"……What?!"
Hearing the old man's words, Deng Heying was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim.
Deng Yougang raised his eyebrows and looked at the old man in front of him with a scrutinizing look.
After the initial shock, the old man came to his senses, looked at Deng Yougang with a complicated expression, and then pulled Deng and Ying aside.
"Xiaoying!" the old man whispered, "Grandpa knows that you are old enough to get married, but this young man is not interested in getting married. He looks very similar to an elder in our family. Maybe he is the descendant of that elder."
"You guys check the genes, maybe they are cousins within five generations..."
Deng Heying was surprised and asked, "Grandpa, what are you talking about?"
The old man ignored his granddaughter's words, turned his head and looked at Deng Yougang with a gentle smile: "Sorry, young man, it's easy for people to get confused when they get old. You look a lot like one of my elders, and I didn't react for a while, so I made a mistake."
Deng Yougang smiled and said, "That's fine, but the great-grandfather should be the fifth generation ancestor, so he is your grandfather's grandfather. With such a distant relationship, have you ever seen him when he was young?"
The old man smiled and said, "There is an ancestral tomb in my hometown. I visited the tombs of my ancestors a lot when I was a child. My great-grandfather was also a wonderful person. After the other ancestors passed away, it was basically their descendants who took care of them. He was the only one who left a will, insisting on using photos of him when he was young, and also left a QR code next to the photo. Just scan it and you can listen to the epitaph he left behind during his lifetime..."
Deng Yougang burst out laughing, thinking that if he hadn't traveled through time, his original self might have had the same personality.
Thinking of this, Deng Yougang asked softly, "Are you his direct descendant?"
If other young people had asked these questions in this tone, the old man would definitely feel unhappy.
But the young man in front of him did not arouse his disgust at all. Instead, he felt a sense of inexplicable closeness to him.
The old man shook his head and said with a smile: "Strictly speaking, that person is my fourth great-grandfather. My biological great-grandfather is his brother. As for his name, I remember it was Deng Youfu..."
Deng Youfu... has a generation name?
Deng Heying was slightly startled and couldn't help but look at the smiling young man in astonishment.
She remembered the name of this powerful man in the parallel world, his name was Deng Yougang!
Deng Yougang smiled. "So he is my eldest brother's direct descendant. No wonder he lives in Jinghai City. My eldest brother studied abroad and has always had some problems with his family. If there hadn't been a spirit-binding general who could restrain the family immortals, he would have wanted to move to a southern city long ago!"
“…”
The old man stared at Deng Yougang in a daze, and for a moment he thought he was hallucinating.
"You...what did you say?"
The old man asked in surprise.
Deng Yougang smiled, turned to look at Deng Heying and said, "Xiaoying, if I explain this matter, it would be a bit offensive. You should tell your grandfather first!"
The old man came to his senses, looked at Deng Yougang with a frown, and then turned to stare at his granddaughter.
"...Xiaoying, what does he mean by this?"
"This involves the name of our great-grandfather, you must explain it clearly to him!"
Deng Heying looked at Deng Yougang with complicated eyes, then sighed and said softly: "Grandpa, it's like this..."
As Deng Heying slowly told the story of the parallel universe, the old man's expression kept changing.
After hearing all the information, the old man let out a long breath, looked at Deng Yougang, and asked hesitantly, "You... no, you are the You... Yougang ancestor from the parallel world?"
Perhaps because Deng Yougang looked too young, the old man felt a little embarrassed when he said the word "ancestor".
But this is human nature, and Deng Yougang doesn't care.
He smiled and said, "If the family tree matches, then that's probably it."
The old man was surprised and happy, but he was also somewhat wary and worried.
After all, this kind of parallel universe situation has never happened before, and he doesn't know whether he should regard the person in front of him as a member of his tribe.
After a little hesitation, the old man asked in confusion: "Why are you so young? Is the timeline of the parallel world different from here?"
Deng Yougang nodded and said, "It is indeed a little different, but this is not the main reason."
“…Why is that?”
"Because my world has had extraordinary powers similar to magic since the beginning, and the fairies worshipped at home are all real. So, my natural lifespan has long exceeded four digits. Even after hundreds of years, I will still look like this."
Deng Yougang spoke calmly.
The old man and Deng Heying nearby were shocked when they heard this.
If the lifespan exceeds four digits, doesn't that mean one can live for a thousand years?
This young ancestor from a parallel world is truly extraordinary!
The old man was shocked, and it took him a long time to calm down. He looked at Deng Yougang and said, "Ancestor Yougang, your identity is of great importance. Your grandson needs to discuss this with the elders in your hometown..."
Deng Yougang nodded and said, "Then let's go together. I also want to talk to them about the Deng Clan's main clan."
