Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Mu Xiaoqiao was very sharp-eyed and was talking to her father when she suddenly shouted, "Who's outside?"

Chen Taorui was shocked, but he reacted immediately and calmed himself down. He clasped his fists and said, "General, this is an urgent document from the north."

"Come in." Mu Huanan's voice.

Chen Taorui pushed the door open and walked in, his expression calm. He handed the letter in his hands with both hands, and then left.

Mu Huanan read the letter and smiled even more. "Your second brother has been trained well under General Qin and has been promoted to captain of a thousand men. My Mu family grew up on horseback, so it would be a waste of talent if he didn't go to the battlefield, haha."

Mu Xiaoqiao nodded, "My second brother is a skilled warrior. He will surely be invincible in the army and make many achievements. He will be eighteen in two months. How about I write a letter and ask him to come back to celebrate with him?"

Mu Xiaoqiao was actually worried that his second brother Mu Jincheng wouldn't be able to see his father for the last time. He was in the bitter cold north, and it would take him at least two months to get back after receiving the letter.

Mu Huanan nodded, put the letter away, and said, "Xiao Qiao, you are kind-hearted and gentle. Although you are a woman, you are as ambitious as a man. Dad is old and will not live long..."

"Dad." Mu Xiaoqiao didn't want his father to say anything discouraging, but he knew that what Mu Huanan said was true, and his nose couldn't help but feel sore.

Mu Huanan waved his hand and said, "Xiao Qiao, I know my body well, so you don't have to hide it. I have fought on the battlefield all my life, taking revenge and having a good life. I have no regrets. When I die in the future, you and your mother should not be sad. Tell your mother that everyone will die one day, and I am just leaving first. Tell her to take good care of herself, which is the best comfort for me. Also, you are the eldest daughter in the family, and I have something to tell you. Come with me."

Mu Huanan walked to the bookshelf, stretched out his hand and pressed the wall next to the bookshelf. The bookshelf suddenly split into two sides, and the wall behind it also split into two sides.

Mu Xiaoqiao had been holding back her tears, not wanting her father to see her crying and adding to her sadness. When she saw her father stand up, she quickly wiped away the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes and followed Mu Huanan.

Having lived in this house for more than ten years, she never knew that there was a darkroom in her father's study.

As soon as they walked in, the wall closed automatically, the bookshelves outside returned to their original state, and a long lamp was lit in the dark room, illuminating the long corridor. The two walked to the end, and Mu Huanan reached out and pushed open a stone door.

This was a stone chamber, with a perpetual lamp also lit. As soon as Mu Xiaoqiao walked in, she felt a chill coming over her. She shuddered and looked at the rows of memorial tablets in the room.

Mu Huanan lit a few incense sticks, knelt down in front of the spirit tablet, motioned Mu Xiaoqiao to kneel beside him, and then said: "Ancestors of the Mu family, I, the unfilial son Mu Huanan, and my little daughter Mu Xiaoqiao, have come to burn incense for the ancestors."

He bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, and Mu Xiaoqiao followed suit. After they finished bowing, they both put the incense into the incense burner.

It turned out that all the tablets of the Mu family's ancestors were in this stone chamber. Mu Xiaoqiao glanced around and saw the tablets of her grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as the tablets of the elders in the clan who had passed away before. She no longer recognized the names above that.

"Xiao Qiao, you are the eldest daughter of this generation of the Mu family. From today on, father will hand over the heavy responsibility of our Mu family to you."

Mu Huanan took out a black iron token from his bosom and handed it to Mu Xiaoqiao. The modern Mu Xiaoqiao's thinking suddenly took over and he exclaimed, "Dragon Soaring Map!"

Mu Huanan was surprised. "Do you recognize the Dragon Flying Picture?"

Mu Xiaoqiao didn't know why he called out the name of Longtengtu just now. He frowned and said, "Father, I don't recognize it. What is Longtengtu?"

Mu Huanan didn't think much about it and just said, "The Dragon Soaring Diagram is a treasure that our Mu family has guarded for generations. It is said that it contains the art of resurrection, and there is also a great secret that no one knows. Moreover, the Mu family has an ancestral precept that the Dragon Soaring Diagram is only passed down to the eldest son, not the younger son. No matter whether it is the eldest son or daughter, as long as they are from the Mu family, they can inherit the Dragon Soaring Diagram."

"Resurrection?" Mu Xiaoqiao exclaimed. So, does that mean his father doesn't have to die?

Mu Huanan saw what Mu Xiaoqiao was thinking and shook his head. “The Dragon Soaring Map only saves those who are destined to be with it, and we, the Mu family, are only the destined guardians of the Dragon Soaring Map. We cannot use it to save ourselves.”

The hope that had just been ignited was extinguished again. Mu Xiaoqiao was a little frustrated and pouted, "What's the use of that? I can't even save my own people."

Mu Huanan's face instantly changed, and he shouted sternly, "Kneel down!"

Mu Xiaoqiao was startled and quickly knelt down. Mu Huanan said solemnly: "Mu Xiaoqiao, this is the mission of the eldest son of the Mu family from generation to generation. The order must be there as long as the person is alive, and it must be there even if the person dies. You swear that no matter what the situation is, you will protect the Longtengtu well until it is passed on to the next generation. Only then will your mission be over. If you break your oath, the Mu family will not have a good death for generations to come!"

Mu Xiaoqiao's eyes widened. Was this Dragon Soaring Diagram so important? Did he need to swear such a solemn oath? Did he have to sacrifice the lives of his entire clan to protect it?

Mu Huanan stared at Mu Xiaoqiao without blinking. Mu Xiaoqiao felt as if a heavy burden weighed heavily on her shoulders. She slowly raised her hands and began to swear, "I, Mu Xiaoqiao, swear in front of all my ancestors that I will protect the Dragon Chart with my life. I will never let it fall into the hands of outsiders. If you break this oath, the Mu family will never have a good death!"

After taking the oath, Mu Xiaoqiao felt that her clothes were soaked with sweat. The burden was too heavy and she felt that she could hardly bear it.

Mu Huanan helped Mu Xiaoqiao up and softened her voice, "Xiaoqiao, I know you don't understand, but this is your mission as the eldest daughter of the Mu family. You must remember that a man is innocent but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. The secret of the Dragon Map must not be told to anyone, and must not be allowed to be coveted by those with ulterior motives, otherwise, there will be endless troubles."

Mu Xiaoqiao nodded heavily, "Father, I've made a note of this."

Mu Huanan nodded with satisfaction, knelt in front of the rows of spirit tablets again, and murmured: "Ancestors, I, the unfilial son Mu Huanan, have finally lived up to your trust and protected Longtengtu for a lifetime. I am worthy of the Mu family. I ask the ancestors to bless my daughter Mu Xiaoqiao, so that she can live a peaceful life without disasters and protect Longtengtu without any mistakes. Mu Huanan kowtows to thank the ancestors!"

Mu Xiaoqiao put the Dragon Soaring Picture in his arms and kowtowed to the ancestors like Mu Huanan, saying in a low voice: "Please bless us, ancestors."

Although modern Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't control her body, she could see everything clearly. In addition to the art of resurrection, the Dragon Teng Tu also had a great secret. Could it be that it could allow people to travel through their past lives? But why didn't anyone know about it? Did no one travel through time before her? How could it be possible? Sleeping with the Dragon Teng Tu? Modern Mu Xiaoqiao decided to find an opportunity to try it out.