Because the fog in the mountains has not completely dissipated, and the sun is rising in the east and shining in the west, everyone can't see the appearance of the person for a while. However, everyone already knows from the diary left by the female Japanese pirate that the Earthly Branch Chou Niu is in the form of an old woman, and this person

With a hunched back and a stooped body, he is undoubtedly an ugly cow, one of the twelve earthly branches.

Chou Niu's unsolicited appearance surprised everyone on his side. The two sides looked at each other wordlessly from a distance of more than ten feet. For more than ten drops of water, neither side spoke or moved forward.

After I got used to the light outside the stone room, I squinted and saw the appearance of this old woman clearly. She was wearing a light yellow coarse cloth. She was over seventy years old and almost octogenarian. She was leaning on a dove stick in her hand. Her appearance was only

To describe it as ordinary, if you didn't know in advance that it was transformed from the Earthly Branches, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and an ordinary old woman in a mountain village.

The old woman's eyes were unusually calm, almost empty. Facing the others, she showed neither friendliness nor closeness, nor vigilance or alertness.

After looking at each other for a long time, he slowly raised his hand and bent down to salute, "Li, the heroic prince of the Tang Dynasty, was sent by the current emperor to lead the crowd to meet with the Earth Spirit Immortal Chief."

Hearing the words, the old woman answered calmly, "This place is remote and isolated, inaccessible. What are you doing here?"

Seeing that there was no suspicion or doubt in the old woman's words, I was a little surprised. The old woman seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said harmoniously, "I know everything you have done since you came here, and I also know everything you said."

I am not surprised by what the old woman said, because the Earthly Branches are formed by the condensed energy of the five elements, and their abilities far exceed those of Taixuan cultivation. Although they cannot see into people's hearts, they can discern words and deeds. Since the old woman already knows that everyone in her side is friends and wrong.

The enemy no longer had to waste words to prove his identity, so he replied, "Hui Xian asked, the fortune of the Tang Dynasty is not good at the moment, and foreign thieves have taken advantage of it, trying to destroy our Dragon Veins of the Tang Dynasty and disrupt our Chinese spirit.

, The emperor was very worried when he heard about this matter, and he sent us to visit the immortals one by one to give warnings and at the same time provide assistance, fill in the gaps, and prepare for all possible consequences.

Complete."

Hearing the words, the old woman nodded slowly and said, "The emperor is interested, please return the greetings on my behalf. There are many dangers in the mountains. You should go early."

Seeing that the old woman had issued an order to expel the guests, she hurriedly said, "To be honest with the Immortal, these foreign thieves are not ordinary thieves. Although their intentions are evil, their strength cannot be underestimated. Now two Immortals have suffered misfortunes. The Immortal must not underestimate the enemy."

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"Changes and replacements are inevitable. The survival of Yang is a certain number, and the disappearance of Yin is also a certain number." There was no emotion in the old woman's voice. "What should come will come sooner or later. It will come when it should come. If Yang does not like it, Yin will not like it."

Don’t be sad. Let it go.”

I had previously talked with the woman in white who had transformed into a unitary rooster in the desert of the Western Regions. Compared with the woman in white, the old woman in front of me spoke very little, and her words were mostly pessimistic. Maybe she was not pessimistic but saw the rules clearly and was bearish.

of life and death.

After saying that, the old woman turned to leave. When she saw this, she hurriedly said loudly, "I would like to inform you, Immortal Chief, that the Emperor knows that all the Immortal Chiefs are very human beings. They all possess super-mysterious immortal methods and have the power to protect themselves. However, Your Majesty is compassionate and caring.

We leave one person to serve the Immortal Chief, so that if we encounter any intrusion from thieves, we can follow the example of the dogs and horses and accept the mission."

In fact, the emperor did not order them to keep people here. He said this on purpose, because Earthly Branch is not a mortal, and he definitely doesn't like to be disturbed by people. When Earthly Branch refuses, he can just go with the flow, settle for the second best, and leave Earthly Branch behind.

