After entering the Demon King’s Palace, Yun Che followed Yun Qinghong and headed straight to the Demon King’s Hall.
The glazed bricks and tiles, the golden dome, and the magnificent aura... When Yun Che first entered the Demon King's Palace, he was immediately deeply shocked. He felt that he was not entering a huge palace, but rather stepped into another world. Even the Phoenix City of the Divine Phoenix Empire pales in comparison.
"The Yun family has arrived!"
The seats in the Demon King's Hall were almost full. Those kings from all directions could look down on everything in their own territories, but in the Demon King City, they were all very cautious and didn't even dare to speak loudly. They all arrived early several days in advance, and today they had arrived several hours in advance before dawn. The only ones who dared to arrive on time were the top forces in the Demon King City.
With a loud shout from the guard in front of the hall, the noise in the Demon King Hall suddenly became much quieter, and countless eyes were directed towards the main door of the hall.
The Yun family had always been the leader of the twelve guardian families for the past ten thousand years. Even though they had fallen to the bottom, they were still looked up to by the world. In addition, Yun Qinghong, who had been disabled for more than twenty years, had suddenly recovered. Almost everyone was paying attention to the future development of the Yun family.
The arrival of the Yun family instantly made them the focus of the entire audience. Various expressions and looks appeared on different people's faces. Many people even had mocking expressions of watching a good show... because the seats arranged for the Yun family were in a very different position than before.
This type of ceremony takes place every hundred years. The twelve guardian families, due to their superior status, are naturally assigned golden seats. In the past, the Yun family, as the leader of the twelve guardian families, is the most powerful family and is the most respected family by each demon king. It has always been the first among the twelve guardian families and is closest to the demon king. This has never been an exception, including the Little Demon King's succession ceremony a hundred years ago and the Little Demon Queen's succession ceremony not long after.
That seat has been exclusively owned by the Yun family for ten thousand years, and it is also one of the glories of the Yun family over the past ten thousand years!
But today, what was engraved in front of that seat was no longer the word "Yun", but the word "Helian"!
The seat of the Yun family was still in the core position of the entire hall, but its position was at the end and the most remote place of the twelve families! Even the word "Yun" was obviously smaller than that of other families.
The leader who had never changed for ten thousand years was not only replaced by others, but also went from being the first to being the last in an instant.
It was as if it was announcing and mocking the Yun family's decline to everyone present, and even the entire Fantasy Demon Realm.
Even a fool could tell at a glance that someone was deliberately humiliating the Yun family. It was even clear who was doing this... because the ones who arranged the entire ceremony were the royal family.
When everyone in the Yun family saw their own positions, their expressions changed drastically.
"How ridiculous!" The great elder Yun Waitian clenched his hands, thinking about how his son was first poisoned by the people in the Huai Palace, and finally died at the hands of Prince Kaguya, he was so angry that he trembled all over, with hatred in his eyes.
"This is too much! Do you really think that there is no one in my Yun family?" The second elder Yun Duanshui was furious.
“Please take a seat.” Yun Qinghong said lightly, and then said no more. His face was calm as usual, without revealing even a trace of anger or resentment, not even a frown for a moment. He walked evenly and without looking away as he walked towards the seat marked with the word “Yun”.
Suddenly, those who were waiting to watch the excitement were all disappointed, and some people couldn't help but admire Yun Qinghong, and even respect him. As calm as a huge cloud, unperturbed by praise or criticism, the royal family with ulterior motives gave the Yun family a "show of power" in public, which not only failed to humiliate the Yun family in the slightest, but also allowed the world's strong men to see the outstanding demeanor of the head of the Yun family in just a few breaths of entering the venue.
With such a patriarch, even if the Yun family is temporarily in decline, who would dare to really look down on them!
"Three great elders, please." When Yun Qinghong arrived at the table, he did not take a seat first. Instead, he calmly performed the etiquette of a junior and respectfully invited the three great elders, Yun Jiang, Yun He, and Yun Xi, to take the seat. The three great elders smiled and nodded, and took their seats at the same time, and then Yun Qinghong followed them.
