Chapter 248 Jiang Lai: Brain Flower is stuck with a bug, right? I also...

"Where do you want to go?" Stitch Naoya did not rush forward to enter the Zenin family residence. He stood where he was, his body a little tense.

"I'm here to look for a formation. It's located in the Zen monastery. So I plan to look inside. If there's nothing outside, I'll need you to lead the way to the hidden place in the family."

Jiang Lai did not hide anything, but he did not explain it in detail and simply described the incident.

"This is your home, where you've lived for more than 20 years. Are you afraid of your own home?" Matsuda Jinpei said with a hint of sarcasm, with lines waving on his face on the electronic screen. "You look more nervous than us."

"…It is precisely because of familiarity that we are afraid of the unfamiliar." Zenin Naoya replied in a low voice, then changed the subject and continued, "Ha, I'm not saying I'm scared, it's just that this scene is really uncomfortable, and I don't mean to make myself suffer."

Jiang Lai turned his head and looked at Stitch Naoya who was in the body of Curse Corpse beside him. He caught a key word in Zenoin Naoya's words. Perhaps this word can be further explored.

Jiang Lai thought for a moment and asked, "Is your discomfort caused by the psychological discomfort you feel after seeing these scenes, or is it due to some other reason?"

"Huh?" Zenin Naoya was a little surprised by Jiang Lai's question, and he was slightly stunned.

"Or let's put it another way. When did you start to feel uncomfortable? Was this [discomfort] caused by subjective reasons or objective influences?" Jiang Lai asked in further detail.

Zenin Naoya, who looks like Stitch, looked confused for a moment, and replied subconsciously: "At first, I simply felt that the atmosphere here was weird and I didn't want to stay any longer. I really felt uncomfortable... probably when I approached Zenin's house."

At this point, Zenin Naoya also noticed something was wrong, he became serious, and began to recall and explain it carefully.

"I'm a sorcerer. I'm not that mentally fragile. I won't collapse because of such a situation - but I do feel a little uncomfortable. It's not the discomfort that comes from the bottom of my heart, but the external environment... Of course, these pressures are not enough to crush me. Don't underestimate me." He raised his eyebrows and showed a bit of arrogance.

There is something wrong here, Jiang Lai thought. This formation only appeared in the area where the Zen family lived and was aimed at the Zen family members. Judging from the speculation, it is most likely the Tower of Nobles.

Before, when the Tower of Nobleness was operating silently, it did not cause any discomfort to the Zen family members. At that time, the tower should have been in a hidden period.

Now, it's giving Zenin Naoya an uncomfortable feeling, probably because Brainflower no longer hides the tower, or because of a bug in the card's behavior that caused it to have a minor problem.

In short, this formation locks not only the bloodline, but also the soul - after all, Zenin Naoya's current cursed body does not have the Zenin genes, and only the soul stuffed inside can prove that he is a member of the Zenin family.

It's a good thing to have a sense. Jiang Lai remained sober and rational. This means that there is still a way to contact the Tower of Noble and influence its rules and operations.

It is always better to be aware than to be ignorant.

Before Jiang Lai opened his mouth to speak, Zenin Naoya's next sentence came out first.

"Hey, is this uncomfortable atmosphere related to the formation you just mentioned in our family?"

Golden Stitch's claws intertwined, his eyelids drooped, and his voice was slightly mocking, "Safety in the family... Haha, we are all just lambs. Do you really think you can be safe forever? Those stupid elders of the old family colluded with outsiders just to live a peaceful life in their old age."

Jiang Lai turned his head and was a little surprised by what Zenin Naoya said.

In his impression, this eldest son of the Zen monastery was a man whose head was filled with feudalism and who had become somewhat stupid and arrogant after being kept in captivity for more than 20 years.

But now it seems that he is not that ignorant. In addition to being able to peek into the changes in the family when he left, he can also guess the truth about the enclosure and the collusion between the elders.

"So, what are your plans?" Jiang Lai tilted his head and asked following Zenin Naoya's words.

"What does this situation have to do with me?" Zenin Naoya raised his voice, and he snorted, "I don't clean up other people's messes."

"All I have to do now is to fulfill my promise to you and help lead the way." Zenin Naoya kicked the stone under his feet, "What happens next... we'll talk about it later."

His eyes fell on the Zen temple's residence covered with weeds. He was silent for a moment, but ultimately said nothing more.

Jiang Lai did not ask further questions. He withdrew his gaze from Zenin Naoya, focused his eyes back on the front, and changed the subject: "Then let's go in first, everyone. Look for something special hidden under the vegetation."

He raised his hand and placed some space spell codes around himself, Jinpei Matsuda, and Naoya Stitch.

