bookcurios Chapter 204 The Secret of the Dragon Spirit Cult (2)
Chapter 204 The Secret of the Dragon Spirit Cult (2)
"I have experienced many hardships in my life, but I have also had many happiness. I have foster parents, your father, and you. I never dared to imagine this before."
"Zhizhi, your brother...we didn't expect that we would come back to see you after so many twists and turns. We were afraid of getting you into trouble and what you would think if you knew, so we didn't dare to tell you right away."
It turned out to be the case.
No wonder she suddenly had so much strength. I wonder if her time traveling to this body is also related to the fact that her original body’s physique is different from that of ordinary people.
Her head was buzzing again, but Mu Lianzhi knew that these two people truly loved her. She held her mother's hand.
"Mom, since the Dragon Spirit Cult has been destroyed, why are they still chasing you? From what they said, it seems that they want to capture my brother or me? What do they want to do?"
It's not like they're going to capture her and make her a saint, and then revive this ghost cult, right?
No, don't.
She's not interested.
"You~"
Shaking her head, Madam Mu tapped her forehead:
"When you are smart, you are really smart. But when you are stupid, you can kill people."
Stroking her temples, Madam Mu took off the wooden hairpin with a huge, dull pearl from her head and stroked it gently.
Her memory told her that this was the coming-of-age gift her mother gave her. She said it was left by the elders and she was required to swear that "as long as I am alive, the hairpin will remain with me".
This hairpin seems to be called "Mudongzhu".
A flash of inspiration came to Mu Lianzhi, and her eyes widened instantly:
"It's not for this, is it?"
Nodding, Mu's mother did not deny:
"Wood produces fire. It is said that this item was made by the last divine envoy before the demise of the Dragon Spirit Sect. It was created based on the five elements for each family of the divine envoy. It can bring blessings and prosperity. I don't know how many generations this item has been passed down or how to use it."
"It was not until long after the demise of the Dragon Spirit Sect that rumors spread among the people that the Dragon Spirit Sect had hidden treasures and magical medicines from the previous dynasty. People in my family speculated that it might be related to those holy objects from that time."
"If my guess is correct, maybe the Dragon Spirit Cult left something important somewhere, and the specific address or how to find it is stored in these holy objects. It's hard to say whether it's in every one of them, in some of them, or just a rumor, but it should be that someone believed it or someone who knew about it had selfish intentions to seize it."
"It's definitely not someone related to the leader or those big families."
"If he is the descendant of the leader, he should have a token and can just come and ask for it directly. I think the possibility of someone else is greater."
"But I don't know the details of this legend, and this hairpin is not worth much. When your grandmother was alive, she even thought about pawning it for money. Later, I only remembered these things when I encountered and witnessed the pursuit."
"This is the last thing my mother left me. When I ran away, I covered the beads with mud. Anyway, it's not very shiny, and it's a wooden hairpin, so even beggars wouldn't steal it."
"Later I realized that the more inconspicuous and unimportant things are, the safer they are. So I just wore them and I'll give them to you when you grow up."
"I originally wanted you to live a normal life and didn't want you to know these things."
"After we left, we suddenly started to be chased by more people. We realized that we might have been tracked by someone. So at first we didn't suspect that there were people from the Marquis' Mansion among us, nor did we think that you were not doing well."
"Otherwise, even if we died, your father and I would have returned earlier. Unfortunately, when we wanted to return, I found out that I was pregnant, which delayed the trip a lot."
"These people must have traced it back to me by now."
"Zhizhi, it may be right for you to follow Master Beitang, but there are some things he cannot tell. If my mother is right, someone must be interested in the legend of Dragon Spirit. Then this hairpin may be able to save your life at a critical moment."
"You'd better keep it well."
"You need to be smart and act quickly at the critical moment. These secrets don't matter. Your life is what matters."
"The Dragon Spirit Cult has been destroyed for a hundred years. I don't know how many people are left in the five major families, and how many have intermarried with the outside world. For example, in our Wanqi clan, I am the only one who is still alive with my mother. To put it bluntly, if my adoptive parents hadn't been so kind to save me and adopt me, our branch would have been wiped out, or my mother would have died outside in the past three years. No matter how important this Mu Dongzhu is, who would know it?"
"Mom tells you this so that you can save your life when the situation really strikes you."
"If you really can't escape this disaster, you still have mother to support you. There will be no marks on you and your brother. Ordinary members of the church and outsiders will not be able to find any marks on you. You can also use the excuse of not knowing. I just hope you can live well."
"If your parents are gone, I hope you can... take care of your brother."
The last sentence was obviously said cautiously and with a begging tone. Mu Lianzhi knew that they were already prepared to die, and they probably came back with the intention of entrusting their son to her care.
Her heart seemed to be stirred by something, and Mu Lianzhi hugged her mother:
"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? I won't let anything happen to you. Our family will be together forever, and no one can hurt us again."
She occupied the original owner's body. They loved her so much and were her closest people in the world. How could she live on and ignore them?
"Dad, Mom, we still have a younger brother to take care of, we can't be in trouble, there must be a way to solve the problem."
Taking the wooden hairpin, Mu Lianzhi played with it for a while, then put it back on her head:
"We have to find a way to get rid of this hot potato. There is no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days. Dad and Mom, you can live here peacefully. I will take care of this matter."
After thinking of something and whispering a few words into the ears of the two elders, Mu Lianzhi took the maid and went around again and returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
……
When Beitang Yi finished his work and returned to the mansion, it was already dark.
In the study, he met Si Chao. Before he could even fill his stomach, his brain exploded again:
"What did you just say? Say it again."
"These killers are related to the Dragon Spirit Cult, and one of their masters may have escaped."
Signaling Lu Mo to remove the food, Beitang Yi rinsed his mouth while signaling Si Chao to change seats:
"Are you not mistaken?"
This is not just a matter of a few words or a guess on his part. If it really involves the Dragon Spirit Sect, it will be troublesome.
Nodding, Si Chao handed over a piece of paper:
"There is a killer who is a woman dressed as a man. When I first saw the tattoo on her wrist, I thought she looked familiar. Later, I had someone check it carefully and found that there was also a suspected mark on the hand of a man. Unfortunately, he happened to have been burned in that place, so the mark is not obvious. I have already drawn it. It is half of the sun and moon emblem of the Dragon Spirit Sect, exactly the same."
"There is also a corpse in the house whose neck was broken. It is obvious that he was shot by a sniper when he was completely defenseless. He died with his eyes open..."