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

……

Su Qingxue stopped looking at the Fengyi inheritance page and instead initiated a separate application for life protection:

[Application for emergency independent guardianship of the entity with abnormal existence.]

The ancestral land authorities did not immediately accept the case.

The applicant possesses the necessary qualifications for Phoenix Express's first-tier carrier.

[It is recommended to complete the inheritance registration first.]

"Refuse advice."

Su Qingxue continued to submit statements:

"I refuse to assume the role of the first person to carry on the Fengyi identity."

"Reject the right to inherit ancestral land."

"Refuse master controller binding."

"Reject any form of life replacement agreement."

"This application is only for independent life-saving operations and cannot be combined with a candidate status."

He Shoushan immediately objected:

"Without a primary controller, external personnel have no right to monitor the main control core."

Su Qingxue looked at him.

"Is it a person inside, or the main control core?"

He Shoushan did not answer.

"If it's a human being, then life protection applies."

"If it's just a component of the formation, why did you need to find someone to replace him?"

These two questions bring to light the conflicts within the old system.

The ancestral site's main control unit re-verified the life capsule:

[An independent life beat has been detected.]

[Personal biometrics detected.]

Forced binding detected.

[The entity that exists abnormally possesses independent legal personality.]

The countdown has 120 seconds left.

Shen Banxia connected the recovered Zero Source Pattern to the original monitoring interface.

"The Shen family's Zero Source Pattern can be established and maintained independently."

System reminder:

[This source pattern once belonged to the ancestral land's main energy supply structure.]

"wrong."

Shen Banxia submitted the Shen family's historical origin records:

"The Zero Source Pattern was originally used to identify and protect life rhythms, and is not responsible for controlling the power supply."

"It was later transferred by Santa and then put into operation for live extraction."

"The original function conflicts with the current use; we request the restoration of the original definition."

Zhou Ye sent the verification results from the Central Region:

"The historical number matches up. The construction time of Source Rune Zero was eleven years earlier than the Ancestral Land Replacement Rules."

Shen Banxia immediately submitted the missing documents:

[Request to restore Source Pattern Zero to an independent life monitoring interface.]

[Application approved.]

The life pod's rhythm was separated out individually.

The countdown slowed down, but it didn't stop.

Lin Wanrong walked to the matrilineal reception end.

The old identity data still uses her name to provide a link between Su Qingxue and Fengyi's inheritance chain.

She submitted a final withdrawal:

"In my current capacity as the subject of life, I hereby revoke all maternal lineage transfer authorizations from the historical personality segment."

"My identity as a mother must not be used to forcibly bind my daughter."

"My blood relationship with Su Qingxue only proves our kinship, not that she has any obligations to bear."

[Current will confirmed.]

The forced maternal ties have been severed.

The Phoenix Embroidery Pre-registration on Su Qingxue's identity panel went dark.

Time remaining: 84 seconds.

……

Inside the Central Sacred Tower, Qian Shao has already connected the two Xiao family compensation mines to the public resource pool.

"Zhou Ye, I've given you the route. Are you sure sending it in the opposite direction won't be considered an attack on our ancestral land?"

"We are applying for life-saving care, not taking over the case."

"I'm confirming again, are all records publicly available?"

"Every energy source has a timestamp, a purpose, and a receiver."

"Then I'll send it."

Qian Shao signed the dispatch agreement.

Non-living energy originates from the Holy Tower's public resource pool and is replenished in the reverse direction along the channel that originally drew from living people.

This road used to be a one-way street, only allowing entry but not exit.

Each activation draws life from the candidates and the Shen family's legacy.

Now, Zhou Ye has shut down all the extraction terminals, leaving only the open power supply.

Energy is calibrated via source pattern zero and then enters the independent maintenance interface of the abnormal entity.

The rhythm of life begins to return.

A conflict arose despite the ancestral land being under control:

[Secondary maintenance rule: The inheritor must replace the exception subject.]

Independent power supply will not be accepted if replacement is not completed.

The countdown has only 57 seconds left.

He Shoushan breathed a sigh of relief.

"The old system cannot be bypassed."

Qin Feng converted the rule levels identified by his divine eye into verifiable temporal evidence:

"The first one, the Fengyi inheritance chain."

"The second document is the life support chain for the abnormal entity."

"The third document is the ancestral land control authority chain."

All three sets of original serial numbers have been made public.

Qin Feng said:

"They were built at different times and have different functions."

"The so-called requirement for successors to be replaced is merely a secondary maintenance rule added twenty years ago."

He Shoushan retorted:

"It has been operating for twenty years and is the current rule of the ancestral land."

"A longer runtime does not necessarily mean a higher level."

Qin Feng submitted the agreement to his superior:

Independent life forms must not be forcibly formatted, replaced, or converted into array materials.

[Agreement Level: Ancestral Land Main Hub Life Protection.]

[Establishment Time: Earlier than secondary maintenance rules.]

"The secondary maintenance rules require Su Qingxue to replace a living person, which directly conflicts with the superior life protection agreement."

"Requests will be processed according to the access level."

Ancestral land control begins to be compared:

[Secondary maintenance rule: Local maintenance level in the ancestral land.]

