"Grandpa, you remember, you've recovered some memories, haha."
Looking at the reply from the Sealed Corpse, Zhang Wei appeared happy, but inwardly, he was astonished.
Stone murals?
Family honor?
The content was a mural of digging a well?
This...
Zhang Wei involuntarily turned to his father, Zhang Ping, who was chatting about Zhang Wei's embarrassing childhood moments.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that, son? I was just telling them about the time you wet your pants as a kid, haha. It's nothing, haha ha ha."
Zhang Ping noticed Zhang Wei's gaze and thought Zhang Wei was feeling shy.
But in the next second.
Zhang Wei's voice slowly came:
"Dad, didn't you just tell me that all the antiques in our ancestral home were sold, leaving only a stone mural, a... mural of digging a well?"
On the way from the ancestral tomb back to the restaurant after the sacrifice, his father, Zhang Ping, had mentioned the content of the stone mural to Zhang Wei. It was said that there were several murals, and one of them depicted their ancestors digging a well. There was also an ancestral teaching that even if the family fell into ruin and was wiped out, the mural must not be sold, as it represented the family's honor.
It was at this moment.
Zhang Ping heard Zhang Wei's words. Although he didn't know why Zhang Wei was suddenly asking this, he still replied:
"Yes, digging a well. That mural is carved so beautifully. I heard it's made of the hardest granite or some kind of stone, but the mural is carved so lifelike, the people are very detailed, even their fingers are carved."
"I still remember the content now. It's a group of people digging a well. Such detailed murals, if they were carved with landscapes, it would be rare to find one depicting well-digging. What's wrong? Son, you're not thinking of selling it, are you? You can't do that, I told you."
"Your grandfather repeatedly warned me before he died, even if the family was destroyed, I was not allowed to sell the mural. Anyone who dared to sell it would be an unfilial descendant."
In his words.
Zhang Ping's expression changed from a playful smile to a very serious one.
"I'm not selling it, I was just curious. Dad, do you know where our ancestral tomb was relocated from?"
"Yes, it was from Mount Tai Mu, to the east. The exact location is hard to find because it was so long ago. I tried to find it once, but couldn't. The original site is overgrown with grass, and it's difficult to find quickly."
"I see. By the way, Dad, were our ancestral tomb and ancestral home once together? I remember in ancient times, they often had ancestral halls near their ancestral homes."
"Eh, son, you're actually right. Your grandfather once told me that our ancestral tomb and ancestral home were relocated together. They were originally on Mount Tai Mu. To escape enemies, the entire ancestral home was moved to our current location, and the ancestral tomb was separated to prevent them from being destroyed at the same time."
"The ancestral home was moved? Our family must have been quite wealthy."
Zhang Wei replied calmly on the surface, but his heart was not calm... Could it be a coincidence? The ancestral tomb and ancestral home were together, the ancestral home had a stone mural symbolizing honor, and they were all about digging wells.
Thinking to himself.
To verify his judgment, Zhang Wei made a bold decision and sent a message back to the Sealed Corpse:
"Grandpa, are you on Mount Tai Mu now? If I remember correctly, the old site of our ancestral tomb was on Mount Tai Mu."
If the Sealed Corpse was truly of the same clan, then he must be on Mount Tai Mu.
Even though sending this message might expose his lie, Zhang Wei was willing to risk it to verify the Sealed Corpse's relationship with his family. After all, he had many informants in the Senluo Division now, and he could handle a Sealed Corpse.
"Ding! Sealed Corpse... I didn't tell Zhang Wei I was on Mount Tai Mu, I only said I was at the ancestral tomb. He knows the old site of the ancestral tomb is on Mount Tai Mu. Haha, he is indeed my descendant, 100% confirmed!"
"Host gains System Points +500"
Thinking to himself.
The Sealed Corpse replied:
"Yes, I'm on Mount Tai Mu, and I found the ancestral tomb gone. Damn it, it really scared me. I thought our ancestral tomb and ancestral home were both destroyed."
Looking at the message from the Sealed Corpse.
Zhang Wei finally confirmed that the Sealed Corpse had a blood relationship with him; he was indeed his ancestor.
"I stumbled upon my own ancestor? Holy crap, that means... Zhang Chao was right. I went to the Wei Dao Division prison, and I have relatives in prison."
He muttered to himself.
Zhang Wei's gaze fell on his phone screen, looking at the chat information with the Sealed Corpse, his eyes flickered as he whispered:
"Which ancestor of mine could the Sealed Corpse be? Zhang Cai? Zhang Zhuotian? Or someone else?"
Recalling the names on the tombstones at the ancestral tomb, Zhang Wei pondered who the Sealed Corpse might be.
However, before he could think for a few seconds.
The Sealed Corpse sent another message:
"By the way, Zhang Wei, Grandpa has a question. Besides remembering the ancestral tomb, I've also recalled some things. I want to ask, in the current ancestral tomb, is there a grave for my Zhang Zhan?"
After sending the message.
The Sealed Corpse felt uneasy. He recalled the memory of guarding the Dragon Locking Well, but also the memory of throwing his corpse into the Dragon Locking Well. This was an act of betrayal. However, he was still somewhat unwilling, thinking that perhaps throwing his corpse was not an act of betrayal, and there might be another reason.
He decided to ask Zhang Wei if there was a grave for him in the ancestral tomb. If there was, then he wasn't a traitor, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to be buried in the ancestral tomb. Since ancient times, the people of Great Xia followed loyalty, filial piety, and etiquette, and those who betrayed their families could not be buried in ancestral tombs or ancestral halls.
"The Sealed Corpse is Zhang Zhan?"
Zhang Wei's eyebrows twitched.
The Sealed Corpse was him, the ancestor who was praised for making outstanding contributions and great sacrifices for the family, Zhang Zhan.
Suddenly.
Zhang Wei felt a sense of realization, as if he understood something:
"That's right. The tailor said the Sealed Corpse's body was in the Dragon Locking Well, and ordinary people and monsters couldn't enter the Dragon Locking Well. Even our family, who were supposed to be guardians, were likely no exception. That's why the Sealed Corpse was rumored to have died without a complete corpse and had a cenotaph."
"But... why would the Sealed Corpse ask like this?"
While surprised that the Sealed Corpse was Zhang Zhan, Zhang Wei also noticed the information in the Sealed Corpse's words. As the ancestor who was said to have made the greatest contributions, he must have been buried in the ancestral tomb. But why would the Sealed Corpse ask if he was buried there?
"There's a problem."
As Zhang Wei murmured, he sent a message to the Sealed Corpse.
"Yes, Grandpa, you are the one who made the greatest contributions and sacrifices among our ancestors. How could you not be buried in the ancestral tomb? Why are you asking like this, Grandpa? Have you remembered something?"
Being asked this by Zhang Wei.
The Sealed Corpse was stunned for a moment, then hesitated before replying.
"I've recalled some bad memories. In those memories... my actions went against the family's ancestral teachings."
The Sealed Corpse decided not to hide anything and told Zhang Wei all the memories he had recovered.
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