The Legend of the Medical Concubine

Chapter 424: The Origin of the Jade Pendant Revealed

After the old man took the jade pendant, he looked at it quietly, his fingers slowly stroking the strange patterns on the jade pendant, a hint of surprise and solemnity flashing in his eyes from time to time.

Lin Ruoxue watched from the side, extremely anxious, and finally could not help asking: "Old senior, this jade pendant...what is the origin? You have been looking at it for so long, can you figure out any clues?" Her voice trembled slightly, and her words were full of an urgent desire to know the answer.

The old man then slowly raised his head and glanced at Lin Ruoxue, the surprise in his eyes still not completely fading. He sighed softly and said, "Girl, your jade pendant is not an ordinary thing."

When Lin Ruoxue heard this, her heart suddenly tightened and she hurriedly asked, "Old senior, please stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what's going on with this jade pendant?" She stood up and took a few steps forward, getting closer to the old man, her eyes full of anxiety.

The old man looked down at the jade pendant again and said slowly: "This jade pendant is one of the tokens of the Khitan royal family."

"A token of the Khitan royal family?" Lin Ruoxue widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief. "Old senior, you... you are not mistaken, right? How could I be related to a token of the Khitan royal family?" Her voice unconsciously rose a few degrees. The shock and confusion in her heart intertwined, making her emotions instantly become a little excited.

The old man frowned, as if somewhat dissatisfied with Lin Ruoxue's doubts. He raised his head, looked directly at Lin Ruoxue, and said, "I have been in this world for many years, and have lived in seclusion here for many years. I have seen countless rare treasures and know countless secrets of the world. How could I make a mistake about such a thing?" There was a hint of unquestionable majesty in his tone, and his eyes revealed the vicissitudes and determination of having experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Lin Ruoxue realized her gaffe and quickly lowered her head, saying apologetically: "I'm sorry, old senior, I didn't mean to question you, it's just... it's just that this news is too shocking, and I can't accept it for a while." Her voice became a little gentle again, but the waves in her heart were still difficult to calm down.

The old man waved his hand slightly and said, "Forget it, young lady, it is normal for you to have doubts. This jade pendant is indeed a token of the Khitan royal family, and I am not wrong. Moreover, it is related to a tragic event from twenty years ago." At this point, the old man's eyes revealed a trace of sadness.

Lin Ruoxue sat back on the stone, took a deep breath, tried to calm herself, and said: "Old senior, please tell me everything you know. No matter how shocking it is, I want to know." She stared at the old man closely, and the desire for knowledge was rekindled in her eyes.

The old man was silent for a while, as if he was organizing his thoughts, and then he slowly said, "Twenty years ago, a horrific tragedy occurred on the border between the Central Plains and Khitan. At that time, there was a Khitan caravan. They looked like ordinary merchants, but in fact they were tasked with escorting an important person to the Central Plains in secret."

Lin Ruoxue listened attentively. She asked nervously, "Then... who is the important person escorted by the caravan? And why did they go to the Central Plains in secret?"

The old man glanced at her and continued, "I have only heard some rumors about this. Some people say that the important person escorted by the caravan may be a princess of the Khitan royal family. She went to the Central Plains to seek some kind of cooperation or to avoid disputes within the Khitan."

"A princess of the Khitan royal family?" Lin Ruoxue murmured to herself, and she felt that her life experience was inextricably linked to all of this. She couldn't help but think of the mysteries surrounding herself. Could it be that she really had some kind of connection with this princess?

Just as she was lost in thought, the old man continued, "However, I don't know who leaked the news, and this caravan was attacked by a group of mysterious people on the way. Those mysterious people were all highly skilled in martial arts and ruthless, and the people in the caravan had almost no ability to fight back. After a fierce battle, the caravan was wiped out, and blood flowed like a river. The scene was really horrible." The old man's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes revealed deep reluctance and sadness, as if the tragic scene was right before his eyes.

Lin Ruoxue's heart suddenly clenched. She seemed to be able to feel the despair and helplessness of the caravan members at that time. She asked anxiously: "Then...what happened next? Did anyone survive?"

The old man sighed softly and said, "At that time, there was a young woman in the caravan. She was pregnant and was the owner of this jade pendant. When the caravan was attacked, she tried her best to escape, but she was still seriously injured. Just when she was dying, she happened to meet a passing Central Plains knight. The knight took pity on her and saved her and took her to a nearby town to heal her."

Lin Ruoxue clenched her hands tightly, her eyes full of tension and worry, and asked: "Then...what about this woman and the baby in her belly?" Deep in her heart, she had a vague premonition that all this seemed closely related to her own life experience.

The old man glanced at Lin Ruoxue and said slowly, "The woman was seriously injured. She barely managed to hold on for a few days in the town and gave birth to a baby girl. But her body could no longer support her. She gave this jade pendant to the Central Plains knight and asked him to take good care of the baby girl. She also said that the baby girl's life experience was very special and might be involved in many important things in the future. She asked the knight to raise the little girl to adulthood."

Lin Ruoxue felt dizzy, as if the whole world was spinning at this moment. She never thought that her life experience would be so complicated and closely related to such a tragic case. Her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "Then...then could this baby girl be me?"

The old man looked at her deeply and said, "Girl, judging from the jade pendant in your hand, you are most likely the baby girl from that year. The Central Plains knight was soon hunted down by some mysterious people, and the injured woman risked her life to ensure the knight's safe departure. I don't know what happened after that."

Lin Ruoxue was already in tears, her heart filled with shock, grief, confusion and other emotions. She choked and said, "Old senior, how...how could this be? I always thought that I...I was just a concubine of the prime minister's mansion, how could...how could I be related to the Khitan royal family and this tragedy?"

The old man shook his head slightly and said, "Girl, the mysteries of life in this world are often much more complicated than you think. Now that you know all this, you must be prepared to face everything."

Lin Ruoxue wiped her tears, tried to calm herself down, and said: "Old senior, thank you for telling me this. I...I will definitely continue to investigate and find out the truth about my life experience." Her eyes revealed a firm determination. Although she was still in pain and confusion in her heart, she knew that she had to face it all and solve the mystery of her life experience.

The old man nodded and said, "Well, it's good that the girl has this determination. But you have to remember that this life journey will definitely be full of hardships, so you have to be careful."

Lin Ruoxue bowed to the old man again to express her gratitude, and silently swore in her heart that no matter how many difficulties and obstacles lay ahead, she would uncover the mystery of her life and find out her true life experience.