Cultivation through Skin Making - Chapter 710 - 251. Memorial Hall Turmoil, Catch Them All (4.6K words - Please Subscribe)
Chapter 710: 251. Memorial Hall Turmoil, Catch Them All (4.6K words – Please Subscribe)
The members of the Li Family gradually returned from outside, bowing to bid farewell to the ancestor in the coffin, and then sat silently on one side with a frown.
In the memorial hall, the candlelight flickered uncertainly, seemingly symbolizing the future of the Li Family.
After an unknown amount of time, there was suddenly a report from outside.
“Sect Leader He, Elder Chen Yuanzi, Elder Huang have arrived~~”
The drowsy Li Family members immediately perked up. Before Song Yan could rise, some disciples had already stood up first, but there were also disciples who sat motionless, looking disdainfully at those who hurriedly got up.
A disciple mocked, “The Family Head hasn’t even stood up, yet you rush to greet them, how amusing.”
The standing disciple was stunned and retorted, “What are you saying? The Family Head is an elder of the Crane Spirit Sect and ought to stand, you… you you you…”
He pointed to those still sitting with composure and said, “At a time like this, are you trying to put the Li Family in danger?!”
Another sitting disciple said, “Our Li Family has the Ice Abyss Phoenix guarding us, what is there to fear?”
Another standing disciple said, “The Ice Abyss Phoenix is a foundation of the Li Family, it should not be lightly used unless absolutely necessary? Now that the Sect Leader He has come, we ought to greet him respectfully as we always have. How can we become arrogant and dismissive due to the sudden addition of the Ice Abyss Phoenix, and change the previous respect hierarchy? If we truly act like this, wouldn’t we be creating trouble and making enemies?”
A hoarse cold laugh suddenly erupted from among the seated.
Everyone looked over and saw it was a man with a black cloth wrapped around his eyes, clad in mourning attire.
This man was none other than Li Jingyun, who had just handed over the guardianship responsibilities of Biluo Valley and came to the memorial hall to bid farewell to the old master.
Feeling the gazes upon him, Li Jingyun said, “This is indeed a world of wolves, yet you still pretend to be sheep.
Arrogance? Respect hierarchy? Making enemies? What a grand joke!”
Once these words fell, the younger ones dared not speak, as Li Jingyun was truly a master of the Profound Yellow Realm.
As soon as the words dropped, another Profound Yellow master directly said, “Ha, after all, he climbed up from the Lower Realm step by step, knowing only brute force and not understanding the rules.”
Li Zhongshan slightly raised his old eyes, glancing at Song Yan on one side, asking, “What does the Family Head think?”
Song Yan said, “I think Jingyun makes sense.”
As the words fell, everyone was taken aback.
Li Jingyun was also surprised.
Han Lingzi cast a startled glance as well.
Song Yan said lightly, “The strong are revered, the weak are humble. With Little Ice here, the position of our Li Family can certainly change. So, starting today, Uncle Zhongshan, what do you think?”
Li Zhongshan never thought Li Xuanchan would be so assertive, and could only say, “Yes…”
Several disciples who had stood up were also rooted to the spot.
Song Yan pressed his hand down, and those disciples sat back down. The lead disciple who had stood up even bowed to Song Yan, saying, “I was reckless,” to which Song Yan replied, “No harm done.”
Even if everyone inwardly disagreed with the current actions of the Family Head, the Family Head was still the Family Head, and no one would openly defy him, with some even beginning to change their thoughts due to Song Yan’s attitude.
No one dared to confront Song Yan, let alone speak sarcastically.
Song Yan adjusted his mourning clothes, straightened his filial brimming hat, and continued to keep vigil, his demeanor sorrowful, and his manner as steadfast as a mountain.
Han Lingzi quietly observed him from behind, suddenly finding him more pleasing to the eye than the Li Xuanchan she remembered. She had previously been extremely repulsed when Li Xuanchan seized her Profound Charm Body, feeling as if violated by a dog; but now she suddenly felt that if it were this person who took her Profound Charm Body, it might be acceptable, she could reluctantly accept it.
…
The little storm in the memorial hall was unknown to the outside world.
He Wuya, although not witnessing it, could sense the atmosphere.
He glanced at Elder Chen Yuanzi beside him, and “Elder Huang, one of Song Yan’s Outer Body Incarnations,” with a subtle exchange flashing in his eyes.
No words were needed, for there was a tacit understanding among the three.
In the next instant, space vibrated, and three figures simultaneously appeared in front of the Li Family memorial hall.
A fierce wind scattered, causing the white cloth of the memorial hall to flutter; the imposing aura made those below the Profound Yellow Realm tremble, their Divine Souls frozen.
Li Zhongshan felt the “vitality” of the newcomers, instinctively wanting to stand up and greet them with some polite words. After all, both in the past and now, the Li Family had always just been a family within the Crane Spirit Sect, such respect had become a habit for him.
But just as he half rose, he instinctively glanced at Song Yan beside him.
Song Yan remained seated.
“Good, good, good!”
He Wuya, extremely enraged, laughed and said, “Elder Li, I have come to pay my respects to you!!”
He had long heard that Li Xuanchan used the “Soul-Substitution Forbidden Technique,” greatly altering his appearance; if this were said by anyone else, he would have doubted it, but since Li Shanhai had acknowledged it, it naturally couldn’t be wrong, so he naturally treated the young man before him as Li Xuanchan.
At this time, as those angry words fell, Li Zhongshan was so shocked that he immediately felt his scalp tingling. He sprang up with an apologetic smile, saying, “Sect Leader, please don’t be angry, please don’t be angry, haha, Xuanchan is only excessively grieving.”
As Li Zhongshan stood, many disciples immediately followed suit.
This elder of the Li Family still held considerable prestige.
Song Yan also stood up, saluted, and said, “Sect Leader, please do not blame us, upon returning, I immediately faced the ambush of the Changfeng Immortal Dynasty and was seriously injured afterward.”
He Wuya said, “Now that Elder Li has recovered, are you still an elder of our sect?”
Song Yan replied, “Naturally.”
He Wuya nodded and didn’t pursue the matter further, just said, “Enough… Elder Li, please accept my condolences.”
