The revelation of Bi 'an's identity made me fall into a daze. My mind was in a daze, and I didn't make a sound for a long time.
Nangong knew that I was feeling restless, so he didn't say anything else. He stood there and waited for fifteen minutes, giving me time to calm down. Then, he walked over and patted my shoulder. "Everything has its own fate. You have a special identity, so there are some things that you can't avoid. You don't need to worry too much. Just treat it as your mission."
Mission?
Why me? Why am I destined to bear all of this?
I shook my head at Nangong. "Monster Emperor Jun, Emperor Ku, and the Sages might be my mission, but Bi 'an isn't."
Nangong was stunned. He sighed and nodded after a long while. "Let's not talk about this. Your clansmen are waiting for you. Let's go and meet them."
No matter if it was Nangong or Officer Wang, they had done many things for me. They had received benefits, so there was no reason for them to deny it.
I sighed and nodded. Then, I followed Nangong and Bai Ling to the village.
After a few minutes, we walked past the Shennong Cauldron and reached the other side of the seven or eight houses. There were a dozen people standing in front of the houses. They were wearing coarse hemp clothes and were looking at us.
As we approached, Bai Ling walked past me and jogged towards the group of people. He whispered something to them. When we arrived, the people of the shaman tribe knelt in front of me. Their eyes were filled with excitement as they shouted, "Greetings, Sages!"
From the appearance of the surrounding houses, it seemed that all the people of the Medicine King Valley were here.
There were a dozen of them, old and young. No wonder Nangong had reacted that way when I had asked him how many of his clansmen were still alive.
At that moment, I could reluctantly accept such etiquette. After nodding to show my respect, I walked over and helped them up, indicating that they didn't need to be so formal in the future.
As I helped them up and talked, every member of the shaman tribe, regardless of their age or age, had tears in their eyes. I had an indescribable feeling when I looked at them.
Perhaps Nangong was right. This was the mission that I was born to bear.
After the clansmen stood up, they made way for us. Nangong stayed behind as if he had something to discuss with the clansmen. Bai Ling led the way and brought us to rest.
Behind the seven or eight thatched cottages, there was a house made of green bricks and tiled tiles. The plaque at the door had the words "Hundred Herb Hall" written on it in ancient script.
After taking us in, Bai Ling asked us to rest on the wooden chairs in the room. "Nangong will come later. We will discuss the Shennong Cauldron."
After saying this, she lifted her feet and prepared to leave. At this moment, Fatty, who had been silent all this time, suddenly called out to her.
Bai Ling stopped and turned to look at Fatty without saying a word.
Fatty took a deep breath and looked at Bai Ling with a burning gaze. "Bai Ling, don't you have anything to say?"
Hearing the fatty's words, Bai Ling's expression did not change at all. She replied indifferently, "Should I have anything to say?"
Bai Ling's words caused the sorrow on Fatty's face to become even more intense. After a moment of silence, he let out a bitter laugh, "Looks like I'm looking for trouble …" That's right, so many years have passed, people will change. If you were to fall in love with him, it would be a normal thing.
Fatty had already thrown caution to the wind. However, Bai Ling's expression did not change. She shook her head and said, "There's no such thing as falling in love with him. That year, I went to the Fire God Temple to look for the Saintess. Meeting you was an accident. After I found out that you were from the Nine Cauldrons Clan, I wanted to get close to you to see if I could find out the whereabouts of the Saintess.
When I came out of the Fire God Temple, Nangong told me about the Saintess' arrival. I had no reason to get involved with you.
That's all I have to say. You're on your own now. "
After saying that, she did not wait for Fatty's reply and left.
After she left, Fatty fell completely silent. He sat to one side and stared blankly ahead, not saying a word.
I wanted to comfort him, but I had never experienced such a thing before. I didn't know what to say, so I could only stay by his side in silence.
Bai Ling had made her words very clear. However, as I thought about what she had said, I felt that something wasn't right.
She said that after Nangong had saved her from the Fire God Temple, Nangong had already told her about the Saintess. However, Bai Ling obviously didn't know about my identity as the Saintess.
Maybe it was because Nangong had only mentioned the Saintess but not me.
However, Nangong obviously didn't tell her the truth about Tao Wu.
Back then, Nangong had saved my life and sent me to the Fire God Temple. He naturally knew about Tao Wu's whereabouts. However, Bai Ling had been searching for Tao Wu. She had even asked me where Tao Wu was.
It was obvious that Nangong hadn't told her about it.
This was very strange. They were all survivors of the witch tribe. There were only a dozen of them left in the entire witch tribe. Could there be a conflict between them?
If it was someone else, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a conflict. However, Nangong was obviously not a person who fought for power. Why would he fight with a little girl like Bai Ling?
Could it be that there was a secret behind all of this?
The alarm clock pondered about all of this, but it was unable to obtain an answer for a long time. Meanwhile, the fatty suddenly muttered in pain, "I'm really asking for trouble. If I knew about this all those years ago, why would I have searched so bitterly for her all these years …"
I couldn't bear to see him like this. I walked over and tried to comfort him. However, the fat man didn't listen to me. He just shook his head and didn't say anything.
