The countless years that this young-looking mother had gone through had brought her experience that was far beyond what Luo Ling had met before.

Not to mention that from the fact that she can in turn drive the "Doomsday" ability that infects herself, it can be seen that Xuanyuan Linglong possesses strength far beyond what is seen on the surface.

The most important thing is that this is the territory of the Xuanyuan family. Even an old man can construct a mystical barrier covering the entire Victoria, not to mention the Xuanyuan family who have worked here for many years and have accumulated a deep foundation.

There must be quite a few things similar to the mystical barrier, and they must be full of venue buffs.

However, putting these aside, Luo Ling suddenly realized that the "Jingwei" she knew seemed to be very different from what Xuanyuan Linglong described.

Could it be that... Iris had deceived her? Was the so-called rescue by Jingwei all a lie?

No, Luo Ling quickly rejected this incredible idea. Miss Iris should not have the brains to make up such a perfect lie.

But even so, this does not mean that what Miss Iris said really happened. Perhaps she was just deceiving herself.

Of course, it is also possible that Xuanyuan Linglong was deliberately throwing a smoke screen in an attempt to confuse Luo Ling, but this possibility is not great.

"Does this scare you, little black crow?"

Xuanyuan Linglong smiled slightly and gently poked the small tuft of bird feathers on Luo Ling's head with her finger.

"Okay, I won't delve into your identity or anything like that any further. I just want you to know... don't have too many crooked thoughts. The Xuanyuan family is not someone that can be fooled around so easily."

At this point, Xuanyuan Linglong paused for a moment, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, "It's not impossible to have a little bit of evil thoughts. Since the little black crow is so cute, I will hide it for you."

After saying that, she blinked, as if she wanted to reach some consensus with Luo Ling.

But when faced with this scene, Luo Ling cried out in her heart that she couldn't stand it. How could the people from a family known as a war maniac family also have so many tricks? She was just a sixteen-year-old girl, how could she beat these old foxes.

However, she does have advantages, and being in the dark is her best advantage.

Neither Yue Jian's party nor the Xuanyuan family knew that Luo Ling was deeply involved in this incident.

"Dear little black crow, you seem to have a lot of questions. I can pick and choose to answer them."

Xuanyuan Linglong leaned down slightly, put her head on the table and looked at Luo Ling, chuckling and saying,

"Of course, one question after another. I can see that you are very interested in us... Conversely, I am also very interested in you."

Hearing this, Luo Ling hesitated for a moment, but soon calmed down and asked,

"Is there a connection between "Tiannu Ba" and the Xuanyuan family?"

"You ask such a question, you are definitely not from the origin city of Great Xia." Xuanyuan Linglong said with a sigh, "You still don't realize the difference between 'legend' and 'real world'.

"Take the story of 'Jingwei Filling the Sea' for example. Do you think that a long, long time ago in the Great Xia Empire, there was a poor little girl named Nvwa who fell into the sea and became a 'Jingwei', and then she kept carrying rocks and mountains to fill up the East China Sea that took her life?"

Luo Ling didn't answer, but yes, she did think so.

"Unfortunately, this is just a 'legend'." Xuanyuan Linglong said lightly.

The "Jingwei" in the Great Xia Imperial City has been the "Jingwei" of "disaster" since its appearance. The most well-known disaster it has caused is the complete collapse of the "Fajiu Mountain". Until now, "Fajiu Mountain" is still occupied by barren stones, and it can be said that there is almost no grass growing on it.

"Similarly, the "Zhuolu Wilderness" is indeed an ancient battlefield, but it should be preceded by a qualifier, 'the legendary ancient battlefield'. Perhaps the great war between the "Lord of Arms" and the "Emperor" was once staged in this area, but unfortunately, since the records of the Great Xia Imperial City have been kept, the "Zhuolu Wilderness" has been a buried ancient battlefield."

After listening to Xuanyuan Linglong's simple narration, Luo Ling vaguely understood something.

In other words, the so-called "legend" had actually been determined long before the emergence of the Great Xia Imperial City, the place of origin.

