Chapter 129 - 126: Five Generations Under One Roof

Chapter 129: Chapter 126: Five Generations Under One Roof

Li Jiang City, Xia Kingdom.

It was located in the southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom, a region renowned for its Pu’er tea and wild mushrooms.

Its biodiversity was so high that it had earned the moniker "the Kingdom of Flora and Fauna."

Lao’ai Mountain, known throughout the Xia Kingdom for its strangeness, was located near Li Jiang City.

Now, in the dead of night, descendants and core members of the Liu Family from all over the world were, one by one, returning to the country and making their way to Qingshui Sanatorium in the Ancient City District.

This sanatorium had been built by the Liu Family, exclusively for the convalescence and treatment of its own members.

A long line of discreetly luxurious cars filed into the sanatorium’s parking area.

The sanatorium’s main building was an octagonal, Chinese-style tower.

Inside the tower, in a master bedroom decorated in a classical style, Liu Weiqian lay on a bed.

He was ancient, his face gaunt and his skin shriveled and completely devoid of color.

Yet, his face was florid, a clear sign of a final surge of life before death.

One by one, members of the Liu Family entered the master bedroom.

They included not only members of the main branch of the Liu Family, but also those from collateral lines.

They looked at Liu Weiqian, their eyes filled with sorrow.

When this trailblazer of the Liu Family, their true patriarch, had suddenly summoned every member of the family back to Li Jiang, their hearts had all skipped a beat.

What was happening was self-evident. The old patriarch was simply too old.

Liu Weiqian gazed at his descendants, his heart filled with a myriad of emotions.

’If it weren’t for the Whistle in my pocket,’ he thought, ’I would have departed this world in the last couple of days.’

Longevity, to him, was not a necessity.

He was ninety-four years old. He had experienced all there was to experience; life had long since lost its meaning.

Until a few days ago, his only regret had been his inability to crack the bacterial code left behind by God.

Liu Weiqian touched the Whistle in his pocket, a sharp glint flashing in his aged eyes.

But now, things were different.

This Whistle was the key to unlocking the bacterial lock!

Liu Weiqian’s gaze drifted around the bed.

The bacteria he could now control were arranged in neat rows, invisible to the mortal eye.

Liu Weiqian had already made up his mind.

He would make a trip to Anxiang Street to find that Mister.

From the moment he discovered the Whistle’s miraculous properties, Liu Weiqian knew what he had to do in the coming years.

"Tianci, after I am no longer with the Liu Family, you must take good care of our people. You cannot let this family fall apart."

"Tianen, discuss matters with your older brother more. You’re over seventy; stop being so rash."

"Tianshu, your health is the most..."

Liu Weiqian continued on, giving his instructions to one person after another.

This scene, resembling the delivery of a last will and testament, brought tears to the eyes of every member of the Liu Family.

A man in his fifties threw himself onto the bed, tears streaming down his face.

"Grandpa, don’t say any more! You’re going to live for decades yet!

Xiaowan is about to give birth! Your great-grandchild will be born any moment.

Haven’t you always talked about having five generations living under one roof?"

Xiaowan was this man’s daughter-in-law.

At that very moment, Xiaowan was in labor in another part of the sanatorium.

Almost everyone in the Liu Family had been born in Qingshui Sanatorium.

Besides its excellent medical facilities, the place had also been arranged according to the principles of a feng shui master.

Liu Weiqian stroked his grandson’s head of salt-and-pepper hair and said softly,

"If, one day, the Liu Family faces a crisis of life and death, do not worry. I will return to handle it."

Everyone was stunned by his words.

’Has the old patriarch gone senile?’

’If you ascend to the heavens on a crane, how can you possibly return?’

The patriarch’s words didn’t sound like he was heading to his grave; it was more like he was about to achieve immortality and ascend as a celestial being.

Then, when the family faced some unforeseen disaster, he would descend from the heavens and turn the tide.

Liu Weiqian waved his hand and said,

"All of you, leave. I have something to say to Tianci."

Hearing this, the Liu Family members filed out, leaving the elderly father and son alone.

Liu Tianci lowered his head, suppressing his grief.

"Father, if there is anything you need to entrust to me, please, just say it."

