After Zhou Yongfu finished speaking, he looked at Wu Chenxi with a surprised expression, "Master, how did you know that I am the tomb keeper?"
However, it was a secret passed down orally from generation to generation, and it was only passed on to males; married daughters were not entitled to hear it.
The Zhou family's married daughter, "..." That's really unnecessary...
Wu Chenxi looked at him coldly, with a hint of sympathy in her eyes, "Your entire family has signed a contract to protect that ancient tomb for generations."
Zhou Yongfu was startled; he had never heard of such a thing before. "A contract? I've never heard my ancestors mention it?"
"This is a technique of the Xuan Shi. Your ancestors willingly made a pact with their master, and as their children and grandchildren, you must naturally follow it."
After Wu Chenxi finished speaking, she turned to Hua Xiangyun and said, "This kind of technique is too domineering and goes against human nature. It has long been lost. If I hadn't seen it in the records and sensed the covenant between heaven and earth from him today, I would have forgotten about it."
As he spoke, in front of all the spirits, he guided Hua Xiangyun little by little to feel the covenant between heaven and earth that Zhou Yongfu carried.
Hua Xiangyun was shocked and dared not lose her focus, memorizing every single detail.
These were all things she had never encountered before, and she longed to take out paper and pen to write them down little by little and then slowly ponder them.
"Master, what will happen if our descendants do not fulfill the contract?" Zhou Yongfu panicked. He had always adhered to the ancestral teachings and saw that his descendants were unwilling to guard the mountain, so he had no choice but to stay in the human world and guard it himself.
Now that he knows about this so-called contract, how could he not panic?
Wu Chenxi taught her once, then let Hua Xiangyun experience it slowly on her own before saying, "The entire clan will be buried alive with the dead."
Zhou Yongfu's face was grim, and he looked incredulous. "How could this be?"
“If it weren’t for you following the ancestral teachings and staying here, your entire Zhou family would have met with disaster long ago.” Wu Chenxi shook her head with some regret. “This contract was signed willingly by your ancestor, and now that the Xuanmen sect is declining, no one can break it.”
That means Zhou Yongfu and his family have no choice but to keep the contract until the entire family has no descendants, at which point the contract will become invalid.
Hua Xiangyun watched as Zhou Yongfu, who had been putting on a brave face, was soon enveloped in black aura.
“It’s no use, you can’t resist,” Wu Chenxi said coldly. “The contract has been ingrained in the blood and even the soul of your Zhou family. As long as your ancestors do not break their oaths or promises, it will not have much impact on your lives.”
The resentment emanating from Zhou Yongfu continued to intensify, but it couldn't escape Wu Chenxi's formation at all.
"But how innocent are our descendants? My children and grandchildren have started new lives and don't want to bear this responsibility anymore. Is that wrong?"
Zhou Yongfu used to think that he should listen to his father’s instructions and do his best to protect the family, but he never expected that the master of the Zhou family would be so ruthless and scheming.
"You can't blame anyone else for this," Wu Chenxi said, not taking his continued violence to heart at all.
She never took ordinary ghosts that were hundreds or thousands of years old seriously, even her little apprentice could handle them with ease.
"As long as you stay here, you are continuing to fulfill the contract. As long as your soul does not dissipate and you do not reincarnate, your descendants can continue to exist."
Zhou Yongfu is still unwilling to give up. He is still guarding the grave here because he is unwilling to go to the underworld to be reincarnated. It is not entirely to follow the ancestral teachings. He guards the grave here more because he wants to take care of his descendants.
In recent years, he has clearly felt that his soul power is not as stable as before, and in addition, he has been dead for many years, and the incense offerings he makes each year have gradually decreased.
Especially in recent years, even if children and grandchildren secretly make offerings during the Lunar New Year, the amount they receive is limited.
"Master, how can I stay here and guard this place forever?" Zhou Yongfu asked with difficulty, his eyes closed.
Even if he doesn't reincarnate, it would be worth it for the sake of his descendants.
Hua Xiangyun glanced at him; this man was indeed selfless.
You should know that he has been guarding this for over a hundred years. Once he enters the cycle of reincarnation, the contract on his body will automatically transfer to his children and grandchildren, and it will not have much impact on him. Judging from his appearance, he has been kind to people all his life and has accumulated some merit. In his next life, he can be reborn into a good family.
Wu Chenxi also told her all this, "If you are reincarnated, everything in this world will be irrelevant to you."
Furthermore, the method you seek defies the will of Heaven, and Heaven and Earth will not tolerate it.
To think that one could live as long as heaven and earth is undoubtedly a pipe dream.
Zhou Yongfu said, "But my descendants are completely innocent; they had no idea they had such a responsibility."
Since my passing, no one has come to tend to this grave. If this continues, who will even know about it?
Zhou Yongfu was really anxious. Back then, he had instructed his eldest son, but his eldest son listened to his wife and forgot about this ancient tomb that was hundreds of years old, and didn't even mention it to his grandson.
"My eldest son and grandson have passed away. Will they still have any impact on them?" After all, they were his beloved descendants, and even now they still care about them.
"That won't have any impact. This contract is embedded in your soul. As long as you keep the contract, when you embark on the road to the underworld, you will automatically be transferred to the Zhou family as a descendant. Do you understand?"
However, if future generations do not follow this advice, the consequences are not what the Zhou family wants to see.
Zhou Yongfu, “…” It’s truly heaven’s will to destroy the Zhou family. I remember that my eldest son didn’t pass on this ancestral precept and family rule. If that’s the case, then Zhou Yongfu will truly be without an heir.
He can selfishly walk away, but what about the people who are alive?
Zhou Yongfu knelt down in the direction of Wu Chenxi and said, "Master, the Zhou family is innocent. Please save their lives."
Wu Chenxi shook her head. "It's not that I'm unwilling to help, but that my abilities are limited."
However, this grave also caught Wu Chenxi's attention. "I can go and take a look at that grave. As for the outcome, that depends on your luck."
Many causes and effects are predetermined, so Wu Chenxi didn't make any definitive statements and prepared to act according to fate.
Hua Xiangyun: "Master, shall we go now?"
"Let's go take a look," Wu Chenxi said, also curious about what kind of grave it was that would require the grave keeper to sign such a contract.
The onlookers felt a little sorry for Zhou Yongfu. This old man was probably the oldest among them, and he usually looked harmless, but they never expected him to be hiding such a big secret.
They had mentioned that ancient tomb before, but they didn't know its origins. Zhou Yongfu just pretended to be ignorant.
Such a loyal tomb keeper, who was willing to protect the tomb until his death, never expected to be betrayed by his ancestors.
After Hua Xiangyun dispelled the formation, He Zhiyuan floated to Zhou Yongfu's side and said, "Things have already come to this, so at least let you understand in the end."
You should be glad you didn't just walk away back then, otherwise you wouldn't even have a chance to salvage the situation now. It wouldn't be so bad to die knowing the truth.
Zhou Yongfu, “…”
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