Chapter 80: Diary, the Cauldron Thief, and the Old Ancestor Springtime!
“Here it comes! Here it comes!”
“The diary is finally here! I can’t focus on my training at all!”
“Yeah, one day without the diary, and I’m craving it. After finishing, I’m already eager for the next one.”
“I’ll never become a big shot; even the Eternal Emperor has responsibilities!”
All around the Nine States, cultivators, when the diary is released, choose their seats, get their sunflower seeds ready, and have a blast like they’re at a theater.
At the Jiang Family.
Jiang Wujì fidgeted in front of the projection screen, his mood swinging like a pendulum.
“d*mn it!”
“I can’t believe what that j*rk will spill this time!”
Jiang Wujì paced back and forth, mumbling to himself. He felt like he was sitting on a bed of nails!
The last diary entry from Lin Feng had already made his life a mess; if more dirt came out now, how on earth would he wrap this up?
That was the one thing Jiang Wujì truly cared about. After all, he was the old ancestor of the Jiang Family, and many matters didn’t just concern him—his family’s reputation was on the line!
So, right now, the entire Jiang Family was glued to this diary entry.
In an ancient grand hall, dozens of family elders from the Jiang Family wore gloomy expressions, sighing in secret.
They gazed at each other in silence.
Jiang Wujì was a top-notch genius, absolutely brilliant at training, but when it came to family matters, he was a bit of a fool.
And in the cultivation world, strength ruled supreme. Jiang Wujì was also headstrong and arrogant.
Many of the bigwigs in the family were furious but dared not speak out.
Honestly, it wasn’t too serious. The Jiang Family had a deep heritage; as long as he didn’t go overboard, even if Jiang Wujì caused some chaos, it wouldn’t do too much harm.
But with the Eternal Emperor’s diary, things were different.
The entire Jiang Family was about to face embarrassment along with him.
At this moment!
Lines of text slowly appeared on the communication array across the Nine States.
Eternal Emperor’s Diary, Page Thirty-Seven:
【So thrilling!】
【Undercover in the Jiang Family—it’s just too exhilarating! I feel like it could make an epic movie, like ‘Underworld Turmoil in the Cultivation Realm’.】
【Jiang Wujì’s foolishness is beyond imagination…】
【Three years have nearly flown by since arriving at the Jiang Family, and from being a guest to becoming the old ancestor’s disciple, Jiang Wujì, after hearing my story about the Jin Yi Wei, actually ordered me to form a Night Guard for the Jiang Family!】
【I’m completely mind-blown!】
【It turns out, training talents and governing skills aren’t related at all. People really shouldn’t think of some cultivation world big shots as all-powerful.】
【This is an opportunity for me!】
【After establishing the Night Guard, my power and status will greatly increase, making it much easier to get my hands on various secrets.】
【I really need to speed things up… otherwise, it’ll be hilarious if I end up as the leader of evil forces!】
【Six months later.】
【With Jiang Wujì’s strong support, everything went smoothly. I suddenly found this kind of leader wasn’t half bad—inept, but after gaining his trust, he supports me wholeheartedly in everything!】
【Finally, I found an opportunity and stealthily stayed in Jiang Wujì’s cave heaven in a secret chamber.】
【That’s where Jiang Wujì usually meditates and reads; who knows if I’ll have any gains there.】
【A lot of books!】
【I casually grabbed a few from the shelf, and these had obviously been flipped through a lot; the covers were all wrinkled.】
【When I looked, I was totally stunned!】
【They were all titles like ‘The Character and Poise of a Great Cultivator’, ‘How to Control the Bigger Picture’, ‘Must-Read Family Governance’, ‘How to Win Favor with Your Superior’, ‘Recognizing Talent: The Unconventional Way’, ‘Common Methods to Flatter’, ‘Controlling Human Nature: Instilling Confidence in Subordinates’, ‘Flattery is Also a Skill’!】
【These books had tons of annotations!】
【Looks like the old ancestor has some deep insights; there are basically no cultivation manuals here.】
【Too bad I didn’t discover anything else!】
【After lounging around for a while, life at the Jiang Family has been fantastic; as the Night Guard leader, everyone calls me ‘Second Steward’!】
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【Until that night when I stumbled upon something extraordinary!】
【Jiang Wujì was actually flirting with an elder’s wife—secretly meeting up…】
【I was completely dumbfounded!】
【Cauldron Thief!】
【Watching from the shadows, hmm, this lady is beautiful and has a unique charm.】
【This matter would definitely shake the entire cultivation world!】
【But surely I’ll keep this a secret for the old ancestor; my lips are sealed, and absolutely no one else will know!】
This diary entry ended here, with a hefty word count.
The information revealed was enough to shock anyone!
After reading, cultivators everywhere couldn’t help but laugh, chiming in with discussions.
“Ha! To think the old ancestor has this side to him!”
“Can I borrow that common methods book on flattery?”
“The old ancestor really puts a lot of effort into the family!”
“If it wasn’t for the Eternal Emperor, no one would’ve guessed that this was a collection from a great cultivator!”
“Who is this Cauldron Thief?”
“Those elders of the Jiang Family should have a headache now…”
“Jiang Wujì, as the old ancestor, actually flirting with a clan member’s wife—now that’s a bombshell.”
“Even rabbits don’t eat in their own burrow!”
“Maybe the old ancestor is just this bold, heh.”
“Ha, now that nobody knows, the whole world knows!”
At this moment, in the Jiang Family land.
Inside the cave heaven.
Jiang Wujì’s face was as dark as a storm cloud, gritting his teeth in rage—his worst fears had come true.
“Lin Feng, I won’t back down from you!”
Jiang Wujì roared, striking out with a palm and smashing the furniture in front of him into smithereens.
How could he maintain control of the family and the people’s hearts after such a scandal?
“Calm down!”
Jiang Wujì took a deep breath, forcing his raging heart to settle.
He knew that the more agitated he got right now, the more he would confirm the diary’s contents.
But once he calmed down…
Jiang Wujì couldn’t help but worry about what else the next diary entry might reveal.
Meanwhile, in another great hall of the Jiang Family, the atmosphere was heavy.
The esteemed elder members of the Jiang Family looked quite grim, their eyes glinting with intrigue.
The diary didn’t mention which elder it was!
But that made it even more deadly, sparking suspicions among them…
“Fake!”
“It must be slander. The Eternal Emperor must be trying to use this to sabotage our Jiang Family unity!”
“Exactly, we must not fall for it.”
“We must trust Old Ancestor Wujì!”
“His schemes are bound to fail…”
After a moment of silence, dozens of Jiang Family elders gnashed their teeth in unison.
It was a tacit understanding.
Even if this matter were true, they could only treat it as false; otherwise, the Jiang Family would truly become the laughingstock of the cultivation world.
As for what was really going on in their minds, that remained a mystery.
Just then, the light screen shifted, and another diary entry was exposed.
Lines of characters slowly materialized.
Inside the cave heaven, Jiang Wujì swallowed hard, praying in his heart:
“Please don’t let anything else outrageous come out!”
Jiang Wujì himself didn’t even realize how long it had been since he felt this kind of tension, unease, and helplessness.
