Zhenxingjun

Chapter 312: Star Guardian

Qin Mu's thoughts were in a mess.

Qin Hanzhen, Qin Fengqing?

The genealogy he got in the study recorded the people of the Kaihuang lineage. The last page of the genealogy read: "The 107th generation is Feng Qing, the son of Han Zhen."

Qin Fengqing is the son of Qin Hanzhen.

So what does that weird thing that swam down from the tree mean?

Who is she calling Qin Hanzhen?

Who is the Qin Fengqing she is talking about?

Qin Mu's body was shaking, and his face was pale. He was Qin Fengqing, and the person in the tree was Qin Hanzhen!

The last person in the Kaihuang Qin family genealogy is him, and the man in the tree is his father!

Is this person who has merged with the ancient tree his father? Is he the relative he has been thinking about day and night?

His closest relatives!

Why did it turn out like this?

Qin Mu kept telling himself to stay calm. Master Ma once told him that no matter what happened, he should remain calm. As long as he had his sanity, he could find a glimmer of hope even if he encountered a world-destroying disaster or a life-threatening situation.

The lame man once told him that he should always keep smiling and optimistic, not only to paralyze the enemy, but also to keep himself in a positive mood. Even if one of his legs was chopped off, he should show the most honest smile, so that he would have a chance to escape.

Granny Si once told him that even if there were darkness and demons in his heart, he had to be strong. If he messed up, everything would be over.

But now, even though Qin Mu knew that danger was imminent, he was unable to remain calm.

His father, his closest relative whom he had never met, had become like this. He could not do what Master Ma, Granny Si and the Lame Man had said.

Qin Mu tried his best to calm his mind, not to think about the man in the tree, not to care about him, and to suppress the trembling of his body.

Suddenly he felt some pain in his palms. He clenched his fists unconsciously. His nails had pierced deeply into his palms and blood was dripping along the lines of his palms.

Qin Mu raised his head and looked at the mysterious being swimming down from the tree.

The thing that swam down from the tree was half snake and half human, extremely large. Although its lower body was a snake, it had no scales, its upper body was the image of a woman, a very beautiful and charming woman, but the voice she made was that of a man.

Mucus kept dripping wherever she swam, very similar to what it looked like when Qin Mu transformed into the form of Zhenxingjun, but the difference was that her Zhenxingjun form was more primitive.

There was something like a membrane on the back of her neck. When she spoke, the membrane opened up, like two open fans inserted on both sides of her neck, higher than her head, and constantly vibrated to make sounds.

She seemed unable to speak, but instead made sounds by vibrating the flesh membrane behind her neck, so the sounds she made were very strange and obscure.

The membrane should be her vocal cords, with bone spurs more than two feet long growing on the top, like javelins. When it is opened, two black eyeball-shaped patterns appear on the membrane, like two strange eyes staring at you.

As far as Qin Mu knows, there are two forms of Zhenxingjun. One is just the pure Zhenxingjun form, without the Chengtian Gate and the scriptures in his hands. The other is like Qin Mu, with the Chengtian Gate behind him and a scripture in his hands.

The strange creature in front of him had a more primitive form. It didn't look like it was cultivated, but rather like it was born that way.

This is a creature from the underworld, possibly even a god!

She and the owner of those two eyes that were 264 meters apart were not the same person.

"We made an agreement, Qin Hanzhen."

She swam to the tree, coiled around the ancient tree, and leaned her charming face against the face of the person in the tree, rubbing her ears against each other. The flesh membrane behind her head vibrated and made a sound, and she smiled and said, "You and I made a promise to Tubo. As long as I find your son named Feng Qing, you will put down everything and follow me to Youdu to tell me the location of Wuyou Township. Now, you have found your son, your wish has come true, and it's time to fulfill your promise."

The man in the tree was motionless, his eyes still fixed on Qin Mu. His body had turned to wood, and his eyes could no longer see the person in front of him. Tears fell from his half-wooden eyes.

The strange creature's long body circled around the ancient tree for more than a week, then left the man in the tree and swam leisurely. Its voice floated on the tree, erratic: "Back then, you broke into the Netherworld and broke the seal barrier. You were dying and merged with this sacred tree. You just wanted to see your son, so you did everything you could to save your life. I came here and have been with you. You promised me that as long as you could see your son, you would give up everything, including your life and Worry-Free Township. You were willing to dedicate your soul to Tu Bo and to tell me the location of Worry-Free Township. I promised you and did not take your life."

Her face suddenly dropped from the sacred tree and landed in front of Qin Mu. Her huge body slowly turned and circled around Qin Mu. Her flesh membrane vibrated and she laughed strangely: "Now that you have seen your son, do you want to regret it? Do you want to see your son die in front of you? Hehe, what a delicious body, what a young life. He is only sixteen years old, right? He must be tender and juicy to eat..."

