Chapter 944 Who is the Patriarch (3)
The six daughters of Linghu Jun stood in a row in front of the main entrance of the ancestral temple.
Nine great elders, a hundred or so elders, hundreds of stewards from each branch, and thousands of young people from all walks of life, both large and small, from near and far, from legitimate and illegitimate branches, were either standing in front of the main hall or surrounding it, looking at Linghu Jun and the other six with twinkling eyes. Their gazes, naturally, were focused on their bellies.
For a long time, there was complete silence.
Only the dark clouds that the sky had gathered with magical power were blown over by the wind. The belly of the warship that was almost floating close to the sky swayed and floated past, and above the city, it shook its body vigorously, shaking off the heavy snow.
White, cold snowflakes fell one after another, just like the hearts of some of the Linghu elders present, shivering with cold.
Linghu Jun and the other six daughters were all from the same lineage of the family to which Linghu Ku belonged.
The Linghu clan was divided into the Left, Middle and Right branches because of the three brothers who had the same father and mother. Afterwards, the three branches each passed down a number of descendants. Among them, there were 19 particularly outstanding ancestors in each generation. They established 19 branches under the three branches. Now, some of the 19 branches are prosperous, while others are declining. There are only about a hundred branches that can still speak in the clan.
Linghu Jun belongs to the lineage and family of Linghu Ku, and Linghu Ku is her biological grandfather.
The other five girls also had to call Linghu Ku "great uncle".
Before Linghu Ku's death, the six daughters of Linghu Luan were the Linghu clan's darlings, belonging to the "strategic high-quality resources" that "never marry outside" and "only accept sons-in-law". At that time, the six of them were surrounded by countless halos, and their status in the clan, actual authority, and treatment they enjoyed even surpassed many of their elders who were 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 generations older than them, and were born out of wedlock.
But this time when they came back...they came back with big bellies and babies!
This, Linghu Ku, who was originally at a disadvantage in the right to inherit the family, the main line, the first branch, seemed to have been hit hard. Many elders felt very disappointed and wished that...
Looking at the beautiful faces of Linghu Jun's six daughters, the Linghu clan members were so "emotional". These elders who were already extremely angry hesitated for a moment, and an elder whom Linghu Jun wanted to call "uncle" walked out of the crowd tremblingly, and tremblingly pulled out a ruler inlaid with gold wire and engraved with the family motto of the third ancestor of the Linghu clan from his sleeve.
The 'ruler' is as thick as a child's arm and more than five feet long... This was the nightmare of many members of the Linghu family during their childhood!
Linghu Yu, the steward of the ancestral temple who holds the power of family law, gritted his teeth and said in a hoarse voice: "Linghu Wuyou, where is he? As an elder, is this how he takes you out to do things?"
Linghu Jun was reluctant to beat the six maids.
Then, we can only fight Linghu Wuyou.
As an elder, he took a group of juniors out to do some official business. No one knew how the business went, but the six girls he took out came back with big bellies!
If this matter gets out, will the Linghu family still have face?
If Linghu Wuyou were present, both of his legs would probably be broken!
Linghu Jui sighed and patted her son who was following behind her. He was a little over two feet tall, had thick eyebrows and big eyes, was quite handsome, but had a pair of watery peach blossom eyes. He was winking at a round and plump girl from the Linghu family in the crowd, and shook his head gently.
"Uncle Wuyou has passed away." Linghu Luan said calmly, "We have found Loulan Pass in the lower realm, and found Uncle Linghu Cangcang. We have also learned a little about what happened at Loulan Pass that day. We have also found the remains of Emperor Taiming, and collected materials to return Loulan Pass to the Supreme Primordial Heaven."
"Things were going very smoothly. But who could have thought that on our way back to the Supreme Primordial Heaven with Loulan Pass, my cousin Linghu Xiong from the 12th House would blow up Loulan Pass? He caused us to wander in the undeveloped wilderness outside and almost die."
Linghu Luan said softly, "If it weren't for our husbands risking their lives to save us, we would not have survived to return."
Linghu Lu looked at Linghu Yu with a sneer and said quietly, "Grandpa Yu, can you tell us why Linghu Xiong would do such a cruel thing?"
