Tian Lan smiled and said: "My identity was different at that time. How can I explain it. Besides, I don't think you care about past lives or anything like that."
Ye Yi smiled heartily and said: "Haha. That's right. The mess in my previous life has nothing to do with me. It's all so far away. Hehe. But let me ask you. Am I as handsome in my previous life as I am now."
As he spoke, he also posed in a cool pose. It looked a bit funny.
Tianlan couldn't help but smile and said: "Handsome. I don't think so. But you were quite annoying in your previous life."
Ye Yi was surprised and said: "Hey, you are going too far. Damn it. I can't remember the bullying. Really. I must have owed you something in my previous life. I am being bullied like this by you now."
Tianlan smiled and said nothing. It suddenly occurred to him that it would be great if he could recall the brewing method of "Lunfeng" wine. Maybe in the future Ye Yi would chase him for a drink like he did in his previous life.
At this time, he suddenly felt a powerful aura approaching and shouted vigilantly: "Who is it?"
Ye Yi also sensed it and became cautious.
"Hahaha……"
A burst of laughter came from the void not far away. Then, a middle-aged man with a sense of moral integrity suddenly appeared in front of them.
This middle-aged man has square eyebrows and a Chinese-character face. His movements are majestic and upright. He wears a generous brown cloak and a high crown on his head. He looks luxurious yet stable.
If Tianlan had to describe it, he is a real person in power, or at least someone with a background in power. But this person has clear eyes. He does not have the vigorous desire for power or greed and ambition that ordinary people in power have. On the contrary, he has a kindred spirit. It's as thick as the earth. It's hard to fathom.
Tianlan was ready to summon Soul Eater at any time. He said to the middle-aged man: "Who is the senior?"
Ye Yi frowned and whispered: "Tian Lan. He is the nagging guy I told you about."
Tianlan looked at him speechlessly. Ye Yi's description completely described the man as a disrespectful old man who talked nonsense and was old and frail. But look at him. He was obviously a fairy. , a hero in his prime. Why did he completely change when he came into Ye Yi's mouth?
It should be said that his ability to express himself is too poor or that he is biased against others.
The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, you are looking for me."
Ye Yi said carelessly: "Yes. Uncle, where have you gone? Last time I looked for you and you didn't show up for a long time. Tell me, did you avoid me on purpose?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "You know who I am. Why are you looking for me?"
Tian Lan was about to speak. Ye Yi was the first to say, "Then do you know who we are? And why do we suddenly appear to scare people?"
The middle-aged man pointed at himself, then at Tianlan and Ye Yi, and said: "Of course I know who you are. That's why I showed up. But I think we shouldn't meet now. .The time is not yet ripe.”
Ye Yi curled his lips and whispered to Tianlan: "Look, this guy talks so confusingly that it's hard to understand... I guess he must have hit his head before."
Tianlan naturally didn't think so. He stepped forward and said, "It is precisely because the time is not yet ripe that we can prepare for a rainy day. Senior, since you showed up, you must want to tell us something. Please make it clear."
The middle-aged man continued to speak vaguely: "What I want to tell you may not be what you want to know. And I may not be able to tell you what you want to know."
Ye Yi was stunned by his words. He whispered dissatisfiedly: "I have the urge to hit someone...Tianlan. Let's beat him until he is half dead and then slowly press him, okay?"
Tianlan was helpless and ignored Ye Yi at all. What kind of strength was the other party? He was even more powerful than the tomb-keeper. They were no match. Not to mention beating him half to death. If he wanted to leave, they would use all their strength to fight him. I can't stop it.
At the same time, he was also curious in his heart: Where did so many masters come from in this world? He didn't know whether this mysterious middle-aged man was stronger or weaker than the aloof Ju Mang.
Tianlan had no choice but to continue talking in circles with the middle-aged man: "Senior, what you want to tell us must be your purpose. You have your purpose. We have our purpose. Although it may not be the same, we can be sure that our purpose must be the same as Jumang's. The purposes are all different. Are you right?"
The middle-aged man smiled heartily and said: "You are quite smart. You know how to use Ju Mang to trick me. I admit that I am hiding here to avoid Ju Mang's sight. But it does not mean that I am standing with Zhuo Shen. Side."
Tianlan took advantage of the situation and said: "So, senior is a rare pacifist. He neither wants to see the Qingshen destroyed nor the Zhuoshen disappear. But if the world wants peace, it will be far more difficult than war. It requires tens of millions of times of effort. If seniors have this intention, shouldn't they do something for the heavens?"
The middle-aged man frowned and said: "The person I selected should not be you. You may be the savior, but you may also be the disaster star that will push the heaven into eternal disaster."
Ye Yi felt unhappy when he heard this. Just when he was about to criticize, Tian Lan's eyes lit up and he said, "Since prosperity and decline are only a matter of my thoughts, then you should tell me what you know."
The middle-aged man held his arms in his arms, his brown cloak fluttering in the wind, and said: "Why should I place my bet on you, knowing that I have a huge chance of losing?"
