Chapter 120 Full of Doubted
Although the Xiao family has declined, they will never abandon their ancestral hall, because it represents their past, their glory, and their beliefs! So even though the Xiao family has fallen to this state, they have still rebuilt their ancestral hall.
Upon entering, the first thing that catches the eye is a huge incense burner, behind which is a long table with many wooden plaques placed in different positions on the table, the number of which is astonishing.
Looking at the memorial tablets in front of him in the ancestral hall, Xiao Feng suddenly made a surprising move: he reached out and took one of them down!
The wooden plaque was inscribed with the words "The Seat of My Late Father, Xiao Lin," clearly indicating that it was the memorial tablet of Xiao Zhan's father and the previous head of the Xiao family. Fortunately, he was alone at the moment; otherwise, if the other members of the Xiao family had seen his actions, they would have been enraged and fought Xiao Feng to the death! It wasn't that they were impulsive, but rather that Xiao Feng's actions were truly inappropriate!
Holding the memorial tablet, he examined it carefully. The strange expression on his face grew more and more serious. He said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Xiao Zhan is really amazing. Who would have thought that he would hide the 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade' in his own father's memorial tablet!"
Examining the wooden plaque in my hand closely, it does appear to be thicker than the others, but not noticeably so, especially when placed on top of the crowd with only the front side visible.
The Xiao family's most prized possession, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, was actually placed in the memorial tablet of the previous Xiao family patriarch, Xiao Lin. If one hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, they probably wouldn't have believed it. Even those who did see it were utterly astonished.
"Xiao Zhan is ruthless enough. To ensure the safety of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, he actually placed it in his father's memorial tablet. I wonder if Xiao Lin would be so angry that he would jump out of his coffin if he knew about this."
"Looking at it another way, why would Xiao Zhan do this? Did he learn it from someone else? Does this mean that the previous patriarch of the Xiao family, Xiao Lin, did the same thing? This is really interesting!" Xiao Feng couldn't help but think to himself.
"Since it can be hidden inside a wooden plaque, there must be a mechanism inside." With that thought, Xiao Feng's hand explored the wooden plaque, not missing a single detail.
Although he could easily smash the wooden plaque and retrieve the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade inside, he felt it was best not to do something so unethical. Besides, he didn't want to take the hidden "Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade" away; he wanted to resolve all his doubts. Therefore, he ultimately wanted to return the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade to its original place. If he broke the wooden plaque, where would he put it? Wouldn't that indicate to others that someone had come here and discovered the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade?
*Snap!* A sound rang out, and the wooden plaque opened, revealing a hole on its back. Inside the hole was the Xiao Clan's most precious treasure, the "Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade!"
Holding the ancient jade of Tuoshe in his hand, Xiao Feng examined it carefully from top to bottom and left to right before putting it down. He then looked up, his eyes filled with shock.
"I never expected that this Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade would be made so realistically! It is exactly the same as the real Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade! If I didn't know that the real Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade was on my body, I would probably think that this Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade was real."
Although he found the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and confirmed its authenticity, Xiao Feng now had even more questions in his mind.
"But what exactly is going on? Why did the Xiao family still produce the 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade' even after its own existence and intervention? Why is this 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade' so realistic! So realistic that it's almost identical to the real thing. Such miraculous skill is something that ordinary people simply cannot achieve! Moreover, if one has never seen the real Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, it would be impossible to create another 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade' that is so realistic!"
A series of questions flooded his mind, making it difficult for him to figure out the specific reasons behind the matter.
"Phew—" Xiao Feng let out a long sigh and began to calm himself down. He had just experienced too much, which had shocked him greatly. What he needed to do was to calm down and find out the truth.
"Could it be that the Soul Clan did all of this?" Xiao Feng couldn't help but wonder.
"Is the Soul Clan doing this to lure out the remnants of the Xiao Clan who might be lurking in the shadows? After all, the Xiao Clan's supreme treasure, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, is an irresistible temptation. This is an open scheme, and even if the Xiao Clan knows it's a conspiracy, they are still very likely to take action for the sake of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, because the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade represents far too much."
"Besides, they can also use this to test the reactions of other ancient races, hoping to understand their dynamics and gain the upper hand in their future plans?"
"If that's really the case, then it's terrifying. In that case, their involvement must have been involved in the pursuit of these Xiao clan members and their survival until now, all to confirm the Xiao family's identity. To have devised such a plan hundreds of years ago and continue to this day, it seems like an incredibly massive scheme, but it's exactly the style of the Soul Clan."
Just as Xiao Feng was about to accept this fact, his eyes suddenly changed, and he thought of something: "No, no! It's not the Soul Clan!"
"You must know that during that great battle, the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade could not withstand the terrifying power and shattered, turning from a whole piece of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade into eight small fragments. Therefore, the shape of each piece of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade is different. How did the Soul Clan know so accurately what shape the fragment of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade possessed by the Xiao Clan was? And how could they make such a realistic 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade'? This is very unreasonable."
"Could it be that as early as this time, the Soul Clan already had spies infiltrated the Xiao Clan's upper echelons, even reaching the level of those powerful enough to see the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade with their own eyes? No, it seems impossible now."
He narrowed his eyes and continued thinking, "In that case, only a member of the Xiao clan could have created this 'Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade'!"
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