Chapter 36 The Rules of the Ancestors
"It's okay to joke with you, but I don't dare to joke with my ancestors." Li Muchiu said calmly.
The long-browed old man frowned slightly, thinking that this was indeed the case. Although the second brother was usually careless, he had always been very well-behaved in this ancestral hall.
He asked: "Is this child looking young? Could he be nine years old?"
"Eight years old."
"Eight years old?!"
The old man with long eyebrows was startled, and waves appeared in his eyes: "Are you saying that he has perfected the world at the age of eight?"
"That's right."
After Li Muxiu finished speaking calmly, he immediately walked to the futon in front of the golden statue and knelt down to worship.
"Hao'er, come here."
After kowtowing three times, he knelt down and called softly.
Li Hao immediately walked to him.
"Kneel down and kowtow to your ancestors."
Li Hao did as he was told, kneeling on the futon and kowtowing to all the tablets in turn.
Li Muchiu raised his head and said softly: "My descendant, Li Muchiu, will bring my juniors here today to listen to the teachings of our ancestors and ask your ancestors to give us the inheritance!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many of the tablets above seemed to vibrate slightly.
After Li Hao kowtowed, he looked up and saw phantoms appearing in front of each tablet, sitting in the void. Some of these figures were in Confucian attire and white robes, some were wearing heavy armor, and some were missing half of their bodies. Only wrapped in a battle flag.
Obviously, these are the ancestors of the Li family.
"Tsk, it's actually another good seedling."
"I have reached the Zhoutian realm, I am still young, I am only eight years old. I am three points more powerful than that little guy twenty years ago!"
"I didn't expect that my Li family's luck in the past hundred years would be so prosperous. I would like to warn those little guys not to be arrogant because of this, otherwise that child will be taught a lesson."
Many phantom ancestors talked softly and expressed their opinions.
When Li Hao entered the ancestral hall, he temporarily put away the attributes of Vientiane. Although he didn't know whether these ancestral heroes could ignore the concealment effect of Vientiane, it was better not to cause trouble.
"This child is talented and intelligent, so I won't interfere with him. You can just give it to him."
"Only the ancestors and you can bestow this qualification."
After communicating for a while, the phantoms of many ancestors gradually dimmed and returned to the tablets, leaving only four phantoms still floating on the tablets. They just looked at Li Hao quietly without saying anything.
"I..." One of the phantoms holding a gun was about to speak. Suddenly, the golden statues in the middle of the many tablets began to glow, as if they had come to life.
Several other phantoms couldn't help but look at them, and then they bowed their heads slightly.
Many other tablets also vibrated slightly, and an almost unified voice came out: "Meet the ancestors."
In front of the golden statue, a tall and straight figure of a middle-aged man with broad shoulders sat upright. Compared to other figures, his figure seemed more solid.
Its face and appearance are the same as those of a golden statue.
"If you can abide by my oath, you will receive my inheritance." The middle-aged man looked down at Li Hao, his expression gentle and calm, unfazed.
Li Hao could feel the body of the old man next to him trembling slightly, as if he was quite excited. At the same time, he also recognized the shadow, which was the first ancestor of the Li family, Li Tianyuan!
“Meet the ancestors!”
Mr. Li Muchiu bowed his head.
Li Hao immediately followed suit and followed suit.
"Back then, I went on an expedition with the late Emperor Dayu, conquered the eight wastelands of Eastern Huang, and subdued countless monsters and tribes. I made two oaths to the late emperor, and continued the glory of my Li family for thousands of years."
The heroic soul of the ancestor Li Tianyuan slowly said: "This first oath is that the people of the Li family shall protect the Li family to the death and share life and death together!"
"The second oath is to defend the Yu Dynasty to the death, and to be with Yu in life and death!"
"Can you do it?"
After speaking, Li Tianyuan stared at Li Hao below.
Li Hao was slightly startled, vowing to protect the Li family to the death? Does the Li family refer to certain people or everyone?
There was silence in the ancestral hall, and all eyes seemed to be focused on the child, waiting for him to speak.
After a long silence, Li Hao whispered: "Ancestor, please forgive me for being stupid and confused."
"Say." Li Tianyuan's heroic spirit looked calm.
"Does protecting the Li family mean everyone, including clan branches?"
Li Hao asked cautiously: "Does this asylum mean protection, or do you mean that I can't hurt them?"
