"What's wrong, Big Brother? I thought you had forgotten about me."
It was obviously a little noisy on the other end of the street. One could vaguely hear the hawkers hawking their wares.
Wang Qi tilted his head and held the phone between his shoulder and neck. He held the Huainan Painting with both hands." Tell me about the history of your Zhang family. Try to be as detailed as possible."”
Zhang Fen fell silent.
she said after a while.
"Alright, give me ten minutes. I'll find a quiet place.”
"Yes."
After saying that, Wang Qi hung up the phone.
Since it was related to the Zhang family's secret history, Wang Qi could understand why Zhang Fen needed to find a place with no one around.
Not long after, Zhang Fang called.
"Hey, big brother…"
"I don't know much about the Zhang family's secrets, so I'll tell you what I know.”
"Tell me quickly."
Zhang Bi thought for a while and slowly said.
"The history of my Zhang family can be traced back to the Warring States Period. At that time, the Zhang family was still a small village.”
Wang Qi's eyes lit up. King Lu Shang was also a figure from the Warring States Period, so the time matched.
"Back then, the Zhang Clan Village was in chaos. Many young people went out to fight, leaving only the elderly and children in the village to die.”
"Later, a big shot came to Zhang Clan Village. This big shot was a high official of the Lu Kingdom's imperial court. It seemed that he came to the vicinity of Zhang Clan Village to look for something.”
"The only young man left in the village is a cripple. He's already at a hot-blooded age. Who doesn't want to contribute to the country?”
"If he wasn't crippled, he would have gone to war.”
"Cripple saw that if this matter was settled, there might be a chance for him to rise to the top, so he volunteered to lead the way for this big shot.”
"No one knows where Cripple took that important figure.”
"By the time he returned, it was already three years later. Cripple had even leaped over the dragon gate like a carp and became that lord's foster son.”
"That cripple didn't forget his roots even though he had a noble status. Instead, he made Zhang Clan Village better and better. Otherwise, my Zhang Clan wouldn't have survived until now.”
"But the strange thing is that my Zhang family did not have the Qilin bloodline at that time. Cripple suddenly disappeared one day and returned to Zhang Clan Village ten years later with a large Qilin Blood Vine…"
Zhang Fan's words were similar to what Zhang Fan had said at the Seven Star Lu Palace.
"That's all I know.”
"Alright, thank you."
Wang Qi hung up the phone, his thoughts in a mess.
According to Zhang Fen, the Zhang family had indeed started to prosper during the Warring States Period.
King Lu Shang was also a figure from the Warring States Period…
" What's the point of turning a corpse into a snake? If I can see the legs of the two people in the coffin, maybe the truth will be revealed…"
Wang Qi muttered.
Countless clues intertwined, and Wang Qi felt his mind was in a mess.
"Perhaps this cripple is one of the two demon snakes…"
He wrote down all the clues and made a list.
[During the Warring States Period, Zhang Clan Village, King Lu Shang, Lame Zhang, Qilin Blood Vine, a mysterious person who used the secret technique of turning corpses into snakes.]
These were all clues from the same period.
After that, after a hundred years or a thousand years, there were the Zhang family members and secret arts prodigies in the auxiliary room.
" No, there are mysterious people in both eras. There must be some relationship between them…"
Wang Qi felt that he had been involved in a mystery that had lasted for thousands of years, but he had no clue.
Unknowingly, Wang Qi fell into a deep sleep.
……
It had been three days since he last met Old Master Zhang.
Wang Qi pushed open the door of the Zhang family's courtyard, walked to the front of the house, and knocked lightly.
"Bang bang bang…"
"Old Master Zhang, it's me, Wang Qi.”
After a while, Old Master Zhang's voice came from the room." Come in quickly."”
This was the first time Wang Qi had entered the house. He looked around.
What came into view was a hall for guests. Old Master Zhang was sitting at the main seat.
Beside him was a tea table that was as tall as the handle of a chair. On the other side of the tea table was a chair made of golden thread wood.
Wang Qi sat down and went straight to the point.
"Old Master Zhang, I'm here to ask you something.”
Old Master Zhang poured a cup of tea for Wang Qi.”
"I wonder if you've heard of…turning a corpse into a snake?”
Old Master Zhang's hand obviously paused for a moment before he said calmly.
"I don't know. What is that?”
Wang Qi did not expose him. He focused his gaze on Old Master Zhang.
Name: Zhang Zhentian
Honorable Title: Old Master Zhang
[Status: Pretending to be calm]
[Ability: Golden Two Fingers, Qilin Bloodline]
[How did he know about my Zhang family's secret?] The transformation of a corpse into a snake was a secret that only the past generations of spirits knew. Could it be that the descendant of that mysterious technique had found Wang Qi…
Wang Qi took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said calmly.
"Old man Zhang, please tell me the truth. This matter is related to the Qilin Blood Vine, so we can't be careless.”
"Do you know what is in the Seven Star Lu King Palace?”
"One bloody corpse is about to turn into a snake, and the other bloody corpse has already turned into a snake and awakened.”
Old Master Zhang's entire body trembled. He looked at Wang Qi in disbelief. The teacup fell to the ground with a bang and shattered into pieces.
" What did you say?!"
Wang Qi smiled slightly. He did not say anything and lowered his head to drink tea.
Old Master Zhang's expression was uncertain, and he seemed to be struggling violently in his heart.
Who was Wang Qi? He even knew that he had turned into a snake…
If I didn't say anything, Fanfan might not have the chance to find the Qilin Blood Vine again. Then, about returning to the main family…
She just didn't know what else he knew besides turning into a snake…
Forget it. If he didn't say it, he might not even be able to find the Qilin Blood Vine. How could he return to the main family?
Old Master Zhao made up his mind and looked at Wang Qi.
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