Chapter 608: Sinner of the Ages

Chapter 608 -332: Sinner of the Ages

Qing Dai wasn’t surprised by her young lady’s answer.

Because of that person, far too many people in the Ji family had died. Even now, the events of that year could not be washed away. If not for her young lady’s formidable strength, it was hard to say how many survivors the Ji family would have had left. Even she herself would have been in extreme danger.

While she was lost in thought, Ji Meng had already opened the new envelope.

For Jiang Man to write back so quickly, there had to be another matter. Sure enough, Ji Meng froze for a moment after reading the contents.

“What did Young Master Jiang say?” Qing Dai asked curiously.

Just as she leaned in, the letter was handed right to her.

“I can read it?” Qing Dai asked tentatively.

Ji Meng nodded. “Go ahead.”

Qing Dai carefully began to read. She wondered inwardly what it could be about. If it were private whispers between the two of them, her young lady would never let her see it. It must be a serious matter.

Very soon, she saw the mentions of the array and the box.

“This is…” Qing Dai furrowed her brows. “A Ji family array?”

She examined the description closely and added, “An array left by the old patriarch?”

“It should be,” Ji Meng nodded.

Qing Dai sighed in amazement. “What did the old patriarch leave behind? Young Master Jiang and you are truly a match made in heaven, Miss. No matter where he goes, he always encounters things related to you.”

Ji Meng turned to look at Qing Dai. “Why have you started talking like this lately?”

“I haven’t,” Qing Dai replied with a guilty conscience. “I was just speaking from the heart.”

Lately, to make sure her young lady clearly recognized that she and Young Master Jiang were a couple, she had to say things she wouldn’t normally say. Otherwise, if her young lady ever went on a killing spree one day, she might completely forget about him. Deepening her impression of him wasn’t a bad idea.

At that moment, Ji Meng began to write a reply.

“How are you going to reply, Miss? Are you going to tell Young Master Jiang how to break the array?” Qing Dai asked curiously.

“Even if I tell him, he won’t be able to break the array. However, I can teach him a small trick to see what’s inside the box, though he won’t be able to take it away,” Ji Meng said.

As she wrote, she fell into deep thought. “When was this array buried? And why was it buried?”

Qing Dai could only answer, “It should have been buried over three hundred years ago.”

Ji Meng turned to look at Qing Dai, fell silent for a moment, and continued writing.

Over three hundred years ago… wasn’t that while he was still alive?

“What has the Bai Family Ancestor been doing lately?” Ji Meng asked.

“Nothing at all. He’s either eating or attending classes.” Qing Dai furrowed her brows. “When do you think he will make a move, Miss?”

“His time is limited; he will inevitably take some drastic action,” Ji Meng said casually.

Qing Dai felt the same. His most drastic move would probably be attempting to assassinate her young lady. At the very least, he would aim for mutual destruction. If that happened, they would no longer be able to go outside. The other party would be trading a few decades of his life for hundreds of years of theirs.

“Did you ask about Young Master Ji’s assessment?” Ji Meng suddenly asked.

“I did. The date cannot be changed,” Qing Dai replied.

At the foot of the Cyan City Sect, Jiang Man looked at the letter in his hands with a sense of helplessness.

He felt that there wasn’t quite enough time. The assessment was in July, and it was currently May. That left only about two months. He still had to spend some time at the Cyan City Sect, and the Lingyue Sect would also require a certain amount of time. Traveling back would take time as well. It would be very difficult to make it.

Jiang Man felt rather helpless but didn’t dwell on it too much. As for suffering a massive loss of a hundred thousand, as long as he didn’t think about it, he wouldn’t feel the loss.

Afterward, Jiang Man began to study how to bypass the array and touch the box.

It required the use of the Mountain and Sea Array Pattern. Fortunately, he had learned it reasonably well, so utilizing it wasn’t difficult.

Soon, he slipped into the interior through a gap in the array. While inside, he didn’t sense any Spiritual Qi. Indeed, the workings of the array were completely imperceptible. He hadn’t expected the array to have such a blind spot.

As he approached the box, Jiang Man felt some resistance, but Ji Meng had mentioned all of this in her letter. Thus, he resolved the obstacles one by one.

Finally, he stood right in front of the box.

The moment he reached out and touched it, the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books was triggered.

He wanted to see if there was any problem with the box first, and he could also guess the contents based on the box’s appraisal. If the box was “not worth mentioning,” then the items inside wouldn’t be anything significant either. But if it had a proper description, he would need to be careful.

Soon, the pages flipped and stopped at the final page.

[Not worth mentioning]

Seeing this, Jiang Man breathed a sigh of relief but also felt somewhat disappointed. It wasn’t anything good.

It had been a long time since he had upgraded his talent. Cultivation of Magic Skills in the Primordial Spirit Realm was relatively fast, but going further than that, who knew how long it would take.

Jiang Man thought to himself, though he still remained vigilant toward the box.

He gently opened it. His power circulated throughout his body, ready to strike at a moment’s notice should anything go wrong.

The box opened. There was no resistance whatsoever. The passage of time hadn’t aged the box at all. Presumably, not only was the material excellent, but it was also protected by some kind of power.

Inside lay a white bead and a letter.

A few words were written on the envelope: To be opened by one fated with the Ji family.

Jiang Man pondered for a moment. He counted as a fated person, right?

He then picked up the envelope and opened it to read. Inside was steady handwriting, and the contents were extremely direct.

“I have never achieved anything great in my life. Though I possess Talent in the Sword Dao, encountered serendipitous opportunities in the Sword Dao, and even earned the surname of Sword, I have been trapped by the word ‘love,’ unable to escape.

“I am afraid I am about to make a catastrophic mistake.

“The order of the Immortal Court has already rotted away, and the clash of ideals will bring about immense disasters.

“Furthermore, that person is poised to ascend to the absolute summit. Everything points to one truth.

“A great war is about to break out!

“If I become soft-hearted and lack the necessary ruthlessness, I will become a sinner of the Ji family for all eternity.

“I hope you can activate this bead. If the bead glows, it means she is still alive.

“Help me find her and ask her if she has never regretted bringing disaster to the land. Please deliver this bead into the hands of a woman named Meng from the Ji family.”