Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 113 Origin
Guo Min then answered Gu Jinheng's question, "I think that Senior Zhong, the Zhongchuan Divine Monk, did not recognize me. After Yue Cang's Hunshu fragments were destroyed by Linshangshui, he knew that the catastrophe of Shangbei Continent was approaching and he needed to recall Zhubei Spear to fight against Yue Cang together, so he awakened Pei Nai. I think, if it weren't for me, Nai'er could have awakened ten years earlier."

"You two resurrecting at the same time, will it have any impact on her——"

"Lin Shang Water can destroy the Hun Tree Pieces——"

Gu Jinheng and Pei Nai spoke at the same time after Guo Min finished speaking. The former asked about Pei Nai's health, while the latter was more concerned about the usefulness of Linshang Water.

The two of them had a conflicting conversation, so they both stopped and looked at each other.

Gu Jinheng pursed his lips slightly and waited for Pei Nai to ask first.

Guo Min looked at them and smiled, then answered them one by one without waiting for them to ask again.

"I've taken up the position, so it stands to reason that Naier can't be resurrected. I'm also very surprised by this. It must be that Senior Zhong has been waiting for a long time. The body he chose for you is very suitable for you. At least the original owner had no resentment when she died, and she herself approved of you very much, so she was able to help you be reborn."

Pei Nai didn't know Tang Mingzhi, so she subconsciously looked at Ju Yan. Ju Yan nodded to her, indicating that what Guo Min said was true.

So Tang Mingzhi herself likes Pei Nai very much?
But they have never even met each other, and only heard about her experiences and her past through word of mouth. This love can even go against the natural laws of the tree and blend her completely.

Pei Nai felt a little regretful that she couldn't even say a word to Tang Mingzhi.

While Pei Nai was stunned, Guo Min asked again: "Did you feel unwell when you were resurrected?"

Pei Nai recalled, "I initially forgot the memories of the period before the Battle of Cliff Valley. I only remembered them when I was hit on the head by the hilt of a sword at the Dengyun Heroes Conference. My head hurt a lot at the time, but I didn't feel any discomfort after that."

Gu Jinheng looked at Pei Nai with somewhat fragile eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

"No wonder you are so stupid now. You must have been knocked dumb back then." Han Ruize raised his eyebrows and glanced down at her.

Pei Nai raised his eyebrows and glared at him in feigned anger, then slapped him on the back, and then turned to Guo Min, "Go on, how many pieces of Hunshu are there? What about Linshangshui?"

Guo Min was frank, "The Hunshu slices originated from a sacred tree that grew out of a meteorite from outer space. People in the Western Territory cut open the trunk of the tree to use as wood, but found that in the center were eight tree cores the size of a baby's little finger. They could not be destroyed by fire or cut by a knife. When people tried to swallow them, the Hunshu slices got entangled under their tongues."

"After this person died, the Hunshu Tablets passed into the hands of someone else. When they were taken again, this person came back to life and thus discovered the secret of the Hunshu Tablets."

Pei Nai and others listened quietly.

Guo Min also talked about the ownership of the Hunshu pieces. "Then the Hunshu pieces were presented as tribute to the Tianyao Palace. Two pieces were kept by Emperor Taizu and Pei Hong, Yue Cang took one piece away, and the Valley Kingdom and Lu Kingdom, as the landing site of the giant meteorite fragments, each kept one piece."

"There are three more that were previously lost among the people, and were scrambled for by people in the underworld as miraculous medicines for curing diseases. Among these three, the monk Zhongchuan owns one. More than ten years ago, I bought one at a high price in the Swamp Crow Country at the easternmost corner of the Upper North Continent. The whereabouts of the last one is unknown."

Pei Nai recalled, "The piece of the tree from Emperor Taizu was stored in the underground palace under Chaoyang City. Why didn't the descendants of the Xiao family know about it?"

Guo Min shook his head. "It's just that the current emperor doesn't know. The emperors of all dynasties knew the use and storage location of the Hunshu slices. When the late emperor was dying, he was unable to see the emperor for the last time, so it must have been lost."

