“Elder Yun is a True Immortal who grew up after our clan migrated. Although he is powerful, you don’t know all the secrets of our clan’s past. You are far less knowledgeable than those elders stationed at the Martial God Altar.” Wu Kuihu said with a smile.
“Chief, you mean…” Yun Zhongyue vaguely thought of something.
"Yes, when the whole clan moved, there was a small number of members who did not come with them, but instead joined other sects. I think Yuan Tiangang, the imperial master of the Tang Dynasty, is the descendant of this type of people." Wu Kuihu said.
In front of outsiders like Shen Luo, he spoke just enough to explain the key points, but did not mention any secrets of the past.
When Yun Zhongyue heard this, although he still had some doubts in his heart, he did not ask any more questions.
After her breath completely disappeared, the atmosphere around them gradually relaxed, and Shen Luo also breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Man'er looked at him with a hint of apology in her eyes.
Shen Luo immediately smiled and shook his head gently, indicating that there was no need to worry.
"Master, what do you want us to see by bringing us here?" Wu Man'er asked.
"Silly child, of course you are going to look at the sacred tree." Wu Kuihu said.
Wu Man'er walked forward with a puzzled look on her face, and looked at the small sapling in the middle. At first, she didn't notice anything unusual, but soon frowned and said in panic:
"Master, why is there one missing?"
Shen Luo and Jiang Shentian were both completely confused when they heard this.
"What's missing? Has the sacred tree borne fruit?" Yun Xiaonu's eyes lit up and he shouted quickly.
"Master, why is there one leaf missing from the sacred tree?" Wu Man'er's eyes flushed as she asked anxiously.
"It's just a leaf missing, it's no big deal... right?" Before Jiang Shentian could finish his words, Shen Luo gave him a warning look.
Shen Luo felt helpless in his heart, lamenting that Jiang Shentian was sometimes too straightforward. The fact that he could make Wu Man'er look like that showed that the falling leaves of the sacred tree was definitely not a trivial matter.
"Not long after you left, the sacred tree showed signs of abnormality. One leaf turned yellow and fell off after forty-nine days," said Yun Zhongyue.
Upon hearing this, Wu Man'er's face immediately showed a look of guilt, and she murmured: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
"Miss Tianxing, what's wrong with Miss Maner..." Shen Luo didn't know what was going on for a moment, so he quickly sent a message to Mantianxing and asked.
After a moment of silence, Mantianxing said:
"Man'er was originally a witch of the Divine Tree Clan. When she was young, she had always followed the previous witch, her mother, to guard and serve the essence of the Divine Tree. After the previous witch passed away for some reason, she has been guarding the Divine Tree ever since. After she left this time, the Divine Tree suddenly withered and dropped a leaf for some unknown reason."
After hearing this, Shen Luo finally understood why Wu Man'er acted like this.
At this time, Wu Kuihu walked forward, gently patted his disciple on the shoulder, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and said:
"Don't cry, I was the one who let you out this time, so you should blame me if you want to."
As soon as he said this, the expressions on Wu Man'er, Yun Zhongyue and others' faces changed.
"Silly child, do you think I really didn't know when you escaped? If I really didn't want you to leave, you would never have been able to get out of the Shenmu Forest." Wu Kuihu rubbed her head and said lovingly.