Qin Mu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He suddenly activated the Tyrant Body Three Dan Gong and the Zhenxingjun Dihou Gong. He transformed into the Zhenxingjun form and said in a hoarse voice: "Senior, I am also..."

"Are you in Zhenxingjun form as well?"

The strange creature from Youdu suddenly stretched out its snake body, swam away from Zhong Yue with a whoosh, and landed on the ground. Its long snake tail was still coiled on the tree and had not completely come down.

She looked down at the tiny boy in front of her with a playful smile: "Poor little thing, your little tricks seem so ridiculous and childish in front of me. Don't you know? The Zhenxingjun form is actually imitating me. I am..."

"Zhenxingjun!"

She leaned in front of Qin Mu, trying to see panic, uneasiness, and the despair left by the shattered faith on the boy's face.

Qin Mu tried his best to remain calm, but she could still see the fear in his heart.

Zhenxingjun raised his head with satisfaction and said with a smile: "What an interesting little guy, trying hard to act like an adult, but still looking ignorant and cute. Didn't you say a word in Youdu language when you boarded the ship? You only know that one word in Youdu language, right? That word is Chengtian Gate. You don't really think that I will retreat and let you board the ship after hearing this, right?"

Qin Mu suppressed the trembling of his body. In front of a god like Zhenxing Jun, all his schemes were completely useless!

It was true as she said, she had been trying to be an adult, an adult who could shoulder everything. He learned how the villagers behaved and what they did, but in essence, he was still a big boy.

In front of Zhenxingjun, his efforts, his learning, and his maturity seemed so ridiculous.

"Since you're trying so hard to act like an adult, I won't make things difficult for you."

Zhenxingjun returned to the tree, with his snake tail entwined around the sacred tree like a woman entwining her beloved man. The flesh membrane behind his head opened and vibrated, and he laughed, "Qin Hanzhen, you should be happy to see each other as father and son, so why do I feel you are so sad? Yes, because from now on you will be separated forever, one living and the other dead. Hehehe, you don't have to be like this..."

She swam to the man in the tree, looked up at him, twisted her body like a snake and swam past him, saying slowly: "If you tell me the location of Worry-Free Township, your children, your family, and your tribesmen can all go to Youdu to accompany you. It's really interesting, the poor human who dared to make a deal with God thought he could get an advantage, but he didn't know that he lost everything, completely! And the bargaining chip I used for the deal was just your life."

She came to the right side of the man in the tree and couldn't help laughing. She laughed very happily. She put her face close to the man in the tree's ear and said, "I used your life to exchange for the lives of everyone in Wuyou Township, including your son's life. And you only got to see your son once. What a foolish mortal. Even if you have mastered the power of gods and demons, you are still affected by your own foolish thoughts and can never reach the state of mind of a god. And because you have the covenant with Tu Bo, you cannot break your promise."

The man in the tree regained his composure and opened his mouth, but his tongue had become numb and he could not make a sound.

Zhenxingjun smiled and said, "What do you want to say?"

The man in the tree still opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Zhenxingjun came closer, wanting to hear more clearly, and asked curiously: "What exactly do you want to say?"

The man in the tree still couldn't speak.

Qin Mu suddenly calmed down and said, "Xing Jun, father and son are connected by heart. I think I can understand what he is going to say."

Zhenxingjun looked at him and said, "He can't make any sound at all. Can you hear him?"

Qin Mu said: "Our lives are in the hands of the Star Lord. Is the Star Lord afraid that we might play some tricks?"

Zhenxingjun looked at him deeply and sneered, "You can't play any tricks. Come here and see what he wants to say."

Qin Mu walked forward, came to the front of the man in the tree, tilted his head and listened. After a moment, he said, "He said that his eyes can't see, can't see my face clearly, so it doesn't count as seeing me, so the agreement with Tu Bo has not yet taken effect."

Zhen Xingjun was surprised and smiled, "Interesting, I didn't expect that you and your son are so connected. This is a bit difficult to deal with. He used a forbidden technique to merge with the sacred tree. This forbidden technique is called Dead Tree Resurrection. It is a forbidden method that can borrow life, but the backlash is also very strong. It not only connects life, but also connects the body. Your father fought with those gods and exhausted them and himself. He had to use forbidden techniques to extend his life. Now he only has his face that has not completely turned to wood. It is very difficult to reverse this process, but it is not difficult for me, because I came from the netherworld and control life..."

The flesh membrane behind her head opened up, revealing an eye-shaped pattern. Two rays of light shot out from the eye-shaped pattern, one on the left and one on the right, and were injected into the body of the man in the tree. Gradually, the wood on the surface of the man in the tree began to fall off, and the skin on his neck had begun to show skin texture instead of tree patterns.

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