The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 236 Zhong Wuyan's Methods

At the Zhong Family Villa in Fancheng, Zhong Wuyan started to heal her wounds after she came back. It has been two days. Zhong Qiaoli is outside to protect the law. Now Zhong Qiaoli is the most powerful person in the Zhong family. She is also the representative of the Zhong family's ancestor. After all, she has followed the ancestor for more than 200 years and is the person the ancestor trusts the most. After Zhong Wuyan broke through the spirit transformation, with the support of Pan Chengfeng's resources, Zhong Qiaoli also quickly broke through the Nascent Soul stage and is now at the second level of the Nascent Soul. If it were the previous Zhong family, even if they broke through the Nascent Soul stage, it would be impossible to cultivate to the second level of the Nascent Soul in just two or three years.

The door of the training room opened, and Zhong Qiaoli immediately went to meet him, bowing and saying, "Grandpa, are you alright?" Zhong Wuyan rolled her eyes at Zhong Qiaoli and said, "I've told you several times, don't call me Grandpa, call me Aunt." According to the seniority, she should call me Grandma. But now she's skipping generations. Zhong Qiaoli slapped her mouth gently and said, "It's my fault, Aunt is young and beautiful, I really can't call her like before."

Zhong Wuyan smiled and said, "Luckily I have that bottle of Shuiyun Pill, otherwise even if I had saved my life, my realm would have fallen below the Spirit Transformation Realm." Zhong Qiaoli said happily, "It must be Young Master Pan who has a way to get such a good pill." Speaking of Pan Chengfeng, Zhong Wuyan asked hurriedly, "Have you made any progress in the matter I asked you to investigate?" Zhong Qiaoli's face turned ugly in an instant, and she hesitated, not knowing whether she dared not to say it or was unwilling to say it.

Although Zhong Wuyan has retired behind the scenes for many years, she was the one who supported the Zhong family. Seeing Zhong Qiaoli's look, she had a rough idea in her mind. She sighed and said, "Tell me, although I haven't paid attention to family affairs for a long time, I still have a rough idea of ​​what those people are like." When Zhong Qiaoli heard what the ancestor said, she boldly said, "It's mainly the lineage of the eldest and third masters. Now no matter what the head of the family does, they complain a lot, and many of the words are spread to the servants, and ...

Aunt Zhong's face changed, and she said angrily, "And what?! If you keep hesitating, I'll punish you!" Zhong Qiaoli was shocked and said quickly, "And what she said was very unpleasant, saying that Xiujin and Xiuhua must have climbed into Young Master Pan's bed, which is why their lineage was elevated to this level. She also said how could the head of the family be so generous? People were competing with her for a man, but she still helped those sisters settle their families."

Zhong Wuyan angrily said, "Enough! Who spread these words?!" Zhong Qiaoli trembled and said, "It's mainly the lineage of the master. The master's son still hates aunt. When drinking, he often tells people that aunt must be old and confused. She didn't save his father and caused his father to die tragically. It would be fine if she didn't help her own people, but she also helped Li Qian'er, that bitch, to harm her own blood relatives."

Zhong Wuyan closed her eyes, unable to let go for a long time. She had worked so hard for the Zhong family, and those guys who just wanted to eat and wait for death actually said this to her. After a few breaths, Zhong Wuyan opened her eyes and asked, "What's going on with Third Master?" Zhong Qiaoli lowered her head and said, "Third Master is gathering the elders of the clan, preparing to compete with the head of the clan for the management of the winery at the family meeting."

Zhong Wuyan said with an 'oh~' sound: "This Third Master does have some vision, but he is short-sighted. He has gained a lot of benefits in the name of my concubine and is still not satisfied. How many elders have been won over by him?" Zhong Qiaoli said: "As far as we know, there is the eldest son of the eldest master, Zhong Qingming. The fourth master, Zhong Tianyang, also has close contacts with the third master. Finally, the seventh master seems to have been persuaded by the third master."

Zhong Wuyan sneered, "These guys are already parasites of the family. Except for the Seventh Master, none of them has contributed to the family. The family spends so much money to support them, but they are still not satisfied. Alas, greed is the result of greed." Zhong Qiaoli said, "Should we go and persuade the Seventh Master?" Zhong Wuyan said, "No need! These lustful and ungrateful guys! Don't worry about them. I want to see how many people are jumping up and down at the family meeting!"

