Heatwaves were rolling in Pingzhou in the summer. The sun in the sky was like a huge fireball, roasting every corner of the ground. Even the most shady corner was filled with an extremely restless and suffocating atmosphere.
Holding an ancestral worshipping ceremony on such a day was simply asking for a beating. Wasn't it a torture?
Although Zhou Bao didn't understand, the Li Family in Pingzhou had been doing this for thousands of years. It wouldn't change just because he didn't understand it.
Early in the morning on June 21st, the whole mansion of the Li Family in Pingzhou was busy. Even after no less than half a month of careful preparation and preliminary work, the ancestral worshipping ceremony didn't start until noon.
At this time, the huge ancestral hall of the Li Family in Pingzhou was already crowded with people. They were all clansmen of the main and branch branches of the Li Family in Pingzhou. These thousands of people were not all of the Li Family. Three generations of the lineal clansmen living in the old mansion in Pingzhou were all present. As for the branch clansmen who didn't live in Pingzhou, only the masters of the family were qualified to enter.
Offering incense to the ancestors in the Jin had its own rules. The process was very complicated. Moreover, there was a small ceremony every year, a medium one every five years, and a big one every ten years. Most of the Li family members were used to it. After enduring for four to six hours, all the procedures were almost completed. There was only one last thing left, which was to wait for the Family Head to make a concluding speech. That was the ancestral worshipping ceremony today. It was destined to be unusual.
When the Family Head of the Li Family, who was also Li Xiu's father, was about to begin the great achievements of the Li Family in Pingzhou in the past year, a shout suddenly came from the front of the crowd.
"Wait!"
"Huh?"
The Family Head of the Li Family was obviously surprised by the shout. He looked up and said, "Oh, it's my second brother. What's the matter?"
"Big Brother, please excuse me!" Li Xian cupped his hands to the Family Head of the Li Family. "There's something I didn't want to say. But after careful consideration, I have to say it because it's related to the reputation of the Li Family!"
"Oh, it's related to the Li Family!" The Master of the Li Family was slightly stunned, and his heart tightened. He knew that Li Xian had intruded into Li Xiu's Fragrant Butterfly Manor, but later he heard that there was no conflict between Li Xian and Li Xiu, so he did not pay much attention to it.
Such things had happened several times before. In the end, Li Xian was overwhelmed by Li Xiu's overwhelming strength and Li Xian could do nothing about it. Of course, Li Xian did not stir up trouble at the ancestral worshipping ceremony. However, since Li Xian dared to stir up trouble at this time, he must have something to rely on. Li Xiu looked at the person standing behind Li Xian. Although he was also wearing the clothes of the Li Clan, he was obviously not a member of the Li Clan. Li Xiu's face darkened slightly.
"Second brother, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't worry about it. But before you say it, I want to ask, which branch does the person behind you belong to? Why haven't I seen him before?"
"This gentleman is Mr. Long from the Natural Law School. He's not a member of the Li Family. The reason why he's here today is also because of what I'm about to say!"
"Second brother, you're getting bolder and bolder. Today is the ancestral worshipping ceremony, a family affair of the Li Family. No matter what the reason is, you shouldn't have brought an outsider here!" The tone of the Family Head of the Li Family became more and more serious. Zhou Bao, who was hiding in the dark, secretly gave him a thumbs-up.
"Smart, really smart!"
"Turning from guest to host, no matter what purpose you have, I'll find out your weakness first and mess up your plan. Sure enough, the older, the wiser."
"What kind of school is the Heavenly Law Alliance? I wonder which macro world it is from!"
Zhou Bao thought to himself when he heard the words "Heavenly Law Alliance".
What he did not know was that the Heavenly Law Alliance was a large school in the Tiankun Macro World and enjoyed a high status there. But this time, there were too many influences sneaking into the Heaven Realm World, and all of them had frighteningly powerful backgrounds. Although the Heavenly Law Alliance was powerful, it did not dare to act recklessly. Therefore, after careful selection, it chose the Li Family of Pingzhou, which was second to none in the Jin. It wanted to establish a foothold in the Heaven Realm World with the help of the Li Family.
However, although the Heavenly Law Alliance wanted to establish a foothold in the Li Family, it also discovered a problem. The Family Head of the Li Family and his son did not need anyone's help to firmly control the entire Li Family. Therefore, the Heavenly Law Alliance secretly investigated and found out that Li Xian was not satisfied with the Li Family and his son. Therefore, it wanted to support Li Xian to overthrow the Li Family and take control of the entire Li Family.
Anyway, in the eyes of a large school like the Heavenly Law Alliance, the strength of the Li Family was not worth mentioning at all. It was just two Individual Immortals. If it were not for the fact that they were not familiar with this place and it was not their home ground, they could easily send anyone to overthrow the Li Family. Why would they need to use so much brain cells to think about it?