The seats of the various palaces were also in the prime positions. The palaces surrounded the seat of the Huai Palace like stars surrounding the moon. Ever since Yun Qinghong walked in, the Huai County King's eyes had always stayed on him. When Yun Qinghong sat down, his face darkened slightly, and even his chest showed obvious ups and downs. He said lightly: "Yun Qinghong... After all, he is Yun Qinghong."
"Are you worried that Yun Qinghong will be a variable?" Beside him, a middle-aged man with a fair complexion and luxurious clothes said with a smile, but his clothes did not belong to the Huai Palace.
"Ever since I heard the news that Yun Qinghong had suddenly recovered, I have been feeling uneasy and worried." Huai Jun Wang said, "Does Zhong Wang disagree?"
“Haha, the Prince of Huai is really too sensitive and over-concerned.” The man called “Zhong Wang” still smiled nonchalantly, “He turned from a useless person into Yun Qinghong again, which at most only adds one more obstacle to us. Yun Qinghong is only 170 years old, let alone 1700 years old, and has achieved the late stage of the Emperor, so what? He can only be considered a slightly troublesome obstacle at most, but he is not worthy of being called a variable… With the power we have prepared for so long, who in the world is worthy of being a variable?”
"I hope I am just worrying too much." Prince Huai narrowed his eyes and said lightly.
The magnanimity displayed by Yun Qinghong impressed everyone. The people of the Yun family also clearly felt the change in the gazes around them, and the humiliation they had felt before also disappeared for the most part.
The Yun family members took their seats, but everyone's face looked extremely bad, especially the young disciples, who were all angry and lowered their heads, unwilling to touch other people who were guarding the family, especially the Helian family who were in the first position, with a look of contempt and ridicule. The huge gap from the first to the last seat was unbearable for anyone.
Yun Qinghong glanced back, his eyes sank, and he said calmly: "Why? Do you feel ashamed to sit in this position?"
The Yun family disciples looked up in surprise, not knowing how to answer.
"If a position makes you feel discouraged and embarrassed, if your dignity needs to be satisfied with a position, then you should just lower your head and let the world see your wretched appearance of being wronged and humiliated!"
"A true strong man, a true man, will not bend his knees even if his legs are broken, and will never bow his head even if his neck is twisted! Those ancestors who made our family fearsome and powerful, let alone just sitting in a later seat, will definitely hold their heads high and be proud of all living beings even if they are pressed into the mud! Because this is the strength and pride engraved in their bones! No matter what seat you sit in, it is not shameful... The way you are now is shameful!"
Yun Qinghong's words were like a morning bell, striking the hearts and souls of all the Yun family members. They instantly felt as if a flame was burning in their chests, and the blood in their bodies, along with the pride and dignity buried in their blood, boiled in an instant. Everyone raised their heads high, their eyes no longer timid, and faced everyone with determination and pride.
"Master, we are not cowards! As members of the Yun family, we will never lose to anyone!" A young disciple of the Yun family shouted loudly, and other disciples responded one after another. A sudden burning passion and pride filled the entire Yun family seat, swallowing up the previous dejection in an instant.
“Okay!” Yun Qinghong nodded slowly: “This is what a man of my Yun family should be like! If you all think that you are not as good as others, then our Yun family will never be able to rise again! And how powerful you think you are, our Yun family... will be that powerful!”
"Yes, Patriarch!" Everyone in the Yun Family responded in unison. These three short words were so deafening that they almost broke the dome of the hall and reached the sky.
Looking at Yun Qinghong's back, the Great Elder Yun Waitian was distracted for a moment, and then he muttered to himself: "After all these years of accumulation, I always thought that if I became the Patriarch, I would definitely not be worse than the Patriarch... Now I know that my thoughts were so naive and ridiculous."