Just as the two finished talking, a servant came to report: "Grandmaster, the eldest son, the third master, the fourth master, and the seventh master, they have brought their families to pay their respects to the ancestor." Zhong Wuyan's face was filled with anger, and she thought to herself: "These people with their families, are they trying to threaten me? They are so bold!" Suppressing her anger, Zhong Wuyan said lightly: "Tell them to wait in the side hall, I will go there in a while." Zhong Qiaoli said anxiously: "Aunt, what are they trying to do?" Zhong Wuyan sneered: "What? Are they here to force me to abdicate~"

There were about 200 people in the side hall of Zhong Family Villa, men and women, young and old. The oldest, Mr. Zhong Sanye, was over 400 years old, and the youngest was born a few years ago and was only four or five years old. Everyone waited for an incense stick of time before Zhong Wuyan finally arrived and slowly walked to the main seat and sat down. A group of descendants immediately knelt down and shouted, "Welcome to the ancestors~" Zhong Wuyan looked at the group of kneeling descendants and subconsciously softened her heart. After all, these people were her blood relatives. Did she really have to be cruel? Zhong Wuyan was a little confused.

Everyone waited for a long time, but didn't hear the ancestor speak. Master Zhong secretly looked up and saw his aunt with a confused look on her face. He thought to himself, "It's done! After all, she is our own ancestor of the Zhong family. With so many descendants kneeling here, I don't believe she won't be soft-hearted!" Unconsciously, a triumphant smile appeared on his face. Fortunately, Zhong Wuyan was a spiritual cultivator. This little move instantly hardened her soft heart. Zhong Wuyan raised her hand and said, "Everyone, get up. It's not a festival. Why are you making such a big scene?"

Everyone stood up. Just as Master Zhong San was about to speak, Zhong Wuyan said, "Isn't this the boy from Master's family, Feng'er? I haven't seen him for a few years. He has grown so big?" In the crowd stood a little boy of about four or five years old, looking at Zhong Wuyan with a confused face. His mother pushed him hurriedly and said, "Feng'er, the ancestor is calling you, answer quickly." Feng'er hurriedly bowed and said in a baby voice, "Grandson Zhong Xiaofeng, pays respects to the ancestor." After that, he bowed respectfully. Zhong Wuyan smiled and said, "Come on, come on, give the ancestor a hug."

The four or five-year-old kid was not at all stage-frightened. He walked steadily to Zhong Wuyan with his little feet. Zhong Wuyan stretched out her hand and pinched Zhong Xiaofeng's pink face and said, "Great, a good seedling has emerged in your family. I can tell at a glance that this little guy will definitely achieve extraordinary success in the future. Gu Shi has made great contributions to childbirth and education, and he will be rewarded with 10,000 high-quality crystal beads."

Gu thought she had misheard, and her husband hurriedly pulled her sleeves. She finally reacted and said ecstatically: "Thank you for the reward, ancestor! Thank you for the reward, ancestor!" Zhong Wuyan waved her hand and said: "Get up, this is what you deserve. As long as you have made contributions to the family, I will not hesitate to reward you. From now on, Xiaofeng will be taken care of by Qiaoli and stay with me. You can come to see him often."

Gu was shocked and said hurriedly, "Grandfather, Feng'er is still young. Why don't we wait a few more years?" Her husband hurriedly held her back and bowed to Zhong Wuyan, saying, "Grandfather personally cultivated this kid. It is his blessing. My wife and I are so happy. Thank you, Grandfather." Gu couldn't help but shed tears. This was her first child, and he had to leave her when he was only four years old. How could a mother bear it?

Her husband is the third generation of the old man's family, named Zhong Chengbin. He was not valued in the old man's lineage. Now he has exchanged a son for great wealth and the favor of the old ancestor. He is so happy that he can't wait. Seeing his wife crying, he quickly sent a voice message to comfort her: "Juan, don't be sad, this can't be changed, and Feng'er won't go out, he is in the villa, you just need to visit him more often."

