Jin Yunlan's joining caused an uproar in the clan, and the Great Elder, who was the head of the twelve elders, was the first to express opposition. He had always disliked Jin Yunlan, and he had often criticized her behavior in the past. He thought she was rough and wanton and playful.
Le, without any responsibility or responsibility. The clan council needs to deal with the affairs of the city. It concerns the people, and people who are not serious about their responsibilities cannot hold the position. Obviously, based on the reputation she has spread before, no one can believe that her joining is beneficial to the clan.
will develop.
The patriarch respects him as his biological brother and always attaches great importance to his suggestions. What's more, this time the central government's opinions are rarely so unanimous. Although he wants to fight for his daughter's rights, he has to consider their opinions.
In the end, both parties took a step back and allowed Jin Yunlan to join the clan association, but they only allowed her to stay at the grassroots level and be responsible for some insignificant cases, and she was not allowed to be involved in major matters for the time being.
The patriarch thought about it and thought it was appropriate, so he sent her to the Elderly Assistance Association to take care of the lonely elderly people in Luo City, hoping that she could earn a good reputation.
Jin Yunlan originally thought that this was just a leisurely job of eating melon seeds, chatting with a lonely old man, and spending time watching the sky. Who knew that the situation was completely different from what she expected!
She was completely treated as a free labor force. Every time she entered a house, she had to do laundry, cook, clean the house for them, and even tutor their grandchildren in their lousy homework.
Although Jin Yunlan is not a pretentious girl, she is willing to roll up her sleeves and do it. But after all, she is also the daughter of a wealthy family. She has never done such menial work. It is just a side job. It is not difficult to learn now, but this is cooking.
It's not something that can be accomplished in a day. When she blocked the stoves in three households for three consecutive days and was swept out with a broom, she really lost confidence. She rushed to Zhuzhu's house late at night, with tears in her eyes.
complained to her.
"Zhuzhu, it's so hard for me." She raised her head and drank a glass of sake in one gulp.
Zhuzhu, on the other hand, was laughing so hard that she was out of breath. The brush in her hand shook so much that a few drops of ink dripped out, smearing her newly created manuscript. She had no time to care and could only gloat: "Why are you crying? You shouldn't be crying."
Those old people? They still have to worry about keeping their eyes open, what a disaster." She smiled again as she spoke, holding her stomach and laughing bitterly.
Jin Yunlan stared at her hard with his drunken eyes, "You are such a mean-spirited guy and you can still laugh. All the complaints have been sent to the Elderly Association. Nowadays, there are a lot of bad comments about me in the clan, even more than before.
I’m almost worried to death.”
Wanwanman was suffering from abdominal pain due to her laughter. She had no choice but to pinch herself before she gradually relieved her swelling smile. She coughed twice, cleared her throat, and asked: "But then again, aren't you always interested in these tedious things?"
Are you not interested in family affairs? Why did you suddenly go to the Fu Lao Association and be willing to be sent around for so many days?"
Naturally, she would not tell Zhuzhu that she had no choice but to enter the clan association because of what she encountered on Kongshan Mountain, which made her have strong doubts and confusion about the origin of the grudge between Jinyun and Li.
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But now it seems that if you want to get into the upper echelons and let those stubborn and cautious elders confide in her and tell her everything, it may be difficult to reach the sky.
Even though her father was the leader of the Jinyun clan and was in charge of the entire clan, he assumed that he knew everything. It was not like she had never made insinuations to him. However, her father, who was quick-thinking, saw through it immediately and answered her righteously: "As a father, what do you do?"
The leader of a clan bears the safety, honor and disgrace of the entire Luo City on his shoulders. Every word and deed I say is extremely important. Therefore, I cannot answer any of your questions about the Li family. In other words, your status at this time does not allow me to treat you.
Speak freely."
She was frustrated by the very blunt refusal to engage in dialogue.
At this moment, she could only tell Zhuzhu that she joined the association just to fulfill her father's expectations.
Recently, Zhuzhu often saw her with a sad face and long sighs. It was clear that she used to be such a carefree, free and easy girl. She intuitively felt that she had something unspeakable, so she didn't force her to talk, but just gently advised her to relax.
She opened the back door of the bookstore, led her in, and selected a few popular novels for her. A series of lingering, pathos, and sadomasochistic love stories piled high in Jin Yunlan's palm, but she was not interested in it at all.
Zhuzhu suddenly remembered that she had stopped reading romance books recently and had switched to studying history books. She had an idea and led Jin Yunlan through the bookshelves until they reached the end and opened a very inconspicuous door without saying a word.
Jin Yunlan followed suspiciously. She and Zhuzhu had known each other since childhood. She had been to this bookstore no less than a hundred times, but she had never noticed that there was a small door on the wall.
Zhu Zhu was familiar with the routine and lit up the twenty lights on the wall one by one in the darkness.
Jin Yunlan was able to see the wide panorama, and she was immediately shocked, "It's so big!"
There is actually half a Cuju venue hidden behind the ordinary bookstore.
Zhuzhu smiled and said: "Of course. This is Jinyun's library. Historical records and classics are stored here. Only those who have joined the clan association can enter."
