Because the fog in the mountains has not completely dissipated, and the rising sun is shining in the west, everyone can't see the appearance of the visitor for a while. However, everyone already knows from the diary left by the female Japanese pirate that the Earthly Branch Chou Niu is in the form of an old woman, and this person With a hunched back and a stooped figure, he is undoubtedly the ugly cow, one of the twelve earthly branches.
Chou Niu's unsolicited appearance surprised everyone on his side. The two sides looked at each other wordlessly from a distance of more than ten feet. For more than ten drops of water, neither side spoke or moved forward.
After getting used to the light outside the stone room, Chang Sheng squinted and saw the appearance of this old woman clearly. She was wearing a light yellow coarse cloth. She was over seventy years old and almost octogenarian. She was leaning on a dove stick in her hand. She looked like It can be described as ordinary. If you didn't know in advance that it was transformed from the earthly branches, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and the ordinary old woman in the mountain village.
The old woman's eyes were unusually calm, almost empty. Facing Changsheng and others, she showed neither friendliness nor closeness, nor vigilance or alertness.
After looking at each other for a long time, Changsheng slowly raised his hand and bent down to salute, "Li Changsheng, the heroic prince of the Tang Dynasty, was sent by the current emperor to lead the crowd to meet the earthly immortal chief."
After hearing Chang Sheng's words, the old woman calmly answered, "This place is remote and isolated, inaccessible. What are you doing here?"
Seeing that there was no suspicion or doubt in the old woman's words, Changsheng was a little surprised, but the old woman seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said harmoniously, "I know everything you have done and said since you came here. "
What the old woman said about longevity is not surprising, because the Earthly Branches are the condensed energy of the five elements, and their abilities far exceed those of Taixuan cultivation. Although they cannot see into people's hearts, they can discern words and deeds. Since the old woman already knows that everyone on her side is a friend He was not an enemy, so he no longer had to waste words to prove his identity, so he replied, "Hui Xian asked, the Tang Dynasty is not prosperous at the moment, and foreign thieves have taken advantage of it, trying to destroy our Dragon Veins of the Tang Dynasty and disrupt our China. Qi Shuang, the emperor is very worried when he learns about this matter, so he specially sent us to visit all the immortals one by one, to provide warnings and at the same time assist, pick up the missing pieces, and make sure everything is complete."
Hearing Changsheng's words, the old woman nodded slowly, "The emperor is interested, please return the greetings on my behalf. There are many dangers in the mountains, so you should go early."
Seeing that the old woman had issued an order to expel the guests, Chang Sheng hurriedly said, "To be honest with the Immortal, these foreign thieves are not ordinary thieves. Although their intentions are evil, their strength cannot be underestimated. Now two Immortals have suffered tragic accidents. The Immortal must not underestimate their enemies." main idea."
"Changes and replacements are inevitable. The survival of Yang is a certain number, and the disappearance of Yin is also a certain number." There was no emotion in the old woman's voice. "What should come will come sooner or later. It will come when it should come. If Yang is not happy, Yin will not be happy." Don’t be sad. Let it go.”
Changsheng had previously talked with the woman in white who had transformed into a unitary rooster in the desert of the Western Regions. Compared with the woman in white, the old woman in front of him spoke very little, and her words were mostly pessimistic. Maybe she was not pessimistic but saw the rules clearly. Belittle life and death.
After the old woman finished speaking, she turned to leave. Upon seeing this, Changsheng hurriedly said loudly, "I would like to inform you, Immortal Chief, that the Emperor knows that all of the Immortal Chiefs are very human beings. They all possess super-mysterious immortal methods and have the ability to protect themselves. However, Your Majesty is considerate and caring. We are specially ordered to leave one person to serve the Immortal Chief. If there is any intrusion from thieves, he can also serve as a dog and horse and accept the mission."
In fact, the emperor did not order them to keep people here. Chang Sheng said this on purpose, because the Earthly Branches are not mortals, and they definitely don't like to be disturbed by people. When the Earthly Branches refuse, he can just go with the flow, settle for the second best, and stay with the Earthly Branches. Get a spiritual token.