The normal actions of several people will not be affected, but if there is danger, these codes can quickly turn into a barrier to block an attack.

After the conversation at the door ended, they stepped into the monastery grounds where huge vines penetrated the buildings and the ground was covered with fine weeds.

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People strolled through the Zen temple grounds covered with plants, feeling as if they were in another world.

The once prosperous families have long since disappeared, and both the noble and the humble have all sunk into the earth. The empty and dilapidated buildings left here indicate the existence of the Zen culture.

It's as if a thousand years of time had poured into this place in an instant, making the Zenin family a part of history like turning a page.

Jiang Lai gathered his thoughts, released a little bit of his magical power, and sensed and explored the ground.

Just as I had sensed outside before, there was magical energy flowing through these tall and incredibly thick vines, but other than that, there was nothing special.

Matsuda Jinpei's electronic screen calculated the amount of magical power in the air in real time to assist in the search. The camera on his screen lit up, zooming in to capture every detail of the surrounding buildings.

Naoya Stitch kicked the building debris at random, more like an act of boredom or a way to vent his emotions than searching for clues.

They searched the courtyard, went through the main house and the side rooms, and even went into the Zen temple shrine, but found nothing in these places.

Jiang Lai originally thought that the ritual was held in the Zen temple shrine hall, but there were only sparse weeds there.

"The Zenin family doesn't actually have any secret rooms." Stitch Naoya shrugged. "With just a small piece of land, almost all of the Zenin family members are not allowed to go out. How can there be any secret places that have not been set foot on? The map is so familiar that I can recite it by heart."

"Even so, a family will always have secret places that are rarely known to the public, right? Used for interrogation or hiding special items." Matsuda Jinpei questioned.

"There are no places that are little known, only places that are highly confidential and well guarded," said Naoya Stitch. "I've already said it, why would we need to build a secret base on such a fixed piece of land? Who are we protecting? Anyway, outsiders can't get in, and people inside can't get out, that's it."

"I led you to the important places I knew just now. Now we've finished visiting, there's nothing else special." Stitch Naoya spread his hands and answered.

"Hmm... To be honest, it feels like everything is the same." Matsuda Jinpei pretended to think, "I can't seem to find a clear center."

"Indeed." Jiang Lai nodded, his thoughts flowing in his mind.

——Unlike another tower he had seen before that had a clear center, the Tower of Nobleness located in the Zenin family had no clear core. It seemed to be spread out throughout the family.

It seems that the violent method of finding the core to break it is not advisable, and it can only be broken by abolishing the rules of the tower.

The establishment rules are the order under the aristocratic system of the feudal big family. Only by denying this system can it be possible to break the last one of the four guards of the tower.

Naohua cleverly exploited a bug and wiped out the Zenin clan in advance. However, he missed out on Zenin Naoya, who was sent out of the Zenin clan early.

In this case, I can also fix the problem by exploiting the bug. Jiang Lai's mind was working quickly as he analyzed the situation.

Naoya Zenin is the legitimate son of the Zenin family. Barring any other unexpected circumstances (such as the head of the family's will, interference from the elders, etc.), he will nominally inherit the position of head of the family.

Now, these accidents have disappeared with the demise of the Zenin family. In other words, Zenin Naoya can naturally become the head of the family, even though he is the only one left in the family.

But this does not affect his status as the head of the family and the power that comes with this status - he can abolish the treaty system and formulate new family rules.

Without the elders, there would be no dissenting votes, and his words would be effective.

However, if we really want to abolish the Tower of Nobility, we probably can't just get away with it through words. Because it represents not only the system, but also order.

This requires institutional abolition on the one hand and psychological acceptance on the other.

If the Zenin family was still there, this condition would be very difficult to achieve. The checks and balances within the family make it difficult to change the system, and the complex mindsets of the many family members make it difficult to change their psychology.

But now, the only one who has not been expelled from the Zenin family is Zenin Naoya.

——Then he alone needs to fulfill the conditions.

"Naoya," Jiang Lai suddenly said, "Is your family's succession ceremony held at the shrine or the meeting room? Is there any special procedure?"

In short, let's start with the replacement of the head of the family and the transfer of power, he thought.

"Ah?" Stitch Naoya was obviously stunned. He didn't expect Jiang Lai to suddenly bring this up.

After a second or two of reaction, Zenin Naoya raised his eyebrows and replied in a drawling tone, "Normally, it is passed on in the meeting room, and then we go to the shrine to worship after the meeting - why are you asking this?"

Jiang Lai turned his head, raised the corners of his lips, revealed a perfect smile, and said lightly:

"Of course, I will fulfill your wish and hold a family succession ceremony for you, allowing you to become the head of the Zenin family."