Lu Yi looked at Linghu Lun.
It turned out to be a member of the Linghu clan who blew up Loulan City, and everyone was unable to ascend safely, but instead drifted away in the chaos?
Haha... Linghu Lun didn’t mention this before!
Well, I guess I don’t dare to say.
The ancient city of Loulan was blown up, and everyone was scattered and many people died. The things involved were too scary... Especially, the ancient city of Loulan was blown up and drifted outside the territory of the Three Kings and One Master, while the King of Qi was already bringing two imperial treasures from the Tianshu Secret Pavilion, commanding the army, and waiting there eagerly!
hehe!
Are Linghu Xiong and the King of Qi colluding with the people behind the King of Qi?
Could this matter be hidden from the clone of Tianshu Laojun? Could it be hidden from Taichu Emperor? If Taichu Emperor knew about it, how could Taiyu Emperor not know about it?
I'm afraid it's not possible. The head of the Linghu family has passed away, and the internal power struggle of the Linghu family is so fierce now. However, Emperor Taiyu has stayed indoors and there is no sign of the Linghu clan elders who went to Taiyutian to pray for talismans... It's hard to say that it has nothing to do with Linghu Xiong's behavior!
Even Lu Yi led the Heavenly Court fleet and directly broke into the Linghu family's territory!
The Linghu clan’s territory is the territory of Emperor Taiyu, and it is Taiyutian’s private land… When the Heavenly Court fleet appeared here, the Linghu clan was in internal turmoil and did not respond effectively, which is understandable. But the Linghu clan’s neighbors, those Taiyutian affiliated forces, big and small, did not react at all, which is very strange!
Do you dare to say that Emperor Taiyu did not instigate this?
Isn't there some tacit understanding between Emperor Taichu and Emperor Taiyu?
Lu Yi did not say anything, but raised the magical powers of the five senses and six consciousnesses of Buddhism to the current extreme, and carefully observed the changes in the expressions of the many members of the Linghu family in the crowd.
Some people were shocked.
Some people were surprised.
Some people were secretly happy.
Some people are angry.
There were also some people whose faces twitched slightly, revealing a trace of uneasiness, fear, panic, and some inexplicable emotions.
But these expressions were fleeting, and then, what Linghu Lun said about Linghu Wuyou's death was like a huge rock hitting a pond, causing huge ripples.
Several stewards of the Linghu clan suddenly rushed out, pointed at Linghu Luan, and asked in a hoarse voice about the process of Linghu Wuyou's death... There was even an extremely handsome man who looked no more than 30 years old, with slightly red eyes, who asked Linghu Lu in a hoarse voice about the "truth" of Linghu Wuyou's death!
This handsome man is probably Linghu Wuyou's father, right?
Lu Yi was surprised. He had learned a lot about the Heavenly Palace from Meng Hu and Hou Qing. For example, the soldiers of the Five Military Offices kept their natal jade talismans in the Military Secret Hall. If they had any problems, they could accurately understand their specific situation from the changes in the jade talismans in the Military Secret Hall and make the most effective response.
As a powerful clan under the command of Emperor Taizuo, doesn't the Linghu clan have similar means?
Linghu Wuyou's father, Linghu Shuang, grabbed Linghu Lun's shoulders and said sternly, "How could my son Wuyou die? How could he die? This is outrageous, outrageous... Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Linghu Shuang was so excited that he used too much force with his hands. Linghu Lun felt the pain and deliberately raised his voice, crying out in pain.
From the side, Linghu Yan, the father of Linghu Jun, snorted coldly, and his body shook, bringing up a clear wave of light and shadow, and flashed to the side of Linghu Shuang. The five fingers of his right hand were like plucking the strings of a musical instrument, bringing up five extremely fine sword beams, and slashed towards the pulse points of Linghu Shuang's hands.
"Brother Shuang, it's unreasonable for you to do this... My daughter's daughter said that the one who did that evil thing was Linghu Xiong from the 12th House. Why don't you go to the people from the 12th House to ask for an explanation, but just bully my daughter's daughter?"
Linghu Yang's moves were graceful, yet extremely ruthless.
