Since that day, His Holiness still invites Ye Xiaotian to chat frequently, and he has no taboo against the possibility of him tipping off to Yang Yinglong. While chatting, the Venerable would beat Yang Yinglong secretly through Ye Xiaotian from time to time, hoping that he would retreat in spite of difficulties and be more calm.
The same is true for Yang Yinglong, knowing that the Venerable can know his attitude through Ye Xiaotian, but in front of Ye Xiaotian, he expresses his wish very bluntly, and expresses to the Venerable through Ye Xiaotian's mouth his determination not to give up until he reaches his goal. .
Although the conflict between the Venerable and Yang Yinglong is sinister, it is actually an internal conflict. The situation is similar to that of the old emperor who is about to die and needs to inherit his throne. recognized.
Yang Yinglong's faction is similar to a prince who is qualified to inherit the great treasure. He holds great power in his hands, so by showing his power, he wants to force the old emperor to face the reality and choose him for the eternal inheritance of the country. .
This kind of relationship is hostile from a certain point of view, but there is a common interest between the two: they both hope that the power of the religion will grow stronger, which is much more complicated than the relationship between the enemy and us, not a simple fight It's life and death, if Yang Yinglong's faction can completely control the situation, His Holiness will definitely change his mind, unless what he wants to hand over to the next generation is a fragmented country.
Ye Xiaotian is like a mouse trapped in a bellows, but he himself enjoys it very much, running around in the bellows is very happy, every time he communicates, he only needs to inform both parties about what the other party has said. "Time" became an open "messenger".
The number of visits has increased, and Ye Xiaotian has become familiar with the old venerable, almost becoming friends with each other. This day when he was chatting with the Venerable in the garden on the roof, Ye Xiaotian dared to ask about the origin of the Gu God Sect. This sect has been established for more than a thousand years, but it has a great relationship with foreign devils. This matter has always made Ye Xiaotian deeply curious.
The Venerable laughed "hehe" and said, "I thought you didn't care about this matter."
The venerable was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "This is a secret of our religion, which has always been known only to the venerable past."
Ye Xiaotian is well aware that the more secrets he should know, the more dangerous he is. The matter of the Gu God Sect has nothing to do with him. It is not worth dying for curiosity. Ye Xiaotian hurriedly stopped him: "Since it is your sect secret, then I won’t listen to it.”
The venerable said with a smile: "It's okay, after all, it happened 1,500 years ago. Besides, in your capacity, even if you tell it, who will believe it? If something is wrong, you will be summoned to kill yourself." You are a smart person, I believe you will listen to it in your heart and rot in your stomach."
Ye Xiaotian could only smile wryly when he heard that. The venerable was silent for another moment, then slowly said: "The Miao people have cultivated Gu since ancient times, but before that there was no Gu God sect, and there was no Gu God theory."
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "Of course all gods are gradually shaped into gods by later generations. For example, Lao Dan, Guan Erye, Zhong Kui... aren't they all living people who were praised as gods by others?"
The venerable said: "One thousand and five hundred years ago, according to the time of your Han people, it was the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, there was a powerful empire in the West, called the Great Qin, and their supreme ruler was called the Consul. The officer was Crassus, and he led a large army to invade another huge empire, Parthian, but was surrounded and annihilated by the Parthian army, and he himself lost his life in this battle.
However, his First Legion, led by his eldest son Publius, broke through the siege and fled to Zhizhi City in the east, where they wanted to settle down. But I didn't expect that there was also a powerful empire in the east, which was the Han Dynasty at that time.
At that time, there was a famous general in the Han Dynasty who was serving as the vice captain in the Western Regions. This man was called Chen Tang. He led an army to attack the remnant soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty, defeated Publius's tortoise shell serial shield formation, and captured all the troops. But Publius escaped again under the cover of his bodyguards.
Publius fled here, disguised as a merchant, and came to the place of the Miao people. Here he saw the magical Gu art, and became a disciple of a great wizard who was proficient in Gu art. Thirty-six years later, he founded Gu God Sect and became the first Gu God attendant... "
Ye Xiaotian suddenly realized, no wonder he found many similarities with foreign devils in architecture, clothing, etc. It turned out that there was a Westerner who came to Middle-earth more than a thousand years ago to learn the Gu art that the local mountain seedlings were proficient in, and used it to Gu art is the foundation of Gu God Sect, and the temple designed and built by him of course has many western styles.
The venerable breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "The first venerable was a Westerner, just like the Buddha of Buddhism. But he spent most of his life here, and in his later years, he had completely given himself up As a Miao people, the Gu God Sect created by him has also been passed back to the Miao people, and I am already the forty-seventh generation of venerables... "
The venerable said: "I am a Miao person, and I grew up in the temple. I hope that Gu Shenjiao can pass on forever and protect us Miao people from generation to generation. But this venerable, I really don't want to do it. Yang Yinglong, Gege Wo, and many others, why are they so keen on this position?"
