jdhmnovel Chapter 230 The Disappearance of the Fifth Largest Family
Chapter 230 The Disappearance of the Fifth Largest Family
This is what he couldn't figure out.
Logically speaking, since the secret realm of magic cultivation is guarded by the Zhenjie Clan, shouldn’t the Zhenjie Clan hold the key?
Even if we are worried about the Zhenjie Clan, it should be controlled by the country. Why should we let these wealthy families in the secular world control it?
"This is our mission, passed down from ancient times."
Li Kangnian sighed and said slowly, "Ever since the Secret Realm of Dharma Cultivation was separated from the secular world, our families have been responsible for managing the keys to enter the secret realm. For thousands of years, this has never changed. Even if a wealthy family declines, they will find the next suitable person to continue guarding it, and this has continued until now."
Yun Chen looked at these people with some surprise.
"So, your family has been passed down for thousands of years?"
He originally thought that the so-called four great families of Kyoto had only gradually developed after the founding of Daxia, but he never expected that they were actually large families that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Countless dynasties have changed over thousands of years, but they are still able to stand firm. This foundation is truly astonishing.
Li Kangnian nodded: "Except for the Ling family, our four major families have indeed been passed down for thousands of years."
Yun Chen raised his eyebrows: "What about the Ling family?"
"The Ling family has only risen in recent years, and the key to the Ling family was passed down from the previous family." Li Kangnian explained.
"The previous family?" Yun Chen raised his eyebrows.
Li Kangnian nodded.
Since I have already decided to tell Yun Chen, I might as well not hide it anymore.
"Twenty years ago, there were actually five major families in Kyoto. The reason there are only four left now is all because of the incident twenty years ago."
"misfortune?"
Li Kangnian nodded and said, "Twenty years ago, a Dharma cultivator infiltrated the secular world and wreaked havoc in Daxia. Someone discovered him and reported him to the Security Bureau. The nation took this very seriously, so they sent people to hunt him down. However, the cultivator was too powerful, and many martial arts masters were killed or injured. As a result, they had no choice but to call in the experts of the Realm-Suppressing Clan. During that battle, the Dharma cultivator was seriously injured and fled. It was because of his escape that the disaster occurred."
Li Kangnian sighed, his face filled with regret. "It was that disaster that nearly wiped out the Fan family. The Fan family's branch fled Kyoto, and it was only through the intervention of the Zhenjie Clan that a portion of the Fan family's bloodline was saved. To preserve the Fan family's bloodline, the last head of the Fan family entrusted the key to one of his guards before his death. That guard was none other than Patriarch Ling."
"Over the years, relying on the foundation left by the Fan family, the Ling family has grown step by step to its current size."
Listening to Li Kangnian's introduction, Yun Chen was shocked beyond words.
"The Fan family...the Fan family in Longzhou..."
"That's right. They were just a branch of the Fan family back then. They can't be considered the main branch, but they are also the only remaining bloodline of the Fan family." Li Kangnian nodded.
Yun Chen felt extremely complicated.
No wonder Aunt Qin knew Mr. Fan, and no wonder Xie Manyu visited the Fan family when she arrived in Longzhou...
If you explain it this way, it makes sense.
"What then?"
Yun Chen asked curiously.
Li Kangnian thought for a moment, a look of nostalgia on his face. "Later, the Realm-Suppressing Clan found that person and killed him publicly. They then left. However, after that incident, the Security Bureau discovered that someone in the Martial Arts Association was secretly colluding with that law-modifier, so they launched a sensational purge that year... The President of the Martial Arts Association resigned, and many elders and senior officials were held accountable. Even some powerful families were investigated and convicted."
As he spoke, Li Kangnian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I never expected that he didn't die, but lay dormant for twenty years. If he hadn't suddenly attacked, we would have thought he was dead."
"Yeah! I don't know what's wrong with him. He has been dormant for twenty years. Why did he suddenly come out?" Jiang Yanwu said angrily on the side.
Obviously he was very unhappy with the other party's sudden attack on them.
Yun Chen's eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything.
The other party had been dormant for twenty years, and not long after I went down the mountain, he jumped out. It was very likely that he was coming for me.
The reason why he was so eager to act was probably because he already knew something.
"Besides you, who else knows where the key is hidden?"
Yun Chen suddenly asked.
He thought of what his eldest sister had said about the traitor. If there really was a traitor in one of the four major families, then he had to be careful and must not let the other party know where the key was.
"No one knows about it except ourselves. Even the matter of the key will only be passed on to the next head of the family." Li Kangnian said with a serious face.
He naturally knew the importance of the key, otherwise he would not have kept it a secret when Yun Chen asked him before.
Yun Chen nodded slowly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind. He looked up at Li Kangnian.
"What did you say?"
Li Kangnian was confused: "I said only we know where the key is!"
"Not this one, the next one!" Yun Chen shook his head and stared at Li Kangnian with burning eyes.
Li Kangnian was confused, but after thinking for a while he said, "We will only pass the key to the next head of the family."
Hearing this, Yun Chen's eyes gradually brightened.
He asked why that person killed those family heads with great fanfare instead of stealing the keys secretly.
After all, killing people in a high-profile manner is too conspicuous. Once it alerts the enemy, they will become vigilant and it will be more difficult for him to get the key.
Stealing is much safer.
Now he understood that the purpose of the other party sending the killer was not to steal the keys, but to kill them.
"I think I know who the traitor is!"
A playful smile appeared on Yun Chen's lips.
Li Kangnian and the other three were confused: "What traitor?"
Yun Chen shook his head and stood up. "Nothing! I have something else to do. I'll be leaving first. Someone will bring the detoxification pills over later."
After saying this, he left the ward in a hurry without waiting for anyone to ask...
After leaving their ward, Yun Chen called Qingluan, gave her some instructions, and then went straight to his eldest sister's ward.
In Yun Qingyi's ward, Zhao Xiruo and Yun Qingyi were sitting on the sofa. Qin Yuelan was surrounded by them and listened to their comfort.
"Aunt Qin, don't be too sad, Shuang'er still needs your care!"
Zhao Xiruo put her arm around Qin Yuelan's shoulders and comforted her softly.
Although she didn't like Qin Yuelan's energy, the kindness in her bones didn't allow her to say anything unpleasant at this time.
Qin Yuelan nodded with a smile on her face: "Don't worry, I'm fine, Xiao Chenchen has already comforted me just now..."
Zhao Xiruo: ? ?
She was so upset that she almost spoke, but when she thought about the fact that Qin Yuelan's father had just passed away, she didn't bother with her.
While they were talking, Yun Chen pushed open the door and walked in.