Linghu Shuang was not polite either. He also used his ten fingers to swing out continuous light and shadows. Countless sword beams crisscrossed in the void within a radius of half a foot, directly setting up an exquisite and tiny sword formation, which intertwined with the sword beams on Linghu Yang's five fingers.
For a moment, the half-foot-sized void was filled with illusions. There were angels descending to the world, flowers falling from the sky, the sun rising and the moon setting, and pearls in the ocean... All kinds of strange visions transformed into strands of sword intent that collided with each other. Only a long and continuous "ding" sound was heard. It was the sound caused by at least millions of sword collisions in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yi's forehead was slightly sweaty as he watched.
If Linghu Shuang and Linghu Yang's sword skills were directed at him, he would not even be able to see how the other party drew their swords before he was cut into millions of pieces and blown away by the wind.
Linghu clan's magic and skills were all extremely graceful and gorgeous. In just a short breath, Linghu Shuang and Linghu Yang had exchanged countless moves. The half-foot square of the empty space in their palms had been filled with a huge amount of magic power and sword energy, and the power had accumulated to the extreme, almost causing a change in the 'Tao'.
A ball of light emitted a dazzling light, and countless illusions flowed out from the small void like a big river, instantly covering the entire ancestral hall and sweeping towards Linghu Yuncheng in all directions.
A light cough was heard from in front of the hall door. Standing at the main entrance of the hall were nine elders from the left, center and right sects. The leader of the center sect, Linghu Tian, who was standing in the middle, spoke.
Linghu Tian, with white beard and eyebrows, is nine feet tall, tall and graceful, and handsome beyond compare - although he has a head full of white hair and a white beard, his face is as radiant as that of a young girl, and his features are as handsome as that of a young boy. It gives people the feeling that the white hair and beard were deliberately created by magical powers in order to maintain the 'dignity' and 'qualifications' of the clan elder.
The names of the elders of the Linghu clan are fixed.
Regardless of who inherits the position of clan elder, the three clan elders of the Central Clan are named "Heaven, Earth, and Man", the three clan elders of the Left Clan are named "Sun, Moon, and Stars", and the three clan elders of the Right Clan are named "Rivers, Rivers, and Seas". This naming habit has never changed for countless years... until they step down from the position of clan elder, and then they will restore their original names.
Linghu Tian put his hands behind his back, his face drooped, and said in a cold voice: "Nonsense... It's already this time, and you're still fighting with your own brothers? For no reason, you're making a fool of yourself for others!"
Linghu Tian emphasized the word "outsiders", so countless people's eyes fell on Lu Yi, Yin Yuan and others at the same time.
However, although Lu Yi was standing in the front, many people only glanced at Lu Yi - their focus was all on Yin Yuan - the Linghu clan members were so smart that they judged from the faces of the children following Linghu Lun's six daughters, from their facial features, ears and eyebrows, that Yin Yuan was the culprit!
It was this guy who held his head high and looked so cocky that made his six darling daughters go home with big bellies!
To disgrace the door.
Disgrace to the family tradition!
The ruler in Linghu Yu's hand trembled slightly. He stared at Yin Yuan with sharp eyes. He wanted to pin him to the ground and then beat him hard with the ruler for three thousand six... no, thirty six thousand... no, three hundred thousand six... no, he would not stop until he was beaten into a meat pie!
"Don't make a fuss here." Linghu Tian said calmly: "Everyone go back to your own home, ask the elders of each family about the matter, ask them clearly, sort out the cause and effect, and tomorrow, come back in front of the ancestors to discuss it!"
Looking up at the fleet formation of 300,000 large and small warships quietly floating in the sky, Linghu Tian waved his sleeves, and a faint light flashed around the nine elders, and they disappeared without a trace at the same time.
As soon as the nine elders left, many of the elders present stomped their feet and disappeared in an instant.
Afterwards, the stewards of each branch - all the stewards who had nothing to do with Linghu Jun's six daughters, as if there were evil ghosts chasing them, led the younger generations behind them and turned into magnificent and fantastic sword lights and soared into the sky. In a few flashes, they flew to all directions of Linghu Yuncheng. With the press of the sword light, these people also ran away without a trace.
