Chapter 378 Xuanyuan Lineage
Several elders were teleported with confused faces, and found that the ancestor was right in front of them, so they all bowed quickly.
"Meet the ancestors!"
Ji Wujiang's face was hidden under his hood. He said "hmm" in a deep voice, and then his voice returned to that vicissitudes of life:
"Why don't you hurry up and pay respect to the Lord according to our ancestors' instruction!"
"......Ah?" The Great Elder and others followed the old ancestor's gesture and looked at Yun Qingqing. They were even more confused and didn't know how to react for a moment.
When they saw the ancestor outside actually put aside his status and bowed to Yun Qingqing, they were already shocked. As a result, the light curtain behind them suddenly disappeared, and the group of people outside were confused for a long time without being able to figure out what was going on.
Now our ancestors are really serious?
Four of the five elders froze in their places, but the seventh elder was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and bowed without hesitation:
"Junior Kaiyang pays homage to the Lord and Lady Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady!"
When a group of people are groping in the dark, they are most afraid of someone taking the lead. When Kaiyang, the most talented one, bowed, the other elders followed suit subconsciously.
While worshipping, Kaiyang came to his senses and said "Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady"!
So that's what's happening!
All the previous mysteries about why Yun Qingqing was so shocking now made sense!
Even our ancestors believed that she was the Lady of the Nine Heavens, so there was no doubt about that!
The ancestral precept that the Queen Mother of the West will reincarnate and return to the human world has been the spiritual pillar of the entire Seven Stars Hall since ancient times. After understanding this, the few people felt no burden when they worshipped her, and were even excited to the point of surging hearts.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens! Please accept our three bows, my Lord!"
Yun Qingqing: ...
She glanced at Ji Wujiang quietly, and saw him coughing with his hand on his chin. She knew that this man did it on purpose so that he wouldn't be the only one keeping this secret and feel suffocated.
This cunning character is exactly the same as Ji Xuanyuan's.
She rubbed her eyebrows and didn't bother to care about it.
"Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Lord!" Several elders stood up and bowed their heads respectfully.
The elder didn't even dare to raise his head, and bowed with a red face, saying:
"I have eyes, but I didn't recognize the Lady of the Nine Heavens. I am sorry for the offense. Please punish me, my Lord!"
Before, he had a preconceived notion that Yun Qingqing was just a teenage girl, so the more capable she was, the more difficult it was for him to balance. He became angry and was unwilling to admit that there was no one in the entire Seven Stars Palace who could rival her.
Now that it was confirmed that she was the reincarnation, the Great Elder's mind suddenly became clear and he realized how ridiculous he had been before.
Standing in front of her now, he could hardly raise his head.
Not only him, several others also bowed their heads and confessed their crimes.
Yun Qingqing gained a lot from this trip and was in a good mood. Looking at these elders, she suddenly curled her lips:
"Since you have sincerely admitted your mistakes, you should each be confined to your homes to cultivate your minds for a period of time. As for how long you should be confined, it is entirely up to you to decide."
From the Great Elder to the Sixth Elder, they were all stunned.
House arrest is not a severe punishment, but it is unprecedented for elders to be placed under house arrest. However, since they offended the master first, it is not unfair.
However, how should we understand this confinement period “being entirely decided by oneself”?
As they were hesitating, they heard the seventh elder Kaiyang answer loudly:
"Thank you for your advice, my lord! Kaiyang will take his leave."
After bowing, he left respectfully.
Yun Qingqing raised her eyebrows slightly and nodded.
She hadn't expected these people to understand it right away, but now it seems they can understand a little bit.
The other elders were moved upon seeing this, and immediately followed suit, thanked him, and left.
Several people went out of the small door on the top floor and immediately hurried to catch up with Elder Kaiyang.
The fourth elder was the most impatient and asked him:
"Brother, do you understand what the master means?"
Kaiyang nodded and said "hmm".
The fourth elder's mouth twitched: "It's not you who said it! We decide what the confinement time is!"
Kaiyang glanced at him calmly:
"Enlightenment."
Fourth Elder: “…”
He has such a bad temper that if they weren't in Xuanyuan Tower, he would really want to start a fight.
