"However, Han Busu's health was not very good back then, and I don't know what happened. I only heard her say that it was because of something gouged out!" Xia Li'an didn't know about these twists and turns, "But I She didn't ask much, and she didn't say much."
Later, Concubine Nan Gui died, and Han Busu also disappeared.
"She came here before she left." Xia Li'an said, "Give me the dominoes, then gave me a few instructions, gave me a kit, and left without saying anything! She seemed to be vomiting blood at the time, and then went to Where it went is unknown.”
Shen Zhi's face was full of disappointment, his hope was in vain, which meant that there was no way to take out the things in his father's body.
"What's the matter?" Bo Yu asked, "You are upset, did something happen?"
Shen Zhi shook his head and sighed softly.
"Zhier?" Xia Li'an squatted down, "No matter when a man is a man, he must maintain his demeanor, so what if he loses? It's not that he can't afford to lose. When Kong Ming is careless and loses Jingzhou, let alone us. Don't put yourself If you look too high, don't get low in the dust. As for people... the most important thing is to straighten your waist! No matter what you lose, you can't lose your own bearing."
Shen Zhi took a deep breath, "Grandfather, Zhi'er will remember!"
"Let's go!" The queen mother sighed softly, "Go to Liushanzhuang, go to Liwang's mansion, anywhere is fine!"
After the sound fell, the Queen Mother turned around gently, "Aijia has done too many things wrong, and has been selfish all her life. At the end, she just wanted to keep her by her side, so she refused to let you go. But now Aijia understands that Aijia is just I just feel like I can’t afford to lose.”
"Queen?" Mo Yu helped the queen go out, "You are not afraid..."
"The emperor will settle the grievances of the Xia family for several years. At that time, the members of the Xia family and the affairs of the Xia family will no longer be shady, and no one will make a fuss about the Xia family." The queen mother took a deep breath, Turning around at the door and looking at Xia Li'an, "The Ai family has exhausted their entire lives. Anyone who wants to protect can be protected, and those who want to stay all abandon the Ai family. You are lucky, you win!"
She bent her waist, as if she had aged a lot in an instant, "Actually, Aijia still wants to thank you, you taught Aijia's daughter very well, you can distinguish between good and evil, kindness and resentment, unlike Aijia, who is confused After a lifetime of painting, the one thing that should be done right is so wrong. Xia Lian, take the children back! She will be very happy to see you go back!"
In this way, Shen Muxi's resentment towards her should be less, right
Mo Yu handed the key to Shen Zhi, and Shen Zhi took it in a hurry, but forgot to say thank you.
Watching the back of the queen mother leaving, Xia Li'an sighed softly, "Man is doing it, but the sky is watching, and the sky has never spared anyone!"
"Grandfather!" Shen Zhi came back to his senses, and quickly untied Xia Li'an's chains, "We can go home now!"
"Well, go home! Go home!" Xia Li'an suddenly became timid.
The feeling of being close to the hometown is timid, how long has it been since he went back? Will the house look like this? In other words, with his current state of embarrassment, do his sons and daughters still recognize him? As I get older, I become hypocritical and shy.
"Zhi'er, isn't your grandfather's appearance scary?" His beard is so long, his hair is so white, his face is already full of wrinkles, and he has to pant after taking two steps.
He hadn't exercised his muscles for a long time, and he couldn't walk very steadily. Shen Zhi and Bo Yu supported him, which happened to be a small stick for him.
"I haven't seen the sun for a long time, I can't get used to it!" Xia Li'an couldn't get out of the Chunxi Palace, the light outside was too glaring, and his eyes couldn't get used to it at all.
"Lord Xia!" Mo Yu handed over a cloak, "Cover it up, it will be better!"
Wearing a cloak, covering the face, and holding an umbrella.
It's weird to walk around the palace like this during the day, but who are Shen Zhi and Bo Yu? The two young masters from Prince Li's Mansion, since they were supported by the two young masters from Prince Li's Mansion, must be extraordinary figures, so no one dared to say anything more.
