Chapter 161 Guardian Spirit 29
Everyone present was stunned by this sudden change.
Even Xie Zuo, who was well prepared, was caught off guard.
He did not expect Xie Yinian to know his life experience, and he did not expect that Zhaodan Sword would respond to Xie Yinian.
Looking at Xie Chuan's distraught and devastated look, Xie Zuo was extremely anxious and frantically thought about countermeasures.
After Xie Yinian provoked Xie Chuan, he turned his attention back to Xie Zuo.
Xie Yinian knew very well that the crisis he had to face was far from resolved.
Xie Zuo did find a good angle to deal with him -
his master.
"If you have paid attention to the affairs of the Xie family, you should know that a child of the Xie family was lost more than ten years ago."
"I have a grudge against Xie Zuo. Xie Zuo must have guessed from somewhere that I was the lost child, so he went to great lengths to stop me from binding the imperial weapon."
Lu Hexuan frowned. It seemed that it was really possible that what he said in the restaurant caused all this.
Lu Hexuan looked at Xie Zuo with some dissatisfaction.
Binding the imperial weapon is a major event in the entire Tianshi world. How can it be obstructed in every way because of selfishness?
Xie Zuo noticed Lu Hexuan's eyes and thought to himself that it was not good. He didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly said: "This is just your one-sided statement."
Xie Yinian looked outside.
At this moment, the Zhaodan Sword had calmed down again.
He released his aura, originally just wanting these people to sense it, but he didn't expect it to trigger the Zhaodan Sword to vibrate.
But it was obvious that the Zhaodan Sword helped him a lot.
"I would lie, but the Zhaodan Sword would not. I have never come into contact with the Zhaodan Sword. How could it suddenly react if it had not sensed a familiar aura on me?"
"As far as I know, when the first forty people entered the valley, the Zhaodan Sword did not show any fluctuations."
Master Zhou Tian supported, "Fellow Daoist Xie Zuo just came in and may not be clear about the specific situation here. The situation is indeed as Xie Yinian said."
Xie Yinian's one-sided statement is not credible, so how do you explain the reaction of the Zhaodan Sword?
Xie Zuo insisted, "Maybe it was caused by the Heavenly Master who stayed in the valley?"
Lu Hexuan directly asked Ban Xi to run an errand and ask the other guest elders guarding the valley entrance: When the Zhaodan Sword produced fluctuations, was there anyone staying in the valley?
Ban Xi went out quickly and came back even faster.
Not only did he come back himself, he also dragged a guest elder back.
"When the Zhaodan Sword produced fluctuations, Heavenly Master No. 41 had just walked out of the valley, and Heavenly Master No. 42 had not had time to go in. So at that time, the valley was indeed empty."
Ban Xi also secretly sneered.
"If Senior Xie Zuo doesn't believe it, you can ask this elder for confirmation."
"Of course, if Senior Xie Zuo doesn't believe this elder's confession, I can invite several other elders. One person's words may be false, but there are so many people in the valley, it's impossible for them to lie for Xie Yinian."
"Xie Yinian is an ordinary person, but he doesn't have as much face as Senior Xie Chuan and Senior Xie Zuo."
It's a pity that this guest elder who was forcibly pulled over was at a loss, looking left and right, and had no idea what happened.
However, someone who was familiar with him couldn't stand it and asked, "Is Ban Xi's first sentence correct?"
Seeing that the guest elder nodded, the people who were familiar with him quickly pulled him out of the battlefield.
Didn't you see how dark Xie Zuo's face was? If he stayed any longer, he would be the one who got hurt!
It would be so nice to run to the corner and eat the melons up close. Why did he have to mix in?
"No." Xie Chuan suddenly spoke.
Xie Chuan's face was still ugly. He ignored Ban Xi's words and just propped up his shaky body to find loopholes in Xie Yinian's words.
