Chapter 9: Peering into the Heaven's Secrets and Accidentally Breaking the Longevity Branch "What Song? What Sheng? ...
"Mr. Chi Huang! Why are you here!" Wen Yu looked around, fearing that Mr. Chi Huang was here and his master was nearby.
"Don't look! The God is traveling today and is not in the Heavenly Palace now!" The yellow ox called out twice and turned into a human form, a tall brown-haired young man.
"Let's go! Wenyu girl, I'll take you around the Heavenly Palace!"
Wen Yu immediately stood up upon hearing this and pushed the book aside. Hehe, tomorrow and tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows!
She ran to the window and climbed out with Chi Huang's hand.
"Chi Huangjun, where are we going to play today?"
Chi Huang transformed into a yellow ox, knelt on his front knees and motioned Wen Yu to sit on his back. After Wen Yu sat firmly, he ran out of the Temple of Spring!
"Today, I will take you to explore the Palace of Excellence! See the splendor of the Immortal Divine Tree!"
Joyful laughter echoed in the Temple of Spring and gradually faded away.
The two of them soon arrived at the Zhuoying Palace. The palace was magnificent, even more majestic than the Spring Temple. Wen Yu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"This place is really nice. Why doesn't Master move the Spring Temple here?"
Chi Huang slowed down his movements, a mooing sound emanating from his nose as he jokingly said with great amusement, "What are you thinking about? The God of Zhuoying Palace is probably accumulating merit in the human world right now. Do you want him to come back and find that his hometown has been occupied by you?"
Wen Yu repeatedly denied it, shouting at the temple, "Don't blame me, Lord God!" The two of them engaged in a back-and-forth argument, with neither side able to determine the winner.
"We're here!" Chi Huang put Wen Yu down and circled around the giant tree in front of him.
"This is..."
Wen Yu looked up. As the saying goes, a tree so big it can be embraced by two people begins life as a tiny seed. For this tree to grow into its current trunk, so thick it couldn't be surrounded by five or six people, it must have sprouted quickly since the beginning of time! Its branches and leaves were exquisitely designed, gleaming with a faint golden hue. It was truly fascinating.
"This is the Immortal Tree!" Wen Yu's eyes reflected a strange brilliance. Yes, she had once been considered the most beautiful and tallest sycamore tree in Houchun Mountain. Back then, the birds and elves of the mountain loved to play in her branches and absorb her spiritual energy. But now, compared to this Immortal Tree, she was nothing but a small witch compared to a giant. Wen Yu looked up at the Immortal Tree with eyes full of envy.
"Of course!" Chi Huang turned into a yellow ox and circled around the sacred tree, his words full of pride.
"You know, this Immortal Divine Tree was created by the divine power of the Emperor of the Eastern Heaven Court, connecting the growth of all things and the fate of mortals."
Chi Huang bent his front knee and motioned Wen Yu to ride on his back. After Wen Yu sat firmly, he stood up and ran with Wen Yu on his back.
"You see, each branch and leaf of this immortal tree represents the fate and lifespan of a mortal, so it has another name, the Longevity Branch."
"Oh? Is my destiny on it?" Wen Yu was very curious. She wanted to take a closer look at the date of her ascension so she could prepare in advance. Thinking of this, Wen Yu was very happy.
Chi Huang swung his hooves, making a clattering sound on the ground, and breathed hot air from his nostrils.
"Of course, but to understand the fate of gods, immortals, demons, and spirits, I'd probably have to go to the Sinan Star Lord to get a clearer picture. The Immortal Tree mainly records the fate of mortals."
"What's more, the secrets of heaven cannot be seen. I cannot see my own longevity branch."
Wen Yu nodded in agreement as she listened, but when she heard that she couldn't see her own fate, she paused. She scratched the end of her hair, thought for a moment, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Chi Huangjun, you wouldn't lie to me, would you? Hmm?"
"Are you afraid I'll peek?"
Wen Yu patted Chi Huang's smooth back and scratched his cow ears with the end of her hair, which made Chi Huang extremely itchy. For a moment, he ran around happily.
"Hahahahaha! I didn't lie to you! Hahahaha! If you don't believe me, just look for yourself!"
"Stop it! You girl!"
Wen Yu dodged Chi Huang, his steps unsteady, and he stumbled twice. He was still unskilled in immortal techniques, and even at such a short height, he nearly fell. He glanced around guiltily, determined not to let his master see him.
She took two steps at a time and approached the Immortal Tree. She hugged the trunk with both hands and was about to climb up when she heard Chi Huang's stifled laughter from behind her.
"Hey little girl, you're not planning on climbing up like this, are you?"
"You are blaspheming the sacred tree. When the Lord God comes back, I will punish you for your disrespect. Hahaha!"
Wen Yu closed her eyes, withdrew her hand, turned around and coughed lightly. What should she do? Her cultivation was not enough, and she could not go to heaven or earth freely for the time being.
Chi Huang smiled, held his head high, and walked towards Wen Yu with a leisurely gait. He looked so proud and proud that it seemed as if he was not a big yellow ox but a little fox.
"At the critical moment, it is still me who takes action."
"Heaven and earth help me! My spirit and form are up to me! Illusion!"
With a spell from Chi Huang, he stood up and drew a bull-headed statue that was several times taller than Chi Huang. It was exactly the same as Chi Huang, with a bull's head and a human body. It was emitting brown-red flames all over, and its size was almost as big as the Immortal Tree.
Wen Yu couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, her eyes widening. She only knew that Chi Huangjun was the Shikigami of the Spring Temple and her master's mount, but she had no idea he was so powerful. She had truly underestimated him before...
Wen Yu stood there in a daze, forgetting what to do for a moment. It was not as easy as when he climbed Chi Huang's ox back before.