"Your mother, married to King Li?" Xia Li'an sighed softly.
"Grandpa knows my mother...it's not..." Shen Zhi hesitated.
There were only three grandparents and grandchildren in the carriage, but it was quiet.
"Actually, just now, I dare not say some things. After all, the Queen Mother is an outsider. I am worried..." Xia Lian embraced Shen Zhi on the left, and Bo Yu on the right. The two children were lying on his lap. Such a happy family relationship , He didn't even dare to think about it before.
"Grandfather, don't worry, we will see mother soon, you can talk to mother about some things." Shen Zhi was not in a hurry, "Mother actually wanted to find Han Busu because of the things in her body."
The wrinkled hands froze suddenly, and Xia Li'an looked shocked, "What's wrong with your mother?"
"Mother wanted to take the things out, but...she couldn't do anything." Shen Zhi said.
Xia Li'an frowned, "Han Busu clearly said that the phoenix Gu can't leave the body for too long, and Xi'er's body is suitable for raising the phoenix Gu, and she is very adaptable. If not, how could she allow..."
Shen Zhi looked up, "Why didn't she take it away? Put it on her body."
"Oh! It's all evil." Xia Li'an shook his head, "Let's talk about it when we go back!"
When Shen Zhi rushed in excitedly, Shen Muxi didn't know what happened, she had just coaxed Bo Yunxiu, and Mili took the bath and changed her clothes. Now she just sat down, and the stool was not warmed up yet, she heard the movement outside, and she was really tired , "Zhier, what's the matter?"
"Mother!" Shen Zhi didn't dare to come in directly, but lay at the door, poked his head and looked left and right for a long while, making sure that Bo Yunxiu was not in the house, then breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped into the door cautiously, " Mother, is father here?"
"Xiao Li took her to take a bath, and she will be back in a while." Shen Muxi smiled, "Did Zhi'er ask something?"
Shen Zhi smiled, "Mother, I didn't ask, but... I brought my grandfather back!"
Bo Yu led Xia Li'an in, "Auntie, let's see who's back!"
At that moment, I had mixed feelings.
Shen Muxi trembled all over his body, stood up tremblingly while leaning on the table, looked at the old man who was slowly walking in the door, and slowly took off his cloak, revealing his old face, full of white hair and messy beard, which was still in his memory, The father who is extremely majestic and solemn.
"I said shave first!" Xia Li'an was a little embarrassed, he had been locked in the dark world for so many years, his body was not as healthy as it used to be, and his spirit was not as good as before. His majesty and demeanor had long since disappeared.
"Father, father?" Shen Muxi burst into tears suddenly, stepped forward, and knelt down to the old father with a plop, "Father! It's Xi'er who is unfilial. Xi'er was young and willful, and didn't know about the changes in the family, and didn't know about the big encounters between father and brother." Difficult, it's because Xi'er is not good, Xi'er only thinks about herself, she can't... "
In the end, Shen Muxi could only cry and how could he speak.
"Zhi'er, help your mother up, what are you talking about crying like this when the sky is bright and white?" Xia Li'an kept wiping away tears with his sleeve, "I'm old, and I'm still following you young people, crying and laughing , It's really embarrassing! I didn't cry when I was on the execution stage, but now... you child, the bigger you are, the more... it makes people feel distressed!"
"mother?"
"Auntie?"
Shen Zhi and Bo Yu help Shen Muxi get up, their eyes are red.
Shen Muxi cried out of breath, came to his senses and hugged Xia Li'an, the old father was in a daze, not knowing how to react for a while.
On the contrary, Shen Zhi was smart, so he hurried out to stare at him. If his father saw this, he might beat his grandfather into a bad shape!
"What's wrong with you?" Bo Yu was puzzled, "Are they all in there?"
"Don't worry about it, just run around and stare at the corridor, and if you see Mi Li coming back with that strange uncle, just let me know, remember?" Shen Zhi confessed, and pushed Bo Yu along the way, "Quick Go and go!"
