In the Rongqing Hall of the Duke of Dai's mansion, the old lady angrily rebuked Fu Zhen: "You scoundrel! You have disgraced the Duke of Dai's mansion. How dare you come back to see people?"
"Grandmother, it's more than that?" Facing this lady of the highest rank, and under the contempt of the Fu family's direct descendants, Fu Zhen felt guilty and pretended to be polite.
Fu She was so angry he was rubbing his fists together, but the old lady glared at him, which finally made him sit down and sulk. Then she turned to Fu Zhen in the hall and sneered, "Zhen-ge'er, as the head of the Fu clan, your behavior at the Fu Ya family's doorstep is appalling. Do you really think this old woman is completely ignorant..."
"Grandfather, please forgive me for explaining..." Fu Zhen shrank back, trembling as he tried to explain. Fu Zheng sneered, "You coward, Fu Zhen! He hesitates and wavers in the face of matters of principle, making the entire Fu family a laughingstock..."
"Uncle, don't listen to what the servants say. They'll mislead you and make you misunderstand your nephew..." Fu Zhen angrily defended himself, and the servants guarding outside the hall were all indignant.
The old lady waved her hand in annoyance and said, "Alright, the messengers in the manor are all servants. No one is gossiping at a time when the Fu family is facing a crisis."
They have already recounted your behavior as the head of the Fu clan at Fu Ya's doorstep in detail, leaving no room for you to deny it.
"I don't want to waste time arguing with you. I'll just ask you one question: how do you plan to respond to Fuya's demands?"
"Ugh, Ancestor, Fu Ya is going too far! He actually dares to demand the Puppet Pill left by the Fu family ancestors to each generation of clan leaders to protect their lives and ensure the family's long-term prosperity. It's just wishful thinking..." Fu Zhen said indignantly.
The old lady snorted coldly: "You're speaking so smugly now, showing off your majesty as the head of the Fu clan."
"But have you done even the slightest thing that the Fu clan chief should have done?"
“Mother, as the head of the Fu clan, Zhen only acts arrogantly in front of the clan members and has accomplished nothing outside.”
The key issue is that today, when he welcomed Fu Ya back to his clan and befriended the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect behind Fu Ya, he encountered the scene where Prince Rong trampled on Fu Ya. He appeared too incompetent and was not suitable to be the clan leader.
The Fu clan cannot be disgraced because of his cowardice. Fu Zheng was determined to remove Fu Zhen from his position as clan leader and take his place.
Fu She watched with a cold laugh, while Fu Zhen, terrified, protested, "Grandfather, Uncle Zheng is exaggerating."
In fact, Prince Rong knew that his grand-nephew was selling salt and iron to the Huyan family of the Great Yan Dynasty, and he had leverage over his grand-nephew…
"You damned bastard, you've really brought honor to the Fu family!" Fu She was furious and rushed forward, beating Fu Zhen so badly that he was left sprawled on the ground, teeth knocked out.
The old lady, startled and angry, shouted, "Enough! What nonsense are you spouting? Isn't it chaotic enough already?"
"Grandfather, Zhen-ge'er has committed many heinous crimes that will bring disaster upon himself and implicate his entire clan. It would be better to execute him secretly to prevent Prince Rong from exposing his disgraceful deeds and bringing the entire Fu family to be executed!" Fu Lian said in a panic.
This startled Fu Zhen, who was rolling on the ground, having been beaten to a pulp by Fu She. He jumped up and argued, "If you dare to execute me, I'll take you all down with me and we'll all die together!"
"I'll beat you to death right now!" Fu She threw a punch, each blow landing squarely. Fu Zhen fought back fiercely, shouting, "Go to hell! You think I'm afraid of a piece of trash like you?!"
With a "boom and a crash," the aftershocks of their fight shattered the tables and chairs in the main room, leaving everything in chaos.
The old lady slammed her hand on the table, shattering the purple ebony eight-immortal table, and roared, "Stop! Otherwise, we'll enforce the Fu family rules and beat you to death with sticks!"
"Mother, that brat Zhen slandered my brother as a good-for-nothing and even tried to drag the Fu family down with him. He cannot be allowed to live and should be killed!" Fu Zheng and his group of direct descendants were eager to fight.
