Chapter 378 Xuanyuan Lineage
Several elders were teleported with stunned faces, and when they found that the ancestor was right in front of them, they all bowed quickly.
"Meet the ancestors!"
Ji Wujiang's face was hidden under his hood. He uttered a deep "hmm" and then returned to his old, weathered voice.
"Why don't you hurry up and pay respect to the Lord according to our ancestors' instructions?"
"...Ah?" The Great Elder and others followed the old ancestor's instruction 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 lowering his status to bow 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, after a moment's pause, knelt down and bowed without hesitation:
"Junior Kaiyang pays homage to the Lord and Lady Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman!"
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 subconsciously followed suit.
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 Queen Mother of the West, 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.
"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 dare to raise his head, and bowed with a red face, saying:
"This junior has eyes, but he didn't recognize the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady. I am very offended. 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 maintain his 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 understood instantly and realized how ridiculous he had been before.
Standing in front of her now, he could hardly raise his head.
Not only him, but several others also bowed their heads and confessed their crimes.
Yun Qingqing had 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 will each be confined to your homes to cultivate your minds for a period of time. As for how long, 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 put under house arrest. However, they offended the master first, so it is not unfair.
However, how should we understand this house arrest period “being entirely decided by oneself”?
While they were hesitating, they heard the seventh elder Kaiyang respond 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 immediately, but now it seemed they could understand a little bit.
Seeing this, the other elders were moved and immediately followed suit, thanked him and left.
After they exited the small door on the top floor, they immediately hurried to catch up with Elder Kaiyang.
The fourth elder was the most impatient and asked him:
"Junior brother, do you understand what the master means?"
Kaiyang nodded and said "hmm".
The fourth elder's mouth twitched: "It's 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 he wasn't in Xuanyuan Tower, he would really want to fight.
The fifth elder suddenly had an idea and said:
"Junior Brother Kaiyang, are you talking about cultivating your mind and attaining enlightenment?"
The others paused for a moment, then understood.
"So that's how it is!" 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 purest and you understand things instantly," the Sixth Elder Master said softly. "We simply saw that our Master's bones were too young, so we made a preconceived judgment and then developed all kinds of anger and trouble for her. It seemed like a misunderstanding, but in reality, our minds still need to be cultivated."
"...Oh!" The Fourth Elder also understood. "So the Master wants us to retreat and cultivate our minds on our own. We can come out when we feel our Daoist minds have made progress!"
The Third Elder sighed and nodded, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Indeed, now that I think about it, even after coming here, the Lord has been subjected to all sorts of contempt and misunderstanding from us, yet his state of mind has remained unmoved. 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 West that they were willing to face up to the obvious gap in strength, and they also felt that since she was the Queen Mother of the West, everything was natural.
This completely falls into the inferior mentality of "judging people by appearance and status".
At this moment, the Great Elder was filled with thoughts. Thinking back to what had happened before, he felt that the real Lady Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman was even more admirable than the legend.
He sighed deeply:
“Really, may God bless my Seven Star Palace!”
…
Yun Qingqing sent away a few elders, and turned around to see Ji Wujiang lifting 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's expression paused, and he sighed:
"There are some ancient books, but most of them are from five or six hundred years ago. The older books disappeared along with the Xuanyuan lineage. Later generations have tried to collect and recover some of them, but ultimately there has been no success."
"The Xuanyuan lineage?" Yun Qingqing frowned. "What's going on? Has your clan split into two branches?"
"That's right." Ji Wujiang nodded. "I heard that this was also the decision made by Taizu back then. He split the branch into two based on his name. My branch will retain the surname Ji, while the other will be named Xuanyuan."
"Back then, the Xuanyuan lineage was responsible for managing the clan's collection of books. But hundreds of years ago, this lineage suddenly vanished without leaving any trace, and even the library disappeared."
Yun Qingqing's face was solemn:
"The entire clan disappeared... and without a trace?"
Ji Wujiang sighed:
"The clan leaders of all generations have investigated in many ways and even worked together to cast divinations many times, but not only have they failed to find any clues, but many people have suffered backlash. It seems that they have touched upon some important secret..."
"Originally, each new clan leader refused to give up, until two hundred years ago, during a major divination event, four of the seven clan leaders and elders involved died, and three were injured..."
"No one has used this divination since then, and the Xuanyuan lineage is believed to have been exterminated for some unknown reason."
Ji Wujiang finished explaining the whole process in one breath, and looking at Yun Qingqing who was lost in thought, he suddenly said worriedly:
"Master, if you want to use the hexagram to understand the whereabouts of the Xuanyuan lineage, you must be very cautious!"
"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. Please rest for a moment. I will have someone bring you the existing text. 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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