Bo Yu responded blankly, scratched her head and ran to stand at the end of the corridor, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Shen Zhi's gourd for a while. Mi Li with a strange uncle? That uncle was quite strange, he followed Aunt Shen all the time, but why did he stare at him
"They are all mothers, and they are so presumptuous in front of the children!" Xia Li'an pushed away his daughter, "How decent is that?"
Shen Muxi cried and laughed, her eyes were red and swollen, "Father!"
"Why do I look, you look different from before?" Xia Lian rubbed his eyes, "The eyes and nose haven't changed much, it's just your face..."
No matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like the girl he raised alone.
"Father, it's a long story!" Shen Muxi wiped away tears, "Let's sit down and talk slowly."
When did you start talking
"Take your time beforehand. Let me ask you first. Zhi'er said that you were looking for Han Busu's traces, and you want to take out the Phoenix Gu?" Xia Li'an was puzzled, "What abnormality happened? I remember when you were a child, there seemed to be nothing unusual reaction, and it has miraculous detoxification effects on common poisons, why... "
"Father, don't worry!" Shen Muxi hurriedly said, "It's not Phoenix Gu, Phoenix Gu is very good on me, but... Bo Yunxiu was given Phoenix Gu by the Queen Mother, this thing controls his mind now, he... is not good !"
Xia Li'an stood up in shock, "Didn't the Queen Mother say... King Li is gone?"
"The phoenix Gu turned him into a person that his six relatives did not recognize. It was difficult for others to get close to him. I could only hide him. The Changshengmen and the Yama of the Ten Palaces all coveted the phoenix Gu on him. I was worried that they would harm him. He pretended to be dead!" Shen Muxi explained, "Father, you really don't know where Han Busu went?"
"At the beginning, she left the Phoenix Gu to you because she couldn't find someone more suitable than you to raise the Phoenix Gu." Xia Li'an shook his head, trying to recall the scene back then, "You probably don't know that the Phoenix Gu is If it is planted at a young age, it means that it has been fused with the bone and blood since childhood, but taking it out after adulthood will undoubtedly hurt the muscles and bones."
Shen Muxi knew this.
At the beginning, Bo Yunxiu was also based on such considerations, so Bo Yunxiu hid the matter of the phoenix Gu from her because she was worried that she would be impulsive and cut the Gu to save him.
"Han Busu's body is no longer suitable for fostering phoenix Gu, and not all clan guardians are suitable for fostering phoenix Gu. It's not that she hasn't looked for it, but she can't find it, so she has to leave it to you. "Xia Li'an sighed, "Later she said that she was also tired, and some things should be done in moderation. I hope you can live a normal life, but who knows that you will not be spared."
Shen Muxi poured water, "Father, drink water."
Xia Li'an nodded, and took it smoothly, "Xi'er, I'm afraid this Phoenix Gu is not easy to understand. King Li is not a protector of the clan, so his body can't bear the encroachment of Phoenix Gu at all. After a long time, the consequences will be irreversible." Expected. By the way, is the pavilion behind us still there?"
"Yes!" Shen Muxi nodded again and again, "But Dad, you just came back and you're tired, why don't you go take a bath first and rest for a while?"
"Stuck in that place, I've slept all I should and shouldn't have slept in this life. Now I... just want to open my eyes and take a good look at the beauty of the world. The sky is so big, how can I close my eyes, Confined in the darkness!" Xia Li'an tried his best to support himself.
Shen Muxi hurriedly helped him up, "Father, why are you going to the pavilion?"
"Go get you what you might need!" Xia Li'an walked out step by step, "During my father's lifetime, I can still see you juniors, safe and secure, and my father will not ask for anything!"
On the left side of the pavilion in the backyard, Xia Lian took out a brick from the bottom rail, followed by an iron box.
"Father always scolds you for hiding things in the ground. In fact, he is afraid of heavy rain. If it seeps deeper, those precious bumps you hide will be a disaster." Xia Li'an struggled to take them out from inside. A vial, "Here, here!"
