Chapter 2777

Ye Chen had originally planned to go to Zijin Villa to see Lin Wan'er after dinner with his grandparents, so he wasn't in a hurry to ask Lin Wan'er about the specific situation regarding the rising dragon destiny.

Deep in his heart, he was still in shock over his parents' past.

When he heard from his eldest uncle that his parents had researched something similar to the preface of the Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra more than twenty years ago, Ye Chen felt that his understanding of his parents had undergone a earth-shattering change.

He had never thought that his parents would have been so deeply involved in cultivation.

He never expected that his parents would have obtained the preface to the "Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra" more than twenty years ago.

For Ye Chen, the impact was comparable to a nuclear explosion!

His father accidentally obtained the preface to the "Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra," which was the "Nine Mysteries Scripture Preface," and he himself bypassed this preface and accidentally obtained the "Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra" in Jiqingtang twenty years later...

Could there really be such a coincidence in the world?

If these two books weren't a coincidence, could there be some inevitable connection?

Thinking of this, besides being shocked, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

After his parents had been dead for so many years, he had walked the path they hadn't finished by chance. Could it be that heaven had arranged it this way because it wanted him to inherit his parents' legacy?

But if that were really the case, why hadn't his parents mentioned a single word to him back then?

In his confusion, he couldn't help but ask An Chongqiu, "Eldest Uncle, did my parents ever say that they had offended anyone or any organization?"

An Chongqiu said, "A year before your mother passed away, one time when she brought you back to the United States to visit your grandparents, she told me that she and your father had offended a very ancient organization because they were exploring a very important matter."

Ye Chen quickly asked, "What is the name of this organization?"

Before An Chongqiu could answer, the old master, An Qishan, spoke up, "Chen'er, your mother said back then that the organization she and your father offended was called the Poqing Society. She told me at the time that it was an organization that had been established since the end of the Ming Dynasty and had been developing until modern times, and its strength was very strong;"

"However, I didn't take it too seriously at the time because organizations like the Qing Gang and the Hongmen all had histories of hundreds of years, but they were just a bit more famous and didn't have any real hard power. Moreover, your mother said at the time that the leader of this organization had likely lived for more than three hundred years, so I thought it was even more nonsensical and didn't take it to heart..."

Having said this, the old master said with great regret, "If I had taken what your mother said seriously at the time, perhaps the situation would have been different..."

An Chongqiu couldn't help but sigh, "Yes... none of us took my sister's words seriously at the time. We always felt that she might have been obsessed with researching those things with my brother-in-law, but we never expected that many of the incredible things she said would come true now."

Seeing the old master's regretful appearance, Ye Chen's previous grievances were relieved by more than half in an instant, so he comforted him, "Grandfather, you don't need to blame yourself. With the strength of the Poqing Society, if the entire An family had been involved, it might have suffered a devastating disaster more than 20 years ago. The strength of the Poqing Society is far beyond your imagination. It can be said that it would be easy for them to deal with the An family."

The old master sighed and said, "I already learned about their strength when I was in New York last time. I really didn't expect that they could spend so much time planting a mole by our side. What's even more terrifying is that her acquaintance, falling in love, marriage, and having children with your third uncle—everything was so natural that there were no flaws at all. Thinking about this now, I still feel a chill down my spine. What kind of person would spend so much time planning a conspiracy? Moreover, they have eyes and ears everywhere. How could the An family be targeted by them for so long?"

Ye Chen said earnestly, "I can't figure this out either. With their strength, if they wanted to kill everyone in the An family, they could easily achieve it by sending one or two real experts. But in the past 20 years, they have dragged it out for twenty years without taking action. I also can't figure out why they suddenly wanted to attack the An family recently."

Ye Chen's second uncle, An Kaifeng, spoke up at this time, "Could it be that the An family has something they have always wanted to get?"

The old master asked back, "If so, what would it be?"

An Kaifeng shook his head and said helplessly, "Dad, I haven't figured out what it is specifically. I'm just proposing a possibility for everyone to see if there are any clues to add."

The old master frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "When my condition worsened before, I couldn't remember anything that happened after your sister passed away, but the memories of the few years before your sister passed away have become clearer in my mind. So, for a long time, I carefully recalled every detail of my meetings with your sister from the time she followed your brother-in-law to China until the few years before she passed away..."

"In those years, your sister basically lived in China, and only brought Chen'er back to visit relatives during the holidays every year. During this period, your sister didn't tell us anything strange, nor did she entrust us with anything for us to keep, until the last time she returned to the United States a year before she passed away. She only told us about the situation of the Poqing Society. But she didn't give us anything..."

"So what I can't understand is, what exactly have they been watching for twenty years?"

Ye Chen's third uncle, An Zhaonan, who had been silent, asked with some confusion, "Dad, could it be that they thought my sister would leave something for us, and they spent twenty years confirming that my sister didn't leave anything useful for them, so they were angry and wanted to kill us?"

