yu listened carefully, afraid of missing something.
The old man took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, breathed a sigh of relief, and fell into memories, "Our four families are all the Dharma veins of the Cave Xuan lineage in the West Kunlun. The An family comes from the Cave Xuan Jindan Mansion, the Wu family comes from the Cave Xuan Tianji Mansion, our Ye family and the Lin family are originally a family, from the Yutian Jian Pavilion. During the Tang Dynasty, the West Kunlun was destroyed by an earthquake, and the disciples of the Kunlun sects went down the mountain and formed the three major branches of Zixia, Louguan and Dongxuan, a total of twelve branches, collectively known as the Kunlun Twelve Gates."
He looked at us, "And our Dongxuan lineage is divided into six families. In addition to our four families, there are also the Shen family in the south and the Murong family in the northwest. The head of the Shen family is An Yu's grandfather Shen Yushan; and the Murong family, Wu Zheng, you should know..."
"Yes," I nodded, "Our Wu family comes from the Murong family."
He nodded, "That's right, the Murong family is divided into two branches, and your Wu family is one of them. Wu comes from Mu, and Mu comes from Murong. You will understand the whole story in the future."
"Yeah," I nodded, "You keep talking."
"This matter starts with the ancestor Dongxuan," he said, "The four ancestors of our six families were four disciples of the ancestor Dongxuan. When the ancestor Dongxuan was in power, the heavenly realm was in the upper and lower realms and gave him half of the secret map. The ancestor divided the half of the secret map into four parts and handed them over to the four disciples, and ordered them to protect them for generations. In the future, the opportunity came, and they would carry out the mission on the secret map."
"What mission?" An Yu asked.
"Don't worry, listen to grandpa tell you slowly." Grandpa Ye's family breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The half of the secret map was originally a map, the map of Kunlun. But when the ancestor separated it and passed it to our four ancestors, the picture above disappeared. The ancestor was puzzled and asked the ancestor what was going on? The ancestor did not answer, closed his eyes with a smile, and became true."
"After the ancestor ascended, the four disciples formed three branches because of different emphasis on cultivation," he said, "The ancestors of the Lin family and the Shen family founded the Yutian Sword Pavilion; the ancestors of the An family founded the Jindan Mansion, and the ancestors of the Murong family founded the Tianji Mansion. They are all the Dharma veins of the Dongxuan Ancestor, collectively known as the Dongxuan Three Mansions. While protecting the Kunlun Ancestor, they protect the half secret map, waiting for the opportunity to come. This waited for thousands of years. In our generation, this opportunity finally came..."
He paused, breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "It was the year I just mentioned. I was 32 years old that year. I remember that it was Mid-Autumn Festival night, and a mysterious guest came to the Ye family."
"Mysterious guest?" An Yu frowned.
"You have actually seen this guest a long time ago," the old man smiled playfully, "He is the important minister of the Pope and the devil."
"Ghostly messenger?" An Yu was stunned.
"Yes," he nodded.
"What are the devil's messengers doing when they come to the Ye family?" I asked.
"He brought another half of the secret picture," the old man said, "He gave me the secret picture and said that our mission has come. Let us follow the instructions on the secret picture to save a person."
"Who?" An Yu asked.
Grandpa Ye didn't say anything and looked at me silently.
"Me?" I frowned.
He nodded calmly.
I took a deep breath, "You...you keep..."
"Actually we don't know who you are," he said, "The devil just said, let's go to Kunlun Tianwu Peak and use the secret map to open the fate crystal. He said there was a god with powerful power in it, and let us release the god. He said that this was the command of the king and our mission. After saying these words, he left behind the half of the secret map and turned around and left."
I didn't say anything and nodded slightly.
"That night, I didn't sleep all night," he said, "The next day, I summoned your grandfather to the house and discussed the matter together. We took out our own secret pictures and put them together with the half secret pictures. The secret pictures instantly merged into a picture, and the map of the activity appeared on it, which was shining with golden light and very beautiful. After discussing, our brothers and four of us decided to go to Tiannu Peak according to the instructions on the picture and open the fate crystal."
"Then you went?" An Yu asked.
"Yes," he said, "The four of us have supernatural powers, so it's not difficult to go to Tiannu Peak. I thought it was very simple. But after I really went there, I realized that this was not simple at all..."
"What do you mean?" An Yu asked.
"Tiannu Peak is a sacred mountain, covered with ice and snow all year round," he said, "The fateful crystal is guarded by the West Sea Dragon Clan. As long as mortals dare to go up the mountain, they will encounter thunder. The four of us relied on our youth and some magical powers, and did not take that thunder seriously at all, and were ready to rush up in one breath. Unexpectedly, we suffered a great loss as soon as we arrived there..."
Chapter completed!