Chapter 14: Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship is a major event of the Li family, and it is also an important activity, which is a manifestation of family unity and a symbol of family prosperity.
On this day after the autumn harvest every year, the men of the whole family come to worship their ancestors, especially the man who is just 18 years old this year, and it is even more indispensable.
Under the leadership of the patriarch, after all the clansmen worship their ancestors, all eighteen-year-old men have to test their strength in public.
If you have not yet entered the realm of theft, you will be punished to clean the ancestral shrine for three years, and the first place recognized by everyone will be recorded in the family tree and admired by everyone.
There are many people in the Li family, from old to young, tens of thousands of people, the scene of worshipping ancestors is extremely spectacular, the entire ancestral hall square, the crowd of people, can not see the edge at a glance.
Li Hao hid in the crowd and quietly squeezed forward, he knew in his heart that today's ancestor worship was not so simple, and Li Chengkun would definitely make a difficulty.
At this time, on the high platform of the smoky ancestral hall, the patriarch was praying with a group of elders.
I saw that after the patriarch finished reading the sacrificial text, he bowed down, opened his mouth and shouted, and his voice was like thunder!
"Blessed by the Emperor, the family is prosperous, and the martial arts are prosperous!"
The elders followed suit and continued to pray!
"Blessed by the Emperor, the family is prosperous, and the martial arts are prosperous!"
Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison!
"Blessed by the Emperor, the family is prosperous, and the martial arts are prosperous!"
The thunderous prayers resounded in the sky, the sound shook in all directions, and everyone was enthusiastic and excited.
"Sacrifice!" the patriarch shouted, and his voice echoed throughout the square.
Everyone fell silent and looked at the high platform.
This is the most exciting time!
The three teams of family warriors walked out with three powerful beasts, and they put the three struggling beasts in chains and fixed them on the high platform, allowing their blood to flow and roar wildly.
This is a three-headed spirit beast, an existence one level higher than the demon beast, equivalent to the human Qi cultivation level! They are a dire ray, a fire tiger, and a peng bird, which represent those who swim in the water, run on the ground, and fly in the sky.
This is to show the strength of the family, and it is naked to show off its might.
"Kill ......!" the patriarch shouted, waving his hand.
The three elders pulled out their long knives and strode forward, and under the burst of sword qi, they cut the three spirit beasts in two on the spot.
......Boom! Tens of thousands of people cheered one after another! The sound was like a landslide and a tsunami!
"Bow to ......!" the patriarch held incense and knelt down first.
Tens of thousands ......of people knelt down in unison to worship their ancestors.
"Finish the ceremony......!"
The patriarch stood first.
After the ancestor worship is completed, the eighteen-year-old clan appears, and according to the regulations, after the young clan reaches the age of eighteen, he will come out to preside over the ceremony.
Li Chengqian jumped onto the high platform one by one, his face was dignified, and his appearance was dignified, only to see him shouting: "All eighteen-year-old clansmen come to the stage!"
"Wait!" A loud shout came out, and Li Chengkun jumped up and went to the high platform.
"What's going on?"
And all the tribesmen were talking.
"Does Li Chengkun dare to sabotage the ancestor worship ceremony?"
"Second brother, stand down for the time being, and discuss something later!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and directly asked Li Chengkun to get out.
"Can't wait any longer!" Li Chengkun sneered, he turned around and yelled: "Li Chengqian took my property, he is no longer worthy of being a young patriarch, today in front of all the clansmen, there will be a judge!"
"Bastard thing!" the patriarch scolded, trembling with anger.
The fight between the two sons has reached the point of desperation, how does this make him accept, after today, the Li family has lost face.
One of the law enforcement elders flew forward, he stared at Li Chengkun, and said coldly: "There is evidence!"
"Of course there is evidence!" Li Chengkun took out the treaty signed by Li Hao and handed it to the law enforcement elder, he sneered: "Li Hao's property has been mortgaged to me, and it will belong to me, but Li Chengqian took it away by force, where is this kind of person who robs the property of the clansmen qualified to be the young patriarch?"
"Did the second brother misunderstand something?" Li Chengqian smiled slightly, unmoved, he smiled gently.
"No misunderstanding, you are not worthy of being a patriarch, only I can!" Li Chengkun shouted.
The law enforcement elder glanced at Li Chengkun, then stared at Li Chengqian, and asked, "What do you have to say?"
"Elder, Li Hao's property is naturally managed by his housekeeper, why don't you call and ask. Li Chengqian smiled slightly, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Li Chengkun's face changed, and he had a bad thought in his heart, could it be that something went wrong? He knew very well that Li Chengqian had obviously transferred 100,000 gold from Hao Ji and threatened Li Hao's housekeeper all day long, how could he have the courage to call someone over?
After a while, the butler arrived.
"You are Li Hao's butler?" the law enforcement elder asked loudly to confirm his identity.
"It's the villain!" said the butler.
"Li Chengkun said that Li Chengqian seized Li Hao's industry, but there is such a thing!" the law enforcement elder asked.
"There is no such thing!" The butler shook his head, he turned his head to glare at Li Chengkun, and shouted viciously: "Li Chengkun killed my master, please let the elder call the shots." ”
"What!" Li Chengkun looked at the housekeeper incredulously, his eyes looked like he was going to eat people.
"What's going on, how can this be?"
"Who's right and who's wrong?"
Everyone was stunned, didn't Li Chengkun come to stand up for Li Hao? Why did he kill Li Hao instead?
"Make it clear!" the law enforcement elder stared at the butler, observing carefully.
"That day in the restaurant, Li Chengkun forced my lord to sign a treaty, drove him out of the city, and sent someone to kill him, fortunately the lord noticed that something was wrong, and let people send a message, I was able to know, but I was afraid that Li Chengkun was powerful, and I didn't dare to move lightly, God was pitiful, and finally let me wait for the opportunity! Please let the elders call the shots!" The housekeeper cried with snot and tears.
"Is there any evidence?" the law enforcement elder asked coldly, with an ugly face.
"There's a letter from the master!" the butler took out a letter and handed it in.
"Who the hell are you......!" Li Chengkun had a cold face, half angry, he never expected to be beaten upside down.
"Second brother, how can you be like this? Usually you are arrogant and domineering, but now even your clansmen have to be killed, this is too much!" Li Chengqian criticized bitterly.
"You wait for me! Kill you sooner or later!" Li Chengkun said viciously, he knew that it was useless to do it now, and decided to endure it.
"This letter can't be used as evidence, is there anything else you have to say?" the law enforcement elder read the letter carefully, and decided that it was not a count.
After all, there are many conspiracy frames, and sometimes even the owner is deceived, as long as there is no conclusive evidence, no conclusion can be made.
Li Chengqian smiled slightly, this matter had been expected for a long time, he just wanted to make Li Chengkun ruined and unable to compete with him for the patriarch.
"Isn't it useless? ' The butler sat blankly on the floor, his eyes blank.