Poker, the largest of the fifty-four cards - JOKER, is divided into two, the big ghost and the little ghost, also known as the big king and the little king respectively.
"King? Are you the leader of the service club?"
Lao Tian smiled: "You have been to Home Island and also to the headquarters of the Service Society. You have seen the situation there. In fact, the Service Society does not have any so-called leader or leader. The top level of the Service Society is a committee composed of ten A committee composed of two people with the identity of flower cards decides most of the decisions of the Service Society. There is no so-called dictator in the Service Society."
"Then, what's going on with the King of Poker in the service club?"
"That's a status symbol." When Lao Tian said this, he frowned, as if he didn't want to say more, as if he didn't want to mention that man anymore.
He lowered his head and thought for a while: "I saw the sad Mingyue in Paris. I really couldn't see her being wronged, so I went to Home Island alone to argue with that guy. We even had a fight - but it was a pity that at that time But I lost."
Chen Xiao said nothing, but took another look at Lao Tian.
Lost? !
"Don't be surprised. Controlling time is a very powerful ability. Moreover, this ability has a very wide range of applications. Strictly speaking, it is almost the ability with the least weaknesses! Whether it is used in combat Or other fields." Lao Tian smiled bitterly and said: "What I am good at is martial arts. Unfortunately, no matter how fast my sword is and how clever my moves are, under his time control, it is difficult to have the opportunity to stick to his body and cause him harm. You You know...all the materials in this world are limited by time!"
"I couldn't take the child away from the island, so I had to go back to see Mingyue. Then... I took her out of Paris and brought her back to China." Lao Tian's eyes became more and more sad.
"In those days, I spent the most time alone with her. We even had many more opportunities to be alone than when the three of us traveled in Europe together. But she never loved me. She regarded me as Be a very good friend. I accompany her to relax, but I can't help her... She is a very smart woman. Knowing my discomfort, she enlightened me: So what if you can beat him? Can you use With the sword on his neck, do you force him to come back and continue to love me? Feelings cannot be forced."
Lao Tian shook his head: "Every time she talked about this, she would shed tears and start drinking. At that time, the only thing I could do was drink with her. We drank on the West Lake, walking from the south to the north, from When walking from the east to the west, she often takes her interest and points in a random direction, and we will walk all the way in that direction. Then one day, when she gets tired of it, she will change the direction and we will continue walking somewhere else. In those days, she talked to me a lot, but she never mentioned my feelings for her. Finally one day... "
Chen Xiao couldn't help but move his eyebrows: "What?"
"Finally one day, I couldn't help but speak first." Lao Tian sighed: "I can't help it, I am also a human being, and I will have my own thoughts. Since she is unhappy, since that guy betrayed her, then I I thought, maybe... would it be possible for her to be with me. I also thought that if she was with me, I would never let her down and I would definitely make her happy. So, one day, I asked her 'Mingyue, do you know that I love you very much in my heart?'... Hehe! When I asked her this, she didn't seem surprised at all, as if she had expected that I would ask this, and then told me that she knew. At that time, her expression was very calm and calm, but I felt very disappointed because her eyes told me that I had no hope at all.
So, I asked her: Don’t you want to say something to me
She looked into my eyes and said in a very soft voice: 'Brother Tian, what can I say to you? Could I tell you, forget me, in the future you will meet an excellent girl who is very suitable for you and will bring you happiness... But these words are too hypocritical. I don't like to say these hypocritical words, so I would rather say nothing. Because I know you'll know what I mean. '
When I heard it, I felt very sad, really sad.
I asked her what she wanted to do in the future. She told me that she wanted to open a watch shop.
When she was in Europe, she liked playing with clocks. Because... that guy's ability is to control time! So, she chose to open a watch shop!
In those years, she was a sad woman. She was abandoned by her husband and her daughter was robbed. There was nothing she could do, and neither could I. I can only try my best to make her happy. She likes clocks, so I tried to help her collect all kinds of precious clocks from all over the world, and then opened a watch shop with her, spending most of my time watching over her and protecting her.
Unfortunately, she died later. "
Lao Tian shed tears: "I have been with her for ten years. During these ten years, I watched her like a slowly withering flower, haggard little by little. A woman who was originally bright and bright,... She became silent and no longer had any joy or smile. You know, she was only thirty years old when she died!! In those ten years, I went to Home Island several times to find that bastard , I fought with him several times, but I could never defeat that guy. But the last time... When I returned to the island, I told that bastard that Mingyue was dying. The bastard finally had some humanity and agreed to let him I took their daughter out of the island to meet Mingyue. At that time, the girl was already twelve years old. She looked very much like her mother, especially the way she smiled, which was almost the same as her mother. Just as beautiful.”
