After entering the north, they chose the route farthest from the Qi family's station, not because they were afraid of the Qi family, but because they didn't want to encounter the Qi family and cause unnecessary trouble.
However, the north is cold all the year round, there are large areas of dangerous barren land, and places with cities have been screened for thousands of years and are most suitable for human habitation. Well, the road is also the best way to go, and other places are mostly poor mountains, bad waters, turbid air and permafrost, and this is the road they took this time.
It was autumn, and it wasn't so cold. A thin jacket was enough, but they strayed into a place full of turbid air. The gray air not only had poor visibility, but also made it difficult to breathe, dizzy, and dizzy. All have mild poisoning symptoms.
"How long will it take to get out of this area?" Sisi said sullenly as he lay on Yinchuan's body.
Yin Chuan said: "It is difficult to tell the direction in the turbid air, if we don't go wrong, we will soon pass through a lake, and the turbid air will dissipate when we reach the lake.
"After the lake, how far is it from Zhongshan?"
"There are still more than three thousand miles."
"It's so far..." Jiang Chaoge sighed.
They walked from the head of the sun to the dusk, when Yin Chuan suddenly stopped and made a sound of "Huh".
Zhi Xuan said: "What's wrong?"
Yin Chuan lowered his head and brushed the ground with his paws: "This is... Mijiang?"
"Meijiang?"
"It's the lake I mentioned." Yin Chuan said, "It's actually frozen."
Everyone looked down at their feet, the air was turbid, and Yinchuan was high off the ground.
Yin Chuan took a deep breath and blew it out on the ground. The mist and the thin snow on the ground were blown away at the same time, and large ice crystals appeared on the ground.
"It's really a lake."
Yin Chuan couldn't believe it: "For thousands of years, the Mijiang River has never been frozen in extreme cold. Now it's only autumn, how could it freeze?"
Zhi Xuan said: "Maybe only one piece is frozen, let's move forward, I feel that the turbid air here is not as thick as when it came."
"Indeed, the turbid qi should have disappeared when it reached the Meijiang River." Yin Chuan continued to walk forward, and the turbid qi really became thinner and thinner.
Yin Chuan's wings fanned unconsciously, blowing a piece of thin snow and turbid air, Jiang Chaoge happened to look at the ice surface, and suddenly saw a hideous face under the ice!
Jiang Chaoge sat up suddenly in shock. The man's eyes and mouth were wide open, and his face was completely preserved. He didn't know what he had experienced before his death, and his eyes were filled with boundless fear and despair.
Zhi Xuan said: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Chaoge calmed down his frightened heart: "There is someone under the ice."
Yin Chuan hurriedly brushed away the snow with his claws, and suddenly, frozen corpses appeared in front of everyone's eyes, both human and alien.
Yinchuan ran a few steps forward, the turbid air was almost dissipated, and the whole picture of Meijiang River appeared in front of him. It was a huge lake that could not be seen at a glance. The ice layer was as white and clear as the purest crystal. There is something under the layer, clearly visible. Now, they have seen countless corpses that stretch for several kilometers...
Yunxi shivered: "Why..."
Zhi Xuan said: "These people are wearing the clothes of Heavenly Soldiers."
"Heavenly Soldier?"
Yin Chuan nodded and said solemnly: "It was the Heavenly Soldier who attacked us back then. I don't know why he was buried in this river and lake. Maybe he was killed by Zhuoyan."
Zhi Xuan snorted: "You deserve it, knowing that we are not our opponents, we have to come down in batches to die."
Yin Chuan sighed: "Heavenly soldiers are also involuntarily."
"Then Wu Zu couldn't help himself?" Zhi Xuan said loudly, "I killed you and I couldn't help myself?! They have become the lackeys of the gods, and they are traitors of alien beasts!"
Yin Chuan looked down at the heavenly soldiers and slowly shook his head: "It's not like that."
Zhi Xuan said angrily, "What is 'not so'! You were killed by those traitors, and you have to defend them?"
Yin Chuan turned his head and looked at Zhi Xuan with icy blue eyes: "Zhi Xuan, the relationship between us and Wu Zu is not just about killing and being killed."
"Then what else."
"We are spirit beasts bred by heaven and earth, and Wu Zu is just like us."
"So they are traitors!"
"Have you ever thought about why they changed from beasts to gods?"
"Either weak and incompetent, succumbing to the gods, or coveting the pleasures of the heavenly palace."
"No." Yin Chuan shook his head again, "I asked Di Jiang, he didn't remember how he became a god, all the ancestors didn't know, they judged based on their true bodies, after all, their true bodies Most of them are hideous and ugly beasts, completely different from all gods."
Zhi Xuan frowned, "What does this mean?"
"Meaning, they lost a long memory, the memory of when they were alien beasts."
