The Prodigal Son

Seeing Nan Que'er's unusual behavior, the group couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

What exactly is written on this that would make Nan Que'er react like this?

Ning Huang was impatient and wanted to ask more, but Qin Yu gently shook his head at him.

Nan Que'er squatted by the stream for a long time to calm herself down before slowly standing up.

"call……"

Nan Que'er exhaled a long breath and slowly asked, "Do you believe in another world?"

"Another world?"

When Nan Que'er asked them, they were all somewhat at a loss.

Qin Yu was taken aback, then tentatively asked, "Are you talking about the world after death? The underworld?"

"no!"

Nan Que'er gently shook her head, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "The far north, the gate to the abyss..."

Under the questioning gazes of the others, Nan Que'er slowly revealed the contents of the stone.

The stone is indeed a warning from the ancestors of the Wind Clan to their descendants.

The first rule is not to reveal their secret as descendants of the Wind Clan, lest they be hunted down again.

Second rule: Never break the taboo!

The third point, and also the most important one.

Do not believe in gods!

There are no gods, only demons!

"What?"

Upon hearing Nan Que'er's words, Qin Yu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Suddenly, he understood why Nan Que'er had acted that way.

The admonitions on this completely overturned the image of the gods among the Wind Clan.

In the scattered information they had previously received, the so-called gods were portrayed as absolutely positive figures.

They were given power and helped the Wind Clan rise to power.

But according to this current interpretation, it seems the gods have deceived them?

If this was recorded by another ethnic group, it would make sense.

But this was a warning from the ancestors of the Wind Clan!

This is indeed a bit mind-blowing.

Let alone Nan Que'er, a descendant of the Wind Clan, even he found it somewhat unacceptable.

But something's not right here!

He remembered that on the night they left Yuwang Mountain, Nan Que'er told him that the "God" had given them advice before his death.

Never break the taboo!

And the same words are on this admonition!

While shouting not to believe in "gods," they also wrote the dying words of the gods into their admonitions to their people.

Isn't this itself a contradiction?

Ning Huang was equally surprised and immediately pressed for details: "Is there more? Why did your gods become demons here? And what about the far north, the Gate of the Abyss?"

Nan Que'er looked up at the stone. "According to the records on it, the gods escaped from the Abyss Gate in the far north. As for anything else, it doesn't say anything else."

Hearing Nan Que'er's words, Qin Yu was momentarily confused.

Does this mean that their people are accomplices of the "Abyss Demons"?

Therefore, it is not unjust for their people to be slaughtered by powerful members of other races.

"This is probably fake, isn't it?"

Qin Yu looked at Nan Que'er with a wry smile, "It's possible that those powerful figures who were hunting down your people were impersonating you and wrote these admonitions in the Wind Clan's script."

"I don't know either."

Nan Que'er shook her head with a wry smile, "However, according to the signature, this admonition was written by that man named Bo Shan."

Boshan?

The group was surprised.

What the hell is going on?

Qin Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Could it be that Boshan felt your people were being hunted down because of that god, and therefore harbored resentment towards the god, viewing him as a demon and writing this admonition?"

Nan Que'er gently shook her head.

These things happened hundreds of years ago.

No one knows why Boshan wrote the admonition or what his mindset was.

But one thing is certain.

The far north!

Gates of the Abyss!

She had previously discovered similar words in their tribal lands.

However, many words were blurry at that time, and she only recognized the word "abyss".

The root of all this must lie in the Abyss Gate in the far north.

As for what exactly the Gate to the Abyss was, she didn't know.

Perhaps, that is a door.

Perhaps it was a void vortex.

It could also be a passage connecting to the so-called abyss.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Yu asked Ma Gu, "Did your ancestors tell you anything similar?"

"no."

Magu gently shook her head. "Before this, we only knew that our ancestors were hunted down because of the Xuheng, and we didn't have any Xuheng at all."

"As for things like the far north, the gates of the abyss, and abyssal demons, we've never even heard of them before..."

Forget all that, they don't even know what the so-called gods are!

I've never even heard of these things!

She's still in a daze.

Qin Yu pondered silently for a while, and suddenly some guesses came to mind.

It's possible that because the gods turned into demons, their branch of the family didn't mention the gods or worship them.

To confirm his suspicions, Qin Yu asked Ma Gu again, "Do you have any totems or anything like that here?"

"no."

Magu shook her head.

It seems my guess was correct.

Since even the gods have become demons, it's only natural that there's no worship of them anymore.

"Do you even know what this so-called taboo is?"

Qin Yu asked again.

Magu replied, "I knew before, but I don't know now."

"What do you mean by that?"

The group looked at Magu with puzzlement.

Magu explained, "In the past, our ancestors did leave instructions: never violate taboos! But we always thought they were warning us not to contact the outside world! But now it seems that's not the case at all..."

Nan Que'er has already recited the three commandments on the stone.

Their ancestors had absolutely no need to repeat the two commandments.

She is also confused now, not knowing what this so-called taboo is.

Hearing Magu's words, the group fell into deep thought once again.

After pondering silently for a while, Ning Huang instructed the others, "Search the surrounding area again to see if there are any other written records!"

"good!"

The group agreed and immediately began a thorough search of the surrounding area.

However, after searching, no further traces of writing were found in the surrounding area.

"Let's go back first!"

Qin Yu greeted everyone.

Left with no other choice, the group had to head back first.

It wasn't until late at night that they returned to the village in the valley, carrying torches.

Everyone was filled with endless questions, and apart from Qi Dachui, none of them had much of an appetite.

While Qi Dachui was still busy churning away, Qin Yu and the others sat together chatting about Xu Heng and the Gate of the Abyss.

"Do you think the Void Ring might be the key to opening the so-called Gate to the Abyss?"

Qin Yu was the first to offer his own guess.

Based on the information we have so far, Xu Heng should have some connection with the Abyss Gate.

"It should be!"

Nan Que'er nodded in agreement. "I just don't know what Bei Qi wants Xu Heng to do. Could it be that they want to open the Abyss Gate and release the so-called Abyss Demons? That doesn't seem to benefit them much, does it?"

"The only answer to this question is to Empress Murong."

Qin Yu was also completely confused.

He didn't even know whether to believe Boshan's admonition or the ancestors of Nan Que'er's clan.

Or perhaps, neither of these is credible!

It feels like he's reading two history books from ancient times, both mentioning similar people and events, but holding completely opposite viewpoints.

They didn't know what exactly happened at that time, nor did they know who was telling the truth and who was lying.

"By the way, does it say where the far north is?"

At this moment, Ning Huang suddenly asked another question.

Upon hearing Ning Huang's question, they knew that Ning Huang wanted to investigate it personally.

"no."

Nan Que'er shook her head, "But it should be in the northern ice plains you mentioned..."

Upon hearing this, Ning Huang buried his head in thought...