CHAPTER 497: CHAPTER 497: SPACE EXPOSURE REVEALED

Han Muchuan and Lee Mi had not disturbed everyone in the past two years.

Moreover, they seldom came to Imperial.

According to Han Zheng and others’ investigation, they had moved their business back to Hai City.

Had they finally made up their minds?

Han Zheng, Meng Chuyue, and Shen Ci dared not let their guard down, because a year ago, under the pretext of a car accident, Han Muchuan took Han Jin to his side.

Originally, he had just wanted to see Han Jin and talk, but somehow the father and son had reconciled.

This seemed like a good thing, but later when Han Zheng called Han Jin, the latter was indifferent.

Had it not been for Erhu and some subordinates going to verify, Han Zheng would have suspected that the current Han Jin was an imposter.

Han Jin was genuine; if he suddenly became distant from Han Zheng, it was either due to some misunderstanding or he had decided to stand with Han Muchuan.

Han Zheng worried it was the former. He had gone to Hai City personally to ask Han Jin, who claimed that he was getting old and that Han Muchuan was repentant. He had decided to reconcile with his son and live a good life.

The coldness towards Han Zheng was because he didn’t want Han Zheng and Han Muchuan to be in a difficult position.

Han Zheng had believed him at the time.

After all, the rationale made sense with no flaws.

But what he had not expected was that shortly after this year’s Dragon Boat Festival, Han Jin, bringing along Han Muchuan, came to demand the Space Jade.

"Little brother, we also have the right to inherit the family’s ancestral Space Jade; isn’t it wrong for you to monopolize it?"

Han Zheng was taken aback: How did they know about the jade?

This matter had not leaked in his previous life, and even more impossible in this one. After all, Shen Ci only knew that Meng Chuyue possessed a Jade Space, but didn’t know he also had one, and certainly didn’t know about Erhu’s Space Spirit.

In fact, if Han Muchuan had been of good character, Han Zheng wouldn’t have minded sharing the jade with him.

After all, it was a Han Family heirloom.

And Han Jin was his elder brother; father and son both had a right to the heritage.

But Han Muyang’s intentions were too malicious, and Han Zheng was worried about what he would do if he got the jade inheritance, so he had to reluctantly keep Han Jin in the dark for the time being.

Originally, he had planned to watch Han Jin for a while longer, to make sure he had a clear understanding and would not blindly trust Han Muchuan, before revealing the secret of the jade to him.

However, just half a year later, Han Jin had reconciled with Han Muchuan, so he had to give up on that idea.

Now, it was definitely not possible to hand over the jade to them. Pretending to be surprised, he said, "What jade? What space? I do not understand what you’re talking about."

Han Jin sneered, "Little brother, you usually talk nicely, but I didn’t expect you to be so hypocritical, it’s truly disgusting."

Han Jin’s words were so extreme, not because his personality changed, or he was brainwashed by Han Muchuan, but because he was genuinely disgusted by Han Zheng: talking about owning half of Han Family’s property, mentioning how Meng Chuyue used rare medicine for his cosmetic surgery, for supplementing his health—he had been moved by this before, but it turned out that Han Zheng was hogging a tremendous opportunity and wealth.

Han Zheng still struggled, "Elder brother, please speak plainly and do not speak in riddles."

Han Zheng was also helpless.

He knew that concealing the Space Jade from Han Jin and Han Muchuan was wrong, but the Han Family had a tradition: the Space Jade was only to be passed down to the Han Family Patriarch.

Meng Chuyue’s obtaining of the Jade Bracelet Space was a complete accident.

While it was customary for the Han Family’s head to be the eldest son and Han Jin should’ve been the Family Head without mishap, the unexpected had happened, hadn’t it?

As the Family Head, he had a responsibility to protect the overall interests of the clan.

Han Muchuan stepped forward, threw a piece of parchment in front of Han Zheng with a sneer, and said, "Dear uncle, please take a look at this."

Han Zheng picked up the parchment, spread it out for inspection, and saw written: "Descendants of the Han’s, let it be known: our family possesses several Jade inheritances. The Mustard Space can be obtained by blood recognition, producing spiritual value within the space, and the long-term consumption of which can prolong life."