Chapter 424: Events from 1,000 years ago
A man in a black robe and a wide hood that almost covered his face walked in.
Xiao Zhan sat on a chair, with a small table on his left and an empty chair on the other side of the table.
He had a calm face, and stretched out his hand to the black-robed man who walked in, making a gesture of invitation.
The black-robed man walked to the empty chair and sat down naturally. He laughed:
"As expected of the Xiao clan leader, this calmness does not disgrace this identity."
Xiao Zhan picked up the teapot on the small table, poured two cups of tea, and gently pushed one to the side of the mysterious black-robed man.
The slight trembling in his hands showed that his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
"Who are you, or you, anyway? Why did you attack my Xiao family? What did you do to my people?" Xiao Zhan said in a low voice.
"Don't worry about this, let me tell you a story about Zhongzhou and some ancient forces." The black-robed man said in a slightly old voice.
"When a person breaks through to Doudi, his blood will change under the influence of the rules of heaven and earth. It becomes different from ordinary people and more special and magical.
"About a thousand years ago, there were eight families with Doudi blood standing in Zhongzhou. There were many masters in their families, and there were more than two Doushengs."
Xiao Zhan was stunned. He was frightened by such a terrifying force, but also felt that it was too far away and unreal.
The time was more than a thousand years ago, the place was Zhongzhou, and it was the force that dominated the entire Douqi continent... For Xiao Zhan, it was really just a story.
The black-robed man ignored Xiao Zhan's thoughts and told his own story.
"These eight races have continued from ancient times to today, and are called the Eight Ancient Races. They are the Soul Race, the Ancient Race, the Flame Race, the Thunder Race, the Medicine Race, the Spirit Race, the Stone Race... and the Xiao Race. ”
When Xiao Zhan heard the last word "Xiao Clan", his heart jumped... Xiao Clan?
Wait, when he just came in, he seemed to call me the Xiao Clan leader, not the Xiao family leader!
"More than a thousand years ago, the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan were the strongest among the eight ancient clans. The relationship between the two clans was also very bad, with old grudges and often launched wars.
"At that time, there were five strongest people under the Dou Emperor, and the existence of the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng dominated the world.
"They were Xiao Xuan of the Xiao Clan, Hun Tiandi of the Soul Clan, Gu Yuan of the Ancient Clan, Patriarch Danta, and Patriarch Fenyan. "
Xiao Zhan just listened to it as a story at first, but at this time, his brows moved, and he suddenly remembered something.
Gu Yuan!
He had heard of this name!
Isn't the father of Xun'er Gu Yuan?
He still remembered the scene when the middle-aged man came to their family with Xun'er in her arms and told him that he wanted to entrust Xun'er to the Xiao family so that she could spend a childhood without troubles here.
Could this Gu Yuan be the same Gu Yuan?
According to this mysterious man, Gu Yuan was a figure from more than a thousand years ago. How could it be...
Although Xiao Zhan knew that as his cultivation improved, his life span would gradually increase, but a thousand years... that was too long, right?
The middle-aged man with a smile that made people feel like spring breeze was actually an old monster who had lived for more than a thousand years?
I used to call him a brother!
Xiao Zhan took a sip of tea and tried to suppress the shock in his heart, but he choked and coughed for a long time.
"At that time, the Xiao clan was at its peak, but there was a crisis hidden in it.
"The blood power of the Dou Emperor will gradually dry up with the passage of time, and each generation will be weaker than the previous one. Although there are ways to delay it, it cannot be stopped.
" Xiao Xuan, the patriarch of the Xiao clan, noticed this crisis, but had no solution.
"He was worried about this. In the long run, the strength of the Xiao clan would gradually decline, and it would be unable to fight against the Soul clan, the enemy that was eyeing them covetously.
"In such a predicament, the patriarch decided to take a risk and try. He was ready to gather the blood power of the entire clan to impact that legendary realm! "
Speaking of this, the black-robed man's tone became a little excited and a little fanatical.
Xiao Zhan noticed the words used by the black-robed man... Clan leader... This black-robed man called Xiao Xuan, who lived more than a thousand years ago, the Clan leader.
Could he also be a member of the Xiao clan, or a person from Xiao Xuan's era more than a thousand years ago?
Xiao Zhan looked at the black-robed man with a little horror in his eyes.
If this person really lived from that era to the present, what would his cultivation level be?
... Dou Zun, or Dou Sheng?
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan also had a vague guess. As the head of a clan, he was certainly not a fool. He was less worried about his clan members, but he didn't relax completely.
"Xiao Xuan gathered the remaining source energy in the Heavenly Tomb through a secret method, and took half a step forward, almost succeeding.
"Unfortunately, at this time, the Soul Clan attacked, causing him to fail in the end, and most of the Xiao Clan's forces, including the clan leader, died in that battle.
"Gu Yuan, the clan leader of the Ancient Clan, was Xiao Xuan's best friend. Before Xiao Xuan attacked the Dou Emperor, he had anticipated this possibility, so he asked Gu Yuan to take care of the remaining Xiao Clan members.
"After that battle, the Soul Clan was also seriously injured and retreated to the Soul Realm to lick their wounds silently. They did not dare to make too big a move to prevent being taken advantage of by other races.
"Taking advantage of the Soul Clan's weakness and having no time to take care of other things. Under the cover of the Ancient Clan, the remaining Xiao Clan members left Zhongzhou and came to the northwest of the continent.
"Over the past thousand years, due to the depletion of blood, and the incompetence and lack of ambition of the descendants, the Xiao clan has been declining from generation to generation, and eventually evolved into the current..."
The black-robed man raised his head, revealing the old face under the hood, but his eyes were not cloudy, but bright. He stared at Xiao Zhan and slowly uttered two words:
"Xiao Family."
Although Xiao Zhan had a premonition when the black-robed man was talking, he still felt extremely incredible when it was confirmed.
Shocked, confused, and a little panic and guilt.
If this is true, then he, a little big fighting master, is also one of the unworthy descendants who is ashamed of his ancestors.
After a long while, Xiao Zhan came back to his senses from the extreme shock. He took a deep breath, calmed down the shock in his heart, and said with a tremor:
"This Xiao family... is it the Xiao family of Wutan City?"
"Yes, the Xiao family of Wutan City." The black-robed man nodded slowly.
Xiao Zhan let out a long breath, smiled bitterly and shook his head. He never thought that the Xiao family would have such a glorious time and was one of the Doudi families that had been passed down from ancient times to the present day!
He looked at the mysterious black-robed man who seemed to have little ill will towards him and the Xiao family, and asked with some respect:
"May I ask your name, senior? What is your relationship with my Xiao family?"
The black-robed man glanced at him and said lightly: "You should call yourself a member of the Xiao clan...
"As for my name... Xiao clan, Xiao Yuanshan!"