"Later, after the girl went back with me to meet Mingyue, we buried Mingyue. What I didn't expect was that when we were burying him, that bastard suddenly came from the island. In front of Mingyue's grave, I couldn't help but pull my hair out against him. The swords are facing each other, because in my opinion, he was the one who killed Ming Yue!!
That time was the first time I hurt him after competing with him many times in the past ten years!
I remember very clearly that day he suddenly came without warning, appeared in front of the tomb, and just stood there quietly in a daze. I could see that there was a hint of regret and guilt in his eyes, but it was this regret and guilt that made me hate this guy even more.
But that time, when I attacked him, he unexpectedly did not fight back at all, but just resisted and avoided. Finally, he seemed to be completely out of shape, and was stabbed in the chest by my sword.
I really want to go up and add a sword and kill that bastard! But looking at Mingyue's tombstone, I know that even if Mingyue dies, she will still miss him in her heart! I can't kill the man she loves in front of Mingyue's eyes!
And... their daughter was there.
I remember clearly that I stared at him and asked him why he didn't fight back and why he didn't hide away.
His mouth was bleeding, he smiled miserably, and said to me, 'I failed! That road doesn't work. And he lost everything because of it. '
I didn’t understand what this meant at the time, but it was only after many years that I finally understood!
The guy passed away in pain, and we never saw each other again from that day on. I returned to the service headquarters many times and never saw him again. I heard that he later moved away from Home Island and lived elsewhere. For all these years, until I later left the service agency, I never met him again.
Their daughter told me she didn't want to go back to the island. She wants to inherit her mother's watch shop. Naturally, I would not refuse this request. In my opinion, she should not go back to that bastard. It's just that I'm worried that that bastard will come back and take her away by force.
But after he was injured and left that time, he never came back. I accompanied the little girl and started to help her run the watch shop. Although she was only twelve years old, she was extremely smart and knew everything. With her 'inheritance' ability, she mastered all the abilities of her parents. , including that bastard’s time ability!
For many years afterwards, I took care of her as a daughter. Until she grew up, she kept calling me uncle. Finally, she got her own lover, started a family, and gave birth to children... Her husband She is an ordinary person, but soon, we were surprised to find that her daughter still inherited the 'inherited' ability! A child is born with many abilities! He is almost a replica of her mother back then!
At that time, I understood something. It turns out that the 'inheritance' ability can be inherited! The ability to inherit first appeared in Mingyue's daughter, and will be inherited by her descendants! Mingyue's daughter gave birth to another daughter. We named her "Nian Yue" in memory of her grandmother, the woman I once loved.
But a new problem occurred again!
Just after Xiao Nianyue was born, her mother, Mingyue's daughter, suddenly lost her powers! Although the knowledge in her head has not been lost, the 'time' ability originally copied from her father has completely disappeared!
It was as if all these powers were transferred to Xiao Nianyue's body at once!
Apart from her wealth of knowledge, she almost became an ordinary person.
When Xiao Nianyue was fourteen, the country ushered in an era of turmoil and war that lasted for more than half a century. I had no choice but to take their family out of the country and bring them to North America.
Unfortunately, in an accident later, the couple died in a car accident while traveling far away.
Later, I had to go back and left North America with Xiao Nianyue. She was still too young, so I didn't trust her alone. Coincidentally, I had something to do and had to go back to my home island for a while, so I took her back to my home island, and then... She met a man on the island, and that man was a supernatural being who could transform.
What happened next was just like what happened many years ago, the two met and fell in love... From the beginning to the end, I was watching over Xiao Nianyue like a father. In fact... if you look at my relationship with Mingyue, I can almost be considered her grandfather. If you look at my actual age, I'm afraid it's even more...
Xiao Nianyue later had another offspring, this time it was still a daughter. Then, it was just like when she was born many years ago! After the child was born, it seemed that Xiao Nianyue's time power was immediately taken away, and Xiao Nianyue became an ordinary person.
But at the same time, because Nianyue's husband has the power of shape-shifting, the child he gave birth to has mastered two powers at once: time and shape-shifting! "
Lao Tian looked tired.
"I have been accompanying Xiao Nianyue's daughter to get married and have children again... However, what happened later was not as happy and smooth as I imagined."
