C1660
C1660
The Bai family was kneeling at the forefront. They were all dressed in black medicine pants, black socks, and white mausoleum, and their hands were placed on the ground. Their backs had stopped, and they were looking at the tatami on the ground with solemn expressions.
The spirit hall was filled with a heavy and depressing atmosphere. old master Bai's portrait was hung high up on the wall, it was decorated with white chrysanthemums as his sharp eyes looked at the crowd.
From time to time, the host would call out to the guests, and when he called out Wang Yezheng's name, someone in the spirit hall could not help but stand up, and the situation immediately became tense.
Wang Dazhi helplessly followed Wang Yezheng as he took off his shoes and entered the mourning hall. According to the Jiang Hu ceremony, after three kowtows, the family members had thanked him and given him the white gifts, they should have been sitting in the guest seats. However, no one from Bai family came forward to greet them, making this Bai family son-in-law feel extremely awkward.
Wang Yezheng's face was filled with deep sorrow. He had just finished the Madame Bai's funeral yesterday, and hurried over to pay respects to his father-in-law before he even had the chance to hang out with his family. The outside world had long characterized him as the bastard who killed his own wife and father-in-law, wanting to steal the human face and beast heart of the Bai family. If he were to speak the truth now, he might as well not reveal his face. If he came, he would only be humiliating himself, and might even end up dying on the street in vain.
However, Wang Yezheng had arrived alone, and had only brought the subordinates that he admired with him to barge into the base camp of the Dark Awareness Society, but he did not know whether he was brave or not!
Wang Dazhi's right hand had been stuck in his pockets the entire time. He would not be stupid enough to think that Wang Yezheng only brought him along to the party because she valued him highly.
After all, Wang Yezheng was the son-in-law of the Bai family, and it was not appropriate for him to provoke him in such a situation, so he could only wait until after the ceremony.
At ten in the morning, the guests arrived one after another. After the master of ceremonies recited his heartbreaking praises, the patriarch Bai took charge of the general situation and entered the appropriate procedure. The 11 o'clock funeral procession set out for cemetery.
On both sides of the road, there were also many cities coming to take a look, and there were even a few people bringing white armbands to deliver letters. In the old master Bai's territory, most of them had more or less received benefits, so they spontaneously formed funeral squads and waited outside the mourning hall.
From this, it could be seen that the old master Bai was a human again, and was incomparable to the patriarch Bai.
The team slowly drove out of the city center and arrived at the mausoleum after an hour and a half.
The whole mountain was owned by the Bai family and served as a resting place for the dead.
The burial ceremony was complicated and depressing. Mages excelled at dealing with undead. patriarch Bai had never left his side from the beginning until the end. He watched as the old man sank into the ground before his subordinates escorted him to the side to rest.
At the foot of the mountain stood all the subordinates of the Bai family, all of them looking down at their heads. If their boss did not leave, who would drive him away?
The ceremony lasted all the way until night, and only after nightfall did people slowly leave. At this time, patriarch Bai opened his mouth and ordered his loyal subordinates in front of him to keep watch for him, and those who did not manage to descend the mountain within seventy-four days would all be punished as traitors.
This order could be said to be reasonable, but everyone knew in their hearts that patriarch Bai used this as a reason to capture old master Bai. Within seven weeks, it was enough to topple all of Bai family.
patriarch Bai had a smile on his face when he left, at the same time, he also comforted those who were too angry to say anything, and guaranteed that he would not touch any of the properties in old master Bai's name.
On the way back to the Bai family's Spirit Hall, a chariot that was not very low-key stopped in front of the front gate of the Spirit Hall.
At the moment, the spirit hall had been reorganized, the Bai family women were busy, the hall had already set up tables, there were guests who came to express their gratitude, and on the left side of the spirit hall, there was a quiet path leading directly to the inside of the Bai family, where two people stood by the door.
Ye Cheng got off the carriage with his hat on, he walked into the mourning hall with his hands behind his back, the ladies looked at the uninvited guests in shock. The guests who came to pay their respects were already over, and eating was not logical, but looking at the clothes, they were really unsuitable.
Ye Cheng stood in front of the door for a good while, before someone hurried forward and asked. With a glance, one could tell that he was not in charge, so he did not say much, and only took out a white invitation card and handed it over.
The supervisor opened it and was immediately flustered. The ceremony had already passed and not a single person in charge was present. It was inconvenient for him to stay either, so he invited Ye Cheng to come back tomorrow.
Ye Cheng snorted, he walked into the spirit hall familiarly, and upon seeing his name, he dared to chase him away, so this manager had some prospects. He didn't want to make things difficult for the steward, so he casually found a chair and sat down, and started to calculate the time.
In less than 20 minutes, the funeral procession returned to the mourning hall. Just as they were about to reach their doorstep, a private car was stuck in the middle of the road. The situation was unique, the driver could not press his horn to indicate anything.
There was no one in the car. The car was parked in front of the gate. Was it a visitor?
"To see who can be so rude." patriarch Bai heard the driver's report and ordered his subordinates to investigate the situation.
The caravan was blocked all the way to the main street. Half of the road was blocked, so if the road was blocked for too long, it would cause a traffic jam.
"Very soon, someone came back to report." Ye Cheng is here, and the overseer is not allowed to enter, so... "
patriarch Bai frowned, wondering what he was doing here. Behind him were all the big bosses from different worlds, so he couldn't let them waste time there. Thus, he asked the leader to invite them into the side hall to wait.
Ye Cheng grinned as he faced the main task and raised a finger to wave it. After all, he was still someone chosen by the old master Bai. If they made him wait in the side hall, it was clear that they looked down on him!
"Go back and tell your superiors that I've come to see the old man today. The martial arts world has its own rules, and those in charge of the Bai family should understand!"