"I will assume that you are the biological child of Uncle Xie Zhou and Aunt Yao Rong, but you were only two years old when you went missing. How did you know your life experience and how did you learn the Yao family's mental method?"
Xie Zuo also responded, putting on a righteous attitude: "Yes. The Yao family was passed down to Yao Rong's generation, and she was the only one left. After her death, the inheritance of the Yao family was completely cut off."
After going around in circles, the problem finally came back to Xie Yinian's master.
Xie Yinian knew that he had to give a reasonable explanation for this, otherwise Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan would never let him go.
Xie Yinian lowered his eyes and did not speak for a while.
Ban Xi was so angry that he jumped out again to accuse: "Senior Xie Zuo, are you too aggressive?"
"Since you are so curious about Xie Yinian's master and asked Xie Yinian to give an answer, I am very curious about how Xie Yinian got lost. I wonder if Senior Xie Zuo can also answer my questions?"
Xie Zuo sneered: "How would I know how Xie Yinian got lost?"
"You are a disciple of Danhua Temple. Haven't the elders of Danhua Temple ever taught you to go to the police to investigate a case?"
"Besides, I am your senior. This is the first time you offended me, and I tolerated it for the sake of Danhua Temple. But you can't use my magnanimity as an excuse to go further!"
Ban Xi was furious. Just when he wanted to speak again, Xie Yinian patted his shoulder and signaled him to be patient: "Brother Ban Xi, let me talk."
Ban Xi was willing to stand up and defend him again and again, and he was very moved.
But this was a matter between him and the Xie family. He already had enough courage to face it all, and he also had enough skills to deal with it all.
Ban Xi was still a little worried at first, but when he met Xie Yinian's firm and cold eyes, Ban Xi was strangely calm.
"...Okay." Ban Xi silently stepped aside, but still stared at Xie Zuo.
He looked as if if Xie Zuo said something too much, he would have to roll up his sleeves and stand up again.
After persuading Ban Xi, Xie Yinian lowered his head and slowly took off the black glove.
His bony palm was exposed.
On his index finger, a dark black ring was shining faintly.
"Black magic ring!" Someone exclaimed. He and Xie Zhou were of the same generation and had seen this top-grade magic weapon many times.
"Yes, it is the Black magic ring." Xie Yinian said sarcastically, "If Senior Xie Zuo still has doubts, you can invite Zhan Bingyun from Yidao Temple to come here."
"The Black magic ring was made by her master. She will definitely be able to recognize whether it was made by her master."
The man who just spoke asked anxiously: "Where did you get this magic ring? It is indeed a treasure belonging to Xie Zhou, but it should have been lost in the Yinsha Land with Xie Zhou..."
Without waiting for Xie Yinian to answer, the man's face changed slightly: "Could it be that...someone walked out of the Yinsha Land alive back then?"
Alive?
Xie Yinian felt a little bitter in his heart, and did not answer the man directly, but just followed the man's words and said: "This black magic ring was given to me by my master. My life experience was also told to me by my master. And the Yao family mental method that I learned was also taught to me by my master."
Master Zhou Tian had a vague guess: "Your master is..."
Xie Yinian nodded: "My master is my mother Yao Rong."
"Absolutely impossible!" Xie Zuo's voice was so sharp that it was a bit piercing, "The soul lamp that Yao Rong left in the Xie family back then has been extinguished! Moreover, if your master is really Yao Rong, why didn't she return to the Xie family!"
Xie Yinian stared at Xie Zuo expressionlessly.
Xie Zuo felt a little uncomfortable when being looked at by Xie Yinian, and slightly turned away.
Perhaps it was because of those almost identical eyes, when Xie Yinian stared at him, Xie Zuo suddenly dreamed back to twenty years ago.
Every time he did something wrong, his cousin Xie Zhou, who was always gentle and friendly to all the tribe members, looked at him in the same way...
Really, they were so similar.
