Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1370: Chapter 97: The Sacred Relic of the Golden Family

Northern Great Plains, a prairie country connected with China… Southern Gobi region.

The caravan roared across the grassland and finally stopped before a small tribe. Dozens of yurts of various sizes were scattered around, yet they seemed to hide some kind of mystery.

It is said that those who break in often lose their way, eventually not knowing what is going on, and end up inadvertently back outside.

The caravan stopped at the outskirts of the tribe, and a man was already waiting on the withered yellow grass… The visitors from the caravan refer to this man as Mr. Du, the bodyguard of the master they seek to meet.

At this moment, a strong middle-aged man in a mink fur coat alighted from the vehicle… A team of guards armed with sophisticated modern weapons formed two rows in front of the middle-aged man.

Chaganbala, the name of this middle-aged man, is a descendant of Borjigin… a legitimate descendant of the Golden Family, the offspring of the great Khan who once swept across the entire Oth Continent, and now, supported by his family, he has become one of the members of the Great Khuruldai Council, possessing countless assets and even secretly holding multiple oligarch identities in Russia.

“Haha, Mr. Du, we meet again.”

After getting off the vehicle, Chaganbala spread his arms and walked towards Mr. Du, who was waiting there, displaying the robustness of a prairie man. However, Mr. Du did not intend to embrace him. He smiled faintly and made an inviting gesture, “Mr. Chaganbala, please come inside, Master Qing has been waiting for you.”

Chaganbala did not mind Mr. Du’s indifference and merely smiled amicably—he had seen Mr. Du in action before, defeating a whole team of fifty well-equipped guards with bare hands, almost like Superman.

“I brought some gifts.” Chaganbala clapped his hands at this moment, “Mr. Du, please distribute them to everyone in the tribe. They’re not anything of great value, just some necessities, please do not refuse.”

“Thank you for that.” Mr. Du smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.

Then, four armed guards closely followed Mr. Chaganbala as he walked into the tribe—heading towards the innermost yurt.

All four guards couldn’t help but feel intensely nervous… The tribe wasn’t large, and there weren’t many people actually living here, but they could constantly feel enormous pressure emanating from these residents.

Even just a child… seemed extremely dangerous.

Soon, they stopped in front of a tent… Mr. Du stood outside the flap and said, “Mr. Chaganbala, you can go in by yourself, let your men wait outside.”

“I understand the rules.” Chaganbala nodded, then tightened the mink fur coat around him, before taking a suitcase from the guard behind him, and then lifted the flap to walk inside.

The two rows of lit candles were sufficient to make the inside quite bright. Chaganbala quickly saw Master Qing, the person he was visiting this time.

He was seated cross-legged on a mat, with gray-white hair, but his face appeared quite young, making it impossible to determine his true age. Furthermore, Master Qing was a sage with many extraordinary achievements outside the world.

Besides Master Qing, another person in the tent was a short-haired woman with a cold expression… She possessed an uncommon beauty, and at least the first time Chaganbala saw her, he was captivated.

But despite her slim figure, she had terrifying skills comparable to Mr. Du… Chaganbala naturally no longer felt infatuated with her; such a woman was beyond his control.

“Greetings, Master Qing.” Chaganbala showed great respect and then greeted the woman, “Miss Gong, we meet again.”

“Take a seat. There’s nothing special to entertain you with here.” Master Qing waved his hand, “I do have some tea leaves, you can try some, they’re fresh spring leaves recently picked from the Jiangnan region.”

Chaganbala said, “Master Qing, matters of tea and conversation are secondary… Let’s first discuss the main issue. I came this time to ask for your help in finding something.”

“Please go ahead.”

So, Chaganbala placed the suitcase he was holding on the blanket, aligning it… the opening facing Master Qing who was seated cross-legged. Then he focused on Master Qing’s eyes, slowly opening the suitcase, “Master Qing, do you recognize this item?”

Inside the suitcase was a photo adhered to one side, and at the bottom, there was also a box… Master Qing’s gaze settled on the photo for a moment before there was a change in expression, and then he began to ponder.

His fingers seemed to start pinching as if performing some arithmetic calculation.

“How about it, Master Qing?”

“Is this the Fuxi-Nuwa Stone?” Master Qing stopped his finger movements but was now looking at the box inside the suitcase.