"young master Ye is truly sorry, my subordinates were ignorant and neglected you, please forgive me." The manager was very talkative, he directly made fun of the person in charge in front of Ye Cheng, then handed him a good tea and cigarettes. He wanted to advise Ye Cheng against it, but he had underestimated the other party's stingy strength.
No matter what one might say, it was just to make way for the other.
Hearing that, patriarch Bai's face immediately turned ugly, he had spent so much effort to keep all of old master Bai's trusted aides on the mountain, but now a sudden bite on the gold caught him off guard.
Not far away, the sound of cars continuously rang out. The traffic jam lasted for almost five minutes, and patriarch Bai had no choice but to give in.
The place Ye Cheng chose to sit happened to be directly facing the door, the car had already moved, and he could very quickly admire a pretty good expression, so when he thought about it, he became excited.
They all looked like they were straight line from Bai family. The moment they entered the door, they respectfully bowed and greeted Ye Cheng, calling him uncle.
The reason why the patriarch Bai chose to come here intentionally was because he wanted to see what Ye Cheng would do, but he did not expect Ye Cheng to so shamelessly agree to it. This way, Ye Cheng would become a part of the Ye Family.
After recognizing the gift, Ye Cheng took out the red packet he prepared beforehand and gave it to the seniors of Bai family.
The old master Bai carried Ye Cheng and declared that he was his adopted son. It could be said that he had long predicted that he would not live through the birthday ceremony, and had announced this matter inside the Bai family, and even hinted that he had already passed the inheritance of the Bai family to Ye Cheng. Whoever had it, could lead his subordinates, which meant that Ye Cheng currently possessed half of the power of the Bai family.
The old man's actions were as though he was chasing a duck to its lair, betting all his effort on the hands of an outsider, undoubtedly forcing Ye Cheng to take over this thankless task.
Sigh! Ye Cheng's face was expressionless as he thought about it. His silence in the eyes of the patriarch Bai was completely filled with contempt and mockery. Waving his hand, he dismissed the juniors from the Bai family and sat in front of Ye Cheng.
patriarch Bai had a lot of patience. In order to not let his guests meet up with Ye Cheng face to face, he booked a new seat and placed his guest at a nearby restaurant to eat.
It was a pity that Ye Cheng did not appreciate his kindness and that he did not pay any attention to patriarch Bai's patience, as he forcefully and sonorously began to interrogate him about his grievances. No matter what, I am the foster son of the old man, so I should send him off on his final journey. Ye Cheng was really unable to comprehend Second Uncle's actions, and after struggling for a long time, he still wanted to seek an explanation from you. "
patriarch Bai placed a hand on the back of Ye Cheng's hand, and said sincerely: "Big Brother truly wants to be your disciple, but we have not even started the ceremony, so young master Ye is still only a half family member. According to family rules, you are not allowed to attend the ceremony. It's all my fault for not explaining this to young master Ye earlier, which was why there was such a misunderstanding today.
"Oh?" Ye Cheng laughed, then looked at the portrait of the old master Bai and spoke in a deep voice: "Foster father, why have you left so early? The Second Uncle did not recognize me, and my uncles did not recognize me. "Sigh!"
Ye Cheng painfully lowered his head while clutching his heart. He was sincere to every single word spoken by the old master Bai, to the extent that he wanted to give it his all to help the latter, but the Bai family treated him as a great enemy. Godfather, you must bless me from the heavens! "
"young master Ye, what do you mean by that?" patriarch Bai's heart was moved. After hearing Ye Cheng's words, it seemed as if the other party did not have any intentions of fighting him for the position of Bai family.
Ye Cheng stared at patriarch Bai with teary eyes, he wiped away his snot and asked: "What do you mean? Do you think that the Second Uncle is here to snatch the Patriarch's position from you? What kind of person do you think Ye Cheng is? "
patriarch Bai laughed awkwardly, unable to think of any good words to refute him.
"Second Uncle, it's not that Ye Cheng is spouting nonsense, but just this little power of the Bai family is comparable to my Eastern Ocean? Bai family thinks too highly of me. "
After a few dry coughs, patriarch Bai found the manager and arranged a feast to entertain Ye Cheng.
With the rise of many powers in the Hong Kong Island, the Bai family's image was no longer as glorious as it was back then. On the surface, the Sun Yee On seemed to have pledged allegiance to the Triad Society, but had already joined hands with the Chen family behind his back to try to reclaim his position in the. If it wasn't for the fact that the Leng family had yet to say anything, he would have still been afraid, or else, he would have already made a move against the Bai family.
After saying that, the patriarch Bai shot a glance at Ye Cheng. Even though the other party had declared repeatedly that there was no intent to fight for the Patriarch's seat, he still wanted to probe him out from the side.
Ye Cheng exhaled the smoke as he played with the lighter in his hand, kacha kacha rhythmic tapping on the table. He stared at old master Bai as though he was deep in thought, patriarch Bai's calculations were not bad, but he was not crafty enough, no wonder the Old Master was worried about handing over Bai family to him.
Just by looking at the present situation, Bai family still had a certain level of connections in the Hong Kong Island, and the relationships between the big shots of various realms could still be considered as clean. Although the patriarch Bai was greedy, he was not an idiot, and had drawn a clear line between himself and the other parties, the only thing that was beautiful that was lacking was Wang Yezheng's line.
It can be seen how much trust he has in you. In the past, Second Uncle had misunderstood you, but don't worry, once the date of the funeral is over, I will immediately fulfill your wish for you and introduce you to everyone. "Su Yun said in a low voice.
Ye Cheng did not reply to patriarch Bai's suggestion. The reason he came here today was to announce to all the parties within Hong Kong Island that he had returned, so no matter how Bai family looked at it, it had nothing to do with him.