As night quietly falls, the moonlight shines like water on the earth, as if shrouding the entire hillside mansion in a mysterious silver veil.

"Father!"

Ni Yonggui stepped into the bamboo house with light steps and invited Ni Kun to go to the ancestral hall together.

Throughout the journey, Ni Yonggui hesitated several times, his expression dazed and complicated.

Seeing the usually cheerful and smiling Lao Liu looking so troubled, Ni Kun couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "What's wrong that makes my God of Wealth so worried?"

"Father!"

Just as Ni Yonggui was about to speak, he realized that the father and son had already arrived at their destination, with countless young men brushing past them.

I looked up.

The solemn and dignified ancestral hall was surrounded by countless people, making it as lively as a bustling ocean.

Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that some of these people were chatting and laughing with others; others were silently praying with their hands clasped together; and still others had already entered the ancestral hall…

At this time, many people who have just arrived here kneel down devoutly, kowtow, offer incense, and mutter incantations, as if they are telling the ancestral spirits their wishes or praying for peace and good fortune.

According to local customs in the port city, each worshipper must hold six incense sticks wrapped with bright red silk threads, the six sticks representing six generations of the Ni family living together.

For a moment, wisps of elegant sandalwood incense wafted from the ancestral hall, seemingly lingering in the air, and the faint sandalwood scent appeared to be drawn in one direction by an invisible force.

Seeing the scene before him, Ni Yonggui's throat tightened, and he finally swallowed all the words he wanted to say...

So the father and son stepped into the crowd.

Upon seeing Ni Yonggui, everyone took the initiative to greet him warmly, creating a particularly harmonious atmosphere.

Just as everyone was engrossed in it.

A figure slowly approached the two men; it was Ni Kun's third daughter, Ni Yongci. With a smile, she handed the incense sticks she was holding to Ni Kun and Ni Yonggui, saying, "You two have just arrived, why don't you go and offer incense and pay your respects first?"

After receiving the incense, Ni Kun was slightly taken aback at first, but then he couldn't help but chuckle when he thought about having to offer incense to himself.

Ni Yonggui, who was standing nearby, noticed something and took the incense from Ni Kun's hand. He raised his voice seriously and said, "Kun, the patriarch seems to have something urgent to discuss with you. Why don't you go and see him right away!"

Ni Kun smiled slightly, turned around, and stepped into the bustling crowd.

However, this scene was still witnessed by many people, but out of consideration for Ni Yonggui, they only pursed their lips in displeasure.

But among these people, two sharp, hawk-like eyes burned with a raging fire? Or perhaps jealousy?

Just as Ni Yonggui was concentrating on burning incense, a loud shout suddenly came from the crowd: "The patriarch is here!"

Immediately afterwards, Ni Yongxiao arrived at the ancestral hall without stopping, covered in dust from his journey.

Looking at the four sons before him, their faces showing signs of fatigue and weariness, Ni Kun couldn't help but feel pity: "Ah Xiao has been working tirelessly every day lately; he's truly exhausted!"

At this moment, as everyone bowed and greeted Ni Yongxiao, his eyes kept wandering among the crowd, as if he were urgently searching for something.

Just as he saw Ni Kun's figure.

A clear, resonant voice suddenly rang out: "Fourth Brother!"

Ni Yongci quickly stepped forward, handed the incense he was holding to Ni Yongxiao, and whispered, "Go quickly, let's offer incense to Father first before we begin!"

Ni Yongxiao looked at the incense in his hand, then at his father, and smiled wryly.

Not long after.

After Ni Yongxiao completed the incense offering ceremony, everyone present took their seats in order of seniority and rank.

Inside the ancestral hall.

There are two rows of benches arranged on both sides of the central axis. The twelve chairs in the first row are particularly eye-catching. At this time, only ten clansmen are sitting on them, and Feng Qingyue is prominently among them.

Behind these twelve chairs, there are four rows of long benches neatly arranged, each row representing a different seniority level, and all of them are occupied at this moment.

Above the ancestral hall, there is a large and comfortable chair, which can not only be used to sit and rest, but also to lie down and take a nap.

At this moment, everyone looked over there with anticipation, anxiously waiting for the arrival of a certain important moment.

A moment later, Ni Yongxiao, with a smile on his face, invited Ni Kun to sit down together.

However, something unexpected happened—just as Ni Kun sat down on the seat.

"snort!"

A furious shout suddenly rang out from the crowd.

"You audacious scoundrel! What generation do you belong to? How dare you be so disrespectful? How dare you sit here side by side with the patriarch, especially since this is the sacred ancestral hall of my Ni family! You have no right to be so insolent!"

The person who uttered these words of rebuke was Ni Yongren, the tenth son of Ni Kun, who had come from Yong'an City.

He was 28 years old at the time, with a mid-grade spiritual root and a mid-stage Qi Refining realm.

Although he has lived in Yong'an City, where the Ni family first rose to prominence, he still knows quite a bit about the Ni family in the port city!

Because he firmly believed that his place was the true ancestral home of the Ni family, he felt somewhat hostile towards the Ni family in Hong Kong.

As Ni Yongren took the lead in making his move, a chorus of complaints and protests quickly filled the entire ancestral hall.

"That's right! It's outrageous! This guy named Ah Kun is absolutely ignorant and arrogant!"

"That's right! That's right! This is the Ni family ancestral hall, a very important place, and yet he's allowed to occupy it so recklessly!"

"Hmph, the memorial tablet of our most revered ancestor, Ni Kun, is enshrined right here. What he's doing is undoubtedly a great disrespect to our ancestors!"

Many people from Yong'an City present showed dissatisfaction and complaints on their faces.

Especially Ni Yongren, who angrily questioned, "How dare you use the name 'Ah Kun'!"

Then, raising her voice an octave, she said, "Do you know that in our Ni family, the character 'Kun' is taboo?"

Then, pressing relentlessly, he asked, "Which generation do you belong to?"

Ni Yongren paused, his gaze sweeping over his surroundings.

With a serious expression, as if he had found evidence, he sternly accused, "Besides, you didn't even offer incense just now, which is enough to prove that you can't possibly be a member of the Ni family!"

Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out the harsh words he had been holding back for so long: "So, you're simply not fit to be the next head of the family!"

Upon hearing these words, Ni Kun couldn't help but frown.

He knew very well that the Ni family of Yong'an City had always considered themselves the first ancestral home and had long held prejudices and even hostility towards the Ni family of Gangcheng.

That's why he sent Ni Yongren to that place with the intention of improving relations between the two cities. He never expected that this guy would come back and cause trouble today.

Just as Ni Kun was about to be provoked...

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