Chapter 73: The Grievances of the Tu Shan Clan

Tang Sanzang said, “We have paid our respects to the Old Ancestor.”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor said, “Just now, my clansmen bumped into the Elder. Please forgive them.”

Tang Sanzang said, “It is this poor monk and my disciples who were not courteous enough. We disturbed the Human Emperor’s mausoleum. It is this poor monk who should apologize.”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor turned to the woman and said, “Jiuli, come over here and greet the Elder. Apologize to Elder Tang!”

Su Jiuli walked to the Tu Shan Old Ancestor’s side and stomped her foot angrily, “It was they who barged into our home. Why should I apologize?”

“That’s right!”

“They were being unreasonable. Why should we apologize?”

The surrounding group of female fox demons all shouted in dissatisfaction.

“Silence!”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor shook his wooden staff, causing the ground to tremble. He coldly rebuked, “A Holy Monk is here. How have you become so uncivilized? Do you have any royal demeanor left?”

Under their Old Ancestor’s rebuke, the group of women had no choice but to pout and say:

“We were unreasonable!”

Tang Sanzang then said with a smile, “It’s alright, it’s alright. It was all a misunderstanding.”

At this moment, Wukong bounced over and said, “Old fox, why are you here in the Xuanyuan Tomb? Are you the tomb keepers?”

“Haha, it’s the Great Sage.” The Tu Shan Old Ancestor smiled, “You could say we are tomb keepers, but actually, it is the Human Emperor’s spirit that is protecting us.

If it weren’t for this Xuanyuan Emperor’s mausoleum, our Tu Shan clan would have been destroyed thousands of years ago.”

Sun Wukong said, “How so?”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor smiled and said, “Distinguished guests, let’s not stand here and talk. Now that you’ve arrived, come into our home and have a seat.”

As he spoke, the tomb of the Xuanyuan Tomb split open in the middle, and a long staircase leading downwards appeared before everyone.

Everyone was surprised, “Your Tu Shan clan actually lives in a tomb?”

Everyone looked at Bai Ze again, thinking that it was normal for this little corpse demon to live in a tomb, but did the Tu Shan clan also like living in tombs?

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor led the way while saying, “Hehe, we do indeed live in a tomb. Let this old one slowly explain it to you.”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor spoke as he walked.

It turned out that the Tu Shan clan was indeed related to a Human Emperor, not Xuanyuan Huangdi, but the last Human Emperor, Da Yu.

Da Yu married a daughter of the Tu Shan clan and, while controlling the floods, passed by his home three times without entering.

Da Yu and the Tu Shan woman had a son named Qi.

Qi later established the Xia Dynasty.

Therefore, the Xia Dynasty’s paternal line came from Ji Xuanyuan, and its maternal line came from Tu Shan.

And because of this, the people of the Tu Shan clan carried the aura of a Human Emperor.

Bai Ze asked, “Old Grandpa, then why do you say that the Xuanyuan Tomb is protecting you?”

Everyone looked at the little one, especially the charming women. They had never seen such an adorable child before and were very fond of him.

Even the one named Su Jiuli hugged Bai Ze.

“Don’t pinch my face!”

Bai Ze struggled. It was fine if you hugged me, but why pinch my face? This Big Sister is no good.

“Hahaha!”

Everyone was amused by Bai Ze, and the charming fox demons laughed even more heartily.

Su Jiuli said, “Okay, okay, I won’t pinch your face. Then, how about letting Big Sister give you a kiss?”

Then she left a lip print on Bai Ze’s face.

Bai Ze was speechless!

He was utterly lovelorn!

He didn’t expect his first kiss to be so casually given away. What was even going on?

I’m still a child!

Over there, the Tu Shan Old Ancestor began to answer Bai Ze’s question, “The reason we say the Human Emperor’s mausoleum is protecting us is that we would have died long ago without it.

We are the imperial family of the Great Xia, and we originally lived a life of luxury.

However, the rebellious minister Shang Tang actually revolted. He destroyed the entire Great Xia.

He established a false dynasty called Shang.

At that time, the Shang people hunted down the Great Xia imperial family everywhere. We had nowhere to go, and we were almost exterminated.

In the end, it was the Old Ancestor at the time who led the clansmen to hide in the Xuanyuan Emperor’s mausoleum, and that’s how we escaped this calamity.

The Xuanyuan Tomb is the mausoleum of a Human Emperor. The false Shang usurped the throne. No matter how capable they were, they could not enter this true Human Emperor’s mausoleum.

This is how our Tu Shan clan was able to survive.”

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Bai Ze said, “Then, at the end of the Great Shang Dynasty, when King Zhou was tyrannical, a Su Daji came out of the Xuanyuan Tomb, bewitched King Zhou, and destroyed his kingdom. Was that your doing?”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor coldly snorted and said, “Of course. The false Shang destroyed my Great Xia, and they didn’t even preserve a single bloodline of Da Yu.

