Chapter 8 The Dragon-Slaying Whip Recognizes Its Master
Sun-woong was so shocked that his elder brother, the head of the family, would actually kneel down to pay his respects to Sun-hee. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and his mouth was agape as if he could fit an egg in it.
Seeing that Old Master Shan was kneeling before Shanxi, Shan Yurou and Shan Mingyuan, who had been hiding around the corner, suddenly rushed out.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?" Shan Yurou asked anxiously, her voice trembling slightly.
"Dad, you are the head of our Shan family. How can the head of the family kowtow to a junior?" Shan Mingyuan was so anxious that he stomped his feet and his brows were furrowed into a big knot.
With gentle words and a clear mind, Shan Mingyuan helped the old man up from both sides.
The old man had just finished kowtowing three times when he felt it wasn't enough and was about to add two more when Shan Mingyuan and Shan Yurou forcibly helped him up, making him so angry that his face turned black.
"Let go! Let go! It's none of your business what I do!" the old man roared angrily!
Knowing the truth, he felt an intense loathing for Shan Mingyuan and Shan Yurou.
Let alone running into him, he felt it was bad luck to even glance at him!
As soon as the two let go, the old man reacted as if he had been electrocuted, forcefully slapping his sleeves as if he wanted to shake off all the "bad luck" on his body!
Seeing how much the old man disliked her, Shan Yurou felt a pang of grievance and turned to support Shanxiong, who was standing to the side: "Second Uncle, has my grandfather gone mad?"
Shanxiong was quite pleased with her closeness, and his face immediately lit up with a smile. He even patted her hand gently and said tenderly, "Don't worry, I will definitely save Big Brother from this 'madness'!"
The others, realizing what had happened, were also shocked: "Big brother, Yu Rou said you were crazy, but we didn't believe it. Now it seems you really are crazy."
"Second brother, since eldest brother is no longer of sound mind and can no longer be the head of the family, then you should take over the position of head of the Shan family."
"That's right! Second brother, you've always been outstanding. If Grandma hadn't chosen eldest brother, all of us brothers and sisters would have chosen you to be the head of the family without hesitation!"
The old man: "..."
I'm not deaf!
"Oh? So you want to re-elect the head of the family?" Shanxi raised an eyebrow slightly, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.
These people are actually dissatisfied with the head of the family that she personally chose?
The old man was initially a little upset, but the moment he saw Shanxi, he felt a surge of joy.
Hey, with my great-grandmother backing me up, what am I afraid of?
I was my great-grandmother's favorite grandson back then!
The old man puffed out his chest proudly, looking like he was "Grandma's number one grandson."
"Hmph! He's an old senile fool, and he's been bewitched by a good-for-nothing like you. What right does someone like that have to be the head of the Shan family?" Shan Xiong said with a face full of disdain.
If it weren't for Tai Nai's blindness back then, he would be the current head of the Shan family!
"He doesn't have it, so why do you?" Shanxi touched the dragon whip wrapped around his waist, feeling a slight itch in his hand.
Shanxiong rolled his eyes, raised his head confidently and smugly: "It's better than you, a piece of trash!"
The others watching were getting impatient and urged, "Second Brother, enough with the nonsense, let's teach this good-for-nothing a lesson!"
"It's outrageous that she, a junior, dares to sit while we elders are standing!"
Shanxi, a useless junior, not only didn't kneel down to pay her respects, but while they were all standing there under the scorching sun, she was sitting, being held under an umbrella, and even having tea to drink. This kind of treatment is not what a useless person should receive!
"I ask you! What are the ancestral precepts of the Shan family?" Shanxi's gaze swept coldly over the crowd.
Shanxi's tone unconsciously reminded them of their childhood, and each of them couldn't help but shudder, straightening their backs as they replied, "The Shanxi family's ancestral teachings: What is valued in a father is kindness; what is valued in a son is filial piety..."
"What I'm asking about is the ancestral precepts for the successor of the Shan family!" Shanxi reminded him coldly.
Everyone was stunned for a moment before they realized what was happening.
But why should a group of elders answer the questions of a junior like her? It's ridiculous!
Just as everyone remained silent, the old patriarch said, "The ancestral precepts for the successor of the Shan family: As an heir, one must obtain the approval of elders, respect elders, care for juniors, and gain the approval of the Dragon Whip before one can inherit the Shan family."
All other conditions are manageable, but getting the Dragon Whip's approval is extremely difficult!
Back then, he didn't gain the Dragon Whip's approval and was even mocked by it. If it weren't for his great-grandmother suppressing the Dragon Whip for him, he probably wouldn't be able to wield it now, let alone become the head of the Shan family.
"You want to be the head of the family? Did you get the approval of your elders? Or the approval of the Dragon Whip?" Shan Xi leaned lazily to one side of the chair, his eyes full of mockery.
Shanxiong choked for a moment, then retorted, "My elder brother has already lost his mind; his opinion is unimportant!"
"Besides, I've already sent someone to invite Old Master Chen. His approval is much more important than my useless older brother's!"
"As for the Dragon Whip... Heh, once I become the head of the family, I will gain its approval. At that time, it will obediently follow my orders!"
What?
The old man's pupils widened, as if he couldn't believe it!
Shanxiong actually went to invite that old geezer from the Chen family?
He initially thought that his brothers and sisters had listened to Shan Yurou's slander and been instigated by her, but when he heard that Shanxiong had also invited the old master of the Chen family, he realized that Shanxiong had clearly been plotting all along!
"Ha...where does this confidence come from?" Shanxi scoffed disdainfully.
As she spoke, she slowly and deliberately pulled out the white soft gauze from her waist.
As the soft cloud gauze was pulled out, it transformed section by section into the shape of a long whip under the sunlight.
And that whip—they were all too familiar with it!
No one expected that the belt that Sun Hee wore around her waist would actually be a dragon whip!
Shanxiong's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
He pointed at the dragon-beating whip in Shanxi's hand, his mouth trembling so much that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence: "Strike...strike...strike...the dragon-beating whip!"
The Dragon Whip? Shan Mingyuan and Shan Yurou were slightly surprised, especially Shan Yurou, who seemed not to have expected that the Dragon Whip could change its shape at will!
"Second Uncle! What are you doing? Isn't it just the Shan family's divine weapon? If Shanxi can subdue it, you can too." Shan Yurou helped Shanxiong up from the ground with a look of exasperation.
Isn't it just the Dragon-Slaying Whip, a magical artifact?
What's so scary about it?
Shanxiong stood up tremblingly, but when his gaze fell on the Dragon-Slaying Whip in Shanxi's hand, his legs seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he couldn't stop trembling.
He would never forget that back then, a group of them were dissatisfied and went to the ancestral hall to protest, but they never expected to anger the Dragon Whip!
When the Dragon-Slaying Whip transformed into a long whip and lashed them, it was no longer a belt, but a vine covered in barbs that ripped away a layer of flesh from their bodies before finally stopping.
That lash was like a brand etched deep into their souls, leaving a lasting impression on them.
Even in the dead of night, I would be awakened by that pain and fear, and my whole body would tremble uncontrollably.
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