Part 1: Intertwined Time and Space Chapter 4: Trip to Li Country
Chapter 314 Elder’s Visit (4)
"You, huh, there's no defense in telling you. It's just that this matter is related to the fate of my villa, and it's not something that can be discussed here."
Yue Qing turned to look at Mo Xue, Chang Yuxiao and Qi Jiao, "Seventh Elder, San Yuxiao is my spiritual guard. Basically, he knows everything I know. As for Qi Jiao and Mo Xue, the Seventh Elder Do you think they can’t know this because of their status?”
The seventh elder glanced at Mo Xue and others.
The fifth elder said: "Master Qingyue knows that Master Mudan and Master Wutong don't know about this either. It's not that they can't be informed. It's just that the spirit girl's guarding of the earth is a secret of the Chang family, and it is also related to No one except the Chang family can know the fate of my villa, except the clan leaders of each clan and the elders of the villa."
Just as Yue Qing was about to say more, Mo Xue stepped forward and said, "Miss, there is no need to say any more, we will just avoid it."
Yue Qing thought for a while and nodded. "Okay, why don't you just go back and wait for me, we'll go back soon."
Mo Xue saluted, went to talk to Jiao and Xiao, and then returned to the courtyard together.
Yue Qing walked to the side and sat down on a square chair: "There is no one here now. You two elders can tell me."
The seventh elder also walked a few steps and sat on the square chair opposite her. The fifth elder sat next to her.
The Seventh Elder sighed and said, "You girl, you already said there is no benefit in knowing this matter, yet you still insist on knowing it."
Yue Qing smiled: "It's always uncomfortable to have things on your mind."
"We are telling you this, are you willing to tell us what happened in the Goddess's Courtyard?"
Yue Qing thought for a moment, "Seventh Elder, are you planning to exchange information? Didn't I already tell you that I haven't even entered the Goddess's Courtyard yet, so I can't guarantee anything. Well, I can promise you that I can go in How about I tell you at least one thing later?"
The seventh elder's eyes were obviously dissatisfied.
The Fifth Elder smiled and said: "Girl, the longer you stay here, the smarter you become. I still remember that in the villa at that time, you were willing to say anything to achieve your goals."
"The fifth elder has said that I am trying to achieve my goal, right? Information is being exchanged."
The seventh elder hummed: "Not only are they shrewd, but they are also very good at winning people's hearts. These people sent by the Villa have only been with you for a long time, and they are no longer willing to listen to the instructions of our two elders."
"How could it be possible? Seventh Elder, you are thinking too much."
"Hmph, I have already reprimanded them today. They must address you as the master of the hospital, not as the lady, but they didn't listen at all and still addressed you as the lady."
Yue Qing smiled: "You can't blame them for this. It's my rule. I don't think I like the title of Master. I've already left the villa. Why are you calling me such a strange title? Isn't it attracting attention?" Are you trying to protect me or expose me?"
"It's unreasonable to say that women from my Chang family rarely show up in public, let alone spirit girls. If you don't insist on being exposed to outsiders, there is no need to worry about this."
Yue Qing quickly stretched out her hand to interrupt the seventh elder: "Okay, okay, seventh elder, can we go further and further? Do you want to discuss with me here whether you should go out for activities or stay at home? Even so. You have the time, and I don’t want to waste it here with you. Let’s talk about this and get back to the topic.”
The seventh elder sighed. He stood up and walked to Yue Qing's side, then looked at Yuanzi.
"No one from my Chang family has dared to speak to me like this. Ever since you appeared, there has never been peace."
Yue Qing turned to look at her: "You can't say that. The Seventh Elder doesn't think I have brought immeasurable value to the Villa, right? Otherwise you wouldn't tolerate me so much."
The seventh elder rolled his eyes at her. "Since you want to know so much, there's no point in telling you."
The seventh elder turned around and walked back to sit on the chair opposite.
Yue Qing looked at her and said she was listening.
The Seventh Elder said: "You have participated in the spirit girl test, and you have also seen people testing spirit stones. What do you think the characteristics of the spirit stones are?"
Yue Qing recalled for a moment, "Um, will it glow?"
The seventh elder glared at her.
Yue Qing hurriedly said: "Oh, let me think about it, the spirit stone usually does not glow. It needs the spirit girl to press her hand on it to make it shine. Oh, by the way, Master Wutong and the others will feel uncomfortable when they are close to the spirit stone."
