Chapter 9 The Root of Misfortune three
"But my energy is limited, and he is not the real owner of the dream soul, so I can only help here. He still needs you. Unfortunately, you don't love him in this life. Sometimes, things like fate are really hard to explain." The high priest smiled gently, helpless.
"I just believe that there must be a way to solve these problems. I will not repeat your tragedy, and I will not be a priest. If the dream soul really recognizes me as its master, it must be used by me!" I stood up, and at this moment I felt that I suddenly became stronger. I knew that what I was fighting against was fate and an unknown future.
"I hope you succeed... I hope you can do what I failed to do." The figure of the high priest gradually blurred and turned into nothingness.
"I will definitely succeed!" I woke up screaming. I was still on the bed in the hotel. I touched my cheeks, and the tear marks on them were not yet dry.
I couldn't tell whether what happened just now was a dream or reality, but the pain in my heart was so real. I held on to my dream soul tightly, I will definitely be able to solve this problem, I will not repeat the tragedy!
The phone rang suddenly, and as soon as I answered it, I heard Yan Yimu's worried and impatient voice.
"Yu Yingwu, how could you just run away without saying a word? Do you know how worried I am about you?!" Yan Yimu must be very angry, because his tone on the phone was very fierce.
Tears fell from my eyes when I heard that, but I didn't want him to worry . I wiped my tears, tried to calm myself, and said in a firm tone: "I'm fine, Yan Yimu. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you wouldn't let me take Menghun away. Give me a week, and I will definitely come back to find you."
"No, I'll book a plane ticket to come see you now. No matter what happens, we should be together." Yan Yimu said in a slow tone.
"Okay, I'm an adult now, and this is my family's business. I don't want outsiders to interfere." I deliberately kept a cold attitude. Before the matter was resolved, I didn't want to get too close to Yan Yimu. I was afraid that he would get hurt.
"Yu Yingwu, what are you saying? Am I an outsider?" Yan Yimu was obviously angry.
"Yes, aren't you an outsider? You are not from the wizard tribe. I know that the Dream Soul is a national treasure. When I go back, I will explain it clearly to the relevant departments. After all, it is a token of our tribe's inheritance. I believe they will understand. I don't want to keep the Dream Soul for myself, nor do I want to hide it."
"Yuying Wu, you know I don't mean that. I'm just worried about your safety."
"I will protect myself well, don't worry, I will be fine." I said hard, "Don't come over, I will leave here soon, give me some time and freedom, if you believe me, don't ask me, okay?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, and only deep breathing could be heard. After a long while, a helpless voice came from the other end: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back, but you must protect yourself and don't let yourself get hurt. No matter what happens, notify me as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, I know, it's getting late and I want to go to bed." I hung up the phone.
I looked at the empty room, feeling exhausted. I didn't know if I had the ability to handle all this, and I didn't know what was waiting for me tomorrow.
I didn't sleep very well that night. The next day, I accompanied the old woman around again. She introduced me to several descendants of the wizard clan. They were mostly very old people, and their attitudes were much more optimistic than the old woman's.
"Little girl, don't think too much. Technology is so advanced nowadays, what problem can't be solved? The wizard clan is just a name. We have lived for so long, but we have never seen any witchcraft or anything like that." An uncle said with a hearty smile, "The old woman is old, so it's inevitable that she is superstitious." He added in a low voice in my ear.
"Yeah, I know. I'm really happy to see you here. My family has never told me about family matters. If it weren't for Menghun, I still wouldn't know there is such a magical group." I tried hard to hide my loss and fatigue, and said to the uncle with a smile.
"In fact, it's normal that the younger generation doesn't know. We found out by accident. To be honest, I don't plan to tell my children. After all, we are all Han Chinese now." The uncle said with a smile.
"Well, yes, but it's still a bit of a pity." I looked at the uncle and then at the old lady. The old lady obviously didn't want everyone to forget this piece of history.
"People need to look forward. Sometimes, what disappears is gone. For example, this place will soon be transformed into a tourist city, and everyone who can move out will move out. Except for the old lady, we don't live here for long." The uncle pointed to the other aunts and said to me, "Look at them, they just can't bear to leave the old lady, so they often come to accompany her. My family is also out of town, and we agreed before that we will come here to stay for a few days every year to miss her."