Xie Yinian hid the sadness in his eyes and laughed coldly, as if he had heard something extremely ridiculous: "Why doesn't my mother go back to the Xie family? Don't you know better than me? If she goes back to the Xie family, will the Xie family still have a place for her?"
"You can't even tolerate a child, can you really tolerate her existence!"
"Jealous of the virtuous, ostracizing and suppressing, the Xie family's behavior today is exactly the same as it was more than ten years ago!"
Many people around sighed when they heard Xie Yinian's words.
It is indeed true.
The young man in front of him has been wandering outside for more than ten years and has just learned Taoism for two years, but he is so sharp.
If he had never encountered these setbacks in his life, if he had always been the proud son of the Xie family, wouldn't his current glory be as brilliant as the sun and the moon?
"Enough!" Lu Hexuan couldn't stand it anymore, and said with anger, "Xie Zuo, you are Xie Yinian's predecessor, why are you so aggressive!"
Zhou Tianshi was also very dissatisfied: "Xie Zuo, things have come to this point, it would be too ungraceful for you to continue to mess around."
"Indeed." A guest elder who originally stood on Xie Yinian's side did not give Xie Zuo any face, "Xie Zuo, save yourself a little moral integrity."
Even those who originally stood on Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan's side disagreed: "It's normal to have selfishness, but don't let it ruin the big picture."
"Yes, after the death of former clan leader Xie Le and former junior clan leader Xie Zhou, Yao Rong had nothing to do with the Xie family. After she came out of the Yinsha Land, she went to look for her lost child, and then devoted all her efforts to cultivating her child. Is this approach difficult to understand?"
There were also those who were not on good terms with the Xie family, who secretly squeezed and said: "Anyway, no matter whether it was Xie Chuan who bound the imperial weapon or Xie Yinian, the imperial weapon eventually fell into the hands of someone with the surname Xie. What else are you dissatisfied with? You should be happy!"
Lu Hexuan finally made the decision: "The Yao family's mental method is extremely special."
"The closer one's physique is to that of a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, and Yin hour, the faster one's cultivation efficiency will be. It is precisely because the cultivation conditions are so harsh that the Yao family's inheritance is in danger of being cut off."
"Xie Yinian happened to be born on a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, and Yin hour. He has the most suitable martial arts for himself, and he has such outstanding qualifications. In addition, he has a teacher who has devoted all his efforts to cultivate him. It is also understandable that he has achieved such a level of cultivation in just two years."
"Xie Zuo, do you have any more questions about this?"
Xie Zuo's face turned pale.
The opinions of everyone present were so unified. What doubts could he have? What else could he say! If he
continued, he would be asking for trouble!
Master Zhou Tian turned to look at Xie Yinian, and his tone softened: "Now that everything has been explained clearly, you can go back and rest first. In two or three more people, it will be your turn to enter the valley."
"I hope you can successfully bind the imperial weapon in one go and recreate the glory of the ancestors of the Yao family."
The guest elder who was pulled over by Ban Xi also said: "Your parents and I are old acquaintances, especially your mother, who once saved my life. My surname is Tang, and my name is Tang Caizhe. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can always come to the Tang family to find me."
A friend on the side said: "Is yours just an old acquaintance? I remember that after you were saved by Yao Rong, you pursued her desperately. Later, I heard that Yao Rong was going to marry Xie Zhou, and you even dragged me to buy her drunk several times late at night."
Elder Tang scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the younger generation!"
Doesn't he have any face!
Besides, who doesn't have a time when they are young and admire each other!
Xie Yinian had a strange look on his face. He bowed to everyone again and then pulled Ban Xi out.
The tent was opened, and the sunlight fell on Xie Yinian. Xie Yinian secretly made a victory gesture to himself.
In fact, he never lied to Master Zhou Tian and the others from beginning to end.
He just concealed the most important point.
Even if everyone present tried their best, they would never have thought that his mother was the Ghost King they were guarding against.
