Chapter 467
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Nian Gao Pei Ma Tuan
"Qilin did choose Dumbledore and Vicencia Santos, but it was not what the newspaper said." Newt glanced at Liu Tao and said slowly.
Glenn frowned slightly and asked, "I don't understand, what's the point of them telling such lies?"
"Modify the actual situation slightly and use it to belittle other ethnic groups to highlight the greatness of the wizards themselves. They have been doing this for thousands of years." Newt said helplessly, "The way Kirin selects leaders was originally just to There is just a slight nod next to the chosen one, but even with such a small modification, it is depicted as a unicorn expressing its surrender to the wizard, which is a very common word play.”
"I understand..." Glenn looked stunned.
No wonder Qilin, an ancient mythical beast with a proud temperament, would bow to the wizard, just like Newt said to express surrender. It turns out that everything was a distortion by the media.
It seems that the Daily Prophet, like the Western Muggle media, uses lies to achieve its real goals.In the final analysis, they are just birds of a feather.
After solving their doubts, everyone had a simple dinner and went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, Glenn and others packed up again and, accompanied by Lu Changqing, went to the Lingnan Province Magic Association through the teleportation circle.
Naturally, someone from the Lin family was waiting in front of the magic circle to receive them. After some polite greetings, the middle-aged man named Lin Ling left the association building with a few people and went to the ancestral home of the Lin family.
Although he also had a pleasant appearance, Glenn felt that he was not as enthusiastic as Zhang Yan, whether it was an illusion or not.
The ancestral home of the Lin family is located on the bank of the Li River. Due to the blessing of the formation, ordinary tourists cannot come here, so that it can remain quiet.
Lin Ling and a few people boarded a small boat at Fisherman's Wharf. He waved his hand gently toward the stern of the boat, and the boat started moving on its own, moving down the clear green river.
Not long after, the famous Elephant Trunk Mountain appeared in front of everyone, and Glenn suddenly remembered the text he had learned in primary school Chinese class - "Guilin Landscape".
This is a childhood memory and a full expectation.
Unexpectedly, when he really came here, he was no longer the same person.
Guilin's landscapes are among the best in the world, and its jade, jade, and greenery can be seen here.
The Lijiang River is winding and clear, like a green belt; the peaks on both sides are steep and exquisite, and they look like a jade hairpin.
The scenery of the river is ever-changing. The river is sometimes curved and sometimes straight, sometimes slow and sometimes rapid. Sometimes the waves are calm, sometimes the waves are rolling, and silver flowers are splashing.Sometimes there are solitary peaks standing upright on both sides of the strait, sometimes there are a group of strange peaks, sometimes there are mountains and seas, and sometimes there are forests of peaks, and sometimes there are flat wilderness.
This kind of scenery is no less beautiful than the Cangshan Erhai Lake in Jinli.
There were fewer and fewer tourist boats on either side of the boat, and everyone soon came to a slightly flat shore. The vines and grass on the shore slowly gathered together, forming a narrow bridge that connected to the side of the boat.
Several people left the ship and landed, and there were already people waiting on the shore.
The old head of the Lin family in Lingnan had passed the title of head of the family to Lin Ling's eldest brother a few years ago. Now he is traveling around the world and he doesn't know where he is, so the only person who came to greet him was the current head of the family.
When everyone came to the main room where they were receiving guests, they were greeted with courtesy again.
Compared with the Sumire Zhang family, the entire Lin family manor is obviously much larger, and the number of clan members is not at the same level.
It's no wonder that Liu Tao couldn't confirm whether Glenn belonged to the Lin family. With such a huge family, even the clan leader couldn't confirm whether there were any members scattered around.
The patriarch, Lin Hai, was very particular about hospitality and prepared fine Guizhou Maojian for several people, which was the best quality spring tea of the year.
Of course, whether it is autumn tea or spring tea, there is no big difference in Newt’s mouth, as sugar is added to it.
"Mr. Scamander's hobbies...are really unique..." Patriarch Lin felt a little sorry for his good tea, but because of his face, he could only say this.
Newt couldn't understand the meaning of his words, so he put down his tea cup and got down to business.
Lin Hai nodded and sent someone to fetch a long table with a gold plate and two silver needles prepared for the blood-recognition ceremony.
Although the method of identifying relatives by dripping blood has been recorded since ancient times, facts have proved that neither the "bone dripping method" nor the "blood method" can prove blood relationship.
Regarding the "Blood Combination Method", as long as the two people doing the test have the same blood type, the blood can be fused together, and it doesn't mean anything.
