Chapter 385: The Past of the Diren Tribe Queen

After receiving confirmation from Juhai, the Queen of the Diren Tribe turned her head to look at Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun feigned confusion and said:

"Queen, how could you know to depict the appearance of this sword?

I haven't revealed this sword in front of you, have I?"

Seeing that Duan Fengyun had frankly admitted it, the Queen of the Diren Tribe laughed out loud:

"Hahahaha, how could I not recognize it?

How could I possibly not recognize this sword?

The former owner of this sword was the man I loved most in my life; do you think I wouldn't recognize this sword?

Yuwen Tuo, I ask you, where did your Xuanyuan Sword come from?"

Duan Fengyun said with a serious face:

"That is correct, what I hold in my hand is indeed the ancient divine weapon, the Xuanyuan Sword.

The Xuanyuan Sword is the personal sword of my ancestor, Xuanyuan Huangdi, and we of the Northern Zhou Yuwen Imperial Clan are the descendants of Xuanyuan Huangdi.

As descendants of Xuanyuan Huangdi, we of the Northern Zhou Yuwen Imperial Clan are naturally able to use the Xuanyuan Sword.

I just don't know, Queen, who is the previous owner of the Xuanyuan Sword you speak of?

I obtained the Xuanyuan Sword from the Tiandi Yijian Ku, which my Northern Zhou has guarded for generations.

I have never heard of the previous owner of the Xuanyuan Sword, so I ask the Queen to enlighten me!"

Juhai, standing to the side, looked at Duan Fengyun in shock after hearing his words.

Juhai had not expected that the background of 'Yuwen Tuo' was actually so significant.

A descendant of Xuanyuan Huangdi—no wonder he was so formidable at such a young age.

And that golden sword in his hand was actually the ancient divine weapon, the Xuanyuan Sword.

Juhai finally realized now why the celestial phenomena had changed when it made a bet with Duan Fengyun.

It seems the Queen of the Diren Tribe was indeed right; Duan Fengyun has a major figure behind him.

Juhai now felt that its defeat was not at all unjust.

So what if it is a prehistoric giant beast!

In front of Xuanyuan Huangdi and the Xuanyuan Sword, it counts for nothing.

Juhai now felt that acknowledging Duan Fengyun as its big brother was not a bad thing at all!

With its big brother having such a massive background, if anything were to happen, its big brother could help it hold the line.

Juhai had already begun to accept the status of Duan Fengyun as its big brother; if it knew that Duan Fengyun was not a descendant of Xuanyuan Huangdi, but rather the personal disciple of Xuanyuan Huangdi, Juhai would probably jump three zhang high.

Hearing Duan Fengyun's words, the Queen of the Diren Tribe could not help but feel a bit disappointed.

She had originally thought Duan Fengyun had a connection to that person, but it turned out there was no connection at all.

She also had not expected that 'Yuwen Tuo' actually came from the Northern Zhou Yuwen Imperial Clan; it was only natural for him to possess Xuanyuan Huangdi's Xuanyuan Sword.

However, the Queen of the Diren Tribe still prepared to ask Duan Fengyun about that man.

The Queen of the Diren Tribe spoke up:

"The man I just mentioned was the previous Earth Emperor, Guyue.

I became acquainted with him back when he had not yet achieved fame and success.

I still remember the sight of Guyue back then, wearing the Xuanyuan Huangdi Battle Armor and holding the Xuanyuan Sword to save the common people of the world.

After finally completing the task of saving the common people, he was conferred the title of Immortal by the God Realm.

As an Immortal, he began to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the Human Realm.

When I saw you holding the Xuanyuan Sword just now, I thought you were his successor.

It turns out I was mistaken; it seems Guyue had long since returned the Xuanyuan Sword to your Northern Zhou Yuwen Imperial Clan."

Juhai looked at the Queen of the Diren Tribe; it had not expected that she actually knew the previous Earth Emperor, the current guardian of the Human Realm, Guyue Xianren.

Unfortunately, Juhai was only a prehistoric giant beast and did not understand the romantic love between men and women, so it did not understand the other, deeper meaning in what the Queen of the Diren Tribe had just said.

Duan Fengyun laughed inwardly:

"Haha, I didn't expect to actually coax the story of this infatuated woman out of her."

Duan Fengyun spoke:

"I do not know any Guyue Xianren.

However, judging by the Queen's tone, the relationship with Guyue Xianren should be more than just knowing each other.

I noticed that when you mentioned Guyue Xianren, your eyes were filled with light.

I imagine there must have been a moving and tragic romance between you and Guyue Xianren.

I just don't know how you and Guyue Xianren came to be separated; could you talk to us about it?"

Juhai looked at the Queen of the Diren Tribe in surprise; it had not caught the subtext of the Queen of the Diren Tribe just now.

If what its big brother said just now was correct, then there must be some story between the Queen of the Diren Tribe and Guyue Xianren.

The Queen of the Diren Tribe looked at Duan Fengyun, then began to recount slowly:

"When the heavens and earth first opened, a legend has always circulated in the primordial wilderness: the most beautiful singing voice in the Human Realm is in the North Sea.

That must have been a story from two thousand years ago; at that time, Guyue, who had not yet achieved fame and success, and his good friend Ran Weng, curious about this legend of heaven and earth and wanting to hear this legendary heavenly sound, traveled to every corner of the North Sea.

Heaven does not disappoint those who try; they finally found the owner of this singing voice, the one then known as the most beautiful woman in the world, whose beauty transcended the Three Realms—the Queen of the Diren Tribe, which is me.

Meeting you for the first time was like the return of an old friend.

Back then, Guyue and I, like the golden wind and jade dew meeting, surpassed countless others in the Human Realm.

Guyue and I danced on the sea, and Ran Weng played the xiao to accompany us.

