Chapter 398 Information that is not easy to find out
Late at night, Lin Shiyun sat alone on the beach in a daze, recalling all the past events of this trip to Jinding Island.
When she was almost caught by the person she hated the most, that person's magic weapon descended from the sky. Although she had fainted at that time, she could still imagine the heroic appearance of the master. After all, she had seen it once before in Qi State.
Later, he almost died at the hands of Shi Ling, but at the critical moment, that person calmly resolved the crisis.
Lin Shiyun was very sure that she was confused when she saw the master, because she never thought that the master would appear on this island.
Just like the last time she was in Wuligou, she never thought that someone would come to save her.
But that man always appears in an impossible place at an impossible time.
"Counting this time, I already owe him three, no, four lives."
Lin Shiyun thought about picking up a pebble and throwing it into the sea.
Driving through the ripples in the sea, Lin Shiyun held her chin and muttered to herself: "I really don't know how to repay this kindness."
"I heard from Xiao Qi that you have found out about the Emperor Gu."
Just when Lin Shiyun sighed, a sudden voice behind her startled her.
"Master... Master!?" Lin Shiyun, who was so frightened that she almost jumped up, looked back at Jiang Beiran and shouted.
"Well, it's me." Jiang Beiran nodded.
Jiang Beiran was looking at the party in Fei Mansion and thought it was over, so he wanted to go out and see if he could find Lin Shiyun and ask for news.
After all, there is now less than one year left before the three-year period prompted by the system. The search for those treasures must be put on the agenda quickly, otherwise if there is another force majeure like the one with the Mu Lingqi leyline, I am afraid there will be dangers.
big trouble.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Shiyun, who gradually calmed down, nodded and said: "Yes, I did collect some information about the Emperor Gu, but I am not sure yet whether it is the Emperor Gu you mentioned, Master."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Because voodoo is a taboo thing, when I was looking for the imperial voodoo you mentioned, master, I couldn't tell the truth from many of the messages. I could only choose the most credible one to tell you."
Jiang Beiran nodded after listening, expressing his approval of Lin Shiyun's words.
In terms of attitude towards Gu, the Six Kingdoms and the Sheng Kingdom were both determined to attack it. Because of this, Jiang Beiran thought from the beginning that finding the Emperor Gu would be more difficult than the other treasures put together.
Therefore, it was a bit surprising when Xiao Qi told him that Lin Shiyun had found the Emperor Gu.
But now it sounds like this is just a clue whose authenticity cannot be confirmed, but it is better than nothing.
Taking out a roll of map from the Qiankun Ring, Lin Shiyun handed it to Jiang Beiran and said, "In an underground black market in Zeng State, there was news about the trading of imperial Gu. I have marked the specific location on the map.
superior."
'Zeng Guo... black market...'
When Jiang Beiran heard that Zeng was the country with the most developed trade and the most complicated people among the people, Jiang Beiran immediately felt that Lin Shiyun's news was reliable.
"Once refers to how long ago." Jiang Beiran asked.
"Between three months and four months."
"Is there any more specific news?"
Lin Shiyun thought for a moment and replied: "The person who told me the news knew many black market traders in Zeng State, and also knew many of the real people in power behind the black market. He told me that someone once asked about something called the Paradise Flower in the black market.
, the purpose is to use it to make Emperor Gu.”
'Bliss Flower...' Jiang Beiran searched in the memory bank for a moment and found that he had never heard of this name at all.
"Any more?"
"No more." Lin Shiyun shook her head, "Master, the emperor Gu you mentioned is too mysterious, and I don't dare to publicize it and search for it, so I only found this little information. Please forgive me, master."
"No need to apologize, you have already done a good job."
Jiang Beiran said this sincerely. After all, he had never thought about the news that Lin Shiyun could really find the Emperor Gu.
As she said, the Emperor Gu is not only a forbidden thing, but also extremely mysterious. At the same time, it is impossible to mobilize a large number of people to search for it, which shows how difficult the search is.
‘It seems that all these years of traveling around in search of blessed places and caves were not all for fun. During this period, she got to know many people from all walks of life.’ And this kind of network is often very useful.
Seeing that the master could understand his difficulties, Lin Shiyun was relieved in his heart, and at the same time, he remembered something important.
"Master, I will be able to get the secret feather of Liangyi when I go back. How will I give it to you then?"
After listening to this, Jiang Beiran took out a stack of talismans from the Qiankun Ring, and after telling Lin Shiyun how to use the spiritual paper kite, he continued: "When you get it, send the letter to me, and I will find a place to meet you.
