In less than a quarter of an hour, a pale old man wearing gray cloth, with white beard and hair, and a kind face flew out of the misty clouds and landed in front of Lu Yu.
"Which one is Lu Yu?" The old man shouted loudly as soon as he got down and before his feet even touched the ground.
"Junior Lu Yu, meet Elder Yuan!" Lu Yu suppressed the excitement in his heart, walked forward, and saluted the old man.
"Are you Lu Yu? Lu Bai's son?" The old man stared at Lu Yu, his body trembling slightly, "Yes, that's right, he looks exactly like Lu Bai!"
"Time flies so fast. More than ten years have passed in a flash. Lu Bai's son has grown up so much. Your name is Lu Yu. He should be the child of Lu Bai and Xiao Yu! By the way, you
How is mother now?" The old man muttered to himself, and then suddenly asked as if he remembered something.
"My mother passed away a long time ago."
"Dead? He actually passed away. It's a pity that such a good little girl passed away so early." The old man sighed.
"Elder Yuan, is my father still alive?" Lu Yu stared at Elder Yuan closely, holding his hands tightly and his heart beating wildly. At this moment, facing this old man, Lu Yu suddenly felt regretful.
He suddenly didn't want to ask anymore. He didn't know. At least there was a glimmer of hope. If he knew the result, everything would be over.
"Your father," Elder Yuan sighed longly, his voice much lower. "At that time, I just wanted to teach him a lesson. I didn't expect that something would happen. It's my fault. If I didn't let him go, he would
Nothing will happen to him. If nothing happens to him, he might still be alive and well now. It's my fault. I regret it!" As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Something happened? You mean something happened to my father? That is, he died?" Lu Yu looked in disbelief, with a hint of hope and a hint of pleading in his eyes.
"It's true that something happened and he died!" Elder Yuan said with some difficulty.
"Something happened? Are you dead?" Lu Yu muttered to himself, a little confused, and suddenly stumbled.
There seemed to be a sudden vacancy in my heart, as if something had suddenly disappeared, and I felt like a big stone was pressing on my chest. I was suffocating and breathless, but I felt inexplicably relaxed at the same time.
It feels like the thread that has been tight is suddenly broken, there is nothing left, and I can't speak...
When Elder Yuan saw Lu Yu like this, he felt as if he had been hit, but suddenly felt a little strange. He asked tentatively: "You don't know?"
"I, I don't know?" Lu Yu was in a daze, like a drowning person who suddenly caught something.
"Didn't I send someone to deliver a message to you?"
"Send a message? What message? I don't know. Didn't the village chief grandpa say anything?"
"It's strange. That disciple clearly said that he delivered the letter. How could you not know? Didn't he deliver it?" Elder Yuan also felt that something was wrong.
"Where is that disciple?" the little Taoist priest suddenly interrupted and asked.
"Yes, that disciple, I will call him out right now and ask him carefully!"
"I would like to report to Elder Yuan that the disciple died while out training twelve years ago." Soon, a disciple found out the news and passed it on to Lu Yu and the others.
"Dead, died twelve years ago?"
At this moment, all three of them realized that there was something fishy about this matter, but they couldn't figure it out.
"By the way, Elder Yuan, before I left, the village chief grandpa said that my father came back to ask for elixirs, and was asked to complete a certain task. What happened?"
Elder Yuan sighed again when he heard Lu Yu mention this matter.
"Speaking of which, this matter is also related to me. Back then, Lu Bai suddenly returned to the cave and wanted to see me. He said he wanted to ask for two pills to save the lives of his wife and children. But the leader found out and immediately
He was rejected. But Lu Bai never left and knelt under the Chishui Peak of the Headmaster's lineage. Later, because Lu Bai kept kneeling there and I helped to plead for mercy, the Headmaster finally agreed. But there was one request.
, which is to complete a task set by him.”
"Originally, according to my estimation, with your father's strength and the four disciples accompanying him, although it would be difficult to complete this task, it would not be life-threatening. But who would have thought that what was supposed to be a sure thing would actually happen.
There was an accident, and all five of your father and the others lost their lives, and no one came back alive."
Lu Yu also fell silent after hearing this. Although Elder Yuan kept saying that he was to blame for this incident, Lu Yu understood that Elder Yuan had good intentions. He could not blame anyone else for what happened to his father. He could only say that it was God's will.
"Speaking of it, it's really a pity. Back then, your father Lu Bai, the great elder's granddaughter Muxi, and the headmaster's disciple Yan Zhanyun, that is, the young man who just sent you the message, were all the people I had been working with for nearly a decade.
The three most talented and outstanding disciples in recent years, countless people in Dongtian have high hopes for them, but I didn't expect that your father left Dongtian for your mother, and finally died." Elder Yuan couldn't help but think about it.
sigh.
He does not mean that.
