Chapter 420 - Chapter 420: Chapter 120: Gained a Younger Brother (1/2)
chapter 420: chapter 120: gained a younger brother
lin jue then looked up at lin jing and asked,
“senior, is this box empty?”
actually, when lin jue first saw the box, many thoughts had already crossed his mind.
lin jue wondered if the contents of the secret box could be related to him or if they might belong to the lin family.
because of the character “lin” on it.
lin jue felt it was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen this character when he was very young.
furthermore, the secret box was opened with his own blood.
even more so, he was convinced that the box was very likely related to the lin family, a family of the ancient alchemy path.
but.
after opening the secret box, it turned out to be completely empty…
lin jue then recalled how lin jing had previously taken his blood.
he couldn’t help but think to himself:
“could it be that the contents of the box have already been taken by senior?”
“it is very likely…”
“then it is very possible that senior obtained this secret box, and after encountering me, he exchanged my blood to open the box and took whatever was inside…”
“so, if senior has been so kind to me, is it just to use me…”
at this thought, the light in lin jue’s eyes suddenly became dim…
after that, lin jue looked down, his eyes devoid of their previous brilliance, and then he spoke:
“senior…”
“the contents of this box, you took them long ago, didn’t you?”
at this moment, lin jing was contemplating the secret box and didn’t notice lin jue’s expression; he simply responded:
“yes…”
“this secret box, in fact, is the bloodline inheritance box of the lin family of the ancient alchemy path, which only someone with the lin family’s blood can open.”
“what was placed inside was the lin family’s alchemy techniques, and i have already taken it out…”
“i used this inheritance box actually to see whether you truly are a member of the lin family or not.”
lin jue felt a wave of sadness, thinking that the senior who had been so kind to him was, after all, just using him…
thus, lin jue spoke again to lin jing:
“senior…”
“now that you have confirmed that i am of the lin family, what do you plan to do next?”
“are you going to imprison me, or kill me…”
following this, lin jue looked up, his eyes filled with sadness, and said to lin jing:
“my life was saved by you, senior, and i will harbor no resentment whatever you decide to do…”
upon hearing this, lin jing realized something was amiss, so he looked up and saw that sad look in lin jue’s eyes.
lin jing was taken aback and then immediately understood that lin jue must have misunderstood, thinking that he was only using him to open the lin family’s inheritance box.
to that, lin jing felt quite helpless.
so, lin jing then said:
“i want you to learn the alchemy techniques of the lin family.”
hearing lin jing say this, lin jue hurriedly looked up, his gaze filled with confusion, as he looked at lin jing.
lin jing then said:
“do you think that i used your blood to open this secret box and then took the alchemy techniques of the lin family from it?”
lin jue looked at lin jing with bewilderment:
“isn’t that the case?”
lin jing then shook his head, laughed softly, and said:
“i actually opened this secret box with my own blood…”
lin jue said afterward, “senior, didn’t you say that only the blood of the lin family could open it…”
saying this, lin jue also came to a realization:
“could it be, senior…”
lin jing then asked lin jue:
“do you know what my name is?”
lin jue suddenly recalled how sister li had addressed lin jing back on the flying boat.
“brother lin jing…”
“surname lin…”
thinking to this point, lin jue suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief, and said to lin jing:
“senior…”
“could it be that you, like me, are also a descendant of the ancient alchemy path’s lin family?”
lin jing nodded and said:
“the lin family has not truly perished, and we should both be remnants of the lin family.”
lin jue looked at lin jing with surprise, suspicion, and even a surge of inexplicable joy, at a loss for how to react…
afterward.
lin jing closed the bloodline inheritance box again and then spoke to lin jue:
“it’s meaningless to just talk about it, look for yourself…”
saying this, lin jing directly used his spiritual power to force out a few drops of blood, which he then dripped onto the inheritance box.
with the drops of lin jing’s blood, the inheritance box once again emitted a purple glow, which became increasingly intense…
then the sounds of “click, clack” could be heard again as the box was opened once more.
upon witnessing this scene, lin jue looked up at lin jing, his eyes wide with disbelief, his expression carrying a mix of incredulity and an indescribable excitement…
then he turned and, overwhelmed with shame, lowered his head and said to lin jing:
“senior, i’m very sorry…”
“i had doubts about you just now…”
lin jing then said:
“it’s not necessary…”
“doubts are a common human feeling.”
“it’s good that you know about this. i told you these things also to clarify that i would not harm you, because we share the same roots and origin.”
lin jue nodded vigorously:
“i understand, senior…”
lin jing then looked at lin jue and said:
“lin jue, the reason i called you here was firstly to confirm your identity.”
“because the last time i obtained your blood, i did not completely open this inheritance box.”
“thus, i needed to verify it again.”
“now that your identity is confirmed, i want you to study the true alchemy techniques of the lin family.”
“do you wish to learn?”
lin jue looked at lin jing and nodded emphatically, saying:
“senior, i’m willing…”