The fifth elder suddenly had an idea and said:
"Brother Kaiyang, are you talking about cultivating your mind and attaining enlightenment?"
The others paused for a moment, then understood.
"So that's it!" said the great elder.
"That's right, house arrest is just an excuse. The master wants us to cultivate our minds and gain enlightenment!" The third elder slammed his palm.
"As expected of Junior Brother Kaiyang, your mind is the clearest and you can understand things at once." The Sixth Senior Master said softly, "We just saw that our master's bone age was too young, so we made a preconceived judgment and then had all kinds of anger and trouble for her. It seems like a misunderstanding, but in fact, our minds still need to be cultivated."
"...Oh!" The fourth elder also understood, "So the lady wants us to practice meditation on our own. We can come out when we feel that our Taoism has improved!"
The third elder sighed and nodded, and broke into a cold sweat.
"That's right. Now that I think about it, the Lord has been despised and misunderstood by us since he came here, but his state of mind has never been disturbed. This is the true superior way."
They knew very well that Yun Qingqing did not really punish them not because she was magnanimous, but because she had never taken these things to heart from the beginning.
On the other hand, it was not until they knew that she was the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens that they were willing to face up to the obvious gap in strength. They also felt that since she was the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens, everything was natural.
This is completely falling into the inferior mentality of "judging people by appearance and judging their status by their status".
At this moment, the Great Elder had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Thinking about what had happened before, he felt that the real Lady Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady was more admirable than the legend.
He sighed:
"Really, may God bless my Seven Star Palace!"
…
Yun Qingqing sent away a few elders, and turned around to see Ji Wujiang had lifted his hood again, smiling at her with an innocent and respectful look on his face.
She was too lazy to care about these things and asked directly:
"Do you have any historical records or legends about the catastrophe that happened? Anything will do."
Ji Wujiang paused and sighed:
"There are some ancient books, but most of them are from five or six hundred years ago. The older ancient books disappeared along with the Xuanyuan lineage. Later generations have tried to collect and recover some of them, but in the end there was no success."
"Xuanyuan lineage?" Yun Qingqing frowned, "What's going on? Your clan is divided into two branches?"
"That's right." Ji Wujiang nodded and said, "I heard that this was also the decision made by Taizu back then, to split into two branches based on his name. My branch retains the surname Ji, while the other branch retains the surname Xuanyuan."
"Back then, the clan's book collection was managed by the Xuanyuan lineage. But hundreds of years ago, this lineage suddenly disappeared without leaving any trace, and the library also disappeared."
Yun Qingqing looked solemn:
"The whole clan disappeared... and without a trace?"
Ji Wujiang sighed:
"The clan leaders of all generations have investigated in many ways and have worked together to divine many times, but not only have they failed to find any clues, but many people have been backfired. It seems that they have touched upon some major secret..."
"Originally, each new clan leader was unwilling to give up, until two hundred years ago, when a great divination occurred, in which four of the seven clan leaders and elders who participated died and three were injured..."
"After that, no one asked for this divination again, and the Xuanyuan lineage was believed to have been exterminated for some secret reason."
Ji Wujiang finished explaining the whole story in one breath, and looking at Yun Qingqing who was lost in thought, he suddenly said worriedly:
"My Lord, if you want to use the hexagram to comprehend the whereabouts of the Xuanyuan lineage, you must be very careful!"
"Oh, don't worry, I don't have such plans at least in the near future." Yun Qingqing collected her thoughts and gave him a reassurance.
Ji Wujiang let out a long sigh:
"That's good. You can take a rest first. I will have someone bring the existing books to you. Besides this, does the master have any other instructions?"
Yun Qingqing turned to look at Xiao Changheng:
"Nanyu, do you have anything urgent to do?"
Xiao Changheng shook his head:
"It's nothing urgent. As long as we can get the message across, Nanzheng will make the arrangements."
"Okay," Yun Qingqing nodded, looked at Ji Wujiang and said, "Then we'll stay here for two or three days. Don't ask about Chu Jingyan's matter. I'll handle it myself."
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