Ning Qingyan's questions one after another elicited a long sigh from Ning Yan.
Finally, Ning Yan's eyes fell on the jade pendant in Ning Qingyan's hand.
This jade pendant has a somewhat unique shape, like a half-open fan, but from the side it looks like the side of a pipa, with a curvature.
It's as if the lower half of the jade pendant is a space where things can be hidden.
But Ning Qingyan carefully inspected it and found that the jade pendant was carved from a single piece of jade without any gaps.
Therefore, there cannot be a hollow space.
Moreover, although there is some spiritual power on the jade pendant, this spiritual power is inherent in the jade pendant itself.
There are no traces of formations, no barriers or anything like that.
This shows that this jade pendant is just an ordinary jade pendant with a unique shape.
"This is a token of our Ning family." Ning Yan said slowly.
"Token?" Ning Qingyan raised her eyebrows.
Ning Yan nodded. "Yes, it is a token that every generation of head of the Ning family is directly connected to. It has been passed down to me for the sixth generation."
Ning Qingyan's eyes narrowed suddenly.
It turned out to be a token of the family head!
"The Ning family... is a very strange family." Ning Yan said and suddenly laughed.
Ning Qingyan didn't understand why he laughed when he mentioned the Ning family.
Also, I am curious about the ‘strange family’ he calls it.
"Yan'er, I heard from Yang Zhou that there are three people from the Ning family here. You have seen them all, right?" Ning Yan suddenly said.
Ning Qingyan nodded.
Ning Yan asked, "What do you think of them?"
Ning Qingyan didn't know why, but she still said truthfully: "Quite... sober." Isn't it just sober?
If someone from another family received Xiao Yan's letter, they would definitely be beguiled by the content and do something stupid.
But Ning Chenhua and the others were particularly sober. It was more like they took the opportunity of exposing Xiao Yan's conspiracy to come to the Ning Mansion in the central capital to sharpen themselves.
Although Ning Qingyan is not in Ning Mansion, she knows very well that these three people live in Ning Mansion and have always behaved themselves. They consider themselves guests and will not cause trouble.
That's why Ning Qingyan said they were awake.
Hearing her description, Ning Yan laughed.
He had just recovered, and there was still a bit of weakness in his laughter, but he was no longer seriously injured.
After laughing, he said to Ning Qingyan: "This is the Ning family."
Seeing that Ning Qingyan was puzzled, Ning Yan restrained her smile and explained the Ning family to her carefully.
Anyang Town is a remote town in the southwest corner of the Dahao Dynasty and belongs to Cangmu City.
The Ning family, on the other hand, originated from Anyang Town.
"...The reason why I say the Ning family is a strange family is because the Ning family is considered a common surname in Anyang Town."
"Nearly half of the people in Anyang Town have the surname Ning."
Ning Yan's words made Ning Qingyan raise her eyebrows.
Ah!
This is not as simple as a direct lineage.
A town, no matter how small the number of people, is at least tens of thousands of people.
Ning accounts for half of the population, so doesn’t it mean that almost all people with the surname Ning in Anyang Town are in charge?
"Because there are so many people, many branches gradually branched out, which are the so-called direct line and collateral line. And we belong to the collateral line."
"It is also the only family in the Dahao Dynasty that does not directly control the clan."
"Why?" Upon hearing this, Ning Qingyan had to ask curiously.
Ning Yan smiled and said: "Because, the Ning family has a rule. After the family is divided, the collateral line respects the direct line, and the direct line can protect the side line, but they will never interfere with each other."
Afraid that Ning Qingyan would not understand, Ning Yan explained the Anyang Ning family's family rules very carefully.
Ning Qingyan also gradually understood why Ning was so strange during his narration.
Other families all stick together, whether they are collateral or direct, the more united the better.
The collateral lineage also needs to unconditionally obey the leadership of the direct lineage. It can be said that in the clan, the status of the direct lineage is much higher than that of the collateral lineage.
But Ning's is not like that.
The relationship between the direct line and the collateral line of the Ning family is that they develop separately. If they do not contribute when the other party is suffering, then when the other party becomes prosperous in the future, they will never take advantage of it.
If the collective interests of the clan are involved, the direct family head will lead the branch family heads to discuss and make decisions.
As the direct head of the family, perhaps the greatest right is to have two votes on family decisions.
To put it simply, the issue of interests was made clear from the beginning, so the Ning family seemed scattered and uncohesive, but they were extremely sober.
Each branch has its own path to take.
"Don't rely on people, don't beg people. Don't be greedy for people, and don't take advantage of others. This is the Ning family motto." Ning Yan said very seriously.
Ning Qingyan suddenly remembered what Ning Chenhua said——
'In Zhongdu Ningfu, when the direct lineage created this foundation, the collateral lineage did not contribute, so they will never take advantage of it now.'
"That's it." Ning Qingyan's lips curled up slightly.
To be honest, she quite likes such family rules and training.
In her heart, her favorable impression of Mr. Ning skyrocketed.
"With this jade pendant, you are now the direct head of the Ning family." Ning Yan suddenly said.
Before Ning Qingyan could speak, he smiled bitterly and sighed: "Unfortunately, the only two people left in our direct line are you and me."
Ning Qingyan's eyes flashed and she handed the jade pendant to him, "Even so, the head of the family should be grandpa."
Ning Yan pushed back. "This jade pendant not only represents the identity of the direct head of the Ning family."
His eyes became a bit sharper and his expression became more solemn.
"It is also the command talisman of our Flame Leopard Army!"
"It is also a certificate for you to enter the mysterious world in the future!"
Flame Leopard Army?
Mysterious world!!
Ning Qingyan was shocked by Ning Yan's words.
The mysterious world certificate is easy to understand. But what about the Flame Leopard Army?
"The core and secret force of our Ning family army is the Yanbao Army. Although they only have three thousand people, they are invincible on the battlefield. However, they disappeared before your father was killed in battle."
Ning Yan's words made Ning Qingyan's lips gradually purse.
Sure enough, the original person lived in a hazy state and didn't know anything.
Ning Yan knew too much, but he also slept in a deep sleep for many years.
Grandfather and grandson are like playthings trapped in a cup.
However, it was the Xiao mother and daughter who plotted against the original body, but what about Ning Yan?
Ning Qingyan was filled with doubts.
Ning Yan is also trying her best to sort out the key points for her——
"The Yanbao Army is the trump card of the Ning family army. They have always been mysterious. They recognize their master when they see the talisman. Not many outsiders know of their existence."
"Their disappearance was very strange and unexpected. Your father sent me a letter to inform me of the matter and to investigate thoroughly. But I didn't expect that not long after that, news of your father's death came."
"I have always thought that maybe your father's death had something to do with the disappearance of the Flame Leopard Army."
"As for me, after your parents died, I felt inexplicably getting weaker and weaker, and finally fell ill."
"I believe that the Yanbao Army still exists, so I hope that one day you can find them back and figure out what happened back then."
"Also, Yang Zhou has told you about the qualifications for the mysterious world."
"Yes, I did save a man from the Mysterious Realm back then, and he also promised to give me the qualifications for the descendants of the Ning family to enter the Mysterious Realm, and the certificate for the descendants of the Ning family is also this jade pendant."