"So the late emperor wrote the order of the sixty-four hexagrams on the walls of the underground palace in hidden ink on the back of the edict of succession!" Pei Nai suddenly realized and excitedly looked at Gu Jinheng, the only person who could resonate with her at this time.

Gu Jinheng looked at Pei Nai who seemed slightly excited, with a rare smile in his eyes. Guo Min didn't know that there was a hidden content on the back of the edict of succession, but he knew that Pei Nai and Gu Jinheng escaped from the underground palace in a dangerous way. Pei Nai fainted after coming out, and Gu Jinheng was even hit by the bone-dissolving water and narrowly escaped death.

"In which dynasty was the underground palace under Chaoyang City built? Why have I never heard of it before?" Han Ruize also heard Pei Nai talk about his experience at that time, so he asked.

Guo Min didn't know much either, so he just said, "The details are unknown. This underground palace was left over from ancient times and existed when Tianyao was established. It may be related to the ancestors of the mechanical arts of the Valley Country."

"During the Suiqing period of the Great Yan Dynasty, they chose Chaoyang as their location because of its feng shui, and moved the capital there. They accidentally discovered the secret of the underground palace, and built the imperial palace on top of it, as a place for the royal family to hide and escape."

"What about the monsters in the underground palace?" Pei Nai couldn't figure it out.

Guo Min frowned, "What kind? Is it similar in appearance to the monster created by Leilaiong?"

Penai nodded.

It was Ju Yan who explained, "I heard that hundreds of years ago, when a meteorite fell from outer space, the explosion caused the people and animals in the villages and towns surrounding the Wu tribe, the Valley Country, and the Lu country to undergo physical changes and transform into deformed monsters that looked like nothing. I think at that time, these creatures were considered rare treasures by the locals and were presented to Chaoyang City as tribute, where they were imprisoned underground."

This inference is more reasonable. Pei Nai clapped his hands in approval and said, "Everything fits together. So Lei Lai Weng went deep into the Wu tribe's meteorite ruins and used foreign plants, water or something else to develop a poison that can deform people."

Guo Min continued, "As for the Linshang Water, it comes from the secret place where the Lu Kingdom meteorite fell. It can emit a faint dark light in the dark and is also called the Lu Kingdom Holy Water. You have already met the monk Jingjue. His family has been the guardian of the Lu Kingdom secret place for generations."

"Eleven years ago, the ninth prince of the Wu clan found the Linshang Water in the secret realm of the Lu Kingdom and presented it to the Wu clan's God King as a treasure. The moment the mouth of the Linshang Water bottle was opened in the palace, Yue Cang lost consciousness and fainted. When he woke up again, the Hunshu slice had lost its vitality as if it were dead."

Pei Nai and Gu Jinheng looked at each other.

This is consistent with what Abbot Shi Ming said and what they guessed. Linshang Water can destroy the Hun tree pieces and is the key to solving the problem of Yue Cang.

“So the reason why the Wu clan launched a massive attack on Tianyao ten years ago was because Yue Cang’s Hunshu piece was destroyed. He was afraid of death, so he wanted to seize the palace or the Pei family’s Hunshu piece?” Han Ruize finally understood the reason.

Pei Nai asked again: "Seven years ago, the Wu tribe launched a massive attack on Lu State, causing Lu State's defeat and the people to be displaced. Was it to find the Hun tree fragments in Lu State's secret territory, or to destroy Linshang Water?"

"The pieces of the tree kept by Lu Guo were destroyed in the beginning due to contact with the rain." Guo Min explained.

Pei Nai thought of the smoke of war rising in various places again, and sneered, "No wonder Yue Cang sent troops to Huayun Village and the Kingdom of Mountain Valley at the same time this time. It turns out that he has no other choice."

Han Ruize said angrily: "Millions of lives are stepping stones on his road to immortality." Even their families are among them.

Now that the cause of the incident had been clarified, they returned to the present.

"I have said what I need to say. What do you think now? Anyway, I used the Hunshu slices only for revenge. I have lived enough of this life. I carried out lynching without going to the authorities, and killed people in the secret office of the palace. My crimes are enough to be beheaded ten times. Do you want to arrest me, Lord Duan Ding?"

Guo Min opened his arms and stared at Gu Jinheng fearlessly.

(End of this chapter)