Chapter 129 Opening the Coffin
Fortunately, the hand gestures and secret codes passed down from generation to generation in the Zhang family are still universal. Zhang Qiling first made a silent gesture to let him get up, and then went to open the next coffin.
The person in the second coffin also had a delicate face and a good appearance. He looked more elegant and easy-going. After opening his eyes, he immediately became alert and then bowed deeply to Zhang Qiling.
"Zhang Zhiyi, the disciple of the Zhang family's master craftsman, also known by the courtesy name Jinghe, pays homage to the clan leader."
Zhang Qiling also didn't say a word, but just gestured for him to get up first.
Hearing the word "Jinghe", Zhang Moyu looked at Zhang Zhiyi twice and found that there seemed to be some familiarity between his eyebrows.
After thinking for a while, I finally dug out some memories from the corners of my memory.
"Little Tuantuan?"
The sudden name made Zhang Zhiyi's face stiffen for a moment. Noticing Zhang Moyu's concerned gaze, he nodded lightly at him and then stood next to Zhang Zhixuan.
When Zhang Moyu saw the familiar child, a smile appeared in his eyes. He wanted to say something but there was no rush.
In the third coffin lay a woman. Her face looked pretty and cute, but when she opened her eyes, there was a fierce murderous look in them, as if she was still lingering on the second before she lost consciousness.
The well-trained man stood up immediately, and in a blink of an eye he saw the four tribesmen looking at him. He felt the gentle and orthodox Qilin aura from them, and was dazed for a moment before he came to his senses and knelt down immediately.
"Gua Sect disciple, Zhang Ben'an, courtesy name Rouping, greets the clan leader."
Zhang Qiling nodded at her and went to open the next coffin.
"The chief hexagram-taker of the 'Ben' generation of the Gua clan, Zhang Benling, courtesy name Anrong, pays homage to the clan leader."
"Zhang Benchu, a disciple of the Zhang family's Gua Sect, also known by the courtesy name Jinwen, pays homage to the clan leader."
Two people in a row, both of the same generation, were filled with murderous intent the moment they woke up. Judging from the expressions in their eyes, it was very likely that they were captured in the same batch.
Even the chief fortune teller, who is the person in charge of the Gua Sect, was involved. The fortune-telling and divination skills of the "Ben" generation are not good enough!
Zhang Moyu sighed inwardly.
The person in the sixth coffin was a little slow to react, with a hint of childishness on his face. After opening his eyes, he just stared blankly ahead, taking a long time to react.
Zhang Qiling reached out his hand to him and pulled him up. He seemed to realize what was going on belatedly. He couldn't help but look around and then set his sights on the person behind Zhang Qiling.
When Zhang Qiling pulled him up, he subconsciously used his pulse-fingering technique to determine the other person's condition.
Perhaps it was because of the time he lay unconscious in the coffin that all vital activities in his body ceased. From what he could detect, the man was very young, not even as old as Wuxie, only about nineteen or twenty years old, just grown up.
Zhang Benchu, who had been standing quietly behind Zhang Qiling, had his eyelids twitched when he saw this scene. He didn't know what the temperament of this clan leader was like. If he was a narrow-minded person, he would definitely cause trouble for this child in the future.
Fearing that the child would bump into the clan leader, Zhang Benchu quickly stepped forward, kicked him on the knee, reached out and pressed down on his head, and with a quick movement of his hands, he made him kneel down.
At the same time, he knelt beside him, and even though he knew that Zhang Qiling might not understand the language he was saying, he still started to defend himself.
"You have no way of educating your child, and your child is unruly. If there is anything inappropriate, please do not blame me, clan leader."
He did this for Zhang Qiling to see, and said this for Zhang Moyu to hear. He was good at being cunning, and he made his attitude clear.
He had also seen the portrait of the patriarch of the "Mo" generation. He heard that the patriarch of the "Mo" generation was under the influence of a secret spell and fell into an unconscious sleep. He was placed in a tomb and had not really died. Now he naturally recognized Zhang Moyu's identity at a glance.
Judging from his clothes, Zhang Moyu should have come with the current clan leader. Regardless of his automatic promotion to the status of "clan elder", he should be in charge of disciplining the children in the clan.
Just to say that he was the former patriarch and is now close to the new patriarch. If the current patriarch is harsh and difficult to talk to, it would be good for him to be able to give some advice.