As for the "bone dripping method", it is even less reliable, as long as the ancestor's bones found have been dead long enough.After the bone surface is completely weathered, even if animal blood is dripped on it, it can still "seep into the bone."
However, things in the magical world cannot be understood using Muggle biology.
Apart from the fact that there is no difference in form between the bloody identification conducted by Patriarch Lin, the actual verification methods are completely different.
If two people have the same magical bloodline, the magic circle engraved on the golden plate will naturally make the two drops of blood merge into one.
To put it bluntly, it is actually this magic circle that can identify whether Glenn has Qilin bloodline. As for the so-called "blood drop", it is just a formality following the old rules.
Glenn and Lin Hai walked side by side to the unicorn picture in the center of the hall and sat down on both sides of the long table.
Lin Ling squeezed the magic formula with her hand and pointed at two silver needles in the air.
The silver needles floated into the air under the pull of invisible magic power, flew towards the two of them, and lightly pricked the index fingers of their right hands.
The golden plate first landed in front of Lin Hai, catching the blood dripping from his fingers. The unicorn pattern on the edge of the plate quickly lit up, and then slowly extinguished.
Lin Hai wiped it lightly on his finger, and the wound disappeared immediately.
The gold plate came to Glenn's hand again, and the bright red blood drops slipped down and accurately dripped into the gold plate.
In the expectant eyes of everyone, the unicorn pattern flashed slightly, then dimmed in an instant.
The two drops of blood entangled each other and spun around for a few times, then separated, clearly staying on both sides of the gold plate.
Glenn was slightly regretful, but not angry. Although Liu Tao had narrowed the scope as much as possible, it was not easy to make it so smooth.
Patriarch Lin sighed softly and stood up: "It's a pity. Although Glenn has a trace of Qilin blood in his body, it is extremely weak. It must be that his ancestors were related to the Lin family by marriage, but I am afraid that he cannot be regarded as a descendant of the Lin family."
He had already heard about Glenn's experience from Liu Tao, and it was inevitable for him to feel a little regretful that such an outstanding descendant was not a descendant of their family.
Glenn also stood up, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Lin, for causing you trouble. Since we have no connection with your family, we won't bother you anymore..."
"You're welcome." Lin Hai said quickly, "Although you are not a descendant of the Lin family, you still have Qilin blood. In addition, Mr. Scamander once rescued a Qilin, so you are naturally the most important friend of the Lin family. Now you are far away from home. Come on, you should at least stay and have lunch before leaving."
Glenn frowned slightly and asked, "I don't understand, what's the point of them telling such lies?"
"Modify the actual situation slightly and use it to belittle other ethnic groups to highlight the greatness of the wizards themselves. They have been doing this for thousands of years." Newt said helplessly, "The way Kirin selects leaders was originally just to There is just a slight nod next to the chosen one, but even with such a small modification, it is depicted as a unicorn expressing its surrender to the wizard, which is a very common word play.”
"I understand..." Glenn looked stunned.
No wonder Qilin, an ancient mythical beast with a proud temperament, would bow to the wizard, just like Newt said to express surrender. It turns out that everything was a distortion by the media.
It seems that the Daily Prophet, like the Western Muggle media, uses lies to achieve its real goals.In the final analysis, they are just birds of a feather.
After solving their doubts, everyone had a simple dinner and went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, Glenn and others packed up again and, accompanied by Lu Changqing, went to the Lingnan Province Magic Association through the teleportation circle.
Naturally, someone from the Lin family was waiting in front of the magic circle to receive them. After some polite greetings, the middle-aged man named Lin Ling left the association building with a few people and went to the ancestral home of the Lin family.
Although he also had a pleasant appearance, Glenn felt that he was not as enthusiastic as Zhang Yan, whether it was an illusion or not.
The ancestral home of the Lin family is located on the bank of the Li River. Due to the blessing of the formation, ordinary tourists cannot come here, so that it can remain quiet.
Lin Ling and a few people boarded a small boat at Fisherman's Wharf. He waved his hand gently toward the stern of the boat, and the boat started moving on its own, moving down the clear green river.
Not long after, the famous Elephant Trunk Mountain appeared in front of everyone, and Glenn suddenly remembered the text he had learned in primary school Chinese class - "Guilin Landscape".
This is a childhood memory and a full expectation.
Unexpectedly, when he really came here, he was no longer the same person.
Guilin's landscapes are among the best in the world, and its jade, jade, and greenery can be seen here.
The Lijiang River is winding and clear, like a green belt; the peaks on both sides are steep and exquisite, and they look like a jade hairpin.