Jiang Chaoge said, "Could it be that I have lived too long..." After he finished speaking, he felt that this reason was untenable. No matter how long his lifespan was, how could it be possible for the twelve witch ancestors to collectively lose their memory and not remember at all? .
"Their memory must be what happened. No one knows when they were born and when they became gods. They want to find the lost memory, but they don't know where to start."
"Is this what Di Jiang told you?" Zhi Xuan said coldly, "What if he lied to you."
Yin Chuan was silent for a moment: "He won't lie to me."
"I don't believe that even if they really lose their memories and see their true bodies, they should know that they are alien beasts, and why should they continue to be loyal to the Jade Emperor!"
"If they have been loyal to the Jade Emperor since they can remember, they will think that they should be loyal to the Jade Emperor."
"Yinchuan, what are you trying to say!" Zhi Xuan was furious.
Yin Chuan sighed: "It was Cracked Yu who lost his spirit and wisdom, and lost his memory, which reminded me of the past."
"Do you think of the past, just keep arguing for those traitors?"
"I'm not quibbling..."
"You are sophistry!" Zhi Xuan was furious, "You and Di Jiang are on good terms, you don't even care if he kills you, and you make excuses for him frequently, but I won't be as stupid and useless as you, if one day, I will see Gonggong's reincarnation, he must be smashed into ten thousand pieces, so that his body and spirit will be destroyed, and he will never be born again!"
Yin Chuan hesitated for a moment, and finally just sighed.
Zhi Xuan snorted heavily, his face extremely ugly.
Jiang Chaoge held his hand, rubbed his fingertips against his palm, comforting him silently.
Zhi Xuan put his other hand on his, and tightened it slightly.
Yin Chuan stopped talking and walked forward. Everyone looked at the frozen corpse under their feet and was speechless all the way.
After sunset, they camped out to rest. Jiang Chaoge watched as he sat and drank the river in meditation, rubbed the hot water cup, hesitated for a moment, and stood up.
Zhi Xuan grabbed the hem of his clothes and looked up at him.
Jiang Chaoge said, "I have some questions to ask Yinchuan."
Zhi Xuan frowned, thought for a while, and released his hand: "Go ahead."
Jiang Chaoge walked to Yinchuan and sat down.
Yin Chuan glanced at him lightly.
"Lord Yinchuan, after thinking about what you said today, I have some doubts."
"Please say."
"Since the ancestors of Wuzu were also alien beasts, then they should also have the soul of spirit and wisdom. If they lose a memory, will it also be related to the spirit of spirit and wisdom?"
"I also thought about this possibility, but they are not soul beasts, but alive."
Jiang Chaoge nodded, "If anyone has the ability to wash away their memories, it's probably none other than the gods. Why would the gods do this? Control them? If you can control them like this, why would they kill you instead of killing you? Become an ancestor too?"
"I can't figure this out either." Yin Chuan pondered, "Chao Ge, have you ever thought about what an alien beast is?"
Jiang Chaoge was stunned for a moment: "This... According to my world, alien beasts are creatures, humans are creatures, pigs and dogs are creatures, there are thousands of creatures in the world, and alien beasts are only one kind of creature. ."
"Are there immortal creatures in your world?"
Jiang Chaoge shook his head: "The immortal creatures only exist in legends."
"You once said that the gods and strange beasts in this world are all myths and legends of your world. You have ancient records, but no one believes that these are true, and they all think they are made up by the ancients."
Jiang Chaoge nodded and said: "Yes, until I came to this world, I didn't know that those legends were true, but why did the gods and alien beasts completely disappear in my world? I discussed with Yunxi, this world and My world is so similar, like one world is divided into two, one world has alien beasts, and the other world doesn't, and it has evolved differently since then."
"The ancient books of your world have clearly recorded us, so it means that these two worlds must have separated after we appeared."
"Yes, but when and why were the two worlds separated?" Jiang Chaoge shook his head slowly, "There are too many unsolved mysteries."
"In your world, there are no immortal and immortal beasts, which means that a world can have no strange beasts. I have spent thousands of years thinking about what a strange beast is, and what am I, I think, according to your It is said that ordinary alien beasts may be living creatures, but we are not. Ordinary alien beasts are cultivated to a certain extent. If they are not killed, they will either die in the calamity or have already ascended. Such alien beasts are rare. Only we, who have lived for 10,000 years, are far more powerful than many gods, but we never need to go through calamities, nor can we ascend, since I can remember, we have strong power and eternal lifespan."
Jiang Chaoge thought for a moment: "Lord Yinchuan, have you ever been a child?"
