Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 630 Lying

Even though they had some guesses, after hearing Xi Wen's words, everyone still couldn't help but silently move away from the bronze tree, for fear that the thing would fall and hit them.

Who wants to look older when they can be younger?

Jiang Shangxian looked at the leaves that he originally thought were a bit sparse, but now he felt disgusted by their large number.

If, as Xi Wen said, these leaves are frogman Gu, then doesn't that mean...

She shuddered involuntarily and said to Qiqige, "Can you think of a way to destroy them all?"

This thing is too harmful and must not be kept.

Qiqige patted the male Gu above his head, signaling it to deal with the dormant frogman Gu, explaining, "The frogman Gu aren't very aggressive. As long as you don't get within half a meter of them, they won't attack you."

There is always a price to pay for every gain. Even though it has such incredible effects, the frogman poison is still relatively easy to deal with.

Hearing her say this, everyone felt a little relieved.

As the male and female Gu diligently turned the frogman Gu into powder one by one until they completely disappeared, Jiang Shangxian's heart settled down. He looked at Qi Qi Ge, who was still studying the frogman Gu's corpse, and said, "You'd better destroy this thing immediately. Don't leave even a single thorn."

"Why?" Qi Qi Ge felt that although this Gu was harmful to nature, it might be possible to take advantage of its advantages if studied carefully.

Jiang Shangxian's eyes were lingering. "It's a crime to possess a treasure. If you want the Xiou tribe to continue to live in peace, you must not allow this thing to exist in the world."

There are many people in high positions who want to live longer, and they will do whatever it takes as long as there is a chance.

If Qi Qi Ge took this thing out for research, it would only bring endless disasters to herself and the Xiou tribe.

"I understand." Having lived in the mountains for a long time, although Qi Qi Ge had read some books and knew some characters from the Central Plains, he was far away from the court disputes and would not think too deeply about these things.

She was reluctant to let it go simply because she was excited about the prey. Now that Jiang Shangxian had explained it so clearly, she no longer hesitated and decisively released a few poisonous insects. In a short while, they had eaten the frogman's corpse clean.

After making sure the danger was over, everyone gathered under the bronze tree again. Only Qi Qi Ge could understand the stone words on it, so everyone was waiting for Qi Qi Ge to translate.

"It's nothing special, just some explanations to the clan." Qi Qige's eyes were complicated and a little lonely.

This person doesn't lie often, and I guess no one taught her how to lie. Anyone can tell from her expression that she is lying.

Just as Cui Bianxu was about to ask questions, someone pinched the soft flesh on his waist. The familiar feeling was that of his own young slave.

He who knows the times is a hero. Xiao Cui turned around and took back the words on his lips.

It wasn't that Jiang Shangxian wasn't curious, but they had come here solely to find medicine. It didn't matter what it was, they could just take it back and be done with it. There was no need to delve into the secrets of the Xiou tribe. Thinking of what Qiqige had said in the temple, he asked, "Didn't you say that Bayao asked you to retrieve something? Where is it?"

As she said this, her eyes never left the bronze tree.

According to the murals, Layao is here, and maybe that thing is also here.

But Qiqige turned his gaze to the enormous yellow intestine: "It's over there."

La Yao is a rare genius that appears once in a thousand years. His talent in witchcraft is unparalleled, and his scheming is naturally extraordinary.

The stone carvings on the bronze tree roughly depict the Qin army's invasion of the Baiyue, which decimated the Baiyue people and forced them to flee into the mountains. Their ancestral homeland was uninhabitable, and most of the young and strong were killed. How could a prominent figure like the Layao accept this?

She had to restore the Xiou clan to its former prosperity. After using some tricks to meet Zhao Tuo, she used various advantages to enter Zhao Tuo's harem. Zhao Tuo doted on her but was also wary of her.

All this was within Layao's expectations. She was intelligent and had a clear understanding of human nature. Her beauty was fleeting. Moreover, she was a witch from the Xiou tribe and had her own pride. She simply disdained to rely on her appearance for a few petty profits.

What she was planning was to use Zhao Tuo's fate in exchange for the prosperity of the Xiou clan!

The Frogman Gu was just a tool for her to control Zhao Tuo. Unfortunately, Zhao Tuo was not a mediocre person. Even though he attached great importance to the magical effects of the Frogman Gu, it was not easy for La Yao to accomplish anything big.

After all, he had been entrenched in Nanyue for many years, and he knew very well what Gu Po meant to the Xiou tribe.

Even though a woman like this seems relatively safe under his nose, she is still a little wary in her heart.

It was precisely because Zhao Tuo was so vigilant that La Yao thought for a long time and finally came up with a desperate plan - to include the Xiou people in the "feed" of the frogman Gu.

Sure enough, because of this action, Zhao Tuo became closer to her.

Because of this incident, a huge gap arose between the Xiou people and the Layao people.

Is Layao heartbroken?

Heartache!

Those who can accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters. Many people in the Xiou tribe have already died, so these are not a big deal!

But this was not enough. Zhao Tuo was a man of deep scheming and was always on guard against everyone, forcing La Yao to take drastic measures - deliberately leaving half of his life span to the Dragon Gu when transferring it.

The changes were very obvious. Zhao Tuo soon discovered that the effect was not as good as before. This was like a bolt from the blue to him. He was furious and finally anxious.

He was nearly a hundred years old at the time and had long since outlasted his son. The older people get, the more afraid they are of death. At this age, he really didn't want to die!

He was so proud and arrogant because of this secret method of longevity. Even a powerful person like Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng tried hard to achieve immortality but failed, but he had found the key. Now he was told that this method was no longer effective. What was the difference between that and announcing that he was going to die?

La Yao then said that this method had caused too many deaths and was not tolerated by Heaven. God would punish them and it would be impossible to continue. The only solution now was to cover up the Heaven!

What does "Zhetian" mean?

That is resurrection from the dead.

It was no big secret that Xiou had a magic Gu. La Yao took out the Dragon God Gu and told Zhao Tuo that this was a magic Gu that had lived for thousands of years in the Xiou tribe. Its true form was a dragon that had not yet fully transformed. This Gu had longevity, and she was willing to present this Gu to Zhao Tuo. Then Zhao Tuo would fake his death and be buried with the Dragon God Gu. After 9981 days, he would be able to come back to life with the help of the Dragon God Gu.

This method was not immediately agreed to at that time. Since it was a matter of life and death, Zhao Tuo naturally had to be extremely cautious. However, he could not resist the fear of death, so he finally found La Yao to inquire about the matter in detail.

The first step given by Layao is to rebuild the mausoleum!