I knew that comforting him at this moment wouldn't work. I had to leave him alone and let him think it through. That was how I could be open-minded.
I patted his shoulder and didn't say anything else. Then, I left the room.
When I got out of the room, I wanted to walk around. Unexpectedly, as soon as I got out of the door, I saw Nangong walking toward me.
He must have finished dealing with his tribe's business. I didn't want to disturb the fat man, so I hurried to greet him. As I was about to talk to him, I saw that he was holding a jade bracelet in his hand. It was exactly the same as the one I was wearing on my chest.
I subconsciously extended my hand in front of my chest and found that my jade bracelet was hanging on my chest. I exhaled and asked Nangong, "Where did you get that jade bracelet from?"
Nangong smiled mysteriously. "I've seen this jade bracelet before."
Hearing him say that, a thought flashed through my mind. I instantly reacted. The jade bracelet in his hand was definitely the one that Bai Ling had searched for in the Fire God Temple back then and had tried to throw it out.
That year, it had happened too suddenly. Until today, I didn't dare to confirm that I had seen it clearly. Now that I had seen the real thing, I was sure that I hadn't seen it wrongly.
Now that I thought about it, it wasn't strange at all.
That year outside the Fire God Temple, Nangong must have been there. After Bai Ling had found the jade bracelet in the Fire God Temple, she had thrown it out. She didn't want to give it to me, but to Nangong.
However, I didn't know that Nangong was there. That was why there was a misunderstanding.
After understanding the situation, I didn't understand what the jade bracelet was. What was the connection between the jade bracelet in Nangong's hand and the one that Bi An had given me?
Just as I was about to ask, Nangong waved his hand and interrupted me. "Follow me."
Then, he left the courtyard. I hastily followed him.
On the way, he told me all the questions that had been bothering me.
According to him, there was a pair of jade bracelets. Shennong and Xuanyuan each had one.
The one that Bi An had given me was the one that Shennong had.
The other one had been passed down by Xuanyuan and had ended up in the Fire God Temple.
As for what the jade bracelets were, I continued to ask. Nangong stopped and turned to look at me. With a solemn expression, he said, "It's time for you to know about this."
Then, he waved his hand and set up a barrier around us.
It was obvious that the jade bracelets were very important. After that, Nangong started to tell me.
According to him, there was a mysterious world sealed in the two jade bracelets.
This world was the so-called 'Immortal World' that the people of the Metaphysics world had mentioned when they were fighting for the key.
Hearing Nangong's words, I couldn't help but widen my eyes.
Previously, when I heard about the 'Immortal Gate', I thought it was nonsense. But now, Nangong's words confirmed it. Could it be that the Immortal World really existed?
I was frightened and hurried to interrupt Nangong to confirm it.
Hearing my question, Nangong sneered and said, "Bullshit Immortal Gate. How could there be a way to live forever in this world?"
His words confused me. If there was no way to live forever, then why did the 'Immortal World' in the jade bracelets exist?
Seeing that I was confused, Nangong continued to explain, "The so-called Immortal Gate is just a gate to the Mountain and Sea Realm.
The Immortal World that they want is the world inside the jade bracelets. Its real name is the Mountain and Sea Realm. "
Mountain and Sea Realm?
I wasn't unfamiliar with this name. In the past, the evil spirit had mentioned it in front of me. When Nangong had given me the Xuanyuan Sword, he had also mentioned it. He said that it was the world that Shennong had lived in.
After the Great War of the Wilderness, the Demonfolk invaded the Mountain and Sea Realm. Later, Shennong transformed into a barrier that sealed the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, and then vanished into the void.
The Metaphysical world was fighting over the Mountain and Sea Realm, all for the sake of opening the Mountain and Sea Realm....
My expression was one of shock. Nangong continued, "The Mountain and Sea Realm has a large number of Shamans and Demonfolk trapped within it. It has been sealed for thousands of years, and I have no idea how the Shamans are doing.... During all these years, I've been preparing to open the Mountain and Sea Realm. I want to open the gate and let the Shamans out."
With that, he sighed. "The Shamans are already on the wane. If we don't open the Mountain and Sea Realm, then it won't be many years before the Shamans completely disappear."
This time, he didn't hold anything back, and told me everything that had been on his mind.
However, after he finished speaking, I recalled that in addition to the Shamans, there were also the Demonfolk in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
According to the information that Nangong had given me, the Demonfolk had once invaded the Mountain and Sea Realm. Considering the power of the Demonfolk, it was highly likely that there were still quite a few of them in the Mountain and Sea Realm. If the Mountain and Sea Realm was opened, wouldn't the Demonfolk also come out?
Although there were Demonfolk like the Qingqiu Tribe, they were few and far between. Normally, they lived in seclusion. However, if the Mountain and Sea Realm opened, and a large number of Demonfolk came out, they would definitely wreak havoc in the world. What would we do then?