Chapter 164 Xiao Jiu
Mu Cheng continued to read other inscriptions attentively. At the same time, Xiao He found the village chief Xiao Changfeng. However, before he could speak, the village chief scolded him with harsh words.
It turned out that an important burial ceremony took place the day before yesterday, but Xiao He did not attend. He had been immersed in practicing Kung Fu these past few days, and he had forgotten such an important thing.
Xiao He blamed himself very much. He thought he would stay with Mu Cheng for one day and be busy with his master's affairs the next day. In the end, he stayed for four days.
However, at this moment he had important things to report to the village chief, so he hurriedly told the village chief about what Mu Cheng had discovered in the Forest of Steles and the inscriptions left by their ancestors.
After listening to Xiao He's report, Xiao Changfeng almost fell down. He hurriedly asked Xiao He to lead the way. However, after Xiao Changfeng walked a few steps, he asked Xiao He to summon several famous Xiao family members in the village to go together.
Continuously, five or six people gathered in the cave dwelling, and they were ready to go to the Forest of Steles together. Although they had previously listed the Forest of Steles as a place to practice Kungfu, and no one else had been there, they did not complain after the village chief's urgent call.
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When several people entered the Forest of Steles, Mu Cheng was still looking at the other inscriptions intently and did not notice their arrival.
It wasn't until Xiao He called out to Mu Cheng that he turned around and saw the village chief and others. The village chief asked excitedly: "Where are the remains of the ancestors?" Mu Cheng led them around two rows of stone tablets and pointed at them.
One of the pieces said: "This is it." The village chief read the words on the inscription, but did not understand its meaning.
Mu Cheng read them word for word and explained it. When the village chief saw the words in the inscription,
When he saw the word "Xiao Yu", he recognized that it was the name on his family tree, which corresponded to the words on the inscription.
He suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to the stone tablet: "My ancestor, I am your thirty-second generation grandson Xiao Changfeng. The descendants are unfilial, and it was not until today that the relics you left were discovered. I kowtow to you." Others.
Seeing this, they all imitated Xiao Changfeng and knelt down.
Mu Cheng was also deeply moved. Xiao Changfeng stood up and bowed to Mu Cheng to express his gratitude. He said to himself: "We, the elders of the Xiao family, have always believed that these stone tablets are used for practicing martial arts. He is the only one in the village who can read them."
The person who wrote the inscription. He is often here, but why didn’t he find the remains of his ancestor?" After hearing Xiao Changfeng's words, Mu Cheng asked curiously: "Clan leader, is Elder Xiao also a member of our Xiao family?" Xiao Changfeng nodded.
means yes.
Mu Cheng continued to ask: "Chief Xiao, do you know where our village leads to?" Xiao Changfeng looked at Mu Cheng and replied, "Isn't it where you came from? We call it the outer village." Mu Cheng didn't.
He continued to ask unhurriedly: "Chief Xiao, the outer village you understand is the place where I used to stay and the place where Xiao He can go. Apart from this, are there any other places?" Xiao Changfeng asked with some confusion.
"Is there any other place?" Mu Cheng continued: "Yes, Xiao He and I went to another place before. The space pressure there was very high, and it took us a long time to adapt. Moreover, Xiao He was also found there.
Elder, I have mentioned this to you before. Do you also think that place is from another village?" Xiao Changfeng was even more confused: "Isn't the place you are talking about under Elder Xiao's bed? Isn't that a place in our village?
?" Mu Cheng continued to ask: "If that is a place in the village, why can't others get there? Also, only the elder in the village understands the words on the stone tablet, so who did he learn it from? Why not teach it to other people in the village?
Where are the people?" Mu Cheng listened quietly. Xiao Changfeng was aroused by Mu Cheng's question. Although he could not explain the reason specifically, he felt that something was wrong.
At this moment, an old man who came with Chief Xiao suddenly said: "Clan Chief, do you still remember Elder Xiao's father, Xiao Jiu?" This reminder evoked a certain memory in Xiao Changfeng, and he remembered something.
, frowning slightly.
He thought for a moment and then said: "If what Elder Xiao is doing now is indeed abnormal, it may be because he wants to avenge his father. Elder Xiao's father, like Xiao He, also has the ability to travel. At that time, our village stipulated that people with the ability to travel
Talented people are not allowed to marry people from other villages, but Xiao Jiu not only has a family, but also wants to marry a girl from another village. My father was the patriarch at the time and strongly opposed Xiao Jiu's association with girls from other villages. However, Xiao Jiu ignored everything
, and even injured the villagers who came to dissuade him. My father was very angry and took people to Xiao Jiu's residence, preparing to deal with it according to the clan rules. But when my father arrived at Xiao Jiu's home, he found that he had already
A woman from another village was killed. This incident shocked the whole village, and he even scolded my father for knowing nothing. Seeing that the matter was getting bigger, my father decided to let Xiao Jiu calm down before dealing with it." Xiao Changfeng paused for a moment.
, Mu Cheng listened quietly.
He continued: "I was six years old at the time, and Elder Xiao was one year older than me. We often played together when we were children. However, after that incident, Elder Xiao never came to me again. Not long after, Xiao Jiu left the village.
He never came back, and his mother basically stopped going out. I don’t know what my father was thinking at the time. Since his father left, he took special care of Elder Xiao, vigorously trained him, and succeeded me as the patriarch of the clan.
Elder Xiao was also assigned the position. Looking back, his father must have taught him the words on the stone tablet when he was here. When my father left, he specially asked Elder Xiao and I to unite and work together when needed.
I asked him for advice. I was still a little unconvinced at the time, but Elder Xiao’s skills were very powerful. Later, everyone in the village wanted to learn the skills from him, but Elder Xiao said that the villagers were not capable of learning. Although many people did not believe it,
In the end, Elder Xiao taught some mental skills to the villagers, but those who learned the exercises became mentally disturbed within a few days. After that, some outsiders came to the village one after another, and Elder Xiao accepted them as his apprentices. His
The apprentices still wanted to be raised by the villagers. I was reluctant at the time, but Elder Xiao insisted on doing it. He told me that my father didn’t understand, and neither did I. This reminded me of his father Xiao Jiu.
, the scene when he scolded my father. Xiao He was the first villager to be accepted as a disciple because he had the ability to travel." Mu Cheng said: "Chief Xiao has been listening to Elder Xiao all these years, so he must feel uncomfortable, right?
"Clan Chief Xiao looked embarrassed. He was about to refute, but thought that Elder Xiao had already left, so he swallowed what he wanted to say.
He looked around, sighed deeply, and said: "That's right. I am the head of the clan after all. When I first took over, I asked Elder Xiao to do something, but he always resisted, and he dared to fight me at critical moments.
Chapter completed!