"Father?" Shen Muxi's eyes were red, she took it respectfully, and quickly helped her father up, "Father, why don't you still hide in the ground?"
"I don't know how many times better than your method of burying in the ground!" Xia Li'an sighed softly, "Searching the house and searching the house, digging three feet, those people are like lunatics, some things can't be hidden. Fortunately, this place It's not bad, this... can leave you with something."
When Xia Wenqing rushed over, she saw her old father at a glance, "Father?"
"Uncle!" Shen Zhi grabbed him, "Uncle, don't worry, don't go over there, my mother and grandfather have something to say."
"You sent someone to notify uncle?" Xia Wenqing heard a servant report that a close relative had returned, and told him to go back quickly. Xia Wenqing was so anxious that he dragged his legs and rushed back immediately.
next of kin
The younger sister said that her father was still alive, and that her father was in the hands of the Queen Mother.
The return of the dearest relative, isn't it the return of the father
"Yes!" Shen Zhi nodded, "I was worried that my grandfather would not be used to living in Li Wang's Mansion, so I took my grandfather back to the villa. The Emperor lived in Li Wang's Mansion, and my mother was also not used to living in Li Wang's Mansion, so she simply returned home, just in time for a family reunion. "
Xia Wenqing knelt down and hugged Shen Zhi tightly, "Thank you, Zhier!"
"Uncle, it's a good thing that everyone is well!" Shen Zhi patted his uncle's back lightly, "A family should be neat and tidy."
Xia Wenqing took a deep breath, "Yes, everything is fine! What a blessing!"
Bo Yu lowered his brows halfway, envious in his heart, he didn't have a biological father, and his mother was so bad that even he wouldn't let him go, he didn't have any grandfather, grandmother, or uncle.
From beginning to end, he was just a pawn used by his mother. "Don't think that I don't know what you think, we are good brothers, my uncle is also your uncle, my grandfather is also your grandfather, you kowtowed yourself, it is too late to repent!" Shen Zhi walked over , standing beside Bo Yu with his hands behind his back.
The two little ones stood side by side, looking at each other and smiling.
"You have so many people protecting you, you have to protect me from now on!" Bo Yu tilted her head to look at him.
Shen Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Then be good!"
Bo Yu responded with a smile, "Okay!"
With a loud crash, the porcelain bottle shattered, and a kit fell out of it.
Shen Muxi sighed, picked up the brocade bag on the ground, "This thing, you can tell it's a family protection thing at a glance."
"Han Busu is different from other members of the guardian clan. She never used her identity to play tricks. On the contrary, she saved many people." Xia Li'an took the kit from Shen Muxi's hand, "The pattern on it is The identity of the elders in the clan can only be used. The guardians have extremely strict requirements for these things. Han Busu at that time was not yet the head of the clan."
"What pattern does the patriarch use?" Shen Muxi asked.
Xia Li'an thought for a while, "It should be that this eye is different! This eye represents rebirth, but if it is not opened, it means that the cultivation level is not enough, only the patriarch's emblem, this eye is open. But In the end, Han Busu didn't have the qualifications to use such a mark, of course... the guardians are gone, and no one is qualified to use that emblem."
Open the kit, and there are three things hidden inside.
A domino, a bead, and... a bronze key!
"This key!" Shen Muxi was shocked.
From the beginning to the end, this thing was in Han Busu's hands, but Han Busu actually left it to her? Why? !
"What is this bead?" Shen Muxi was puzzled.
Look at the material, it's neither gold nor silver, nor copper nor iron, nor does it look like jade, it looks like bone but not quite like bone.
"Put it away!" Xia Li'an said, "Maybe it will come in handy in the future."
The kit given by Han Busu didn't have a few words, but it was something that only the highest-status guardian of the clan deserved to enjoy. For example, this domino, father said just now, only the patriarch can enjoy such an emblem.
Right now, it's in Shen Muxi's palm.