When Lu Yu heard what Elder Yuan said, he suddenly thought of the way his disciple Yan Zhanyun looked at him. At that time, he had an inexplicable feeling for no reason. Yan Zhanyun's eyes were a little strange, but he couldn't explain it.
What's strange.
"Could it be that what happened to my father has something to do with him? What about the disciple who sent the letter? Is it also related to him?" Lu Yu thought in his heart, his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.
"Elder Yuan, you said my father passed away, where is his body?" Lu Yu lowered his head and asked suddenly. If his father and mother were buried together, they would be very happy! Lu Yu thought to himself.
"The body, well, I don't know. It's a bit strange to say that after the accident, I looked for it more than once, but found nothing. It's been more than ten years now, and I may never find it again.
arrive."
"Can't find it? Where is that place? It's the place where my father had an accident."
"In Danling Mountain. Speaking of which, there has been almost no accident in Danling Mountain before, but who knew that something happened to your father." As he said that, Elder Yuan looked at Lu Yu, "Lu Yu, I will call you Xiao Yu.
Well, don’t call me Elder Yuan anymore, call me Grandpa Yuan. Are you willing to follow me back to Cave Heaven? I can accept you as a disciple. I believe you will be even better than your father!"
"No, thank you, Grandpa Yuan!" Lu Yu heard Elder Yuan's words and refused without thinking too much. "I want to practice outside with my friends for a while, then protect the village and spend more time with the village chief Grandpa.
.I’m really sorry for letting down your good intentions!”
"It's okay. Everyone has their own path. How you want to go is your own business. I respect your choice." Elder Yuan smiled, but he still felt a little regretful in his heart.
"Then we won't disturb you. Let's leave first. I really want to trouble you this time." Lu Yu and the little Taoist priest saluted Elder Yuan, then turned around and walked back, but their backs looked even thinner.
.
Elder Yuan stood there, watching them quietly as they walked away. He shook his head slightly and wanted to say something, but he sighed and did not say anything after all.
It's getting late and it's almost dusk.
The two of them walked back all the way, the shadow pulling them from a distance until they reached the end of the earth.
"Are you okay?" The little Taoist priest looked at Lu Yu and asked.
"It's okay!" Lu Yu turned to look at him, twitching the corners of his mouth, and smiled reluctantly at him, but it was a bit ugly. "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile yet. I was mentally prepared for this before coming here.
"
"Is your father's accident related to that disciple Yan Zhanyun?" The two were walking when the little Taoist suddenly asked.
"Why do you say that?"
"Guess."
"Guess?"
"I saw that when Elder Yuan mentioned that person named Yan Zhanyun, your expression was a little strange." The little Taoist priest said, "And it is not impossible that he would take action against your father. After all, Elder Yuan said that your father, Yan
The three of them, Zhan Yun, are the most talented disciples of Dayukong Mingdongtian in recent decades. The next headmaster will most likely be chosen from among them, and the power behind your father is the weakest. So,
, if you want to eliminate competitors, your first choice must be your father.
Moreover, I believe that even Elder Yuan and the headmaster of Dongtian must have doubts about him and even know that he did it. Of course, it is meaningless to say this now. After all, they cannot do it for someone who is no longer here.
, and take action against their next successor!"
"oh?"
"What I don't understand is that if he wanted to take action, why didn't he take action before? Your father is no longer a disciple of Da You Kong Ming Dong Tian, and there is no threat to him, so why would he suddenly take action again? Could it be that they
Was there a grudge? And the grudge was made after your father left the cave? Or did your father know some of his secrets and he wanted to kill him to silence him? Or he wanted to get something in your father's hands, but your father refused to give it, so he was killed.
"No, it's not quite right. What's the reason?" The little Taoist priest lowered his head, thought hard, and murmured to himself. But no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was not in line with common sense.
"And the most important thing is, why are you still alive? It's impossible that he doesn't know the principle of cutting off the grass to get rid of the root. If he really killed your father, why didn't he kill you?"
When Lu Yu heard what the little Taoist said, his mind moved. He thought of the jade plaque he had hung since he was a child. Could it be related to this jade plaque? But, just like the little Taoist said, why didn't he kill me? Could it be that I
Did you guess wrong? He didn't kill his father?
Both of them were lost in thought, their minds were in chaos and they couldn't make sense.
"Perhaps there is only one person who knows the truth, and that is Yan Zhanyun. Regardless of whether he killed him or not, if you want to know the answer, he is definitely the most important breakthrough. Moreover, you must go to Danling Mountain once. But now,
The most important thing is to improve my strength as soon as possible. My current strength is too weak. Even if I face Yan Zhanyun, I will just be seeking death." Lu Yu thought silently.
"Xuan Zhenzi, let's go back and see if we can fish in troubled waters and get that opportunity!"
"Huh?" The little Taoist turned back and glanced at Lu Yu, but said nothing. He could probably guess what Lu Yu was thinking.