An Qishan thought for a moment and said, "The kind of thing you're talking about holds up in theory, but I also feel that they shouldn't be that stupid. They are so powerful, how could they need twenty years to confirm such a small matter?"

"According to Chen'er's statement, the gap in strength between them and us is huge. They secretly observed us for 20 years, just like a person who has nothing to do and squats on the ground, staring at an ant for 20 years, just to pass the time. It's completely illogical. So there must be a motive behind this that matches the time and energy they invested in these twenty years."

An Zhaonan nodded slightly and said, "Dad, what you said makes sense..."

An Qishan looked at Li Yalin and said, "Yalin, you are a famous Chinese detective. What do you think about this?"

Li Yalin said, "From my experience in solving cases for so many years, the bigger the case, the more time is needed for preliminary preparation. Just like the analogy Uncle An just made, the possibility of a person staring at an ant for 20 years just to pass the time is minimal. If he really studied the ant for twenty years, his purpose is likely to study a method to completely exterminate the ants. So I agree with your statement that they must have a great motive."

As he said this, Li Yalin added, "As for why they are attacking the An family now, I think there are two possibilities. One is that according to their plan, they want to take action now to achieve their real goal. The other is that they didn't intend to take action now, but were forced to take action early due to other reasons."

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and asked An Chongqiu, "Eldest Uncle, did you read that "Nine Mysteries Scripture Preface" back then?"

An Chongqiu shook his head, "I wasn't interested in these things at all at the time, so I didn't pay attention."

Ye Chen asked again, "Then do you know where this book went later?"

"I don't know..." An Chongqiu continued to shake his head. "After your parents studied that book, they ran to China for something. I don't know where the book went."

Ye Chen nodded. It seemed that his parents' decision to leave the United States and return to China was not what he had thought before.

Previously, because of his memory that his grandfather was relatively cold to his father, he had always thought that his parents had resolutely returned to Yanjing because of his grandfather's various pressures, paving the way for their future murder.

But now it seems that they should have accidentally obtained the "Nine Mysteries Scripture Preface" in the United States. After studying this book, the two of them made the decision to return to China, and their real motive for returning to China should have been to explore the mysteries of the "Nine Mysteries Scripture Preface."

The secret of immortality mentioned by Chang Shengbo before he died might be related to the clues brought out by the "Nine Mysteries Scripture Preface."

Thinking of this, Ye Chen suddenly thought of a detail, so he asked An Qishan, "By the way, Grandfather, before my parents left Yanjing for Jin Ling, they had many unpleasantries with the Ye family. It is said that it was because of some conflicts with the Rothschild family. Have you heard of this?"

"Yes," An Qishan said. "Your father did have some conflicts with the Rothschild family back then. The version circulating in the outside world is that the Rothschild family wanted to take root in China and expand their interests in China, so they had been fighting with various major families in China. Your father gathered many families at the time to declare war on the Rothschild family. After fighting a few rounds with the Rothschild family, the Rothschild family withdrew from China and also held a grudge against your father."

Ye Chen frowned, "You said it was the version circulating in the outside world, but what was the actual situation?"

An Qishan smacked his lips and said, "The actual situation was very subtle. As far as I know, the Rothschild family didn't intend to target those major Chinese families at first. They originally just wanted to engage in joint ventures with domestic families in several popular fields, and even took the initiative to show favor to your father. As a result..."

Having said this, An Qishan sighed and said helplessly, "As a result, your father put a label of financial invasion on them as soon as he came up, and then relied on his influence to gather a large amount of financial and material resources to give them a warning. Later, the person in charge of the Asia-Pacific region of the Rothschild family even took the initiative to visit him in Yanjing. As a result, they didn't talk well, and he was slapped in the face by your father. Finally, he came out of your father's office, covered his face, went to Yanjing Airport, and took a plane back to the United States to complain to the person in charge of the Rothschild family."

Ye Chen was dumbfounded and blurted out, "Slapping the other party in the face because the negotiation didn't go well—this shouldn't be my father's style, right?"

An Qishan nodded, "It's indeed not your father's style, but the slap was indeed given by your father himself."

Ye Chen was even more confused and muttered, "In my impression, my father was very gentlemanly. How could he take action against the other party?"

Everyone was also confused. An Qishan smacked his lips, "At that time, the person in charge of the Rothschild family even called me to complain. I couldn't figure out why your father did that either."

Li Yalin asked curiously at this time, "Uncle An, what year was it when you said Ye Changying slapped the person in charge of the Rothschild family's Asia-Pacific region?"

An Qishan thought for a moment and said, "It was a few months before their accident. Ye Changying was kicked out of the house by the Ye family because of this."

Li Yalin suddenly said, "Did he do this to deliberately anger the Rothschild family and deliberately create an opportunity for himself to be kicked out by the Ye family? I think he might have already sensed the danger at the time and deliberately used this method to draw a line with the Ye family!"