Lu Yi clasped his hands together and just as he said "Old donor, please stay", the elders of the Linghu family who were present had already run away and disappeared.
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "Okay, okay, okay, you really deserve the word 'fox' in your surname, you really don't leave any loopholes for me... Haha, then, let's see how we do it!"
Lu Yi was helpless.
These elders of the Linghu family were quite shrewd. When they saw the mixed fleet coming in a mighty manner - and showing an obvious, not very friendly attitude, the fleet did not stay in the outer space of Qingsang Yunlu, but directly approached the sky above the core ancestral land of the family, which was a bit like bullying.
And the family's city defense formation has actually been taken over by outsiders... The lives of everyone in the city, young and old, are now in their control.
Behind Lu Yi , there were clearly several masters with terrifying auras, wearing standard heavenly armor.
All right!
Emperor Taiyu ignored the Linghu clan these days. However, the minions of Emperor Taichu actually reached into the Linghu clan's territory... What exactly is hidden behind this is really terrifying.
If I had talked to Lu Yi today, then no matter what Lu Yi said or what requests he made, the problem would have been put on the table... With the enemy at the gates, any decision made in a hurry would be wrong - even if it was not wrong, it would not maximize the benefits or minimize the losses.
Therefore, a group of old foxes ran very fast.
They knew clearly that the "outsiders" were now in the upper hand and they were already at a disadvantage. However, since the "outsiders" did not take direct action, it meant that everything could be discussed.
But no matter how they talk, they can't show their cards right away. So, let the elders of each branch and family first ask Linghu Jun and the six daughters about the matter. After they have found out what the "outsiders" behind Linghu Jun and the others think, then it will be time for the real elders and clan elders to come forward and talk.
If the time for "asking for clarification" can be delayed, it should of course be delayed as much as possible.
Even, it may be delayed until more "outsiders" intervene.
It even lasted until Taiyutian's gaze was cast over.
It would be best if Emperor Taizuo could send two or three special envoys.
That night.
There was heavy snow in Linghu Yuncheng.
In the northwest corner of the city, several small green peaks surround a green lake. The structure of this lake is extremely ingenious. There is a water eye at the bottom, and nine water veins in it are winding in the shape of a dragon, which goes directly to the underground fire cave of Qingsangyunlu, and draws up nine strands of extremely pure and majestic "Wu Ji Lingyan", which coils at the bottom of the lake to form a natural "Wu Ji Jiu Zhuan Panlong Furnace".
Because of this Panlong furnace, this view of the green lake has become full of vitality and infinite charm. The bottom of the green lake is full of various rare spiritual medicines, and beside the green lake, it is like spring all year round, with flowers blooming all the time.
Even in the night when heavy snow is falling, the area around the lake is still as warm as spring. As far as the eye can see, there are colorful flowers and plants, and cute birds and animals of all sizes are walking and playing by the lake...
Maybe, it's not just a joke?
After all, there are a few more bad guests today...
There was a large parrot covered with red feathers, flying around in the air with strange noises, and hitting the flying birds one by one with its claws, leaving bruises all over the head and causing them to fall and roll on the green grass.
There was a caracal that was as fat as a meat ball, running around with its teeth bared, chasing a group of spirit beasts. Its sharp claws scratched the people's buttocks, leaving a trail of blood.
There were also alligator snapping turtles as big as small houses. They dived into the deep bottom of the lake, killed a large number of fish in the lake, and then lay among the clumps of carefully cultivated medicinal herbs and nibbled them in big mouthfuls.
Even worse was a green snake that flew as fast as lightning. It was actually a thief. It specifically went into the nests of other people's spiritual birds and swallowed up countless bird eggs, one at a time.
Well, among the birds and beasts by the lake, there are naturally a few very powerful beast kings.
However, these beast kings, who were usually quite majestic, had already been beaten to their knees by a dog-like earth qilin. The big yellow dog, who kept barking, walked slowly around these beast kings who dared not move, and from time to time, looked at the raging parrot, caracal, alligator turtle and green snake with the doting eyes of a loving father looking at his naughty children.
In short, disaster has come to the door!
