On the Gu Family’s cultivation planet, within the Zusi Hall, Lin Yue was seated by Clan Leader Gu Weiting in the auxiliary seat next to the Taishi Chair that is usually reserved for special occasions.
Normally, the principal seat is for the Clan Leader, and the auxiliary seat for the Clan Chief’s Wife.
Now, however, with the return of the Ancestor and the Grandmaster, from now on, Gu Weiting could not casually take that seat in any situation that involved the two elders.
But Jiang Ruolin was filled with trepidation.
Untethered by the mories of her past life as Lin Yue, in her eyes, both the Gu Family and individuals like Gu Weiting were beings of great influence.
Not to ntion the entire Gu family revering her as if she were a deity and paying their respects, even the courteous treatnt from Gu Weiting made Jiang Ruolin feel overwheld by the honor.
However, she couldn’t refuse. All of the Gu family mbers, more anxious than her, insisted she take a seat and wait for the return of the Ancestor.
If Jiang Ruolin was polite with the Gu family mbers, they would all nervously kneel in worship imdiately.
This left Jiang Ruolin feeling it was neither appropriate to stand nor sit, overwheld by the ritual she felt unworthy of.
In her heart, she prayed for Gu Feng to quickly return, as she couldn’t handle the grandeur of the situation any longer.
The core mbers of the Gu Family, as well as those of several other major families affiliated with them, had all gathered in the great hall, looking at her with sincere and eager eyes. Any slight frown or discomfort on Jiang Ruolin’s face would imdiately prompt the younger Gu generations to step forward and inquire with concern.
"Um, you may have misunderstood. I am just a concubine taken by Gu Feng and should not be at the table," Jiang Ruolin clarified.
Gu Weiting simply smiled, "All we know is the Ancestor once said that the Gu family mbers must treat you as they would the Ancestor Grandmother."
The next second, Gu Feng appeared in the main hall with Wan Hua.
"Gu Feng." Jiang Ruolin saw the main character and finally sighed in relief. She quickly got up from her chair and walked down the steps to take Gu Feng’s arm.
All of the Gu Family uniformly bowed and shouted, "Greetings to the Ancestor!"
Gu Feng simply nodded his head and then led Jiang Ruolin up the steps to the main seat.
"Take a seat," he signaled Jiang Ruolin to sit back in the auxiliary seat.
He then took his place in the principal seat.
Wan Hua conscientiously walked to the front of the first row next to Gu Weiting. Seeing that it was Wan Hua, others imdiately allowed him to stand in the sa row as the Family Head.
After Gu Feng and Jiang Ruolin sat down, everyone collectively and neatly knelt.
Cui Lan, who served Jiang Ruolin, quickly moved aside.
"Descendants (disciples) of the Gu Family, pay respects to the Ancestor (Grandmaster), pay respects to the Ancestor Grandmother (Grandmaster)," everyone said uniformly and formally as the bowed to Gu Feng and Jiang Ruolin.
"Rise," Gu Feng spoke indifferently, "Co greet your Ancestor Grandmother."
"Perhaps not," struggled Jiang Ruolin, who was slightly socially fearful, trying to interrupt Gu Feng, but her refusal was futile. As soon as Gu Feng spoke, everyone, including Wan Hua, formally knelt in front of Jiang Ruolin and then bowed.
Jiang Ruolin, unsure of what to do, could only tighten her grip on Gu Feng’s hand.
This was, after all, the Emperor-Sealing ceremony.
And after witnessing the Grandmaster’s power, Wan Hua thought he had gauged the Grandmaster’s limits, but seeing the Grandmaster perform Instant Teleportation from the Fourth Layer Heaven to the Gu Family’s extraterrestrial planet’s main hall made him realize just how abnormal the ability to instantaneously cover millions of light-years was.
At this mont, he paid his respects with genuine reverence, without any airs of being a Great Expert.
Jiang Ruolin, with a stiff scalp and feeling awkward, turned to ask Gu Feng, "He is an Emperor-Sealer, what kind of gift should I give?"
Everyone at the scene couldn’t help but smile at the corners of their mouths.
