Wu Tian and the others' faces darkened. What did this mean? It would be fine if you didn't show any gratitude after receiving monkey wine, but you showed such an expression
Tan Tai Xian Ling was stunned, walked forward, and asked in confusion: "Grandpa, what's wrong with you? The brothers and sisters are our benefactors. They gave us the monkey wine, and it was because of them that Xian Ling could come back safely..."
The old man waved his hand to stop her from continuing, then looked at Wu Tian and the others and said in a deep voice: "Which tribe are you from? Why did you send monkey wine to Xian Ling? Why did you escort Xian Ling back?"
"kindness?"
Hearing this, the four frowned deeper and deeper. Could it be that the old man thought they were people with bad intentions? That was why he was so wary
Zhang Ting smiled slightly and explained, "Don't misunderstand, old man. We met Miss Xianling by chance before, and after listening to her story, we couldn't help but feel sympathy for her, so we gave her a bottle of monkey wine, and at her request, we came to the Tantai tribe together. We didn't have any purpose. As for the big tribe you mentioned, it is completely fictitious."
"Yeah?"
The old man looked at his granddaughter in confusion, and when he saw the latter nod, he stared at the four people for a while and said in a low voice: "An honest man does not do shady things. Please tell me what your purpose is, don't beat around the bush."
Shan Youde said angrily, "Old man, what do you mean? I gave you Monkey Wine for free, but not only do you not know how to repay your kindness, but you keep provoking me with words again and again?"
"Haha, my granddaughter is innocent and kindhearted, and has not experienced much of the world. She will believe you after a few words, but am I so easily deceived?"
The old man sneered and said, "Monkey wine is priceless. Even if you have enough wealth, you can't buy it. I would like to ask, why do you give me this gift for no reason? Also, the clothes you wear are only qualified to be worn by people above the third level of the tribe. Just based on these, you still want to deny that you have no purpose?"
"Damn it, if you didn't look like you were about to die, Fatty would really want to beat you up," Shan Youde was extremely angry. He had finally acted as a good guy, but ended up being treated like this. This was the first time in his life.
"Grandpa, it's not what you think. It was Xianling who insisted on bringing back the brothers and sisters. She wanted everyone to thank them properly." Tan Tai Xianling was so anxious that tears were about to fall.
"Oh! You silly girl, they give you a little benefit and you regard them as benefactors, but do you know? Because of your kind act, the tribe may fall into an irretrievable situation," the old man taught with good intentions.
"Humph! Since we're not welcome, let's go!"
Ye Tian snorted coldly, turned around and prepared to walk out.
At this time, Tan Tai Xian Ling hurried over, took his hand, and said anxiously: "Brother Yetian, don't be angry! Let me explain it to grandpa, he will believe what I say."
"No need," Ye Tian pushed her little hand away coldly and walked out.
Wutan shook his head. He felt a little aggrieved this time, but he was able to take it easy. After all, they were just a chance acquaintance and there would be no ties between them in the future. Besides, he had a good impression of Tan Tai Xian Ling, so there was no need to care about it.
"Sister Xianling, your grandfather is right. You must never trust others easily in the future. I'm leaving, take care of yourself," Zhang Ting smiled slightly, gave her a word of advice, and followed closely.
"You are really blind, old man. We in Shura Palace are indeed not good people, but we are not so heartless as to deal with a dead tree like you. Moreover, if we really have any intentions, we don't need to plan so much. We can just wipe them all out with a wave of our hands."
Shan Youde cursed fiercely, flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.
"Brother and sister, please don't leave!"
Tan Tai Xian Ling burst into tears and ran out hurriedly, grabbing the corners of several people's clothes and refusing to let go. She looked so tearful and charming that it made people sad. Even Ye Tian, who was usually cold-blooded and cruel, couldn't bear to force her hands away.
"Shura Palace?"
When he heard the three words "Shura Palace", the old man was immediately stunned, and his brows were instantly filled with deep doubts. There seemed to be no tribe called Shura Palace here, but why did it feel so familiar to him, as if he had heard of it somewhere
Suddenly, his confused eyes sparkled with a brilliant brilliance, because when Shan Youde waved his sleeves, he saw three small golden characters on the corner of his clothes, which were the Shura Palace!
All of a sudden, as if the clouds and fog had cleared, long-hidden memories came flooding back like a tide.
When he was very young, his father told him that their ancestors were not originally from here, but came from another continent.
That continent is vast and boundless, countless times larger than this place. According to my father, our ancestors came here to gain experience, but in the end they ran out of strength and had to stay here, have children, and reproduce.
Gradually, his body began to tremble slightly, the reason was just because of a memory, that is, his ancestor was in that continent, and was also a disciple of Shura Palace!
The old man raised his head in a hurry, and shouted with all his strength, "Please wait!"
Hearing this, Tan Tai Xian Ling's body stiffened, and she stopped pulling, but changed to another way. She looked at the few people with her big eyes. Her clear eyes were filled with deep pleading. She looked pitiful, and her tears never stopped from beginning to end.