Maybe it once existed, or maybe it is just a vague rumor, but in any case...it is these "legends" that brought about the gods, that is, the "strange sequence".

"In other words, the existence of 'Tiannu Ba' is actually a 'legend'." Luo Ling pondered for a moment and said, "So the question of the relationship between 'Tiannu Ba' and the Xuanyuan family... is nonsense?"

The Xuanyuan Family, from this name it is easy to associate it with Yanhuang Xuanyuan clan, but if we look at "legend" and "present world" separately, it is better to say that the Xuanyuan Family is followers rather than descendants of Yanhuang Xuanyuan clan.

It’s just that ordinary followers regard the objects of worship as gods, but the Xuanyuan family regards Yanhuang Xuanyuan as their ancestor, and that’s all.

Because of this, the "Tian Nu Ba", the direct descendant of Yanhuang Xuanyuan in the "legend", can actually be said to have nothing to do with the Xuanyuan family...

"That's right, you are such a smart kid, you understand things quickly. Even Xue'er can't compare to you."

Xuanyuan Linglong smiled slightly, "Of course, the fact that 'Tiannu Ba' appeared as a 'taboo' was also beyond our expectations. Because in the 'legend', her rank should be at most a 'god', not much different from 'Jingwei' and 'Xingtian', at most a little stronger."

The so-called "gods" here are high-risk and weird, ranked in the top fifty of the sequence. The ones below are "ghosts and monsters" and "natural creatures", which are also called weird.

But then again...

"Sister Linglong, your right eye...can you tell my age?" Luo Ling blinked her eyes. She stared straight at Xuanyuan Linglong's tightly closed right eye and asked curiously.

From the first time they met, Xuanyuan Linglong directly called Luo Ling "child", although Luo Ling himself knew that based on the mother's real age, she was probably old enough to be called a grandmother.

Even if they are not from the Great Xia Imperial City, people like the old man in Victoria and the philosopher are all very old, and it is possible that they are hundreds of years old. At least in the old man's memory, he has lived at least two hundred years.

After becoming awakened, their lives took another path. Even if they did not become strange apostles, it was difficult to call them purely human beings.

"Of course you can't tell. I'm not Wan Ling or You Meng, and the you here is not the real you."

Xuanyuan Linglong seemed to be very happy because of Luo Ling's address to her.

"But I can see that your consciousness is very pure, without many impurities, which is almost impossible for someone of a certain age. In addition, the way you move your hands and feet... I even feel that you are not yet an adult."

The underage Miss Luo Ling was silent for a while. She inexplicably felt that Xuanyuan Linglong had some attributes of being chosen by Naraku God. She opened this box more skillfully than she, a real possessor of Naraku ability.

Of course, this is just a metaphor.

Although Luo Ling seldom takes action, when she does, it is a fatal blow. She will only open the key box... There is no other way. The notoriety of Naraku's Chosen One is well known. If she acts casually, it is easy for people to be on guard.

"Omniscience" is indeed very powerful, but after all, it is a "forbidden" power born from the path extending from the gods, and it is not truly omnipotent. Above it, there is an "order" - "chaos" that exists at the same level as "doomsday", not to mention the ten "forbidden" powers of the same level.

Because Xuanyuan Linglong answered her question, Luo Ling knew that this old fox might take this opportunity to dig out some secrets from her.

At this point, Luo Ling didn't want to lie. The other party was very experienced and some unadorned lies could be easily seen through.

Besides...

In any case, Xuanyuan Linglong was indeed showing Luo Ling a real Great Xia Imperial City, which was much better than the secretive Yue Jian and the confused Iris.

Therefore, Luo Ling was thinking about how to answer Xuanyuan Linglong's questions without leaving any trace, and how to better deal with this old fox without telling lies.

This is a game.

but...

It was beyond Luo Ling's expectation.

Xuanyuan Linglong did ask the question very impolitely, but the content of the question was very strange.

"Huh? How old am I? Um, about sixteen..."

“I like to eat braised pork.”

"I don't read much on weekdays, because I was always studying and attending classes..."

"I only have one sister. Well, I should be without parents."