Besides the two of us, Ran Weng was the only witness to such a beautiful first meeting."

Guyue and Ran Weng stayed in the Diren Tribe just like that; I once even brought Guyue to Jingshui Liandong to verify it, as Jingshui Liandong can reveal the person one loves most deep within their heart.

We both saw each other in Jingshui Liandong, and we both knew that we were each the person the other loved most in their heart.

Later, Guyue gave me the Kongtong Seal as a token of our love and cast a spell on the Kongtong Seal, which could ensure that I and all the people of the Diren Tribe would remain forever young.

But he also warned me that I must keep the Kongtong Seal safe. Because as long as someone moved the Kongtong Seal, the youth-preserving spell he had cast would simultaneously shatter.

I have always kept the Kongtong Seal behind Jingshui Liandong; for two thousand years, I have kept the Kongtong Seal safe and never let anyone near it.

Later, after Guyue and Ran Weng stayed in the Diren Tribe for a period of time, they decided to leave.

Because Guyue knew he could not continue to stay, he still had a heavenly mandate to fulfill.

Before Guyue left, he promised me that as long as his mission was completed, he would definitely come back to find me.

So I waited day after day at the Beihai Heart for Guyue's return.

Time passed like this for one thousand years, but Guyue still did not arrive.

One thousand years later, Ran Weng suddenly came to the North Sea; he had come to pass on a message for Guyue, telling me not to wait any longer.

Guyue said his mission had not yet ended, and told me not to wait so hopelessly, as even he did not know exactly how long it would take.

I had already waited for one thousand years, so how could I easily give up?

So I detained Ran Weng in the North Sea; I thought that as long as Ran Weng was here, Guyue would definitely come looking for him.

But Guyue still did not arrive.

Day after day, year after year, I tried every possible way to extract Guyue's whereabouts from Ran Weng, yet Ran Weng remained tight-lipped and did not reveal a single piece of information about Guyue.

Likewise, Ran Weng also tried every method to escape from this ten-thousand-foot-deep seabed, but he was never successful.

Just like that, I and Ran Weng spent another nine hundred and ninety-nine years playing a battle of wits.

And so I have waited for Guyue for two thousand years; I also do not know how much longer it will take for Guyue to come.

When I just heard about the Xuanyuan Sword, I thought he had sent you, but it turned out he didn't."

After Duan Fengyun finished listening to the Diren Tribe Queen, he complained to himself:

"This Guyue Xianren looks so righteous, but it turns out he is actually a scumbag.

After getting together with the Diren Tribe Queen, he tricked her into waiting for him.

As a result, she has waited for two thousand years, and he hasn't even come to say hello.

This Guyue Xianren is just the type of scumbag who wipes his mouth and runs away after eating his fill."

At this moment, Guyue Xianren, who was practicing calligraphy in Tianwai Village, kept sneezing; as an Immortal, he naturally knew that someone must be talking about him behind his back.

Guyue Xianren put down his brush and tried to divine who it was, but found he could not calculate who was whispering about him.

The more he could not calculate it, the more Guyue Xianren guessed who was whispering about him.

Aside from Duan Fengyun, whose heavenly secrets were obscured by Xuanyuan Huangdi, who else in this Human Realm could he not calculate?

It was just that Guyue Xianren was a bit confused; why on earth was this Duan Fengyun whispering about him!

If it weren't for the fact that Duan Fengyun was a disciple of Xuanyuan Huangdi, Guyue would have wanted to teach Duan Fengyun a lesson.

It was just that Guyue did not yet know that Duan Fengyun's Sword-Drawing Heaven-Slaying Technique had already been cultivated to the peak of Slash Heaven, and the Xuanyuan Sword had also been activated with divinity; if he wanted to deal with Duan Fengyun now, it would likely be a bit difficult.

If Guyue were to seek out Duan Fengyun now, he would likely be turned the tables on by Duan Fengyun, who would bring him to the North Sea to see the Diren Tribe Queen.

After hearing what the Diren Tribe Queen said, Duan Fengyun felt that the Diren Tribe Queen was very pitiful, waiting bitterly for two thousand years without seeing her beloved even once.

Moreover, the Kongtong Seal was about to be taken away, and at that time, the entire Diren Tribe would instantly age, and this number one beauty, who was beautiful enough to stun the Three Realms, would also lose her beauty due to aging.

But regarding the timing of the Kongtong Seal, Duan Fengyun could not stop it, nor could he prevent it.

Without the Kongtong Seal, Yuwen Tuo could not return.

Without the Kongtong Seal, their Lost Array could not be completed.

Even if they did not take the Kongtong Seal, the Demon Lord would still try every possible way to obtain the Kongtong Seal in order to open the Nine-Five Array and unseal the Scar of the Sky.

Therefore, the Kongtong Seal was destined to be taken away, and the Diren Tribe Queen's waiting was destined to be fruitless.

Duan Fengyun looked at the Diren Tribe Queen, thinking of Youruo who had once waited for him, and Yueya who was still waiting for him bitterly now.

Duan Fengyun looked at the Diren Tribe Queen and said:

"Queen, may I ask, if you continue to wait like this without a result, will you regret it?"

The Diren Tribe Queen shook her head and said:

"I will not regret it.

For the sake of love, I can keep waiting until Guyue arrives."

Duan Fengyun nodded; the Diren Tribe Queen was indeed a loyal woman whose story was worth singing and weeping over.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"Queen, can you take me to see this Ran Weng?"

Duan Fengyun had an idea in his heart, so he wanted to see Ran Weng to learn some information.

Only after seeing Ran Weng could he truly help the Diren Tribe Queen.

The Diren Tribe Queen nodded and replied:

"No problem, follow me!

Ran Weng is locked in a cell by me; without my permission, you cannot get in."