Chapter 355: Great Elder: Thousands of Years of Waiting... (150 monthly tickets plus more!)

A stone statue three meters high: a tall man holding an axe in both hands, with wrinkles all over his face, like a water engineer who had just left the construction site. The water engineer's front was facing the direction of Yu Yuan, with a look of relief on his face.

"This is?"

In Tianxuan's previous life, he had not finished watching Qin's Moon before he came to this world. Therefore, this stone statue standing on the top of Shu Mountain did not exist in his memory of his previous life. However, this shape, plus the tools in his hands, made him guess, he murmured.

"It's the statue of Dayu Gui Wenming!"

An old voice sounded, confirming Tianxuan's guess. Following this, the Yuyuan guards who surrounded Tianxuan and others spontaneously made way for an old man with no hair and beard, and a body as thin as firewood, who looked like he could be burned directly.

The old man in gray-brown clothes, holding an ebony cane in his hand, walked towards Tianxuan step by step.

"Meet the Great Elder."

Yu Ziqi and others who led Tianxuan and his party up the mountain looked at the old man bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, their faces showing excitement and shame, and they bowed down.

Gui Wenming is the unknown real name of Dayu, the founder of the Xia Dynasty. He is also the ancestor of the royal families of Qi and Chen.

The names of Yao, Shun and Yu are famous throughout the ages, but most people don’t know that Yu the Great’s real name was Gui Wenming, Shun’s real name was Yao Chonghua, and Yao’s real name was Yi Qi Fangxun!

"Senior." Tian Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, his attention drawn to the old man approaching. He nodded slightly and called the other party "Senior", "Why is there a statue of Dayu here?"

The two women, Yan Fei and Yue Shen, sensed the powerful force from the exhausted body of the Shushan Great Elder, and as the opponent approached, they all secretly practiced their skills. However, the Great Elder who came to Tianxuan seemed to have no interest in taking action. He cast his eyes on the three-meter-high statue of Dayu, slapped Dayu's legs, and his old and turbid eyes were filled with endless emotion:
"The reason is very simple. This place is the home of Tushan Niangniang, the wife of Dayu. Not long after Tushan Niangniang married Dayu, Dayu took over from his father Gun to control floods. He spent thirteen years and passed by his home three times without entering. During this time, Tushan Niangniang gave birth to Dayu's son Qi. She waited for Dayu to return so much that she turned into a waiting stone. When Dayu returned home after successfully controlling the flood, he took away the waiting stone that Tushan Niangniang had turned into and her son Qi."

"so what?"

The legend of the Husband-Waiting Stone came from Dayu and his wife Tushan Niangniang. Tianxuan had heard of this in his previous life.

"What does this have to do with the statue of Dayu here?"

The elder could sense the impatience in Tianxuan's tone and said with a wry smile, "Of course it's related. Niangniang Tushan foolishly waited for Dayu for many years, so she turned into a husband-waiting stone. We, the descendants of Niangniang's family, felt Niangniang Tushan's lifelong waiting, so we built such a statue, facing the direction where the husband-waiting stone was, to comfort Niangniang Tushan in this way."

"I see."

The Xia Dynasty was nearly two thousand years ago. Upon learning that the Shushan clan was the maiden family of Tushan Niangniang, the wife of Dayu Gui Wenming, and the origin of this Dayu statue, a look of understanding emerged on Yan Fei's pretty face and she sighed.

"What a pity for Lady Tushan."

"She foolishly waited for more than ten years, and even turned into a stone waiting for her husband."

"If it were me, I would wait for three years at most and then remarry after three years!"

……

Yan Fei, Yue Shen, Da Siming, Shao Siming, and Zi Nu are all women. While recalling the story of Dayu and Tushan Niangniang, they sympathize with Tushan Niangniang who lived two thousand years ago and criticize Dayu for being ruthless to his wife and children. As they talked, the women did not forget to cast a warning look at Tianxuan. When everyone was commenting on the statue of Dayu, the setting sun had completely fallen. The last ray of afterglow was reflected by a tree growing on the top of Shu Mountain. Whether it was the crown, the trunk, or even the leaves, they were all crystal clear, luxuriant, and colorful. Indistinctly, some mottled light intertwined with the crown of the tree, turning into a three-legged golden crow.

Fuso sacred tree!

According to mythology, this is a giant tree that grew in the place where the sun god lived in ancient times. In the Nine Songs of Dongjun in the Chu State Shaman Music, it is sung that "the sun is about to rise in the east, shining on my threshold, Fusang". Legend has it that it is the gate connecting the world of gods, the world of humans, and the underworld. There is a three-legged golden crow flying above it, which can guide people to cross the three realms and realize their wishes. There is a dragon guarding below.

In the ancient world of Tianxuan, the Fusang tree was set as one of the ten innate spiritual roots. It was obtained by Emperor Dijun and Emperor Taiyi, and placed in Tanggu, becoming the cradle of Emperor Jun's son: the Ten Golden Crows.

Although it is the first time I have seen it, just knowing the three words "Fusang Tree" and seeing this sacred tree, you will know that this is the mythical Fusang Tree.

"Hibiscus tree?"

Yan Fei's attention was drawn to the sacred tree and she exclaimed.

quack!
As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Fei formed seals with her jade fingers like a conditioned reflex, and transformed the Yin-Yang Technique: Soul and Dragon Swimming into a lifelike three-legged golden crow. The golden crow's Dharma image separated from Yan Fei's jade fingers, as if it had a real life, and flew high towards the Fusang tree. Finally, under the attention of everyone, the three-legged golden crow's Dharma image landed on the trunk of the Fusang tree and made a crow cry.

Wow!

Along with the cries of the crows, the three-legged golden crow image created by Yan Fei with the soul of the dragon naturally disintegrated and turned into pure power, which spread throughout the Fusang sacred tree. However, it did not ignite a raging fire to burn the legendary sacred tree. Instead, it was like a sweet rain that nourishes all things, making the Fusang sacred tree, at this juncture where the golden crow has fallen, even more crystal clear and visible even to the smallest speck of dust.

A faint halo flowed out from the Fusang sacred tree, as if the sacred tree itself had turned into a light source, illuminating the heaven and earth.

[I want this hibiscus tree! ]

The move "Soul and Dragon Swimming" that she performed casually actually echoed with the hibiscus tree. From a distance, it seemed that they complemented each other. In an instant, Yan Fei had the determination to win.

[It seems that my sister has decided to order this hibiscus tree. What a pity, why is it not a laurel tree? ]

Yueshen and Yanfei have been sisters for decades and know Yanfei very well. From the changes in Yanfei's expression, she guessed what she was thinking, yet felt a little disappointed.

"So, what do you want me to do?" Tianxuan crossed his arms and said to the great elder in front of him.

"Sir, please follow me."

In the falling night, the Shushan Great Elder looked at Tianxuan with a solemn and complicated look. Many factors indicated that Tianxuan was the one who could end the fate of the Shushan clan for countless years; however, emotionally, the Great Elder knew that the Shushan clan and the Qin Empire were enemies, not friends. If Tianxuan ended the fate of the Shushan clan, it meant that the Shushan clan would also have to follow the ancestral precepts left by their ancestors and bow down to the feudal lord of the empire.

Hearing Tianxuan's question, the Great Elder sighed.

After saying this, the old man walked towards Yu Yuan who was not far away. Tian Xuan saw this, and the corner of his mouth curled up into an arc that seemed to be a smile, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and followed closely. Wherever the old man and the young man passed, Yu Yuan's guards all avoided them, and their eyes were fixed on Tian Xuan!

(End of this chapter)