Free Web NovelChapter 397: Chapter 190: Possibly Over 150 Years Old! Finally Playing with Mud!
When Ding Lei played the video, she saw it was filming an old Taoist priest.
That old Taoist priest left an impression on her.
Earlier, when she and her best friend He Yuan went to Shangyuan Village’s orchard, they had encountered him while visiting the Chen Family.
At the time, she thought he was just an elder of the Chen Family and didn’t think much more.
In the video, a girl’s shocked voice came out: "He... he... looks just like the person in the photo..."
The shocked voice, along with the turn of the camera capturing the photograph, left Ding Lei astonished.
In the photograph, the old Taoist priest indeed looked exactly like the one in the video.
"Oh my god..." Ding Lei couldn’t help but swear, feeling stunned like a tomboy.
He Yuan was also full of disbelief; who would have thought the old Taoist priest they encountered turned out to be the person in the Chen Family’s exhibit photo.
Continuing to watch the video, it showed the old Taoist priest leaving, suddenly disappearing through the corridor window. When the camera caught up, the priest had completely vanished in that brief moment.
The speed... probably like that of Patriarch Chen, capable of wall-climbing and roof-soaring, perhaps even stronger.
Ding Lei and He Yuan could no longer remain calm, quickly leaving the room and heading to the Chen Family exhibit hall.
Upon arrival, they found the hall already crowded with people, clearly drawn by the video to check out the situation.
As they approached, they overheard discussions:
"This photo was evidently taken during the wartime Republic era, which was over 100 years ago. Coupled with the old Taoist priest’s age, he must be over 150 years old; is this for real?"
"If that old Taoist priest is really the person in the photograph, he might be even older. His current self hasn’t changed much since then; who knows how old he was during that time?"
"I don’t think it’s possible; could it be someone cosplaying in disguise?"
"..."
Listening to these discussions, Ding Lei and He Yuan also felt incredulous, recalling the scenes of them encountering the old Taoist priest.
The person really had an immortal-like demeanor.
Thinking about the various miraculous aspects of the Chen Family, it also seemed possible they had such a hidden master.
Online, the video about the Chen Family having a hidden master was going viral too; the Chen Family’s national style event just ended, and its popularity remained high. This video was surely eye-catching, with its views rapidly increasing.
Within the Chen Family, even more people saw it, and the most shocked were among the Chen Family themselves, as nobody knew such a patriarch existed within the Chen Family.
At the Martial Arts Arena, Chen Lin was leading people to build a chanting space when Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng hurried over, along with Chen Dalong, Chen Jun, and several members of the Chen Family.
"What are you all here for?" Chen Lin asked puzzled. "Surely you’re not here to watch me work, are you?"
Chen Dagou, full of shock, said, "Chen Lin, you haven’t seen the video online?"
"What’s going on online?" Chen Lin asked curiously.
Chen Dagou immediately handed the video over to him: "Take a look at this."
Chen Lin took the video with confusion, seeing the title: "There’s actually a hidden master in the Chen Family, possibly over 100 years old."
After watching the video, he was utterly bewildered; how could he not know about this?
Seeing him finish watching, Chen Dagou quickly asked, "Chen Lin, you’re from the main family, do you know something?"
Chen Lin said confused, "I truly don’t know anything about this!"
"Could Xiaohan know something?" Chen Dagou asked immediately.
"Let’s go ask him." Eager to find out, Chen Lin said, pulled out his phone, called his nephew, and upon learning he was in his courtyard, hurried over.
Chen Dagou and the others followed along.
Not long after, they ran into Xiaoyu, Xiaomi, and even Chen Xiaoyan, who looked intensely curious, outside the Chen Family.
Inside the courtyard.
Chen Han was also somewhat bewildered, having seen that video online not long ago, leading to many Tiao Yin notifications on his phone.
Now he didn’t need to specially pay attention to news about the Chen Family online, as even a small stir prompts many mentions of him.
He hadn’t expected that using the Thousand Illusion Mask once would cause the Chen Family to gain a legend, that the patriarch in the photo was alive and seen by others.
Seeing the lively online discussions, only he knew it was actually himself.
However, he wouldn’t voluntarily explain this matter, leaving it to online speculation.
As for others asking?
He too would say he didn’t know the details.
Though, having this patriarch identity in the Chen Family could come in handy to bluff someone someday.
As he was pondering this, his little uncle brought Uncle Dagou and the others into the room, along with Xiaoyu, Xiaomi, and even those national style girls who came along full of curiosity.
Those few were enjoying their stay in the Chen Family, planning to play for a few more days.
Chen Han clearly understood why these people showed up, and before they could speak, he preemptively asked: "Little Uncle, have you seen the video online? Is it true that the patriarch is still alive?"
"I’m young and don’t know much, Dad suddenly passed away and didn’t tell me anything, you’re older, do you know anything?"
"???" His little uncle, Chen Lin, just walked in intending to ask questions, when suddenly hearing his nephew’s counter-question, was too stunned to react.
No, he brought people to ask his nephew, but now his nephew turned the question on him.
Is this right?
But since his nephew asked like that, it likely meant he didn’t know either.
So was this patriarch or not? Nobody knew.