The scenery of the river is ever-changing. The river is sometimes curved and sometimes straight, sometimes slow and sometimes rapid. Sometimes the waves are calm, sometimes the waves are rolling, and silver flowers are splashing.Sometimes there are solitary peaks standing upright on both sides of the strait, sometimes there are a group of strange peaks, sometimes there are mountains and seas, and sometimes there are forests of peaks, and sometimes there are flat wilderness.
This kind of scenery is no less beautiful than the Cangshan Erhai Lake in Jinli.
There were fewer and fewer tourist boats on either side of the boat, and everyone soon came to a slightly flat shore. The vines and grass on the shore slowly gathered together, forming a narrow bridge that connected to the side of the boat.
Several people left the ship and landed, and there were already people waiting on the shore.
The old head of the Lin family in Lingnan had passed the title of head of the family to Lin Ling's eldest brother a few years ago. Now he is traveling around the world and he doesn't know where he is, so the only person who came to greet him was the current head of the family.
When everyone came to the main room where they were receiving guests, they were greeted with courtesy again.
Compared with the Sumire Zhang family, the entire Lin family manor is obviously much larger, and the number of clan members is not at the same level.
It's no wonder that Liu Tao couldn't confirm whether Glenn belonged to the Lin family. With such a huge family, even the clan leader couldn't confirm whether there were any members scattered around.
The patriarch, Lin Hai, was very particular about hospitality and prepared fine Guizhou Maojian for several people, which was the best quality spring tea of the year.
Of course, whether it is autumn tea or spring tea, there is no big difference in Newt’s mouth, as sugar is added to it.
"Mr. Scamander's hobbies...are really unique..." Patriarch Lin felt a little sorry for his good tea, but because of his face, he could only say this.
Newt couldn't understand the meaning of his words, so he put down his tea cup and got down to business.
Lin Hai nodded and sent someone to fetch a long table with a gold plate and two silver needles prepared for the blood-recognition ceremony.
Although the method of identifying relatives by dripping blood has been recorded since ancient times, facts have proved that neither the "bone dripping method" nor the "blood method" can prove blood relationship.
Regarding the "Blood Combination Method", as long as the two people doing the test have the same blood type, the blood can be fused together, and it doesn't mean anything.
As for the "bone dripping method", it is even less reliable, as long as the ancestor's bones found have been dead long enough.After the bone surface is completely weathered, even if animal blood is dripped on it, it can still "seep into the bone."
However, things in the magical world cannot be understood using Muggle biology.
Apart from the fact that there is no difference in form between the bloody identification conducted by Patriarch Lin, the actual verification methods are completely different.
If two people have the same magical bloodline, the magic circle engraved on the golden plate will naturally make the two drops of blood merge into one.
To put it bluntly, it is actually this magic circle that can identify whether Glenn has Qilin bloodline. As for the so-called "blood drop", it is just a formality following the old rules.
Glenn and Lin Hai walked side by side to the unicorn picture in the center of the hall and sat down on both sides of the long table.
Lin Ling squeezed the magic formula with her hand and pointed at two silver needles in the air.
The silver needles floated into the air under the pull of invisible magic power, flew towards the two of them, and lightly pricked the index fingers of their right hands.
The golden plate first landed in front of Lin Hai, catching the blood dripping from his fingers. The unicorn pattern on the edge of the plate quickly lit up, and then slowly extinguished.
Lin Hai wiped it lightly on his finger, and the wound disappeared immediately.
The gold plate came to Glenn's hand again, and the bright red blood drops slipped down and accurately dripped into the gold plate.
In the expectant eyes of everyone, the unicorn pattern flashed slightly, then dimmed in an instant.
The two drops of blood entangled each other and spun around for a few times, then separated, clearly staying on both sides of the gold plate.
Glenn was slightly regretful, but not angry. Although Liu Tao had narrowed the scope as much as possible, it was not easy to make it so smooth.
Patriarch Lin sighed softly and stood up: "It's a pity. Although Glenn has a trace of Qilin blood in his body, it is extremely weak. It must be that his ancestors were related to the Lin family by marriage, but I am afraid that he cannot be regarded as a descendant of the Lin family."
He had already heard about Glenn's experience from Liu Tao, and it was inevitable for him to feel a little regretful that such an outstanding descendant was not a descendant of their family.
Glenn also stood up, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Lin, for causing you trouble. Since we have no connection with your family, we won't bother you anymore..."
"You're welcome." Lin Hai said quickly, "Although you are not a descendant of the Lin family, you still have Qilin blood. In addition, Mr. Scamander once rescued a Qilin, so you are naturally the most important friend of the Lin family. Now you are far away from home. Come on, you should at least stay and have lunch before leaving."