The seventh elder nodded. "You are right. The spirit girl will feel uncomfortable when she is close to the spirit stone. And if the spirit stone wants to light up, a spirit girl needs to lay her hands on the spirit stone. Do you know why that is?"
"Isn't it to test the spirit girl's ability?"
"Is that what it does, why I ask?"
"How do I know this? I am a foreigner. Not to mention knowing the reason, I feel very strange just seeing this kind of spiritual stone that glows because of people."
The Seventh Elder said: "The reason why the spirit stone glows is because it absorbs the soul energy of the spirit girls. The same is true for the spirit stones that the spirit girls usually wear?"
Yue Qing frowned: "Didn't you say that this spiritual stone is good for the body? Does it nourish the soul? Are you all lying to us?"
"Of course not. Although the spirit stone that the spirit girl usually wears will also absorb the spirit girl's energy, the difference from the test spirit stone is that it will store the energy in the spirit stone and then feed it back to the spirit girl's body. . And the spirit girls will recover on their own after their own energy is absorbed. In this way, the energy absorbed by the spirit stone will naturally nourish themselves more. The longer it is worn, the more obvious the effect will be. "
"Oh, there is such a good thing, what about testing the spirit stones? Where will the absorbed energy go back?"
"It's stored in the spirit stone. That spirit stone is not commonly used, and it doesn't absorb much energy. In addition, it will dissipate some by itself."
"Oh, so Master Wutong and the others are suffering because their soul energy has been absorbed. Then why am I okay?"
"This has something to do with the strength of the soul's ability. The stronger the ability, the less affected it is. The reason why you are not affected is because your ability is so strong that the influence of the spirit stone on you is minimal."
Yue Qing nodded. "What the Seventh Elder has said has to do with the earth's earth altar?"
The seventh elder looked at her: "Because there is also a spirit stone on the earth line altar, and the spirit girl guarding the altar is guarding the spirit stone."
Yue Qing smiled: "I think it's just a piece of spiritual stone. Just keep it. Why don't you make it so mysterious?"
Seventh Elder: "The spirit stone is different. Its effect is thousands of times stronger than the test spirit stone."
Yue Qing was stunned: "A thousand times stronger, how can the spirit girl defend it? If it is a thousand times stronger, even getting close will be a problem."
The seventh elder nodded: "You are right, so there is a formation on the altar, which will reduce its impact on the spirit girl and make it much gentler."
"What about the effect? Will it also be reduced?"
"Of course it will be lower, but no matter how suppressed the spirit stone is, the consumption of the spirit girl's soul will be huge?"
Yue Qing frowned and was silent for a long time: "What about the final outcome of the spirit girls guarding the altar?"
The seventh elder's eyes were firm and stern: "The spirit girls who go in can't come out. The only thing waiting for them is physical death. They will be slowly consumed in the altar, and finally die of exhaustion."
Yue Qing's frown deepened. "So once you go in, you can't come out. Seventh Elder, why do you do such a cruel thing? Doesn't the Villa say that spirit girls are noble? Is this how you respect spirit girls?"
After saying that, he looked at the Fifth Elder: "Fifth Elder, do you also know about this? Aren't you, the Qi family, protecting the Chang family? Aren't you proud to be able to protect the spirit girl? You watched the spirit girl walk towards Don’t you have any feelings about the altar?”
The fifth elder looked lonely, "How could I not feel anything? If possible, I would also like to go in on their behalf."
The seventh elder said: "Girl Yueqing, you don't have to question the fifth elder like this. This is the responsibility of my Chang family. It is the tradition of my Chang family. It has been done like this for thousands of years."
Yue Qing said coldly: "Can I ask the reason? Why did Mr. Chang do this?"
The Seventh Elder said: "Because the villa needs the power of the spirit girl, there is a mysterious force underground in the villa that will consume the vitality of the people living here. The most affected is the Chang family, especially the Chang family's women. Chang Women of the surname are often weak and sickly, and that’s why.”
"What impact will the spirit girl guarding the altar have on that power?"
"As long as the spirit girl of the altar absorbs enough soul energy, she will not have much influence on the outside world. Everyone in the villa can live here safely, and the Chang family's bloodline can be better preserved."
Yue Qing was speechless: "Then, how long can the loss of a spirit girl keep the spirit stone stable?"
"It depends on the ability of the spirit girl."
"What about the owner of Peony Academy as an example?"
"Ling'er's ability is considered to be superior. It can probably keep the spirit stone stable for twenty or thirty years."
"Such a short time."
"This is already a long time, including the supporting role of the spiritual guards on her."
"Spirit Guard?"
