758 Mother and Son (1/2)
Qin Mu looked at Earth Count's reincarnation. He must have been an incomparably strong devil god during the Dragon Han Era, but the sins he carried caused him continuous suffering under the hellfire.
Earth Count was selfless, and even if he were the one who made a mistake, he wouldn't let himself off the hook.
However, one could see from this how many ancient gods and half-gods had died in Earth Count's hands, for the hellfire to burn for a million years and still be burning fiercely. Earth Count had used hundreds of Hellfire Virtue Monuments to suppress himself in hopes of washing away his sins.
”The reincarnated Earth Count must have been extremely furious, so furious that he broke through his shackles. Back then, he must have been completely controlled by the devil nature.”
Qin Mu thought of his older brother and compared them. Earth Count who got controlled by his murderous intent was different from Qin Fengqing.
Qin Fengqing was like a vicious but ignorant child. Even though many people told Qin Mu that Qin Fengqing was controlled by his devil nature and only knew how to kill, Qin Mu still felt his brother wasn't controlled by the devil nature. He controlled the devil nature.
Comparing how the reincarnation of Earth Count had acted and how Qin Fengqing had acted, he could affirm this point even more.
”Walking slightly forward, that would be Qin Fengqing's place of punishment.”
Left Soul Guardian hesitated and said, ”I'll send you guys here, I won't be going in.”
Qin Mu said with a smile, ”Just a little bit more. Once we are there, I won't force Dao brother to stay.”
Left Soul Guardian could only brace himself and continue walking forward. There were numerous Hellfire Virtue Monuments in front, and after walking three to five miles, the surroundings opened up into a clearing. There were green mountains, and small rivers flowing from the top to the bottom of the mountains—meandering passed fields of crops and into the lake.
Several hen dragons were currently running in the fields, and they chased after three-legged toads while clucking non-stop. Those hen dragons stood beside the shore and clucked angrily at the toads that floated up in the lake.
Qin Mu was stunned. This barren Youdu was supposed to have no greenery. Volcanoes, lava, and monsters were everywhere.
Yet over here, in the famous Jade Lock Pass, a forbidden ground that was supposed to suppress the evils, there was actually such green hills and clear waters. This was truly strange!
When he looked down the mountains, he saw a few households below, and there were women weaving in front of the door while farmer girls were gathering mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms.
There were also a few farmers harvesting vegetables.
This place didn't look like Youdu. It didn't look like a forbidden ground that was used to imprison serious criminals and instead, it looked like a peaceful small village in the Great Ruins.
”They don't have hellfire on their bodies, and even if they do, they are long gone.”
Left Soul Guardian whispered, ”Back then, when they barged into Youdu, they literally sent themselves into the trap. There were the four great provincial governors that the celestial heavens had stationed in Youdu, there were also other powers in ambush. After they barged in, they had to hide left and right. Within a few days' time, you were born, and you got caught up by the pursuers from the celestial heavens. You should have some memory of what happened next, right?”
Qin Mu shook his head and said uncertainly, ”My brother should remember, I wasn't born back then.”
”Those that beat mother were all eaten up by me!” Qin Fengqing said ruthlessly.
”Back then, you were too ruthless, and you destroyed the army of the four great provincial governors that the celestial heavens had stationed in Youdu. The four of them suffered heavy injuries, and they still haven't recovered their vitality completely, even now.”
Left Soul Guardian said, ”These four great provincial governors are also not nice people. They have wide networks of friends in Youdu, and they invited the other big shots of Youdu. These big shots were either beaten, eaten, or killed, and this attracted numerous ancient beings. Then, the exact same thing happened again. At that time, Youdu was simply too lively. Numerous existences that didn't belong to Youdu also sneaked in and looked at this commotion. Because the entire incident was blown up way beyond proportion, Earth Count had no choice but to suppress you. Your mother took your place for the punishment and got sealed here. Qin Fengqing, go and reunite with your mother.”
He paused and said, ”But don't think of bringing her out. Back then, to protect you, Earth Count also spent quite some effort. Otherwise, you would already be dead. It wasn't as simple as letting your mother suffer in your place. Back then, those that sneaked into Youdu didn't simply come for the show, danger was actually lying all around.”
Qin Mu was silent.
Over twenty years ago, there were indeed countless powerful existences that had went to look at the show. Based on what he knew, Brahma Buddha and Heaven Duke had both sent their clones.
And other than them, Son of Heaven Yin had also infiltrated Youdu.
This was still only what he knew. There must be even more that he didn't know!
”Furthermore, Earth Count didn't create trouble for your mother and you, so don't trouble Earth Count this time.”
Left Soul Guardian said, ”Don't try to bring her away, she's very good here, and she will only be in more danger if she goes out. And also, be careful when you go out.”
Qin Mu bowed and said, ”Many thanks, Dao Brother!”
Qin Fengqing hesitated and said, ”I won't eat you this time, but you better run faster the next time you see me. I won't eat you if I can't catch you. Remember, you must run faster!”
Left Soul Guardian smiled and turned to leave.
Qin Mu looked at the small village at the foot of the mountain, and his emotions couldn't calm down for a long, long time. He finally composed himself and took a step forward.
His body became smaller and smaller, and he transformed back into his normal size from an incomparably huge giant.
His footsteps sped up, and he suddenly stopped. Qin Fengqing wasn't willing to walk forward anymore.
Qin Mu was puzzled and asked with a soft voice, ”Brother, didn't you want to meet mother the most?”
”She doesn't want to see me.”
Qin Fengqing lowered his head and said bitterly, ”It was her who put the jade pendant on me to seal me. I can still remember the fear in her eyes when she looked at me, I don't want her to feel scared. I'm going back into the seal, you can go meet her by yourself. Tell her I'm being sealed properly and can't come out, tell her not to be scared...”
Qin Mu had an indescribable feeling in his heart, and after, power faded away, and he sensed the other him in his body had vanished.
Qin Fengqing had returned back to Qin word land.