The Venerable narrowed his eyes slightly, and the wrinkles on his old face became more dense. He looked ahead, and the gardener named A Bao was busy in the flower garden in front of him, tending a large field of exotic flowers that could emit a strong fragrance. .
The Venerable raised his chin to A Bao, and said to Ye Xiaotian: "Look at him, isn't he very good? He has no contention with the world and enjoys himself. What I miss most is when I was a servant in the temple, the Venerable Show me a smiling face, say a word to a beautiful girl, and have a bite of meat for lunch, and I will be happy. Now I am very unhappy... "
Ye Xiaotian followed his gaze to look at Abao. Abao was wearing coarse clothes and was diligently tending flowers and plants. His forehead was dripping with sweat, and his face was flushed with health. But such rural life really Are you happy
The venerable who has gone through the world may have returned to his innocence, but as a young man, Ye Xiaotian dare not agree with the venerable's ambition. He was also willing to be a small house sparrow in Forty-Nine City, because he had no chance to go to a high place, and the opportunity was too disproportionate to the risk.
If the chance of success is only a little bit higher, will he not be tempted? Will he be willing to live in the pastoral life without competing with the world and worrying about the world? Perhaps this is the difference between the young and the old.
Ye Xiaotian sighed secretly, and comforted the Venerable, saying: "Maybe there are many troubles in being in a high position, but after all, I also enjoy many benefits that ordinary people can't enjoy. When I was young, my parents took me to visit relatives' homes in the suburbs of Beijing. I like their work very much." Life, but I only like it when I'm a guest, and I really don't want to face the loess and turn my back to the sky."
The venerable was still smiling and did not speak, Ye Xiaotian said again: "Perhaps it is because the junior is too young and does not have your experience of traveling the world and experiencing the world, so the idea is a little naive..."
The Venerable smiled, but still did not speak, Ye Xiaotian was a little strange, he looked at the Venerable, stretched out his hand tentatively, and touched him lightly, the Venerable smiled and fell to one side on the bench. Ye Xiaotian opened his mouth wide in astonishment, and it took him a while to wake up, when a terrified shout came from the temple garden: "Come on, come on..."
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Ah Bao rushed over, seeing the Venerable's appearance, he didn't dare to move, he was at a loss for a while, and said to Ye Xiaotian: "You take care of the Venerable first, I will find someone to help."
Ye Xiaotian nodded yes, then Ah Bao hurriedly ran, Ye Xiaotian tried the Venerable's breath, felt that although his breath was weak, but still alive, he felt a little more at ease. He was about to take back his hand, but the Venerable suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed his wrist, which shocked Ye Xiaotian.
The Venerable gasped and said, "The deadline is here, the deadline is here, hehe, I never thought that my deadline would be today. I thought I could last at least another month. Man's plan is not as good as God's plan after all."
Ye Xiaotian said in shock: "My lord, you mean... you mean..."
The Venerable said indifferently: "What's so embarrassing about this? Yes, I'm going to die."
Ye Xiaotian didn't know how to comfort him for a while, the venerable said his face changed, and said: "I only have a premonition that the end is coming, but I don't know it will be today, Gemao is still in the village and has never come back, you... Do me a favor."
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Please speak, Your Honor."
The venerable took out a jade tablet tremblingly from his arms. The jade was not a precious jade, but it was very old, and after being touched frequently, the yellow jade had an oily luster.
The venerable handed the jade card to Ye Xiaotian, and said in a weak tone: "Give... this jade card to Zhan Ning'er, let her take the jade card to the village of Yanke, and call Ge Mao back. Hey, as long as you see this piece Jade tablet, you will understand what happened."
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "This old guy has been making ghosts for a long time, and now he has finally told the truth. The heir he chose should be Ge Mao. He sent Ge Mao to leave the temple at the critical moment of life and death. It should be To protect him, lest he be targeted by Yang Yinglong and others."
Ye Xiaotian took the jade tablet and asked, "Why didn't your lord send people from the temple?"
The venerable said: "I can't hide my accident from people. I am here, and I can suppress them. As long as I have an accident, they will be ready to move. At that time, anyone in the temple who wants to leave will attract the attention of those who care. Only ... Let Ning'er help. The An family and the Zhan family behind her have always been friends with Ge Mao, so she will be willing to help with this matter."
Ye Xiaotian's eyes widened in surprise, the venerable smiled slightly, and said, "I know, you and Yang Yinglong are just hypocrisy, in terms of relationship, you are more inclined to settle down."
Ye Xiaotian coughed and said, "I have nothing to do with the An family. I just have a crush on Miss Ning'er. I don't want to get involved in your Miao people's affairs."
The Venerable said: "But you have already waded through this muddy water."
Ye Xiaotian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll give her the jade token for you. But you..."
The Venerable closed his eyes wearily, and said weakly: "After you leave, I will immediately activate the Gu God formation to seal the temple, and when Ge Mao comes back, you go, I will... hang my life with a secret method and wait for him to come back." Yes, go!"