"Of course," Gu Xu replied, "I don't belong here to begin with. After I finish handling some things, I will return to my original place."
After hearing his words, Xi's beautiful eyes showed obvious disappointment.
"Grandpa always said that Master, you are the immortal who came down to earth to save us." Xi was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is your original place the fairy world above the nine heavens?"
Gu Xu thought to himself: It seems that in the minds of these people imprisoned in the underworld, the concept of the upper world is deeply rooted. Even if "Tai Shang Haotian" has erased their memories, they still miss their original hometown.
"No," he shook his head, "it's my home on earth."
When he said this, Gu Xu felt a little confused.
Because he doesn't actually have a home.
Or rather, he had.
But from the moment he was wanted by the Daqi Dynasty, he could no longer go back.
"Then will you come back in the future?" The girl lowered her head and did not look at him.
"I don't know either." Gu Xu sighed softly, with a bitter smile on his face.
"Master, if you don't come back, what should I do if I run out of talismans?"
"this……"
Gu Xu had to admit that he had not considered this issue just now.
"Master, are these talismans and seals you drew one-time?" The girl was quiet for a while and then began to ask Gu Xu questions again.
She was always full of curiosity about everything related to practice and Gu Xu. Sometimes she had so many questions that she couldn't stop like April rain.
"That's right."
"Why? Is it because all the power stored in it is used up?"
Gu Xu nodded again.
The girl's ability to comprehend is truly astonishing. She had already guessed the answer before he explained the principles of talismans to her.
"Master, is there a way to make a permanent talisman?" She asked again, "After the power inside is used up, we can refill it?"
"Yes," Gu Xu replied, "but it's not called a "talisman", it's called a "formation." The conditions for making formations are more stringent than drawing talismans. "
Xi bit her lip lightly, feeling a little unhappy.
At this time, a burly man with bronze skin walked past the two of them.
His upper body was naked and his lower body was wrapped in animal skins. On his torso, there were colorful tattoos using a variety of paints, most of which were pictures of ferocious beasts, which looked quite scary from a distance.
This strong man's name is "Chong Li", he is Xi's elder brother, and he will become the new leader of this tribe in the future.
Xi's eyes swept over the strong man's tattoos.
"Master?"
"Um?"
"How about you just draw the talisman directly on my body like a tattoo," the girl suddenly thought. "This way, you don't need to worry about raw materials and replenishing power."
Gu Xu looked at her with complicated eyes and remained silent for a while.
"What's wrong, Master?" Xi asked doubtfully, "Is there something wrong with my idea?"
"no problem."
"Then why don't you speak?"
"I just thought of...some things from the past."
As Gu Xu spoke, he silently sighed: So this is the origin of the "Holy Fire Totem" on Zhao Yan!
That day, when he and Zhao Yan were trapped in the royal treasury, running exercises and practicing together, he clearly felt that Zhao Yan's "Holy Fire Totem" was resonating with his true essence.
But he never expected that the earliest "Holy Fire Totem" in the world was actually drawn by himself!
"Compared with the runes drawn on paper, the runes drawn on the body will be very different." After thinking for a moment, Gu Xu continued, "I need some time to figure out how to draw it. .”
"Master, don't be in a hurry, just think about it slowly!"
Xi's face bloomed with happiness again
His smile is as bright and moving as a bonfire at night.
It seems that to her, whether new runes can be researched or not is not important at all.
She only cares that the master will stay with her in the next period of time - at least he will not leave easily until the runes are drawn.
…………
In the next day or two, Gu Xu silently recalled the "Holy Fire Totem" on Zhao Yan.
Because Zhao Yan was covered by clothes, he had never seen the full picture of the "Holy Fire Totem", so he had to rely on his own understanding to try to complete it.
At the same time, the tribe continued to move forward in the wilderness.
From everyone's conversations, Gu Xu knew that the destination of their trip was a valley called "Shenquan".
There is the residence of another tribe called "Blood Wolf".
Xi's grandfather believed that the "Red Fire Tribe" they belonged to had fought many battles with ghosts and monsters during their migration and escape, resulting in many casualties and it was difficult for them to survive alone.
They plan to join the "Blood Wolf Tribe" as a whole and become one to fight against the enemy together.
The original intention is good.
However, on the night they arrived at Shenquan Valley, Xi ran up to Gu Xu angrily, pulled his sleeves, and complained to him: "Master, they are so annoying, so annoying!"
"What's wrong?" Gu Xu asked.
"The Blood Wolf Tribe agreed to our request to merge," Xi replied, "but they made a condition that I marry the son of their tribe leader.
"Hmph, that bastard already has five women, and he still wants to marry me! He's obviously just looking for sex!
"Master, you must help me!"
Gu Xu turned his head and looked at her beautiful face.
He knew that in this era before the birth of spiritual practice, strong men were responsible for defending the tribe, while women were mostly vassals of men.
The strongest men often have more than one woman gathering around them to reproduce for him.
Just like a pride of lions in the grassland.
But Xi is obviously a different girl.
Unlike ordinary lionesses. She has gradually shown signs of becoming the Lion King.
"Can't you just reject him directly?"
"In the wilderness, the strong are respected," Xi shook his head and said, "My father and brother can't defeat him. I have no right to refuse. Otherwise, the Blood Wolf Tribe will not accept us."
"But you can beat him," Gu Xu said, "You are my apprentice. Even if you can only rub flames now, you can still beat the shit out of him."
"That bastard said he wouldn't accept a woman's challenge." Xi clenched her fists and said angrily.
Then she raised her head and looked into Gu Xu's eyes: "Master, only you can help me now. Can you tell them that I am already your woman - in this way, according to the rule of the strong being respected , if he wants me, he must defeat you first."
"No." Gu Xu shook his head.
"Why?"
Xi didn't expect that the always gentle and kind master would reject her request without hesitation. She suddenly looked a little flustered and couldn't help but tugged on Gu Xu's sleeve.
"Because you are yourself, an independent individual, not anyone's accessory." Gu Xu bent down and smiled weakly at her, "I can force him to accept your challenge.
"But the one who defeats him in the end must be yourself.
"I can't protect you forever.
"You must tell him personally that there is no gender distinction among strong men in the wilderness."
Xi looked at his handsome face and his smile as warm as the sun, and felt a little distracted for a moment.
