Xue Yuntian nodded. "Yes, let Xue Yu represent us this year."
Xue Lei couldn't believe his ears. He had never thought that one day the right to worship the ancestors that belonged to him would be taken away by Xue Yu.
He stood up and asked, "Why?"
Xue Yuntian said, "We can't give you the opportunity to cultivate the Divine Path every year, can we? Xue Yu is at the fourth stage of the Mortal Fairy, and this is the most critical moment for him to cultivate the Divine Path. As his brother, you should understand. "
Xue Lei stared at Su Yu. Recalling the conversation in the house, he felt that Su Yu was trying to please them.
Or, Su Yu was badmouthing him in front of them.
"Father!" Xue Lei's eyes were resolute. "Only the best of the clan can represent us. Otherwise, how can the ancestors rest in peace? Father, please be careful! "
Xue Yuntian frowned and said, "Your brother Xue Yu is not bad. I have made up my mind, and there is no room for negotiation."
He actually wanted to say that he was stronger than Xue Lei, but he couldn't bring himself to say such hurtful words.
Xue Yuntian stared at Su Yu with hatred, then turned his hopeful eyes to the Elder of the Lone Mountain. He said, "Elder of the Lone Mountain, for the sake of my contributions to the family, do you really have the heart to let me miss this opportunity? I am not far from becoming a Level Two Cavern World Master. "
Unexpectedly, the Elder of the Lone Mountain, who had always been partial to him, looked at Su Yu with a complicated expression and said in a rare impartial manner, "Xue Lei, it's not that I don't want to help you, but your father is right. Xue Yu is at the critical moment of becoming a Cavern World Master.
Xue Lei was stunned. He could hardly believe that the Elder of the Lone Mountain in front of him was the unreasonable Great Ancestor who was partial to him!
What had happened? Why did the Elder of the Lone Mountain not speak for him?
Endless resentment burst forth in his heart as he stared at Su Yu. "Did you badmouth me? You despicable man! I just robbed your Ice Fire Ship. Do you have to be so insidious? "
Xue Yuntian frowned. "Lei, what did you just say? You robbed Yu's Ice Fire Ship? "
The rest of the elders also looked at Su Yu in surprise.
Xue Yuntian asked, "Yu 'er, why didn't you mention this?"
Su Yu revealed a faint smile and said magnanimously, "It's just a trivial matter. Since I've already returned safely, there's no need to mention it. If the Li family were to find out about it, they would only ridicule us, the Xue family's brothers, for not being united."
These words warmed the hearts of the elders.
On the other hand, Xue Lei … if there was no comparison, there was no difference in strength.
In the past, they had thought that Xue Lei's shortcomings could be tolerated, but now, in comparison, his character and Xue Yu's were like heaven and earth.
Even Xue Lei bullied him like that, but Xue Yu put the clan first and endured silently.
If Xue Lei hadn't taken the initiative to bring it up, they wouldn't have known about it at all.
Seeing that the crowd was once again "bewitched" by Su Yu, Xue Lei laughed angrily. "I really could not tell. Not only are you good at backstabbing people, you are also good at coaxing people. You want to step on me to achieve your goals? Haha, brilliant, truly brilliant! "
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Just as he finished speaking, a loud slap landed on Xue Lei's face, causing him to see stars.
His eyes fixed on Xue Yuntian, who was standing in front of him with an angry expression, his eyes filled with disappointment. "If I told you that your brother has never mentioned a word about you to us since he came back, let alone badmouthing you, how would you feel?"
Xue Lei covered his face, the hatred in his eyes increasing. He said in a low voice, "I don't believe it! If he hadn't slandered me behind my back, why would you treat me like this? "
"Treat you like what?" Xue Yuntian said. "You want to say that we treat you better than we used to, but treat your brother better than we used to, right? Do you want to know the reason? It's simple, because your brother has made contributions to the family that several generations have not been able to do. Is that enough? "
Xue Lei was shocked, but more than that, he did not believe it.
He did not believe that Xue Yu, who had been stepped on by him since he was born, could have made any great contributions.
He stubbornly believed that they had been coaxed by Su Yu.
"Fine, I believe you." Xue Lei clenched his teeth. "But I still don't think it's right to give him the ancestral offering. Giving the Divine Path to a good-for-nothing like him is a complete waste. It's better to give it to me, the genius of the family!"
He turned and walked out furiously, not even looking back. "You will regret giving him this once-a-year opportunity!"
Xue Yuntian glared at him, clenching his fists. He had the urge to rush forward and teach him a lesson.
But Xue Lei was his son after all. He sighed helplessly, rubbing his brows tiredly as he sat back down weakly.
At that moment, Su Yu's voice came to his ears. "Father, don't worry. Big brother has always been like this, and he did not mean to contradict you. I believe he will understand father's painstaking efforts in the future."
Xue Yuntian was gratified, his mood improving. He looked at Su Yu with even more fondness. "You have my heart."
The ancestral offering ceremony on the Twin Star Island was a grand occasion.
Everyone was overjoyed, except for Xue Lei, who was drinking alone.
Half a month after he returned to the family, all the young girls in the family who used to surround him and call him Brother Xue Lei had disappeared without a trace.
The youths who idolized him and hoped to receive his guidance also avoided him, as if they were afraid of being associated with him.
