We've arrived!
Jiang Yuan listened intently, and Jiang Fu stopped in her tracks after she finished speaking. The two of them stopped in front of a stone mountain full of spiritual energy.
This is the place where the ancestors of the Jiang family who crossed the sea are buried. At this moment, there are not only Jiang Fu and Jiang Yuan here, but also more than a dozen other direct descendants of the Jiang family who crossed the sea.
"Fu-mei, why are you so late this time!"
As soon as Jiang Fu arrived, many people greeted her. She was deeply loved by the elders of the Jiang family in Duhai, so people of her generation naturally became close to her. Moreover, because she was a girl, she would not be involved in the family power struggle in the future, so she naturally became the most popular and the most worthwhile person to win over.
"Don't even mention it! I can't be happy with this taciturn guy, how can I be cheerful!" Jiang Fu looked at Jiang Yuan dejectedly.
She didn't know that Jiang Yuan was ignoring her simply because he didn't want to hurt her; otherwise, given his personality, Jiang Fu would most likely have developed feelings for him. Although Jiang Yuan wasn't related to the Jiang family by blood, he still bore the Jiang surname, and he didn't want any ethical drama to unfold within the Jiang family.
"Is this the gentleman who treated the Lingyun family head?"
The Jiang family members who crossed the sea treated Jiang Yuan very politely, without displaying the haughty attitude often associated with large families. While large families may produce spoiled brats, those are only families lacking historical foundation. Families like the Jiang family and the Divine Emperor family, which have been passed down for thousands of years, often have pride and humility ingrained in their very being. They are proud when they should be proud and humble when they should be humble; otherwise, how could they have survived for a thousand years?
"So that's what it is!"
Jiang Yuan ignored everyone; at this moment, all he could see was the Soul River above the ancestral land of the Jiang family across the sea.
He remembered that he had been here before, and that the reason he was expelled from the Jiang family was because of Hunjiang.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
Seeing Jiang Yuan's unusual behavior, a direct descendant of the Jiang family from Duhai stepped forward to ask him what was wrong. After all, he was the only outsider in the ancestral land, and necessary care had to be given to him.
"The Lingyun Jiang family is at the head of the Yangtze River and the tail of the Hunjiang River; while the Duhai Jiang family is at the head of the Hunjiang River and the tail of the Yangtze River. So, this is the place!"
Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, as if he had become a different person.
"Fu-mei, what's the deal with this gentleman?"
Seeing Jiang Yuan keep walking forward, the others couldn't understand why this outsider was more excited than them.
"I don't know either!" Jiang Fu shook her head. She didn't understand this man at all, and didn't even know his name.
Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped walking, and said in a flash, "No, I can't be the one to open the Soul River, otherwise my identity will be exposed. Besides, the Jiang family definitely wouldn't want to see an outsider open their Soul River!"
He turned his gaze to Jiang Fu. The Soul River belongs to the Jiang family and can only be opened by a member of the Jiang family, and Jiang Fu is undoubtedly the best choice.
"What's wrong? Is it because the spirits of the Jiang family's ancestors are putting pressure on you?" Jiang Fu asked as she walked to Jiang Yuan's side.
Although outsiders are not welcome in the Jiang family's ancestral land, there have been instances of outsiders entering. It is said that they may be rejected by the spirits of the ancestors, which is why Jiang Fu suspects that Jiang Yuan is making these inexplicable actions because he has lost his soul.
"A little!"
Jiang Yuan nodded, then changed the subject in a voice only Jiang Fu could hear: "I vaguely heard something just now!"
"What are you saying?" Jiang Fu had no idea that she had been chosen by Lady Luck.
"Take three steps and kowtow once, knocking on the road to heaven."
After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he looked up at the mountain peak and said in a deep tone, "But this road is not my road, and I don't know why!"
"Three steps and one kowtow, knocking on the path to heaven?" Jiang Fu repeated, then her eyes lit up with surprise, and she exclaimed, "Could this be the method to open the Soul River this time?"
"Soul River? Is that so?" Jiang Yuan looked confused, as if he knew nothing about it.
"Quickly, quickly, kowtow with me, let's kowtow our way up the mountain!"
Jiang Fu suddenly stood on tiptoe and pressed her foot behind Jiang Yuan's head, then forcefully made Jiang Yuan kneel down and kowtow.
When he knelt down with a thud, Jiang Yuan was speechless. "Damn it, I asked you to kowtow, why are you dragging me down with you?"
Jiang Yuan was forced to kowtow by Jiang Fu like a puppet, and Jiang Fu happily knelt down and kowtowed as well.
Jiang Yuan: "..."
He was completely bewildered at the moment, and even regretted making up this story for Jiang Fu. Who knew that his little sister would not play by the rules and would even drag him along when she kowtowed.
Just as Jiang Fu took three long steps and pulled Jiang Yuan to kowtow again, Jiang Yuan's acting skills suddenly kicked in, and his knees buckled and he fainted.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you, you silent devil?" Jiang Fu didn't even have time to kowtow before rushing to help Jiang Yuan up.
"No, I can't kneel. It's like your ancestors look down on me. Every time I kneel, something pricks my soul!" Jiang Yuan was practically foaming at the mouth.
"No way, I can kneel without any problems?" Jiang Fu looked at herself and asked in surprise.
"Perhaps, this path to heaven can only be traversed by members of your Jiang family!" Jiang Yuan weakly voiced his guess, then sighed softly, "Sister, I'm truly sorry this time, I'm afraid I can't kowtow with you!"
Even if he were to kowtow, he should do it alone. What kind of nonsense is it to make a girl hold his head down and kowtow with him? People who don't know the situation might think he was being forced to have a wedding ceremony with a girl!
"Fu-mei, what are you doing?"
Jiang Yuan and Jiang Fu's strange actions attracted the curiosity of others, who gathered around.
Seeing the others gather around, Jiang Fu didn't hold back and said, "I think I know how to open the Soul River this time!"
"Um?"
Jiang Fu smiled mysteriously, offering no explanation, and continued the solemn ancestral worship ceremony of bowing every three steps by herself.
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