Gu Feng also smiled and said, "There’s no need. I have already obtained the Emperor-level Secret Technique he desired for him. Consider it your gift to the younger generation upon eting them."
Cui Lan, standing and bowing below the steps, was stunned!
Emperor-level Secret Technique!
She thought that she had already been part of a high-level gathering at the Wan Family’s banquet in Jiangcheng, but who knew that there would be more surprises in store!
It seems that Senior Gu must be that mysterious person who helped Master Reese pass the level.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be seated at the main seat, and even after helping Emperor Wang pass the level, he showed no interest in the [Emperor-level] Secret Technique, indicating that he himself possessed such techniques!
Cui Lan was thrilled inside. Serving as Miss Jiang’s maid was a gamble, and now it seed she had made the right bet!
Considering Miss Jiang’s man’s status in the Gu Family, the future potential of both the Gu Family and the Jiang Family was boundless!
She was increasingly convinced that with the current energy of Miss Jiang’s man, Senior Gu, perhaps as long as she served well for a thousand years, her Cui Family might truly give rise to an Emperor-Sealing powerhouse!
"Grandmaster Ancestress, Grandmaster has indeed found an Emperor-level Secret Technique as a reward for his disciple," said Wan Hua, bowing to Jiang Ruolin and then standing up.
Then it was Gu Weiting’s turn, along with his four brothers from four generations, to bow and pay their respects to Jiang Ruolin.
Jiang Ruolin saw that the rest of Gu Weiting’s brothers were only at Ten Layers of Heaven and thought that the Magical Treasures Gu Feng had given her might be useful to them.
So, she bestowed them upon her brothers.
Afterward, the fifth generation descendants, along with the sixth, also ca forward with their families to bow to Jiang Ruolin.
Jiang Ruolin also gave Magical Treasures as gifts to the leading n of the families.
This included the representatives of the clan leaders from the affiliated families; she was not stingy and also bestowed Magical Treasures upon them.
Soon, the dozens of Magical Treasures Gu Feng had given her had all been distributed.
After all the Gu Family mbers had dispersed, Jiang Ruolin finally breathed a sigh of relief, finding her palms drenched with sweat.
Then she seed to have sothing to say to Gu Feng, so she dismissed her maid Cui Lan, saying, "Cui Lan, you should go back to your family for a while to take care of so matters."
Cui Lan knew she had to go back and update her family, especially since she would now be serving Miss Jiang with all her heart, but instead, she had inford her family to co pick up the Elixirs instead of going herself.
After all, she had finally latched onto soone influential and feared being cast aside.
But understanding that the Miss wanted to talk to Senior Gu, she courteously replied, "Yes, Miss."
As soon as Cui Lan left, Jiang Ruolin sighed and said to Gu Feng, "Why did you do this? I know you’re set on supporting , but I have my difficulties, and at this point, I won’t hide it from you - my Jiang Family has been suppressed on Earth because we have enemies."
Gu Feng: "The Ma Family, right?"
Jiang Ruolin was astonished: "You know?"
Gu Feng nodded and looked at her affectionately, "Shall we exterminate them?"
Jiang Ruolin gave a bitter smile: "We can’t. I’ve been relieved before, thinking that marrying you, with your strength at Ten Layers of Heaven, I wouldn’t have to fear the Ma Family’s attention. But according to my recent investigations, the influence the Ma Family wields in the star system is not their real trump card. Their true foundation cos from an ancestor at Twenty-two Layers of Heaven, who is said to have been in closed-door cultivation for a thousand years, likely aiming to break through to the Thirteen Layers of Heaven."
"Right," said Gu Feng. "He has already broken through to Thirteen Layers of Heaven. Their Ancestor is Ma Yuntao, the fifth-generation descendant of their founder Jack Ma."
Jiang Ruolin sighed, "Then you must not take back to the Gu Family..."
"Don’t worry," Gu Feng said nonchalantly. "They are but worms eating away from within. Even if it had nothing to do with you, I would not leave this group be. Let’s go."
Saying this, Gu Feng stood and held out his hand to her.
Jiang Ruolin, taken aback, asked, "Go where?"
Gu Feng: "To eliminate the Ma Family!"
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