Fu Zhen, alarmed and furious, defended himself in the hall: "Hmph, Fu She of my clan failed to force the abdication with the former crown prince back then. The Emperor Emeritus issued an edict to abolish Fu She's cultivation foundation, reducing his cultivation from the seventh level of Foundation Establishment to the sixth level of Qi Refining. What else is he but a piece of trash?"
This nobleman is twenty-eight years old and at the eighth level of Qi Refining. He is nothing in front of outsiders' geniuses, but he still ranks among the top in cultivation potential among the clan's disciples.
Moreover, as the head of the Fu clan, I have repeatedly tolerated your attempts to intimidate me with filial piety because of my lower seniority. And now you want to execute me? Do you really think I'm made of clay…”
"Enough, Zhen boy. Putting aside your cowardly behavior at the Fu family's doorstep, which brought shame to the Fu clan and sowed the seeds of many hidden dangers, let's not even mention that."
Judging from your demands on Fu Ya, which showed you to be a miser with no foresight and to be obsessed with the puppet pill while ignoring the survival of the Fu clan, you are not suitable to be the clan leader.
"Are you convinced?" the old lady angrily issued her final ultimatum.
Fu Zhen snorted coldly in shock and anger: "Fine, very well. Since you are determined to remove me from my position as clan leader, then go ahead and petition His Majesty."
"The position of the chief of the noble clan in the Great Li Dynasty has always been elected by the clan members. His Majesty approves the succession and dismissal are also in accordance with this law. This old woman will naturally act in accordance with the law."
Before this, the wronged young Zhen knelt in the ancestral hall and confessed his sins to the ancestors of the Fu family..." The old lady spoke coldly, leaving no room for argument.
The room was filled with the direct descendants of the Duke of Dai. Seeing their tense stance, Fu Zhen said nervously, "You're trying to kill me to silence me..."
"Enough, young Zhen. You should have understood cause and effect and reincarnation since the beginning of your cultivation. To prevent Prince Rong from exposing the heinous crimes you committed, you are being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall to apologize to the Fu family ancestors and pray for their blessings, right?" The old lady waved her hand to shoo him away.
Fu Zhen tried to resist, but was immediately seized by the direct descendants of the Duke of Dai. He resigned himself to his fate with grief and indignation...
However, Fu Zhen's behavior at Fu Ya's doorstep, and Fu Ya's strong counterattack against Prince Rong, spread like wildfire at an astonishing speed.
Across from the Yong and Dai mansions, in the abandoned central pavilion of the Prince's Palace, Zheng Ya trembled, his face beaming with joy as he murmured to himself, "They've arrived..."
"Ah, Viscount Fu, you're here? What's here?" Dequan paused, startled, and asked in return. Zheng Ya, regaining his senses, smiled and said, "Of course, good news has arrived!"
For instance, His Majesty bestowed upon a royal mansion, one of two mansions specially built for the two ancestors of Yongdai when the Great Li Dynasty was established, because they were worried that their achievements would overshadow the emperor and declined the title of prince and the mansion.
He occupied a royal mansion, then divided it into two, establishing the Yong and Dai Mansions.
"Leaving this abandoned princely mansion behind is a good thing for Fu, isn't it?"
"Hehe, Viscount Fu is satisfied, he has lived up to His Majesty's expectations. I wonder?" Dequan asked tentatively, but didn't finish his question, drawing out the syllables as he asked.
Zheng Ya said with a smile, "His Majesty bestowed a residence and a reward, and even specially selected palace maids and nannies from the palace to manage the residence. It can be said that he has bestowed great favor upon you."
Fu Mou…
"Viscount Fu has gone too far, acting like a mere viscount!" Dequan continued to probe his attitude toward the Emperor Emeritus.
Zheng Ya smiled and said, "Fame and fortune are fleeting and have little to do with someone like me who cultivates the Tao."
"It just so happens that Mr. Fu has three bottles of intermediate-grade spiritual root repair fluid on hand..."
“Viscount Fu, you’re too kind. Name your price, and I’ll accept it all on behalf of His Majesty.” No sooner had Dequan finished speaking than Zheng Ya sold him three bottles of intermediate-level gene potion at the price they had recently traded, sending the delighted Dequan away. Zheng Ya then became excited, activating the star-marked item and the psionic system, hoping for a miracle…
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