"Um... Do I have to answer even this kind of question? Well, let's call it an exchange, eh..."

After a series of questions, Luo Ling silently discovered that Xuanyuan Linglong was almost completely interested in her body and nothing else, and even reported her measurements.

Luo Ling had been nervously waiting for Xuanyuan Linglong's question trap to appear. Perhaps in these daily routines, she would suddenly ask a few particularly sharp questions. At this time, Luo Ling would have to cut off contact immediately to avoid any accidents.

But...it never showed up from beginning to end.

However, Xuanyuan Linglong knew everything Luo Ling wanted to know.

Soon, Luo Ling got to know more about the Xuanyuan family and the Great Xia Imperial City.

The price was that Xuanyuan Linglong got to know Luo Ling better...

Chapter 5 Mother and Daughter (k)

In the quiet courtyard, the gate was pushed open.

Xuanyuan Muxue walked in with a slightly solemn and nervous look on her face. She walked in hurried steps, looking quite anxious.

There has been no progress on this matter in the past few days. Not to mention my retired mother, even my great-uncle has remained silent. Apart from me, no one else knows about this matter.

As one of the few people who knew about the situation, Xuanyuan Muxue had previously hoped that the elders of the clan would come forward to handle the matter. He was still relatively calm, but as time went on, he became more and more anxious.

It was very simple. She had chosen to conceal the matter on her own initiative. Even after receiving instructions from her great-uncle and approval from her mother, Xuanyuan Muxue still believed that she had an unshirkable responsibility.

This kind of tormenting time always passes very slowly, but fortunately, a few days later, the uncle brought several elders and secretly returned to the "Ruins of Kunlun". At the same time, he gave Xuanyuan Muxue a task, asking her to lead the team into the "Zhuolu Wilderness" in a low-key manner.

Among them, the great uncle specifically mentioned Miss Black Crow - this should have come from the mother's suggestion, asking Miss Black Crow to follow her team.

Therefore, after a few days of absence, Xuanyuan Muxue once again came to the courtyard where his mother was recuperating after retirement.

"I don't know if mother will make things too difficult for Miss Black Crow..."

Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Muxue felt somewhat uneasy.

In her memory, because her father, who was from the side branch of the Wa Palace, died on the battlefield early, her mother had always played the role of both father and mother, so she was always known for her strictness. Even her arrogant eldest sister and her reckless and impulsive second brother were submissive in front of her.

It was only after my mother's injuries were so severe that she was ordered to retire by her great uncle that her personality gradually improved and became gentler, but one could still vaguely sense some of her former power.

Although the time spent with Miss Black Crow was very brief, and Xuanyuan Muxue could hardly say that he had much affection for this mysterious girl, but at least she was the benefactor of the Xuanyuan family so far - if it weren't for Miss Black Crow, the Xuanyuan family would not have been able to detect it even if their ancestral graves had been dug up.

But this worry disappeared after Xuanyuan Muxue pushed open the door of the courtyard. She stared straight at the scene in front of her. To her, this almost unbelievable picture appeared vividly in front of her.

In a pavilion in the middle of the courtyard, my mother was holding a knitting needle with her only remaining hand. The other needle was held in the mouth of a red bird. The woman and the bird were knitting the sweater in a strange harmony under the warm sunshine.

Xuanyuan Muxue rubbed her eyes, her expression filled with indescribable shock.

Putting aside the fact that they get along harmoniously, why did my mother suddenly... start knitting?

In Xuanyuan Muxue's memory, her mother's hands had only held swords and spears. When had she ever done such delicate work?

"Xue'er, you're here?"

Xuanyuan Linglong looked up and saw a head of white hair floating in the air, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Sit down first. Little Black Crow and I will finish this waistcoat in no time."

Luo Ling, who was clearly a red bird but was called a black crow, looked up at Xuanyuan Muxue who had an incredible look on her face and nodded slightly.

For some reason, she was inexplicably used by Xuanyuan Linglong as her other hand. In addition to knitting sweaters, she also did many other things...

