aught off guard later, it will be his face that gets trashed."This…" All of these guards looked at their leader.The guard team leader saw all of them looking at him and, after hesitating for a moment,...Chapter 480: Elder of the Li Family

Some branches that remained in the country for more than half a century saw most of their elders pass away, and it's unlikely anyone remembers this main branch now! At that time, not many people from the branches were practicing medicine, and Hua Tuo’s medical skills had always been kept within the main branch.

Only those disciples from the branches who entered the main branch genealogy could study medical techniques. Others didn't have the qualifications because this medical skill was the foundation of the Li family's legacy. Even if these disciples from the branches learned medical skills, they couldn’t easily pass them on to others; otherwise, it would be considered as betraying their clan.

Xiao Yu flipped through the genealogy copy that Li Bingguang had taken out and his brows furrowed tighter with each page. Xiao Yu didn't see anything unusual in this genealogy. It was well-structured and no different from a regular genealogy, but he felt like something was missing.

Holding the genealogy while lost in thought, suddenly an idea hit him. He quickly picked up the genealogy and turned to its first page. Upon seeing it, Xiao Yu’s mind cleared up.

No wonder! Just now, when he felt that something was off, he realized that this first page of the genealogy seemed to appear out of nowhere. It didn't show where they obtained Hua Tuo's legacy from, and according to this genealogy, it only recorded until 400 years ago.

He remembered Li Zixiong and his son mentioning their thousand-year history, but this genealogy only documented four centuries. Clearly, it was incomplete or their family no longer had the old genealogies.

"Mr. Elder Li, isn't your family's genealogy incomplete" Xiao Yu asked Li Bingguang beside him when he had a question.

“Um….” After hearing Xiao Yu’s words, father and son exchanged glances before Li Bingguang replied after some time: "This is a copy of the genealogy, so it doesn't record everything. The true genealogy can only be seen by the head of the family, not others, even important members of the clan!"

“Then… Mr. Elder Li, how am I supposed to know your clan’s legacy without seeing it So let me tell you that my Hua Tuo medical skill is also passed down from our ancestors! It's the orthodox lineage!”

Hearing Li Bingguang's words, Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment before saying this to the Li family.

Although Xiao Yu wanted to know where the Li family’s nine needles technique originated, it wasn't imperative. He was merely curious because he thought Hua Tuo's legacy belonged solely to him. Now that another clan had emerged, he naturally wanted to find out more and followed them here to look at their genealogy.

If the other party didn't want to talk, he couldn't force them. He had inherited Hua Tuo's nine needles in their entirety from Zhong Kui, whereas the other party only possessed a part of it. Many of its effects could not be utilized anymore, so he believed that the Li family would be more eager to know the origin of his Hua Tuo's nine needles.

Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Mr. and Mrs. Li were momentarily speechless. That was right! If they didn’t show誠意 (sincerity), Xiao Yu could fabricate a lineage for himself.

Moreover, all they wanted to see was whether the Xiao family was indeed descendants of their ancestor. If that were true, deep down, they hoped that Xiao Yu would pass on the complete set of Hua Tuo’s nine needles to them.

Although they knew this thought was unrealistic, it was their only hope. After all, as descendants of Hua Tuo's medical techniques, they used incomplete medical skills while others possessed the complete ones.

If this young man announced that he was a descendant of Hua Tuo, then their Li family would have to live in obscurity and quietly continue the legacy, which could even lead to the termination of their family lineage.

"Master Xiao, please wait a moment. We will go back inside!" After thinking this far, Mr. Li sighed and said to Xiao Yu.

After finishing their conversation, they took back the copy of the genealogy from Xiao Yu's hands and re-entered the ancestral hall’s pavilion.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu felt a chill run down his spine. The faint primordial energy fluctuations in the room had suddenly become agitated, and from this turbulent primordial energy, he could sense its owner's anger.

Xiao Yu didn't know where the other party’s anger came from; was it due to him wanting to see their genealogy Regardless of what kind of primordial energy it was, Xiao Yu wasn’t afraid. A reasonable negotiation would be better, but if they chose to forcefully take his medical techniques, he wouldn't fear them either.

Xiao Yu dared to confront the other party because he was prepared for their attempt to forcibly obtain his medical skills. What could a bunch of ordinary people do to him Even though Xiao Yu hadn’t anticipated that there was an cultivator in the other party's family, what did it matter Such a level of cultivator, he had no fear of.

Therefore, after feeling anxious for a moment, he relaxed and waited for the Li family. The Li family would eventually make a decision; otherwise, if Xiao Yu declared himself to be a descendant of Hua Tuo in public, everything the Li family claimed would be laughable. Even if they were indeed legitimate descendants of Hua Tuo, without possessing his corresponding medical skills, it wouldn’t amount to anything.