The statue knelt on one knee, stretched out its broad, thick palm towards Wen Yu, spread it flat in front of her, and remained motionless.
"Girl Wenyu! Come on!" Chi Huang called out.
The sound woke Wen Yu up. She blinked and quickly climbed onto the statue's hand, holding up her skirt. The statue stood up and lifted her up.
"Chi Huangjun! You are amazing!"
Wen Yu shouted excitedly. At first, he only dared to sit. As the statue stood up and grew taller, Wen Yu became bolder. He stood up straight, walked back and forth, and looked at Chi Huang on the ground.
"Higher! I'm almost there!"
Wen Yu saw that the longevity branches were becoming clearer and clearer, and there seemed to be tiny words on them. She squinted her eyes, trying to see them more clearly.
"Passersby A, B, C, D..."
After walking around for a while and still not seeing the longevity branch that belonged to him, Wen Yu looked more carefully.
"Are you done? Girl Wenyu!" Chi Huang was using magic to support the statue under the tree, and it was gradually becoming difficult. This magic consumed a lot of divine power. Chi Huang secretly regretted that this girl was too curious.
Wen Yu was still searching for her own name, but a familiar name flashed in her eyes.
"Song Linsheng?" Wen Yu blurted out the name, not knowing where he had heard it before.
"What Song? What Sheng?" They were too far away to hear clearly.
"It's Song Linsheng!"
Wen Yu remembered that a few days ago, when she secretly followed her master to the Seven Star Hall of Si Nan Xingjun, she vaguely heard them discussing something in whispers, and it seemed that they mentioned the name Song Linsheng.
Wen Yu stretched out his hand and saw four lines of fate poetry on the Shouyuan branch.
"Half a lifetime of purity and cleanliness, the cold spring and warm days burn away one's life..."
"Ah!" Wen Yu, who was concentrating on observing, suddenly felt his feet go empty! He actually fell straight down. The statue gradually lost its luster and turned into fragments and scattered, unable to protect Wen Yu anymore.
Chi Huang cried out beneath the tree, perhaps his spell had failed him and vanished naturally. In a flash, Wen Yu reached out and grasped, hoping to cling to the Immortal Tree and prevent it from falling like a kite with a broken string.
Wen Yu clenched his hands tightly and dared not open his eyes. He only heard a cracking sound, and his body seemed to hit a branch and then fell down.
The imagined pain did not come. Wen Yu secretly opened one eye and saw Ju Mang looking at her with a helpless smile.
It turned out that Ju Mang had arrived in time and used his divine power to support Wen Yu's body. Seeing her open her eyes, Ju Mang withdrew his strength and let Wen Yu stand up.
"Are you okay, Little Tree-kun?"
"No, no! Master! Why are you back..."
Wen Yu forced a smile and scanned Chi Huang's figure with his peripheral vision. Seeing him huddled not far away, not coming forward, he thought to himself, "Mr. Chi Huang! You must share this hardship!"
Wen Yu stretched out her hand to scratch the back of her head as usual, but something rubbed against her cheek. She lowered her head to look.
Ah!!! It’s Song Linsheng’s Shouyuan branch!
Wen Yu's pupils widened in shock! How could she have broken off someone else's longevity branch? And even held it in her hand to scratch an itch?
For a moment, Wen Yu's brain was working rapidly. She must have been too panicked just now. She just wanted to grab the branch to avoid falling, but she didn't expect to break the branch by mistake.
Wen Yu quickly put his hands behind his back, not knowing how to explain to his master.
At this time, Chi Huang also came forward and stood beside Wen Yu. He had just seen the broken longevity branch, but he did not dare to make any judgment and could only remain silent.
Ju Mang raised his hand, and the longevity branch flew out from behind Wen Yu and landed steadily in Ju Mang's hand.
Wen Yu looked over and moved step by step to Ju Mang's side.
“Master…”
Ju Mang frowned slightly. The last two lines of the four-line fortune-telling poem on the Shouyuan branch gradually blurred and disappeared, leaving only the first two. It seemed that he and the Si Nan Xingjun were busy.
"For mortals, if the longevity branch is damaged, at best, it will cause a change in fate, and at worst, premature death..."
die?
Wen Yu was stunned. Her careless play could actually cause someone's death...
She used to love playing, but never got into any trouble. Today was the first time, and it directly affected someone's lifespan. Wen Yu didn't know how to react or what to say. She didn't want to hurt anyone, she didn't want to hurt anyone...
At this moment, Wen Yu's heart felt like it was being cooked in a raging fire, and she was in great torment.
"Is there...is there any way to save them?"
Ju Mang did not answer immediately, but stretched out his hand and injected a stream of spiritual power into the longevity branch. After completing it, he lifted his fingertips lightly, and the longevity branch slowly flew up to the top of the branch, disappearing among the thousands of branches, making it difficult to distinguish for a while.
"It is impossible to defy fate and change it." Ju Mang sighed lightly.
“You guys…”
Ju Mang did not blame Wen Yu and Chi Huang anymore, turned around and left. Chi Huang poked Wen Yu's hand to comfort him, then followed Ju Mang, leaving Wen Yu still standing there in a daze.
Fate changes, premature death...
These eight words lingered in Wen Yu's mind. Wen Yu turned around and stared towards the direction of the Immortal Tree.
I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Song Linsheng, I'm sorry.
"Song Linsheng, I'm sorry!" Wen Yu kept shaking his head and muttering, becoming more and more anxious.
"Madam Wenyu? Madam Wenyu?"
It seemed like someone was calling her. Wen Yu suddenly woke up and bumped head-on into the figure in front of her. The collision made Wen Yu see stars. After her eyes became clear, she gradually saw the person clearly.
"Song Linsheng?"
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