Tianlan said confidently: "Does the senior have other candidates?"
The implication is: I am your only hope. You have to gamble even if you don't gamble. There is no other choice.
His self-confidence is well-founded, because he is the reincarnation of ancient times, the young master of Zhuo Shen. Only he can truly control the power of Zhuo Shen. Since the middle-aged man is hiding from Gou Mang, he will definitely not be able to attack Qing Shen. And Tian Lan became his only chance. This was also the real reason why he showed up to meet her this time.
The middle-aged man was speechless by what he said. He said: "I have to admit that your vision, analytical ability, and judgment ability are all unmatched. No wonder you came into being... Sigh. In fact, I am an insider. . He is also a bystander. He should not interfere in the affairs of heaven anymore."
He suddenly changed his words mid-sentence. Tian Lan was a little curious in his heart. What on earth did he come into being...?
The middle-aged man seemed to be persuaded by him and said: "Okay. Come with me. I will answer all your questions on the way."
As he said that, he turned around and walked leisurely at the speed of an ordinary person. Tianlan and Ye Yi followed him. Ye Yi asked the first doubt in their minds: "Hey, can you tell me who you are now?" "
The middle-aged man sighed with emotion: "I was once named Houtu."
"Houtu..."
Tian Lan and Ye Yi were both shocked. This name is definitely not a thunderous one, but anyone who hears it will be shocked.
Houtu, the God of Earth, was the god of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times. He was from the same period and generation as the God of Wood, Jumang.
Didn’t they all say that except Gou Mang, the other five heavenly emperors and their gods have passed away? How could Hou Tu still be in the world? What is the origin of this?
Hou Tu explained sadly: "You must be wondering why I am alive. It's a long story. It starts from half a million years ago..."
Tian Lan couldn't help but interrupt: "Fifty thousand years ago. Could it be that the Yellow Emperor and the other five heavenly emperors were not from the same period as Huang Gu?"
Hou Tu said: "No. For today's people, those are very ancient things. There is no difference. But for us, the ancient emperor is also an existence equivalent to ancient myths. However, there is actually no difference. We all They are ants living under the law of heaven. Even if they reach the peak and reach the realm of the Emperor of Heaven, they still cannot escape the control of the law of heaven."
Tianlan asked in confusion: "Why did senior say this?"
Houtu leisurely said: "The reason why the ancient Heavenly Emperor died is still a mystery. But the death of the Five Heavenly Emperors was witnessed by me with my own eyes. The three realms of the world: heaven, man, and ghost. At their root, they are all pure and turbid. The distribution of pure and turbid air in each realm is not the same. But in general, the pure and turbid air maintains a relative balance and never goes too far. Just like the two ends of a scale, only balance can bring about the three realms. of stability.”
"But this stability is not absolute. The worlds of humans and ghosts are fine. They use the pure and turbid energy indiscriminately, and they will not have a decisive impact on the balance of pure and turbidity. But our heaven is different. In the heaven, There are pure spirits and turbid spirits. If there are too many pure spirits, the pure qi will be concentrated. It's like one end of the scale suddenly increases in weight, while the turbid spirit on the other side, which represents the turbid qi, suddenly decreases, making the scale more and more unbalanced."
"This kind of imbalance happened once a million years ago. There were signs of it happening again half a million years ago. But the war half a million years ago was not because of the pure and turbid. It was because of the newly emerged five figures and five parties. The Emperor of Heaven is too powerful. They are all pure gods, which makes the pure gods stronger as a whole. The turbid gods have always been reclusive and their power remains unchanged. In contrast, the imbalance of pure and turbid gods has begun."
"In order to resolve the upcoming turmoil in the Three Realms, the Five Heavenly Emperors had no choice but to throw themselves into the Jiejian Pond, be reincarnated, and get rid of their overly powerful Qing Qi to maintain the balance of the entire Three Realms. It can be said that the Five Heavenly Emperors sacrificed their lives for the sake of all living beings in the Three Realms... "
Hou Tu's voice was very calm when he spoke. But both Tianlan and Ye Yi knew that he was not calm in his heart. There must be an extremely close relationship between the Five Heavenly Emperors and the gods. The Five Heavenly Emperors voluntarily sacrificed themselves for the balance of purity and turbidity. Even Tian Lan and Ye Yi felt extremely excited and regretful when they heard this, let alone Hou Tu.
It turns out that this is the real history... The history that Tianlan and the others heard from the Qizu Pavilion was just fabricated by later generations. They added and patched the myths according to their imagination.
Hou Tu paused for a while and finally sighed: "The Five Heavenly Emperors finally gave us the mission of five gods to govern the heaven. But we found that the power of the turbid gods is too weak. Even if there are only five gods, the pure and turbid gods will be destroyed." The energy was biased. Therefore, at that time, the three gods, fire god, water god, and metal god, who were after all strong, chose to disperse to cultivate themselves or be reincarnated. Only me and the wood god Jumang, who were weak in cultivation, were left."