Chapter 24 He was so angry he could walk like the wind.
Old Master Shan didn't take Shan Yixiao seriously at all, and said coldly, "If you're not satisfied, tell him to go find the Dragon-Slaying Whip!"
"I gave up my position to her because she earned the Dragon Whip's recognition through her own efforts. Every step we take is in accordance with the family rules. If you are dissatisfied, go find our ancestors in the underworld!"
Shan Yixiao: "..."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Madam sneered, "You are the head of the family. If you want the Dragon Whip to submit to her, isn't that just a matter of a word? Otherwise, how could a good-for-nothing like her possibly gain the Dragon Whip's approval?"
Upon hearing this, even the Fourth Master nodded in agreement.
He said that the Dragon Whip is a sacred weapon of the benevolent family, so how could it possibly recognize a useless person as its master? But if it was the elder brother who helped, then it makes sense.
Old Master Shan was almost laughing in anger: "Ha... It's just a matter of a word from me? You really think too highly of me!"
"Fourth Brother, you never used the Dragon Whip back then? You think I can make the Dragon Whip recognize its master with just a word? Pshaw, you really think too highly of me."
"Isn't that right? If it weren't for Grandfather's arrangement, how could a good-for-nothing like her have gained the approval of the Dragon Whip? Grandfather is too good to this good-for-nothing!" After Shan Yixiao finished speaking, a palm strike rushed straight towards his left shoulder.
Caught off guard, Shan Yixiao was knocked back several steps.
"Boy! If you call me trash again, I'll break your legs!" Old Master Chen was so angry that his face turned black.
Calling me useless all the time, does she think I'm deaf?
"And who do you think you are, daring to..." Shan Yixiao hadn't finished speaking when the Fourth Master scolded him, "Shut up! This is your Grandpa Chen, don't be rude!"
Fourth Master realized that Old Master Chen had held back; otherwise, with Old Master Chen's cultivation level, let alone being forced back a few steps, killing Shan Yixiao would have been the least of his worries!
As he spoke, the Fourth Master bowed respectfully to Old Master Chen: "Uncle Chen, it's been a long time, you look even better."
"Thanks to Miss Chen." Old Master Chen stroked his white beard with a happy smile, his face beaming with pride.
If it weren't for the young lady teaching him cultivation, he wouldn't be able to act like a young man at his age.
Fourth Master assumed that Old Master Chen was praising Great-Grandma, so he put on a fawning smile and nodded repeatedly, echoing, "Yes, Great-Grandma has extraordinary talent; she is a genius that our Shan family has only seen once in a hundred years."
Fourth Master thought that since he had already brought up his great-grandmother, he would definitely be able to get closer to Old Master Chen. However, Old Master Chen bluntly belittled him, saying, "It's a pity that none of the people behind you are any decent."
This one sentence directly insulted everyone present.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their faces alternating between pale and flushed. Though they harbored resentment, they dared not retaliate.
The fourth master's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his hypocritical smile and put on a painstaking tone, saying, "Uncle Chen, how glorious Grandma was back then. She was like a goddess, leading the Shan family to glory. Those feats are still vivid in my mind."
"Although my descendants are not as talented as my great-grandmother, we can't just choose a good-for-nothing as the head of the family, can we? If my great-grandmother knew this, she would not rest in peace even in the afterlife."
"Miss, she..." Old Master Chen was about to say that Shanxi was not a good-for-nothing when Shan Yixiao interrupted him, "Uncle Chen, my father was also thinking about the future of the Shan family."
"Although Sister Shanxi is the great-grandfather's biological granddaughter, she grew up in the countryside and is a useless person who cannot cultivate."
"Once we fall into enemy hands, or encounter a powerful enemy, we may not even be able to protect ourselves, let alone anything else."
As he finished speaking, Shan Yixiao gave Shan Xi a cold and meaningful look, like a venomous snake!
Shanxi met Shanyixiao's gaze with a cold look, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said slowly, "I'm tired. Let's talk about it on the 15th."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Shan immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Alright, please rest first. I will arrange the rest."
"Well, take this opportunity to call over some distant branches of the Shan family as well," Shanxi instructed calmly but firmly.
A branch of the philanthropic family?
Grandma, what's going on?
Old Master Shan was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously blurted out, "Do you intend to hold a twenty-four-bow ceremony in the ancestral hall?"
The Twenty-Four Bows is an extremely important ceremony for philanthropists, and each time it is held, it has a huge impact on the entire family's structure.
“Originally, I only intended to hold a charity ceremony, but I felt it wasn’t enough. Let’s change it to twenty-four bows. We can also take this opportunity to reorganize the family members and select suitable candidates.” After saying this, Shanxie got up and left without looking back.
The old man behind him turned pale, as if he had been struck by lightning.
Twenty-four bows?
Under normal circumstances, whether it is a change of head of the family or the death of the head of the family, only a simple family ceremony is needed, and people from the main branch of the family can come to pay their respects.
The twenty-four bows, on the other hand, are meant to summon the twenty-four branches of the virtuous family!
That would greatly increase the chances of the collateral branches of the philanthropic family!
Old Master Shan was both anxious and angry. He had been trying his best to keep the opportunity to become the head of the family firmly in his own lineage, but he never expected that it would be ruined by this group of short-sighted and reckless people!
In a fit of anger, Old Master Shan glared at Fourth Master and shouted, "Fool! It's all your fault!"
Suddenly yelled at, the Fourth Master, like a startled quail, said with a wronged look, "Big Brother, why are you yelling at me?"
"I didn't say anything wrong! It's just that you're blinded by self-interest and harbor malicious intentions!"
"You just want to keep the good stuff in the family. Don't you even look at your granddaughter? Does she deserve to be the head of the family? If she becomes the head of the family, the Shan family will be ruined in her hands sooner or later!"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Shan was both angry and anxious. He felt a sudden dizziness, as if countless bees were buzzing in his ears.
Even if he told the truth about his great-grandmother's identity, these people wouldn't believe him. Instead, they would think that he would tell such a lie in order to help his granddaughter rise to power.
No wonder Old Master Chen is so old, yet he's as healthy as a young man!
He was driven by anger! By anger!
"A bunch of idiots, you'll find out on the 15th!" Old Master Shan suddenly flung his hand, throwing his cane hard to the ground.
Then, he strode away angrily without looking back, leaving behind only a series of hurried and heavy footsteps.
Shan Yixiao, who had been standing there smugly, suddenly widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide enough to fit an egg when he saw this scene: "So Grandpa isn't a cripple after all?"
Upon hearing this, the fourth master smacked his sinus with his hand and said, "Crippled my ass! Your great-grandfather's legs have always been perfectly fine!"
It's just that I'm getting older, and I'm always getting angry, so my body isn't as strong as it used to be.
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