After about twenty minutes had passed, Mr. and Mrs. Li finally emerged from the ancestral hall. They came over to Xiao Yu and said, "Master Xiao, due to the inconvenience of taking out the genealogy, the elders have specially allowed you to enter and view it!"

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu responded and walked in. He also wanted to meet the person who was emitting aura of primordial energy; after all, such individuals were rare for Xiao Yu to encounter, especially someone with cultivation like those found in the ancestral hall.

“Sigh…” Seeing Xiao Yu enter the ancestral hall, Li Bao Guang and his son let out a sigh.

"Father, do you think Elder Clanman will forcibly seize Xiao Yu's medical skills" Upon hearing Li Bao Guang’s sigh, Li Zixiong hesitated before asking him.

After hearing Li Zixiong's words, Li Bao Guang slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know. We’ve already stated what we needed to say earlier; I wonder how Elder Clanman will make his decision!"

"Sigh…" After hearing his father’s words, Li Zixiong also sighed.

Earlier in the ancestral hall, when they told the clan elder that Xiao Yu wanted to see the original complete family genealogy, the clan elder flew into a rage and scolded Xiao Yu for being overly ambitious. He was about to come out to give Xiao Yu a lesson right then and there.

The moment the clan elder spoke up, he was stopped by Li Bao Guang and his son who analyzed the situation with him. If Xiao Yu refused to say anything

Although their family had some influence, they did not know Xiao Yu’s specific origins. Moreover, they didn't know how many people besides Xiao Yu knew the Hua Tuo Nine Needles Technique; if there were others within their clan who knew it as well, what would they do

In addition, Xiao Yu's companions knew that he was here. If Xiao Yu did not return and his companions came looking for him, how could they deal with the situation Even if they managed to extract information from him, once Xiao Yu returned inland, he would still openly claim himself as a successor of Hua Tuo. What could they do then At that time, people would also say that Hua Tuo had passed down two lineages.

Moreover, even if it was said that there were two lineages of Hua Tuo’s successors, this still depended on whether Xiao Yu's claim about the Hua Tuo Nine Needles Technique being genuine. Otherwise, once Xiao Yu left and returned inland, what could they do to him then They had some influence in Taiwan but nothing inland.

After both of them explained the situation, the clan elder who resided long-term in the ancestral hall finally calmed down. At that time, he only said to let Xiao Yu come in and did not say anything else; they also didn't know how the clan elder would make his decision.

Xiao Yu walked up to the entrance of the ancestral hall, opened it, and went inside.

When Xiao Yu entered the ancestral hall, he observed it. This two-story ancestral hall did not have much separation between floors; essentially, both levels were similar to one large room. Facing the main entrance of the ancestral hall were several rows of long-altar shrines arranged in ascending order from low to high, with countless tablets neatly placed on these long altars.

Before the altar was a table where two thick candles burned on either side. Placed on the table were offerings, and before them stood an ancient censer filled with several burning incense sticks, sending up wisps of blue smoke.

Near this offering table, there was an elderly man who initially appeared very old but upon closer inspection had few wrinkles on his face. He wore a single-layered traditional Chinese Tang suit made of white silk brocade; in the current season when most people would wear woolen sweaters, he remained cool and comfortable despite wearing such light clothing.

His silver hair complemented the white Tang suit perfectly, giving him an otherworldly appearance as if a Taoist immortal. Behind this elderly man stood a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, standing still and respectfully without moving.

The moment Xiao Yu entered, the boy glanced at him curiously before averting his gaze and remaining silent. The elderly man sat cross-legged beside the offering table with eyes closed; he did not even lift an eyelid when Xiao Yu came in.

Seeing that the elder didn’t respond or look up, a faint smile appeared on Xiao Yu’s face as well. He started to wander around inside the ancestral hall and eventually stood before the offering table, gazing at the tablets on the altar shrines.

Xiao Yu looked from the first row of tablets toward the back; when he reached the topmost tablet, the name inscribed there was identical to the first entry in his family’s genealogy book.

This made Xiao Yu frown. According to tradition, ancestral hall tablets honored曆代先祖 (ancestral predecessors). If that were true, then the family's genealogical records should be correct since typically, the topmost tablet would represent the earliest recorded ancestor of a lineage.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu was taken aback. Could it be that his clan’s genealogy book is right Or has the Li Family’s claim of a thousand-year history been exaggerated and only a few hundred years are actually documented

However, from these details, Xiao Yu found no useful information regarding who in the Li family was descended from Hua Tuo’s lineage.

Failing to find anything helpful at the tablet area, he started to explore other parts of the ancestral hall and noticed an arched doorway in one corner. He made his way over there.response."Hmph, don’t pay any attention to him; with my master and Brother Song taking care of things, they wouldn't even dare to say a word!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s brief reply, Zhang Dahan thought h...