Yin Chuan's pure white feathered eyelashes trembled lightly: "No, at least I don't have childhood memories, and I believe other people don't have either. I said that Di Jiang and the others lost their memories, but in fact we are not, I dare not remind Zhi Xuan, yes Because... if you think about it too deeply, it would be terrifying. From the very beginning of my memory, I was like this. I don't know where I came from. Many alien beasts thought that it was too long, and they had already forgotten. Maybe I will, but I won't, I never forget anything, unless our memory is also passive, otherwise we appear in this world for no reason, but what power can create so many powerful creatures at one time Woolen cloth."
Jiang Chaoge took a deep breath and felt that his brain power was finally unable to keep up. This problem is too complicated. The little unicorn that Zhi Xuan always wanted him to give birth to may not necessarily want to see his whole picture, nor does it need to be passed down from generation to generation. Subconsciously, he wanted to recall his original memory, but even Zhi Xuan himself did not realize it.
Yin Chuan said: "In the ancient books of your world, can it be recorded that the Jade Emperor has to transcend the calamity once every 129,600 years?"
Jiang Chaoge nodded: "It has been recorded that the number of heaven and earth, 129,600 years old is one yuan, and every time one yuan passes, the Jade Emperor will have to transcend the calamity once."
"One yuan is divided into twelve meetings, namely Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai, each meeting is 18,000 years old. Every time one yuan passes, the world is right for it. Destroyed once, reborn again, and again and again, the one element of heaven and earth coincides with the time of the Jade Emperor's transcendence, have you ever thought about why?"
Jiang Chaoge frowned: "There must be a connection between the two, but what is the connection, I..." Jiang Chaoge always felt that some ideas were about to come out, but he didn't know how to organize the language for a while.
"The Jade Emperor has countless calamities, and his lifespan is calculated in hundreds of millions. He may be the same age as this world. Every time he goes through calamities, the heaven and the earth are cleaned at the same time, and the pattern of the world will be greatly changed. What existed in the previous yuan, this yuan may disappear. , new things appear, one yuan after another, the cycle goes on and on, so is it the Jade Emperor, or the heaven and the earth? Can it be said that the Jade Emperor is this world, and this world is the Jade Emperor?"
Jiang Chaoge was dumbfounded, his brain was a little knotted for a while, and he didn't know what to say after thinking for a long time.
Yin Chuan seemed to be immersed in his own thinking, completely unaware that Jiang Chaoge had been unable to keep up with him, and continued: "I have studied many ancient books and found that every time, the world will be different."
"Every meeting is 5,400 years apart, and naturally it will be different."
Yin Chuan nodded: "Yes, for example, when the world is chaotic, when the ugly is chaotic, when the yin is bleak, and when the day is dawn, the sky is bright, when the turbid air melts, and when the sky is clear, when the sun is shining at noon, all things are born. , Shen Shi is full of vitality, while You Shi is dying, Xu Shi is dying, and Hai Shi is returning to darkness. The one element formed by these twelve associations just started from the beginning of the chaos of heaven and earth, and experienced all things from birth to death, until the death of heaven and earth. And the next dollar, it will be repeated again.”
Jiang Chaoge digested the information, but found that it could not be done: "What does this mean."
"This shows that our lifespan is not eternal." Yin Chuan said, "We were born around the time of Xu, and we were sealed before the world was destroyed. If we calculate it like this, the world may have reached the end of time now, and we will not wait for the end of the world. For thousands of years, when this yuan ends, whether it is you or us, it will disappear."
Jiang Chaoge rubbed his eyebrows: "Fortunately, I can live for decades..."
Yin Chuan looked at Jiang Chaoge's headache and said with a smile, "Did I confuse you?"
Jiang Chaoge nodded.
"Actually, I've been thinking about too many things for a long time, and I didn't understand it. I just vaguely felt that whether it was Wu Zu or us, it seemed that... it was created, and when everything was born, we should appear. , we thought we were born from the essence of heaven and earth, but what is heaven and earth? We are like a group of puppets, created at a certain time and destroyed at a certain time. One yuan is unimaginably long for us. But for the Jade Emperor, it's just a life. Have you ever thought about the possibility that we could be so insignificant?"
Jiang Chaoge couldn't hide the shock in his heart, he seemed to suddenly understand what Yin Chuan meant. The world is like a program, and the Jade Emperor is like the programmer. Every time he crosses a calamity, it is like a regular update of the program. Therefore, the world they are in occurs periodically and is destroyed periodically. So what are alien beasts, what are people, and what are all things? Was the history of the earth derived from their geological research a result of the alternation of one element and one element, and the birth and death of all things
Yin Chuan said: "You don't need to think about it, because this is just my guess. No one has seen the Jade Emperor, and who knows that the Jade Emperor really exists, and who can be sure, those ancient books that told me these things, every word records It's all true? I can't figure it out for 10,000 years, and neither will you. But if it's true, then one thing I can be sure of."
