Chapter 127: Spirit Bead
The atmosphere, in the mansion of the Wu Clan, was depressing now.
The servants with the lowest status and the powerless people were scattered around the periphery of Wu Clan's mansion, waiting for the outcome of today's events with a little anxiety.
Even those ignorant children dare not play under the warning of their parents. Everyone knows that after the old master's death, the outcome of today's family elders' discussion will affect the future of the entire Wu Clan.
From the very beginning, the Wu Clan has developed to its present status and has a place in Fushan City after decades of hard work by the old man.
However, today's results may affect the future of the Wu Clan and determine whether they can be prosperous or not.
Every person in the Wu Clan was worried about this.
In some remote corners, there were whispers.
"It would be great if the elders chose the eldest child… The second child is mischievous and we can't let her harm us."
"The second lady is the most suitable person, unfortunately…"
"The eldest child seems kind-hearted, but he is actually narrow-minded, which is inferior to the second child…"
"I think the second child is better than the eldest child…"
"To tell you the truth, neither of them…"
"Ah… the second lady…"
There are many similar whispers among the people in Wu Clan, but no one dares to speak out loud for fear of offending the future master of Wu Clan.
But there is one thing that all Wu Clan people agree on.
The second lady, who is over 50 years old, is more suitable than anyone to be the leader of the Wu Clan.
At this time, in the most solemn ancestral hall in Wu's mansion, with the end of a series of ceremonies, Wu Zhiyuan's memorial tablet was placed on the table, standing side by side with other memorial tablets of the Wu Clan's ancestors.
Wu Ling, the 51-year-old second lady of the Wu Clan, closed her lips and went back to the ancestral hall after seeing off the wizard who presided over the ceremony.
All the people sitting in the ancestral hall were the elders and shopkeepers of the Wu Clan.
All the powerful members of the Wu Clan solemnly sat together in the same room.
Seeing Wu Ling sitting down, Wu Lie, the brother of the old master Wu, who was now the oldest and most famous, coughed and opened his mouth.
"Now that everyone is here, we should have a good discussion about the future of the Wu Clan."
"My Sixth Brother has passed away, but the Wu Clan can't live without a master. If you have any opinion, please say it."
The words of Wu Lie suddenly ignited the atmosphere in the ancestral hall.
The elders of all ethnic groups took the lead.
"I recommend the eldest child… The eldest child is always friendly and kind, making friends with the old clans in the city. He is the most suitable person."
"Ho ho… You are wrong. Although the eldest child is friendly with the Nanlao family in the city and has a friendly personality, he is too kind and is not suitable to lead the clan… I recommend the second child. His character is just the same like my Sixth Brother when he was young."
"Bah! When my Sixth Brother was young, he didn't do any thing that made his parents angry and even vomited blood!"
"I thought…"
"I object!"
"If my Sixth Brother is here, he must also support the eldest son!"
The ancestral hall was noisy.
Wu Zhiyuan and Wu Zhiqian, who were elected by the people, sat at the end and didn't talk much.
Wu Ling sat down and stared at the quarrel in the room coldly without saying a word.
Different from those outside the ancestral hall, people inside the ancestral hall quarreled endlessly, but no one dared to mention Wu Ling, the unmarried second lady, or even to ask her advice.
Because everyone knew that this couldn't be mentioned at this time. Otherwise, neither the eldest child nor the second child could compete with her…
The second lady was the only daughter of the old master Wu Yuan who was not married, but found a husband-in-law. And since she was a young girl, the second lady has been involved in the family business and is the most trusted person of the old master Wu Yuan.
In addition to the old master, Wu Ling has also made large contributions to the Wu Clan.
Even the second young master didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of his sister, who was twenty years older than him.
Everyone knows that whoever the second lady supports today can become the new master of the Wu Clan.
Therefore, people argued, trying to win the support of the second lady.
However, compared with the eldest child who is kind to others, there are only a few people who support the second child, and his various naughty deeds often make his supporters speechless.
In the end, the voice of supporting the eldest child prevailed.
Seeing that the situation was getting more and more settled, Wu Zhiqian took a slightly provocative glance at his second brother, but was surprised to find that his notorious second brother was still laughing under such a declining situation.
Wu Zhiqian's heart sank… why was this guy still laughing?
In Wu Zhiqian's fear, the second young master of the Wu Clan, who had never spoken, suddenly smiled.
He stood up directly and said to the elders in the ancestral hall.
"I don't mind you supporting my elder brother. After all, in terms of talent and life, I'm really a little inferior to my elder brother."
"Under normal circumstances, I, Wu Zhiyuan, would not argue with my elder brother."
"But unfortunately, on my way home from the south, I heard some bad things, which made me decide to come back and fight for the position of the master."
"After all, the future of the Wu Clan can't be entrusted to a villain who poisoned his father!"
Speaking the last sentence, Wu Zhiyuan suddenly turned to look at his brother and said with fierce eyes, "Wu Zhiqian! Do you dare tell everyone how you poisoned our father in front of us?!"
Wu Zhiyuan's fierce questioning made Wu Zhiqian's hand suddenly tremble.
He subconsciously stood up and angrily scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who doesn't know that when our father died, I was not in the city at all… Even if you can't get the position of the master of the Wu Clan, you don't have to frame me, do you?"
Wu Zhiqian responded sternly, but he was frightened.
Wu Zhiyuan laughed loudly, as if he was sure of winning. "You'd better go and talk to our father personally!"
After saying that, Wu Zhiyuan directly knelt and kowtowed to his father's memorial tablet and said loudly.
"Father! It's time for you to come out to uphold justice! Now, please tell me and the uncles of the Wu Clan who killed you!"
Wu Zhiyuan's sudden words and deeds made everyone in the ancestral hall look at each other.
Wu Lie stood up and frowned, "What are you doing? Your father's soul has gone to heaven. How can you invite him out?"
Wu Zhiyuan knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Although my father has died, I have saved his soul with a Spirit Bead, so that his soul can live ten more days in the world… Now is the time for confrontation! Father, please show up!"
As he spoke, Wu Zhiyuan took out a palm sized green bead with his hands raised above his head.
At the moment of the appearance of the Spirit Bead, everyone in the Wu Clan was surprised… The Spirit Bead? Then what he said… could they be true?
The people stared in amazement, and a wisp of smoke slowly floated out of the green bead. Then it fell into the ancestral hall and it slowly turned into an angry old man in front of everyone.
It was the old master of the Wu Clan, Wu Yuan.
At the moment of his appearance, the old man angrily scolded Wu Zhiqian with a frightened expression, "You unfilial son! Why aren't you kneeling when you see your father?"
"You poisoned your father, and you want to take the helm of the Wu Clan after you did such a wicked thing? You unfilial son, get down on your knees!"
The old master Wu Yuan shouted and scolded, which made Wu Zhiqian retreat and scream in horror.
Outside Wu's mansion, Lu Heng looked through a water mirror at the scene of "The old master Wu scolded his son". He was slightly stunned, but at the same time, he was amused.
He looked at Wu Yuan beside him and said with a smile, "Old master, your second son is very interesting… he can find out that you are poisoned, not as useless as you said."
Lu Heng's teasing made the old master Wu Yuan laugh bitterly and said, "This unfilial son colludes with the demons… he is helpless. You can kill him directly."
"The two children I raised for many years are both so ambitious… Alas… I feel ashamed to see my ancestors."