***
Ban Xi followed Xie Yinian for a distance in a daze, then suddenly came back to his senses and held Xie Yinian's hand.
Xie Yinian stopped and looked at Ban Xi with a smile.
"I didn't expect you to be that kid..." Ban Xi murmured.
Xie Yinian: "You and Sister Bingyun, don't blame me for keeping it a secret from you."
"How could that be?" Ban Xi asked hurriedly when mentioning Zhan Bingyun, "Do you mind if I tell Zhan Bingyun about this?"
Xie Yinian: "There are so many people in the tent, this matter can't be kept secret, Sister Bingyun will know it sooner or later. Let me go with you to find Sister Bingyun now."
Ban Xi waved his hands and firmly disagreed: "No, no, no, I can go by myself. You should prepare well for entering the valley first. It will be your turn soon. Don't let these messy things affect your condition."
"We must not let the conspiracy of Xie Zuo, the old bastard, and Xie Chuan, the young bastard, succeed."
Just now he kept calling "Senior Xie Zuo", but now he started to call "Old bastard Xie Zuo".
Xie Yinian felt amused, watched Ban Xi leave, and turned back to his tent.
Xie Yinian took out his mobile phone from his bag.
Still no signal was received.
Xie Yinian rubbed his temples in distress. He really wanted to call his mother and say anything.
Maybe she heard Xie Yinian's prayer, but in the next second, Xie Yinian noticed that there was a signal on his phone!
Although it was a very weak signal, Xie Yinian seized the opportunity and immediately dialed Yao Rong's mobile number.
After a few seconds, a long phone ringtone sounded in the tent.
The call was connected.
Xie Yinian said secretly: Pick it up.
"Hello?"
A familiar voice came from the receiver.
Xie Yinian sniffed and called softly, "Mom."
"What's wrong?"
"I miss you."
Yao Rong asked, "Did anyone wrong you in the camp?"
Xie Yinian: "..." Damn
it, he really couldn't hide anything from his mother.
Just as he was about to sternly accuse Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan of their behavior, he heard the phone call stop abruptly -
Xie Yinian moved the screen of his mobile phone to his eyes and cursed angrily: "This signal is too unstable." "
Forget it." Xie Yinian comforted himself, "Anyway, I can leave this damn place tomorrow at the latest."
***
On the other side, Ban Xi finally found Zhan Bingyun who was fighting a crazy battle with mosquitoes.
"Didn't Nian Zi give you floral water and mosquito repellent?" Ban Xi asked.
Zhan Bingyun slapped the mosquito on his neck and twisted his arm: "My physique is to attract mosquitoes, there is no way. What do you want from me?"
Ban Xi pulled Zhan Bingyun to the corner, gesticulating and exaggerating and telling the story again.
After his artistic processing, Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan's faces were at least ten times more hideous than before.
Zhan Bingyun didn't care about being angry with Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan, all her thoughts were still on Xie Yinian's life experience: "You said... Nian Zi is that child, are you sure!?"
Ban Xi nodded: "It's more real than gold. Nian Zi has a black magic ring and has learned the Yao family's mental method."
Ban Xi also asked Zhan Bingyun: "Your master has come into contact with Nian Zi many times, why didn't he recognize Nian Zi?"
Zhan Bingyun clicked his tongue: "You are right! I didn't expect my master's eyesight to be so dim!"
Ban Xi frowned, this was not what he said.
Zhan Bingyun continued, "After we get out of this crappy place, I'll have to ask my master to give Nianzi some more gifts. Alas, if my master and your master were in the tent today, Nianzi would not have been forced to this extent by Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan."
Ban Xi shared a common hatred of the enemy: "You are right. But fortunately, most of the guest elders are still very sensible and train Xie Zuo like a grandson."
"Also, you were not there at the time, you didn't know how ugly Xie Chuan's face was, and you could have been buried directly."