"what?"
Yin Chuan took a deep breath: "Our yuan is different from other yuan."
"Why are you so sure?"
Yin Chuan shook his head.
Jiang Chaoge knew that he refused to talk. This was the longest time Yinchuan had talked to him. I don't know why, but maybe it was because of a quarrel with Zhi Xuan today that Yinchuan had an inexplicable desire to talk. , In short, Jiang Chaoge felt as if he had touched something extraordinary and had glimpsed the secrets of heaven and earth. The guesses that people like Yin Chuan can make are not out of thin air, they are just secrets that even Yin Chuan can't detect. They may never understand, and they can only die in confusion. Fortunately, he will not live to the end of one yuan. .
Yin Chuan smiled lightly: "Thank you for listening to my so many absurd words."
"What you said is by no means absurd, and even if it is not true, it has taught me a lot."
"Find an opportunity and persuade Zhi Xuan, the past has gone with the wind, let go of the hatred for Wu Zu."
Jiang Chaoge smiled bitterly and said, "I can't persuade him, but he also needs Wu Zu to really reincarnate and meet him before he can take revenge, so let him think about revenge and revenge."
Yin Chuan let out a long sigh: "If he cares about you, he will listen to your words and persuade him. It will be good for both of you."
Jiang Chaoge said, "Okay." He agreed on the surface, but in his heart, he felt that it would be better not to touch Zhi Xuan's inverse scales. For the sake of an enemy who had been dead for thousands of years, it made the two of them unhappy. Are you looking for something
Yin Chuan lowered his head, his long pure white hair fell down his shoulders, covering his eyes and his emotions.
After Jiang Chaoge said goodbye, he returned to the tent.
Zhi Xuanpan sat on the quilt and stared at Jiang Chaoge.
Jiang Chaoge thought to himself, at such a close distance, what they said, Zhi Xuan could hear clearly as long as he wanted to hear it. Yin Chuan was really difficult for him.
Zhi Xuan didn't speak, he still folded his arms and stared at him.
Jiang Chaoge sat in front of him and chuckled, "Don't worry, I'll listen to you."
Zhi Xuan's expression was obviously happy, and his eyes changed immediately: "That's right, you are my female beast, not his, you have to listen to me."
Jiang Chaoge smiled and said, "That's right. However, Yinchuan is well-informed and knowledgeable. Sometimes, you have to..."
"No!" Zhi Xuan frowned, "Why are you speaking for him, he actually defended Wu Zu, do you really want to help him persuade me?"
"No, no, how can you not retaliate if you have revenge."
"That's right, don't bring this up again." Zhi Xuan said viciously, "If Yinchuan dares to defend Wu Zu again, I will kill him!"
Jiang Chaoge really didn't mention it anymore. His mind was full of the content of his conversation with Yinchuan today. not come down. He suddenly thought that Yin Chuan said that their Yuan must be different from other Yuan, is it because of the existence of the Yuan of Heaven and Earth
What is the meaning of the name Origin of Heaven and Earth? Does it have something to do with the cycle
Jiang Chaoge can be sure that Yin Chuan knows far more than he imagined, but he refuses to say it. He should even say that Yin Chuan knows more than all the people and beasts in this world combined. It was deeper than the sea, which made Jiang Chaoge feel a trace of inexplicable fear.
Zhi Xuan brought his face closer: "Are you thinking about drinking the river, or are you thinking about me, tell the truth."
"I miss you." Jiang Chaoge said with a smile.
"Liar, at first glance you are thinking about what Yinchuan said to you. What did you say? I was so annoyed after listening to it for a while that I almost fell asleep."
"Actually, I don't really understand."
"Hmph, Yin Chuan is the most annoying thing, always saying things that others don't understand."
"Well... do you really not remember your childhood?"
Zhi Xuan shook his head: "Yinchuan is really stupid. We were not conceived in the first place. Without parents, how could we have childhood."
"Then aren't you curious?" Jiang Chaoge regretted immediately after asking this sentence.
Sure enough, Zhi Xuan looked at him eagerly: "I'm very, very curious, so you give me a little unicorn, and let me see what I looked like when I was young."
Jiang Chaoge avoided his gaze: "How many times do you want me to say that I can't give birth?"
"How do you know if you haven't tried?"
"Didn't you already try it!" Jiang Chaoge became angry.
Zhi Xuan said innocently, "Maybe just shooting in isn't enough..."
"To shut up!"
"I'm going to ask Yin Chuan, what else is there..."
Jiang Chaoge narrowed his eyes: "If you ask Yinchuan about this, we will sleep separately in the future."
Zhi Xuan was shocked: "No way!"
Jiang Chaoge raised his eyebrows and said, "Then do you still ask?"
Zhi Xuan stared at him sadly, his face full of grievances.