"Only protect the direct bloodline. Since it is protection, you can't harm it. Otherwise, chop off its limbs and leave a breath, which can be regarded as protection." Li Tianyuan said, obviously this oath is quite strict.
Li Hao asked: "Then... what if there is a traitor in the direct line of the family, or someone plots evil against me?"
"You can hand over such scum to those who have not entered the ancestral hall to inherit the soul."
"But if such a scum takes the initiative to attack me, wouldn't I have no choice but to hide?" Li Hao said.
"Whoever wins my successor will be invincible except for the royal family!"
Li Tianyuan said indifferently: "It's easy to avoid them. If you encounter someone who is higher than your level, you only need to run for your life. There is no need to try to retaliate." "Then if they die in front of me, what if I stand by and watch? "
"You must rescue him, even if he is a scumbag." Li Tianyuan said, "But when the scumbag is brought to justice, you can choose not to be present, and you will not be hurt."
Li Hao thought for a moment and realized that this was a solution.
"It's just that this seems a bit unfair?"
As a talented person, when he meets someone from the same situation as the Li family, he can only hide.
Even if the other party is in trouble and you see it, you still have to help? It seems so unreasonable.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Next to him, Li Muchiu's expression changed slightly, and he immediately whispered to Li Hao.
Li Tianyuan's heroic soul was not angry, but looked at Li Hao calmly and said slowly: "It is indeed not fair, but do you know why I would let a genius who is qualified to enter the ancestral hall to inherit the soul suffer such injustice? Make such a vow?"
Although the Li family has an ancestral hall and many ancestors' souls, not every member of the Li family is qualified to come here to inherit their souls. These ancestors' souls have very high standards.
Li Hao shook his head: "I don't know."
"It's a continuation."
Li Tianyuan said slowly: "The first oath is to prevent the genius of the family from favoring and pampering, disregarding the lives of ordinary mediocre people in the family, or even leaving the family and taking off wantonly after the family resources have taken off."
"So this kind of restriction may not be fair to the genius, but at most it will only cause a small injustice, but the advantage is that it can continue the family and pass it on from generation to generation!"
Li Hao thought for a while, and from the perspective of his ancestors, this was indeed the case.
"The reason why my Li family has been immortal for thousands of years and has not been feared by the royal family is because of the second heart oath!"
Li Tianyuan said calmly: "There were twelve generals who accompanied the late emperor on the expedition. Now, there are only five palaces of God Yu. Two of them belong to those who rose up in the past thousands of years. The descendants have long since been extinguished, and the remaining ones have lost their names and have disappeared.”
"These two heart oaths seem to be restrictions and chains, but in fact they are all for the continuation of the bloodline!"
"Otherwise, my Li family has thousands of years of military exploits, connections, number of generals, and prestige in the military. How could the royal family dare to delegate power so easily, and how could it not be weakened or harmed without the use of imperial techniques?"
Li Hao was stunned when he heard what the other party said.
From the perspective of this ancestor, it was indeed done.
The pros outweigh the cons.
The Thousand-Year God General can continue to speak lightly, but the difficulty is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Perhaps the royal family knew that the top genius of the Li family would inherit the soul in the ancestral hall. These two oaths made the Li family achieve its current glory.
"Now that you know everything, are you willing to make a vow?" Li Tianyuan said calmly.
Li Hao thought hard and still couldn't make up his mind.
I always feel like these two heart oaths are like a curse from the Li family.
Although it has lasted for thousands of years of glory, why is it not firmly imprisoned?
With all the fame and glory in this house, six of the nine sons of the previous generation were killed in battle. How many of each generation died at the end of their lives?
On the contrary, most of the ordinary children in the family are protected and can enjoy their old age in peace.
Genius... seems to be an unlucky existence in the Li family.
Because we have to support the entire Li family on our shoulders!
In this case, it is better to find the successor soul of the Martial Temple, at least it will be easy.
Li Tianyuan seemed to see Li Hao's hesitation, a hint of indifference appeared in his eyes, and then the figure gradually disappeared, leaving only the lingering sound:
"This child has a rare talent, but his character is not strong. Let him think about it again."
The other tablets vibrated slightly, as if they were paying tribute to their ancestors, and then they all fell silent.
Li Muchiu was stunned and couldn't help but look at Li Hao helplessly. However, he didn't say anything in front of the ancestral tablet. Instead, he stood up, bowed deeply, and then led Li Hao out of the ancestral hall.
When Li Hao saw this, he felt inexplicably relieved and followed Mr. