Chapter 575: 575
Chen Ji wrapped his withered hands carefully around the skin of the flood dragon . He nodded at the other two Branch Heads present, Chen Xican and Chen Tiankun .
The faces of both men showed much joy . They were unable to conceal their inward excitement .
The fourth volume of the "Four Nine Mysteries" was about to return to the Chens . The family would surely undergo many momentous changes .
Chen Ji's face was slightly embarrassed .
He had, after all, given his promise . The Chens would never lay their hands on the treasure within the jade box, no matter what it was .
Who would have guessed that the fourth volume of the "Four Nine Mysteries" would be in the box?
Had the Chens seized this volume, they would have given the world something to talk about . They would have been mocked by all the monks in the world .
What should he do?
Chen Ji cast an imploring look at Half-Saint Liuli .
After all, Half-Saint Liuli was Zhang Ruochen's future mother-in-law . It was better for her to come forward to communicate .
Half-Saint Liuli certainly knew how important the "Four Nine Mysteries" was for the Chens . Had she not come forward, they would have resorted to other means to get ahold of it . They had to have it at any cost .
Liuli walked over to Zhang Ruochen and said, "Ruochen, you ought to realize that the fourth volume of this manual is of great significance to the Chens . Very well, state your condition . The Chens will do everything in their power to fulfill it . "
Zhang Ruochen's eyes stared at Bu Qianfan standing opposite him .
After Liuli made her request, Zhang Ruochen could not ignore her . He stopped staring at her and looked thoughtful . He asked, "Are you sure they will agree to any condition?"
All three Branch Heads responded almost at the same time . "Of course . "
Zhang Ruochen fixed his eyes at Huang Yanchen . "Very well! I do have one condition . . . well, I hope that Senior sister apprentice Yanchen can become an heiress of the Chens . I believe everyone will agree to this condition, won't they?"
"That's impossible . How can a Chen inheritor be a woman with a different surname?" White-Robed Elder Chen Xican instantly changed his expression and shook his head . He thought that Zhang Ruochen's condition was too difficult .
The Green-Robed Elder Chen Tiankun was more gentle . He was more indirect as he said slowly, "Appointing an heiress of the Chens is a grave matter . You need to consider many factors . A final decision can only be made after careful negotiations between the Branch Head and the Elder's Hall . There are too few of us to make this big decision . "
Even Huang Yanchen kept shaking her head at Zhang Ruochen . She whispered . "The Chens won't let a woman be a Chen heir . No woman with a different surname can possibly hold such a position . And besides, there's no way I could be one with my present abilities . "
Of course, Zhang Ruochen had reasons for his condition .
Huang Yanchen's Xuanwu holy source had already been exposed . Many people would be secretly coveting it .
Making her a Chen heiress was the only way she could receive maximum protection . At the same time, she could also receive additional practice resources .
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "There is a precedent of someone with a different surname becoming the leader of the Chens . I also recall a woman being their leader once . If they could do that, why can't you?"
Zhang Ruochen looked into the depths of the Saint Prince's Mansion . He roused his Qi and shouted into the air, "This condition isn't too much, is it?"
He transmitted his voice over the entirety of the Saint Prince's Mansion .
Everyone thought that Zhang Ruochen had gone mad . He had even thought of making a woman from outside the family a Chen heiress . How could that be possible?
However, after an interval of three breaths, a voice rang out from the Saint Prince's Mansion . "An heiress for the fourth scroll of the "Four Nine Mysteries" . . . that's not asking too much . I grant you this request . "
The voice was being transmitted across a great distance . Everyone present felt an enormous sense of pressure, as if the whole world was shaking .
It was the present Chen leader, the Prince of the Eastern Region .
Everyone in the family knelt, pressing their palms and faces to the ground . They looked like they were worshipping the gods . Even Half-Saints did the same .
After the ritual, they got to their feet again .
Apparently, Zhang Ruochen's condition was not excessive .
After all, he had only helped Huang Yanchen win the identity of a heiress . She was still not its final leader .
Each generation trained many heirs, but only one would ultimately become the future leader of the Chens .
Even if Huang Yanchen were an heir, it would be almost impossible for her to become its ultimate leader .
But this new identity made her status completely different among the Chens .
Even Huang Yanchen felt like it was a dream come true . She had never thought she could one day become a Chen heiress . Had not the leader made the promise, she would never have believed it .
The happiest people were naturally the Qianshui Commandery Prince and Half-Saint Liuli .
"Yanchen, shouldn't you kneel and thank the leader?" The Qianshui Commandery Prince urged her .
Huang Yanchen gradually calmed down . She took a deep breath, knelt on one knee, and bowed in the direction of the Saint Prince's Mansion . "Thank you for the honor, Leader . "
Huang Yanchen knew very well that Zhang Ruochen was the one who had helped her gained this honor . The person she should be most grateful to was him .
When she stood up, her eyes gazed at Zhang Ruochen with complex emotions .
She did not express her thanks .
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