I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

The temporary trusteeship of Santa Maria was completed in two hours.

Qian Shao remained in the Central Region to manage energy and assets.

Zhou Ye was responsible for remote backups and kept a close eye on every log of data transmitted back from the ancestral homeland.

Qin Feng doesn't want to bring many people back to Yanjing:

Su Qingxue, Lin Wanrong, Shen Banxia, ​​Su Lie, Wu Jie.

Before setting off, several old clans jointly submitted an escort application.

The agreement begins with "assistance and protection," but ends with an additional clause:

Joint witnesses can participate in verifying ancestral origin identity.

After reading it, Su Qingxue rejected it immediately.

The old woman in the Fengyi branch said:

"Our ancestral homeland is related to candidates throughout history, and we need to be present."

"You can view legally published records."

"Without on-site witnesses, who can guarantee that the Su family won't change the results?"

"The escort is only responsible for escorting."

Su Qingxue returned the agreement.

"The Su family does not accept any protection attached to their identity rights."

The old families did not continue the dispute.

Su Qingxue had just put herself under double scrutiny, so it would be difficult for them to use the excuse of preventing a power grab.

Qin Feng waited for her to finish before starting the retreat route to the Kowloon Old Clock Tower.

The first sequence of key embryos is only responsible for peripheral positioning and cannot open the ancestral core.

That's perfect.

They're investigating the source now, not trying to seize control.

After opening the array door of the old clock tower, Shen Banxia first put away the Zero Source Pattern Monitoring Interface.

"Let me warn you first, the Origin Rune is still in the ancestral land, and the other party can use it to influence the Shen family's legacy. Once inside, don't believe anyone who calls my name; check the numbers first."

Wu Jie asked:

"Then shall I call you Shen the Money-Grubber?"

"That's fine. Many people know this nickname, but few dare to call it that to your face."

"Alright, Shen the money-grubber."

"You want to get beaten up right now?"

The two exchanged a few words, but the tension eased somewhat.

……

On the other side of the gate was the outer perimeter of the ancestral home of the Su family in Yanjing.

The main gate stands at the entrance on the mountainside.

There was no dust on the door, and the maintenance array was still running.

Su Qingxue walked to the door.

The bloodline recognition light came on quickly.

[The main bloodline of the Su family has been confirmed.]

Name: Su Qingxue.

[Current head of the family identity: Unconfirmed.]

[Should we accept the first bearer candidate certification?]

Su Qingxue did not confirm.

"Only request a source investigation."

[The application does not meet the requirements for entry through the main gate.]

Please complete the first bearer candidate authentication first.

"I can break through."

He didn't draw his sword, waiting for Qin Feng to make a decision.

Qin Feng activated his divine eye and examined the family head's emblem on the door.

[The original patriarchal emblem of the Su family.]

[Authenticity: True.]

[Current installation location: Not the original door position.]

[Time of travel: Twenty years ago.]

[Function: Induces attackers to launch attacks and generates unauthorized intrusion records.]

Qin Feng said:

"Don't move."

Su Lie withdrew his hand.

"A fake door?"

"The door is real, and the emblem is real too. Its position has been changed."

Wu Jie understood.

"Use real stuff to create a trap. Whoever attacks the door will leave a record of attacking the ancestral land."

Qin Feng looked to the left along the door frame and said:

"The main gate is only responsible for having Su Qingxue undergo candidate certification; we'll follow the old Shen family route."

Shen Banxia opened the incomplete array diagram.

A section of road in the image has been completely deleted, leaving only two breaks.

Following the directions provided by the Shen family elders who had just been revived, she reconnected the broken ends.

"Go around from below the medicinal spring, and there's a reversal turn in the middle."

Lin Wanrong asked:

"Can you confirm?"

Shen Banxia shook her head.

"We can only confirm the first half; the rest needs to be located on-site."

Lin Wanrong looked at the main entrance, her expression not good.

Another version of her has already been registered in the ancestral land system.

That identity entity possessed her information from twenty years ago and even used her name as collateral for Su Qingxue's entry into the carrier sequence.

She wanted to know what the old document contained, but she was also afraid that it might contain decisions she had forgotten.

Qin Feng noticed that she kept clutching her sleeve.

"Aunt Lin, not remembering doesn't mean you did it."

"But that's my historical identity."

Historical data can prove what you said in the past, but it cannot decide what you do now.

Lin Wanrong nodded.

These words did not completely relax her, but they made her realize what she needed to do upon entering her ancestral homeland.

She wasn't there to prove whether she remembered things completely or not.

She wants to take back her name.

The team entered the side path below the medicinal spring.

The first half of the route is consistent with the Shenjia Remnant Map.

When you reach the second break, two roads appear ahead.

A path leads to the main hall.

On the other downward line, the markings have been scraped off.

Qin Feng used his divine eye to look and chose to go down.

"The main hall route was added twenty years ago; the old route is below."

Su Lie walked at the front, but still did not attack any of the array gates.

……

Half an hour later, they arrived at the old medical clinic.

The courtyard gate has been opened.

There were more than a dozen members of the Su family's ancestral lineage standing inside, as well as four former gatekeepers.

These people did not perform the rites of the current head of the family when they saw Su Qingxue.

An elderly man spoke first:

"The candidates for reassignment have finally arrived."

Su Qingxue stopped outside the door.

"I did not accept the candidacy."

"Mrs. Lin has already provided maternal guarantees for you."

"Which Mrs. Lin?"

The old man stepped aside.

In the main hall of the old medical clinic stood a woman whose historical identity was projected.

She looked much younger than Lin Wanrong is now, wearing the dress of the matriarch of the Su family from twenty years ago.

The identity badge is intact, and there are no missing or damaged information on the memory device.

She looked at Su Qingxue and said:

"Qingxue, come back."

The real Lin Wanrong stood beside Qin Feng without responding.

The projection of history turned back to her.

"The current life subject has incomplete memory, has undergone long-term extraction, and does not possess complete maternal judgment ability."

The old gatekeeper said:

"Historical identity is preserved in the ancestral land, and the records have never left the sealed area. It is more complete than the current Mrs. Lin."

Lin Wanrong walked into the courtyard.

"Twenty years ago, I did submit documents to my ancestral homeland."

She did not evade the question and continued:

"I've handed over the bloodline information, some of Qingxue's memories before and after her disappearance, and the retreat route to the old Kowloon Clock Tower."

Qin Feng asked:

Have you submitted a hosting authorization?

"no."

Lin Wanrong looked at the old end.

"I submitted a non-bearing declaration."

Su Qingxue asked:

"What is the content?"

"You may not be written into any Phoenix power supply or carrying loop without your current consent."

The old user immediately replied:

"No valid statement found".

Lin Wanrong closed her eyes.

"I remember writing it."

The old gatekeeper shook his head.

"The living memory has been damaged. The historical identity is more intact and should be determined by the ancestral homeland."

Qin Feng checked the status of both sides.

The real Lin Wanrong had a life and a current will, but her memory had large gaps.

The old identity segment does not have an independent life, but it preserves real bloodline information, ancestral seal guarantee, and complete historical records.

The ancestral land's controlling entity cannot immediately determine who has the right to maternal lineage transfer.

A new countdown appeared above the old medical clinic.

[Dual Identity Conflict Ruling: Six Hours.]

[If the matter remains unresolved by the deadline, those who entered the process earlier will automatically acquire the right to be adopted through the maternal line!]