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The main text of this chapter is a small theater, so let's play Yan Changge's inner OS
Qu Lian stroked the Xuanying Sword, Yan Changge remained calm
Yan Changge OS: We have already decided to be in love, yet you are still touching other swords in front of me!
Yan Changge put the sword back into the scabbard
Inner thoughts: What a great scabbard. It has guarded its sword so faithfully for so many years. It’s only slightly inferior to our Qu Lian’s. It’s worthy of being part of the Qu family!
Qu Lian recalls her dream
Yan Changge OS: Almost exposed!
Qu Lian: Why do I always feel like something is wrong today?
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The two returned to the old house early the next morning. Although Qu Lian was not qualified to live here, Qu Lian still had the key to the old house. This was a relic left by his eldest brother. He would keep it temporarily and give it to the Qu family. Successor of a generation.
The old house of the Qu family is located in the old site of Lincheng. It was built in the Song Dynasty and has been renovated countless times over the past thousand years. It is the most complete Song Dynasty building preserved in modern times. The old house covers an area of several thousand square meters and has a large martial arts training ground. It is said that the Qu family opened a martial arts school in this old house and accepted many disciples. The disciples learned from each other in the martial arts training ground, which was very spectacular.
Yan Changge followed Qu Lian into the old house. Looking at the various quaint facilities in the house, he couldn't help but sigh: "Although these buildings were renovated in later times, it was quite difficult to maintain the architectural style of the Song Dynasty during the renovation."
"That's right," Qu Lian touched the beam and said nostalgically, "I once heard my uncle say that my grandfather was a stubborn person. At that time, all the families in Lincheng had access to water, electricity, floor heating, and gas...but my grandfather insisted on reminiscing about the past and refused to keep up with the society. My father said that when he was young, his family was very rich, but he had to do his homework by lighting a kerosene lamp. It was so pitiful every day."
Yan Changge imagined what Qu Lian said and couldn't help but curl his lips slightly and asked, "What happened next?"
"Later, my uncle developed pseudomyopia from doing his homework in the dark at night. My grandmother was furious and took my father and uncle to live in the new city, leaving my grandfather alone at home to continue living as a caveman. Under my grandmother's care, my uncle's myopia has not progressed, and my father's eyesight is also very good. My uncle often sighed that it was okay for him, a businessman, to wear glasses to look gentle, but my father had to practice martial arts and absolutely could not have any problems. It was really a pity for my grandmother."
"So what did your grandfather do afterwards?"
"He... didn't contact us for half a year. Then on our wedding anniversary, he came in person to take grandma back to the old house to spend time alone together. Grandma agreed for the sake of our wedding anniversary. When we returned to the old house, we found that the electricity and running water were back and the whole house was brightly lit. My grandfather was carrying a portable TV and a large refrigerator, saying that it was a gift for grandma. Look, these are the two antiques. They have now been collected and preserved in the collection room." Qu Lian took Yan Changge to the basement collection room and pointed out the two obsolete antique home appliances.
Yan Changge went forward to take a look, and found that it was actually the original black-and-white TV and Freon refrigerator, models that cannot even be found in the second-hand market on the market. They were still well preserved in the basement of Qu's house, and there was a note attached to the refrigerator and TV, which read "January 1, 1973, Qu Yi gave his wife as a gift."
Next to them was a small cradle with a note on it that read "August 12, 1962, Qu Yi gave me a son."
Seeing him looking at the cradle, Qu Lian came over and explained, "This is the cradle that my grandfather gave my father on the day he was born. You can see in front that my uncle also has one. They were all carved by my grandfather himself. My father often said that my grandfather was a stubborn, conservative, and patriarchal man with many shortcomings. He insisted that the younger generation call him father and grandfather, and did not allow them to call him dad or grandpa. My grandmother said that he had so many problems that people could not help but beat him. But there was one good thing, and all the men in the Qu family inherited this."
He did not explain what was good about it, and Yan Changge did not ask. From the well-preserved cradle, Yan Changge could tell what it was.
"All men in the Qu family have this advantage, what about you?" Yan Changge asked.
"As for me," Qu Lian shook his head, a little embarrassed, "how could anyone know? I have never had a love affair in my life, and the boyfriends and girlfriends I dated before were all hired to act in my plays."
"Whether you have inherited this advantage or not, probably only I know." Yan Changge hugged Qu Lian from behind and kissed his cheek gently.