"No need, you go." The old woman didn't look back.
"The Immortal has left, and those who are left behind must keep to themselves and keep to their own ways. They will never move around and disturb your purity." Changsheng said loudly.
Seeing that Changsheng insisted on keeping people, the ugly old woman turned around helplessly and said, "I accept the emperor's wishes, but destiny cannot be violated. There is no need to keep people. You should leave early."
Upon seeing this, Chang Sheng hurriedly walked a few steps, came to the old woman, took out a jade bi from his waist bag and handed it to him with both hands, "If the immortal insists on driving us away, please accept this jade. There is something in this jade." In the next breath of spiritual energy, if there is another foreign enemy intrusion, the Immortal Chief can call us in time to serve on our behalf."
The old woman seemed to know that if she refused to accept it, her immortality would inevitably linger, so she had no choice but to take the jade from the air, saying, "It's superfluous and unnecessary."
As a member of the earthly branch, this old woman who transformed into an ugly cow not only didn't like to talk, but also had an extremely cold attitude. In order to have a few more words with it, Changsheng could only bite the bullet and ask, "Why does the immortal say this?"
The old woman said casually, "In fact, the final result has been determined as early as the beginning of chaos. There is also a certain date when the dynasty will change. No matter what you do, you can't go against Yin and Yang and change the Qi."
Changsheng asked eagerly, "The fortunes of the Tang Dynasty are not prosperous right now, and wars are raging. Can the Immortal make it clear that today, can the chaos be reversed and the Tang Dynasty be revived?"
"So what if you know? So what if you don't know?" The old woman shook her head and said, "In short, the result has been decided a long time ago. No matter what you do, it is impossible to change the final result."
"It's up to God to make things happen, and it's up to people to plan things. Even if the final result has been decided long ago, you still have to do your best." Changsheng said.
"People decide what to do, and heaven decides what to do," the old woman said as she walked eastward. "The destiny depends on heaven and not on people."
Seeing that the old woman was about to leave, Changsheng hurriedly followed her, but after walking a few steps, he found that the old woman suddenly disappeared, and when he spoke again, there was no response.
After several calls, there was no answer, and Chang Sheng could only return in dismay.
Changsheng's previous conversation with the old woman was heard clearly by most of the others. The old woman's negative attitude towards the fortune of the country and her indifference towards Changsheng made them dissatisfied and secretly slandered. However, everyone's words and deeds were under the observation of Earthly Branches. , it is inconvenient for everyone to comment on it at this time.
Now that things have happened, Changsheng and others no longer need to stay, so they can only ride on their horses and go down the mountain to stay away.
After leaving the ancient city area, Datou instructed Miss Bai to fly low, "Your Majesty, it belongs to the same group as us, shouldn't it be very close to us? Why do I feel that it is so indifferent to you?"
"You are wrong, it is not the same as us, it is not even a human being." Changsheng shook his head and said.
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Yu Yi spoke up, "This person is at a very high level. He understands life and death, and the four elements are empty."
"It's not a monk or a nun, so it's all in vain," Datou frowned and curled his lips, then turned to Changsheng and said, "My lord, you feel that we are really at a critical juncture, will it ask us to come over and help?"
"It's hard to say," Changsheng shook his head. "Although it is in human form, it is not a human being. It has no emotions or positions. No matter what the outcome is, it can face it calmly."
"It is an earthly branch of the Tang Dynasty, how can it have no position?" Datou asked.
"It is not an earthly branch of the Tang Dynasty. It is an earthly branch of God's will. It just carries the energy of the Tang Dynasty." Changsheng shook his head and said.
Da Tou was hesitant to speak several times, but finally plucked up the courage to say, "Why do I feel that it seems to have lost all hope? Does it think that the Tang Dynasty is about to run out of energy?"
Without waiting for Chang Sheng to answer, Yang Kai took over, "Not necessarily, maybe it just thinks that God's will cannot be controlled by human beings."
Datou also knew that if he continued talking, he would unnecessarily increase the pressure on Changsheng, so he changed the subject wisely, "Your Majesty, where should we go next?"
"Go to Silla..."
