Chapter 197: Lion Clan? Suanni!
The lion tribe leader actually didn’t know why he came here.

It’s not that the lion clan has a low status within the demon clan, but compared to dragons, phoenixes, dragons, and other miscellaneous mythical beasts and ferocious beasts, the grassland overlord and king of beasts in the real world still looks a little inferior.

Therefore, the current strength of the Lion Clan Chief is only at the seventh level, not even at the eighth level.

People at this level generally are not even qualified to attend meetings of this level.

But now here comes a guy. What is going on?

He looked at these powerful men in a daze, and was stunned for a long time after hearing their words.

then
He finally heard it.

There was unrest among the remains of Chi You, and the source of the unrest needed to be found. The news from the Tushan Fox Clan said that it might be because something happened to Taotie, one of the four ferocious beasts.

What is Taotie, you ask?
Transformed by Chiyou’s resentment.

It was initially suppressed by the Human Emperor Xuanyuan, and then guarded by the Lion Clan.

Okay, okay, he understands.

So it was our Lion Clan who suppressed Chi You’s resentment. Now that Chi You’s resentment has caused some problems with Taotie, they are looking for trouble with them, the Lion Clan, right?

No, buddy, we are the lion tribe, the lion tribe!

Are we, the Lion Clan, guarding Chiyou’s resentment and Taotie?

I?
real or fake?

This is impossible no matter how you look at it, right?

Do we, the Lion Clan, have such great abilities?
I don’t know!

The Tushan Fox Clan is talking nonsense! This is slander!

We have never heard of anything like Taotie!

Even if there is, we don’t know it.

The lion tribe leader was really about to cry.

He really doesn’t know how powerful the Lion Tribe is. As the tribe leader, how could I not know the situation of the Lion Tribe?
Can it suppress Taotie?
It’s so funny, you’re so capable, do I need to stay here and look at your expressions?
In fact, when Bai and his people knew about lions, they were at least several centuries later than the West.

It is the early stage of the park.

The earliest ancient book that records lions is the Bamboo Annals.

King Mu of Zhou rode on a tour of the Western Regions with his eight steeds; the wild horse of Suan Ni could travel five hundred miles.

This Suanni is a lion.

Regarding this record, the Er Ya Shi Shou (Er Ya Shi Shou) written in the early Han Dynasty also said: “Suanni is like a cat and eats tigers and leopards.”

These text descriptions only provide people with information, indicating that in addition to the tigers, leopards, dogs, cats, etc. that are familiar to Chinese people, there is also a mysterious beast called lion.

This means that the lion tribe was actually called “Suanni” in ancient times.

There’s no need to say more about this Suanni thing, right?

One of the nine sons of the dragon, although not very well-known, Suanni is quite well-known.

The fifth of the nine sons of the dragon. In mythology, he looks like a lion. He prefers quietness to movement, likes to sit, and likes fireworks.

There are roughly three uses for Suanni.

One is to become the mount or guardian beast of Buddha or Bodhisattva.

Legend has it that Suanni likes smoke and sitting. Seeing that it was patient, the Buddha took it under his crotch and used it as a mount.

Secondly, Suanni is regarded as a auspicious animal. Because it is a guardian animal, Suanni is regarded as a auspicious animal that can bring good luck and avoid misfortune. It was introduced into people’s real life and gradually became widely used in architectural decoration, folk festivals and bronze mirror patterns.

Third, lion roars are used to drive away evil spirits, guard tombs, and protect palace gates and mansions. In view of the supreme power of lion roars, people in the Sui and Tang dynasties used stone carvings of lion roars to guard tombs, drive away evil spirits, or symbolize authority.

As for why it is said that the earliest lion recorded in the AD period appeared under the seat of Emperor Huang and became the tribe that suppressed the Taotie. Well, this can only be said to be the myth.

At this time, just accept it.

What Bai has set here is that the lion clan represents Suanni, which is the descendant of Suanni, but because the dragon clan’s bloodline is getting weaker and weaker, it turned into a lion.

The one who really guards Taotie is actually Suanni.

The lion leader trembled and wanted to say that he didn’t know, but looking at the eyes of these top powers who were silently staring at him, it was as if they were saying.

It seems like you will be in trouble if you say you don’t know.

He couldn’t say a word.

Fortunately, it was the Buddhist disciples who finally learned the news and rushed over.

“Everyone, it’s a misunderstanding. It’s all a misunderstanding.”

“This lion tribe leader really doesn’t know anything about Taotie. Even if we ask him, we won’t get anything out of him.”

Fazang walked into the house and was relieved to see that the Lion Clan leader was safe and sound. He then said, “I am late, I hope you can forgive me.”

