The city lord reached out his withered hand and stroked her face.
"Don't cry, Zhu'er, it's all fate! The sins our ancestors committed are ultimately our responsibility..."
The young city lord, perhaps due to his youthful arrogance, disregarded the number of clansmen around him.
He jumped up and started spewing insults at his ancestors.
"Why? We didn't do anything wrong. Why should we bear the consequences for her? Mother, can you tell me what really happened back then? Why does every city lord start aging at twenty and die at thirty?"
The city lord simply sighed, showing no intention of saying anything.
A member of the clan stepped forward and pulled her aside, saying that she would understand once she inherited the position of city lord.
The young city lord was also stubborn; he immediately tore off his crown, a symbol of his status, and threw it on the ground.
"You won't tell, huh! Then let whoever wants to be the city lord be it, I'm not going to!"
This move startled everyone present. If Ji Shuangzhu did not accept the position of city lord...
Then one of their children would have to be chosen to replace them.
Looking at the city lord lying on the bed like a dried corpse, the clansmen were terrified.
"Young City Lord, aren't you being ridiculous? This position of City Lord was ordained by our ancestors. How can you just give it up like that?"
Ji Shuangzhu was a troublemaker since childhood and wouldn't fall for their tricks at all.
"Determined by our ancestors? Which ancestor? Tell her to come and tell me herself. I want to ask her what sins she committed to cause her descendants to have such short lifespans!"
The clansmen were nearly driven mad with anger upon hearing this.
"You're so young, yet you show such disrespect to your ancestors. Who taught you that? Was it your teacher or your mother?"
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