Shen Yu looked at Shang Junlin and felt his hand being clenched. The two looked at each other and stepped into the door.

The room was dark, and with their footsteps, the light gradually lit up. Right in front, the white-haired man sat in front of the desk, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Shen Yu looked at the man in front of him. Although he had white hair, his face looked like he was in his twenties. Only those eyes with vicissitudes of life could reveal the true age of one or two men.

"Who are you?" After Shen Yu came to the Ji clan, under the leadership of Ji Wuwang, he recognized many people in the clan. The characteristics of the people in front of him were so obvious that if he had seen them, he would not have any impression at all. This man gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"It's just an inconspicuous elder." The white-haired man put down the scroll in his hand, "Aren't you curious about the existence of 'Jieyin' and so on, there are many books here that can help you solve your doubts."

"You asked us to come just for this?" Shen Yu was suspicious.

"You can read it first. I believe you have verified it yourself. There are many things that cannot be asked from other people's mouths. The doubts in your heart can be answered in this attic."

The answer delivered to the door was not read for nothing. At this time, the room was brighter, and Shen Yu saw that there were bookshelves all around. It was obviously a place like the Library Pavilion.

"What you want to know is in the third cabinet in the second row on the left."

Shen Yu took Shang Junlin and walked to the place where the white-haired man said. There was only one volume of books, which was very thick. Shen Yu picked it up and looked at it.

After opening, the content inside is written in Dahuan characters.

There are some differences between the words commonly used by the Ji family and those of Dahuan. Shen Yu thought it would take some effort to read them, but the words above were very thoughtfully replaced by Dahuan.

There are tables and chairs on the other side, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin walked over and sat down, opened the book and read together.

The first half of this book introduces the origin of "Jieyin". It is said that the ancestors of the Ji family found a strange-looking little beast when they went up the mountain to collect herbs and brought the little beast back to feed. An ancestor of the Ji family made a magical spell using small beasts as raw materials and named it "Jieyin".

With this little beast, the ancestors of the Ji family learned to use the power of the gods to judge life and death in one sentence, know the future in one sentence, and all kinds of unreasonable abilities.

The ancestors chose the most intelligent woman in the clan at that time, and planted a "precept" for her, and let her coordinate the management of the clan's affairs. Those who are "precepted" will become wiser, easier to grasp the abilities of the Ji family, and can ensure that their appearance will not grow old. After each person who is "precepted" dies, the next one will appear. Known as a saint who serves the gods, she must dedicate everything to the gods, and she is not allowed to marry or bear children.

After hundreds of years of evolution, the Ji family has grown from weak to powerful. When it was the most powerful, a Ji family was equivalent to a country. Nothing can get rid of the principle of prosperity and decline, and the Ji family is also the same. After the prosperity, it is a rapid decline. Because there were too many offending forces in their heyday, the Ji family had to go dormant again.

Shen Yu also discovered that each saint in the Ji family will not be in office for more than thirty years. The book does not say how these saintes died, only that when a saint dies, a new saint will die. It will appear naturally and take over the post of the previous saint.

The content of the book is not long, and it didn't take much time to read it. Shen Yu put down the book and walked to the white-haired man: "My mother escaped from the Ji family with 'Jie Yin', so who is the current saint in the Ji family?"

According to the records in the book, there has never been a situation where two saintesses coexisted in the Ji family.

"There are no saintesses in the Ji family now," the white-haired man's expression changed for a moment, and then he quickly returned to his expressionless face, "Your mother is not there, so there is no way to choose a new saint in the clan. Combined with various conditions, you are actually very good. conform to."

Shen Yu quickly reacted: "You mean that a person who is a 'Saint' must be a person who has received the 'Precepts'?"

"You can understand it this way. Without the Holy Maiden, the mystery of the Ji family will gradually disappear. Your mother has been away for more than 20 years. In another ten years at most, the mystery of the Ji family will no longer exist."

"Ji Wuliang came back to me because he wanted me to take up the position of 'Saint'?" If not, Shen Yu couldn't figure out why Ji Wuliang went to Dahuan capital to find him.

"This answer, you can ask him yourself, he has no intention of harming you."

While speaking, the white-haired man covered his mouth and coughed a few times, blood spilling from his fingers.

"Are you alright?" Shen Yu felt that this person was more of a seriously ill person than himself.

Shang Junlin had been standing silently behind Shen Yu, only when Shen Yu asked if Ji Wuwang wanted him to stay, his body tense slightly.

The white-haired man took out a handkerchief and wiped off the blood: "No problem."

"The person Ji Wuwang brought back once said something, Ji Wuwang said it was nonsense. I want to know if the people of your clan can really predict the future." Shang Junlin said suddenly. .

"Actually, the future is uncertain, and different choices lead to different futures. The Ji family's people do know how to fortune-telling, but what we can see is only the direction of one of them. What will the final future be like? You don't know, you can take it as real or as nonsense."

It seemed that he was out of energy, and after saying this, the white-haired man showed off his intentions.