When Lao Tian said this, he sighed: "Moreover, I finally understand why that bastard said that this was a failure! The path he pursued will never work! It will not work at all!"
"Why?"
Chen Xiao was very concerned.
Lao Tian's expression was very gloomy: "Start with Mingyue's daughter! Mingyue's daughter was thirty-seven when she died in an accident! And then Xiao Nianyue only lived to be thirty-nine! Xiao Nianyue's daughter only lived At the age of thirty-eight! If the death of Ming Yue's daughter was an accident, but Xiao Nianyue and Xiao Nianyue's daughter... were born, old, sick and died normally, but it was too early! Neither of them could live past forty. Years old! This is indeed an irony! Although the so-called inheritance allows humans to directly inherit all the knowledge of their predecessors through inheritance, at the same time, the children will take away all the abilities of the mother! At the same time, the mother's lifespan is greatly shortened ! As I said, although it saved more than ten years of study time, it shortened the life span even more!"
Chen Xiao was shocked!
Can’t live to be forty
According to the story told by Lao Tian, Phoenix is most likely a descendant of Mingyue... Could it be that he will not survive... forty years old? !
"Actually, I tried to find that bastard about this matter! Because I thought maybe only he knew about it. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to see him again, and he seemed unwilling to see me again. But later, in the service agency, after all, There are still friends of mine... Well, you have met Shi Gaofei. Just many years ago, Phoenix's mother was with us. She was the owner of a watch shop. I was very worried that she would not live to be forty years old. But What surprised me was that when she lived to be in her thirties, she still looked as beautiful and delicate as a girl. There was no sign of aging at all. Of course, this was a premise, she had always been single.
After Shi Gaofei gave her a comprehensive examination, he told me a guess. Perhaps, this inheritance has some kind of natural flaw.
Originally, this was a low-probability chance combination of two special genes that caused some kind of mutation that we couldn't understand, producing a new superpower. But although this kind of ability is called inheritance, it also allows the children to take away all the abilities of the mother.
Don't forget, that bastard... he was also a long-lived guy! Although not as good as me, as a superpower, his lifespan can reach about two hundred years. It makes no sense that his children inherited the time power from him, but they did not inherit his longevity, but they did not live past forty.
Therefore, Shi Gaofei's guess is that it has a lot to do with fertility!
When a child is born, it will absorb all the superpowers gained from the mother's mutations! As a result, the mother body not only loses its abilities such as controlling time, shape-shifting, mind-reading, etc., but it also absorbs the ability of longevity!
It even caused damage to the mother's vitality, causing her to age faster after the vitality passed away, and she would die of health problems before the age of forty.
This kind of inheritance has huge flaws!
Once the offspring is born, it means that the mother's life is running out.
Unfortunately, Phoenix's mother eventually fell in love with a man. That man was not a superpower, but he attracted Phoenix's mother. She was in her thirties at the time, but she was still as beautiful as a girl. The man loved her to death, and in the end Fenghuang's mother was tempted.
Although I warned her that once she gets married and has children, she may follow the path of her mother and ancestors, not only losing her powers, but also dying young.
But after all, the power of love is great.
First, she loved that man so deeply that she didn't care about anything. Even if it means death, I must be with that man! I even tried to persuade her that even if she wanted to be with that man, it would be fine as long as she didn't have children. But Fenghuang's mother still refused to listen. No matter what, she wanted to give birth to offspring for that man. Secondly, Shi Gaofei only made a guess at that time and was not completely sure. Fenghuang's mother loved that man to the extreme. She retorted to me and said, what if the guess is wrong and she won't live past forty even if she doesn't have children? So she is willing to risk her life to do this... "
Chen Xiao sighed.
Needless to say what happens next.
Now that the Phoenix has been born, then...what else needs to be said
After getting to know Phoenix, I have never heard her talk about her mother... I guess...
"Fenghuang's mother finally broke the life limit of Mingyue's descendants and lived past forty years, but that was because she gave birth to children late. I have calculated that once Mingyue's descendants give birth to children, their life span will not exceed two years at most. Ten years! Huh, that terrible inheritance, although magical, seems to have turned into a shackles, cursing Mingyue's queen in it!"
Chen Xiao thought for a while and thought of a possibility: "In that case, during the birth process, the baby will take away the mother's superpowers... So, what will happen if Mingyue's offspring is a boy? As long as it is not a woman , if you don’t have children, it’ll be okay, right?”
