Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Family Rules
Before they reached the entrance of the passage, an old woman with white hair appeared briskly at the entrance of the passage with Sophia's support, followed by seven or eight maids. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ Info Her eyes were blank, and she walked forward with her right hand on crutches and touching the ground.
This is Mark and Shirley's mother, White Dew. At this moment she shouted excitedly, as if she had exhausted all her strength:
"Is Mark back?isn't it??!"
Thorne and Sophia, who were following Bai Lu, glanced at each other and did not speak, and Mark was shocked when he saw this, and he was speechless, just when he opened his mouth and was about to say something, Shirley next to him stepped forward to support his mother and whispered:
"Yes, Mother, Mark is back, and he is right in front of you. β
"Mother!" Mark, looking fixedly at the old man in front of him, who had smooth brown hair fifteen years ago.
"Mark, Mark, are you really back?" Bai Lu trembled forward, a pair of bony hands groped Mark up and down, his empty eyes made Mark's heart twitch, and suddenly a tearing heartache gradually spread from his chest to his whole body.
Shirley's voice echoed in her ears:
"When I left home eleven years ago, I told my mother that I would come back in three years if I was fast, but I didn't expect to go to the mountain in front of me every day to look at the mountain road, hoping to see us come back together. It was during that time that her eyes were blinded by crying. β
Shirley gently stroked the gray hair on the back of her mother's head. Gently wiped the corners of his eyes and looked at Mark. The mouth opened slightly, revealing a forced smile:
"Well, now our family is finally reunited!"
So it wasβit was. Mark let the old man who had been a little strange in front of him caress his face, for more than ten years, the face of his mother in his previous life hidden in the depths of his memory has been a little blurred, and at this moment, the faces of his mother in his previous life and his mother in this life gradually merged into one in Mark's eyes, and a warm feeling in his heart arose inexplicably.
He found himself going farther and farther on the road of pursuing the strong, but he ignored the many beautiful scenery around him.
"Mark has seen his mother!" Mark suppressed the sadness in his heart, and carefully knelt on his knees according to the most solemn etiquette in his heart, and kowtowed three times.
"Get up, kid, go, let's talk inside." Bai Lu's expression was very good, perhaps because of the excitement, and there was a rare blush on her face. He took Mark in one hand and Shirley in the other, and walked downstairs.
A moment later, several people sat down in the back hall, and Bai Lu sat in the first place, smiling and listening to Mark recount the experience after parting. Mark and Shirley sat on either side.
When Mark mentioned that he and Linda had a child, Bai Lu, who had not made a sound, couldn't help but exclaim, and asked with a happy face:
"Is that child a boy or a girl, where is he now, how old is he?"
"Mother, his name is Iris, and he is a boy, and he is ten years old. Now in the Kingdom of Shelley. β
Mark said as he watched his mother's expression suddenly become extremely excited, and his heart moved. I will not spend much time with my mother in the future, if I can put my child by my mother's side.
Just as Mark had made up his mind, an old man who looked like a butler came in from outside the door, and he bowed deeply to the three of them and said:
"The old lady, the young master, the young lady, Mayor Mock, Liang Mu, Hammond, and a few other lords are outside asking to see you. β
"It's coming fast. Mark said secretly in his heart, but his face was expressionless, as if he had nothing to do with him. These are all friends who played with him when he was a child, although Mark didn't have much contact with them after crossing over, but the relationship between the few people in my memory is still good.
Now I came to the door so quickly, probably for the sake of the teenagers who were captured by Mark. Thinking of this, an inexplicable sarcasm flashed in Mark's eyes.
"Oh, these little ones are quick to get the news, invite them in, and have dinner together at once, we haven't been so happy in Angli Village for a long time, and we have ordered that we should make a little more sumptuous for this evening's dinner. Prepare more food and drinks. Bai Lu said with a smile, her mood became extremely happy because of Iris's presence.
"Yes, old lady!" the butler glanced at Mark, intentionally or unconsciously, and quickly withdrew.
It wasn't long before Mock, Bright, Hammond, and a few others were brought in by the butler. Although fifteen years have passed, the molds of the past are still there, and it is natural to have a pleasantry after meeting, but except for Mark, everyone else is a little restrained, and they don't even dare to look at Mark head-on.
After the pleasantries, Mark also had a general understanding of the current situation in the village of Angri. Now there are only some old people left in the village, and almost all of the younger generation have gone out, most of them have moved to the small town of Moss, and a small number of brave people have settled down in Doral City at the invitation of the city lord of Doral City and lived a life like a small nobleman.
