After passing through the hidden mountain road covered with runes, the vision suddenly opened up.
Aura Clan's holy land is far larger than Lu Chen imagined.
The valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with an open basin in the middle.
The sun poured down from the mountain pass, illuminating the entire valley floor warmly.
Dozens of stone houses are scattered in an orderly manner on both sides of the valley, with their roofs covered with blue-gray Plate.
The walls are covered with unknown vines with small lavender flowers.
Smoke curled up from the chimneys of several stone houses, and the aroma of food floated in the air.
A child wearing a coarse shirt was squatting on the roadside playing with a Riolu.
Further away, several women were sitting in the yard in front of the stone house, drying their clothes and chatting about household matters.
A few old men were sitting under the shade of a tree, with a chessboard in front of them, and the sound of falling pieces was clear and loud.
The entire valley is quiet and peaceful, with a sense of life that is free from the world.
Ash was walking at the front, his head turning left and right, and his eyes were almost exhausted.
"There are so many people living here?"
Gary also looked around, the expression on his face changed from vigilance to curiosity:
"Looks like a village."
"It's just a village." Aaron walked in front without looking back.
"Aura Clan people have lived here for generations, and now there are about two hundred people."
"Except for the tribesmen who occasionally go out for training, most people live here."
"Are these people all Aura Guardian?"
Ash suddenly asked
When hearing Ash's question, Aaron smiled and explained
"Of course not, they are just able to master a little bit of Aura after years of study."
Gary was shocked when he heard what Aaron said!
"Can you actually do it to this extent? This is amazing!"
Hearing Gary's exaggeration, Aaron raised his head with some pride.
But at this time Lu Chen looked at the Aura strength of ordinary people and said
"However, this is just a relatively basic Aura cloud game. It cannot compare with the real Aura in terms of strength or potential."
After hearing what Lu Chen said, Aaron just smiled and did not refute.
When he saw a stranger coming in, the kid who was teasing Riolu on the roadside raised his head and saw these strangers.
Especially Lu Chen who is walking at the front, and Ash, Gary, Misty and Brock who are following Lu Chen.
The clothes of those people were brightly colored, completely different from the Aura Clan's simple coarse cloth clothes.
The child stood up suddenly. Riolu was startled and jumped on his shoulders.
"Brother Aaron! You're back!" the child shouted, then pointed at Lu Chen and the others.
"Who are these people?!"
His voice was loud, and several heads immediately popped out of several nearby stone houses.
There were men and women, old and young, all looking this way curiously.
A young woman walked out of the stone house, carrying half a basin of unwashed vegetables in her hand.
She looked at Aaron, then at Lu Chen and his group, with a surprised expression on her face, and shouted to Aaron:
"Aaron, have you brought your guests back?"
"Yeah!" Aaron nodded towards her.
"I found Aura Guardian."
The young woman was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"Really?"
Her voice attracted more tribesmen.
Several teenagers jumped down from the stone steps, several old people also put down their chessboards, and several children poked their heads out of the alley, staring at Lu Chen and the others curiously.
A little girl with two pigtails squeezed out from the crowd, raised her head, and stared at Pikachu in Ash's arms for several seconds.
"Wow--so cute!"
Pikachu was a little uncomfortable being stared at by so many strangers, and he shrank into Ash's arms.
Ash chuckled and moved Pikachu forward:
"Do you want to touch it?"
The little girl nodded, carefully reached out her hand, and touched Pikachu's ear lightly.
"Pica~"
Pikachu shook his ears but did not move away.
The little girl's eyes were as bright as stars.
Togepi, who was in Misty's arms, also poked his head out and looked at this strange place curiously.
Gary stood aside, looking at this quiet and peaceful valley, silent for a while, and then whispered:
"I never expected that Aura Clan actually exists and lives in such a hidden place."
Aaron looked back at Lu Chen and found that Lu Chen was quietly observing the surrounding environment.
But Aaron always felt that there was something in Lu Chen's eyes that he couldn't understand...
"Let's go, Lord Lu Chen, the clan leader is waiting for you." Aaron said softly.
Lu Chen looked away and nodded.
The group of people crossed the Plate road in the valley and walked towards the depths of the valley.
The tribesmen on both sides of the road got out of the way, some nodded to Aaron, and some looked at the outsiders curiously.
Deep in the valley, a building much larger than other stone houses was built against the mountain.
Its lintel is engraved with ancient runes, and there is a stone statue of Lucario standing on each side.
The eyes of the stone statue are inlaid with blue stones, which shimmer in the sunlight.
Aaron stopped at the door and whispered inside, "Chief, people have brought it."
A hoarse and long voice came from inside the door.
"Come in."
The interior of the stone house is much more spacious than it appears from the outside.
In the center is a stone platform, and sitting on the stone platform is an old man with white hair.
His hair was all white and grew to hang down on his knees, and his face was covered with wrinkles.
His eyes were half closed and his breathing was steady, as if he was asleep.
But the moment Lu Chen stepped into the stone house, the old man's eyes opened.
The old patriarch looked at Lu Chen for a long time.
Then he slowly stood up, his movements very slow, as if any gust of wind could blow him down.
"You are here, respected Master."
Aaron was stunned.
"Chief, you..."
The old patriarch didn't look at Aaron, his eyes kept falling on Lu Chen.
"I won't admit my mistake." The old patriarch said slowly.
"Your profile is exactly the same as the little portrait on the last page of the first generation hero's notebook."
Aaron's mouth opened wide.
He originally thought that he was the only one who discovered this secret, but he didn't expect that the clan leader could see it at a glance.
Lu Chen is also a little surprised.
He raised his eyebrows, looked at the old but sharp-eyed patriarch in front of him, and smiled:
"You do have a good eye."
The old patriarch didn't say anything more, turned around and walked towards a hidden compartment behind the stone platform.
He opened the cover of the secret compartment and carefully took out an object wrapped in layers of fabric.
It was a yellowed notebook.
The cover is so worn that it is no longer visible, the corners are curled, and the paper is brittle.
But the handwriting on it is still legible, it is crooked and has a youthful recklessness.
The old patriarch handed the notebook to Lu Chen.
"This is what the first generation of brave men left behind, and we Aura Clan generations are guarding it."
Lu Chen took the notebook and opened the first page.