Qu Lian obediently let Yan Changge hold him. It seemed that in this room full of treasures of his ancestors, he was too embarrassed to kiss Yan Changge back boldly. He looked a little shy, which was very cute.
Knowing that he was embarrassed, Yan Changge quickly let him go. His eyes fell on the note on the refrigerator and he asked, "January 1st? You said that this was a gift from Grandpa to Grandma on their wedding anniversary. Does that mean they got married on New Year's Day?"
"Yes," Qu Lian nodded, "My family... I don't know about the previous ones, but the past few generations all got married on New Year's Day. My grandfather and grandmother, my uncle and aunt, and my parents did the same."
"New Year's Day..." Yan Changge murmured, "On such an important day, wouldn't you consider staying at the old house for a few days?"
"That's true," Qu Lian said thoughtfully, "If I bring you to live with me, I can make it clear in front of my ancestors. Well, if you don't want to, forget it."
Qu Lian suddenly thought that her relationship with Yan Changge was just a test as Yan Changge said, because this man was too gentlemanly to refuse other people's kindness, so she agreed to his impromptu request.
"Of course I am willing." Yan Changge said calmly.
Qu Lian's face showed a hint of joy, and he couldn't help but hold Yan Changge's hand. In front of his elders, he only dared to do this.
Yan Changge looked at the collection room and finally felt relieved.
The collection room of the Qu family is different from the collection rooms of other wealthy families that are filled with antiques, gold, silver, and jewelry. The things here are all things that the Qu family has cherished and loved for generations, such as cradles, refrigerators, color TVs, rattles, swaddling clothes, and an ordinary stone given by a friend. Each item is full of love. If there is any emotion in the world that produces the most energy, it must be love.
Whether it is the love of family, friendship or love, they are all great emotions. All the items here carry the emotions of the ancestors of the Qu family... No, it is not so much emotions as positive energy derived from love, which is stored in these items through the emotional projection of brain waves. One or two items may not be noticeable, but the positive energy accumulated from countless items from so many generations since the Song Dynasty is quite terrifying. In fact, Qu Lian is not afraid of death. As long as he lives in the old house this year, the old house has an energy shield formed by positive energy, and the negative energy generated by the death will not affect Qu Lian at all.
This is the scientific explanation. To put it in a more understandable way, the ancestors have spirits that bless the descendants of the Qu family.
On New Year's Day, he pressed Qu Lian's acupuncture points to make him fall asleep, and then carried him to the collection room. This way, he could go through the heavenly tribulation without worrying about Qu Lian's safety. If he could survive the heavenly tribulation, he would have a real human body in the future and be with Qu Lian for real. If not...
Forget it. Separation and death are normal in the world. It was just that his sword was burnt by lightning. There is no need to think so complicatedly.
"This is the Xuanying Sword." Qu Lian took out a sword from a safe. Perhaps the most valuable thing in the entire basement is this sword.
Yan Changge took Xuanying in his hand and gently pulled it out of the sheath.
This is a completely black sword. It is not as bright and dazzling as other metal swords. Instead, it is dark and does not reflect light under the light. This is very contrary to common sense. All metals will have luster. This is one of the characteristics of metals. Even if Yan Changge is made of iron from outer space, he cannot escape this. But this sword has no luster!
"This is not made of metal." Yan Changge said firmly. If Xuanying was made of metal, it would violate scientific truth, so it was absolutely impossible.
"That's right," Qu Lian said, pulling out another certificate from the safe. "When I took Xuanying to get an appraisal, the relevant department couldn't detect what the molecular structure was. So the material column on Xuanying's weapon certificate said unknown, and in the end, its true material was not confirmed."
"Weapon certificate?" Yan Changge's eyes fell on the small certificate and he asked mechanically.
"Yes," Qu Lian nodded, "This is a controlled knife and an antique. If we want to keep it, we must apply for a certificate. These days, we can't live without documents. People have ID cards, and weapons also have weapon certificates. I heard that weapon certificates are going to be updated in recent times. Just like ID cards, they use cards. A QR code label is attached to the handle of the sword. With a scan, all the information about the weapon can be found, which avoids the situation of making fake certificates."
Yan Changge: “…”
"Xuanying seems to be fine. It seems I was overthinking it." Qu Lian said, "Maybe I was just homesick and wanted to go back to the old house to live for a while, so I had this dream."