"Well, I understand. It's good that you guys are like this. I kind of miss my grandpa. He's abroad. I wonder if he'll have a chance to come here and take a look before he's remodeled."
"Just go with the flow. Some things are very mysterious. Just like we would come here, just like you would come here, and you would bring your dream soul with you, it's really magical." The uncle kept comforting me.
I also calmed down, had a good time for a few days, and then booked a plane ticket to visit my grandpa abroad. On the day of departure, it rained heavily here. The old lady kept holding my hand and said that it was the priest's induction. I think she is really old, so she is so easily touched. I held the dream soul, but there was no special feeling.
I got on the plane, and the dream soul quietly hung on my chest. I looked at this ancient and simple city and gently waved goodbye. The plane roared, I closed my eyes, and a tear silently fell. I think it was because the dream soul was gently vibrating, affecting my mood.
I always fall asleep easily on the plane. When I woke up, I was already in a foreign city. I got off the plane and saw countless blond and blue-eyed foreigners walking around me. I walked out of the airport. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. My mood suddenly improved.
I called a taxi and went straight to my grandfather's house. I didn't call back in advance because I wanted to give him a surprise. Because of his health, my grandfather lived in a slightly remote suburb. It was an independent villa with three floors. The walls were painted light blue. From a distance, it looked like a small castle.
After getting off the car, I ran over happily and knocked on the door. Soon , Aunt Chen, who was taking care of my grandfather, came over to open the door for me. Seeing my surprised face, she couldn't help but shouting: "Miss Wu, oh my god, it's you, why are you here? You didn't even inform us in advance, your grandfather will be very happy!" She hugged me quickly, then took my luggage and walked into the house.
"Aunt Chen, I want to give grandpa a surprise. How is your health lately?" I asked as I followed her.
"Not bad, he's in great health recently. Master Pete, look, who's here?" Aunt Chen shouted exaggeratedly.
When I entered the house, I saw my grandfather wearing a white Tai Chi suit, running hurriedly from upstairs to downstairs, shouting as he ran: "Honey, who is here?" When he ran downstairs and saw me, his eyebrows raised with excitement.
"Oh, my little baby, why are you here? Why didn't you tell me in advance? Does your mother know? I must teach her a lesson!" Grandpa came over and hugged me and said.
"Okay, Grandpa, don't be like this. I'm already that old. I haven't told anyone this time. I just wanted to give you a surprise." I said flatteringly.
Grandpa's eyes seemed to see through everything. He raised his gray eyebrows and said, "You don't necessarily want to give me a surprise. You are missing your parents, right? But it's a pity. They were here yesterday and flew to the United States for a trip this morning."
"Ah, they're gone!" I said in surprise, "Oh, what a coincidence, I thought I could meet all of you when I came here." I felt a little disappointed.
"So, when it comes to surprises, it's easy for the surprise to end up being too much of a joy." Grandpa teased me with a smile.
"No, I came here specifically to see grandpa. They don't care. I love grandpa the most." I put my arm around grandpa with a smile.
"Mr. Pete, please take Miss Wu to sit for a while. I will go to prepare dinner. It's a rare opportunity for Miss Wu to come here, so we must treat her well." After putting my things away, Aunt Chen explained to my grandfather in a serious manner.
"Look at you, go and cook. Would I treat my granddaughter badly?" Grandpa frowned at her.
I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Grandpa, you really are becoming more and more like a child."
"Haha, you're such an old naughty boy." Grandpa laughed, "This is how you stay young. Otherwise, who would like to play with an old man?"
"Grandpa, you are a handsome old man, how can you be an ugly old man?" I said with a smile.
"Okay, let's get down to business. Are you here because of the matter of the wizard clan?" Grandpa pulled me into the study, closed the door, looked at me and asked.
"Grandpa, how did you know?" I looked at my grandfather in surprise.
"Ever since you asked me that day, I knew you must be in trouble. In fact, I don't want to talk about the wizard clan because it's too long ago, and our family records are also very vague, I only know the general idea. But I know a lot about Dream Soul. It is said that our ancestor was the high priest of Dream Soul, and then Dream Soul disappeared. After so many generations, I thought everything was buried by the loess. I never thought that Dream Soul would be unearthed, and then you came to ask me about my family history, so I guessed it." Grandpa sat on the sofa and poured me a cup of tea, "This is Tieguanyin, you try it, and we'll talk slowly."
