Chapter 593

His face set with determination, he looked toward the clan head and asked:

"Even if I am the reincarnation of someone, that cannot change the fact that I am a child of the Jiang clan, that I am your nephew, and that I wish to give my all for the revival of our family!"

Having spoken, his voice suddenly dropped low, and with a hint of choking emotion he said:

"I am only worried, afraid that the moment my memories fully awaken, I will no longer be myself, but only that so-called unfamiliar past life."

"What if my past life wishes to make an enemy of the clan, and harms the clan's interests — that is absolutely not what I wish to see......."

At this point, Jiang Chen's voice paused for a moment.

But very quickly, he closed his eyes and said in an extremely firm tone:

"Therefore, rather than sit and wait for that day to come, I would rather first ask Uncle to grant me death!"

"I, Jiang Chen, in life am a ghost of the Jiang clan, in death am a ghost of the Jiang clan!"

"I would rather die than see a single person in the clan harmed because of me!"

Hearing this, the smile on Jiang Daoxuan's face vanished in an instant, and he could not help being moved.

He could naturally hear the resolve in Jiang Chen's words — it was not mere idle talk.

If there truly were no way to prevent the past-life personality from overwhelming the present-life personality once the memories awakened.

He did not doubt in the slightest that, even if he himself did not grant the death.

This foolish child Jiang Chen would still choose to take his own life, to end himself here!

Jiang Daoxuan's expression was complicated; he gave Jiang Chen a look with a hint of deeper meaning.

Then his figure moved, and he vanished from the spot.

It was also at this moment.

Jiang Chen, who was kneeling on one knee with his eyes closed, suddenly felt a light breeze blow from in front of him.

He instinctively opened his eyes, only to see that his own clan head had already left the meditation cushion and appeared before him.

The two of them were less than a meter apart.

Their eyes met.

Seeing his most respected and beloved elder right before him.

For a moment, though Jiang Chen had a thousand words within his heart, every time they reached his lips, he found he could not begin to speak.

Jiang Daoxuan saw through Jiang Chen's embarrassment.

He could not help but extend his right palm, place it atop the other's head, and gently stroke his hair.

Feeling the warmth transmitted from that broad, thick palm on his head.

Jiang Chen's originally panicked heart somehow calmed down in an instant.

Then, a voice, utterly gentle as a March spring breeze, slowly rose:

"Foolish child, everything you have done for the clan, your Uncle has seen it all. I also know that you are wholehearted toward the clan, that you regard it as more important than anything else......"

"So your worries, I can all understand. I know you are afraid of losing everything you wish to protect."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen's heart warmed, and in an instant his eyes welled with tears!

So Uncle has been watching over me all along.......

Just then, Jiang Daoxuan's voice rose once more:

"But you need not worry, for your situation is vastly different from others. Even if you awaken all the memories of your past life, you will still be yourself, without a single change."

"So you need only absorb these experiential insights at ease, and once you have turned these past-life insights to your own use."

"You will surely be able to grow far stronger, better able to escort the clan's rise, better able to shelter our clansmen!"

"If, regarding these insights and experiences, you are still somewhat uneasy."

"Then you need only remember — your Uncle is still here……"

The words fell.

Jiang Chen was already weeping uncontrollably.

He lowered his head.

He stretched out both hands, constantly using his sleeves to wipe away his tears.

As he wiped, he also let out choking sobs from time to time.

If such a scene were to spread to the outside world.

It would surely leave many cultivators dumbfounded, finding it hard to believe!

Because no one would have imagined.

That this Jiang Chen — the monstrous prodigy whose name had spread throughout the lands of the thirty-six prefectures, who had once carried out the slaughter of an entire clan, whose hands were drenched in blood.

Would at this moment set aside all his strength, and reveal the demeanor of a child!

As if only at this moment.

Did this leading figure of the younger generation of the Cangwu Jiang clan truly resemble a "youth"!

Seeing this, Jiang Daoxuan crouched down, stretched out both hands, and drew Jiang Chen into his embrace.

Faced with this sudden turn, Jiang Chen's body trembled, his expression went blank, and he felt his mind go completely empty!

Then Jiang Daoxuan used his right palm to gently pat Jiang Chen's back, just as when they had first met at the gate of the house in Wudan City.

"Chen'er, these past days have truly been hard on you."

"I know you have always been very strong out there, and others have always said you are mature and steady, but I think — you must have been very tired, haven't you?"

"Cry, it's all right. Here with your Uncle, if you want to cry, then cry a good while longer. After all, once you are out there, you won't have such a chance anymore........."