Spiritual tokens.

"No need, you go." The old woman didn't look back.

"The Immortal has gone away, and those who are left behind will definitely keep to themselves, keep to their own ways, and will never move around to disturb your purity." He said loudly.

Don't hesitate

Keeping people, the ugly old woman turned around helplessly, "I accept the emperor's wishes, but destiny cannot be violated, so there is no need to keep people. You should leave early."

Seeing this, he hurriedly walked a few steps and came to the old woman. He took out a jade bi from his waist bag and handed it over with both hands, "If the Immortal insists on sending us away, please accept this jade. This jade contains the following

With one breath of spiritual energy, if there is another invasion by foreign enemies, the Immortal Chief can summon us in time to serve on our behalf."

The old woman seemed to know that if she refused to accept it, she would definitely not be able to leave, so she had no choice but to take the jade from the air, saying, "It's superfluous and unnecessary."

As a member of the earthly branch, this ugly cow-turned-old woman not only doesn't like to talk, but also has an extremely cold attitude. In order to have a few more words with it, she can only ask, "Why does the immortal say this?"

The old woman said casually, "In fact, the final result has been decided as early as the beginning of chaos. There is also a certain date when the dynasty will change. No matter what you do, you can't go against Yin and Yang and change the Qi."

He asked eagerly, "The fortunes of the Tang Dynasty are not prosperous at the moment, and wars are raging. Can the immortal tell us whether we can put things right and revive the Tang Dynasty today?"

"So what if you know? So what if you don't know?" The old woman shook her head and said, "In short, the result has been decided a long time ago. No matter what you do, it is impossible to change the final result."

"It's up to God to make things happen, and it's up to people to plan things. Even if the final result has been decided long ago, people still have to do their best," he said.

"People decide what to do, and heaven decides what to do." The old woman walked eastward. "The destiny depends on heaven and not on people."

Seeing that the old woman was about to leave, he hurriedly followed her, but after walking a few steps, he found that the old woman suddenly disappeared, and when he spoke again, there was no response.

After several calls, there was no answer, so he could only return in frustration.

Previously with the old woman

The conversation was clearly heard by most of the others. The old woman's negative attitude towards the fortune of the country and her indifference made them dissatisfied and secretly complained. However, everyone's words and deeds were under the observation of the Earthly Branches. At this time, everyone also

It is difficult to comment on it.

Things have gone wrong here, and when there is no longer any need to stay, everyone can only ride on their horses and go down the mountain to stay away.

After leaving the ancient city area, Datou instructed Miss Bai to fly low, "Your Majesty, it is the same as us, shouldn't it be very close to us? Why do I feel that it is so indifferent to you?"

"You are wrong, it is not the same as us, it is not even a human being." He shook his head and said.

After saying this, Yu Yi spoke up, "This person has a very high state of mind. He understands life and death, and the four elements are empty."

"It's not a monk or a nun. It's all in vain." The big head frowned and curled his lips, then said, "My lord, you feel that we are really at a critical juncture. Will it ask us to come over and help?"

"It's hard to say," he shook his head. "Although it is in human form, it is not a human being. It has no emotions, anger, sorrow, or position. No matter what the outcome is, it can face it calmly."

"It is an earthly branch of the Tang Dynasty, how can it have no position?" Datou asked.

"It is not an earthly branch of the Tang Dynasty. It is an earthly branch of God's will. It just carries the Qi of the Tang Dynasty." He shook his head and said.

Da Tou was hesitant to speak several times, but finally plucked up the courage to say, "Why do I feel that it seems to have lost all hope? Does it think that the Tang Dynasty is about to run out of energy?"

Without waiting for the answer, Yang Kai took over, "Not necessarily, maybe it just thinks that God's will cannot be controlled by human beings."

Datou also knew that if he continued talking, it would increase the pressure for no reason, so he wisely changed the topic, "Your Majesty, where should we go next?"
Chapter completed!