thefictionvixens Chapter 1445: The Supreme Backhand
Chapter 1445: The Supreme Backhand
Chapter 1445: The Supreme Backhand
When Aesop heard Qu Jianlei's words, his expression changed again - the enemy country's spy's target is the magic weapon?
He is over a hundred years old and has been the clan leader for more than thirty years. He should have seen enough situations and will not be easily frightened.
However, the person who told him the news was a member of the famous Digital Phantom, which naturally brought a bonus of influence.
In addition, the matter they are discussing is a major one that could affect the survival of the entire family, which would also affect his reason and judgment.
After thinking for a while, he said with embarrassment, "Thank you for showing mercy, but..."
"Digging up the graves of our ancestors is quite difficult for us, the younger generation."
"In that case, then just pretend I've never been here," Qu Jianlei stood up and said expressionlessly, "Goodbye..."
Before he finished speaking, his figure had disappeared.
"Please stay, sir," Aesop shouted in fear, "We can discuss everything!"
He really didn't want to disturb the graves of his ancestors, but that was undoubtedly not the whole reason, or even the main reason.
After all, the price of magic tools has soared to trillions. Who wouldn't be tempted by it?
Everyone saw that the family achieved class transition under the leadership of Ya Yian, but who knew the difficulty of maintaining the class?
As the patriarch, Aesop knew too well the family's current situation.
It is unlikely to decline excessively in the short term, but expansion is also beyond our capabilities.
In the core circle, there are a group of tribesmen who are quite competitive, but there are plateaus but no peaks!
Moreover, those tribesmen have been away from the family for a long time, and the blood ties have become somewhat weaker, and some have even become grudges against this branch!
If this branch can get a large amount of capital recovery, it will greatly enhance the family cohesion, and moving to the next level will not be a dream.
Inevitably, he wanted to bargain - you don't want to offend the dead, but it's normal for us to respect our ancestors, right?
But the other party left so cleanly and quickly that he came to his senses in an instant!
What people say is that they don’t want to disturb the deceased “unless it is necessary”, not that they will never disturb him!
Digital Phantom has done so much for his family and has maintained considerable restraint, but this does not mean that he can be bullied.
If you really lose popularity, then it won’t be a question of considering moving to the next level.
The problem he faces is: how to prevent the family from falling into decline!
There is no doubt that the other party has the power to easily push the family into the abyss. Not to mention one magic weapon, even two magic weapons are not enough!
The reason why people are reasonable is that they are willing to be reasonable. If they really don't want to be reasonable, who can do anything to them?
There is no doubt that his actions are pushing the other party to the opposite side.
Fortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, a figure flashed and the other person came back.
Qu Jianlei looked at Aesop and said expressionlessly, "How do you plan to discuss this?"
Aesop took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "It's up to you to decide."
At this moment, he really gave it his all. Whether it was good or bad depended entirely on the other party's thoughts.
Since the other party can show enough respect for the deceased, I believe their actions will not be too excessive... right?
This is the survival wisdom of a big family. They won’t go all in easily, but they don’t mind taking a gamble at critical moments.
Once you lose, at most you will lose a sum of extra money that is not under your control, and there will be no further loss.
But if the bet is right, the gains will be hard to predict - the current Chief Aesop does not want to think about it carefully.
Qu Jianlei smiled upon hearing this, revealing his snow-white teeth, "Isn't it too much of a stretch?"
"Absolutely not!" Aesop shook his head decisively. "I was overthinking just now. Without your protection, we will be in great trouble."
"Haha, that's not necessarily the case," Qu Jianlei smiled again, "but the man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure!"
In fact, in his opinion, the Yayan family is not really innocent.
Without the protection of their own team, it would be very difficult for this family to distance themselves from the spy, as the charges were already there.
Aesop nodded. "Yes, I am too greedy... I will make arrangements right away."
After a pause, he plucked up the courage to ask, "May I ask, what would you do if you just left like this?"
Qu Jianlei smiled slightly, "I can't do anything, really... I also want to see who has the courage to intercept the sale of Digital Phantom!"
Aesop was silent for about ten seconds, then said in a deep voice, "Give me a few days."
"Okay," Qu Jianlei nodded, and disappeared in a flash.
It rained again that night. The many observers outside had already noticed Qu Jianlei's arrival, but no one noticed his departure.
In the reception room, there was only one person's presence from beginning to end, and that was Aesop, the patriarch of the Yayan family.
It was not until the surveillance personnel noticed that Aesop had come out of the reception room that someone came forward and knocked on the door.
When they learned that the Digital Phantom's people had left, they couldn't help but sigh, "This cultivation... I'm afraid it's more than just the highest!"