Zhan Bingyun recalled the scene in his mind and slapped his thigh: "Damn, I missed an opportunity to laugh at Xie Chuan."
Ban Xi touched his chin: "I think there will be many opportunities like this in the future."
Putting down is more difficult than picking up.
Xie Chuan couldn't let it go, but he wasn't strong enough to pull out the imperial weapon, so he was destined to be unbalanced.
Talent has always been a person's lower limit.
***
"Number 44, Xie Yinian, it's your turn!"
Hearing the shout from outside, Xie Yinian stood up, opened the tent, and walked towards the valley.
Ban Xi and Zhan Bingyun stood in the crowd and waved at him: "Wait for your good news."
Xie Yinian smiled back at them.
When approaching the valley entrance, Xie Yinian saw an unexpected person-Xie Chuan.
In this situation, Xie Yinian had a rare interest in talking to Xie Chuan: "Are you here to witness how you lose?"
Xie Chuan clenched his teeth, and his temples bulged slightly due to the force.
It was only a short while later, and the coldness and pride on his body seemed to have dimmed a lot.
"I hope you can still be so confident in two hours."
Xie Yinian understood Xie Chuan's thoughts: "You won't give up until you reach the Yellow River."
In order to piss Xie Chuan off, he also tried his best to contract the Zhaodan Sword.
So, Xie Yinian passed Xie Chuan and the guest elders guarding the valley entrance and entered the valley.
This valley is not big, with rugged rocks and very sparse vegetation. The few remaining trees grow crookedly and have no vitality.
The Zhaodan Sword is inserted into a huge stone, and it is gray and looks like a jade covered with dust.
Xie Yinian is not in a hurry to communicate with the Zhaodan Sword.
He first slowly circled the valley.
After careful observation, Xie Yinian noticed that behind the boulder... there seemed to be a small open space?
Xie Yinian tried to see more clearly, but was blocked by the power of the sword.
Xie Yinian had no choice but to retreat and stand there thinking quietly.
He always felt that something was strange.
This valley was located deep in the forest, and it was reasonable that the vegetation should not be so barren.
Also, why was there such a large open space outside the valley? There were no trees, flowers or plants growing there.
After thinking for a long time, Xie Yinian suddenly had an idea - he knew it was Feng Shui.
Xie Yinian walked around the valley again, this time he focused on the terrain and Feng Shui of the valley.
Sure enough, even after several decades, it was still possible to see that there were traces of Feng Shui changes here. After
a while, Xie Yinian understood and said, "This is not a Feng Shui treasure land, but before the ancestor died, he couldn't send you out of Qinling, and he was afraid that if he left you there casually, you would lose your spirituality, so he hurriedly set up a Feng Shui formation to nourish you with the vitality of dozens of miles around."
"That's why the vitality around here is so desolate."
Xie Yinian didn't know if Zhaodan Sword could understand him.
But the imperial weapon has spirit.
Even if Zhaodanjian couldn't fully understand his words, he should be able to sense his state of mind from them.
After a moment of silence, Xie Yinian slowly walked towards Zhaodanjian, and stopped ten meters away from Zhaodanjian, speaking in a gentle tone.
"You miss her very much. Even though you knew she was gone, when you sensed the familiar breath on me, you still responded, right?"
Zhaodanjian suddenly let out a very soft mournful cry.
"The people from the Tianshi League said that they didn't find the body of the ancestor, but I think she is buried somewhere in the valley."
Xie Yinian's sight moved from Zhaodanjian to the small piece of land covered with flowers and plants behind Zhaodanjian.
That was the only place in the valley full of life.
"After she settled you down, she was almost dead. So she chose to be buried there, to accompany you and wait for the new owner to come. And you absorbed the vitality of dozens of miles around, but bypassed that place."
The sound of the Zhaodan Sword suddenly intensified, startling everyone outside the valley and raising their eyes.