After saying this, he pressed his cheek against Xuanying's cold sword and thought to himself, "Why am I so poor at martial arts that I can't defeat you? It would be so great if I could be your master, my Xuanying."
Yan Changge: “…”
He immediately carefully snatched the sword from Qu Lian's hand and sternly reprimanded him: "How can you put your face directly against the sword? This is very dangerous. This sword is very heavy. It's good enough that you can lift it with both hands with your arm strength, let alone wield it. In the future, I will help you find a lighter sword and teach you the swordsmanship of the Qu family. As for this Xuanying... Such a precious sword is better kept."
"That's true," Qu Lian touched Xuanying's hilt lovingly and said with a smile, "When I was a kid, my dad would use Xuanying whenever there was a formal competition. I loved Xuanying so much at that time that I even dreamed of using it to perform the Qu family swordsmanship. My eldest brother also particularly hated it at that time. He said that when he became the head of the family in the future, he would let me touch Xuanying a few times during the New Year. Don't think too much about other things, they are all dreams."
Yan Changge's expression remained unchanged. He took the scabbard from the shelf beside him and put the Xuanying Sword back into the scabbard. He looked at the scabbard and praised, "This scabbard is really good. Xuanying has not been eroded by time for so many years. It should be the credit of the scabbard. This scabbard is already a little damaged. It really sacrificed itself to protect Xuanying. It is worthy of being the scabbard of your Qu family. It has the style of the Qu family."
He stroked the scabbard with his palm. It seemed that in Yan Changge's eyes, this scabbard was more precious than the Xuanying Sword.
"This is made of a strange stone that our ancestors found after searching all over the Central Plains. According to the ancient books of the Qu family, our ancestors cut the meat into thin slices and put it in the scabbard. A month later, the meat slices were as fresh as new. This is probably the reason why the Xuanying sword has not been damaged for so many years. I wonder if the function of this scabbard can be explained by mathematics." Qu Lian said as he took the scabbard from Yan Changge and put it into the safe together with the Xuanying sword. The strange feeling in his heart did not fade away until the safe was locked.
It's so strange. I just felt like something was wrong...
"I feel relieved to see that Xuanying Sword is fine." Qu Lian patted his chest and said.
"Really?" Yan Changge withdrew his gaze from the safe and said lightly, "The sword in your dream may not be Xuanying."
"Huh? How could that be? Why would I dream of another sword?" Qu Lian asked in confusion, "And how can you know what I dreamed of?"
"I remember you once described that in your dream you tilted your head slightly and saw a flash of sword light, and then you realized that there was a sword against your back. But Xuanying has no metallic luster and does not reflect light at all. You have been exposed to Xuanying since you were a child and should know this feature of it. How could you make such a mistake in your dream? So I conclude that the sword in your dream must be another sword." Yan Changge explained to Qu Lian seriously.
"That's right..." Qu Lian held his chin with his hand and thought deeply, "Then what exactly did I dream about? I haven't touched any other swords before."
"Who knows?" Yan Changge smiled mysteriously.
"No, no," Qu Lian suddenly said, "I was only thinking about the sword. Is it possible that the sword in my dream represented a crisis rather than Xuanying? The sword was against my chest by itself, but I didn't feel any pain. The reason why I misunderstood it as Xuanying was because I felt protected by the sword. I couldn't look back and see clearly, probably because I had never seen it before, which means it was unfamiliar. But... why do I still have a familiar feeling?"
After analyzing, Qu Lian concluded: "It is a familiar sword, and it is still protecting me, but I have never seen it before. It is familiar and strange..."
When he was deep in thought, Yan Changge suddenly hugged him and kissed him hard on the lips. The extremely passionate kiss instantly wiped out all of Qu Lian's thoughts, and he even forgot where he was.
After a long kiss, Yan Changge smiled and said to Qu Lian: "Here are the treasures of the Qu family from past generations. Are we confessing our feelings in front of our ancestors?"
Qu Lian: “…”
"Are you unhappy?" Yan Changge asked, "Or a little shy?"
Qu Lian stared at Yan Changge for a while and then shook his head and said, "Not really... I just feel like something is wrong, but I don't know what's wrong..."
Yan Changge said calmly: "Are you hungry? Why don't you take me to the kitchen and I will use the equipment in the old house to cook you a meal."
"Now that you mention that, I'm really hungry. Let's go and cook." Qu Lian put aside the strange thoughts in his mind and took Yan Changge to the kitchen.