Zhong Wuyan picked up Feng'er and put him on her lap, smiling and saying, "My dear grandson, you will practice with the ancestor in the future, okay?" Zhong Xiaofeng said in a baby voice, "My grandson couldn't ask for more." He kissed Feng'er's pink face and asked Zhong Qiaoli to take him down first. Zhong Wuyan looked at everyone again and said, "I have decided that Feng'er will be the next generation of the Zhong family's patriarch. Who agrees? Who objects?" There was a dead silence below. Zhong Chengbin excitedly pulled his wife to kneel down, and the grandpa's lineage also knelt down one after another, saying excitedly, "The ancestor is wise!" Zhong Chengbin didn't expect that all the good things would happen to his family today. If there weren't so many people here, he would have wanted to dance to vent his excitement.

Some are happy while others are not. When Third Master Zhong saw the people from the eldest master's lineage dancing with excitement, he couldn't help but said, "Aunt, the second and third generations of the eldest master's lineage are still here. No matter what, it's not the fourth generation's turn to inherit the position of head of the family, right? Besides..." Zhong Wuyan said 'Oh~' and interrupted Third Master Zhong's words, saying, "It seems that the third brother has some opinions. It's okay. There are no outsiders here today. You can speak freely." Third Master Zhong glanced at the unfriendly eyes of the people from the eldest master's lineage and gritted his teeth and said, "The whole family knows what the eldest brother has done! Not expelling him from the main lineage is already a great mercy from my aunt. How can we let someone from his lineage run the Zhong family again?!"

As the eldest son of the eldest uncle, Zhong Qingming couldn't stand hearing such words. Now that Third Uncle Zhong was exposing his father's shortcomings in front of so many people, how could he tolerate it? He immediately jumped out, pointed at Third Uncle Zhong's nose and cursed: "Zhong Tianzhu, you are talking nonsense! My father is the eldest uncle of the Zhong family, why can't our lineage take over the position of the head of the family?!" Third Uncle Zhong sneered: "Brother, you betrayed the family, which is an unforgivable crime. According to the family rules, your lineage has long been no longer considered the direct line! How can you be qualified to take over the position of the head of the family?"

Zhong Qingming was furious when he heard the Third Master repeatedly mentioning his father. He gathered his power in both hands and planned to give Third Master Zhong a ruthless blow! At this moment, a voice came into everyone's mind: "Enough! How dare you take action in front of me?!"

Zhong Qingming was instantly awakened by the scolding, and quickly put away his magic power, and bowed to Zhong Wuyan and said, "My grandson lost his temper, please forgive me, ancestor." Zhong Wuyan sighed and said, "Back then, I promised you brothers to take care of you, but unfortunately your eldest brother went astray, and I failed to discipline him. It is my responsibility. Since the big mistake has been made and the head of the family has punished him, please don't mention it again in the future."

Everyone bowed and said, "We will follow the order of the ancestor." Zhong Qingming was secretly happy. Their lineage would take over as the next head of the family. In the future, their lineage would be the main lineage! The benefits are self-evident. Master Zhong was entangled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, knelt down and said, "I don't accept it! The ancestor is unfair!" The hall suddenly became quiet again. Everyone thought that Master Zhong was crazy, and actually accused the ancestor in person!

Everyone was waiting for the ancestor to get angry, but unexpectedly, Zhong Wuyan said calmly: "Third Master, where do you think your aunt has done unfairly? Today, everyone here is from the direct line of our Zhong family. You are bold enough to say it. I also want to know where I have done unfairly." Third Master Zhong risked his life today, otherwise he would have no chance in the future. Originally, he wanted to ask his aunt to support the Zhong family in managing the winery, but now suddenly there is a more tempting thing, the position of the head of the family! The Zhong family is not what it used to be. Now the family is big and powerful. If you sit on the position of the head of the family, you will control everything in the Zhong family. Why worry about not getting any benefits?

Third Master Zhong said, "The position of the head of the Zhong family has always been chosen from the direct line, and seniority is the basis, otherwise it is difficult to convince the public. Since the death of the previous head, the ancestor insisted on recommending Li Qian'er as the head of the family. Although she has done a good job and the family is getting better and better, she is an outsider after all. Can the ancestor guarantee that the Zhong family will still be named Zhong in a few decades or hundreds of years? It is for this reason that my eldest brother did something stupid. If grandmother continues to appoint the head of the family in this way without following the rules, I am worried that something like my eldest brother will happen again!" After that, he kowtowed to Zhong Wuyan and continued, "My nephew is bold today and said what I wanted to say for many years. I hope my aunt will forgive me."