...The main patriarch of the Deng family?
The old man frowned slightly.
Deng Yougang glanced at him and said calmly, "You don't think that I have only been to one of your parallel worlds, do you?"
The old man's pupils shrank slightly, and he couldn't help but said excitedly: "You mean..."
Deng Yougang nodded and smiled without saying anything.
After Deng Yougang joined the alliance, the Northeastern Deng family, who was in the world of Under One Person, became the main clan of the Deng family in all the heavens and worlds.
Almost every Northeastern Deng family and Chu Ma Xian family in the world are connected with the Deng family where Deng Yougang is located, and because of its powerful strength, they take the initiative to regard it as the main patriarch of the Deng family in all the heavens and worlds.
Nowadays, Deng Yougang basically contacts the Deng family every time he travels to a modern world.
If the other party is interested, we will accept them as a branch of the heavens and all realms and provide them with various resources and support.
If the other party has no interest, then he won't care and will just treat it as a branch of his own business.
After thinking through Deng Yougang's situation, the old man suddenly became excited.
After the portal phenomenon appeared, they discovered that the family gods they worshipped at home had actually started to become spiritual, and the skills passed down from their ancestors had changed from their original purpose of strengthening the body to a true method of spiritual practice.
Because of this, Deng Heying, the most talented of the younger generation, was able to quickly become one of the top twenty-seven players in the country.
The other clan members who practiced martial arts also progressed much faster than ordinary people, not to mention the existence of family immortals at home. The clan elders once secretly tested their strength and found that the weakest family immortal was at the fifth level.
The strongest one even surpassed Deng Heying and became their clan's trump card.
But even so, they have only been developing for a year.
And the old ancestor You Gang in front of him, their world actually has spiritual energy since the very beginning.
…The power to destroy a country and the lifespan of a thousand years!
This is really too big.
The old man thought for less than a second before he made a decisive decision that he must get in touch with the clan!
Thinking of this, the old man said solemnly: "Ancestor Yougang, please follow me!"
"Um."
Deng Yougang nodded.
The old man respectfully stepped aside and asked Deng Yougang to go first. Then he turned to look at Deng Heying and said, "Xiaoying, you should come with us. Grandpa's one-sided words might be regarded as the ramblings of a crazy old man by those old guys."
"If we want to convince these old stubborn people, we have to rely on you!"
"...Yes, Grandpa."
Deng Heying sighed helplessly and followed.
…
…
That afternoon, the old man kept Deng Yougang and enthusiastically chatted with this young ancestor from another world.
They have already contacted their hometown. After digesting this shocking news, the elders quickly used their connections to confirm the facts, and then determined the future policy of "returning to one's roots" in just one hour.
There is no way, who made Deng Yougang show such powerful strength?
With such a strong thigh, anyone would hug it without hesitation, right?
Deng Yougang gladly accepted the surrender of these Deng clan members, and promised to go to the Northeast soon to fix a portal in the ancestral land for contact and communication with the main clan members.
In addition, he also promised to accept two disciples in the branch sect and teach them the main sect's skills.
There are also three family gods enshrined in the branch sect who can sign a seven-day contract with Deng Yougang. After Deng Yougang has used Qi to nourish them for seven days, the contract will be terminated and the three family gods will be allowed to return to the clan.
These things are just a piece of cake for Deng Yougang.
But for the Deng family in this world, and even the entire Chu Ma Xian family, this is an unprecedented great opportunity.
Deng Heying's grandfather joked that there would definitely be a big fight over these places in his hometown.
Some members of the clans who have married into other families of the Chu Ma Xian family might leak the news in order to gain support from the other families and spread the war to the entire Northeast.
At this point, the old man couldn't help but sigh and said frankly that it was a pity that he couldn't go back to watch the fun.
Deng Yougang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, just fight, as long as the young man sent over has real stuff."
Speaking of real materials, the old man suddenly thought of his genius granddaughter, and couldn't help but whispered: "Ancestor Yougang, look at my Xiaoying..."
Deng Yougang shook his head and said, "She is a genius and has already found her own way. I can help her to go further, but I won't ask her to change her training method specifically for this purpose. This is for her own good. I hope you can understand."
"I understand, I understand..."
The old man nodded repeatedly, but a hint of disappointment could still be seen in the depths of his eyes.
At this moment, Deng Heying, who had remained silent, suddenly showed hesitation.
After thinking it over, she said, "Grandpa, I actually have a younger brother. His talent is even stronger than mine. During the time when the portal first appeared, his cultivation progress was always the best among the younger generation."
"It's just that because of something, he contracted a terminal illness that only practitioners have, and he still lies in bed."
"Everyone in the Cultivation Department said that this terminal illness cannot be cured for the time being, but if it's you, there may still be hope!"