Chapter 6
"Grandpa, Mom!"
When they heard my voice, they both looked at me quickly. My mother's face was full of shock, as if she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Little sister?" She looked at me without blinking.
"Mom!" I couldn't hold back my tears any more. Over the years, countless thoughts and endless grievances all turned into a hug.
I hugged my mother tightly and she hugged me tightly too.
After more than 20 years, I finally saw the mother I longed for so long. For so many years, I endured so much hardship outside of home, all of which I kept to myself because I had no parents and no one to confide in. I also didn't want anyone to pity me for having lost my parents at a young age. Now, all of this, with tears, poured out from my heart.
I felt two lines of hot tears flowing down my face, they were my mother's.
I miss her, and how could she not miss me? She and my father risked death to bring out the sacred feather stone of the clan, just to give birth to me. It can be said that their love for me is no less than my longing for them.
She held my shoulders with both hands, looked at my face carefully, wiped away my tears with her hands, and said, "You have grown up!"
"Mom!" I leaned my head tightly against her chest. She hugged me quietly and patted my back.
Just then, a man's voice came from outside: "Why are you crying in broad daylight?"
As soon as he walked in, I came out of my mother's arms and met his eyes.
"Daughter!" he was shocked.
"Dad." I ran to him and snuggled in his arms.
After so many years, I finally met my parents.
Grandpa saw me crying so hard and said, "It's a great day, stop crying. I never thought that my dear granddaughter would find her way here."
At this time, my mother also said: "Yes, it's the day when our family is reunited. Don't cry."
I wiped my tears, left my father's arms, walked towards my grandfather and hugged him.
"It's good that you're here, it's good that you're here." He patted my shoulder and said.
After seeing my long-missed family, my excited heart gradually calmed down.
Our family sat in the yard, and my father asked me, "How did you get to this forbidden place?"
"I passed the test of the high priest. They told me to return to my roots and then let me up," I said.
He and his mother looked at each other and said, "I didn't expect you to find your roots. Alas."
"Dad, how can I get you out of here?"
He shook his head and said, "Back then, we took the Feather Stone with us and gave birth to you. I heard that the Feather Stone was damaged later. The clan only confined us for thirty years, which was already a mercy outside the law."
Thirty years, that is to say, it will take almost ten years to leave the forbidden area.
"There is a way. Didn't Zhong Ran say a few days ago that if my younger sister performs well in the Xuan Detective Bureau, we can apply to the clan to release us early?" Grandpa said.
Zhongran is the senior who gave me guidance just now. Over the years, he was nominally monitoring my family, but in fact he was taking care of them.
"What's going on with the Xuan Detective Bureau?" Dad asked me.
"It is a department formed by the Xuanmen of the world, and it is specifically designed to catch those who cause trouble and cause chaos in the Xuanmen." I said.
"We have been in this forbidden area for twenty years. It seems that the world outside has changed."
During these twenty years, they have been in a forbidden area, which is actually under house arrest by the high priest, but there is no other punishment.
That feather stone must have blocked the first disaster for me, so it was damaged.
I suddenly felt a little grateful to the high priest. After all, it was a holy object that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Later I talked with them for a long time and learned that they had not suffered much in the past twenty years.
I told them everything that happened to me over the years, and when they heard that I was almost struck to death by lightning, they were all scared.
But as the saying goes, "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise." By accident, I successfully survived three disasters.
After talking with them, my dissatisfaction with the high priest's behavior gradually disappeared. It can be said that he and the elders have shown leniency.
Happy times are always short-lived, and the day passed quickly. The high priest gave me a deadline to leave before dark.
Before leaving, my parents told me to work hard at the Xuan Detective Bureau and not to resent my clan members. Our family was at fault in this matter and they accepted the punishment.
After bidding them a reluctant farewell, I followed Uncle Zhongran down the cliff.
Uncle Gui Qing and the others were waiting for me at the edge of the cliff. When they saw me come back, they all came to greet me.
Faced with the enthusiastic tribesmen, I felt a little overwhelmed, or rather embarrassed.
Uncle Gui Qing took me to the high priest's house, where the high priest was waiting for me.
He said, "Have you seen it?"
"Um!"
He took out a cloth bag from his arms and pushed it towards me.
I picked up the cloth bag and opened it gently.
The stone inside was as soft as a feather, but it was full of cracks and looked like it was about to break.
"Gui Qing said that you have entered the Xuanzhen Bureau. Before your parents' confinement period ends, if you can make some achievements in the Xuanzhen Bureau or repair the Yuhao Stone, I can release them early." said the high priest.
I took out the feather stone and placed it in the palm of my hand. It was a heart-to-heart feeling. Seeing it about to break, I felt guilty. It was all because of me that it became like this.
"How can I repair this feather stone?" I asked.
The high priest told me the history of Yuhao Stone.
This feather stone is the medium my ancestors used to communicate with souls. With it, we can deal with souls directly. My ancestors also used it to sign a contract with the underworld.
It can be said that the role of Yuhao Stone is unmatched and more precious than the "Yin Fu Lu".
If you want to repair it, you must use it to liberate a large number of dead souls. When the dead souls are purified, they will feel grateful, and the heaven will bestow good deeds, which the Yuhao Stone will absorb and use for repair.
"You can take it with you. It has gotten much better after being nurtured by our tribe over the years. Don't be careless and break it again in the future," said the high priest.
"Yes!" I put the feather stone around my neck, and from it, I felt the long-lost joy.
"High Priest, you..." I didn't know what to say next.
"Are you asking why I didn't punish your family severely?" he said.
I nodded.
"The world has changed now. Anyone who stands in the way of the trend will be eliminated. I see the future of the ghost clan in you, so I let you return to your roots. Those stubborn guys will be eliminated sooner or later." He made a contemptuous voice. I didn't know who those stubborn guys were.
"Although I am old, I am not confused. Among the younger generation of the ghost clan, you are the most talented. I hope you can bring the ghost clan back to the glory it had a thousand years ago." He said with emotion.
Thousands of years ago, the ghost clan was second only to one man and above ten thousand others!
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