Supreme pardon

"One person took the surname Bai, that is, our second-generation patriarch and our ancestor, and another child took the surname Wei."

"Didn't they live together?"

"They are family and of course live together."

"But grandma." Bai Tan was full of confusion, "If it's a family, why can't there be another child's information in the family records?"

"More than 500 years ago, the Bai family touched the absolute forbidden life sciences and got involved in the turmoil brought by the genetic warriors. How many people died in that catastrophe and how many family powers were overthrown, you have never thought about why they are in a whirlpool Didn't the Bai family in the center go back to the top of the pyramid after a setback?"

If the existence of the first patriarch and his lover was tacitly kept secret, then the disaster 500 years ago was expressly forbidden to anyone to discuss it.

Bai Tan held his breath, and his intuition told him that he was about to touch the real hidden core of the Bai family.

"As I said before, Wei Feng is a very powerful politician. He and our first Patriarch are equal in every respect. Even, from the time we met and fell in love to staying together, he has been the one who silently Protect and wait."

The founder of the Bai family is a famous genius scientist, Bai Tan can't imagine what kind of person can stand side by side with him without any inferiority.

"When the Bai family was established, all family affairs were managed by Wei Feng. It can be said that the real creator of the skeleton structure of the Bai family today is him."

"Why is such a powerful person..." disappeared in the historical records?

Bai Tan didn't understand.

Is it just because homosexuality was not allowed in the world at the time?That's not to say that even a little trace can't be found.

"Wei Feng had his own power at the time, but since he made love to the first patriarch, he has dedicated all his energy to the Bai family. He has guarded his lover and the Bai family for the rest of his life. Even if he dies, he still hopes Your own will can be passed on, Tan Tan, aren't you curious about the first guardian of the sacred tree?"

The first guardian of the sacred tree...Bai Tan is of course curious, but unfortunately the records that can be found in the family are all about the previous patriarchs, while the equally important guardian of the Bai family has almost no sense of existence like air.

Yes, on purpose?

He had never explored this issue before, but now...he tried to speculate, "Grandma, the first guardian of the sacred tree, is the other child of the twins?"

Since Wei Feng hopes that someone will continue to guard the family left by his lover, is there a better candidate than the child who took his surname?

"Yes, Wei Feng taught and trained that child, and finally handed over all his power to him, including the love tree."

"So in the turmoil about genes more than 500 years ago, the reason why the Bai family can stand still is because of the guardian of the sacred tree?" Bai Tan widened his eyes, shocked.

"The Tree of the Bell Boat..." Standing up from the ground, the white-haired old man walked forward tremblingly, and lightly touched the roots of the tree with his palm, "The real power is not its name, nor the existence of this tree itself , it is the belief that spans thousands of years is placed behind it, and it is the things it symbolizes to master."

"grandmother……"

"Six major families, Chen, Xu, Qi, Bai, Helian, and Leng. My Bai family is not the strongest, but it has been able to stay out of the fight for power that has been changing for hundreds of years. Have you ever wondered why?"

"I thought it was our family's thinking that was different from other families."

The Bai family's desire to sit in the first place is not strong.

After settling down from the aristocratic class, the struggle among big families has never ceased for a day, and there have been wins and losses for each other for a hundred years. Like this time, the position of the first family of the Chen family was taken away by the Qi family.

"After the turmoil 500 years ago, the Bai family changed their minds and became low-key, but there are many things that you can't hide from." Slowly looking up, Jiang Qiwei said softly: "This time In the battle between the Chen Qi family and the first family, except for the Bai family, the other three families are involved, do you think they don't want to drag us through this muddy water?"

"What does grandma mean?"

"They have scruples."

"What scruples?" Bai Tan came back to his senses, followed by looking at the big tree above his head, "Is it because of the holy tree?"

"For them, the real horror of the Bai family is not the things that can be seen on the surface, but another force that may exist."

"strength?"

"The holy tree is dead. It is a god deliberately created by my Bai family and the nobles. It is a vain belief for the people. Since people hold it to such a height, they can naturally cut it down." Turning around, Jiang Qiwei looked at her youngest grandson, and vaguely saw another beautiful girl from his eyebrows, "People in power can make up a miracle to replace another miracle at any time, and all those who taboo this tree are not afraid of it." For a big tree, what they really fear is the Bai family who guards this belief."

"The guardian of the holy tree..."

"For all living beings, you are their hope. The existence of the holy tree must have its meaning. They pin their yearning for a better life on you. The Bai family maintains this legend, and ordinary people are willing to believe in this miracle." Coughing two times Jiang Qiwei panted softly, and smiled at her grandson's concern, "For other families who are also nobles, you are a symbol of the power of my Bai family. Even if you don't believe in so-called miracles, who would dare to disrespect or kneel down?"