Then comes what they want to know: What does the Digital Phantom want to do when he comes again?
Aesop didn't say a word: You dare to ask, but I dare not answer.
He really didn't even dare to say the word "deal" because it was too easy for people to guess the content of the deal.
They are all the smartest people in the empire, there is no way he can hide it from them.
Fortunately, the other party also noticed the person's movements and did not dare to continue to pester him.
In the early hours of the morning, Chief Aesop summoned his tribesmen to follow him to the family's secret vault and entered alone.
There aren’t actually that many things in the secret vault, and nothing is particularly valuable.
Aesop opened the heavy safe, which contained many small safes, many of which were labeled.
On one of the small safes, there is a label that says "This can only be opened after the family has been supreme for a hundred years"!
This is the safe left by Ya Yian, which means that after him, only a senior member of the family can open it.
In other words, ordinary Supremes are not qualified to open it; one must have sufficient experience.
This is the only safe left by Yayan. Although he left behind a lot of resources, there is only one safe.
Below this line of words, there is another line of small words.
"Zi Xi, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. Also: unless it's a matter of life and death for the family, you must not open it. Remember, remember!"
Zixi was the only second Supreme in the family after Ya Yian, but he died sixty years after he became the Supreme.
This label is easy to understand. After he advanced to the highest level, he became a little inflated and felt that he was qualified to open the safe.
But after opening the safe, he found that Yayi'an's message made sense, so he apologized and added another message.
——If it’s less than a hundred years old, it can only be opened if something big happens in the family.
Just a warning from Ya Yian may not necessarily work, and there are bound to be some smart-minded people among the younger generation.
Zixi is a typical example. He believes that although he has not been at the highest level for a long time, it is not much worse than those who have been at the highest level for many years.
Then he opened the safe and finally realized the gap, so he added another one.
After this point was added, no one in the family dared to think about it, and the only two supreme leaders emphasized it again and again.
And Aesop believed that if Yayan could leave behind the magic weapon, this would be the only clue.
The rest...that's really impossible. Who in the clan doesn't know how many resources Yayan left behind?
Aesop raised his hand and began to pray in a low voice towards the front, meaning that the younger generation was incompetent and was about to violate the ancestral teachings again.
But strictly speaking, he didn't completely violate the rules... If he couldn't get past this hurdle, his family might really be wiped out.
After praying for a while, he stepped forward and pressed the sixty-four-digit code, then pricked his finger and smeared it on the button.
If you are not of family blood, knowing the password is useless.
The safe door opened with a sound, revealing two alloy plates with tiny words engraved on them.
This method of storage will not cause any problems for ten thousand years and is much more reliable than paper or storage.
Aesop prayed for a while, then stepped forward to take out the metal plate, looked at it for a few seconds and nodded - it was true!
What Ya Yian left behind was indeed information about the secret room under the tomb.
He said that there were important items in the secret room, but it would be impossible to handle those things without a lot of experience.
What was rare was that Zixi also placed a piece of alloy plate as a note, indicating that it was definitely not something that the young Supreme could solve.
To this end, he deliberately blocked the entrance to the secret room, asking those who come later to think twice before breaking into the hole: Are the conditions met?
"This..." Aesop thought about it again and again, and sighed, "The two ancestors really meet the requirements."
In any case, since Ya Yian chose to build the secret room under the tomb, he certainly doesn't mind being disturbed by his descendants.
Aesop was completely relieved and the guilt in his heart disappeared instantly.
But he didn't live in the forest manor, so it was not appropriate to go out on a rainy night like this, after all, there were so many people watching him.
The next morning, Aesop led a group of tribesmen to the cemetery to burn incense and pay homage to their ancestors.
There is nothing wrong with this move. Yayan's family has encountered a lot of things recently, and it is normal to worship their ancestors.
Even the observers did not think that anything could happen in the cemetery. Respecting ancestors was the tradition of the empire.
But necessary supervision was still required, especially since Aesop had announced that the sacrifice would be held for three consecutive days.
However, the surrounding areas are all forest farms of the Yayan family, and outsiders cannot enter at will. They can only enter via drones or satellites.
At night, Aesop found the entrance to the secret room.
The entrance is next to the path in the cemetery. Although it has been blocked by Zixi, it is not difficult to reopen it.
After entering the cave, the secret passage inside is right below the cemetery path, and the path leads all the way to Yayan's tomb.
Such a secret passage is not only secretive and difficult to be discovered, but also fully guaranteed not to affect other deceased persons.
Walking in the secret passage, Aesop couldn't help but sigh that this ancestor was not only the soul of the family, but also had a meticulous mind.
He entered the secret passage for a full hour before finally coming out from the cave entrance.
Then he bowed deeply and filled the hole back.
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