So say that the Tang family’s incense powder has the effect of strengthening the body, while others say it can heal bones and resurrect the dead.
There are also those who say....
By the ti these rumors reached the ears of the Tang Family, the version had turned into the Tang family holding the keys to immortal fate.
It was said that the Tang family’s ancestors included immortals who left behind an opportunity for their descendants.
In the Xilin Dynasty, the legends of immortals have been passed down since ancient tis.
Ordinary people treated them as myths and stories, sothing to pass ti over tea, but to the noble families who have held power for generations, they knew the myths of immortals were real.
The westernmost part of the Xilin Dynasty is separated by a Black Dead Sea, and crossing it leads to the land where immortals reside.
Throughout history, there has never been a shortage of ambitious people seeking immortality and practicing cultivation. Even emperors practiced alchemy, hoping to escape the shackles of mortals.
If those in power desired it, what more of the common man?
Who doesn’t want to live forever and pursue the Dao?
However, it has been ages since their Xilin Dynasty had any immortal fate connected. No one knew how to obtain it.
And when the rumors about the Tang family spread, regardless of their truth, they caused a great stir throughout the dynasty.
Countless people tried every ans to probe and inquire.....
Especially since the Tang family indeed seed to possess sothing unusual.
Otherwise, how else could their house treasure explain its ability to save lives and extend lifespan?
It was said that the Eldest Young Master of Nangong Castle was on the brink of death, but due to the affection he received from the Tang Family Head’s sister, he lit a box of incense sticks, and three days later, he was lively and healthy. Not only did his injuries heal completely, but his martial arts also increased significantly, seemingly adding decades to his inner strength.
Such miraculous thods, other than being the art of immortals, were impossible for ordinary people to achieve.
Therefore, everyone was restless, and threats toward the Tang family kept coming.
In the face of threats and temptations, the Tang family insisted that they had no such miraculous incense.
So even forced the Tang family to hand over their secret incense-making techniques, but the Tang family refused to yield.
Then, one night, of the 103 mbers of the Tang family, all but a newborn baby and a deaf, hunchbacked mute survived; the rest all perished.
This matter, with the passing of the Tang family, was laid to rest.
The official explanation was that a gang of bandits, wandering into town, invaded the Tang family looking only for gold and silver jewelry.
Supporting this statent, the Tang family’s storehouses had indeed been emptied.
The surviving baby of the Tang family was adopted by the Family Head’s Wife’s close friend, while the surviving servant refused to leave.
The surviving servant was Uncle Deaf, and the surviving baby was Tang Xianxian.
Uncle Deaf sarcastically remarked, "Those self-righteous people, who knows how many tis they searched through the Tang family, still haven’t found what they were looking for."
"Even now, every year, there are still thieves sneaking in, thinking I don’t know."
Su Li asked with interest, "Is it true that the Tang family has immortal fate?"
Uncle Deaf paused before angrily saying, "Yes and no...."
"The Tang family’s incense-making techniques are superb, passed down from ancient tis; many of the core records are missing, but based on what can be inferred, they might indeed have to do with the legends of immortals. The Tang family achieved what they did with only a fraction of the knowledge; if the Incense Dao were complete, maybe it really...."
Uncle Deaf regretfully said, "Isn’t there a saying in Taoism, ’The Great Dao has 3,000 paths that lead to the sa destination...’ and in mythology, there are also Alcohol Immortals, Poet Immortals, so perhaps it’s possible that an Incense Immortal ca from the Tang family’s ancestry."
Su Li: "....." What the heck is an Incense Immortal?
"Are the so-called pieces of evidence they speak of true?"
Uncle Deaf shook his head. "No, how could the Tang family possess such miraculous items?"
"The Tang family Eldest Lady really did fall in love with the Nangong Castle’s Young Master, and she really did steal the house treasure. But as for why the Nangong Castle Young Master recovered so quickly, it’s because he directly drained his godfather’s life force. The Tang family was just a scapegoat to cover it up."
"It’s just that the most powerful incense of the Tang family could indeed treat so stubborn illnesses in the body. But this falls within the normal spectrum. Moreover, the forr Family Head was quite farsighted; he only showcased and sold Floral Fragrance Powder for scent body calming and strictly forbade the clan from revealing the special incense to outsiders, ’An unblemished piece of jade may be a guilt.’
"Unfortunately, the Family Head’s many considerations couldn’t withstand the greed of people."
Uncle Deaf was filled with righteous indignation, his hands clenched tightly into fists beside him. Even after thirty years, speaking of the Tang family’s tragic past left him unsettled and furious.
"The Family Head knew the Tang family couldn’t escape this calamity, so he planned ahead, entrusting the entire family fortune to Su Mo’er to care for the soon-to-be-born young lady. Su Mo’er had agreed.... but past feelings couldn’t overco human nature."
Su Li remarked knowingly, "So the storehouse supposedly cleaned by bandits was secretly given to the Su Family, right?"
Uncle Deaf nodded, his expression cold. "If it weren’t for Su Mo’er’s genuine care for the young lady before she reached adulthood, I would have dealt with her for her sches to pry into the Tang family’s secrets long ago."
"She even dared to deceive the young lady into marrying Su XiuYu, dreaming of maintaining the Tang family’s bloodline."
Uncle Deaf’s chest heaved with agitation and regret.
Su Mo’er did care for Tang Xianxian, but that didn’t prevent her own selfish desires.
Thirty years later, those obsessed with immortal fate hadn’t given up, they just beca more secretive. Rumor had it in private that only the Tang family bloodline could obtain immortal fate. This was why they left only a single legitimate heir of the Tang family.
But from Tang Xianxian’s birth until she grew up, years of surveillance yielded no results, and they withdrew in frustration.
Su Mo’er, however, planned to have Tang Xianxian marry into the family.
It seed Su Mo’er was more determined than anyone else. The only trace of immortal fate found in the Xilin Dynasty for thousands of years, even though it was ambiguous, she refused to and couldn’t bear to give up; what if it was real?
As the closest friend of the Tang Family Head’s wife, Su Mo’er knew more than anyone else.
She knew the Tang family was far more mysterious than it appeared.
Every year, under the pretense of repairing the Tang Family Mansion, Su Mo’er never gave up exploring, even bringing Tang Xianxian to stay for a day or two each ti.
Old Mrs. Su thought herself discreet, but little did she know that everything she thought and planned was obvious in Uncle Deaf’s eyes.
And precisely because of Tang Xianxian and the Second Young Lady Su, Uncle Deaf was sowhat tolerant of Su Mo’er, as a mouse cannot be caught.
Su Li: "Then why don’t you bring her back?"
Uncle Deaf replied, "The Family Head once said that once the young lady grows up, if she has a strong temperant, then she should be told the truth, as long as there is one Tang family mber left, the line isn’t broken. If not... then let her live her life in ignorant happiness."
Su Li nodded in understanding, about Tang Xianxian’s inexplicable personality.....
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