Liu Weiqian said,

"I... want to make the Liu Family... eternal."

Liu Tianci clenched his fists.

"Rest assured, the Liu Family will never fall apart!"

Liu Weiqian gently stroked the top of Liu Tianci’s head.

"One day, my Liu Family will be an immortal family. The world will see the Liu Family as..."

Liu Weiqian paused, then slowly spoke,

"The Divine Race."

Liu Tianci shuddered, looking at Liu Weiqian in disbelief.

’The Divine Race?’

’Is Father starting to speak nonsense again?’

Liu Tianci stared into Liu Weiqian’s eyes.

He saw only burgeoning ambition and a soul-stirring, sharp glint!

If anyone else had spoken such outlandish, mythological words, Liu Tianci would have thought them a madman.

But if these words came from his father, there had to be a reason for them.

Because in the eyes of the Liu Family, Liu Weiqian, who had created countless miracles, was no different from the Celestial Gods!

Liu Tianci murmured,

"Father... you..."

Liu Weiqian chuckled.

"I have found the secret to immortality."

Liu Tianci felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His entire body froze, a ringing exploded in his ears, and he could hear nothing.

’The secret... to immortality?’

Liu Tianci knew that his father had been researching "Bacterial Control Leadership."

If this research topic were successfully conquered, the most direct result would be longevity, or even... immortality!

Liu Tianci’s aged eyes slowly widened.

’Father actually succeeded?’

If every member of the Liu Family could gain the benefits of "Bacterial Control Leadership," then the Liu Family could truly be called an immortal family!

His breathing became ragged.

’Could it be? Did Father summon the family here not for one last look, but to entrust them with something else?’

Liu Weiqian continued,

"I need to devote myself to research and humbly seek the guidance of a certain Mister.

Therefore, I must leave the Liu Family for a while. As for how long, I do not know."

Sorrow resurfaced in Liu Tianci’s eyes.

"Then... I don’t know when we’ll see each other again."

Liu Tianci didn’t have the heart to say that his own time was also short, and that he would likely never see his father again.

Liu Weiqian tapped Liu Tianci on the head.

"Silly boy, Dad will make you immortal, too.

Now, listen closely to what I’m about to say.

Three days from now, hold a cenotaph funeral for me. Keep it simple."

Liu Tianci nodded.

"Yes, I understand."

’Father is planning something momentous,’ he thought. ’I can’t afford to be careless.’

Liu Weiqian continued,

"If, in the future, someone comes seeking the Liu Family’s help, you must do everything in your power to assist them."

Liu Tianci paused, then asked,

"What kind of person?"

Liu Weiqian was silent for a moment.

"I don’t know either. But when that person arrives, you will know."

The people Liu Weiqian was actually talking about were members of the Taboo Association.

It was just that he didn’t know about the Taboo Association yet.

However, he knew that such an Extraordinary Organization existed in the world.

Xia Li and that mysterious Mister were both members of this organization.

’Once I break free from the shackles of mortality,’ he thought, ’I will surely become a member of that organization as well.’

Liu Weiqian remembered something and added a reminder,

"If a... hmm..."

Liu Weiqian tried to describe Jiang Chaosheng’s appearance, but he found he couldn’t recall what Jiang Chaosheng looked like at all.

He guessed this was also one of that Mister’s techniques.

Liu Weiqian organized his thoughts and spoke again.

"If the person who comes is a... ’Mister’.

You must treat him with the highest honors, with the same respect you show me."

Liu Weiqian stressed the word "Mister."

Liu Tianci had a feeling that this ’Mister’ was not an honorific, but a codename.

Liu Tianci said,

"I’ve made a note of it! Please, rest assured!"

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

It was Liu Tianci’s son, Liu Weiqian’s grandson, Liu Huaiguo.

Liu Huaiguo said, overjoyed,

"She’s given birth! Xiaowan gave birth! Grandpa, Xiaowan has given you a great-grandson!"

Liu Tianci quickly said,

"Hurry up and bring him here for your grandfather to see!"

Liu Huaiguo’s smile froze. He glanced cautiously at his grandfather.

"The baby is weak. He’s in an incubator."