“That’s right!”

Chaganbala nodded, “This is the sacred relic of the Golden Family, passed down until the fourth generation Prince Heshuote, when it disappeared. Until today, our Golden Family has never given up on retrieving the sacred relic. Heaven doesn’t disappoint, we finally have some clues. Master, please take a look!”

Master Qing waved his hand at this moment, and the waiting Miss Gong stepped forward, reaching into the suitcase to remove the box, and brought it back.

“It’s said that the Fuxi-Nuwa Stone is a natural formation of Yin and Yang, with the Yang Stone resembling a phallic while the Yin Stone resembles a vulva, the two stones naturally intersect, appear as one, symbolizing the convergence of Yin and Yang, and in legend, it even holds the secret of life. The late Prince Heshuote once used the Fuxi-Nuwa Stone’s appearance as a model to build two miracles—Phallic Peak and Vulva Cave, for the tribe to worship.”

Master Qing gently stroked the box in his arms, but did not rush to open it, as if contemplating something else, “Besides, the Golden Family has another sacred relic, the Gara Gem Seal, which is shaped like a seal with twin Azure Dragons playing with fire pearls on the seal button, but it seems to have been lost.”

“Master Qing deserves praise, his knowledge is astonishing.” Chaganbala looked at the box and said, “The item inside this box was acquired from an antique merchant, it’s a scroll of ancient Persian text, and after interpretation, it mentions a strange stone, whose appearance extremely resembles our clan’s sacred relic. It’s said this item was discovered in an ancient tomb, but…”

“You’ve been there, right, and returned with losses and injuries?” Master Qing suddenly asked.

Chaganbala nodded, “That’s right, in that tomb, my people encountered many strange events, and in the end, none of them survived… Electronic devices detected nothing, except in the final distress communication where the message ‘Eagle’ was left. Later, I sent three batches of people there, none of them returned.”

“You want me to help retrieve the sacred relic from this ancient tomb?”

“Although we cannot confirm whether the sacred relic is in the tomb, I suspect even if it isn’t, there must be more clues about the sacred relic inside…” Chaganbala nodded, “That’s right, I do intend to ask Master for his help. I know that those around Master are skilled individuals… Maybe they have a solution! Of course, regardless of whether there are any gains from this exploration of the ancient tomb, I will certainly not shortchange Master.”

Without much consideration, Master Qing calmly said, “Leave the box, in three days I’ll have someone contact you… You should head back.”

Chaganbala hesitated for a moment… but remembering this Master Qing’s mysterious appearance on the prairie several months ago and the incredible feats he performed, he ultimately clenched his teeth and made up his mind, “Then, I’ll await Master’s news… I won’t go far, just stay in the nearby town for now.”

“See the guest out.” Master Qing waved his hand.

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After Chaganbala’s caravan left, Mr. Du returned to Master Qing’s tent, and after making eye contact with Miss Gong, he lowered his head before Master Qing and said, “Your Honor, are you really planning to help Chaganbala search for the Golden Family’s sacred relic?”

Master Qing slowly said, “Divine Land, we won’t be able to return in a short time, so we need more land, otherwise we won’t be able to accommodate the Dao Monsters that will follow us later… This place is close to Divine Land, and the spiritual energy is quite good. Although the true dragon of Divine Land has blocked the leakage of spiritual energy, I can still manage to extract a little from within… If we want to survive, we must rely on resources to some extent.”

“Hmm.” Mr. Du nodded.

“Chaganbala and the family behind him have massive influence in the prairie nation. Cooperating with him will provide us with considerable convenience.”

Master Qing added slowly, “Why has Divine Land’s Management Bureau been growing day by day? It is because there is a massive national apparatus supporting it; this is something worth emulating… There shouldn’t necessarily be a complete distinction between Dao and Monster. If you still adhere to Lai Caisheng’s viewpoint, you may not be suitable to continue following me.”

“No, since we have chosen to follow you, naturally your intentions will take precedence.”

Master Qing slowly exhaled, “Since I have accepted what he left behind in the Heart of Heaven, I will at the very least not destroy what he originally wanted to do… You can rest assured.”

Miss Gong suddenly said at this moment, “Who do you intend to send to explore the ancient tomb this time, Master?”