"This seems to be a curse." Lao Tian shook his head, looking helpless: "After Mingyue, her descendants for several generations are all women! There is not a single male! I asked Shi Gaofei, and he explained that this seems to be a genetic mutation Caused by this! Regardless of whether Mingyue’s descendants are ordinary people or supernatural beings, the offspring they give birth to are all female! So far, there is no exception!"
These words, word for word, were like a curse, hitting Chen Xiao's heart hard! !
curse! That damn inherited power! It's really like a curse! ! !
Inheritance saves more than ten years of time, but makes people pay more in life! And it’s irreversible…
It's as if fate's invisible hand has been strangling mankind's throat, not allowing mankind to explore a new path!
And the descendants of Mingyue are the sacrifices! A victim of fate demonstrating its power! !
"So, Chen Xiao... if you really like that girl in Phoenix, and if you are really together in the future, then, for her own good, you must never let her give birth to my offspring! Otherwise, you will be harming me. Got her!"
Chen Xiao nodded silently and was silent for a while, then suddenly something came to mind.
"Ah! By the way! Who is Phoenix's father?"
Lao Tian smiled and stared into Chen Xiao's eyes: "It seems you have guessed a lot of things."
He shook his head and sighed: "I have to say that this is an unexpected new variable! Hum, Fenghuang's mother was very lucky. She met someone back then, who was... Fireworks! Unfortunately, even if it was Fireworks None of the prophecies can stop a woman deeply in love from giving birth to a child for the man she loves!
And when Phoenix's mother was dying, she told me that the fireworks had actually predicted that she would not live for a long time. So... She thought, since she doesn't have long to live anyway, she might as well try her best to give birth to a child for the man she loves!
Unfortunately, fireworks can't save her! Because fireworks can predict the future, but they cannot change it.
However, there is a new change in the details of this matter:
Phoenix's mother gave birth to twin daughters! "
As he said that, Lao Tian looked at Chen Xiao and smiled faintly: "Yes, you guessed it right, Fenghuang's father's surname is Xiao! And the girl in your school who has a crush on Xiao is Fenghuang's biological sister."
After a pause, Lao Tian smiled lightly and said: "Now, do you know how that girl Xiao Qing can practice Kung Fu so well at such a young age? Because this is simply an inherited ability! She has been practicing Kung Fu almost since she was born. His father inherited a lot of knowledge in martial arts. However, this time the twins have a new change! That is, the superpowers are not inherited equally by the two girls! Instead, there is a serious imbalance. . ”
"What should I say?" Chen Xiao's heart suddenly lifted.
"In other words, according to my subsequent investigation, it seems that Phoenix inherited almost all of her powers! Her mother, her grandmother and other previous generations, through constant marriages with other people with powers, In the end, she accumulated several kinds of superpowers, all of which were inherited by Phoenix herself, making her a rare and unique existence with multiple superpowers except you. But Xiao Qing, it seems, did not inherit Any superpower! It's just that he has been smarter than ordinary children since he was a child and has a very strong talent in martial arts.
This is just a coincidence, a coincidence that has a very small chance for the twins. The Phoenix can be said to be both lucky and unlucky. It has inherited all the superpowers and the curse of lifespan! But Xiao Qing is almost no different from an ordinary girl.
At the same time, in addition to superpowers, the inheritance of knowledge has been weakened to a certain extent. Both girls have inherited some, but neither of them is complete. Compared with normal inheritance, they can inherit about 90% of the knowledge. Not even close. The inheritance of knowledge has only reached a very weak level, which is reflected in being good at a specific field, such as Xiao Qing's martial arts field. It seems that when the knowledge was passed on, there was some confusion.
Moreover, the descendants of Mingyue in the past will inherit many of their mothers' memories after their birth.
But this time, because they are twins, this aspect has also been affected by unknown factors, and the memory loss is extremely serious!
Phoenix's mother ran back to me alone and gave birth to the child!
But the strange thing is that after the baby was born, she immediately begged me to do something for her. "
"What?"
"I sent one of them back to the Xiao family! The one who didn't have super powers! I kept the Phoenix who had super powers." Lao Tian sighed: "I didn't know why at the time, but before her death, Phoenix's mother told I, say this decision has something to do with fireworks."
fireworks! Sure enough, they are fireworks!
I heard Lao Tian continue: "And just a few days later, Phoenix was picked up. Even I don't know who the person who picked up Phoenix was, because Phoenix's mother hid this matter from me. !”