Qing Zhu silently let go of his pulse.
Sima Wentian and Gao Guan watched their surroundings warily as well as Qing Zhu's reaction.
"There was an accident in my early years, so it is reasonable that I lost some of my lifespan. My mana comes from the world, and it returns to the world, so there is nothing to be regretful about. However, it is a sin to disturb His Majesty," Xiahou Ta replied cheerfully, holding Xiahou Chengyu's hand and patting it gently.
Qing Zhu sighed. "We thought Heavenly Old Man had a chance to enter the Divine Soul Realm and become immortal. I didn't expect it."
Xiahou Ta laughed. "Divine Soul Realm? Entering the Divine Soul Realm may not be a good thing. Although Divine Soul Realm cultivators can live forever, in reality? There seems to be something in the dark that is hard to resist. I've never heard of anyone with a cultivation at the Divine Soul realm dying a good death. It's better to have a good ending like this. "
These words caused Qing Zhu to fall into deep thought.
"Your Majesty! Before I die, this old subject has a request. I wonder if you will grant it? "Xiahou Ta suddenly said.
Qing Zhu nodded. "As long as it does not violate the laws of heaven, we can do it. Heavenly Old Man, feel free to ask."
Xiahou Ta stared at him. "This old subject has already given the position of Patriarch of the Xiahou Family to my son, Xiahou Ling. I wonder if Xiahou Ling will inherit the title of Heavenly Old Man?"
Hearing this, Xiahou Ling's heart sped up. He was very touched. His father was paving the way for him before he died!
Xiahou Chengyu raised his teary eyes to look at Xiahou Ling. Qing Zhu tilted his head to look at Xiahou Ling. Other than Xiahou Ta, who was staring at Qing Zhu, everyone else looked at Xiahou Ling.
Master Qing finally turned around and smiled at Xiahou Ta. "Xiahou Ling is Chengyu's elder. He inherited the position of House Xiahou, so it's reasonable for him to inherit the title of Lord Albatross. There's nothing inappropriate about it." This could be considered the last act of friendship between ruler and subject.
Xiahou Ta bowed. "Thank you, Your Majesty." After Qing Zhu and Xiahou Chengyu held him up, he said to Wei Shu, "Wei Shu, gather the people from the other branches and gather outside."
"Yes!" Wei Shu bowed and accepted the order, then quickly turned around and left.
After Qing Zhu and Xiahou Ta chatted for a while, Wei Shu came back to report, "Master, everyone is here."
The transcendence energy around Xiahou Ta's body rippled as he got up and put his feet down from the bed. Xiahou Chengyu wanted to help him up, but he was stopped by Xiahou Ta's palm. He used his transcendence energy to support his body and walked outside.
Xiahou Ling hurriedly came forward to help him up, but Xiahou Ta waved his hand, indicating for him to step aside, not allowing anyone to help him.
"Father!" Xiahou Ling, who was standing at the side, choked with sobs as tears trickled down his face. He looked at his father's body that was forcefully propped up, and his heart was filled with sorrow. At this moment, his feelings for his father were sincere, and his heart truly ached for his father.
Of course, if Xiahou Ta had made other arrangements, then he would probably feel even more hatred in his heart.
At the bottom of the stairs outside the sleeping quarters, there were thousands of people standing. Xiahou Ta's children and grandchildren were only a few, the rest were concubines, and most of these concubines were Xiahou Ta's women. Most of them were young and beautiful like fairies, but some of them were old and faded. The latter rarely showed their faces, but today, they were all here.
As for the main wife, Xiahou Ta had never formally married a wife in his life, so there was no such thing as a fight between the main wife and the concubine. The status of the children and grandchildren was the same.
At this moment, everyone had heard the news. They all knew that Xiahou Ta's lifespan had come to an end. Seeing Xiahou Ta walk up the steps with the support of his Dharmic powers, everyone had different reactions. Some were already sobbing, some were crying bitterly, some had complicated expressions, and some were silent.
Looking at the crowd below, Xiahou Ta did not?? Gather? Sincerely cut Huang Qiang? Θ?? Gather? Liao? Rotting Corpse Coat Teasing Sheng Huo? Grain? Slanting Long Ye Engraving? Si? Wu Yu Twilight Hairpin? Twilight Ye Chen? Wei Yi Sole? Yong Ji? Luo Ji? Duan Luo Ji Hairpin? Ding? Gather and knock on the coins, then swing and mill stop.
"Father!"
"Grandfather!"
There was a lot of crying below, and the descendants all knelt down one after another. Xiahou Ta's concubines mostly stood there, wiping away their tears, not knowing what to do from now on.
"Xiahou Ling!" Xiahou Ta shouted in a low voice, and raised an ancient sword that was completely black, including its scabbard. It was the token that symbolized the Xiahou Family's authority as the head of the family.
Xiahou Ling quickly came out, walked to the next step, and knelt down. He held his hands up, and Xiahou Ta, who was looking down from above, placed the sword in his hands.
Xiahou Ling held the sword and kowtowed three times, then stood up, holding the sword in front of his chest with both hands, facing the entire Xiahou Family.
This time, the kneeling people stood up, and the people below Xiahou Family, including Wei Shu, quickly came to the bottom of the stairs. They bowed together, and said in unison, "Greetings, Family Head!"
At this moment, Xiahou Ling was very excited, and Xiahou Ling's mother, who was in the crowd, was also very excited.
