Ren Qiuke held the spar and closed his eyes. In just a moment, he was at the bottom of the snowy valley.
This is a snowy valley, abrupt and desolate. The bright moon is sitting on the white snow, with white hair and red eyes. The long snow-like hair is covered on the snow, and the black cloak is like an isolated crow.
"The city lord, or Qiu Ke."
Haoyue sat on the snow and spoke calmly, not feeling embarrassed at all.
"You always ask me to call you by your first name, but Haoyue has never been able to do it, just because."
Haoyue smiled slightly:
"If you do this, it will give Haoyue the illusion that there is no need to stay here."
"Because Haoyue relies on the shadow guards to stay. If the city lord is no longer the city lord, then what kind of expression and smile should Haoyue face you with?"
"Because I don't know, Haoyue will not change my story no matter how many times you tell me."
Then Haoyue burst into laughter.
"Of course, it's not necessary now."
This simple and straightforward self-talk contains so much sadness that it will almost make you cry if you savor it carefully.
Ren Qiuke did not answer, because there was no need to answer. This was just an image left by Haoyue, which would only convey the words that the woman had left here.
"The Ninth Princess wanted me to leave some words here. I didn't originally have anything to say, but Her Royal Highness the Princess insisted, so I had no choice but to do it."
"I just hope that after knowing all this, the city lord will let everything continue to go on peacefully. Haoyue has already used a lot of courage to leave, so I don't want to use more courage to look back."
Saying this, Haoyue looked around, and then said calmly: "If Haoyue remembers correctly, Qiu Ke saved Haoyue here."
"You never asked me why I was injured there, and Haoyue never mentioned this matter to you. Just like Haoyue is your shadow guard. He is obviously the person who gets along with you the most in the world, but he has never had a job. communication outside.”
"But your guess is correct. Haoyue accidentally found the Dragon Bone Lich's Bone Palace and found the countless bodies he kept there. When he wanted to destroy it, he discovered it."
"Because he still has such a huge flaw in himself, and Haoyue has a life-saving trump card given by his clan, he managed to escape by chance."
"It wasn't until I lived here that I slowly learned about the inextricable relationship between the great corpse witch at the peak of Ziwei and Tianlan City. If you want to punish him, you must call on the most powerful people in the clan. At such a price, Haoyue was unable to pay, so she gave up her desire for revenge."
"You may be curious as to why Haoyue is telling you this."
"Because Haoyue actually didn't know what to say, so he had to start from the beginning."
"Haoyue has lived in the hometown of the Xuetong Clan since she was a child, receiving education passed down tens of thousands of years ago. In the perception of those who are aware of our existence, our Yin Clan is more like an unparalleled powerful ancient relic. , is proud of its own tradition and strength, and disdains outside traffic."
"Actually not."
"We once gave up fighting against each other because of the favor of the gods. We were rewarded with long lifespans and powerful strength. Since then, we have been closed off and isolated from the world."
But hundreds of years ago, the First Emperor ended the contract with the gods. Since then, the seven hidden tribes have actually lost their gods. What they can still rely on is the inherited knowledge and the power of blood. Coupled with the emergence of human saints, the heavenly realm is strong. They are no longer rare beings, and a single hermit race is no longer able to subvert the world on its own. "
"All the hidden tribes began to choose their own path at this time."
"The Xiguang clan broke the shackles and took advantage of the vacuum period of mainland power to establish the first huge empire spanning two human continents. From then on, the Xiguang clan changed from a hidden clan to a Ste royal clan that can walk under the sun. "
"As the original demon dependents, the Xingche clan still enjoys the favor of the gods and is still bound by the contract. They should have suppressed the gifts given by the patron saint for generations like the Guijian clan. However, they lost the treasure and attracted the attention of the gods. The wrath of the gods on the other side caused the entire clan to be relegated to the dust. However, it was a blessing in disguise. Through the establishment of the Dark Star Organization, they communicated with the hidden clan and the world. Ten Thousand Years of Hidden Clan.”
"As for the Shadow clan, they were originally the second generation of demons, but they met the clan leader whom they had never seen in ten thousand years, and they were nearly wiped out by him with one person's power. From then on, they escaped underground and **** their wounds. , the status of the dependents has changed accordingly, and in the turbulence of the new era, the Shadow clan is the hardest hit."
"Furthermore, the Nihuang clan was not originally an outstanding clan among the seven clans. The gods and demons had never set foot on them, and they had never been born. They were originally the clan whose situation was most similar to that of Xue Tong. However, how could anyone in their clan With the emergence of the unparalleled clan leader, he snatched the demon dependents from the Shadow Clan in one fell swoop. From then on, the Nihuang Clan became the most noble clan on the continent. It would have been a failure if that was all, but they were also closely related to the empire in this world. Although the clan of gods and demons are not allowed to interfere with the world, such a connection with the world is always feared by everyone."
"The next one is the Guijian clan. This clan has been the strongest among the seven clans since ancient times and adheres to the way of kings. Therefore, when the seven clans broke their oath, they became the chosen ones of God without any doubt. They have a high status and will not participate. Earthly things.”
"Except for the Guijian clan, which is the strongest and has a transcendent status among the above five clans, the other clans, even if they are as powerful as Nihuang and as weak as shadows, all more or less choose to exert their own influence in the world and no longer satisfy the shadows. The ones below will last forever.”
"However, there are always some exceptions. The exceptions are our Xuetong clan and the Xu clan."
"The Xu clan has always been the most mysterious clan among the seven clans. They have special blood and their fixed ancestral land has never been discovered. However, we clearly understand the existence of this clan. Faced with this major change that occurs once in tens of thousands of years, , but as always, they are unable to detect any of their movements, and it seems that the loss of the gods’ favor has minimal impact on them.”
"But our Xue Tong is different."
"We are not like the Xu Clan, whose members are scattered throughout the continent and rely on special perceptions to communicate with each other. The Xuetong Clan has lived in that misty forest for thousands of years, and while naturally isolated from the world, Being born as an emperor has little appeal to most of us, and the world is no longer that desolate era."
"We originally hoped to continue living as we have for thousands of years, but the changes outside can't help but make us wary."
"In the tens of thousands of years since the golden humans swam to the other side and transformed into gods and demons, for the first time among humans, a saint of their own was born. In the years since then, a few springs and autumns have surpassed the past eternity."
"The beginning and end of the age of saints, the establishment of three great empires one after another, and the emergence of strong human beings like mushrooms after a rain. All of this has never been seen even if I look through Xue Tong's thousands of years of classics."
"Even if we are really willing to curl up in our own world and live without competition for thousands of years, there are no saints in our clan, and there is no hope for us to be born saints in the future. After thousands of years, One day, someone will tear open the hard outer shell and see the most fragile inner part."
"At that time, there was no Xuetong clan anymore. There were only old and weak beasts that were constantly being cannibalized and roaring and panting."
"After all, the resources and wealth accumulated by the Xuetong clan over the past tens of thousands of years are probably not weaker than those of any empire today."
"So, the Son Project came into being."
"Yes, Project Son."
"As the name suggests, a plan is implemented to give birth to a new saint."
"Based on the Qiyin Clan's heritage, no saint of its own has been born in thousands of years. The Nihuang Clan leader is the only one who has become a saint by his own strength. His talent is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"On the contrary, in a world where resources and inheritance are far inferior to those of the Seven Hidden Clan, three saints have been born one after another who have reached the pinnacle of their respective fields. This has to make us think twice."
"This is the opportunity for the Son Project to be born."
"Starting ninety years ago, with a three-year cycle, the Xuetong clan began to select the best people of the right age among the clan. After passing the test, they would send him out of the clan to walk in the world."
"Whether they are attached to the world of mortals, give up their identity as a hermit and settle abroad, or they are tired during travel and finally choose to return to their hometown. There is no force in the clan. They want to travel around the world and taste the world of mortals. The highest goal is naturally the ethereal realm of saints. But even if you can't do it, passing on your knowledge and experience for decades or even hundreds of years in the world of mortals to the tribe is still a precious legacy, which can help the tribe maintain sufficient contact with the outside world. If you are proud and complacent, you will not belittle yourself."
This is a long narration, but the content of the narration is not affectionate or tender at all.
Haoyue said that she didn't know where to start, so she really started from the beginning. What she told was a secret that even many high-level figures could not grasp.
At least, Ren Qiuke himself doesn't know many things here.
This is a change in the continent's structure from the perspective of the Yin people. They are naturally slow to changes at the bottom of the continent, but are surprisingly sensitive to changes in high-end forces.
For them, the Hidden Tribe, which is rarely seen once in a lifetime by the world, is the only ethnic group similar to them on this continent. Therefore, although they may not have close contact with each other, they have their own special investigation channels for each other's movements.
In Haoyue's narration, this picture of the seven great hermit tribes facing historical changes slowly unfolds. The seven great hermit tribes either remain independent from the world, or actively join the world. There are also those like Xuetong who want to spend this time in their own way. Big move speculators.
It is so difficult to give birth to your own saint. I am afraid that the makers of the Xuetong clan only hold on to one star's hope. This plan is more about joining the world.
But only the most elite group of tribesmen have entered the world, unlike other hidden tribes who have plans to completely emerge from the world.
However, if Ye Qing and the others heard these words, they might think of more things.
Why would a top genius like Yibi, who had always been low-key and reserved in the Xuetong clan, leave their hometown and come to a mortal land to receive a relatively "ordinary" education.
They all had this question in their minds, but no one actually asked it face to face, because no matter whether Yibi was willing to tell the truth or not, it would be a very awkward and embarrassing question.
Now it seems that there is no doubt that Yibi himself is also the person selected by this Holy Son plan.