“After I learned about this, I searched for information about the Lion Clan and eventually found some clues, so I hurried over here.”

“Regarding the matter of the Human Emperor suppressing the Taotie, I really have no idea.”

“What I know is that during the reign of Emperor Shun, the four great beasts were exiled and suppressed in all directions. Now, combined with the news from the Tushan Fox Tribe, it should be that after the Human Emperor suppressed the Taotie, Emperor Shun added another force for the sake of safety.”

It was like Emperor Huangdi had already suppressed Chiyou’s body, but King Yu still brought a little more to be on the safe side.

It made great contributions to Qingzhou.

“Buddha.”

The old Dragon King and the Demon King both called him “Son of Buddha”.

They asked, “Buddha, what exactly are you talking about? This matter has nothing to do with the Lion Clan?”

“No, it is related to the Lion Clan, but it is also not related to the Lion Clan.”

“Please listen to me, everyone.”

Fazang told the story slowly and leisurely.

“Back then, His Majesty the Human Emperor suppressed Chi You’s resentful spirit Taotie and sent the Lion Clan to suppress it. The Lion Clan at that time was different from the Lion Clan today. The Lion Clan at that time should actually be called the Lion Dragon Clan.”

Lion dragon tribe?
Many people turned their eyes to the old Dragon King, and the old Dragon King immediately thought of the dragon ape.

His heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong and asked, “Buddha, could it be that what you are talking about is similar to the Huaihe River water monster?”

Fazang nodded slightly.

“That’s it.”

The old Dragon King was speechless.

No, I was wondering why we dragons always like other species. Turns out it was passed down from our ancestors!
Our ancestors liked this, right?

If you don’t like the dragons, just like something else!

Oh, me too, that’s ok.

“Back then, there was a saying that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and each son was different.”

“The True Dragon and the other nine creatures left behind nine descendants with different bloodlines. They inherited the supreme magic power and bloodline of the True Dragon, as well as the excellence of their mother clan. They are extremely outstanding descendants of dragons.”

“But they are not real dragons. Even though they have dragon blood, they are not called dragons. They have always been called sons of dragons.”

“And they each have their own names.”

“Among them, the fifth son of the dragon is majestic and powerful, strong and upright, and has the ability to drive away evil and avoid taboos.”

“Because the combination of the two sounds is lion, the emperor of mankind is called lion.”

“After this, the descendants of the fifth son called themselves the Lion Clan.”

“And the fifth son of the dragon was named – Suanni!”

“The Lion Clan is the descendant of Suanni.”

Fa Zang explained the origin of the lion tribe and Suanni in detail. The lion tribe leader was stunned for a long time before he reacted.

Wait a minute, brother, you want me to tidy it up.

You mean, I’m actually a descendant of a dragon?
Oh, the dragon doesn’t recognize us?
It’s okay, we just know it.

And the title of our Lion Clan was given by the Human Emperor?

What kind of glory is this?

This is simply the glory of our ancestors.

The lion tribe leader was almost grinning from ear to ear.

Our lion tribe is only at the seventh level, how can we have such ancestral glory?

My ancestors are dragons, and the lion clan was bestowed by the Human Emperor himself. My heart is beating a little fast, buddy, and I can hardly breathe.

This is great too!
In one word, cool!

Even the Demon King was a little stunned.

Oh no, an ordinary family under my command actually has such a background?
It’s useless to have such a background and still end up like this!

The old Dragon King didn’t look at the smug expressions of the Lion Clan, and asked directly: “So, you are saying, the one who suppressed the Taotie was not the Lion Clan, but Suanni?”

“What do you mean he is not from the Lion Clan? The ancestor Suanni is also from my Lion Clan!”

The lion leader muttered twice.

Fazang nodded.

“indeed so.”

“Suanni is the fifth son of the dragon, but he comes and goes like the wind, and no one knows where he went. It is a bit too difficult to start with Suanni, but Emperor Shun was exiled to the land of Dongyi. If I am not mistaken, Taotie should have been suppressed in the land of Dongyi as well.”

Dongyi
Another word I have never heard before.

“Buddha, we don’t know about the ancient times and don’t understand where Dongyi is. Why don’t you just tell us directly?”

Fazang uttered “Amitabha” softly.

“Dabie Mountains!”

In fact, Dongyi is not a despicable name.

“Er Ya Zhu” says that the Nine Yi are in the east. The so-called Nine Yi refer to the Yi people in the east.

It was a general term for the eastern tribes in ancient Central Plains.

There are Huaiyi, Laiyi, Niaoyi, Daoyi, and Jianyi, etc.