"Yes, if Master Peony goes to guard the earth line, everyone in her courtyard will naturally follow her. In order to prolong the life of the spirit girl, all red guards will become spirit guards and consume their own lives first. As for those who do not have soul stones, After the death of the spirit girl, some people will also be buried in the underground palace to show their loyalty to the spirit girl."
Yue Qing was amazed in her heart.
"Then why don't you leave here? The Villa is so powerful and you can't go anywhere. Just change your life."
The seventh elder smiled and said: "This is impossible."
"Why?"
"Because the goddess's forbidden area is here. We stay here to guard the goddess's forbidden area."
"Who knows when the goddess will come, just send someone to check on her every once in a while."
The Seventh Elder looked at her: "The reason why you think this way is because you are not from here. The goddess is the belief of my villa. Even if all of us, the Chang family, die here, we will not stay away from the forbidden land of the goddess. This is ours." Gen, we are not going anywhere, we will stay here from generation to generation.”
Yue Qing felt depressed and didn't know what to say. It turned out that she was talking about this so-called goddess.
Seeing her sad expression, the Seventh Elder said: "As I said just now, it will do you no good to know, and these are not things you should worry about. No matter how you choose, it is impossible to send the most qualified spirit girl to the altar. ."
Yue Qing raised her head: "What about the head of Peony Academy? Will she be sent away?"
The seventh elder lowered his head and sighed: "I have watched these children grow up since childhood. I don't want to send any of them away, but someone must stabilize the ground. And according to the current situation, Ling'er is the most suitable one. selection."
"Why is she the best fit?"
"Because the ability of the spirit girl guarding the Earth Meridian Altar cannot be too weak."
"Master Wutong's abilities are not weaker than hers either."
"Although the master of Wutong courtyard is not weak in ability, her body is too weak. She will not survive long after entering the earth veins. Let alone entering the earth veins, even now people are worried about how long she can last. The spiritual guards in Wutong courtyard have been gone for two years. Even though she was famous, it still couldn't stop her body from getting weak. The reason why she was so weak was partly due to her own reasons, but the biggest reason was that she was most affected by the earth's veins.
There has been no spirit girl guarding the earth's veins for a long time. I don't know how long the spirit stone will be stable. If this continues, not to mention the head of the Mudan family, other women of the Chang family will also become weak, including the head of the Mudan family. "
Yue Qing raised her head: "Is there no other way?"
The seventh elder looked at her: "Of course."
"any solution?"
"The goddess appears. As long as the goddess appears, the spirit stone will be completely stable. Even if the goddess dies, the spirit stone will be stable for a hundred years, and there will be no need for a spirit girl to protect it for a hundred years."
Yue Qing was speechless for a long time, "Can I go see the spirit stone?"
The seventh elder reprimanded: "That's nonsense. What do you think that place is? You are the most powerful spirit girl in my villa. How can I let you go to that earth vein?"
Yue Qing said: "The test spirit stone has no effect on me, and I don't expect that the earth vein spirit stone may have an effect on me either."
"That's not possible. If you want to solve the problem of my villa, the most important thing you need to do is to let the goddess appear as soon as possible. In addition, you can leave more heirs for me, the Chang family. Of course, I, the Chang family, will take care of this earth line issue. Solve it. I often think that maybe I made the right decision to let you leave the villa, at least you won't be consumed by the spiritual stone."
"Will it not be affected if you leave the villa?"
"The further away from the spirit stone, the smaller the impact will naturally be."
Yue Qing didn't ask any more questions.
The Seventh Elder said: "Okay, I have told you everything you want to know. Don't forget what you promised me."
Yue Qing sighed: "Seventh Elder, don't worry, I won't forget it."
"Hmph, I won't be reassured. When you left the villa, you promised that you would leave an heir to the Chang family. But in the end, you didn't even have a man to share your room with. You broke your promise. How can you reassure people?"
Yue Qing replied: "These are two different things. The Goddess' Courtyard has nothing to do with me. I won't feel guilty if I betray them a thing or two, and telling you will not have any impact on me. How can I not do it? , Seventh Elder, don’t always hold on to my heir affairs, you should hurry up and urge the Chang clan people in your villa to work harder."
The seventh elder didn't look good.
Yue Qing ignored her and sighed: "Hey, the seventh elder is right. This is really not a pleasant topic, but I am still glad that you can tell me. Although it is depressing, it is better than being kept in the dark. Some. We have been chatting for too long. Mo Xue and the others should be impatient and go back quickly."
