Gu Yuan stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the leaf, but when his fingertips were about to touch it, the leaf melted like snowflakes, and strands of golden light fell into his body.
Gu Yuan's eyes widened and his face was filled with disbelief. When he looked at the old lady again, he saw an expression of "Sure enough," on his face.
Just when he was about to ask, the old lady spoke first.
"It's not the people of the Li family who choose the sacred tree, but the sacred tree choosing the people of the Li family. Li Siming is the guardian of this sacred tree, so the sacred tree will give him guidance and let him choose the guardian of the next sacred tree. By."
When Gu Yuan heard this, he seemed to understand a little.
But he didn't speak in a hurry, but waited for the old lady to continue.
"Over the years, the sacred tree has not given any guidance to Li Siming. It seems that these people in the Li family have become invisible to him. But not long ago, Li Siming wrote a letter to his family, saying that he had found the next person to protect him. People from the sacred tree.”
Gu Yuan asked tentatively: "Is it me you are talking about?"
"Yes, to be precise, it was not Li Siming who chose you, but the Divine Tree who chose you." The old lady continued.
This is actually the first time such a situation has happened.
Over the years, the Li family has been guarding the bronze sacred tree, and this has become the meaning and mission of their existence.
Every guardian of the Bronze Sacred Tree comes from the blood of the Li family, but now, the Sacred Tree has chosen an outsider.
Mrs. Li also felt incredible about this.
She took two steps towards the sacred tree and continued: "When I saw you before, I found it incredible and thought Li Siming had made a mistake. Until you were able to kill Ling Feng, it shows that you do have me in you. A trait that has not been discovered yet.”
Gu Yuan smiled bitterly: "Then you must tell me when you find out. I don't know what qualities I have."
As an awakened priest, Gu Yuan knows that he is indeed different from many people, but he does not feel that his differences can have much impact on the world. It is just that his strength improves faster, and by the way It can also deal with those demon realms without any damage.
Suddenly, Gu Yuan's eyes widened and he said: "Old lady, do you think it is possible that our family was once a member of the Li family? But later...a certain wife, grandpa, and grandpa of mine married into the Gu family and became the Gu family's wife. Son-in-law, did you take the surname Gu later?"
The old lady glanced at him, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.
"Absolutely impossible."
Gu Yuan: "..."
Do you need to be so decisive...
Why is the old man not nice at all?
"If that's the case, then I really don't understand. I'm not from the Li family. Why did the Bronze Sacred Tree choose me?" Gu Yuan scratched his head and said.
The old lady shook her head.
"When you find out someday, remember to tell me." She said.
When Gu Yuan heard this, he suddenly felt familiar, as if he had said it just now?
"However, you have now been recognized by the sacred tree. It seems that Li Siming did not make any mistakes." The old lady continued.
Gu Yuan was startled.
His eyes widened and he asked doubtfully: "Recognition? When did I get recognition?"
The old lady looked at Gu Yuan's shoulder and smiled without saying a word.
Gu Yuan was shocked: "That leaf just now?"
The old lady nodded.
It seems that this kid is not too stupid.
Gu Yuan still felt a little incredible in his heart.
This sounds really unreasonable.
It has always been the Li family's task to protect this sacred bronze tree, so why did it suddenly fall on him?
He was also guessing.
Is the reason why Li Siming pays so much attention to himself because the bronze sacred tree gave him guidance when he saw him?
However, this possibility should be unlikely.
After all, Li Siming didn't show any complicated emotions when they met for the first time.
Gu Yuan looked at the bronze sacred tree in front of him and fell into deep thought.
"Have you ever thought about why Li Siming suddenly asked you to come to the capital to sign a contract with the Bronze Sacred Tree?" the old lady suddenly asked.
Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment and shook his head subconsciously.
But he suddenly thought of what the old lady said before, and his heart froze, and a chill arose in his heart.
The old lady said before that as long as you sign a contract with the Bronze Sacred Tree and become a guardian, if the person dies, the tree will die, and if the person lives, the tree will live.
That is to say.
The reason why Li Siming made such an arrangement was that when he went to Northern Xinjiang, he was already prepared to die there.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuan's face turned a little pale.
"Don't be so nervous. He hasn't encountered any danger. It's just that in the northern Xinjiang, fighting against the demon clan, anything can happen." Mrs. Li seemed to see through Gu Yuan's thoughts at a glance and said.
Gu Yuan's mood also became complicated.
Although Li Siming went to Northern Xinjiang, everyone knew that the place was very dangerous, and Li Siming, who was appointed as the commander of the demon-slaying army, naturally faced life and death crises all the time.
But in Gu Yuan's opinion, perhaps out of his trust in Li Siming, he always felt that the troubles in Northern Xinjiang were nothing to Li Siming.
Only then did he realize that even Li Siming himself had no confidence in his heart.
When he really realized this problem, Gu Yuan's mood immediately became heavy.
He looked at the old lady of the Li family in front of him and said with a wry smile: "Old lady, this responsibility is really too great. In fact, I am very weak. I may lose my hair one day." "
Mrs. Li took a deep breath and said angrily: "Today's young people are really shameless. They talk about these unlucky words every day."
Gu Yuan smiled, a little disapproving: "There is no way, when I joined the Demon Suppression Division, I was already mentally prepared. If I am really afraid of death, there is no need to join the Demon Suppression Division."
Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment.
She stared at Gu Yuan for a long time and asked, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Afraid." Gu Yuan curled his lips, "Who in the world is not afraid of death? Unless... there is something more terrifying than death."
"I have read your information. In my opinion, you have finally become extraordinary and have such strength now, so you should cherish life more." Mrs. Li said, "Shouldn't you cherish life more in a situation like yours? ?"
"Yes!" A soft smile appeared on Gu Yuan's face. He thought for a while and said, "Probably, my life was earned by others for me."
The old lady stared at Gu Yuan for a while, thoughtfully.
After a while, she nodded slightly.
"Now I understand somewhat why he chose you."
"Bronze Sacred Tree?"
"I'm talking about Li Siming." Mrs. Li said.
Without waiting for Gu Yuan to speak, the old lady immediately said: "You should be very aware of the current situation. Both the Ling family and Guanlong Mountain are looking for you. Even if I allow it, you yourself don't want to stay here, right? ?”
Gu Yuan's expression became solemn again.
"However, as long as you become the guardian of the bronze sacred tree, Guanlong Mountain will definitely be on your side." Mrs. Li said with a deep look.
Gu Yuan's eyes widened and he looked at the other party in disbelief.