The little Qilin, who was forced to kneel on the ground by his father, suddenly woke up and realized that the person who pulled him just now was the current clan leader. He realized that he was a little rude just now, so he spoke quickly.
"Zhang Benshan, a disciple of the Zhang family, also known by the courtesy name Anjing, thanks the clan leader for the hand he just gave me. Anjing is particularly grateful. I was a little distracted just now and was unable to greet him in time. I hope the clan leader will not blame me."
Although Zhang Qiling didn't understand what they said at first, it was obviously an apology. He saw their respectful attitude and gestured for them to get up quickly.
He was not a stingy person. It was okay for him to kneel down as a courtesy when meeting the clan leader for the first time, just to establish his authority. But he felt a little uncomfortable when he had to kneel down for trivial matters.
Zhang Qiling avoided the two of them and went to open the next coffin.
In the seventh coffin was a young man with a somewhat gloomy face. After waking up, he did not immediately recognize the identity of the clan leader Zhang Qiling from the Qilin bracelet. It was only after Zhang Moyu made a sign language that he found out.
"Wu Zong, Zhang Fenyu, styled Ji Yan, pays homage to the clan leader."
Zhang Fenyu? Someone with the surname "Fen"?
Zhang Moyu instantly became alert. Why did they skip the people of the "Xin" generation and grab the people of the "Fen" generation to make up the number?
It can't be that all the members of the "Xin" generation are so skilled in martial arts that those people can't be caught. This doesn't seem right no matter how I look at it.
Could it be that the "Xin" generation is so useless that even the enemy is too lazy to catch them? This is a bit too embarrassing.
Or maybe it was because the clan leader of the "Ben" generation was in office for too short a time, so there were fewer people in the "Xin" generation, and that's why they were not caught?
After the seven tribesmen promised to him by the world consciousness were awakened, Zhang Moyu began to understand the situation in a unified way.
"Tell me about your family's situation at that time."
After a pause, Zhang Moyu remembered that Zhang Qiling could not understand their ancient language. He thought about it for a moment and did not want to bother translating it again later, so he added another sentence.
"Use corpse language."
Human language changes every hundred years, but the corpse language used by zombies, ghost whistles, insect language, snake language, etc. have hardly changed in thousands of years.
Compared with other obscure languages, corpse language is one of the languages that the Zhang family must learn, and it is now used as a bridge of communication.
Now we can see how important it is to learn a foreign language well!
When talking about the family situation, everyone present turned their eyes to Zhang Fenyu.
Among those who awakened this time, the youngest one was Zhang Fenyu of the "Fen" generation, so he was the most appropriate person to speak.
Zhang Fenyu did not refuse. He bowed to Zhang Qiling and spoke in corpse language.
"After the Mo generation leader met with misfortune, the elders elected Zhang Zhiran of the Zhi generation to succeed him. He served for 221 years, and nothing major happened.
He was later succeeded by Zhang Benyi of the "Ben" generation, who served for 105 days and then disappeared in foreign lands.
Later, Zhang Bentuo of the Ben generation descended a generation and became the patriarch of the Xin generation. By the time I left, he had been in office for ninety-two years.
Zhang Fenyu just said it in a very general way, but it shocked everyone else.
Did they hear wrong, or did Zhang Fenyu misunderstand? The clan leader of the "Ben" generation had been in office for less than four months!!!
How did such an incompetent person become the patriarch?
Did that generation die out?
"How did he disappear? Is there a specific location?"
Zhang Moyu was very curious about how the clan leader could mess up such a good hand. Even if he himself had no ability and relied purely on charm and promises to get to the top, his confidants would definitely be helpful.
Even if the personal guards were not good enough, the other elders and clan members would not watch him get into trouble like this.
Zhang Fenyu's expressionless face showed a hint of innocence. He was not at the center of power in the Zhang family, so how did he know these detailed information?
I put together all the rumors in my mind and found a statement that seemed more credible.
"The specific circumstances are unclear, but the clan rumor is that the patriarch of the 'Ben' generation ran into someone he once admired while leading a cleanup operation. He then dismissed his personal guards, citing personal matters, and disappeared the next day.
The personal guards searched for his whereabouts, but all the clues ended up in the Western Outer Region. After a year of searching, there was no result, and neither the person was found alive nor the body was found dead.
All personal guards will be convicted and punished, banned from participating in government affairs for life, and will not be promoted to elders when a new clan leader takes office. The incumbent elders will be demoted one rank, and all those involved will be punished as well."
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