Chapter 130 The Roots of the Qin Family! This Secret is Far Beyond Imagination!
"This is the true heirloom of our Qin family."
Qin Weijun's voice was deep and mysterious.
"It is also the root of the deep-seated blood feud between our Qin and Lu families for generations!"
The moment he finished speaking, Qin Weisheng opened the antique sandalwood box.
There was no dazzling jewelry or extraordinary treasures as I had imagined.
Inside the box lay half a broken jade pendant and a diary with yellowed edges, wrapped in cowhide.
The jade pendant appeared warm and translucent, but the broken edge was as sharp as new, as if it had been split in two by some divine weapon just yesterday.
A faint yet incredibly pure aura emanated from the jade pendant, which was the "celestial energy" that Jiang Wu had sensed earlier.
This aura shared the same origin as the aura of the jade bracelet on her wrist, yet it was even richer and more ancient.
The moment the jade pendant appeared, the jade bracelet on Jiang Wu's wrist emitted a slight buzzing sound, and its temperature rose accordingly, as if it were echoing a long-lost relative.
Qin Lie couldn't sense that aura, but he could see the undisguised shock on Jiang Wu's face.
"Grandpa, what exactly is going on..." Qin Lie couldn't help but ask.
Qin Weijun did not answer, but instead pushed the leather diary in front of Jiang Wu.
"Take a look at this first."
Jiang Wu suppressed the turmoil in her heart, reached out her trembling hand, and opened the diary that contained the family's century-old secrets.
The diary entries are written in intricate vertical small regular script, with vigorous strokes, and were written by an ancestor of the Qin family during the late Qing Dynasty.
The very first page records a momentous event.
[In the twenty-sixth year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign, during the Boxer Rebellion, when the capital fell, I was ordered to escort palace books south. On the way, a streak of fire fell from the sky and landed in the Western Hills. Its color was dark blue, its sound like a dragon's roar, and it broke through the earth about ten feet high. It was warm to the touch. Neither gold nor stone, it was an object from beyond the heavens.]
[After the fire cooled, it turned out to be a perfectly round jade stone, entirely black, with a swirling river of stars within. Touching it refreshed the mind and invigorated the spirit, instantly dispelling all fatigue from the past few days. Knowing it to be a divine object, I carefully placed it in my bag.]
Jiang Wu's heart skipped a beat.
A shower of fire from the sky? A meteorite?
She continued reading.
[On the journey, we encountered the ruthless bandit Lu, whose ancestors were also soldiers, exceptionally brave. In the fierce battle, I used my family heirloom sword to slash at the bandit leader. The sword broke, and the bandit leader died, but the sacred stone in my bag was also split in two.]
Half is Yang, half is Yin. Yang is warm, Yin is cold.
[Yu obtained the Yang Stone, while the remnants of the Lu clan obtained the Yin Stone. From then on, the fates of the two families were inextricably linked to these divine stones...]
The diary records more details about this "meteorite jade" at the end.
The ancestors of the Qin family discovered that wearing this "Yang Jade" could not only strengthen the body and prevent all diseases, but also make people's minds exceptionally clear, and their reaction speed and five senses far surpassed those of ordinary people.
This is the fundamental reason why the Qin family has produced so many talented individuals and achieved remarkable feats in both military and political affairs for generations!
Their children have been rubbed with water that has been soaked in this jade pendant since birth, and their natural talents and comprehension are far beyond those of ordinary people.
The Lu family was no exception.
Although the "Yin Jade" has different properties, it also has similar miraculous effects.
Both families relied on this half of the meteorite jade to become top families in China that have stood the test of time for nearly a century.
But since the divine object possessed a spirit, the split in two seemed to produce a peculiar 'like repels like' effect.
Whenever the core members of the two families get together, they inexplicably start to dislike each other, which can escalate from verbal arguments to physical fights.
It's as if two tigers cannot share one mountain, and two rulers cannot share one dynasty.
This fateful antagonism, fermented through generations of bloodshed and conflicts of interest, has ultimately evolved into the deep-seated, irreconcilable blood feud we see today.