Pentagram, Minghua, Eye of Rebirth, the eyes are open! "Patriarch?" Xia Li'an was stunned for a long while, looking at his daughter fixedly, and could not help but sigh, "Han Busu couldn't be ruthless after all, if Han Tianming drove her to death, she still couldn't let go of the clansmen who protected the clan. Alas, this In the world, good people are bullied, and good horses are ridden by others!"
Shen Muxi squeezed the dominoes tightly, "She gave me two dominoes, she should have wanted me to be a member of the guardian clan before, but now..."
"I'm handing over the guardian to you." Xia Li'an turned around and walked towards the corridor step by step.
Xia Wenqing rushed forward, "Father!"
When father and son met each other, each held back tears.
Years of grievances, life and death are almost separated, and now they can meet again, there is no way to talk about thousands of words and ten thousand words. "Father, slow down!" Xia Wenqing helped his father up the steps.
Seeing his son's limping legs, Xia Li'an burst into tears, "After all, it's my father who hurt you!"
"Father, Prince Li made arrangements for me before he was alive. I'm working in the government office now. It's very good!" Xia Wenqing wiped away the tears on his face fiercely, but the tears became more and more, and the more he wiped, the more he cried.
After so many years of heartache, so many years of grievances, it was only in front of his father that he could indulge himself like this.
Looking at the father and son, one bent and the other limping, Shen Zhi felt very uncomfortable, his eyes were a little red, but he couldn't shed tears, he just turned his head and looked back at Bo Yu who was full of worry, "I You should be happy, right?"
"We should be happy to meet again after a long absence!" Bo Yu replied.
Shen Zhi nodded, and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, "I'm so happy!"
The voice was choked up.
Holding the bronze key tightly in his hand, Shen Muxi watched his father and brother leave. They haven't seen each other for too many years, and there are too many things to talk about. In the past, father and brother could drink together by candlelight, and they could talk about everything from poetry to astronomy and geography. Now, at last... We can finally get together again.
When people face great sorrow and joy, they will inevitably go crazy, and when they calm down, they will feel at a loss.
With two keys, she can open the secret box and get the contents inside.
But where is Han Busu
This person exists in everyone's story, but the dragon sees the beginning but does not see the end. He has suffered the most bitterness and suffered the most difficult crime, and then quietly hid in a corner and disappeared without a trace.
Everyone is sorry for her, everyone has hurt her, but she... After the destruction of the guardian clan, I am afraid that her heart has long since died.
After Bo Yunxiu came back, Shen Muxi's door was closed, and in front of Yue Gui and Mi Li, Shen Muxi stuffed both keys into the secret box, but the box didn't move at all.
"Why can't it be opened?" Shen Muxi frowned.
Mi Li stepped forward and tried it, "It won't turn at all."
"Is it necessary to ask for something special?" Yue Gui asked.
Shen Muxi frowned, looking at a white dot in the center of the box. Surrounded by colorful colors, only this position is as white as paper, the size does not match the beads in the daytime, and there is no groove in this position, so it should not be used to place things.
After thinking for a while, Shen Muxi suddenly grabbed Bao Yunxiu's wrist, and the two pierced their fingertips, and a drop of blood melted into it.
Phoenix blood!
"This should be the patriarch of the guardian clan, the only special thing!" Shen Muxi stared at the drop of blood, and was quickly absorbed by the box.
Others can be used by others, only the phoenix Gu can be inherited by the patriarch of the guardian clan.
"It can turn!" Mi Li exclaimed.
Only two clicks were heard, the bronze key was turned, and the brocade box was slowly opened.
White smoke billowed up, Shen Muxi's first reaction was to cover the box with his body, "Stand back!"
Mi Li had just narrowly escaped death, so no one dared to get close to him, the prince and concubine, one phoenix and one phoenix, were invulnerable to all poisons.
Yuegui quickly opened the window, Shen Muxi carried the box to the window, and dispersed the white smoke.
In this way, he dared to take the box back into the house.
The box contains the genealogy of the Hu family, several thick books, starting from Qin Dynasty and continuing to the present day. Regarding the origin of the guardian clan, since then, it has recorded all the big and small things that happened in the clan, one by one, in a concise and concise manner, but it is detailed and concise.
