Chapter: 266

"It was due to being besieged by Mountain Pass that I had to retreat west, traversing desolate land, visiting 15 villages, causing the barbarian leader much fear. He cursed me and attempted to kill me, but I spat blood and a locust emerged from my mouth, and eventually passed away at the age of 39. My eldest son, Xuanxun, took care of family matters."

As she finished writing this passage, Li Jingchen sighed mournfully, her simple attire fluttering gently in the breeze. On the side, Li Tonghai raised his head to see her continue writing:

"Seventeen years ago, summer fourth month, there was a drought. The mountain pass received locusts from the south, blocking out the sky."

"Not wrong."

Li Tonghai nodded slightly. He had been thinking of writing family history for several years, but with family affairs being busy and each big clan having matters to attend to, it wasn't the right time. Now that Li Jingchen was available and a member of the main line, he handed it over to her.

Li Jingchen raised her hairpin, dipped her brush in ink, placed the finished parchment aside, took out another piece of paper, and was about to start writing when she heard the voice from outside the courtyard:

"Chen Donghe is asking to see you!"

"Come in."

Li Tongyao saw Chen Donghe walk into the courtyard with deliberate steps, dressed in plain attire. Chen Donghe looked at Li Jingchen's back through the lattice window and bowed:

"I have important matters to report to you, sir."

He paused for a moment before continuing, his voice low and hesitant. He had been away from the village for many months already, but Li Tongyao always seemed to be a step ahead of him. Chen Donghe gritted his teeth as he spoke:

"The family head said that this matter can only be reported to Tongyao personally."

Li Jingchen's head jerked up suddenly, his brush hovering above the paper as he backed away slightly. His expression turned serious, and he motioned for those around him to step back. That was when Chen Donghe produced a crystal orb from his chest, knelt down, and spoke in a low tone:

"The family head said that this orb must be delivered personally to Tongyao's hands. I have not dared to delay on my journey and have not spoken of it to anyone else."

Li Jingchen received the orb and picked it up gingerly. He saw a small, pure white crystal fragment sealed within its transparent water-like substance, which sparkled beautifully in the sunlight.

Just as Li Jingchen was about to speak, his internal divine symbol suddenly jumped, causing him to be shaken to the core. For a moment, he remained silent, his expression unchanged as he responded:

"I knew, and I've recorded this accomplishment."

He turned back Chen Donghe, Li Tongyao swiftly stored things in a bag, but found that this treasure couldn't be put into the bag, so he had to hide it inside, looking towards Maibu as he walked slowly into the courtyard.

The divine sense of Lu Jiangxian was already surrounding that orb, seeing Li Tongyao hurrying back to the rear courtyard and feeling a connection with that fragment, causing his heart to be greatly shocked.

"It's clear that the law mirror is just an empty platform, and what's called the mirror surface is nothing but its own light... The original whole mirror has already been torn into four or five pieces, almost completely lost!"

The fragment in the orb at Li Tongyao's hand was one of the missing pieces!

The law mirror itself was only palm-sized, while that fragment was as big as two fingernail covers, and had already occupied about one-tenth of the entire mirror surface. Lu Jiangxian's eyes were greedy with excitement, but he suppressed his impulse to absorb it and waited quietly in the courtyard.

Li Tongyao slowly knelt down, placing the orb on the altar, and Lu Jiangxian immediately activated his divine power, causing intense white light to burst forth from the law mirror, suspending the azure-gray jade body above.

The twelve symbols along the edge of the mirror began to flash one by one, with the fierce white light undulating like ripples on the surface of the mirror, filling the courtyard with a heavy and oppressive atmosphere that left Li Tongyao gasping for breath.

Lu Jiangxian took hold of the orb, and the Tai Yin's dark glow burst forth. The crystal outer shell, transparent and radiant as ice under fire, melted away to become a white flag, surprisingly transforming into a high-level talismanic energy. JrNovels.com