"Gu Cang Bei, you have quite the nerve! In front of your dead ancestors, you actually dare to say such disgraceful words!"
The First Elder, Gu Jingyuan, shouted angrily. With a flash, he appeared beside Gu Qingchen.
Gu Cangbei laughed and said, "I'm the strongest person in the Gu family. All these years, the Gu family has been in good order under my management. Why can't I be the patriarch?"
Gu Jinyuan said, "A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. The Gu family is a large family that has been passed down for thousands of years. The reason why it has been prosperous is because it acts according to the family rules. According to the family rules, you, Gu Cangbei, are not qualified to be the patriarch. It's already your great fortune to be the acting patriarch for a few years. If you dare to snatch the patriarch's position, you'll be disobeying your ancestors and a traitor to the family.
"Traitor …?"
Gu Cangbei sneered and said, "Those who oppose me are the traitors of the Gu family. Now, I announce that I, Gu Cangbei, am the official patriarch of the Gu family. Whoever dares to stop me will be killed without mercy —!"
Gu Jinyuan shouted, "You said you're the strongest person in the Gu family, but I don't believe it. If you dare to disobey your ancestors and disrupt the family rules, I'll kill you —!"
The two looked at each other like fighting cocks, and a terrifying aura erupted from them.
The elders looked at each other, not knowing what to do. One was the acting patriarch, and the other was the first elder. They were both peak two-star Venerables, and were at the top in terms of strength and power in the family. Now that the two were opposing each other, a life and death battle was about to break out. No matter which side they stood on, they would become enemies with the other side.
Most of the elders were hesitating. Only a small number of elders stood behind Gu Cangbei and Gu Jinyuan.
Seeing this, Tang Yu covered her mouth and laughed. She said, "My Tang family is very supportive of Cangbei becoming the official patriarch. Moreover, my uncle, Supreme Lord Tang Bin, has come to the Gu family as a guest. Whoever dares to disobey the patriarch, haha … You know what the consequences are?"
Tang Yu's words were soft, but everyone's expression tightened when they heard it.
Supreme Lord Tang Bin was an elder of the Zhaixing Palace, and now he was in the Gu family?
After Gu Cangnan and his wife went missing, the Gu Clan did not even have a Three-Star Supremacy. A mid-level Supremacy could suppress the entire Gu Clan, let alone Supremacy Tang Bin.
Tang Yu's gaze swept across the elders as she asked, "Have you all not made your choice yet?"
The elders looked at each other with fear in their eyes and walked behind Gu Cang Bei.
Ninety percent of the elders stood on Gu Cang Bei's side.
"That's right —!"
A proud smile appeared on Tang Yu's face as she said, "With the support of the Tang Family, the Gu Family will be able to develop even better. The person who stopped Cang Bei from becoming the Head of the Family has no concept of the family at all. He only thinks about his own benefits and doesn't think about the family. He really deserves to die …!"
"Hahahaha …!"
Gu Cang Bei laughed wildly and said: "Gu Jinyuan, this family head will now strip you of your position as the First Elder. If you surrender, I can still spare your life on account of your contributions to the family. Otherwise, I'll let you die today …!"
As he spoke, Gu Cang Bei's gaze swept across the elders who stood behind Gu Jinyuan. "You all are really not afraid of death!"
The elders had long regretted it in their hearts. Now that they felt Gu Cang Bei's killing intent, their hearts trembled as they hurriedly said: "We support the Head of the Family, we support the Head of the Family …!"
As they spoke, they had already moved to stand behind Gu Cang Bei.
Only Gu Jinyuan was left beside Gu Qingchen.
"You …!"
Gu Jinyuan was so angry that he trembled. He pointed at Gu Cang Bei and shouted: "How much of the family's benefits did you betray to get the Tang Family to work for you?"
In contrast to Gu Jinyuan's anger, Gu Qingchen's expression was still calm. Ye Xing had already predicted this and told him about it.
Gu Qingchen said: "Uncle, I'll call you uncle for the last time. Are you blinded by greed and went to the Tang Family for the Head of the Family and betrayed the family's benefits, or were you instigated by others? Or were you forced to? "
Gu Cang Bei laughed and said: "I'm doing this for the development of the Gu Family. What do you, a brat, know? Originally, I wanted to politely get the Head of the Family position, but I didn't expect you to ruin it at the last moment. If I had known this, why would I have waited for a few years? I would have killed you long ago."
"Now … what's the use of keeping you alive?"
Gu Cang Bei shouted. His killing intent surged as he slapped Gu Qingchen's head with his palm.
"How dare you …!" Gu Jinyuan shouted angrily.
He was about to stop Gu Cang Bei when he heard the sound of something breaking through the air. It was Tang Yu who had suddenly thrown a flying knife at Gu Jinyuan's head.
If this knife hit Gu Jinyuan's head, he would definitely die.
Tang Yu was also a Two-star Venerable, and her strength was not much inferior to Gu Jinyuan's. It was difficult for Gu Jinyuan to block this flying knife with a sudden sneak attack, let alone Gu Qingchen.
Gu Jinyuan's speed exploded to the limit, and he barely dodged the flying knife's attack.
At the same time, a shrill scream was heard!
The scream came from Gu Cang Bei's mouth. His palm fell on Gu Qingchen's head, and it was caught by a hand. This hand was like an iron clamp, squeezing Gu Cang Bei's palm together, and the bones inside were crushed into pieces.
What was more frightening was that a scorching Strong Current came from the hand and invaded Gu Cang Bei's meridians, making Gu Cang Bei feel as if his entire arm was being cut by a knife.
The owner of this hand, who was standing beside Gu Qingchen, was a young man in black. It was Ye Xing.
The people of the Gu family did not know Ye Xing. Looking at this unfamiliar young man, they were all shocked.
Gu Cang Bei was a Two-star Venerable, but his palm was so easily caught by the other party. What kind of cultivation did this unfamiliar young man have? Could he be a Middle-stage Venerable?
"Who are you … let me go …!" Gu Cang Bei shouted, and there was fear in his eyes.
Bang!
Ye Xing's Strong Current exploded in his palm, and Gu Cang Bei's palm was directly blown into pieces, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
"Ah …!"
Gu Cang Bei screamed. His entire palm was gone. Even if his injury was healed, he would still be a cripple.
"Cang Bei …!"
Tang Yu was shocked. Her figure flashed to Gu Cang Bei's side, and she looked at Ye Xing with fear. She shouted, "Uncle …!"
Lord Tang Bin was in the Gu family.
However, he did not plan to show himself at the beginning. He only wanted to support Gu Cang Bei and Tang Yu.
After all, interfering with the succession of the family head was not a good reputation. He did not care about what the Gu family thought, but there were many families in the world, and there were many families stronger than the Tang family. If he interfered and broke the rules, it would cause the other families to hate him.
Therefore, he did not plan to show himself, and only secretly stayed in the Gu family.
Moreover, he did not need to show himself. As long as Tang Yu reported his name as the family head, Gu Cang Bei would become the family head. Naturally, there would not be many people who would dare to stop him.
However, he had to show himself now!
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