"The Mu family has helped our Han family so much. If they are unwilling to even offer this little thank you, do they look down on me, Han Jinglun?" Sure enough, everyone in the Han family is of the same character. Seeing that Mu Hanyan refused to accept the jade pendant, Han Jinglun turned hostile on the spot and refused to take it back no matter what.
"Mr. Han, I remember hearing you say that the treasure hidden in this jade pendant was left by the ancestors of the Han family for future generations to make a comeback. How could I accept it?" Seeing his determination, Mu Hanyan simply said it clearly.
"Haha, make a comeback? The Tianji family was once prosperous, but in the end, they were all slaughtered. What good can they do even if they make a comeback?" Han Jinglun said with a sigh.
After hearing his words, Mu Hanyan fell silent, and there was silence all around.
Because of Old Lady Tang's identity as a descendant of the Temple, the Han family is destined to be unacceptable to the Holy Court. Not to mention that it is difficult for them to have the opportunity to make a comeback, even if they do, the end result will be the destruction of their family.
"Actually, my Tang family is not descended from the Temple." Old Madam Tang suddenly said.
"What?" Mu Hanyan looked at her in surprise.
Although she had never seen the Great Handprint of the Temple before today, judging from the way Old Lady Tang had acted before, it was exactly the same as Yue Ji's, except that her strength was not as good as Yue Ji's. If she was not a descendant of the Temple, then where did the Great Handprint of the Temple come from?
And as far as Mu Hanyan knew, because the laws of the Holy Court Continent and the Continent of Gods were different, and the power of heaven and earth was different, it would be difficult for ordinary practitioners to use the secret techniques of the temple even if they practiced them.
As for Tian Annan's ability to practice and utilize the secret techniques of the Temple, it wasn't surprising. Once promoted to Sword Saint, one would be reborn, with a physique vastly different from that of an ordinary person. Furthermore, at that level, one's understanding of the Way of the Sword would also be completely different, allowing one to naturally discover various secret techniques and break through the limitations of certain laws.
"If you don't believe it, you can take a look." Old Madam Tang said as she stretched out her hand.
Mu Hanyan reached out and touched her pulse, and used his spiritual sense to probe.
After a moment, Mu Hanyan withdrew her hand.
She had been with Hua Yue and the others for such a long time that she had long ago discovered that although Hua Yue's meridian constitution appeared to be the same as everyone else's on the surface, upon closer inspection, some subtle differences could still be found. However, Madam Tang's meridian constitution had nothing in common with Hua Yue's, and was exactly the same as that of the cultivators of the Holy Court Continent.
Mu Hanyan was silent, and suddenly a question came to her mind: How could the Holy Court not discover something that even she could discover? Although her strength as a sixth-level swordsman was already an extraordinary power in the eyes of ordinary people, she was still far from being comparable to the real masters of the Holy Court.
Could it be that the annihilation of the Han and Tang families was not that simple?
"If I'm not mistaken, the destruction of the Han and Tang families was caused by this jade pendant, or rather, it was caused by the treasure hidden in this jade pendant." As if she could see the doubts in Mu Hanyan's heart, Old Madam Tang said slowly.
"The Han and Tang families are old friends. Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the Han and Tang families went on a training expedition together and accidentally stumbled upon an ancient ruin that contained many rare treasures and secret manuals of martial arts.
Due to their age, most of these rare treasures and martial arts secret manuals are damaged, but one of the ancient treasures is as good as new.
The two guessed that this ancient treasure was extraordinary, so they stayed to study it. It took them a full ten years to finally leave the ruins.
Afterwards, relying on the rare treasures brought out from the ruins, the Han family became increasingly prosperous and became the Tianji family famous throughout the continent.
As for our Tang family, we keep a low profile and live in seclusion in a remote town. We have established family rules that prohibit all descendants of the Tang family from practicing cultivation or participating in worldly disputes. We only seek peace and stability for generations to come," Tang Wanfang continued.
"How come I haven't heard of such a thing?" Han Jinglun looked at his wife and said puzzledly.
"I didn't know about this at first. It wasn't until I took Yan'er back to my parents' home before the Han family met with disaster that my father told me.
I think my father had already sensed the impending disaster at that time. He told me that the two ancestors had been meditating in the ruins for ten years, and the Han family's ancestors probably gained nothing, so they devoted all their efforts to revitalizing the Han family and built the Han family into the world-famous Tianji Family. Although he was also cautious, he did not know that this move would still bring disaster to the Han family.
However, our Tang family's ancestor did have some insights. According to his will, this insight was only one or two percent, or one or two thousandths of the secret hidden in the ancient treasure in the sky. But if it were to be spread out, it would surely bring disaster to the Tang family. Our Tang family's ancestor was in constant fear because of this. It was for this reason that he established that family rule to restrain future generations.
However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. He knew that this secret would eventually leak out, so he left another testament. If one day the Tang family was in danger of being exterminated, he would pass on the skills he left behind to future generations, hoping to preserve a trace of bloodline for the Tang family.
It's a pity that, except for me, no one else could escape." At the end, Tang Wanfang sighed deeply.
The Yan'er she mentioned was Han Jinglun's son, Tang Bufan's father. He died of illness not long after Tang Bufan was born. When Han Jinglun talked about this just now, he shed tears again. Fortunately, with Tang Bufan, the Han family did not die out, which made him feel comforted.
"It turns out that the genocide of the Han and Tang families actually hides such a secret." Mu Hanyan also sighed.
After hearing this, she had vaguely understood that the reason why the Holy Court eliminated the Han and Tang families was not because the Han family was extremely powerful and destroyed the peace of the continent, nor was it because the Tang family colluded with the temple, but simply did not want the secret of the ancient ruins to be leaked.
Although no one knows what the ancient treasure in the ancient ruins is, with the physique of the Holy Court practitioners, they can practice the secret techniques of the temple. If this news spreads, who knows how many powerful people will fight for it, and even those holy masters who live in seclusion and are extraordinary will be moved.
With their strength, if they could easily learn the secret techniques of the temple, even the Holy See would not be able to control them. How could they allow such a thing to happen?
Thinking of this, Mu Hanyan couldn't help but feel a certain disgust towards the Holy Court. Although the continent's peaceful existence today was inseparable from the Holy Court's efforts, to indiscriminately exterminate two families was too cruel.
Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding? Mu Hanyan thought of Ye Lanxun, and then tried to comfort herself.
But even if it was a misunderstanding, it was still too overbearing. Thinking about Ye Lanxun, and then thinking about the Holy Court behind him, Mu Hanyan felt a mixture of emotions.
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