novelGlobal #230 - Chapter 230: Octopus enters the deep sea, it is difficult to reach the bottom
#230 - Chapter 230: Octopus enters the deep sea, it is difficult to reach the bottom
“Who are you worshipping?” Zhu Yuan sneered, “I am a god, I only accept worship, I never worship…”
Rumble—
A dull thunderclap echoed across the sky. Zhu Yuan, standing in place, trembled slightly as if electrocuted for a few seconds, and his muddy eyes gradually turned clear.
At this moment, Zhu Yuan finally regained his memory and realized that he was dreaming.
“This…”
Zhu Yuan widened his eyes, looking at the stone tablet ten meters away.
As the current leader of the Human-Serpent tribe, how could he not recognize this stone tablet? Wasn't this the God Tablet of the Human-Serpent tribe?
Thinking of his sharp words earlier, Zhu Yuan's knees buckled and he knelt directly on the ground, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, back, and palms.
“You are…” Zhu Yuan asked cautiously.
“Medusa.” That ethereal and melodious voice came from all directions.
Zhu Yuan's pupils suddenly constricted, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, his eyes like an overturned palette, excitement mixed with fear, and fear mixed with regret, all kinds of emotions mixed together, strangely incomparable.
Bang!
Zhu Yuan supported himself with both hands, firmly kowtowing his head to the ground, like a hedgehog, humbly curling up his body.
“Great God… I… I was confused… I was wrong!” Zhu Yuan stammered, as if someone was hitting his vocal cords with a fascia gun.
“Raise your head.” Medusa said faintly.
Zhu Yuan raised his neck stiffly like a puppet, looking at the God Tablet with a restrained expression, his eyes not even shaking.
Medusa said lightly, “Do you know why I came to your dream?”
Zhu Yuan's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he asked tentatively, “Is it for the Divine Marriage?”
“Yes.” Medusa replied.
Zhu Yuan crossed his hands in a strange gesture, and said respectfully, “The Human-Serpent tribe will do their best to complete your instructions.”
Medusa said in a deep voice, “Do you remember the white-haired youth in front of the God Tablet?”
Zhu Yuan's eyes rolled, and the appearance of Li Chenqiu immediately appeared in his mind: “I remember.”
“Keep him in the Human-Serpent tribe, with gentle and friendly means, understand?”
“Understood.” Zhu Yuan hurriedly nodded in agreement, not daring to hesitate.
Medusa seemed to see the doubts in Zhu Yuan's heart, and asked, “Are you very puzzled, why I asked you to do this?”
Zhu Yuan didn't dare to lie, and nodded obediently: “I am indeed a little puzzled, but since it is the meaning of the Great God, whether we understand it or not, our Human-Serpent tribe will definitely follow it.”
Medusa smiled, seemingly very satisfied with Zhu Yuan's answer, and explained: “That person is very unusual, I can't see through him.”
“Can't see through?” Zhu Yuan opened his mouth in surprise.
“A fish enters the deep sea, it is difficult to reach its bottom, difficult to see its appearance, nothing can be seen clearly, nothing can be heard…”
Medusa's voice became smaller and smaller, until there was no sound at all.
…
On the soft bed, Zhu Yuan, who was holding a dinosaur doll, suddenly widened his eyes, and sat up with a whoosh, gasping for breath.
“This… am I back?”
Zhu Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. When he saw the familiar tables, chairs, and curtains, his constantly rising and falling chest gradually calmed down.
“Hoo~” Zhu Yuan let out a long breath, propped his head with one hand, and recalled everything in the dream.
“A fish enters the deep sea, it is difficult to reach its bottom, difficult to see its appearance.”
Zhu Yuan murmured in a low voice, and when he said the last word, his eyes were already filled with horror.
He supported the edge of the bed, staggered to his feet, picked up the phone on the table and pressed it a few times, then put it to his ear.
A melodious phone ringtone sounded.
Love is not something you can buy, you can buy if you want—beep!
The phone was answered, and an impatient voice came from the other end: “Who is it, didn't your parents teach you not to call in the middle of the night…”
Zhu Yuan said, “It's me.”
As soon as these words came out, the voice on the other end of the phone stopped abruptly, and there was a sound of the blanket being lifted.
“It turns out to be Father, what's the matter with you calling me in the middle of the night?”
“Convene a tribal meeting, I have something to say.”
“Okay, when?”
“Right now.”
“Um, I'll go to An tomorrow… Ah?”
“What's wrong, is there a problem?”
The other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, and asked in disbelief: “Father, it's four in the morning now!”
“I know, convene a tribal meeting in half an hour.” Zhu Yuan said in an unquestionable tone.
“This… okay, I'll do it right away.”
…
Half an hour later.
Human-Serpent Tribe Council Hall
A wide conference table was placed in the center of the council hall, and the soft light clearly illuminated everything, including everyone's dark circles.
The council hall, which should have been solemn and dignified, now seemed lifeless.
Zhu Yuan crossed his hands on the table. Seeing that the direct descendants of the first and second generations were all present, he reached out and knocked on the table: “The tribal meeting begins.”
The people who were dozing off raised their heads one after another upon hearing this, and looked at Zhu Yuan wearily.
“I know everyone is very sleepy now and very dissatisfied with me convening a tribal meeting in the middle of the night, but what I am going to say next is very important, directly affecting the fate of our Human-Serpent tribe. I hope everyone will cheer up and stop dozing off, okay?”
Zhu Yuan straightened his back and said seriously.
The strings in the minds of the people who were still relaxed immediately tightened when they heard the seven words "the fate of the Human-Serpent tribe", and they instantly woke up.
“The fate of the Human-Serpent tribe, what is so serious?” Zhu Qicheng, the fourth master of the Zhu family, asked eagerly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes focused on Zhu Yuan.
Zhu Yuan slowly said: “Do you still remember the white-haired youth in front of the God Tablet?”
“I remember, he was so handsome, it's hard to forget him in a short time.”
“Does this matter have anything to do with that kid?”
“Could it be that that kid… has some great background!?”
“Don't guess blindly, none of you are right.” Zhu Yuan waved his hand, paused and continued: “Just tonight, I had a dream. In the dream, I saw an existence that I can only look up to—the Serpent God Medusa!”
“What!!!”
“Dreamed of the Serpent God Medusa?!”
“Leader, you… you saw the god?”
The people in the council hall exploded when they heard this, looking at Zhu Yuan in horror, without any fatigue. Some emotionally excited people even slammed the table and stood up.
Zhu Qicheng grabbed Zhu Yuan's arm excitedly: “Brother, did the god say anything to you, did she mention me…”
Zhu Yuan pushed away Zhu Qicheng's arm and shouted coldly at the crowd: “Be quiet, this is the council hall, not a vegetable market!”
Under a cold shout, those who were shouting loudly shut their mouths one after another and returned to their seats.
The scene gradually became quiet, with no more noise.