Chapter 3 Lost Child
The lobby and corridors of the Jiang family were empty, with only the occasional servant sweeping the floor. The martial arts training ground where people used to show off their bravery was also empty, but from the degree of wear and tear on the ground, it was clear that it had been used many times.
Jiang Li wandered around the Jiang family like a ghost.
He has traveled to many places according to his memory, but five hundred years have passed, and the current Jiang family is very different from what Jiang Li remembers.
The memory that is most similar to it is the small house where I lived at the beginning of the time travel, which is 80% similar.
He guessed that maybe someone moved in after he left, and since he became the Queen, the Jiang family quickly cleaned up the small house and tried to restore it to its original appearance.
Jiang Li shook his head with some regret and walked towards the ancestral hall.
The Jiang family worshipped their ancestors. The oldest person knelt in the ancestral hall and prayed for the ancestors' blessings. The rest of the family stayed in the room and fasted for nine days without saying a word to show their piety.
In the ancestral hall, an old man was kneeling, with layers of wrinkles on his face almost covering his eyes.
Jiang Li walked up to him and cast a spell to see what the old man looked like when he was young. His features were 30% similar to Jiang Yixing's. He was either Jiang Yixing's son or grandson, or even younger.
Jiang Yixing's offering card was prominently displayed at the bottom of the group of offering cards.
Jiang Li sighed softly, turned around and left the Jiang family.
Jiang Yixing died after all.
Although it was expected, he was still a little bored.
Jiang Li strolled out of the Jiang family, sighing in his heart, but his thoughts were interrupted by a shrill voice.
"Sir, it's been ten days, why haven't you sent anyone to look for our child?"
"We demand to see the city lord!"
Opposite the Jiang family is the City Lord's Mansion. Several couples are begging the guards of the City Lord's Mansion to let them see the City Lord, but the guards are indifferent, as if they did not hear their pleas.
"No one is allowed to see the city lord without his permission. Please leave immediately."
The other guard couldn't bear to watch, so he patiently explained: "My friends, the City Lord's Mansion is always short of manpower, and you only said that your child was stolen. After you found the trail, you followed all the way to Qingcheng before losing it. There are so many people coming and going in Qingcheng every day, maybe the human traffickers were just passing by. Even if we want to look for them, we don't know where to start."
"Children have gone missing in several nearby cities, and all traces have disappeared in Qingcheng. Our children must be here!" another person said indignantly.
He tied a talisman with a positioning spell on the child's wrist. After the child was lost, he followed the spell trail to Qingcheng, and the spell trail disappeared. He then met several other parents who were in similar situations to him, and some even lost their children in Qingcheng.
If you say Qingcheng is fine, he definitely won't believe it! "My child was lost in Qingcheng. How could the traffickers just pass by!"
Another expressionless guard said, "Please understand that we are short-handed. If you can prove that the traffickers are in Qingcheng, we will definitely send someone to look for them. How do you think?"
"What bullshit is that!"
"We want to see the city lord!"
"Our child is lost here, but the officials do nothing. Is this what the Land of the Human Emperor does?"
"My child was lost in Qingcheng, and I still have to prove it. This is ridiculous!"
The guards and several parents' voices became louder and louder, and finally they started quarreling, which attracted the attention of several guards of the Jiang family.
"How can you make so much noise on the day when the Jiang family is worshipping their ancestors!" A guardian walked out of the Jiang family and scolded several people harshly.
"As the guards of the City Lord's Mansion, you actually let a group of unruly people gather and cause trouble in front of the City Lord's Mansion. Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the City Lord?"
When the guards heard this, they hurriedly tried to drive these people away. Jiang Li couldn't bear to watch it, so he dissipated the magic that concealed his body and sneered at the side.
"The Jiang family is so powerful that you can even manage the city lord's mansion. If you like to meddle in other people's business, how about you be responsible for cleaning the city lord's mansion?"
The guardian was furious when he heard this: "How dare you speak rudely to the Jiang family! You are so bold!"
The parents of those who lost their children and the guards of the City Lord's Mansion were also surprised. The current Human Emperor came from the Jiang family. Not to mention in Qingcheng, even in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, no one dared to speak like that about the Jiang family. This guy must be a fool.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man jumped out from the side, quickly grabbed Jiang Li, and while smiling apologetically to the Jiang family's guardian, he secretly sent a message to Jiang Li.
Boy, you just came out and you contradicted the Jiang family. You are tired of living. Hurry up and leave. This matter involves Jiang Renhuang. Don't wade into this muddy water! The middle-aged man hurriedly pulled Jiang Li away.
Before the others could react, the two men disappeared.
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"Where are the people?"
"Whose family are you from? Didn't anyone tell you not to mess with aristocratic families before you left home?"
The middle-aged man pulled Jiang Li to a secluded corner and scolded him.
He saw that Jiang Li had a young face, acted rashly, and wore clothes made of extremely high-quality materials. He must be a child from a large family who had come out to gain experience.
"If it were any other dynasty, I would not dare to provoke unreasonable noble families, but this is the Great Zhou, where laws govern the country, and noble families dare not ignore the law."
When the middle-aged man heard this, he became more certain of his thoughts. This kid must be from a big sect or family, otherwise his horizons wouldn't be so broad, and he would start by comparing it with other dynasties.
It should be noted that the Great Zhou Dynasty has a vast territory, and a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage may not necessarily leave the Great Zhou Dynasty in his lifetime, let alone compare the Great Zhou Dynasty with other dynasties.
"Governing the country by law, you can apply this to any place in the Great Zhou, except the Jiang family." The middle-aged man paused and continued, "The Jiang family has the support of Emperor Jiang Ren, who dares to punish them in the Great Zhou? It is said that Emperor Jiang Ren is selfless, but who can guarantee that he will not have selfish motives for his own family?"
Jiang Li frowned slightly when he heard this: "As far as I know, Emperor Jiang Ren has been away from the Jiang family for 500 years and has never returned to the Jiang family once. Doesn't this prove that his relationship with the Jiang family has faded?"
The middle-aged man sneered, "This is just propaganda made by Emperor Jiang to create an image of himself as selfless. Blood is thicker than water. Has he never secretly returned to the Jiang family once?"
"When you're out and about, don't believe everything you hear. The world isn't as bright as you think."
The middle-aged man pretended to have insight into the dark side of the world.
Jiang Lixin asked me when I came back here, how come I don’t know it myself?
"Do you have any evidence for what you said?" Jiang Li asked with a hint of questioning intent, but the middle-aged man was feeling smug and did not notice the unfriendly tone in Jiang Li's voice.
"Of course there is." The middle-aged man said confidently, "I once eavesdropped on the conversation between the Jiang family's Patriarch and the Qingcheng City Lord. The Jiang family's Patriarch hinted that Emperor Jiang Renhuang often secretly returned home to visit his descendants."
(End of this chapter)