[Independent Life Protection Protocol: Mandatory Level from Higher-Level Hub.]

Local maintenance rules cannot override higher-level life protection protocols.

[Conflict rules suspended.]

The countdown stopped at thirty-one seconds.

Non-life energy officially entered the life support module.

The rhythm of the abnormal subject gradually stabilizes.

At the same time, the Fengyi inheritance chain, life maintenance chain, and master control authority chain were all separated.

The abnormal entity continues to rely on independent survival.

Su Qingxue maintains her independent identity.

[The ancestral land control has entered a temporary stable state.]

[Permanent ownership of the controller: Undetermined.]

……

Outside the old medical clinic, members of the Su family's collateral branch stared at the results, remaining silent for a long time.

They always thought that the only way to preserve their ancestral land was to put another Phoenix body inside.

Now, Qin Feng has not sought new victims.

He dismantled the rule about the incorrect binding.

Su Qingxue did not become the key to the ancestral land, and the people in the life pod did not die.

He Shoushan suddenly rushed toward the non-life-saving power supply line.

"Without a primary bearer, the main control will inevitably spiral out of control sooner or later!"

Raise your hand to close the maintenance valve.

Su Lie remained motionless until the system issued a series of warnings:

The maintenance crew is sabotaging emergency life support lines.

[This behavior violates the rules for the protection of physical evidence.]

[This behavior violates the independent life guardianship rule.]

The entity responsible for maintaining the property must not intentionally exacerbate the damage.

He Shoushan didn't stop; he still wanted to cut off the last bit of energy.

[Identity frozen.]

The moment the notification appeared, Su Lie moved.

He stepped in front of the power supply line, grabbed He Shoushan's wrist, pressed down on his shoulder, and forced him to the ground.

It only used one move, without any extra attacks, and without damaging any of the ancestral land array patterns.

He Shoushan tried to struggle, but Su Lie pressed his hands behind his back.

"I've been waiting for you for ages."

"You were legally identified just now, so I can't touch you."

"Now that you've actively harmed someone, the matter is simple."

The chief prosecutor of the ancestral land bureau fully documented the law enforcement process:

Su Lie's actions in preventing the disruption of the lifeline were legal.

No unauthorized attacks on ancestral lands were detected.

Wu Jie ran in from outside and first locked the door on He Shoushan.

"Old man, you've guarded this place for twenty years, and in the end, you've put yourself in jail."

He Shoushan gritted his teeth.

"The ancestral land cannot be without its first bearer."

Qin Feng walked up to him.

"Whatever the ancestral land needs, the rules can be re-established."

"It's not up to you to decide whose life to take."

The temporary permission results came down quickly:

Su Qingxue has been granted temporary investigation rights over the outskirts of the ancestral land.

[Su Qingxue has been granted independent guardianship of the abnormally existing entity.]

Su Qingxue has no right to control the core of the ancestral land.

[Unauthorized to read the complete identity of the abnormal entity.]

[We have no right to permanently define the first order of the Phoenix Clan.]

[Lin Wanrong's historical identity has been changed to read-only criminal evidence.]

[The Shen family's Zero Source Pattern has been returned to the original monitoring terminal.]

The Santa Life Remains Maintenance Project has completed the replacement of non-life energy sources.

Su Qingxue checked each item one by one and found that she had not requested any expansion of permissions.

What we need is to find out the facts and protect people, not to take the opportunity to seize the throne in our ancestral land.

Shen Banxia squatted down next to the life support cabin, examining the Zero Source Pattern.

"The rhythm has stabilized."

"Was any data lost?" Qin Feng asked.

"No. Vital records, historical data, and master logs are all separated."

Lin Wanrong also received confirmation of guardianship from her historical identity.

Those memories were not immediately unlocked.

Now is not the time.

Those documents will no longer speak for her; she can wait until she's ready before looking at them.

Zhou Ye's remote channel suddenly issued a notification:

"Brother Feng, after He Shoushan's identity was frozen, his historical reception records have been unlocked."

"Can I see the authorization chain?"

"able."

The complete record was thrown to the outskirts of the ancestral land:

[Su Zhennan's former family seal: Bridging the authorization end.]

[Old Doctor's Cottage: Internal Execution Terminal.]

[Registration executor for Guifeng Corridor: He Shoushan.]

[Direct command source: First Observation Seat of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.]

Su Lie raised his head.

"First observation seat?"

Zhou Ye continued his investigation:

[Seat Status: Cancelled 20 years ago.]

[Ancestral Land Internal Permission Status: Not logged out.]

[Permission level: Higher than the Holy Tower, and higher than the current outer perimeter system of the Su family ancestral land.]

[Su Qingxue, the first candidate to pre-register, submitted her application: First Observer Seat of Tianji Pavilion.]

Qin Feng sealed all the records.

Su Zhennan's old seal was only responsible for opening the door, while He Shoushan was only responsible for registering from the inside.

The one who actually gave the order was a seat that had been publicly absent for twenty years.

After the ancestral site stabilized, the anomalous entity inside the life pod transmitted clear information for the first time:

"The first observer whose account was cancelled twenty years ago..."

"We have never left the ancestral home of the Su family!"