Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 945 Farewell
  The great elder looked at Shi Qing, and then gave Gu Xun a vague answer, "All the young people in the clan have been sent away from Shushan by the old man. As for where they are now, I don't know."

"Okay, let's wait and see if we can find someone later." The deal was done and the person had left. Gu Xun didn't get too hung up on it, and assured him by the way, "Oh, don't worry, you two, I won't reveal this news to others. Nor will I do anything to harm Shi Lan and the others."

"If Shi Lan doesn't want to learn martial arts from me, I won't force her. This kind of thing still requires your consent."

"However, if they make enemies of the empire on their own and bring disaster upon themselves, then it's none of my business."

"I understand this." The great elder lowered his eyes and nodded. "I would be extremely grateful if the Imperial Master could show mercy to them for the sake of our friendship in the past."

The Great Elder used the term "National Preceptor" to address Gu Xun in this sentence, hoping that in the future Gu Xun would still be open to the Shushan people even if he stood as an imperial minister.

In fact, this exceeded the scope of Gu Xun's previous promise, but Gu Xun did not refuse it.

Anyway, it's not a big deal, so if you accept it, you should accept it, not to mention that he himself doesn't know how long his status as a loyal minister of the empire can last.

By the time the uprising occurred, everyone was anti-imperialist, and it was impossible to say who was being spared.

Gu Xun looked up at the sun, which was almost invisible here, judged the time, and said to the two elders, "Look at the time, Meng Tian should have already started to lead his army to attack the mountain."

"Yu Yuan seals this place and I will watch. What are your plans?"

The great elder heard this and Shi Qing looked at each other, and then looked at the octagonal ice platform at the end of the road. His old face smiled warmly, shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Gu, there is no point in looking at Yu Yuan's seal."

"What do you mean?" Gu Xun frowned, feeling something bad in his heart.

The great elder looked up at the sky, as if he wanted to see the sacred tree Fusang on the top of the mountain from here, but unfortunately he could only see the continuous mountains and forests, as well as the weak sunlight.

He sighed softly, lowered his head and explained to Gu Xun, "Mr. Gu, you must understand that the core existence that maintains Yu Yuan's seal is always the divine power of the sacred tree."

"Once the sacred tree is lost and the divine power is cut off, it will only be a matter of time before Yu Yuan's seal is broken."

"Mr. Gu is very strong, but you have personally entered Yu Yuan. Do you think you can resist Yu Yuan with your strength alone?"

Gu Xun frowned and asked, "I know this, but it can last for a while, right?"

After Ying Zheng finished what he should do and died, Gu Xun immediately went to kill Donghuang Taiyi and move the sacred tree back.

According to his estimate, if he comes from time to time to strengthen the ice soul cold energy formation, it should not be a problem to sustain it for at least a few years.

Moreover, in the anime, the tree was moved to the mirage, and there were no major problems in Shu.

Unfortunately, the answer given by the great elder was different from his expectation, "It can indeed be maintained for a while, but... I'm afraid it will only be three to five months at most."

"Such a short time? Great Elder, your prediction is seriously inconsistent with mine."

"Haha..." The great elder did not try to refute Gu Xun's opinion, but just replied, "Maybe you are right, but as the great elder of Shushan, I cannot gamble with Yu Yuan's seal."

"Then what can you and Shi Qing do?" Gu Xun asked.

Shi Qingyou answered in a quiet voice, "I am the princess of Shushan, a witch who has served the sacred tree for generations, and the great elder is the shaman of Shushan."

"The two of us can perform sacrificial acts, pray to the sacred tree for protection, and let the sacred tree release a large amount of divine power at once to strengthen the seal. In this way, we can ensure that even if the support of the sacred tree is lost, Yu Yuan's seal can still persist. A long time." Gu Xun's face became a little ugly, "It sounds like this kind of prayer may not be something that can be done casually..."

The Great Elder looked as normal and replied as if the matter had nothing to do with him, "Of course there will be some price to pay, but... we have already made preparations for this."

"..." Having said this, Gu Xun probably guessed what the price would be.

Witch blessings, witches... The most indispensable part of ancient sacrificial behavior is the living sacrifice...

He opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Should he dissuade?

Not to mention whether it can be successful, so what if it is persuaded?

The conflict between the Shushan people and the empire lies in the Fuso sacred tree, which is irreconcilable. He just made the two of them give up the act of sacrificing themselves to preserve the seal. What will happen next?
  Should they fall out with Ying Zheng, take them both back as prisoners, or let them go directly?
  If it were Zi Nu, Yan Ling Ji, Yan Fei, Nong Yu... If their lives were in such danger, Gu Xun would rather fall out with the empire.

No matter how many people die, no matter how much the situation collapses, he doesn't care!
  But now it is the people of Shushan who are facing this situation, the Great Elder and Shi Qing.

The relationship between Gu Xun and Shi Qing can be said to be reluctant to be friends. The Great Elder is a little better, but only a little better.

So far, most of Gu Xun's goodwill towards Shushan comes from the kindness of the branches and leaves of the Fusang sacred tree, which has little to do with personal emotions.

His initial persuasion to the Great Elder, his subsequent instructions to Meng Tian, ​​and his personal visit to guard Yu Yuan's seal were already the greatest kindness he could unleash.

"..." Gu Xun was silent for a long time, and finally choked out a few words, "I don't think there is any need to directly consider the worst outcome..."

The Great Elder slowly shook his head and objected, "I said that Yu Yuan's seal cannot be lost, let alone gambling."

"Once the sacred tree is taken away, it will be too late. We must complete this matter before the empire succeeds. There can be no delay."

"..." Gu Xun rubbed his forehead, "Have you two really made up your mind?"

The great elder just smiled and said nothing. At his age, he only had a few days to live, so why should he cherish his life?
  He felt very sorry for Shi Qing, but this sacrificial ceremony was inseparable from Princess Shushan, so he had no choice.

Shi Qing's attitude was the same as that of the elder. He did not cherish his life, but he was crying silently in his heart - crying because he could no longer take care of his children in the future, but he still had a fearless look on his face. By the way, he replied Liao Guxun said:
  "We are not from the Central Plains."

"Hey!" Gu Xun couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, "Someone always emphasizes this sentence to me recently..."

"This is not a question of whether the Central Plains is Central Plains or not, but a person's ambition..."

"Forget it, it's useless to say this. After all, I can't help you in this matter. I can't change anything."

"Haha..." The great elder smiled leisurely, stroking his beard, "Mr. Gu, don't worry about it."

"Life and death are fateful. This is the fate of the Shushan clan. Maybe this is a disaster, but maybe it's just destiny."

Gu Xun replied expressionlessly, "Maybe...but there are some existences that I hate more and more."

(End of this chapter)