Recognition
Zhong Ling stretched out her hand, and her slender white fingers gently picked up the jade pendant.
The moment she took possession of it, a faint wave came from deep within the jade pendant, resonating with a mark deep within her soul.
It's the imprint of her spiritual consciousness.
Although it has become extremely weak after a long time, there is no doubt that the aura is there.
Zhong Ling paused slightly, and a trace of trance flashed in her eyes.
Dust-covered memories come back to mind.
…
It was an ancient world where spiritual energy was thin and the path to immortality was cut off.
Her mission in that life was to save the Shen family, a family of military commanders that was about to be executed.
The identity she had traveled through time and space to was the mistress of the Shen family.
Her husband died in the battlefield, leaving behind two hungry sons.
Her situation was very dangerous at that time. There were side branches coveting the family property, and political enemies outside were fabricating charges against the Shen family. The entire Shen family was in turmoil and was in danger of losing its fortune at any moment.
In that life, she didn't have a space. Restricted by the rules of the world and her physical qualifications, she tried her best but could only cultivate to the fifth level of Qi training.
But in that world, this level of skill is enough.
She suppressed the family's internal strife with thundering means, and used magic to resolve several catastrophic disasters for the Shen family, and forcibly brought a family on the verge of destruction back to the pinnacle of power.
Everyone in the Shen family knows that their mistress knows magic and is the deity who protects the family.
Time passed quickly, and she came to the end of her life in that world.
Before her death, she summoned her two sons and all the core members of the family.
At that time, the eldest son was calm and steady, and had long been able to stand on his own, while the younger son was unrestrained and extremely intelligent. The two of them supported each other and were sure to continue the Shen family.
She took out a jade pendant and told her tribesmen:
"This jade has the effect of calming the mind and concentrating the spirit. More importantly, I have left a divine thought in it. From now on, whoever holds this jade will become the head of the Shen family."
"Seeing this jade is like seeing me!"
She handed the jade pendant to her eldest son on the spot, and he took it solemnly.
After everything was arranged, she passed away in that world within a few days.
Afterwards, the soul leaves the body and goes to the transfer hall to settle the task and rush to the next world.
…
The tide of memory receded, and Zhong Ling returned to reality.
She stroked the jade pendant in her hand. The patterns inside were the spirit gathering formation she had carved back then. Although it was simple, it had exhausted all her spiritual power at that time.
She raised her head and her eyes fell on the person in front of her again, but her expression was completely different.
Shen Zhenhua's heart tightened when he saw her like that.
He noticed that Zhong Ling's eyes had changed, but he couldn't tell what had changed. He just felt that the look was very kind, like an elder looking at a younger person.
Kind?!
When this thought came to mind, Shen Zhenhua himself was shocked.
"This piece of jade..."
Zhong Ling finally spoke, her voice expressing no emotion, and she looked at Shen Zhenhua with a half-smile in her eyes.
"How does your Shen family history record this piece of jade?"
Shen Zhenhua quickly replied, "Ms. Zhong, according to family history, our ancestor, Ms. Shen, was a woman who saved the family from danger. She was revered as the Immortal Lord by the clan.
It is rumored that the Immortal Lord possesses the ability to reach the heavens. This piece of jade was given to him before his death. As a token of family inheritance, the holder of the jade shall be the head of the Shen family.
After hearing this, Zhong Ling raised the corners of her mouth.
Heavenly power? It's just the fifth level of Qi training.
And the person in front of her is the descendant of her two adopted sons?
His own...descendants?
Zhong Ling picked up the teacup and took a sip, suppressing the absurd feeling in her heart.
Why do you suddenly want to recognize your relatives for no reason?
She looked at Shen Zhenhua's nervous and expectant eyes, slowly put the jade back on the table and pushed it back.
"It's good stuff."
Shen Zhenhua's heart sank instantly.
Is this... a rejection?
Just when Shen Zhenhua's mood hit rock bottom, Zhong Ling's next words made him stunned on the spot.
She raised her eyes to look at Shen Zhenhua and said in a calm tone:
"I remember that the eldest brother was much more obedient than the second brother back then, so I let the eldest brother be the clan leader."
The eldest? The second? The eldest is the patriarch!
This sentence exploded in Shen Zhenhua's mind like a thunder.
He stared at Zhong Ling, wanting to say something, but no sound came out.
This is the Shen family's secret, passed down orally only by successive generations of family heads.
The Immortal Lord did have two sons. As the first generation successors of the Immortal Lord, the eldest son was calm and loyal, while the second son was smart and lively. In the end, the eldest son succeeded the Immortal Lord and became the head of the Shen family.
Except for the core members of the Shen family, no outsider could possibly know this record!
So, Zhong Ling is...
“Plop!”
A muffled sound.
Shen Zhenhua's knees softened and he actually knelt down in the direction of Zhong Ling, his forehead hitting the bluestone slab.
"Shen Zhenhua, the unworthy descendant of the Shen family, pays homage to the Immortal Lord!"
His voice trembled with emotion and his tone was full of awe.
"What era is this? This is no longer acceptable. Stand up and speak."
As she spoke, Shen Zhenhua, who was kneeling on the ground, was slowly lifted up by an invisible force and stood firmly again.
He looked terrified and wanted to bow again, but found that he could not bend down no matter what.
The old man then truly realized that the person before him was truly an "Immortal Lord" with omnipotent powers, and the source of their Shen family's resurgence.
"Immortal Master...you..." Shen Zhenhua was so excited that he was incoherent, his eyes red, "You are really...still alive!"
"I just happened to come to this world again." Zhong Ling put down the teacup and looked at Shen Zhenhua with a scrutinizing look in her eyes. "Are you the descendant of the boss?"
Shen Zhenhua quickly bowed and replied respectfully, "My Lord, it is our ancestor Shen Changfeng, your eldest son back then."
Zhong Ling nodded slightly, a gesture of approval. She turned her gaze to the jade pendant on the table and tapped it lightly with her fingertips.
"I made this jade pendant casually back then. For ordinary people, it can prolong life and calm the mind."
Shen Zhenhua suddenly realized that it was no wonder that every head of the Shen family lived a long life. It turned out that it was related to this jade pendant.
"There's a spiritual imprint I left inside, as a token of my love for you. I didn't expect it to be preserved after all these years."
Zhong Ling's tone was emotionless. "Since it's in your hands, just keep it. Return it to its original owner. Now, it's still yours."
These words resolved the last doubt in Shen Zhenhua's heart.
A living "Immortal Lord" who had existed only in the family genealogy for hundreds of years was actually right in front of them!
This is the real ancestor!
Shen Zhenhua's Adam's apple rolled, and he spoke with difficulty, his voice a little dry: "Master Immortal, if you don't want the jade pendant, then my granddaughter..."
"Tell me about the situation."
“Yes, my granddaughter Shen Wanxing is the daughter of my youngest son Shen Tinglan. She disappeared when she was three years old.”
Shen Zhenhua's voice became choked with sobs. "That year, Tinglan and his wife took Wanxing to the amusement park. Tinglan went to buy the tickets, and his wife Yuhuan turned around and the child disappeared."
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