Dongyi is a general term for the descendants of Baoxi, Taihao, Chiyou, Fuxi, Fengyi, Jingyi, Yangyi and Shaohao in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, as well as for the Yi people and countries such as Niaoyi and Baiyi, or it is a general term for all ethnic groups in the East.

In the early days, Dongyi was one of the origins of many ethnic groups in Kyushu.

Scolding the Dongyi people is equivalent to scolding our ancestors.

This is really hard to criticize.

But before, there were indeed some people in the Dongyi area who were restless and liked to make trouble. When King Yu came to power, there were some people who wanted to overthrow King Yu, but they were eventually conquered by King Yu.

During the reign of Emperor Shun, it was not impossible to send the four ferocious beasts to the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest to strengthen those disobedient places.

What Mr. Bai set here is that Taotie was taken to Dongyi.

The most important place for Dongyi is the Dabie Mountains
——

Dabie Mountains, of course, these are all old names.

Now it is called Hengduan Mountains.

It is a well-known gathering place for demons in the cultivation world and the absolute base camp for the demons to gather in the human territory.

The human race has been trying to occupy the place for many years but has failed. In the end, the human race and the demon race could only coexist here, and they had to endure this thorn in the side of the human race that the demon race had driven into the human race.

Neither the human race nor the demon race had ever imagined that the Hengduan Mountains were actually the place where the Taotie was once exiled.
“This is where everything originated.”

Ao Fei stood outside the Hengduan Mountains, feeling somewhat emotional.

The Hengduan Mountains today are very different from what they were before.

After all, after going through so much, the Hengduan Mountains have completely changed their appearance. Even if it recovers, it will still be somewhat different.

“Your Highness, are we going in directly?”

Ao Yun followed behind Ao Fei.

Since you know that there is the secret of Taotie here, just go in directly. With Ao Fei’s strength and status, no one will stop him.

Even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn’t.

But Ao Fei shook his head.

“No, before we go in, we have to meet someone, three people to be exact.”

three people?
Ao Yun didn’t know who the three people Ao Fei was talking about, but he didn’t ask any more questions. Instead, he followed Ao Fei directly.

They came to Nangong City and went to Nangong Mansion, where they met the current head of Nangong Mansion.

——Nangong Longhua!
It’s just that the Nangong Longhua today is a little different from the previous Nangong Longhua.

At this moment, Nangong Longhua had lost his gentle and elegant temperament, and became full of murderous intent, as if he was cold enough to freeze people.

This oppressive feeling made Ao Yun look twice more.

The Nangong Mansion, which had lost Nangong Da Ri, was no longer able to keep up with the times. Furthermore, their current patriarch had been in seclusion and had not come out even until now. It was difficult for a powerful Ninth Realm Taoist to participate in much.

So now the people in Nangong Mansion are just living here, guarding their one and a half mu of land.

But. is it really like that?

Will the Nangong family really be so obedient and guard their one and a half acres of land?
impossible.

The feud between the Nangong Mansion and the Si Family is endless. It is wishful thinking to pray that the Si Family will not take action against the Nangong Mansion. The Nangong Family must be preparing as well.

Moreover, of the eight ancient clans, only the Nangong Mansion and the Si Family showed up, and now only Baoer appeared to possess the power of blood.

The Nangong Mansion will definitely be prepared.

In particular, the Hengduan Mountains are of great significance to Nangong Prefecture.

Ao Fei came this time to invite Nangong Fu to investigate in the Hengduan Mountains together.

Oh, besides Nangong Mansion, there is another one.
On the surface, she is the eldest senior sister of Yao Chi Tai, but in reality, she is the current ‘ancestor’ of Nangong Mansion, Zhao Qinghan.

Zhao Qinghan has been staying in the Nangong Mansion. When Ao Fei came to his door, Zhao Qinghan seemed to understand something and directly brought Baoer out.

After growing up over the past few years, Baoer has come to understand the responsibilities and deep hatred he shoulders. He has completely grown into an elegant young man.

He is even taller than Zhao Qinghan.

“Ao Fei, nice to meet the three Taoist friends.”

“I’ve met Taoist friends.”

Nangong Longhua and the other two also greeted him in the same way.

Then Ao Fei went straight to the point.

“I believe you all understand why I am here, and I hope you can lend me a hand.”

“I’m sure you three also know the importance of this matter.”

As expected, Nangong Longhua and the other two did not hesitate at all and agreed to it directly.

——They also want to investigate the Hengduan Mountains!

The Si family and the Nangong family, the secrets within the Hengduan Mountains, and the existence of Taotie, this is what everyone wants to know!

(End of this chapter)