Chapter 676: Chapter 676: Kneel Down Quickly and Pay Your Respects to Master Gu
Master Gu, being of advanced age, was thrown into confusion and bewildernt by such a shocking matter, "Our... family’s people..."
"Yes, she’s from Tianying Village, she’s one of the Yan family," Maternal Granduncle wiped away a tear that had unwittingly escaped, "Think about it: only mbers of the Yan family can beco Gu Speakers, how could there be any elsewhere?"
"Oh, she is... the one Xiang Kui ntioned... Yan Hua’s granddaughter? The girl nad... Su Wan?" Master Gu ca to realize, his turbid gaze gradually warming up, staring intently at .
Maternal Granduncle grabbed my arm, "Wanwan, kneel quickly and pay respects to Master Gu. He is one hundred and three years old, the eldest elder in our Tianying Village."
So there I was, following suit and kneeling down, all bewildered.
Wasn’t this too sudden? A second ago they regarded
as an enemy shouting to strike
down.
And now, pulling
in so closely to kneel, by the look of it... was it the rhythm of acknowledging ancestors and returning to the family?
Acknowledging ancestors and... returning to the family...
That term, for , was so out of reach.
No, to be precise, it was tantalizingly out of reach.
Even with the Lin Family, I had not been formally inducted into the family, nor had my na been entered into the ancestral hall.
"Repeat after Maternal Granduncle," Maternal Granduncle’s heavy voice broke through my muddled thoughts, "As the thirty-sixth generation descendant, Su Wan, pays respects to Master Gu, wishing Master Gu boundless blessings and longevity."
"As the thirty-sixth generation descendant, Su Wan, pays respects to Master Gu, wishing Master Gu boundless blessings and longevity," I said, following Maternal Granduncle’s words with my head bowed, tears flooding down uncontrollably.
I, a person completely disdained by my maternal grandmother Yan Hua, was in front of Maternal Granduncle, whom I was eting for the first ti, directly acknowledged as a descendant of the Yan family.
They truly saw
as family, truly cared about .
Even if it might be related to my identity as a Gu Speaker, this sense of recognition was enough to churn my emotions over and over.
Zhang Zidao was already fuming and stamping his feet, "I forbid it! Ah Shui! You rascal, my good disciple is already part of the Lin family, and still has to inherit the Life and Death Embroidery from the Su family, and to beco my direct disciple; she’s really quite busy, with no ti to spare to inherit anything from the Yan family!"
"Master..." I slowly lifted my head, with tears streaking all over my face.
So many tears pooled at my chin, dropping one by one to the ground, wetting a large area on the tile floor.
Seeing my face marred by tears, Zhang Zidao was completely stunned.
His expression beca very complex.
My Maternal Granduncle said, "Old Senior, one can never have too many skills, and we Tianying villagers are not trying to steal her from you, we just want to acknowledge our own bloodline."
"Forget it... blood is thicker than water... Old Taoist Priest... can’t go against the natural order of ethics and morality." Eventually, Zhang Zidao gave up and plunked down onto a chair.
He looked sowhat disconsolate, like an old playful child who had his favorite toy taken away.
Master Gu recovered his spirit, bent down, and personally helped
to my feet, "I’m sorry, Wanwan, Master Gu misunderstood you. You are a good child, Master Gu shouldn’t have been so impulsive, blaming you without getting things clear."
The group surrounding Master Gu all exchanged glances, their gazes turning awkward, almost as if they could dig out countless basents with their toes.
I knew that they had attacked
only out of respect for Master Gu, so I didn’t take it to heart, "It’s alright, it’s most important for you to not be angry and to live a long and happy life."
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