At his father's urging, his mother reluctantly agreed to Wenlong's request. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, spared from having to coax her all over again.
"This is the Spirit Water I used to treat you last time. It's extremely precious, something you can only come across by chance, never by seeking it out." Wenlong took out the Spirit Water and handed it to his mother.
He added, "Give each of my three younger siblings a drop, then split the rest equally between you and Father. It can't be stored, so I want to watch you drink it." Afraid his mother would be reluctant to use something so precious, he told her this well-intentioned lie.
Huang Jinlian had indeed been thinking exactly that. Something so valuable ought to be kept for later. But she did not know whether it could be stored, and knowing her son meant well, she drank the Spirit Water without dwelling on it.
His father drank his share as well. When Wenlong had brought it out to save his mother, his father had already known it was something valuable.
Wenlong then took out the manuals he had copied and handed them to his father, asking him to keep them safe and bring them out for their clansmen to study when needed.
Then he remembered the wealth in his room. "Father, Mother, you know there's a hidden chamber in my room, don't you?"
Both his parents nodded. They had gone to look at it several times while it was being built.
"I've stored a great deal of wealth in the hidden chamber. If anything happens to the Wen clan, at least our family won't fall into ruin and poverty. I've also kept a house in the city. Father knows about it." Before he could finish, his