The second elder, Yun Duanshui, smiled faintly and said with deep emotion: "What our Yun family's Patriarch has passed down from generation to generation is not only the bloodline, but also the soul that makes our Yun family prosperous from generation to generation!"
"The Mu family has arrived!"
Following a loud shout from outside the hall, the Mu family, one of the twelve guardian families, also entered the hall. Leading the way was a dignified old man. Although he was an old man, there was not a single wrinkle on his face, and his hair and beard were pitch black. Only his drooping eyebrows, long beard, and plain clothes made him look like an "old man".
On his right hand side is Mu Yubai, the young master of the Mu family!
The identity of this old man is also obvious.
"It's grandpa!" Xiao Yun said excitedly. He was very familiar with this old man, but Yun Che was seeing this person for the first time... his grandpa! The current head of the Mu family, Mu Feiyan.
The seats of the Mu family were right next to the seats of the Yun family. Mu Feiyan glanced at her own position and strode over. When she arrived in front of the seats of the Yun family, her eyebrows suddenly stood up, and she didn't care about the heroes around her, and angrily cursed: "Dirty bastards! How dare you arrange your Yun family to sit at the last seat!"
Yun Qinghong stood up and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, please calm down. Our two families have been relatives for generations, but we have never sat next to each other at the ceremony. This time, we have made up for the regret, which can be regarded as a good thing."
After hearing this, Mr. Mu, who was fuming, patted Yun Qinghong on the shoulder and laughed: "Good son-in-law, I know that such a small matter is not worthy of your attention. Oh? This kid is the adopted son you adopted?"
Mu Yurou pulled Yun Che and Xiao Yun up at the same time. She smiled and said, "Che'er, this is mother's father. You should call him grandpa like Xiao'er does."
"Grandpa." Yun Che called out respectfully without hesitation, because the old man in front of him was actually his grandfather. He had a quarter of his blood in his body.
“Well, good boy, you can tell at first glance that he is unusual, especially his eyes, which are a bit like Qing Hong when he was young.” Mu Feiyan looked at Yun Che and said admiringly, “Yu Bai usually never praises people, but he mentions this boy almost every day these days, and my ears are almost callused from hearing him.”
There was deep gratitude in his admiring eyes. He knew that Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou were both healed by Yun Che, but he had been through so many ups and downs over the years, so he naturally knew that this matter must not be revealed in public, otherwise it would bring him endless trouble.
“Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa.” Yun Che said with a smile.
"These three are my three brothers. From now on, you should address them as uncles, just like Xiao'er." Mu Yurou pointed at the three brothers who looked very similar behind Mu Feiyan and said, "This is your third uncle, Mu Yuqing, and this is your second uncle, Mu Yukong."
“Yun Che greets my second and third uncles.” Yun Che greeted them seriously.
Only Yun Qinghong, Mu Yurou, Xiao Yun, and Yun Che himself knew Yun Che's identity. Because he had said that he did not want to make it public for the time being, Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou naturally followed his lead. But Mu Yurou naturally could not help herself and let her precious son recognize his uncles.
Mu Yuqing looked exceptionally young. He accepted Yun Che’s greeting with a smile, and did not forget to praise him a few times: “No wonder even my brother-in-law was willing to accept him as his adopted son. Apart from anything else, his appearance is no less than my own back then.”
Mu Yukong slapped his forehead and said helplessly, “Old Third suddenly has a nephew, and he has really gotten carried away again. Well, Yun Che, I won’t let you call me ‘Second Uncle’ for nothing. When you come to our Mu family some other day, I will definitely make up for this meeting gift.”
"This is your uncle. Che'er has already met him." Mu Yurou pointed at Mu Yubai.
Yun Che stepped forward and said seriously: “Uncle…”
"Uncle, your sister's uncle!" Mu Yubai threw his hands and shouted in dissatisfaction: "We have agreed to be sworn brothers, are you going to regret it? Or do you think that I, Mu Yubai, am not worthy of being your brother, huh!?"
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