"For ninety years, a saint son and a saint girl were selected every three years. These sixty saint sons and saint girls were selected at various levels within the clan, were awarded various secrets and treasures, and were ordered to walk around the world. And Haoyue is naturally one of these sixty people."
The woman under the black cloak smiled to herself, raising her head with a trace of teasing in her red eyes.
"I have never told the city lord about Haoyue's origins and all the causes and consequences. You are such a safe and self-restrained man. If I don't tell you, you will naturally not ask. But even if you don't ask, you are also a strong man with a clear sword heart. Those who have it, will have some guesses about the origin of Haoyue."
"Haoyue naturally has a great cause and effect, and you can naturally see it."
"Haoyue is the seed of a saint, and is entrusted with the expectation of becoming a saint. To a certain extent, words and deeds can represent the will of the Xuetong clan."
"But that's about it."
"Haoyue left her hometown when she was fifteen years old and traveled alone with a sword for four years before arriving in this far north and meeting you."
"Haoyue has seen countless outstanding men in the clan. During his four years of traveling abroad, he has met countless more men. Many of them are talented, and many of them have world-shattering looks."
"Haoyue is calm and self-possessed, and has not been tempted in the slightest."
"It's not that Haoyue thinks too highly of herself, that she's a cold jade iceberg, or that they're rotten wood and stubborn stone that can't be carved."
"When it comes to feelings, Haoyue has read thousands of books of the family's scriptures and history since she was a child, and what she believes in is nothing more than the three words "according to one's heart."
"Until Haoyue met you."
"Emotional matters, after reading thousands of books, are never as good as drinking water. You are not the kind of man Haoyue originally imagined. When I first met you in the snowy mountains, I didn't have that kind of electric and flint-like heartbeat."
"The original Shadow Guard was actually repaying a favor."
"The final departure is the end of love."
"All of them are indistinguishable."
"The only thing Haoyue wants to tell you is that Haoyue doesn't love the cold man who rescued me in the wind and snow when we first met. What Haoyue really likes is that man.
The Lord of the City is as plain as water, but as sharp as a sword. "
"I never want to stay together forever, and I never want to rub my ears and temples together. The city lord is willing to be a sword, and the bright moon is willing to be the moon. Looking at each other from a distance, we never tire of looking at each other."
"However, Haoyue never looked at the city lord as an ordinary man, but the city lord looked at Haoyue as a worldly woman."
This strong and lonely woman raised her head and looked at Ren Qiuke sadly.
"The only thing in Haoyue's life is hatred."
When these words came out gently from the woman's silky white lips, the illusion of the snow-white valley finally cracked and finally collapsed.
There is no time in the mountains, and there is no year in the cold weather.
For Ren Qiuke, there are countless moments, but to the outside world, it is only a few breaths.
Ye Qing didn't know what Haoyue said in the dream crystal, but looking at Ren Qiuke's expression, it was still a faint expression of indifference, with no emotional fluctuations at all.
"Princess." Ren Qiuke looked at the white crystal stone and asked lightly: "If you are Haoyue."
Ye Qing raised his aqua eyebrows slightly, waiting for his next words.
Ren Qiuke looked seriously at this little girl who was only thirteen years old, with no contempt on his expression.
"Would you be happy to see me chasing after you?"
Ye Qing shook his head heavily without even thinking about it.
"Absolutely."
The girl's tone was full of decisiveness.
"I'd rather die!"
Ren Qiuke nodded, his tone not too sad.
"Um."
"but!"
Ye Qing suddenly lost his composure and couldn't help but laugh.
"Girls are essentially arrogant animals."
Her Royal Highness the Princess proudly and awe-inspiringly declared boldly in the snowy field.
"No matter if you ask a thousand times or ten thousand times, are you willing to let me hold your hand when you leave?"
"I will tell you without hesitation a thousand and one times, I would rather die than do this."
"But even if I put on a red dress and walk in the palace, the moment I am about to be united with that stranger forever, and you rush in through all the obstacles and hold my hand, I am still willing to elope with you to the end of the world. .”
Ye Qing lowered his head and smiled gently and gently.
"Because girls are animals who always believe in boys' courage."
"It's not a contradiction."
Ren Qiuke burst out laughing after hearing this. This was the first time Ye Qing saw the city lord smile, but he was indescribably free and generous.
"You are truly worthy of being a princess."
"Are you willing to stay here for two days?"
Ren Qiuke did not see the usual Zang Feng at this time. He laughed and looked at the princess of the empire.
"Are you willing to attend Ren's wedding banquet?"
Ye Qing was startled, then lowered his head and laughed. Her Royal Highness rarely laughed heartily, and the education she received since childhood never allowed her to do so. But at this time, Ye Xiaojiu lowered his head and couldn't see her face. But he could see her smiling wildly and openly.
After only smiling for a moment, Ye Qing raised his head, his tone full of ridicule.
"Where's the bride?"
Ren Qiuke stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance.
"About to chase."