However, the owners of this place, Linghu Jun's father Linghu Yang, Linghu Jun's mother Nangong Wan, and several other uncles and elders from their family, had no mood to save these harmed birds and beasts, nor were they too lazy to take care of the magical herbs and medicines that were being devoured by the alligator turtle as a snack.
They gathered in a house made entirely of crystal pieces by the lake, and looked with twitching faces at Yinyuan, who was sitting upright opposite them, and at the six precious ladies, who were bulging with big bellies and were extremely attentive around Yinyuan, busy serving him tea and water, peeling grapes, and tearing loquats.
Lu Yi smiled and sat in the corner of the temple without saying a word.
He was too lazy to speak and disturb the family's happiness.
Although, this family happiness has changed a bit, right?
Linghu Yang stared blankly at his precious daughter for a while... He raised his head speechlessly, looked up at the ceiling, and murmured in a low voice: "What a sin!"
People say that the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the happier she is... But Nangong Wan, as Linghu Jun's biological mother, was looking at Yin Yuan with a dull look, as if she had the urge to draw her knife and chop him into eighteen pieces!
My own little pearl.
My own bok choy.
My own little darling.
My own...
Nangong Wan covered her chest with both hands and exhaled slowly. The Nangong family was also a giant clan under the command of Emperor Taiyu. The ancestral technique "Yinghuo Daojing" was the top fire-attributed Dao technique of the Supreme Taichu Heaven. The blood of the Nangong family had an extraordinary talent for controlling fire.
Nangong Wan turned her anger into visible wisps of red flames that spewed out of her mouth. In an instant, the temperature of the entire abode soared, the air twisted and vibrated, and the decorative scrolls hanging on the walls simultaneously emitted black smoke, and flames suddenly appeared.
Among all the people present, Yin Yuan had the lowest cultivation level.
Nangong Wan just spit out the fire, and Yin Yuan let out a strange cry. He was sitting opposite Nangong Wan and was caught off guard. His face was irritated by , and it immediately turned red, with five or six thumb-sized bubbles of fire visible to the naked eye.
Linghu Lun rolled her eyes, stamped her feet fiercely, and said angrily: "Mother!"
Lu Yu also stood up, casting a ray of Buddha light, calming Yin Yuan's face and eliminating the terrifying heat wave on his body. He smiled and clasped his hands together, smiling at Nangong Wan, "Madam, it doesn't make sense for you to do this... You can't let your grandson be without a father, right? Miss Juan hasn't married my eldest brother yet. If he has any misfortune, he will be known as a widow, which is not good!"
Nangong Wan was so angry at Lu Yi's words that she laughed.
She trembled as she looked at Yin Yuan - such a weakling, unable to even withstand a casual breath from her... How could a man with such cultivation be worthy of her precious daughter?
After staring at Yin Yuan intently, Nangong Wan gritted her teeth, looked at Lu Yi and said in a hoarse voice: "My daughter of the Linghu family, do you still have trouble finding a husband?"
Lu Yu narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "I'm afraid no one dares to marry me!"
Nangong Wan laughed three times, looking up to the sky, and said sternly, "If I want to get married, who would dare not marry the son-in-law I like?"
Lu Yi said calmly: "I'm afraid it's him, he doesn't have this fate!"
Nangong Wan slammed the small table beside her… The table, which was made of some unknown precious material and was crystal clear like a phantom without any impurities or colors, suddenly turned into a wisp of green smoke with a "hiss" sound due to the terrifying high temperature.
A faint green smoke rushed straight to the ceiling, melting the ceiling made of crystal pieces into a big hole that led directly to the outside world!
Nangong Wan stood up and looked at Lu Yi coldly: "What do you mean?"
Lu Yu smiled at Nangong Wan and said softly, "Madam, what do you think I mean?"
Lu Yi coughed lightly and shook his bald head. "Forget it, forget it. Madam, please stop being furious. Now that the matter is done, Miss Yan's lifelong happiness is the most important. My eldest brother is a rare and extraordinary man in the world. Don't Lord Yan and Madam see his merits?"
Linghu Yang and several of his brothers opened their eyes wide, looked at Yin Yuan again and again, then closed their eyes at the same time, revealing a tragic expression that could not bear to look at it.
No matter how I look at it, I can't find any good points in Yinyuan!