"It'sβ" Hearing the news, Mark was stunned for a long time and couldn't say a word. You must know that this kind of family that rises by the rise of one person has no background, and once Mark has no news for a long time, the family will gradually fall apart.
People please you because you have use value, once you have no use value, no one will be stupid enough to let you eat and drink for nothing.
"Markβ" Mock stopped talking, glanced up at Bai Lu, and didn't know whether to say it or not.
Mark looked at his anxious appearance and naturally understood what was going on. He turned to Bai Lu and said:
"Mother, why don't you go back to your room and rest first, and we'll have a good meal together when dinner is ready." β
"Okay! I'm really tired, so I'll go back and rest first." Bai Lu seemed to realize that several people had a word potion, and stood up and went back to the back with the help of the maid.
Seeing Bai Lu's figure far away, Mo Ke breathed a sigh of relief, he knew about his son, and this time he was so bold. You must know that it is true that the Sai'an family has strong warriors, but this is not their own family. Moffett was just pulling the tiger's skin, and more importantly, this matter happened to be seen by Mark, and Mock already had a trace of remorse in his heart at this time. I plan to discipline my son well after this incident.
"You're here as soon as I came back, and you're very well informed. Since my mother has spoken, let's stay and have dinner together later. Mark took a sip of water without hurrying.
"Mark, I won't talk nonsense, is my son Hammond here with you?" Seeing that Mock wanted to speak several times and stopped, Rogier couldn't help it and shouted.
"Hammond?" Mark's eyes lit up, "is that the guy who robbed the people on the streets?"
"You-" Rogier didn't know what to say for a while, this matter was indeed wrong with his son, and he would ignore it directly if he wanted ordinary people, but no matter how unreasonable he was, he wouldn't dare to be unreasonable in front of Mark.
"Mark, this matter is indeed Moffitt's fault, we will be strict after we bring it back, you can rest assured. Seeing that the topic had been picked up, Mo Ke considered his sentence and said.
"I'll just ask you, do you still recognize me as the patriarch!" Mark didn't answer Mok's words, and asked himself.
"Yes, of course!" Mork, Liang Mu and Hammond looked at each other a few times, and then nodded.
"That's good, I declare that in ten days I will hold a clan assembly in the ancestral hall, and all the members of the Sai'an family will be present at that time, and I will give you an answer to this matter at that time, remember to inform the others. Mark said with a blank face.
"But the people in Doral City may not be able to come back in ten days. Mock hesitated.
"It's okay, if you can't come back, you won't be able to come back, if you can't come back, you won't be a member of the Sai'an family anymore, and I'll have to reformulate the family rules when the time comes!" Mark's tone began to turn cold.
"Clan rules?!" Mock, Liang Mu and Hammond shuddered as they listened to Mark's cold tone. I had some bad premonitions in my heart.
That evening, the village of Angli held an unprecedented banquet in the castle's central auditorium to welcome Mark's return. Everyone left behind in the village arrived, including the village chief Lao Mo, who was at home for a long time. And Mark also solemnly announced at the banquet that the clan sacrifice will be held in ten days, and the clan rules of the Sai'an family will be announced at that time.
The news of Mark's return and the imminent promulgation of the clan rules by the Saian family was quickly spread that night, and was delivered to the nobles of the Anta Kingdom in just five or six days. The whole kingdom suddenly boiled.
Numerous horse-drawn carriages set off in unison, carrying valuable gifts to the village of Angri. This is the first wizard in the Anta Kingdom in a hundred years, and the first wizard in three hundred years to go out and return. Definitely worth the expense of the object.
Not to mention anything else, even just testing the wizard qualifications for their descendants is enough for those small and medium-sized nobles to flock to it.
The uproar in the outside world has nothing to do with Mark, who is holding his homemade pen, frowning and drafting the family rules of the Saian family, and discussing a few words with Shirley on the side from time to time.
Mark is going to the Shengwu Continent in more than half a year, and he doesn't know how many years before he can come back, he must make this clan rule well, and without the restrictions of the clan rules, there may be something wrong in the family.
"Brother, isn't this kind of punishment too heavy for Moffitt and the others?"
"It's better to be heavier, if it's just a few boards, the descendants will follow suit, and it will cause a big disaster for the family. I'm going to scare them hard this time!" Mark slapped his palm on the table, his eyes shining.
"By the way, you order, except for the Eiffel Tower's visit to inform me, the other guests will be entertained by Thorne and Sophia. β
"Okay, brother, are you going to retreat these days?"
"I'm going to refine two potions, don't ask, you'll understand when the time comes. Mark smiled mysteriously at this, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.