Gu Yuan faced Elder Ai, slowly stretched out his hand, palm facing up, then closed his eyes, frowning and feeling carefully.
In Elder Ai's surprised eyes, a golden bronze divine tree projection appeared on the palm of his hand. It looked very small, only about three inches.
The golden leaves on the bronze sacred tree now look like little golden light spots, pure and bright.
When Gu Yuan clenched his fist and the projection dissipated, Elder Ai exhaled.
"Elder Ai, do I have the temperament now?" Gu Yuan joked.
Elder Ai looked at the young man in front of him and nodded slightly, his eyes full of approval.
"Yes, Li Siming, the previous guardian of the Bronze Divine Tree, is now the mainstay of Daxia. I am looking forward to how far you can grow. I hope you will not disappoint me."
Gu Yuan felt strange when he heard this.
It was as if the bronze sacred tree was given to him by Elder Ai.
Obviously this is something that the Li family has protected for generations, okay!
"Elder Ai, haven't Guanlongshan studied the origin of this bronze sacred tree in these years?" Gu Yuan leaned forward and asked in a low voice.
Perhaps because of the mystery of the Bronze Sacred Tree, Gu Yuan lowered his voice unconsciously when he spoke.
Elder Ai looked at him and said, "What do you think?"
"I think it must have been studied." Gu Yuan said without thinking.
Elder Ai smiled, stood up, walked to the desk and sat down again.
"After we learned about the existence of the Bronze Sacred Tree, we never gave up spying on it, but we never made any progress. After all, even the Li family, who had guarded the Sacred Tree for so many years, knew nothing about the Bronze Sacred Tree. What about us?"
Gu Yuan frowned and nodded.
Elder Ai continued: "But according to our speculation, this bronze sacred tree is closely related to this world. Once the bronze sacred tree begins to wither, correspondingly, a disaster will occur somewhere in this world. , the Li family has also been keeping records."
"Isn't there any warning at all?" Gu Yuan asked.
If it is true as Elder Ai said, then they can judge whether there has been a disaster recently based on the condition of the Bronze Sacred Tree.
Elder Ai shook his head and said: "The interval is too short and there is no time to react. Besides, even if there is enough time left for us, it is actually useless because we don't know where the specific location is."
Gu Yuan thought about it and found that this was indeed the case.
"But what is certain is that the fate of the Bronze Sacred Tree and the world are intertwined." Elder Ai said, "If one day the Bronze Sacred Tree completely loses its vitality, perhaps our world will also suffer destruction. A big blow.”
Gu Yuan was shocked.
Speaking of this, Elder Ai also showed a wry smile on his face.
"This is the most terrifying thing. We can't figure out the rules of the Bronze Divine Tree, we can't read its information, and we don't even know where it comes from and why it exists. But what we know is, Once an accident occurs to the Bronze Sacred Tree, our world will face disaster, Gu Yuan, don't you think this is terrible?"
Gu Yuan nodded and said with a wry smile: "So, I don't think I can carry such an important thing."
Elder Ai slowly put away the smile on his face, looked at Gu Yuan, and nodded in agreement.
"Actually, I think so too."
Gu Yuan: "..."
This really doesn't give any face.
"If we have a choice, we will spend a lot of time to select a good enough talent, and set various strict rules for him, and even completely control his life. There is a movie called "The Truman Show" , have you seen it?”
Gu Yuan nodded.
"We can create a Truman and let him live in the world we constructed. He doesn't need to do anything. He only needs to live in a fairy tale, because only in this way is the bronze sacred tree the safest."
Elder Ai paused, took another sip of tea, and sighed: "However, we cannot do this. The bronze sacred tree has its own choice. When it is metaphysical enough, we can only believe in its choice. Although you kid... I always feel a little unreliable."
Gu Yuan said awkwardly: "It doesn't have to be so real."
Elder Ai laughed and said seriously: "I have already told you what needs to be said. You have to remember that this matter must not be revealed. After all, no one wants their destiny to be controlled by a tree. .
Moreover, when you know about the Bronze Divine Tree, you will also have a strong curiosity. If the forces in other countries know about it, they will even unite together, so... you must not reveal it! "
Gu Yuan nodded. Even if Elder Ai didn't remind him, he wouldn't tell the world about it. Wouldn't that cause trouble for himself?
But when he heard Elder Ai's words, an idea suddenly came to Gu Yuan's mind.
He took a sip of tea, then slowly put the cup down, raised his head and looked at Elder Ai doubtfully, and asked: "Sir Elder, do you think we are the only ones in Daxia who have this bronze sacred tree? When we will When it is treated as top secret, how can we be sure that there is no identical tree in another part of the world?"
Elder Ai was stunned for a moment. He looked at Gu Yuan and fell into deep thought.
…
In another courtyard.
It's actually not that far away from Elder Ai's yard.
Ling Guiyu stood at the door of the courtyard and looked at the guard in front of him.
"Elder Xiong lets you in." The guard stepped aside.
"Thank you." Ling Guiyu cupped his hands and quickly stepped towards the threshold.
When Ling Guiyu walked through the door and came to the backyard, he heard the sound of huffing and puffing.
The spacious backyard looked more like a small martial arts field. There were a row of weapon racks on both sides, with various weapons on them, from swords, guns and clubs to axes and hooks. There was also a pair of meteor hammers weighing a hundred kilograms on the ground.
Many pieces of the stone slab under the feet have been smashed, and even deep holes have been made in some places. At this time, there is a shirtless and muscular man. He has obviously full of white hair, but his body is extremely strong. That one Kong Wu's powerful arms were as thick as an average person's calf.
He waved a big knife in his hand, and the sword broke the wind with great momentum. When he saw Ling Guiyu, his arm shook slightly, and the big knife came out of his hand and was firmly inserted into the weapon rack.
He walked to the table nearby with an iron basin on it. He washed his face, picked up a towel and wiped his hands, then picked up the kettle next to him and took two big sips.
"I've seen Elder Xiong." Ling Guiyu quickly took two more steps forward.
Elder Xiong looked at him and chuckled.
"I know what you want to say, but I advise you not to say it. That is not just Elder Ai's intention, it is the result of our discussion."
Hearing this, Ling Guiyu's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of his heart.
