It was rare to hear someone still talking about Yu's story in this era.

Wei Yuan turned and walked towards the direction of the conversation. He wasn't sure if he wanted to hear more about Yu's story, or if he was just curious about what kind of adventures they had experienced, what kind of people they had met, and what kind of stories they had encountered in the years he had been away.

Even if these stories had already become the past.

He was still very interested.

And he wanted to understand.

The people conversing over there were probably humans, at least they looked like humans.

Six people were gathered inside the tavern in this city. After Du Kang, the minister of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, invented alcohol, it conquered the entire Shanhai and Great Wilderness with lightning speed. So even in the Great Wilderness cities that had been separated from the human world for thousands of years, there were still taverns.

The group of people were probably merchants who traveled back and forth between different cities and countries in the Great Wilderness.

They transported materials produced in different spiritual lands and blessed places to other cities.

Earning a hard-earned living.

Over a hundred years, they would acquire some spiritual materials and treasures, and they had to pay tribute to the strong when crossing mountains and rivers.

At the end of the year, it was good if they could get 30% gross profit.

Even that was quite rare. Ordinary people who wanted to do this didn't have the connections.

But after living a hard life all the time, they took advantage of their drunkenness to say some big words. One of the men burped and said, "Well, that person from the Yi family can be considered a highly respected elder in the Great Wilderness human race."

"The *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, *Great Wilderness Northern Classic* also wrote: 'Yu was born in the Jun Kingdom, Jun Kingdom gave birth to Yi Cai, Yi Cai gave birth to Xiu Ge Tai, Xiu Ge Tai killed Chuo Ren, Emperor Yu missed him, and secretly established a country for him, which is this Mao people.' It means that the descendants of King Yu killed the Chuo people, and King Yu couldn't bear it, so he secretly helped the descendants of the Chuo people establish a country."

"Speaking of which, King Yu did feel sorry for the descendants of the Chuo people."

"But after all, King Yu didn't kill the person. It's already benevolent of King Yu to secretly take care of and help his descendants."

Wei Yuan was stunned.

The descendants of King Yu?

Wait… didn't this guy only have one wife, Nü Jiao, and one son, Qi?

Did Nü Jiao have another one?

Or… did he find another one?

Wei Yuan pondered, but the thought was crushed as soon as it appeared in his mind.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Him?!

Qi and Nü Jiao would beat him up together.

There must be some hidden secret here. *Sheng*… the *sheng* here shouldn't mean 'born', does it mean transformation? Just as Wei Yuan was pondering, a disdainful laugh suddenly came from the tavern on the side. A man with messy hair just sneered and said:

"Just listening to a few rumors from who knows where, and talking nonsense here."

When those few people heard the voice, they were originally very unconvinced, but when they turned their heads and saw the messy-clothed, drunk man, they all showed a strange expression on their faces and shifted their gazes away: "It's him…"

"It's him again."

"Forget it, let's go, bad luck."

The man didn't care, just lazily lying there basking in the sun.

Wei Yuan heard from the people around that this man seemed to be a loafer who owed the tavern a lot of money. He would freeload here every day, and he especially liked to say shocking things. He didn't know why the tavern owner didn't kick him out.

He probably designed it.

Wei Yuan thoughtfully walked to the table where the man was and sat directly in front of him.

"This gentleman…"

The man with messy hair lazily raised his head, but he still didn't have much energy.

Wei Yuan gently placed a bottle of wine from the tavern on the table.

He opened the ice sealing formation on it. The aroma of the wine, especially the aroma stimulated by the cold air, added a bit of sharpness. It was cold and dense upon entry. Although Wei Yuan didn't have much money himself, he wasn't afraid of not having money by hunting some fierce beasts along the way with his current strength.

The man, who had seemed half-dead before, suddenly became energetic.

He reached out and took the wine in his hand, and took a big gulp, tilting his head back.

Wei Yuan beckoned the people in the tavern to bring more wine here, and brought all the tavern's fine wines. Only then was the man finally satisfied. He tilted his head back and exhaled a mouthful of alcohol. Wei Yuan asked, "... From what you just said, sir, you seem to have a different view on the people of the Mao Kingdom and Yu's affairs."

The man with messy hair glanced at Wei Yuan and said lazily:

"Are you interested in this, guest?"

"I'm a storyteller here, traveling around, and I've heard a lot of gossip."

"I don't know what's true and what's false. You can just listen to it as a way to relieve boredom."

"But, if you ask me, those people just now, their interpretation of this passage in the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* is wrong. Judging from the character of King Yu that has been passed down, he is brave and unparalleled, and he is not the kind of person who would do such things secretly. Moreover, when King Yu died, his son Qi had not completely grown up yet."

"'Yu was born in the Jun Kingdom, Jun Kingdom gave birth to Yi Cai, Yi Cai gave birth to Xiu Ge Tai, Xiu Ge Tai killed Chuo Ren.'"

"Impossible, the ages don't match up."

"So this *sheng* character can only represent other meanings."

The man who claimed to be a storyteller took a sip of wine and said concisely, "Transformation."

"The Jun Kingdom, Yi Cai, Xiu Ge Tai, are all transformations of King Yu, and the Chuo Ren were killed by King Yu. As for why he would secretly help the descendants of the Chuo people to establish a country, leaving behind the record of 'Emperor Yu missed him, and secretly established a country for him', ha… do you know who can do such a thing?"

A trace of emotion appeared in the man's eyes, and he said, "According to the historical materials I obtained."