For example, she trimmed the flower beds a little, arranged the flowers in the room, and even asked Luo Ling to rub Xuanyuan Linglong's back when she was washing herself. She also helped her change into some beautiful clothes that were difficult to wear after she lost a hand, which made up for some of Xuanyuan Linglong's regrets.

Even though he has many children, unfortunately, including the youngest one, Xuanyuan Muxue, they all have their own affairs to attend to, and rarely have the opportunity to accompany their old mother who was forced to retire due to excessive disability.

Empty-nest elderly people can be found everywhere, even in the Great Xia Imperial City, even in the Xuanyuan Family.

However, although Luo Ling has been taking care of Xuanyuan Linglong in the form of a bird these days - or satisfying Xuanyuan Linglong's willful demands on a whim, such as the sudden desire to weave a waistcoat by herself, but in return, Xuanyuan Linglong also told Luo Ling everything she knew.

Basically, anything that Luo Ling wanted to know and that Xuanyuan Linglong could tell her was revealed directly to her.

From Xuanyuan Linglong's narration, Luo Ling finally had a clearer understanding of the Great Xia Imperial City, Valhalla, and even the four places of origin and the entire world.

For example, regarding the destruction of Columbia, there are very detailed records within the Xuanyuan family, the level of which even exceeds the sister's memory... After all, the sister was still a "puppet", and some of the things that were unbearable to recall had long since disappeared into nothingness with the complete destruction of Columbia.

As for Victoria, the Xuanyuan family also has a special hall responsible for the liaison.

Like Yue Jian, the Xuanyuan family also has some hidden lines in Victoria. Among the "Fire Envoys", there is a senior official of a similar rank to Lin Jianming who has a very close relationship with the Xuanyuan family.

It’s just a pity that the Xuanyuan family did not have Yue Jian’s good luck. Nightingale, who was the hidden wire of the "Qingqiu Kingdom", unexpectedly became the director of the office, and there was even a voice that she would become the fourth director.

Of course, other forces had more or less laid traps in Victoria in advance, but they did not expect the changes to come so quickly and so violently, so that not many of the traps could be effective, as many were pulled out by the inexplicable AOE.

——In fact, in addition to the game between the "Pioneers" and the "Headquarters", another reason was that Luo Ling's interference in the situation accelerated the situation.

In short, if Xuanyuan Linglong had not revealed these things on her own initiative, Luo Ling would probably have found it difficult to get in touch with things at this level for a long time.

In front of him was his mother and Miss Black Crow knitting together with an astonishing degree of tacit understanding. For some reason, Xuanyuan Muxue always felt that this scene was weird and scary.

It seemed that in just a few days, Miss Black Crow had occupied some positions that should have been hers.

But Xuanyuan Muxue still waited obediently by the side, but her inexplicable anxiety made her unable to sit down, so she just stood.

After Xuanyuan Linglong and Luo Ling finally finished weaving the waistcoat, Xuanyuan Linglong naturally draped the waistcoat over Luo Ling's bird back, then turned her head to look at Xuanyuan Muxue and said softly,

"Go ahead, Xue'er."

Xuanyuan Muxue looked at Luo Ling, who was acting as a clothes hanger beside her in silence, with a strange look, then calmed down and said,

"My great uncle has returned. He asked me to organize a team to go to the Zhuolu Wilderness to pay tribute to our ancestors."

As the current gravekeeper, Xuanyuan Muxue already has this duty. Although it is a little earlier than in the past, it is not strange.

But Xuanyuan Muxue couldn't understand why his great-uncle was still so secretive until now and didn't even make a big fuss about his return.

"My uncle has his own considerations. You should listen to him and just go for it." Xuanyuan Linglong nodded slightly, then paused, glanced at Luo Ling, and continued, "You are here to find Little Black Crow, right? She seems to be waiting for you too."

After saying that, Xuanyuan Linglong gave Luo Ling a mysterious smile.

Luo Ling was no longer surprised by Xuanyuan Linglong's appearance in the past few days. Anyway, Sister Linglong had basically known all her personal information thoroughly. Except for her identity and specific abilities, all other aspects were basically covered.

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