No wonder, there is power flowing secretly in this white wall, and it seems to be surrounded by magic. I am afraid that this is not the actual place, but a space created by spiritual magic. But she really did not expect that Jinyun's library is actually buried there.
It’s Zhuzhu’s bookstore.
Zhuzhu casually pulled out an old book from the bookshelf on the right, which was tightly packed by the crowded sea of books, and handed it to her, "This book covers everything. When I lack inspiration, I often use it to relieve my boredom. Take a look.
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Jin Yunlan took it and read the words on the cover one by one by the bright light, ""The Chronicles of the Four Seas"?"
She found a chair, sat down, and read with concentration.
Seeing that she was attentive, Zhuzhu stopped getting in the way. It was rare that she yawned before the moon had risen. She wanted to fall asleep early tonight, so she closed the door quietly, leaving her alone to wander about the strange things.
"The Chronicles of the Four Seas" records various myths, various artifacts, biographies of celebrities and major famous battles in ancient times, almost all-inclusive.
After Jin Yunlan browsed the catalog casually, the four words "Battle of Zhuolu" caught her attention. She immediately had the direction and turned to the designated page number.
It reads as follows: Chi You led the Jiuli tribe to seize the shallow farming area of the Central Plains and joined forces with the Yan and Huang emperors to fight fiercely in Zhuolu.
Chi You was so powerful that he could drive dragons from the sky, hold up Li Li with divine swords, and call for wind and rain. He was as good as the gods. The combined forces of the Yan and Huang emperors were defeated in nine out of nine battles, and retreated steadily within three years. Fortunately, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady descended to earth to help, and finally defeated Chi You. 2
The emperor worked together to kill him under the four legs of the iron-eating beast.
After that, the Jiuli tribe merged into the Yanhuang tribe. The two emperors of Yan and Huang issued edicts to all the tribes in the world, asking them to provide accommodation strategies, and those who were adopted could become officials.
Many clans used methods of cruelty and imprisonment, and used restraint and suppression as a rule, which did not win the favor of the Yanhuang Emperor. However, the Jinyun family won the favor of the two emperors with their pure, kind and tolerant love. Hou Jiuli settled in Kongshan, Luocheng, and Jinyun also ordered to lead Xia Guanzhi.
Responsible, get rewarded with ten thousand gold, control the affairs of the four seasons, and be above all clans.
There is also a comment from the editor at the bottom: Little Jinyun, unknown. With a gentle move, he embraces the summer. From day to night, there are thousands of glory. It is sighing, admirable, singing and crying.
He could have been ranked among celebrities, but because Jinyun's affairs were unknown, he was temporarily sheltered between battles.
After Jin Yunlan read this article, her heart couldn't help but tighten. This "Four Seas" is like a key, opening a treasure chest of questions that is the root of everything, and she urgently needs to continue searching.
She enthusiastically searched for unclear clues in the huge library, and her vague intuition guided her to find a manual called "Jinyun's Admonitions".
She opened it and saw that the first article was: The Jinyun clan is good at curses and enchantments. Without special circumstances, the clan members are not allowed to use curses on living beings without permission. Violators will lose their hands.
After reading this, she suddenly remembered that Li Zhi once said that Jinyun cast a blood curse on Li. Obviously, this curse was the new key. She followed this direction and touched a roster deeper in the bookshelf, named
"Blood Sacrifice List".
This book is quite different from the previous two. When you open it, you will see names written in cinnabar. Some of the strokes are even elongated intentionally or unintentionally, as if they were flowing blood. It makes people stand on end when they see it.
Jin Yunlan suddenly felt an inexplicable coldness crawling up her spine and going straight to the back of her head. She pressed her back against the wall for some support and support.
She calmed down and observed the names, and soon discovered that the number of names on each page varied, but at the end they would all indicate the time, place and object of the spell.
For example, in the spring of the third year of Yuanwu, A, B, B and D cast a plague spell on Chen San's family in Chenjiazhuang and their hands were destroyed.
This was the case for the next dozens of pages. Jin Yunlan understood one thing from this: after casting a spell, the hands of the caster will be disabled.
The price is so high! If an ignorant person uses it without authorization, it will lead to unreasonable disasters. No wonder the Jinyun people no longer learn spells now, because the risks are huge.
After she gradually got used to these horrible arrangements of names, she quickly flipped back and suddenly discovered that on a certain page, the name of the caster was written all the way to the end of the page without the identity of the person being cursed. She was suspicious.
The ground turned over, and they were horrified to find that the number of spell casters was still increasing.
The second page, the third page, the fourth page, and the fifth page are still not over.
She thought to herself, what a grand spectacle this was that could make hundreds of people sacrifice their hands to cast this curse.
It wasn't until the beginning of page six that she saw the truly bloody words.
...In Kongshan, Luo City, a life-shortening blood curse was cast on the entire Jiuli tribe, resulting in the death of all those who cast the spell No. 128.
One hundred and twenty-eight lives were borne by Li.
Li’s responsibility?!
With a "pop" sound, the book in her hand fell to the ground, and the bright candle flame swayed a few times due to the fluctuations in the air flow.
The light and shadow reflected on her cheeks flickered, licking away the shock and despair between her brows. This chapter has been completed!