BXBX NOVEL Chapter 382: Crimson Jade Slip
"You are right," Aria confirmed.
To create this jade, the blood of the target was needed, and it was then used as material to carve the formation.
But Edward didn't have any of this; the reason he could make one was because he understood what mattered was using the DNA of the target.
Blood was the easiest, but he also had something else that had Luca's DNA on it.
It was the wedding ring they used. After some time and experimentation, he successfully created the formation to engrave it into the jade slip.
Since MingYue vouched for it, Luca decided to activate the slip. She kept her ability at its peak to make sure she could stop anytime if she saw something bad.
Emily watched from the side, feeling anxious. Based on her father's personality, the only reason he would do this was if he was involved in some problem. Otherwise, he would just meet with them directly.
The moment the crimson liquid dripped onto the jade's surface, a complicated array manifested around it, like clockwork, moving by itself.
Tons of information started pouring into Luca's brain. Edward didn't just put what he wanted to say inside; he put everything he learned and experienced into it, and nothing was hidden.
Time passed on. Sylva was standing with his back against one of the bamboo, while Owl just sat cross-legged, meditating.
MingYue turned herself on high alert, making sure no one made a move at Luca. Meanwhile, Aria had a confused look on her face.
Seeing this, Emily could guess the reason, "Did my father not tell you about the slip?"
"No, he did not. Do you think he doesn't trust me?" Aria asked as she felt wronged.
At first, she didn't believe the jade slip was from her Master, but feeling the qi surging out, she knew it was genuine.
"Don't think too much about it. It probably falls along the line of ensuring everything runs smoothly. He did the same to me many times in the past.
Hey, can you tell me how my father is here?"
"Master is kind and capable. Honestly, I see him as a father more than my real one. He always spends time guiding me every day, either in cultivation or any small thing."
"I see..." Emily said with a sad expression. She couldn't help but feel jealous, as it should have been her in Aria's position.
"Can I call you by name?" Aria asked.
"Of course. Honestly, you don't even need to call my mom 'Madam.' I am sure she doesn't like being called that."
"Master loves to tell me stories about his family. He does it so often that, honestly, I feel like I've known you all for ages."
"What did he tell you?"
"He always used both of you as examples when I failed to do something and motivated me to do something. Like that one time, I accidentally burned the training hall.
This should have been impossible, but one of my siblings was pulling a prank on me, playing with the formation array.
At that time, I didn't know. I was really afraid as that was the first time I messed things up.
But Master just laughed and said, 'Just like the time my daughter tried to cook dinner and nearly burned down the kitchen!
We had to eat charred noodles for a week, but she kept trying until she made the best stir-fry in town.'"
Hearing this, Emily's lips twitched. 'Dad, you are lying. I tried so many times that I realized I had no talent for cooking.' But then the memories started resurfacing in her mind, making her eyes glisten with tears.
At that time, her cooking was distasteful. Alex always protested as he was forced to eat it, but her father and mother ate it all without protest.
He did say in the end, 'It's made by my daughter; of course, it's delicious.'
Her heart throbbed as she began missing him deeply.
"What did he do before you left, then?"
Aria's face turned into a frown. "Honestly, I haven't met him for months. This mission was given one year ago."
"One year ago? Since when was my father clairvoyant? It hasn't been long since we came here."
"He gave me this," Aria said as a box appeared on top of her hand. It was covered with many formations. "Before, this box had another layer on top of it. He told me if it broke, I must go and do something for him."
"So it broke, and just like my mother now, you got information on what you needed to do?"
"Yes, looking for his family, then capturing Silva on the way back."
"Did it tell you Silva was a traitor?" Emily asked.
"Well, the words were 'capture,' and when I asked around the clan, I found out that he was now a fugitive."
"How about the others?" Emily asked. Other than her father and Uncle Silva, there were also other hunters: Eria, Jasper, Orion, Aunt Ariadne, and Kane.
"When Master settled in our clan, he had been through a lot. I only know him, Madam Ariadne, and Sir Orion."
"No one else?" Emily asked to make sure of her answer. If they were not with her father, that meant there was only one possibility: they were dead.
Meanwhile, MingYue's eyes widened in surprise as the jade was sending more than just information now. She could feel it, an abundant amount of qi flowing from it toward Luca's body.
Her body was rising in the cultivation realm at an astonishing rate, 'Just how could Uncle do it?'
She had heard techniques like this existed, ones that allowed someone to pass their qi to another, but it had low efficiency and came with many side effects.
Usually, the giver would suffer, with many ending up dead, while the receiver's foundation would be unstable.