Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 835 - 535 Truth_2

"Oh my goodness! This kid is more..."

Crafty than you!

The Feng Family old mansion.

After Old Man Feng went to the hospital, the old mansion became much quieter. The hired workers dared not skimp on their duties at this time either.

The house was still very clean, and the plants were well pruned.

Seeing the secretary rushing back to the old mansion with people, they were puzzled about what had happened, wondering if Old Man Feng had already...

That didn’t seem right though.

The secretary was searching everywhere with people in tow.

Old Man Feng had called him over today, suddenly saying that he needed to find a zodiac copper coin. He immediately took his people, grabbed some instruments, and returned to the old mansion where Old Man Feng had lived for many years.

They donned gloves and masks.

"Let’s get started!"

Old Man Feng was particular about the size of the dwelling, and this house was indeed large.

Correspondingly, their workload was substantial.

Setting aside whether they were loyal to Old Man Feng, he had made it clear this time: the faster they found it, the higher the reward would be!

Who would quarrel with money over this?

And with Old Man Feng in his current state, they had to think about the future. Naturally, they were willing to take as much money as they could.

"Zodiac copper coins from several decades ago, I looked up images on the internet, it looks like this, right?"

"Decades ago, a hundred or two hundred years ago, those zodiac copper coins should all be pretty much the same."

"A zodiac copper coin received by Old Man Feng in his childhood, no one knows if it still exists."

"If it wasn’t stored properly and not deliberately preserved, it must have oxidized after so long, right? Look for ones with verdigris!"

"Anything that looks like a coin, pick it out! If the eyes can’t recognize it, use the instruments!"

There was also competition among these people, the one who found it would get the most money!

They searched meticulously for two days, greatly reducing the time for eating and sleeping.

They indeed found some copper coins from several decades or a century ago, but none was the zodiac coin Old Man Feng was looking for.

They all suspected that maybe Old Man Feng had thrown it away long ago.

Eventually, the secretary found it in an old cloth bag in a storeroom full of old belongings. That cloth bag, who knows how long it had been there, could be easily torn with a little force.

This coin appeared to be made of a copper alloy. One side represented the twelve zodiac animals, and the other side had a pattern similar to the Diagram of Fuxi and Nuwa.

The secretary couldn’t be sure if it was the exact coin Old Man Feng had asked for.

It was indeed a zodiac coin, but apart from a few traces of dirt, there was not a single sign of oxidation!

He was about to explain to Old Man Feng that this wasn’t a fake he had bought casually, that it looked new perhaps because of the craftsmanship, when he saw Old Man Feng snatch the zodiac coin from his hand.

The grip was so strong it nearly injured the secretary’s hand.

"It’s this one!" Old Man Feng held the zodiac coin.

After cleaning off the stain, it was as pristine as he remembered, unaffected by the decades that had passed.

The human brain is really strange; before this, Old Man Feng truly couldn’t remember what it looked like, but the moment he saw it, he was utterly certain—it was the one. Everything became clear.

Old Man Feng asked the secretary to leave, and he sat alone in the room, looking at the zodiac coin.

One that belonged solely to him.

He had possessed money and fame, his wealth was much more than what the outside world reported.

He had crushed countless bugs underfoot; those people weren’t worth a second glance from him.

Many had become his stepping stones.

He controlled the fates of many people, playing them in the palm of his hand.

He took pride in that!

But even so, he had never come close to the secret core of power within the Feng Clan!

Why on earth not?!

Old Man Feng looked at the zodiac coin in his hand, baffled.

Was this the answer Feng Yi had given?

Was the kid deceiving me?

No, that shouldn’t be the case.

He recalled every detail of Feng Yi’s expression when he said that sentence. It didn’t seem like a lie or a deception.

Old Man Feng lay in the hospital room, clutching the zodiac coin every moment, trying to find the answer from it.

And somewhat neurotically, he tapped on the coin with his fingers, one tap at a time.

At a certain moment.

It seemed as if he could see the figure of that tall and strong elder, whose authority was above that of the clan leader, the one who had given him the zodiac coin. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

The features were no longer clear, but he could still recognize him.

Old Man Feng realized something.

His memory seemed to return to several decades ago when a tall elder squatted down and handed him a zodiac copper coin.

The memory was grey and blurry, only the zodiac copper coin being handed over became clear, reflecting the golden color of the sunlight.

As the golden light shone, it seemed that another figure appeared in his eyes.

It was his younger sister who had already walked ahead of him.

And then, Feng Yi.

Strangely, the three people he saw before his death were them.

All were people he disliked or wanted to escape from.

Were they his obsessions?

Oh, right, that’s it, these are the ones!

They were, symbolizing the Feng Family’s secretive power across three generations!

It was the "rule" of the Feng Clan’s authority that he could not comprehend!

Why though?!

His emotions became intense, scrambling the visions before him.

His consciousness, uncontrollable, swept through the hazy past and seemed to leap over a future that couldn’t be seen.

There seemed to be distant voices converging, or like some earth-shattering shout.

Another image appeared before his eyes.

There were two figures.

With human bodies and serpentine tails.

The Diagram of Fuxi and Nuwa?

He knew that the Diagram of Fuxi and Nuwa, along with similar images, had appeared in ancient civilizations around the world.

Some had speculated that a common secret lay hidden within ancient civilizations thousands of years ago.

He had seen that report back then and just found it laughable. The modern man guessing what people thousands of years ago were thinking? Ridiculous!

But why, now, was he seeing this image?

He opened his eyes wide.

No, this was different from the Diagram of Fuxi and Nuwa he had seen!

Their forms intertwined, surrounded by swirling wind and clouds, the spreading skies and seas.

The sun, the moon, the stars, all bizarre and dazzling.

The two figures before him, powerful and majestic, ethereal and vast!

They were beyond the capture of brushstrokes, beyond description in words!

Not the shallow interpretations of scholars, which also made him feel small as an ant!

A feeling of shock and palpitations, wishing to prostrate immediately!

The two figures seemed to be looking at him, yet equally at all creatures in the world.

But, he was confused again. What did this image symbolize, after all?

And, what was it hinting at?

Suddenly, an image of the "artistic sculpture" that Feng Yi had placed in the museum flashed through Old Man Feng’s mind.

The picture that had once blown up the internet, of course, had also appeared before him. But he was annoyed whenever he saw them and didn’t want to take a second look.

At this moment, his thoughts were unprecedentedly clear, and everything from the past linked together.

Old Man Feng’s breathing became rapid.

Was this the answer Feng Yi was telling him?

They... could they really exist?!

They... were they the "rules" I’ve been seeking?

They... were they... ancestors?

A strange, intense sensation seemed to be answering him—

Yes.

Old Man Feng’s breathing grew even more frantic.

There were sharp sounds from a device nearby, people from the medical team were saying something, but he did not respond, he had no wish to pay them any mind!

Old Man Feng gasped for air, straining his eyes to focus on the scene before him, trying to see it a little clearer.

Closer!

Just a little closer!

His fingers clenched the zodiac copper coin with all their might.

But in the end, whether it was the swirling winds and celestial bodies or the two towering, majestic mysterious figures, they all grew more and more distant.

Beyond reach.