"
"Okay, I will definitely do it as soon as possible!"
Thinking that she would soon have the opportunity to meet the master again, Lin Shiyun suddenly became excited, and the bitterness of the upcoming separation was diluted a lot.
"That's it, I'm looking forward to hearing from you." After Jiang Beiran said that, he disappeared.
Seeing the master leaving, Lin Shiyun felt a little disappointed, but thinking about meeting him again soon, he became energetic again.
'Let's find out more about the Emperor Gu. Next time, I must impress the master.'
After leaving the beach, Jiang Beiran thought for a moment and decided to go back to the Fei Mansion of the Shi family first. Although he still had some things to explain to Xiao Qi and Ju Zimin, they were destined to be the two brightest stars tonight, and they were probably already surrounded by people.
The crowd was filled with water.
Thinking about what he had to explain and not being in a hurry, Jiang Beiran decisively returned to Feifu.
"Xiao Beiran!"
Back at Feifu, Jiang Beiran was just about to go to his room when he saw Shi Fenglan running towards him.
"Is something wrong?" Jiang Beiran said.
"Well! Something happened!"
"Say it."
Just as Shi Fenglan was about to speak, she saw Shi Yangxi walking over.
"congratulations."
Jiang Beiran was confused by a meaningless congratulation. He didn't know whether the current head of the Shi family was congratulating him on winning the Bixiao Tournament or congratulating him on becoming a Xianpai.
Before Jiang Beiran could ask himself why he was so happy, Shi Yangxi continued.
"Come with me, there's something I need to talk to you about."
Shi Fenglan didn't even ask "Can I go together" this time, because she was a little afraid of this uncle, so she preferred to wait outside for Xiao Beiran to come out.
"sit."
Entering the room, Shi Yangxi took the host's seat and looked up at Jiang Beiran and said.
"Thank you very much, Patriarch Shi, for giving me a seat."
Arching his hands towards Shi Yangxi, Jiang Beiran sat on the rattan chair next to him.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
Just as Jiang Beiran was thinking about what Shi Yangxi came to talk to him about this time, a burst of rhythmic applause suddenly sounded from behind the screen.
"Congratulations, Bei Ran. Although I guessed that such a day would come, I didn't expect that it would come so soon."
Accompanied by applause and words, Shi Weiyi slowly walked out, staring at Jiang Beiran with a pair of smiling eyes.
"I have met the sage." Jiang Beiran stood up and saluted Shi Weiyi.
"You're welcome. From now on, you will be one of your own family." Shi Weiyi said, taking out a black token with extremely exquisite carvings from the Qiankun Ring and handing it to Jiang Beiran: "This is your virtuous token token. See the token as you see it.
Man, you can use it to make things easier in the future."
"Thank you, sage." Jiang Beiran said and took the order from the sage.
'Hmm...is this the feeling of having a backer?'
If the Sheng Kingdom wants to develop, a strong backer is definitely indispensable. Although the Shi family is not yet the top backer on this continent, as long as Shi Hongyun, the Xuansheng, is here, most problems should be able to be solved easily.
Of course, when the Sheng Kingdom wants to touch the cheese of the six Central Plains countries in the future, let alone whether the Shi family will continue to support him, it will even be unclear whether they are enemies or friends.
But this should still be a long way off. For now, this token does give Jiang Beiran the feeling of enjoying the shade under the big tree.
Shaking his head, Shi Weiyi raised his hands and said, "It's not me you should thank, but your ancestors."
"That's natural. This junior respects the Shi Clan Saint from the bottom of his heart."
Nodding, Shi Weiyi walked to the seat next to Shi Yangxi and sat down.
Pressing his hand towards Jiang Beiran, Shi Yangxi said: "Jiang Beiran, although you are a virtuous card bestowed by our ancestors and are not bound by our clan rules at all, you still have to know what the rules are."
"Of course, please give me some advice from Patriarch Shi," Jiang Beiran said with cupped hands.
After hearing this, Shi Yangxi glanced at Shi Weiyi next to him.
Shi Weiyi, who understood the meaning, stood up and took out a jade slip from his arms, walked to Jiang Beiran and handed it to him, saying, "These are the rules of my Shi family and the teachings of our ancestors. You can understand it yourself."
Jiang Beiran stood up and took the jade slip with both hands. After seeing Shi Weiyi nodding towards him, he began to feel the message conveyed in the jade slip with his heart.
