In the main hall of the Ji clan.
"Ancestor, you must be joking. My Ji family has never had such an ancestral rule!"
Ji Shenchuan looked up at his ancestor with a very serious expression. He did not dare to be careless at all regarding such an important matter that was closely related to the family.
"joke?"
"When did I start joking?"
Ji Daoxuan glanced at Ji Shenchuan lightly and almost swore again.
"But the ancestral rule..."
Ji Shenchuan talked about ancestral rules all the time. After all, he was the current clan leader. If the position of clan leader was passed from his hands and eventually led to a disaster, he would be a sinner for all eternity. This forced him to be cautious and conservative about the old ancestor's wild ideas.
"What ancestral rules? I'm right here, and my words are the ancestral rules!"
Ji Daoxuan had a hot temper. He felt that he would not live long because of these unworthy descendants who always annoyed him. He glared at Ji Shenchuan and said with undisguised disdain:
"If you guys weren't such a loser, would I have to pin my hopes on that girl Hongluan?"
When Ji Shenchuan heard the ancestor scolding him again, he knew that the fire in his ancestor's heart had been ignited. If he dared to talk back again, the ancestor might not just scold him a few words, but beat him up directly, so he tactfully shut his mouth.
"If you guys had a little more potential and produced a younger generation as talented as Brother Xu, I wouldn't have to work so hard. My life is almost coming to an end, and I still have to fight for you bunch of useless people and eliminate all future troubles!"
Ji Daoxuan said angrily.
"Thank you, ancestor."
Ji Shenchuan was humble and submissive.
"You bastard, you only know how to agree with me. You have no backbone at all. You can't make up your mind on weekdays. You rely on me to give you advice. Sometimes I wonder, if I die on the spot, what can you do?"
The more Ji Daoxuan looked at Ji Shenchuan, the more displeased he became.
Ji Shenchuan was also helpless, he didn't want to be a puppet, but the ancestor was too strong, he had no room to express himself. But since the ancestor scolded him like that, he could only bear it silently and dared not refute.
"Do you feel wronged?"
Ji Daoxuan saw through Ji Shenchuan's thoughts and said.
Ji Shenchuan waved his hands hastily and said, "Shenchuan doesn't dare."
"snort!"
Ji Daoxuan snorted coldly, and said in a rumbling voice:
"You are weak-willed and easily deceived. If I hadn't been watching over you, do you think the tribesmen wouldn't pretend to obey you but actually disobey you?"
"If the era of great strife had not yet arrived, you could still be the head of the Ji family. After all, although you lack the ability to explore new things, you can protect your own piece of land. In my opinion, you are still a good head of the family!"
"It's a pity that the era of great strife will come soon. In this world, blindly maintaining the status quo is useless. Good people are often bullied, and good horses are often ridden. Your weak character will only cause the Ji family to decline rapidly. It is even possible that in a few years, you will be gnawed away without leaving even a bone residue!"
"So, Shenchuan, do you understand my good intentions?"
Ji Shenchuan heard this and knew that the ancestor was indeed thinking about him, but he still had one thing unclear, so he said:
"Ancestor, Shenchuan understands what you said, but why would you not hesitate to offend the forces of the world and place a heavy bet on your brother Xu!"
"My Ji family is not weak. We have countless ancestors who have ascended to the upper realms. Even if a great strife comes, my Ji family should be able to survive on its own!"
Ji Daoxuan immediately pointed at Ji Shenchuan and angrily shouted:
"He's so stupid! What a fool!"
"Don't you know that when the nest is overturned, the eggs will not be able to survive?"
"Who else told you that the Ji family is not weak?"
"If our Ji family is not weak, why haven't we even received any Taoist decrees in these days?"
"Let me tell you, the Ji family in the upper realm is just as useless as you bunch of bastards!"
"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have..."
Hearing Ji Daoxuan insulting the ancestor of the upper realm, Ji Shenchuan dared not say a word, and complained in his heart:
Or you are a rebel, and even the ancestors of the upper realm insult you!
"If I don't do these things, when the era of great strife comes, the first to perish will be the Ji family!"
Ji Daoxuan said this after he scolded Ji Shenchuan.
"Is it that serious?"
Ji Shenchuan couldn't believe it.
"There are some things you don't know, and I'm not in the mood to explain them to you, so just listen to what I say!"
Ji Daoxuan completely lost his temper towards Ji Shenchuan, glared at him and said:
"The reason why I bet heavily on Brother Xu is because he is the only variable in the world, and this variable may help the Ji family overcome the difficulties in the near future!"
"As for why I want Ji Hongluan to be the head of the Ji family, it's because I have a gambling habit. If I don't want to gamble, then it's fine. But if I want to gamble, I'll gamble big and bet the entire Ji family. At worst, we'll all be destroyed together. Anyway, by the time we're destroyed, I'll probably be buried in peace!"
"After I die, I won't care about the flood!"
"You are so generous, ancestor, but we, the descendants, are in big trouble!"
Ji Shenchuan was speechless, but he was unable to refute, because the Ji family was now strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and that was only because they still had the support of the ancestor, otherwise, the fact that they were weak would have been exposed long ago.
"The reason I told you so much is not to let you understand me, but to warn you not to have any tricks or keep anything to yourself. Pass on all your experience to that girl Ji Hongluan!"
Ji Daoxuan warned without any doubt.
"yes."
Ji Shenchuan felt that his ancestor had deeply misunderstood him. He always obeyed his ancestor's words, so how could he have any ulterior motives?
"Okay, get lost. I'm annoyed by the sight of you, you bastard!"
Ji Daoxuan waved his hand and said casually.
"Yes, ancestor."
Ji Shenchuan retreated respectfully.
After Ji Shenchuan left, a faint voice echoed in the hall:
"I hope I can win the bet!"
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