“So…” Jiang Wu slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with unwavering shock, “The feud between the Qin family and the Lu family is not just a conflict over strategies, but also… a conflict over destiny?”
"Well said!"
A strong sense of approval flashed in Qin Weijun's eyes.
"It's a battle for destiny!"
He pointed to the half of the jade pendant, his voice heavy.
"This thing is the true root of our Qin family! It's also the sword hanging over our heads!"
"I approve of you not only because of your wisdom and methods."
Qin Weisheng's gaze fell on the jade bracelet on Jiang Wu's wrist, and his eyes became extremely sharp.
"It's also because I heard from your mother-in-law that you didn't feel anything unusual when she gave you this bracelet."
"This bracelet was made from a small piece of material that broke off when the meteorite was split open. Although its energy is weak, it is enough to cause ordinary people to experience dizziness, palpitations, or even fever when wearing it for the first time, and it takes several days to get used to it."
"But you are unharmed."
Qin Weisheng stared at Jiang Wu and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Can you tell me why?"
This is the final test!
All the previous questions and answers were tests of her intelligence.
This question is a test of her humanity!
Qin Lie's heart jumped into his throat again. He looked at Jiang Wu nervously, afraid that she would say something shocking.
Jiang Wu understood.
One must never reveal one's identity as a cultivator.
But she also understood that what Qin Weisheng needed was not a perfect lie, but a reasonable explanation that could convince him.
She paused for a moment, then looked up, her gaze both open and subtly mysterious.
“Grandpa, I told you before that my maternal grandmother was a famous herbalist or, to put it another way, a mountain doctor in the Ten Thousand Mountains.”
“Our lineage has some differences from ordinary people since childhood. For example, we are particularly sensitive to the energy of plants, and our bodies can naturally neutralize some ‘energy’ that ordinary people cannot withstand.”
"Perhaps I am unharmed because my body is naturally compatible with this 'qi'."
This explanation is partly true and partly false.
She subtly transformed the cultivator's "spiritual energy" into the herb gatherer's "herbal energy," explaining the phenomenon without revealing the core secret, and attributing everything to bloodline inheritance, making it seem reasonable.
Qin Weijun stared at her intently for a long time, as if trying to see through her soul.
Finally, he slowly nodded, a relieved smile on his face.
"Excellent, what a fine 'mountain doctor' bloodline!"
He didn't ask any more questions, because the answer was enough.
The truth is not important; what matters is that Jiang Wu provided a perfect excuse, a reason that everyone was willing to believe.
She not only possesses extraordinary talent, but also the wisdom to keep her mouth shut.
These are the qualities that a matriarch of the household should possess most!
"From today onwards, this secret will only be known to you and Qin Lie in the Qin family, besides me."
Qin Weijun solemnly pushed the half of the jade pendant and the diary in front of Jiang Wu.
"Keep it safe."
Then he took a black notebook out of the drawer and handed it to Jiang Wu.
"This is all the core connections that our Qin family has been able to utilize over the decades, from the military to the political circles, from local to central government, from overt relationships to private friendships, all of them are here."
"I used to keep it. Now it's yours."
This thin notebook is heavier than that piece of meteorite!
This means that Qin Weijun has truly entrusted the future of the entire Qin family to Jiang Wu!
Jiang Wu took the notebook and felt her fingertips burning.
“Grandpa, the last page of the diary mentions…” Jiang Wu suddenly remembered something, her brows furrowing slightly, “It seems there’s something wrong with the ‘Yin Jade’ from the Lu family?”
Qin Weijun's face instantly darkened.
"This is also what I'm most worried about."
"According to the information relayed by our people who have been planted within the Lu family, the aura of the Lu family's Yin Jade has become increasingly unstable over the past decade, and it has even taken on a... malevolent quality."
"As a result, the core members of the Lu family became increasingly paranoid and violent, resorting to any means necessary."
"They seem to believe that only by obtaining this 'Yang Jade' from our Qin family, which harmonizes Yin and Yang, can their problems be solved."
A cold, murderous glint flashed in Qin Weisheng's eyes.
"So they will definitely try every means and spare no expense to deal with us, especially... Qin Lie and you."
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