Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

"Silly child, you actually expect to rely on that divine weapon to suppress the city lord's mansion."

Madam Li laughed, but her laughter was so ironic, so tragic, filled with unspeakable bitterness and indignation. "That divine weapon is the root of my Li family's suffering!"

Li Ruoyou's body trembled, and she looked at her mother with a pale face.

The curse of their own family was actually caused by that divine weapon?

She also said that there is no curse in this world that can keep spreading through the Li family generation after generation.

It turns out they were cursed by a divine weapon.

That's not surprising. The power of divine weapons is incredible; there's almost nothing they can't do, only things she can't imagine.

What is a curse? Even divine weapons capable of destroying the heavens and the earth do exist.

"Why would my family attract such a thing?" Li Ruoyou couldn't help but ask.

Madam Li sighed and said:

"This is just bad luck for the Li family."

"When my ancestor was collecting herbs, he accidentally found this divine weapon in the deep mountains. He thought he had encountered a great stroke of luck."

"Who would have thought that this divine weapon would be an extremely ominous object, cursing anyone who comes into contact with it!"

"What's even more terrifying is that the curse will spread; it won't stop until all of this person's blood relatives are cursed to death."

"That's not right." Li Ruoyou was puzzled again. "The power of a divine weapon is terrifying. If it were to curse my Li family, it could wipe out everyone in an instant. Why would it wait until we're forty?"

According to the legends Li Ruoyou knew, which divine weapon didn't possess the power to destroy the heavens and the earth? Destroying a Black Mountain City would only take the blink of an eye.

How could anyone live this long?

"That's because my Li family's ancestors were not ordinary people either."

Madam Li's tone hardened. "Didn't you ever consider that my Li family bloodline has produced superior mortal bodies transformed into spiritual bodies generation after generation? How could my Li family ancestors possibly be ordinary?"

"That's true."

Li Ruoyou suddenly realized.

Yes, she had rarely heard of any constitution that could allow a person to reproduce stably for generations.

Within Black Mountain City, there are indeed people with mortal bodies, but they usually only appear in one generation, and it is very difficult for the next generation to have the same physique.

Even if it happens, the chances are extremely slim. Therefore, most people with this constitution will reproduce in large numbers, hoping that one of their offspring will be able to inherit their bloodline.

However, the Li family has a 100% success rate in producing top-grade mortal bodies in every generation. Now that I think about it, my ancestors were indeed extraordinary.

"Although my ancestor was no match for that divine weapon, he finally came up with a solution by relying on his own abilities, as well as the help of many friends and even some powerful people he knew."

Madam Li continued, "That is, to rely on the corpses of my Li family members to suppress this thing for generations."

"Only in this way will the curse not fully erupt, but will be delayed until the age of forty."

Speaking of it.

Only then did she look at Li Ruoyou with utmost seriousness:

"So you understand now, right? When you go to the herb field, you must bring out that divine weapon."

"Otherwise, if the City Lord's Mansion finds the divine weapon in the medicinal field and seizes it, my Li family will be utterly finished, and you will surely die too!"

She paused, then quickly emphasized:

"Furthermore, once the divine weapon is brought out, without the suppression of the ancestral corpse, the curse of the divine weapon will also erupt. Therefore, you must nourish the divine weapon with your blood every day to delay the onset of the curse. After you die, you can use your corpse to suppress the divine weapon. Only in this way can we prolong the bloodline of our Li family."

Li Ruoyou was speechless.

Her mother told her to go to the medicinal herb field with Qin Xiao.

It was to dig out that deceitful divine weapon, fearing that it would fall into the hands of others.

She would have to continue repeating the behavior of her ancestors, using her corpse to suppress the divine soldiers after she died.

For a moment, Li Ruoyou felt extremely aggrieved and couldn't help but say:

"Isn't there any other way to completely break the curse?"

"Yes," Madam Li said with absolute certainty.

"Really?!" A hint of surprise appeared in Li Ruoyou's beautiful eyes, and hope arose in her heart.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, all hope in her heart vanished.

"That means finding another, more powerful divine weapon, and that weapon must be your master, so that you can be free from the curse of the divine weapon."

Madam Li glanced at her daughter indifferently.

Li Ruoyou fell completely silent.

Divine weapons are not something a weak person like her could possibly find.

Let alone her, even someone ten, a hundred, or even ten thousand times stronger than the Lord of Black Mountain City might not be able to find the divine weapon.

A short while later.

Madam Li and Li Ruoyou then sought out Qin Xiao and the others once more.

Upon seeing Qin Xiao, Li Ruoyou smiled wryly and said:

"Uncle Lin, it seems I'll have to ask you for help again this time. There's something in that herb field that's extremely important to the Li family, and I must go there in person."

"It wouldn't hurt to bring you along."

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow. "But if you're not at the Li family's, what will happen to your mother when the City Lord's people arrive?"

"Master Lin, there's no need to worry. My Li family is not without hiding places. The City Lord's Mansion won't be able to find me anytime soon."

Madam Li quickly replied.

"Then I have no objection."

Qin Xiao nodded. With Li Ruoyou leading the way, he would be able to find the medicinal herbs he needed more easily.

In addition, he was also somewhat curious about what kind of treasure the Li family would possess as a family heirloom.

Because just when the mother and daughter returned.

Qin Xiao then discovered that the Goddess Painting was emitting an incomparably dazzling light, a light he had never seen before since he obtained it.

Qin Xiao immediately realized that the thing that could cause such a strong change in the Goddess Painting was probably the family heirloom that Madam Li had mentioned.

For a moment, even Qin Xiao couldn't help but feel excited.

What's a small favor to Li Ruoyou for something like this?

"Master Lin."

At this moment, Madam Li took out a small box and solemnly handed it to Qin Xiao.

After her conversation with Li Ruoyou, she went to the clan treasury and retrieved this item.

She cautiously said to Qin Xiao:

"This is the heirloom of my Li family. You must never let outsiders know about it."

Qin Xiao didn't stand on ceremony, took the small box, and opened it.

But it turned out to be just a tiny gold fragment the size of a thumb.

That's it?

Just a fragment?

Such a small fragment was able to make the goddess painting emit such a strong light.

Qin Xiao was somewhat taken aback for a moment.

Xu Yiren, who was standing to the side, immediately looked away after hearing Madam Li's words.

But seeing Qin Xiao's expression, he couldn't help but glance at the box.

Upon seeing this, they were dumbfounded.

A single fragment was treated as a family heirloom of the Li family.

The Li family's heirloom is far too shabby.

"Master Lin, don't think this is just an ordinary fragment."

Madam Li seemed to have anticipated Qin Xiao's expression, and a look of unwavering confidence appeared on her face.

"You will know how magical this thing is when you drip your blood into it."