To be honest, Li Xian did not let them down. He was not the kind of person who could not be helped up. Soon, he found the fault of the Li Family and his son. Li Xiu's life had been too smooth these years, so he became a little ostentatious. He had never thought that there would be someone in the Li Family who dared to rebel, so he did not hide from others when he did things. As a result, Li Xian had a handle on him. Previously, when Li Xian broke into the Fragrant Butterfly Manor, he did not expect to take away the girl named Dieyi. He only did it for today's event. Within half a day, the news of him breaking into the Fragrant Butterfly Manor had spread throughout the entire Li Family. Everyone who should know about it knew about it. If he brought it up again today, he could expose the real identity of Dieyi and accuse Li Xiu and his son of colluding with an evildoer. Then, with the power of the Heavenly Law Alliance, he could overthrow Li Xiu and his son.
This was Li Xian's good idea. However, he did not expect that the Family Head of the Li Family was also a sly old fox. He actually turned against him and forced him to swallow his words.
"Family Head, you are wrong!"
After Li Xian was rebuffed, the man surnamed Long from the Tiandao Alliance was not so easy to deal with. He directly stepped out of the crowd, cupped his fists at the Family Head of the Li Family, and said, "The Tiandao Alliance is a big sect in antiquity times, and we have always taken the responsibility of eliminating evil and defending justice as our duty. This time, we came to Pingzhou to hunt down an evildoer, but after our investigation, we found that this evildoer was hiding in the Li Family and was protected by Li Xiu, the Young Master of the Li Family. Therefore, we came up with this plan and came directly to explain to the Family Head. I hope your Young Master will be magnanimous and not interfere in this matter. Let us catch this evildoer and give an explanation to the people in the world!"
These words were of such a high standard, so brilliant!
Give an explanation to the people in the world!
Of course, the important thing was not to give an explanation to the people in the world. What was important was that when the man surnamed Long spoke, a strong aura swept across the place. Even Li Xiu's aura was suppressed by him, and he could not move at all.
The entire old residence of the Li Family quieted down.
"What's going on? Where did the Tiandao Alliance come from?"
"What's the origin of the Tiandao Alliance? How can a random guy from the Li Family be so powerful?"
"Yes, yes, this aura, this momentum, it's even stronger than the Eldest Young Master's!"
"Nonsense, of course it's stronger than the Eldest Young Master. Didn't you see that the Eldest Young Master was also suppressed?"
"I don't know where Li Xian found this group of people. They're really f * cking idiots. They seized the power of the Li Family through the hands of outsiders. Even if they seized the power, in the end, it would still fall to the outsiders!"
"These people are so powerful. If they really seized the power, would the Li Family still be the Li Family?"
Although they were suppressed by the momentum of the man surnamed Long, it did not prevent the people below from exchanging glances.
With a few glances, a lot of information was revealed. However, in the face of such a powerful force, even if they had any thoughts, they did not dare to say it. After all, the tallest people on the scene were Li Xiu and his father.
At this moment, Li Xiu's eyes had already narrowed. When the man surnamed Long was speaking, his eyes were fixed on Li Xiu. His powerful Qi Power was ninety-nine percent suppressing Li Xiu.
"Hehe, the strength of an Individual Immortal at the peak is really powerful. If you guys had acted earlier, I might have had some trouble. But now …" Thinking of Zhou Bao, who was watching them in the dark, Li Xiu's mouth curled up and he laughed.
"Evildoer? Hehe, Second Uncle, you said that I'm in cahoots with evildoers. That's why I brought these guys from the Tiandao Alliance here, right? "
"Yes, that's right!" Looking at Li Xiu's fearless expression, Li Xian faintly felt that something was wrong. But when he thought of the powerful strength of the Tiandao Alliance, his wavering heart calmed down.
"That is to say, these so-called people from the Tiandao Alliance were provoked by you, right?" While speaking, Li Xiu suddenly straightened his back and stood up under the enormous pressure of the man surnamed Long. He stared at Li Xian and said, "Second Uncle, do you know that by provoking these guys of unknown origin, you have brought a great disaster to the Li Family of Pingzhou!"
"What?" Seeing Li Xiu's cold eyes, Li Xian's heart trembled violently.
"Li Xiu, don't talk nonsense. It was you who colluded with evildoers first, and now you say that I have brought a disaster to the Li Family. You, you are slandering me!"
"Whether it's slandering or not, we will soon know!" Li Xiu sneered and slowly walked to his father's side. Without another word, he carefully whispered something in the ear of the Family Head of the Li Family.
No one knew what Li Xiu had said to him, but the Family Head of the Li Family suddenly raised his head. His originally kind eyes became fierce, and he stared at Li Xian. He stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at Li Xian. "Second Brother, you, you, you have done a good deed!"
"I, what did I do?" At this moment, Li Xian felt a little guilty. In an instant, he thought through all the steps of his plot, but he found no loophole. "What's wrong with this father and son? Why do they act as if I have done something wrong to the world? What's wrong with them?"
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