"Oh! It's really a headache. If I had known this would happen, I would never have come here even if you kill me." Seeing this, Ye Tian sighed helplessly, regretting deeply in his heart. He really shouldn't have messed with this little brat.
"Tan Tai Xian Ling, if your grandfather is still as rude as before, don't blame me for being rude then." Such verbal insults would make even a clay Buddha angry, let alone Wu Tian. If it were someone else, he would have walked away long ago, not to mention being afraid of death from a slap in the face.
Hearing this, Tan Tai Xian Ling burst into laughter and nodded, saying: "Xian Ling promises that Grandpa will never do it again this time."
"That's better." Wutan said lightly and walked in first.
Ye Tian and the other two looked at each other, shook their heads, and followed.
"Old man, what else? Let me tell you, if you dare to speak rudely again, don't blame me for being ruthless," Shan Youde threatened. It seemed that he was still brooding over what happened before!
The old man was not angry, and asked very seriously: "Are you from the ancestral land?"
"Ancestral land?"
"Haha, I forgot that ancestral land is just the name of our first level of heaven," the old man smiled slightly. His attitude was completely different from before, which made Wutan and others unable to adapt for a while.
Wu Tian asked doubtfully: "What is the ancestral land you are talking about?"
The old man's face straightened and he said in a serious tone: "The ancestral land I'm talking about is the Samsara Continent where you are!"
When they heard this, they were all extremely surprised. They didn't expect that the old man actually knew about the Continent of Samsara.
Wu Tian frowned and said, "We are indeed from the Samsara Continent. May I ask how you knew that?"
"It's really you, haha, how many years have passed, how many years have passed, I finally waited for you to come, ahem..."
The old man seemed very excited and laughed hoarsely into the air. Finally, the injuries in his body were affected and he coughed up some blood.
"Grandpa, what are you talking about? Where is the ancestral land? Where is the Samsara Continent? Also, what are you waiting for my brothers and sisters to do? Do you know them?" Tan Tai Xianling's little face was full of confusion, and she asked a series of questions in succession.
"Xianling, give grandpa the monkey wine, and then go out first. Grandpa has something to say to them. Also, close the door and tell everyone not to come in and disturb us," the old man said softly.
"Why should I go out?"
"You're not listening, are you? Grandpa is going to be angry."
The old man's face turned stern. Tan Tai Xian Ling immediately shrank her neck, put down the jade bottle reluctantly, and then walked out of the room reluctantly, looking back every few steps.
The old man was no longer rude as before. Instead, he directly opened the jade bottle and took a big gulp of monkey wine. He immediately lowered his head and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, but his complexion recovered a lot.
Then, he stood up tremblingly, and knelt on the ground with a thud, saying sincerely: "Four seniors, I was just an old man named Tan Tai Cong, and I didn't recognize your identities. Please forgive me for any offense!"
Several people were stunned. The old man's attitude changed too quickly! He was looking like he was going to ask for an explanation before, then he asked humbly, and now he knelt on the ground to apologize and admit his mistakes. What on earth was he trying to do
"Old man, get up quickly!"
Zhang Ting stepped forward, helped him up, and said with a smile: "We all understand that you are worried about your granddaughter being deceived and taken advantage of. It's better to just talk it out. There is no need to be so polite."
"Now you can tell me why you know the Samsara Continent. Also, what do you mean by you have been waiting for us?" Wutan had a blank expression on his face, but his tone was much softer.
Tan Tai Cong nodded, sighed, and said, "In fact, I am not the only one who knows about the existence of Samsara Continent. The ancestors of all people in the Seventh Heaven basically came from the ancestral land, and my ancestor is also like this, and he is also a Shura disciple of Shura Palace!"
"What?!"
Ye Tian and the other two were horrified, even Wu Tian couldn't calm down. They didn't expect that this old man's ancestor was actually from Shura Palace.
As for whether it was true or not, it was easy to tell by hearing it. The Tantai tribe was located in this remote valley, and it was impossible for them to know the level of the disciples of the Shura Palace. Since he could say that they were Shura disciples, he must be right.
"Back then, my ancestor was forced to stay in the First Heaven due to his lack of strength, but from beginning to end, he was thinking of various ways to return to his ancestral land. However, the Seventh Heaven is extremely dangerous. My ancestor tried to go there countless times in his life, but always returned empty-handed with hidden injuries. In the end, he had no choice but to stay here to have children and leave behind his bloodline.
Despite this, the ancestor never gave up and made a will, allowing his descendants to reproduce and thrive in the first heaven, waiting for the arrival of people from the Shura Palace in the ancestral land.
But two thousand years have passed, and no one from the ancestral land has appeared. I basically gave up hope. But what I never expected was that Xian Ling ran away capriciously, and the person she brought back turned out to be someone from the same sect as my ancestor."
"Ha ha… "
At the end, Tan Tai Cong couldn't help laughing, and even shed tears: "God will not let down those who work hard! The Tan Tai tribe has been lingering until now, and finally people from the ancestral land have arrived. Ancestors, ancestors of all generations, you can rest in peace now!"
(End of this chapter)