The so-called sacred objects, ordinary people respect miracles, while nobles respect power.

Bai Tan said in a hoarse voice, "Then for the Bai family, what does the holy tree represent for the family?"

A show of power?Or a dead thing that attracts all beings?

"It's the key." After every word, Jiang Qiwei was solemn.

"Key?" Bai Tan frowned, subconsciously remembering someone's face, when they first met, someone took himself as a key with him.

"It's the key to open another Bai family." Jiang Qiwei further explained.

"Another...another Bai family?" Bai Tan stammered because he didn't understand.

"Wei Feng entrusted his power to the first guardian, and after the first guardian got old, he handed over his power to the second guardian, who was the younger brother of the second patriarch, and every guardian after that Those who have not been selected will entrust their influence to the child who was not selected as the head of the family."

Therefore, my previous guardian was my uncle.

"Thinking about it carefully, Wei Feng would do this back then. Apart from hoping that someone would continue to guard the Bai family on his behalf, he must also hope to leave something for the child who cannot inherit the family. After that, the guardians followed the original rules. They must It is also with the idea of ​​brothers watching each other, in order to ensure that the Bai family can exist forever, as a disappearing branch, as a shadow, they will always lurk underground."

"So were they 500 years ago?"

When the Bai family was about to decline, miraculously helped the Bai family stand up again.

"Yes." Stretching out her hand, Jiang Qiwei stroked her grandson's cheek, and said lovingly: "This is the truly terrifying part of the Bai family. There is another shadow of the Bai family. Their power is not inferior to the family you have seen in your life. .”

"Then why do you say the holy tree is the key?"

"Because this shadow Bai family will only obey the orders of one person."

"Yes..." Bai Tan frowned, he already had the answer in his heart, "A guardian?"

"Correct."

"..." Dazed for a moment, Bai Tan clenched his hands tightly, "But grandma, I only found out about this today..."

Such an important thing, why, why did you wait for so many years to tell yourself?Even if you are sleeping in the life box, if you want to, there is always another way to tell.

"Tan Tan, the warmest and coldest thing in the world, do you know what it is?"

"People's hearts...?"

"It's people's hearts." With eyes closed, Jiang Qiwei turned her back again, "If you were the Patriarch of the Bai family, and there was such a power in the hands of another person, would you feel relieved or afraid?"

"But the one who controls this power is..." It's my own brother!Bai Tan wanted to say this, but swallowed the words bitterly.

"The first guardian includes the guardians after him, and even Wei Feng who created this shadow of the Bai family. Their original intentions must be good, because they deeply believe in each other and can give everything for each other, but after thousands of years, even if The bloodline remains the same, but the heart is changeable, the eighth Patriarch saw that power 500 years ago, before that, he only had a vague idea of ​​how you let him sleep soundly in the future."

The eighth patriarch of the Bai family has been inherited for hundreds of years. This shadow Bai family that only the patriarch knows has never had any contact with the real Bai family, so not many people pay attention to it. The eighth Patriarch who was shocked made a certain decision.

"Only when the Bai family encounters a major change, the shadow Bai family will be opened by the guardian. Before that, the two sides have never been in contact. The only people in the Bai family who know the existence of the shadow are the owner and the guardian, and the eighth guardian died very early. .”

"Dead?" Bai Tan is not stupid. Having said this, he had a terrible guess in his mind, "Is it the eighth Patriarch who..."

Jiang Qiwei knelt down again, and stopped her with a stern tone, "Tan Tan!"

"Grandma?" With a pale face, Bai Tan was at a loss and at a loss.

"After that, the youngest son of the eighth Patriarch took over the position of the guardian, and set a rule that even he could not know the true meaning of the holy tree until the guardian was 25 years old. Isolated from the Bai family, except for the village head, many people don't know the family they really serve, and even more people spend their whole lives without knowing that they are pawns that have never been activated."

"What is a village chief?"

"The shadow family is scattered all over the alliance, just like everyone in the Bai family doesn't know they exist, and many of them don't know their connection with the Bai family. The village chief is the person who manages and contacts this force on his behalf, and is also responsible for supervising every guardian. the legacy of the

Bai Tan was silent as his brain received too much information at the moment.

The already bloodless face became paler and paler, and in the end, he collapsed on the ground as if his soul had been drawn out.

I don't know when the body was trembling, and even the voice became weak, "Grandma, uncle... uncle, is it..."

The previous guardian, his uncle died very early, Bai Tan suddenly remembered that the year his uncle died, if I remember correctly, it should not be long after his 25th birthday.