Zhong Wuyan glanced at the people below calmly and asked, "Do you think so too? Do you all think I did something wrong?" Zhong Qingming immediately came out and said, "The ancestor has worked hard for the Zhong family. The Zhong family is now more prosperous than ever! This is all thanks to the ancestor! But you are here to say that the ancestor did something wrong. Does that mean that you should be chosen as the head of the family? Are you qualified to be the head of the family? Don't put all the public funds into your own pocket!"

Third Master Zhong angrily said, "You are talking nonsense!" Zhong Qingming sneered and asked, "Fourth Uncle, Seventh Uncle, please speak up for justice! If the ancestor had not chosen Li Qian'er as the head of the family, would the Zhong family be in its current situation? It would have been divided up by the Bai and Han families long ago! How could we have a good life? I heard that Third Master you also raised a team of dancers. It must be expensive, right?" Third Master Zhong angrily said, "You, you, you are slandering me!"

Zhong Wuyan has been watching the people below quarreling, thinking: "Hey, just throw a bone and you start biting each other, a bunch of short-sighted and unfilial descendants! Fourth and seventh brothers, don't even think about staying out of it." The fourth brother, Zhong Tianyang, has always been a taciturn person. He doesn't care about anything, doesn't understand anything, and always listens to his sons. This time, his son Zhong Fa asked him to support his third brother to take charge of the winery, but he didn't expect that it would become a dispute for the position of the head of the family. Just as he was about to lower his head and become invisible, he heard the ancestor call him: "Fourth and seventh brothers, tell me, does what your third brother said make sense? If it is really me who is unfair, I will reconsider the position of the head of the family."

Fourth Master Zhong looked up in bewilderment. How could he be shot even when he was lying down? If he admitted that the old ancestor was unfair, he would offend the eldest master's lineage. If he supported Zhong Qingming's words, he would offend the third master. Fourth Master Zhong hurriedly looked at his son and found that his son also looked embarrassed. Zhong Wuyan sneered secretly and asked, "What's wrong, Fourth Master? Can't you even speak?"

Fourth Master Zhong hurriedly said, "Aunt, you know my nephew. I don't care much about the outside world and I only read books of sages. I don't know how to talk about this matter for a while." Fourth Master Zhong used Tai Chi very skillfully, without offending anyone. Zhong Wuyan looked at Seventh Master Zhong and said, "Seventh Master, what about you? You have been helping the family, come out and talk about it."

Master Zhong Qi said in embarrassment: "Aunt, I think it is better to discuss such an important matter as selecting the head of the family at the clan meeting. By then, all eleven elders will be here, including the head of the family and the ancestor, and it will be safer for everyone to discuss the result together." Zhong Wuyan said coldly: "So the seventh elder also thinks that I am unfair, and we have to discuss it at the clan elders' meeting." Master Zhong Qi knelt down hurriedly and said: "I dare not, but the previous head of the family passed away suddenly, and the ancestor rejected all objections and recommended Li Qian'er as the head of the family. This was also discussed by everyone. This time the ancestor wants to make a dictatorial decision, which is indeed a bit..."

Zhong Wuyan added: "A bit overbearing? Really?" Master Zhong Qi lowered his head and said nothing, the meaning was self-evident. Zhong Wuyan smiled and said: "Okay, Master Qi is quite courageous. Let's discuss the matter of the position of the head of the family at the elders' meeting. Do you have anything else to ask me today?" Originally, there was something, but Master San's alliance was so fragile that Zhong Wuyan easily resolved it. This is the wisdom and skill of a family that has been in charge for hundreds of years. A group of people came here aggressively, but now they are going back in disgrace.

The eldest master's family and the third master had completely torn their faces apart. It was impossible for the fourth master and the seventh master to stay out of it. Since then, the third master's idea of ​​getting involved in the wine shop was resolved by Zhong Wuyan before it was implemented.