"It's Nü Jiao."

"Because the Chuo people were the traitors of the Tushan tribe, or rather, the human race back then..."

"Back then, the human race split the mountains and seas, and confronted the stars. Qi directly presided over the great formation, forcibly concealing the secrets of heaven and fighting against the gods. Tsk, the scenery at that time can be felt from the text alone."

"Without accepting the recognition of heaven and earth and the gods, the human race walked upright under the mountains, seas, and stars. It's really a heroic feat that makes people's blood boil. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to fight against the gods with humans. Even with the heroes of that era, the possibility of success was no better than trying to scoop the moon out of a well."

"In the end, in order to prevent the future of the human race from having to succumb and kneel under the control of the gods, King Yu and the others chose to fight. They were almost successful, if it weren't for the traitor who secretly ran out of the Tushan tribe and informed the Star God..."

"In the end, King Yu personally killed Chuo Ren among the two traitors, but he couldn't bring himself to kill the other one."

"After that, King Yu led his body, which had been backlashed, and fought against the Heavenly Emperor of the Great Wilderness in the wilderness, and finally died in battle. Qi was backlashed by the revolving stars and lost his sight. He lay on the bed, unable to move. At that time, the Tushan and the human race were shouldered by Nü Jiao, who negotiated with Dijun and retrieved the broken sword."

"Constantly maneuvering among the gods."

"And facing the rebels under the command of the gods in the Great Wilderness, the Tushan goddess did not solve it as violently as before, but chose gentleness. She sent the traitor to the Great Wilderness, leaving behind many treasures, and even built a country for him. Such a sensible and obedient attitude naturally made the gods of the Great Wilderness very satisfied."

"And when the gods were relaxed, this goddess presented a generous gift."

"Sent to the Great Wilderness by friendly gods, with great momentum, and even held in the supreme treasure of the Tushan tribe at that time, with flowing light and color."

"The gods were overjoyed, but when they opened it, they saw that it was empty."

"This back and forth bought time that was impossible."

"In the end, the arrangements of King Yu and Qi were completed, and the human race successfully split the mountains and seas and left the Great Wilderness."

"It's just, alas, alas..."

The man with a drunken air changed his tone and muttered, sighing:

"I once heard the legends of the past."

"Nü Jiao, Qi, Yu, and another person."

"They once traveled to all corners of the mountains and seas, once saw the ancient ruins, and once stood shoulder to shoulder in life and death."

"But now when I think about the final juncture back then, King Yu died in battle for his ideals, leaving behind only the broken Shadow Drawing Sword; Qi, who wanted to pull the stars in the sky into the human world, was blinded and mentally distraught, almost collapsed; and the other person in the legend also disappeared without a trace."

"It's a pity, it's a pity."

"At that time, she could only shoulder it alone."

"How happy and unrestrained she was when she was young in the past, how lonely she is now."

The white-haired swordsman in front of the storyteller was silent for a long time, and said softly, "...Yes."

The man with a drunken air laughed:

"At that time, the sun and moon appeared in the sky at the same time, the Twelve Yuan Chen, Chang Xi and Xi He, and even the gods of the Great Wilderness appeared together. The grand scene of the ten suns in the sky could no longer appear, but rounds of stars and twelve rounds of bright moons hanging in the air could still make people tremble."

"When the broken Shadow Drawing Sword was thrown down, the morale of the entire human race collapsed."

"We weren't in that era, so we may not be able to understand what Yu represented to the humans of that era, but we only know that the soldiers were so saddened that they couldn't even lift their swords. The entire tribe was shrouded in sorrow, especially when the gods appeared, they were extremely desperate. Everyone loved the king at that time, so they were extremely pained in their hearts."

"The stars and all things pressed down together, and the Nine Cauldrons guarded the human world. Only she, dressed in white, left the city."

"It's not to say that the others were not good enough, it's just that at that time, only she could deal with such a situation. I think, if any one of those three people could stand behind her, it would be good, at least she wouldn't have to bear it alone..."

"At least, the Tushan goddess, who was young, bright, and extremely arrogant."

"Wouldn't have to bow her head to a traitor and the gods of the Great Wilderness."

The white-haired swordsman was silent.

There were also drinkers around who, listening to him speaking so seriously, couldn't help but laugh:

"According to what you said, King Yu is so powerful."

"Why didn't he kill all the traitors and leave one behind?"

"Are you going to say that this traitor is the one from the Yi family?"

The storyteller laughed loudly and said, "Well, who knows? I didn't say that, and those steles didn't record these things. I'm just curious, why would an ordinary human get the precious medicine bestowed by the Great Wilderness Heavenly Emperor Dijun and live until now?"

"As for why King Yu didn't kill them all, firstly, when the traitor escaped, the news had already been sent out. Killing one more or killing one less wouldn't make any difference."

"Secondly, it is said... it is said that this traitor reminded him of a friend."

"So, even if he was brave and powerful like King Yu, he still couldn't bring himself to do it."

Someone said, "Then this traitor."

"The identity of the Yi family ancestor that you mentioned must have been very high back then, right?"

"Was he a noble, or a descendant of a celestial god?"

"Neither."

The storyteller took a sip of wine and replied:

"As for his identity, it's very strange..."

"It is said that this traitor was once a disciple of a potter."

ps: Today's second update... 3,400 words.

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Looking at the sky, it's so late, going to sleep, controlling my routine, controlling my routine, lying down.