Master Qing replied, “I intend to go personally… I have some interest in the sacred relic of the Golden Family. Also, after performing calculations with innate magic, I found the trip somewhat perilous, so I’m a bit uneasy letting someone else go.”

Miss Gong said, “Then, I will pack up and accompany you on the trip.”

Master Qing shook his head, “No need, let Du Lin accompany me this time. You stay here; I have other things for you to do.”

“Please instruct, Master.”

“You…” Just as he was about to speak, Master Qing suddenly frowned, and his expression changed slightly.

Mr. Du and Miss Gong were puzzled… only to see Master Qing suddenly stand up silently and walk out of the tent, looking up at the sky.

The weather on the prairie is unpredictable, and at this moment, dark clouds gathered in the distant sky, making it seem low and heavy.

A sound resembling the wind, or perhaps the sobs of someone crying, came faintly from afar, revealing a sense of melancholy.

However, all of this dispersed immediately, and the sky over the great prairie returned to clear skies… the Divine Land was the same.

“What was that sound just now? It was quite uncomfortable,” Miss Gong frowned.

Only Master Qing was now muttering incantations, his fingers swiftly forming hand signs, and his expression grew more serious… After a while, he stopped yet tightened his brows even further.

At this moment, his eyes were fragmented gold in color, and upon a careful listen, one could even hear Master Qing’s heart beating in a strange rhythm…

“Master, did you see anything?” Mr. Du and Du Lin asked in a low voice.

Master Qing said gravely, “Humanity should be revitalized; logically, we should usher in a flourishing era for the human race, but for some unknown reason, the ley lines in the Divine Land suddenly became active just now, disrupting Divine Land’s original fortune, and moreover…”

“Moreover?”

Master Qing murmured as if to himself, “Vaguely there’s a sense of decline… Yet within the decline, there seems to be a hidden mystery, but it has returned to normal now, I can’t say if it’s good or bad… Perhaps something has happened within the Divine Land.”

“Are we still going to the ancient tomb in Persia this time?” Du Lin quickly asked.

Master Qing suddenly said, “Yes, if I can find the sacred relic of the Golden Family, it will be of great use to me… Now that Divine Land’s fortune has become elusive, the relic’s significance might be greater than I imagined.”

“Is the sacred relic of the Golden Family really that important?” Miss Gong asked, confused.

Master Qing said, “It is not only the sacred relic of the Golden Family; even within the entire Divine Land Human Clan, it is considered a rare relic… You must know that once, here was also part of Divine Land’s territory. The former Great Khan was once a lord of an era… The Twelve Dragon Veins of Shenzhou, there is one hidden here.”

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The goatskin gradually disappeared after the handprint of the true dragon was imprinted… Once the momentary dizziness dissipated, a sense of exhaustion followed, yet within a few breaths, the body returned to normal.

Long Xiruo subconsciously thought it might be due to being in the Non-Human Domain with no supplemental power, coupled with excessive use… Despite the power still being half full.

Couldn’t be because of old age…

“Miss Long, are you planning to go back now?” As the true dragon of Divine Land was lost in thought, Boss Luo had already started speaking.

“Huh? What did you say?” Long Xiruo was stunned.

Boss Luo patiently said, “Miss Long, are you planning to take Fafnir away now?”

The true dragon of Divine Land instinctively looked at the golden dragon still lying on the floor… Only to see the golden dragon’s eyelids twitch, then let out a sigh and sat up abruptly.

In that instant, the true dragon of Divine Land blinked and without thinking swiftly punched Fafnir on the head—so the golden dragon couldn’t even utter a line of awakening before lying back down again.

Seeing the curious glances from beside, Miss Long squeezed her fist, “Sorry, don’t know why, just couldn’t help it…”

“This certainly is…” Boss Luo smiled slightly, “Miss Long’s style.”

“I… this guy is just too annoying! I’m not someone who doesn’t listen to reason!” The true dragon of Divine Land’s voice was somewhat urgent, then her expression changed, she turned and waved her hand, directly releasing the living room door with an air transference, “Who?”

Outside the living room door, a girl in pajamas holding a pillow stood frozen, looking terrified.

This girl was Mina, the girl who had fallen into the Lost Rift with Boss Luo and the others.

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PS: The next chapter will be delayed.