The last book records the highest Gu control technique of the guardian clan, including the origin of Phoenix Gu, and...
"Returning soul Gu?" Shen Muxi heard these three words more than once. Master also said that this is the most important thing for the guardians besides Phoenix Gu, but this thing does not exist in the residence of the guardians. Among them, it is obviously placed in another place and hidden in other places.
This thing cannot fall into the hands of outsiders, otherwise it will cause a catastrophe.
"Zhao Lianyi went to the tomb of the deserted area for this reason?" Shen Muxi was terrified, looking at the record above, this thing is extremely evil, that is to say, it must be placed in an extremely yang environment to be suppressed.
This is why the guardians dare not accept them in the clan.
Can't stand it
What is this concept
The Hu Clan originated from the people of Qin. At the beginning, they refined the elixir for Lord Qin. Later, due to differences in physique in the process of refining the medicine, some people got supernatural powers, that is, the blood of the Hu Clan. Before the fall of Qin, the transfer of ethnic groups was carried out.
Since then, after thousands of years of blood precipitation, and because of the blessing of medicine, refining Gu and raising Gu gradually merged with daily life, and the Phoenix Gu that was raised in Qin Dynasty was finally cultivated later, but it is different from Phoenix Gu. Produced at the same time, there is Soul Resurrection Gu.
The soul-returning Gu is born from the evil spirit of the Phoenix Gu. The frightening thing is that this thing has its own thoughts, that is to say, it is completely uncontrollable, especially in extremely evil places, it can quietly occupy a person's body, The treacherous consciousness elicits the most terrifying desire in the depths of the human heart.
Moreover, Soul Resurrection Gu can crack itself every once in a while, that is to say, it no longer needs artificial breeding. Once released, its terrifying degree is almost unimaginable! Because of this, before the soul-returning Gu could completely get rid of the control of the guardians, the ten elders of the guardians sent it out of the customs together, and that was the origin of the tomb of the wasteland.
These ten elders have never been seen again.
Shen Muxi's eyes widened, and he closed the book with a pale complexion, "What kind of Gu is this? It's clearly a demon! It's a crime!"
"Princess?" Yue Gui was shocked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Muxi fiddled with the secret box in a panic, "There is a mezzanine!"
There is a roll of paper in the interlayer, Shen Muxi carefully took it out, after all how many years have passed, who knows if this piece of paper is still firm, if it breaks at the first touch, wouldn't it be a waste of work
Fortunately, it was kraft paper, and when it was spread out gently, it turned out to be a map.
"Where is this map?" Mi Li frowned, "It looks like outside the pass."
Looking at the place names above, there are some strange words.
The characters on this map are different from those in the genealogy. The genealogy is written in the characters of the family protector, but it is re-annotated in very small native characters beside it, so Shen Muxi can understand it. The handwriting of these small characters is almost the same as what Bo Yunxiu brought out at the beginning, and it should be added later.
But the map...
"It looks very old." Yue Gui said, "It's very yellow!"
Shen Muxi nodded, frowning slightly, "Write these down, and find the answer separately at that time!" Looking back, he saw Bao Yunxiu sucking his own fingertips, as if...
"What are you doing?" Shen Muxi quickly grabbed his wrist, "Are you drinking blood?!"
Yue Gui and Mi Li looked at each other in shock, is the prince drinking blood
"Bo Yunxiu?" Shen Muxi breathed slightly, "Don't do this! From now on, you are not allowed to drink blood anymore, you know?"
At that moment, she saw the fleeting cruelty in his eyes, and when he looked at her, it gradually disappeared into the invisible. He just looked at her steadfastly, the scar on his forehead seemed to be entwined with a dark red pattern of dark flowers, and against this peerless face, it became more and more strange and coquettish.
"My lord?" Mi Li and Yue Gui were about to step forward.
But Shen Muxi said, "You guys go out!"
The moment the door closed, Bo Yunxiu's expression changed suddenly.