I was a god in the 18th century

Owen has been in a bad mood recently. No one would be happy if the goddess they like suddenly wants to arrange a match for them.

Although I changed the subject at the time, my mood couldn't be good after that.

Early that morning, Owen rode his horse to the countryside to relax. He rode until the horse was panting, then he dismounted, loosened the reins, and let the horse walk to a small pool of water to drink water.

It was a pity that the beautiful scenery of the morning light failed to soothe his mood, and the chirping of the early birds made him feel upset.

He ignored the horse and went into the woods, wandering aimlessly.

Perhaps he was thinking too much and seeing less. After an unknown amount of time, Owen suddenly found himself lost.

He looked around, and there were nothing but trees. He tried to find the way back, but the ground nearby was covered with fresh footprints.

It was obvious that he had just walked around the forest several times unconsciously.

"Oh, God, what's wrong with me?" Owen shook his head and laughed, speechless.

He calmed himself down and looked at his surroundings again.

This time he finally discovered something strange. He initially thought he had entered a forest, but in fact he had only entered the encirclement of a banyan tree.

Not far ahead of him, he could see the trunk of the old banyan tree that formed a forest of trees. The place where Owen was wandering unconsciously was just the aerial roots of the old banyan tree.

Many of these aerial roots have already extended into the ground and re-rooted, like independent trees. Under the canopy that blocks out the sun, if you don't look closely, you won't realize that this large area actually comes from just one tree.

This is definitely an ancient tree that is a thousand years old. Just by looking at the trunk that three people cannot hug together, you can tell how many years it has gone through.

Owen had seen what a century-old banyan tree looked like in the primeval forests of America, but the one before him was much older than that.

Seeing this scene, Owen couldn't help but feel suspicious.

How could this be possible? He had clearly returned to the forest area of ​​Fucui Villa, so how could he encounter such an old banyan tree in his own territory?

Judging from the appearance of the ancient tree before him, if it really grew in the dense forest at the back hill of Fucui Villa, he should have discovered it long ago.

Even if he didn't know, the forest ranger who had been guarding the Fucui Villa since his uncle should have known it and reported the news.

Because this is not an ordinary banyan tree, but a strange ancient tree that can be used as a tourist attraction.

There is a natural tree hole under its trunk, which seems to hide endless secrets.

Owen walked forward cautiously, looking at the deep tree hole and lost in thought. Curiosity urged him to go into the tree hole to take a look, but his cautious nature stopped him.

After watching for a long time, he even saw double images in front of his eyes. In a trance, he seemed to see his childhood...

It was a little boy whose eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as his, even his stern expression was the same as his. He was wearing a strange short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and was barefoot. He was walking back and forth among the tree trunks, no one knew what he was looking for.

No, that’s not me, that little boy has black hair and black eyes!
Owen suddenly woke up and opened his eyes with a start, but was dazzled by the sunlight falling on his eyelids.

He frowned slightly and stretched out his hand to block the sunlight. After a moment, he realized that he had fallen asleep sitting at the entrance of the tree hole!
At that moment, Owen bounced away from the tree trunk as if his butt was on fire, and cold sweat swept over his whole body. As a healthy young man with full of energy, how could he fall asleep inexplicably in the countryside in the early morning!
At the same time, Xia Qingdai was sitting in front of the stone statue with her face in her hands. She listened to Ren Yi's report on the recent situation. The more she listened, the sleepier she became.

Just when she felt she was about to fall asleep, Wen Renyi suddenly stood up, bowed to her respectfully, and walked out of the temple where the stone statue was placed.

Xia Qingdai opened her eyes wide in surprise, stretched out Erkang's hand and shouted, "Hey, Wenrenyi, why did you leave?"

In the past, after reporting the latest developments, Wen Renyi would stay in the temple and talk to Xia Qingdai.

It was at this time that Xia Qingdai really understood the situation. She always had to listen to the routine data report.

But today, Wen Renyi left without hesitation, and turned a deaf ear to the calls of her, the "ancestor god".

Xia Qingdai patted her butt and stood up. Just as she was about to chase out to ask Wen Renyi what was going on, an ancient and vicissitudes of life voice with a hint of stereo surround suddenly came from behind her.

Xia Qingdai turned her head stiffly and looked back, then was shocked by what she saw in front of her - the stone statue was indeed speaking!
"You...how can you speak? You...are you alive?"

This was too shocking. Although Xia Qingdai had doubts about the materialism of this world since she got the glass tank that could see the little man, after all, there were no other supernatural phenomena.

But now, the stone statue's mouth opened and closed and began to speak human words!
This is beyond common sense!
The statue did not answer Xia Qingdai's question, but only said in a rumbling voice: "Qingdai, my child, don't be afraid, I am your mother."

"Mom?" Xia Qingdai repeated.

She had never had the chance to say these two words since she could remember.

But she knew that their mother, who had disappeared a long time ago, had always been her brother Xia Shanglu's secret for all these years.

Whenever he had free time, Xia Shanglu would take out the case files of the missing person and study them carefully.

At first, Xia Shanglu would confidently tell Xia Qingdai that he would definitely solve her mother's missing case. But as he got older, he stopped saying that.

But now, the stone statue in front of her actually told Xia Qingdai that it was her mother!

"Yes, I am your mother. I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown up and become taller."

"If you were my mother, how could you become like this?" Xia Qingdai was not someone who could be deceived. She did not believe what the stone statue in front of her said.

It's not easy to be her mother.

"You said she was my mother, so first you should show me two mountains of gold and silver."

If she really was her mother, then she must be a god to be able to make the stone statue open its mouth.
Since he is a god, it is reasonable for him to transform into two mountains of gold and silver, right?
"Qingdai, my child, I know you can't believe it, but don't doubt it, I am really your mother." The statue spoke again, "My time is limited, and I can't stay in this time and space for long, so I'll make it short. Did you get a landscape box that can travel through time and space?"

Xia Qingdai pursed her lips and did not answer.

This is the deepest secret in her heart, but she won't answer it to anyone who asks.

(End of this chapter)