Chapter 65: The Supreme Way of Revering Teachers

  Yue Yongjie was reassigned a position by several people, almost at the very front of the entire main hall. And every time there is an ancestral sacrifice, those who are qualified to stand here are basically the most core members of the family.

  Among them, Yue Yu was specially singled out and inserted among the third-generation male descendants of Zhang Fang, with a position just below Zhang Fang's eldest grandson, Yue Yizhen, and to his right was Yue Lin.

  However, Yue Yu himself was mostly disdainful of this good treatment. Staying in this position, apart from looking good on the surface, there were no substantial benefits whatsoever.

  If it weren't for the battle the day before yesterday, Yue Yunjie probably wouldn't have had any mind to care about where his mother and son were. This world is strange, on one hand, it attaches great importance to etiquette and morality in order to maintain the rule of a small group of people. On the other hand, it also places great value on military power. Specifically, for their family, when you haven't shown your worth, the members of the main house will try their best to forget about you. But at the same time, they will maintain the dignity of the main house to a certain extent, not letting you be bullied by others, and then wait for you to naturally disappear without a sound.

  Of course, this refers to the past. From the moment Yue Yujie was arranged under Yue Yizhen, Yue Yu had already understood that his family had been re-accepted and regarded as a core member of this family. However, at this moment, countless gazes like needle pricks were cast on him from behind.

  "----A second-class upper-tier Prickly Toothed Tiger, a tribute of this level, and it's impressive that your family can even produce something like this!"

  As soon as they met, Yue Lin's words were filled with anger. "Your family has eight martial artists, and killing a third-level demon beast is not a difficult task! If all else fails, you can always buy one at the market..."

  Yue Yu felt a wave of helplessness in his heart, thinking that this rich young master could not understand the difficulties of their family. The goods they had stored up over the past few months had almost used up all of Yue Zhangshi's available funds. Even those few martial artists had stayed on because they saw a future for the Yue family, but in fact, their wages had been owed for two months already.

  Yue Zhang rarely cares about the issue of face and vanity, everything is practical first, buying a carriage is because she thinks those horses can be used to carry goods in the future, which is already her limit.

  It's true that I'm a bit guilty this time, but it's not good to let Yuelin keep chattering on like this either. With a flicker of her eyes, Yueyu smiled and turned her head around.

  "Right! Nineteen Ge, was everything okay when you went back that night? To be honest, I had a bad feeling at the time, but it couldn't be helped ——"

  Yue Lin's face suddenly turned purple. After a long while, he finally spat out a few words from his teeth. "One day, I will definitely make you pay back the humiliation of the past!"

  Yue Yu smiled slightly and didn't say a word, but in his heart, he had developed a few points of fondness for this 'brother'. Like his father, Yue Lin's every emotion was written on his face, without so many twists and turns.

  "All right, you two! The grand ceremony has begun, stop talking!"

  The voice came from the left side of Yue Yu, a young man who was nearly thirty years old. His image was warm and elegant, yet his eyes were sharp as electricity, making people feel unconsciously close to him, yet intimidated by his majesty.

  For this elder brother, Yue Yu still has some respect. Before him, Yue Yi Zhen Ke also said that he was the most talented person in the first generation of the Long House. A fifth-level martial artist under the age of 28, one of the top five in Beima Yuan.

  What inspires awe is not the person's ability, but their demeanor and wisdom, as well as their age - even if you count their true age, this person is still two years older than him. And if he were born in an era with such explosive information like the previous life, Yue Yu wondered if he would be far inferior to him.

  At this moment, he calmed down and focused his attention on the front. To be blunt, their offerings were really shabby. However, Yue Yu's attention was soon drawn to the plaque in the very center of the front.

  On the huge wooden signboard, the five golden characters "Tian Di Shi Qin Jun" were prominently engraved.

  Yue Yu initially thought he had misread it, but after blinking and taking a closer look, it was still those five words, rather than the familiar "heaven, earth, sovereign, parents, teachers" from his past life.

  The first two words are easy to understand, representing the heavens and the land below. The last three words are a bit more thought-provoking, with "qīn" (亲) being placed above "jūn" (君), meaning that even the most exalted ruler is not as important as one's own elders and kin. This world is not just about imperial power.

  Yue Yu found it strange that the word 'Shi' represented saints and the way of the teacher in his time. So, does this mean that the importance of passing down the teachings of Shi is even more important than family ties? Who set these strange rules?

  After a moment of curiosity, Yue Yu didn't mind anymore. As Yue Yunjie finished reading the memorial speech, it finally entered the last procedure. The important figures in front were all individually offering incense, while later on, they were offering incense by the hundreds and thousands at once.

  Here, the importance of position is revealed. This ranking not only relates to the status and identity of these people within the clan but also represents the degree of attention from the clan. The people below can also understand the situation of the upper echelons of the clan from the order of incense offering. In this way, if some people want to rise to a higher position, they must not be complacent.

  Yue Yu didn't have the heart to deal with these things, but when he saw Yue Zhangshi offering incense, his slightly gloomy face afterwards made him feel somewhat displeased in his heart. He could probably guess the connection between them, and was likely due to Yue Zhangshi's position, which was only under the eldest lady of the main house. Although this was arranged by Yue Yunjie himself, others might not necessarily be convinced.

  Just as he was getting more and more impatient, the ancestral worship ceremony finally ended at 9 o'clock. When the bell outside the hall rang out, a look of excitement also appeared in Yue Yu's eyes. Next was the long-awaited clan competition.

  Within the next ten days, nearly sixty thousand clansmen and servants will engage in a fierce battle to determine the top ten winners.

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  At the same time, in a small courtyard northwest of Yuejia City, Zhang Huiling was abnormally struggling to get up with the help of others.

  Her injuries were severe, with two of the three fractured bones in her chest. This made it extremely painful for her to sit up. However, Zhang Huiling seemed oblivious to the pain, her face deathly pale as she stared fixedly at her husband by the bed, her eyes filled with venom.

  "Great! You said that little beast is still safe and sound in the temple?"

  Something doesn't feel right!

  Yue Youfang tilted his head to the side, and at this moment he didn't dare look at his wife's ferocious expression. "My seventh brother not only didn't mean to blame him, but personally arranged for that beast to be by his eldest son's side. It seems like the people in the main house want to protect him!"

  "What kind of attitude is this? With their family situation, how can they possibly?"

  Zhang Huiling's eyes flashed with a hint of unusual color, and for the first time, she felt that this time, she might have been a bit rash. "What about the family elders? That little beast doesn't follow the clan rules, recklessly beating up his seniors, he can't escape the crime he committed. As long as the elders determine the crime, then even if it's Yue Yunjie, he won't be able to intervene!"

  "It's strange precisely because of this!"

  Yue Youfang shook his head, with a deep contemplative expression: "My father and I had someone intercede to see the elderly members of our clan at that time. But no matter how I listened to what one or two of the elders said, it seemed like they were advising us to let things go? They said that even if we wanted justice, we should wait until after the clan's grand competition was over before speaking out. These people seem to have nothing to do with the Long House..."

  "Can this be true?"

  Zhang Hui Ling let out a surprised cry, straightening her body. It was a long time before she finally collapsed, leaning back against the headrest again. "Then just wait a bit longer, that good-for-nothing from his family will still be able to get ahead and be arrogant in the future, won't he? One day, one day..."

  What would happen after that, Zhang Huiling didn't continue to say. At this moment outside the window, however, there were two thin figures who suddenly clenched their fists and heavily pounded on the wall beside the windowsill.