It was as if the young king of the family had been kicked off his throne overnight, and no one was interested in him.
As he was feeling puzzled, a group of frolicking people suddenly came into view.
Looking over, he could not help but be enraged.
He saw Xue Yu, surrounded by the young members of the family, walking toward the ancestral offering stage like a king.
"Brother Xue Yu, the crown on your head is so handsome, let me wipe it for you," a charming young girl said with a smile.
"Xue Mei, you slut, don't take advantage of Brother Xue Yu, okay?"
Xue Mei giggled. "Xue Ruxu, you've been hugging Brother Xue Yu's arm for so long, can't I take advantage of you?"
Xue Mei and Xue Ruxu were the beautiful young girls in the family who surrounded Xue Lei all year round. Now, they had abandoned him and thrown themselves into Xue Yu's arms.
The group of youths who were escorting him and parting the crowd outside were the young men of the family who were trying to please him and ask for his guidance.
Seeing this, Xue Lei was furious!
"You've gone too far!" Xue Lei slammed the table, shattering the stone table in the pavilion.
The violent sound frightened the young girls, and they squeezed into Su Yu's arms even more, as if Xue Lei was too fierce and they were afraid of him.
"Xue Yu! Come over here! "Xue Lei pointed at Su Yu angrily.
Su Yu was helpless.
He did not want to be so ostentatious, but ever since the sparring session, he had shown his hidden abilities and won the respect of the family.
His act of forgetting the past and bestowing the foreign clan's divine techniques had won them a great deal of affection.
On top of that, Su Yu was gentle and approachable, unlike Xue Lei who was difficult to please. Naturally, the younger generation of the family, be it men or women, were very close to him.
Unless Su Yu was in isolation, he would be surrounded by a group of young girls carrying sticks to clear the way, just like what was happening in front of him.
Unknowingly, this infuriated Xue Lei again.
He stood still and said, "Big brother, what's the matter?"
Xue Lei was furious, but when he called out to Xue Yu, he found that he had nothing to say.
What could he say? Say that Su Yu had snatched away his followers? Wasn't that embarrassing enough? He could not bring himself to say that!
Suddenly, Xue Lei remembered something and sneered. "Have you forgotten that you still owe me 30,000 Taichu dollars? Why, as your creditor, can't I collect my debt? "
Su Yu had inquired about the reason for this debt in the past two weeks.
Xue Yu could not get help from the family, so he wanted to buy some resources outside and borrowed a thousand Taichu dollars from Xue Lei.
As a result, the interest compounded until it reached a huge sum of 30,000 Taichu dollars.
Although Xue Yu tried his best to repay more than 4,000 Taichu dollars, how could it keep up with the interest compounding?
Su Yu was quite critical of Xue Lei for scheming against his own brother.
However, it was only right to repay a debt, whether it was compounding or not, it was still a debt.
"Haha, I also know that you are a poor wretch with no money to use. How about this, you kneel down and kowtow to me today, and I will deduct 10 Taichu dollars, how about that?" Xue Lei suggested.
Such public humiliation, especially when Su Yu was going to participate in the ancestral worship ceremony later!
"Why aren't you speaking? Think about it, 10 Taichu dollars for a kowtow, this is a benefit that you can't even dream of! What are you hesitating for? "Xue Lei mocked.
The many juniors around Su Yu were also angry. Xue Lei was the one who had gone too far.
"I will return the 1,000 Taichu dollars for Brother Xue Yu." Xue Xin walked out coldly and slapped a Cosmos Sack on the stone bench.
Xue Lei's eyes narrowed and he sneered, "Xue Xin, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have grown up. How dare you go against me …"
"I, I will also return the debt for Brother Xue Yu." Xue Lin walked forward with trepidation and put down 500 Taichu dollars.
"How dare you!" Xue Lei was angry, and Xue Xin was one thing, but Xue Lin was like a mouse meeting a cat whenever he saw him, and now he dared to openly oppose him!
"I will also help Brother Su Yu pay the debt, this is all I have!" Xue Mei giggled and took out a small bag with a sweet smile, throwing it on the stone bench. There were more than 300 Taichu dollars in it.
"Then I can't fall behind, right?" Xue Ruxu said with a smile, throwing a Taichu dollar on the ground.
"Me too! Hehe, I can't take Brother Su Yu's things for free. "A group of youths also helped Su Yu out.
In the past, Xue Lei was the most powerful, and they dared not offend him.
But now that Su Yu was the most valued by the clan, why would they still be afraid of Xue Lei?
Before long, in the pavilion, on the stone bench, and on the ground were piles of money bags. There were about 10,000 to 20,000 dollars, which was a huge sum of money even for a family.
Xue Lei glared at them coldly. "How dare you!"
What answered him was a pair of fearless eyes.
The more they behaved like that, the angrier Xue Lei became. "Good, good, good! All of you are hard now, aren't you? You want to pay the debt for him, right? Fine, I still need 15,000 Taichu dollars! All of you kneel and kowtow to me. If I am satisfied with your kowtow, I will write off the debt. Otherwise, get out of my sight! "
Everyone was in a difficult position. They could only gather about 10,000 Taichu dollars even if they gave it their all.
"Keep it, I appreciate your kindness." Su Yu waved his sleeves, and all the money bags fell into their hands.
Xue Lei grinned. "What, have you thought it through and want to kneel?"
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