When the two left, Ji Wuwang walked out of the secret door: "Why did you tell them this?"

"You are willing to disregard the survival of the Ji family and promise to remove the 'Jie Yin' for him. What if I tell him some truth?"

One thing, they tacitly did not say it out. Before Shen Yu, no one had ever removed "Jieyin" alive. Why can a new saint be found quickly after the death of the previous saint? Because there is only one copy of "Jie Yin", it is nourished by the lives of generations of saints and has been preserved to this day.

If you want to get superhuman strength, you always have to pay for it.

"Now that the situation outside is stable, even if there is no barrier, the Ji family can still live well with the medical skills that they have inherited. There is no need to be bound for generations because of some unimportant things." Ji Wuwang said.

"If he could think like you back then, why would he be in the current situation?"

"What about you, what kind of future did you see two years ago? Why did you suddenly change from blocking me to being on my side?"

"I saw……"

Destruction and hope.

In the next few days, Shen Yu was not going out with Shang Junlin, and he was going to start making final preparations for removing "Jie Yin".

Take an hour-long medicated bath every day.

The water in the tub is light green. With the increase of the time of the melancholy bubble, the color of the water will gradually fade, and finally it will become transparent white.

When taking a medicinal bath, Shang Junlin would accompany him by his side.

Shen Yu put his arms on the edge of the tub and looked at Shang Junlin with a smile: "Your Majesty, tell me a story."

Cold sweat broke out constantly on his forehead. This potion was extremely stimulating to the body. When Shen Yu first soaked, even though Ji's family had informed him in advance, he almost jumped out of it.

It hurts so much.

It's like there are countless needles dipped in salt water, piercing the skin little by little, stirring them inside, especially when they just soaked in, the pain is so heavy that they can't feel everything in the outside world.

When the pain subsided a little, he found that he was biting Shang Junlin's arm, and his mouth was full of blood.

He saw distress in the man's eyes, and when he saw that he wished he could replace it with his body, he suddenly felt less pain. Later, in order to divert his attention, he would talk to Shang Junlin, although most of the time he was listening to Shang Junlin. Jun Rin said.

"What do you want to hear, Ayu?" Shang Junlin's tone was gentle, and in his voice was the distress that the master tried to hide.

"I want to hear what happened in the past, Your Majesty."

"Okay."

The man's voice was low, gentle, and he listened somberly. He seemed to have seen Shang Junlin at that time, a young boy who was still young and shined on the battlefield.

That was the Shang Junlin he had never seen before.

Shang Junlin was very patient. Even if a story was repeated several times, his tone did not change at all. When the time came, he took Shen Yu out of the tub, wrapped it up, and put it in the next room.

At this time, Shen Yu had no strength at all.

He leaned on Shang Junlin and looked up at him: "Don't frown, Your Majesty."

After finishing up for Shen Yu, Shang Junlin called the people waiting outside to check on Shen Yu's body.

Imperial Physician Gu first took Shen Yu's pulse, followed by other Ji family members, and finally, took a drop of blood.

Shen Yu lowered his eyes and looked at his fingers. There were many wounds on the pulp of his fingers.

Shang Junlin held his hand: "Doctor Gu said that the preparations are almost done over there. In a few days, Ayu won't have to suffer all this."

Every time he saw Shen Yu's pain, Shang Junlin's heart felt like being cut by a dull knife, and there was a dull pain. At first, Shen Yu looked at him uncomfortable, and he wanted to let him go outside. , but Shang Junlin refused to agree, no matter what, he would stay by Shen Yu's side.

After resting for half an hour, Shen Yu's physical strength recovered. Although it was uncomfortable when he took the medicated bath, after the bath, Shen Yu's physical condition was indeed much better than before.

Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu and basked in the sun outside the house. The two of them whispered something, and Ji Wuwang walked in from outside the yard: "I just went to confirm it, and now I'm waiting for the result of 'Yuelian'."

"Can 'Yuelian' really bear fruit?" Shen Yu stuck his head out of Shang Junlin's arms.

"Yes, its fruits are the most important medicinal herbs. Haven't you noticed that since you came to the clan, have small fruits already appeared under its flower buds?"

Shen Yu really didn't notice this. After coming here, "Yue Lian" was taken away by Ji Wuwang and said to study together. There was Imperial Physician Gu over there, so Shen Yu didn't ask much.

"I saw a white-haired man that day, and he told me that you brought me back because you wanted me to be a 'saint'," Shen Yu stared at Ji Wuwang, "Is it true?"

"Yes," Ji Wuwang did not deny his previous thoughts, "but then I changed my mind. You don't have to worry about what I will do when I take the opportunity. Since I promised to remove the 'Jie Yin' for Xiaoyu, I will not break my promise."

"Why did you change your mind?"

"If you insist on an answer, it's because of him," Ji Wuwang looked at Shang Junlin, "You will obviously be happier with him than staying in the clan. Back then, my father couldn't do it for your mother. I hope I can do it for you, just as a little compensation as a brother."