In the past few months, Su Baiyi tried many ways to slip away from the Demon Lord, but he was discovered by him without exception. Sometimes he thought that the Demon Lord Su Jian was just an old man with a weird temper, but sometimes he felt that he still had a bit of childish innocence in his heart. However, he met spies from Fusheng Zuimenglou several times on the road. The old man was ruthless, but he was worthy of the name of Demon Lord. Now he suddenly said that the "Jun" in his Demon Lord was not a king, but a gentleman, which made Su Baiyi even more confused.
"Senior, since your martial arts are already so advanced, I think it's not an exaggeration to say that you are the best in the world." Su Baiyi decided to use provocation to find a way out, "Then what is the use of the Tianji Box?"
"The Heavenly Secret Box is a treasure passed down from generation to generation in our Su family. How can it be obtained by outsiders?" Su Jian said sternly.
"What exactly is in that sky box?" Su Baiyi asked tentatively. He has been asking this question since he came down the mountain, but Su Jian has always avoided the question.
But this time Su Jian sat down and said, "Since you are a disciple of the Su family, it's okay for you to tell me. According to legend, hundreds of years ago, there were four great families in the world, namely the Su family in the north, the Lu family in the south, the Ye family in the west, and the Mo family in the east. They are not comparable to the four great families in Jiangnan today. The four great families I'm talking about are huge families with tens of thousands of followers who can rival an entire country. These four great families guarded the four directions and resisted enemies outside the four borders."
"Outside the four borders?" Su Baiyi asked confusedly.
"Where is the northernmost place in the world? To the north is the sacred mountain Kunlun, so where is beyond Kunlun? Where is the easternmost place? The sea is endless, so where will the sea water flow to closest to? Beyond the four borders is what we think is the world beyond the end of the world. It is said that there are also extremely powerful warriors in those worlds. The four great families guard the four directions to prevent their invasion. Until the arrival of an unprecedented war. After the war, all the enemies outside the four borders retreated, and only 20% of the four great families survived. These 20% of people eventually scattered around the world. Some still maintained the power of the sect, such as our Su family, and came to Weilong Mountain, and some completely disappeared from the world, but the four great families all left behind an extremely powerful warrior to guard the four directions. Every hundred years, the four great families will send new guards to replace them." Su Jian took a sip of tea, his tone full of pride in the Su family.
The more Su Baiyi listened, the more headache he had. What about the outside of the four boundaries and the hundred-year guard? It all sounded like a novel or a storyteller in a teahouse. He shook his head and said, "How come I have never heard of such a spectacular story since I was a child? Even my master has never told me about it."
"Because of this incident, only the most core disciples of the four major families know about it. When I was sixteen years old, I entered the Land of No Return and was taken by my father to the ancient tomb of the Su family. This story was painted on the wall there. Later, I entered the martial arts world. At that time, the two most famous sects in the martial arts world were the Wuji Sword Sect and the Hero's Tomb." Su Jian looked forward, as if recalling his high-spirited self when he came down the mountain that year.
Su Baiyi had heard Nangong Xier talk about the story of Wuji Sword Sect and Heroes' Tomb. He nodded and said, "I have heard that they are in charge of the world, one in the south and one in the north."
"Bah. What's the point of dividing the world?" Su Jian sneered, "It's not worth mentioning at all, there's just that old man from Wuji Sword Sect..." After saying that, Su Jian paused, he suddenly realized that he is also an old man now, and couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
As time goes by, the young man who fought against the Wuji Sword Sect's thousand-man sword formation with a single sword is long gone.
"When did that incident with Young Master Yudi happen?" Su Baiyi joked when he saw the atmosphere suddenly freeze.
"Damn boy!" Su Jian waved his hand and knocked Su Baiyi to the ground. Su Baiyi tried hard to get up, but the palm force kept pressing on him, making him unable to lift his head.
"Let's talk about the Heavenly Secret Box... Heavenly Secret Box!" Su Baiyi gritted his teeth and said.
Su Jian did not let go. "Back then, I was a lone ranger in the martial arts world and did not take these two sects seriously. So they gave me the title of Demon Lord, which I thought was good. I even lived in the academy for half a year. By the way, I had a good friend from the same class named Dongfang Wenlin. How is he now?"
"What?" Su Baiyi asked in surprise, "The Demon Lord and the Confucian Sage are classmates?"
"Confucian Sage? This kid has inherited the position of Confucian Sage. Hahaha, it seems my vision is really good. Among so many sour scholars back then, I only had a good impression of him. But so many years have passed, he should have become an old scholar! Confucian Sage, Confucian Sage, the little scholar who used to skip school every day to drink with me has become an old scholar." Su Jian sighed lightly.
The corner of Su Baiyi's mouth twitched slightly. If Su Jian saw the Confucian sage who was younger than he was back then, I wonder what he would think...
Seeing that Su Baiyi didn't say anything, Su Jian continued, "Later, because the commotion was too big, my father sent people to look for me, so I went to Xuanwei City under a pseudonym to hide, but I met them. Later, I returned to Weilong Mountain and was punished by the family rules. I didn't accept it. Why did our Weilong Mountain inherit such a powerful ancestor, and this generation also has many peerless martial arts, but we have to live here? If we go down the mountain, there will be no Wuji Sword Sect and Heroes' Tomb. My father scolded me, saying that the existence of the Su family is to guard the world, not to bring chaos to this world. At that time, I was used to the romanticism of the rivers and lakes, so how could I be convinced by this sentence. I said that I wanted to meet the Su family guardian in the north. My father said I was crazy, and in order to prevent me from secretly opening the Tianji Box, he hid the key. But I found the blueprint of the key, memorized it in my mind, and swallowed it into my stomach."
"Wait!" Su Baiyi interrupted Su Jian, "What is the relationship between the Heavenly Secret Box and the Four Border Guards?"
"The Heavenly Secret Box contains the method to get to the end of the northern border." Su Jian said in a deep voice, "Only the guardians of each generation are qualified to open it. The Heavenly Secret Box is controlled by the clan elders' council, and the key is controlled by the head of the family. After I got the blueprint, I broke into the elders' council to snatch the Heavenly Secret Box, but was stopped by my father. I couldn't beat my father, but I took the opportunity to destroy the key to the Heavenly Secret Box. So I am the only one in the world who can open this box. After that, I had the opportunity to escape, but I surrendered and let them put me in prison. I am waiting for the day when my father changes his mind..."
"You didn't wait." Su Baiyi said directly.
"Yes, I didn't wait." Su Jian sighed softly, "I thought I was the strongest disciple of this generation, and my father would definitely not bear to let me stay there for the rest of my life. It seems I was wrong."