Xie Yinian stood there quietly, until the Zhaodan Sword calmed down, Xie Yinian asked: "According to the number of generations, she is my great-great-grandmother. Can I go to pay homage to her?"
The Zhaodan Sword did not move at all.
Xie Yinian took a few tentative steps forward, and found that the Zhaodan Sword did not stop him, so he bypassed the boulder and came to the small open space behind the boulder.
Previously, the open space was mostly blocked by a huge rock. Now when Xie Yinian walked in personally, he found a tombstone made of wood inserted in the corner of the open space.
The words on the tombstone were carved with sword energy. The words
were extraordinary and deep into the wood. It was inscribed:
[The Tomb of Yao Chan, the Master of Zhaodan Sword]
There was no need for more prefixes. The five words "Master of Zhaodan Sword" were enough to summarize Yao Chan's life.
"Great-aunt, I am Xie Yinian, and I am also the heir of the Yao family's mental method."
Xie Yinian did not say the rest of the words, but said in his heart: For the past few decades, the Yao family has been looking for the Zhaodan Sword. The Zhaodan Sword was lost in the hands of the Yao family, and it should be taken back by the Yao family. I hope you will bless me and let me successfully take away the Zhaodan Sword and fulfill the last wish of generations of the Yao family.
Xie Yinian bowed to the tombstone.
Just as he finished bowing, a white light emerged from the words [Tomb of Yao Chan, Master of Zhaodan Sword], and then condensed into a ball, shooting straight at Xie Yinian.
Xie Yinian was slightly surprised, but he knew that his ancestors would not harm him, so he did not resist at all and let the white light fall into his mind.
When he sensed the content of the white light, Xie Yinian was stunned.
The white light contained all of Yao Chan's experience in using the Zhaodan Sword.
This was her last gift to future generations.
With this gift, Xie Yinian has a better chance of getting the Zhaodan Sword.
Xie Yinian saluted the tombstone again, patted the dust on his knees, and walked back to his original position.
"When the Tianshi League broke the formation outside the valley, it also destroyed the Feng Shui formation here. Even if the Tianshi League re-arranges the Feng Shui formation, the spirituality of this place has been almost absorbed by you."
"So - are you willing to come with me?"
The Zhaodan Sword still did not give any response.
But it did not stop Xie Yinian from moving forward.
Xie Yinian came in front of the Zhaodan Sword, slowly grasped the hilt, and began to try to pull the sword out.
Just when the sword was pulled out an inch, a terrible wave surged into Xie Yinian's body from the hilt.
Those waves were mixed with strong and nauseating anger, death, and murder.
They were the breaths left by the souls who died tragically under the Zhaodan Sword.
Those breaths roared in Xie Yinian's mind, easily connecting to the deepest anger in Xie Yinian's heart.
His eyes were red and his arms began to tremble.
Just as his reason was gradually eroded by anger, Xie Yinian's mind suddenly echoed with Yao Rong's words.
-"No matter how powerful a weapon is, it is still people who control it and exert its power."
He drew his sword to strengthen his own strength and to realize Ms. Yao's wish as soon as possible.
If he got the Zhaodan Sword but could not control it, would it go against his will and attack Ms. Yao one day?
What he needed was a weapon that he could use as easily as his arm.
Otherwise, he would rather not have it.
What's the use of the Lord's weapon?
Even if it is as powerful as an imperial weapon, it can never be controlled by his will!
In just a few breaths, Xie Yinian's eyes regained clarity.
This time, his action of drawing the sword was no longer stagnant.
The moment the Zhaodan Sword was completely pulled out, the violent waves turned into ripples, spreading out from the outside of the valley.
Everyone knew that a new generation of Zhaodan Sword masters had appeared.
The title of the best of the young generation no longer needed to be wielded by Xie Chuan and Zhan Bingyun.
From now on, when it comes to "the best of the young generation", it means Xie Yinian.
It can only be Xie Yinian.