The way in which jade slips convey information is very three-dimensional, with both words and metaphysical knowledge.
When Jiang Beiran was reading the Shi family rules, he heard a majestic voice say.
"Guo Xiaoti, filial piety is the first priority in human ethics. Children and grandchildren must honor their parents and respect their elders. There are differences between elders and younger ones. Don't go against the general theory. Brothers are one body and two parts. They have the same roots. They should support each other, be harmonious and friendly..."
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'This Shi family rule... is surprisingly simple.'
From ancient times to the present, filial piety has always been the quality most valued by large families. After all, no one wants their descendants to ruin the foundation they have worked so hard to create.
It's just that Jiang Beiran originally thought that the rules of a top cultivating family like the Shi family would be different from those of smaller families, but he didn't expect that they would still be unavoidable.
Continuing to listen, Jiang Beiran felt more and more that the rules one after another such as respecting one's sincerity, clarifying etiquette, and doing one's business honestly made Jiang Beiran feel that the rules of top families were also so simple and unpretentious.
But the interesting thing is that starting from the fifth family rule, Jiang Beiran discovered that the next few rules were all related to inheritance.
They are: emphasis on marriage, establishing children, passing on incense, dividing families...
There are four articles in total, all of which clearly express the meaning of "urging marriage".
'It's urgent, it's urgent.'
From the Shi family's family rules, Jiang Beiran could deeply feel the importance they attached to the inheritance of incense. Unfortunately, the family's decline and the sect's rise were already a foregone conclusion.
It’s useless to give birth again.
After reading all the family rules, Jiang Beiran thought it was over, when an old man with gray hair but full of energy suddenly appeared in front of him.
Jiang Beiran knew that this was the profound knowledge recorded on the jade slip, but he still felt as if the old man really appeared in front of him, and he could even feel the invisible pressure on him.
After a while, the old man slowly said: "When looking at the present, we should learn from the past. Without the past, we will not be able to achieve the present."
"As time goes by, people always follow the same path."
With just two words, Jiang Beiran felt that he had finished the eternal journey in this world.
After a pause, the old man continued: "The descendants of the Shi family must remember one thing. The truth of the world is hidden in the ancient monuments. If the opportunity comes, remember not to follow the old path, so as to revitalize the family."
'The truth of the world is hidden in the ancient monuments...'
This sentence inexplicably made Jiang Beiran full of emotions.
When he was the emperor, he learned about the birth of some cultivators, how the family declined, how the sect rose, etc. through various books and materials.
But in fact, most of the records in these books are extremely vague. It seems that one paragraph is missing after reading another. Jiang Beiran originally thought that there was a lack of such books in Sheng Kingdom.
But when he came to the Shi family, he found that there were few books here that recorded ancient events.
During this trip to Jinding Island, Jiang Beiran had two questions lingering in his mind for a long time.
The first is why Emperor Xuan disappeared suddenly, and why Xuanlong Continent became the king of Xuansheng.
The second is that the first generation of awakened people recorded in history...are they really the first generation of awakened people?
Ever since he entered the palace, Jiang Beiran had always felt that the history of this Black Dragon Continent might be older than he thought, but one of the records disappeared, so there was a gap.
All this was originally just Jiang Beiran's imagination, but after listening to the old man speak just now, Jiang Beiran felt that he could understand the profound meaning of his words.
Maybe there really was some major event in ancient times that caused the complete extinction of human beings, and such a thing is very likely to happen again, just like it did before, and the key to preventing this is to find the truth of history.
"Bei Ran, Bei Ran?"
Just when Jiang Beiran was lost in thought, two calls brought him back to reality.
Seeing Jiang Beiran finally come to his senses, Shi Weiyi patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Interesting, I was not as serious as you when I first read the clan rules. You are more of a Shi family member than me."
Listening to Shi Weiyi's words, Jiang Beiran also wondered why he could understand so much meaning from just a few words of the old man.
It was as if someone was guiding him to think this way.
'Is it because of the old man's profound knowledge?'
Without even thinking about the identity of the old man, he knew that he must be the founder of the Shi family. His cultivation must be extremely strong, and even the residual consciousness left in the jade slip must have incredible power.
But from what Shi Weiyi said, it seemed that not everyone had such a profound understanding of the old man's last words.
'Oh, annoying!'
Jiang Beiran couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Since it is such an important thing, why do you want to be the Riddler again? I already told the Riddler to get out of the Black Dragon Continent!!!"