In front of the window in the room, Qing Zhu looked out the window with interest, as if he was watching a show. It was hard not to feel excited. How could he not know that most of the people here were descendants of the Xiahou Family who had no real power? None of the descendants who truly held the power of the Xiahou Family could see the light of day, and none of them were present. He couldn't help but wonder, could the token in Xiahou Ling's hand really command these people?
The more he watched, the more interesting he felt, and the more he felt that this trip was not in vain.
After the ceremony, the Xiahou Family's branches dispersed, and Qing Zhu also said his farewells after a while, but he specifically allowed Xiahou Chengyu to stay to show his filial piety.
The Heavenly Court's troops left the Albatross Mansion, and only a small portion remained to listen to Xiahou Chengyu's orders.
After watching Qing Zhu leave, Xiahou Ling said in a low voice, "Everything in the mansion will temporarily follow the old man's orders!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Two voices came from behind him, and when Xiahou Ling turned around, he couldn't help but be stunned. Wei Shu and the other person looked at each other.
The other person was called Fu Tong, and Xiahou Ling usually had a housekeeper who obeyed his orders. It was this Fu Tong.
Since Xiahou Ling had spoken, Fu Tong habitually accepted his orders. And in Wei Shu's eyes, Xiahou Ling had spoken as the family head, so he naturally had to accept his orders. However, in this way, the first order that Xiahou Ling gave after taking over the position of family head had caused a conflict.
Fu Tong's hair stood on end when Wei Shu glanced at him. As a housekeeper, the difference in status between him and Wei Shu was too great. From a certain perspective, Wei Shu could be said to be the number one person in the Xiahou Family other than Xiahou Ta. Wei Shu had all kinds of mysterious powers that outsiders didn't know about, and even Xiahou Ling was wary of him, not daring to offend him. Fu Tong didn't know what Wei Shu would think when he said that.
Fu Tong was very clear that although Xiahou Ling was now the family head, he hadn't gained a firm foothold yet. If Wei Shu wanted to kill Fu Tong, even Xiahou Ling wouldn't be able to protect him.
"Housekeeper Wei, from today onwards, Fu Tong will listen to your orders." Whether it was sincere or not, Xiahou Ling immediately confirmed the two's identities.
"Yes!" This time, both of them accepted the order.
Once Qing Zhu returned from the Heaven Palace, Shangguan Qing and the others who were waiting outside the Stellar Hall immediately turned and entered.
"What's the situation?" Wu Qu asked Sima Wentian and Gao Guan.
Sima Wentian explained the general situation, and Defeating Armies frowned and said, "Does this mean that Xiahou Ta's lifespan is approaching its end?"
"I have personally checked, and it is indeed so. It is not an impostor. An impostor would not be able to imitate Xiahou Ta's words and actions so well." Qing Zhu, who was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, sneered. He was obviously in high spirits. "Xiahou Ta has been scheming his entire life, but he can't escape his fate! Without this old fox at the helm, the Xiahou Family … hehe … "
Gao Guan said expressionlessly, "Since Xiahou Ta allowed Xiahou Ling to take over the Xiahou Family, he must have made the appropriate arrangements."
"Xiahou Ling?" Qing Zhu sneered three times. "He may have some ambition, but he is a person with high expectations but low ability. There is nothing to worry about!"
Defeating Armies cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you still need to be careful. That old fox might have already set up a trap, waiting for you to jump into it."
Wu Qu nodded and reminded, "Even if Xiahou Ta can't calculate everything after his death, he should be aware of the crisis that the Xiahou Family might face after his death. It is possible that he has already prepared to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. I'm afraid that whoever bumps into him will be badly injured!"
Qing Zhu nodded slightly and sighed after a moment of silence. "Xiahou Ta's life …" He stopped here and shook his head with a sigh.
In the inner hall of the Kou Heavenly King's residence, Kou Lingxu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brows tightly knitted.
He naturally knew about the abnormality of the Xiahou Family, but no matter how hard he thought, he could not figure out what had happened. Yet, he dared not be careless.
Outside the hall, Kou Zheng followed behind Tang Henian with quick steps. Both of them bowed, but before they could say anything, Kou Lingxu asked in a deep voice, "Did you find out anything?"
Tang Henian shook his head. "The current situation is unclear, but there is news from the palace. Someone saw Xiahou Chengyu crying and going to the Starry Hall to look for Qing Zhu. Then, Qing Zhu and Xiahou Chengyu went to the Xiahou Family together. After Qing Zhu returned, Xiahou Chengyu stayed behind."
"What happened?" Kou Lingxu could not stay calm anymore. Such a big commotion, yet they could not figure out the situation at all. It was too passive.
At this moment, a message came from the Star Bell. After Kou Lingxu took out the Star Bell and made a call, he was dumbfounded and did not speak for a long time.
Tang Henian instinctively realized that it might be related to the Xiahou Family. He asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"
Kou Lingxu silently put away the Star Bell and said in a low voice, "Ying Jiuguang has sent word that Xiahou Ta is nearing the end of his lifespan. Under the witness of the Green Lord, he has passed the position of House Xiahou to Xiahou Ling. The Green Lord has promised Xiahou Ling to inherit the position of Albatross!"
"Ah!" Tang Henian and Kou Zheng cried out in shock. Not even in their dreams could they have imagined such a situation. That was Xiahou Ta! Was he going to die?
When Tang Henian came back to his senses, he asked urgently, "Your Highness, is this news reliable? The Xiahou Family has sealed off the news. How did Ying Jiuguang know about it? "
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