How could we let this pain and hatred go?!

My Tu Shan clan vowed to destroy the false Shang!

At that time, the lecherous King Zhou happened to write a lewd poem in the Nüwa Temple.

Hahaha, I didn’t expect the false Shang to have such rebellious descendants.

Nüwa is the mother of humanity. As the king of humans, Zhou Xin should have been filial to his grandmother, but he fell in love with his grandmother’s body.

Hahaha.

King Zhou finally angered Goddess Nüwa. Nüwa was furious and decided to destroy Shang.

This led to the Investiture of the Gods War, and from then on, Zhou replaced Shang.

At that time, Goddess Nüwa found us and asked us if we wanted to take revenge on the false Shang?

We were naturally willing!

Therefore, the Old Ancestor at the time, Su Daji, personally went to Chaoge and turned the false Shang upside down.”

Bai Ze said, “But Old Grandpa, although you vented your anger, the Great Xia was not restored. It was replaced by Zhou.”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor sighed and said, “Sigh, Da Yu’s bloodline is gone. We know that the Great Xia is destined not to be restored.

Being able to avenge Emperor Yu is enough to fulfill our wish.

It’s just that we hate that Jiang Ziya was biased and made Old Ancestor Daji’s soul fly away, and he didn’t even list her on the Investiture of the Gods List.

After the Zhou people took control of the world, they sent a group of celestial soldiers and generals, wanting to uproot the Tu Shan clan and completely cleanse the Great Xia imperial family.

Our clansmen could only hide in the Xuanyuan Tomb again. Fortunately, the old Human Emperor protected us, allowing us to exist until now.

However, we have given up the idea of participating in the disputes of the court. We just want to take our clansmen away from the worldly conflicts.”

Everyone sighed in their hearts upon hearing this. The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties had long become smoke, but the stories of the past were as if they were happening before their eyes.

Bai Ze asked, “Then, Xia King Qi, is he considered a Human Emperor?”

He naturally knew that Qi was not a Human Emperor, but he was just exploring the mysteries within.

“Sigh…”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor sighed and touched Bai Ze’s head, “Qi is naturally not considered a Human Emperor. The position of Human Emperor is held by those with virtue.

But he is the son of a Human Emperor, so he is considered a Son of Heaven.”

Bai Ze did not say much, feeling that there was still a big problem here. The Son of Heaven was not just the son of a Human Emperor.

The Son of Heaven is one who rules the people on behalf of Heaven, the son of the Heavenly Emperor.

Previously, the human race and the divine race were equal. Ever since the leader of the human race became the Son of Heaven, the human race also became the lower people.

At this time, the Tu Shan Old Ancestor had already led everyone into the underground palace. It was truly an underground palace. There were many roads and many houses here, like an underground city.

Foxes ran through the streets, clearly fox demons that had not yet transformed.

There were also many charming transformed women, and they all curiously looked at the visitors.

These fox demons had one thing in common: besides their demon qi, they all had the aura of a Human Emperor. This was the key to distinguishing the Tu Shan clan from other fox demons.

Su Jiuli said, “Don’t mind it. We rarely have guests here, so everyone is curious about you.”

Everyone said they didn’t mind.

But Pigsy sniffed and said, “I say, Tu Shan Old Ancestor, this Xuanyuan Tomb of yours is very special. The aura of the Heavenly Realm can’t even penetrate it?”

Sun Wukong glanced at Pigsy meaningfully and called out, “Idiot, don’t pry into other people’s secrets.”

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor smiled indifferently and said, “It doesn’t matter. Even if the outside world knows, it doesn’t matter. It’s not like the Heavenly Court hasn’t tried to exterminate the Human Emperor’s descendants. It’s just that they can’t find this place, nor can they enter the Xuanyuan Tomb.

Not a trace of the Heavenly Realm’s aura can penetrate here. The Taiyin, the Sun, and the Twenty-Eight Constellations are all blocked outside.

The ghost qi of the Nine Netherworld Underworld and the Five Mountains of Fengdu will not penetrate here either.

This place is considered an independent space. If it weren’t for the consent of my clansmen, you wouldn’t be able to enter this Xuanyuan Tomb.”

So that’s how it is. Everyone finally understood. No wonder the Tu Shan clan said that the Human Emperor’s mausoleum had been protecting them.

The Tu Shan Old Ancestor frowned and said, “But it is strange. We haven’t had any guests for who knows how many years. The Xuanyuan Tomb is not a place that just anyone can find. It’s strange that you came to the Xuanyuan Tomb so precisely.”

Everyone remained silent, knowing that it was Bai Ze who had led them here. And since no one was going to expose it, Bai Ze also pretended to be confused.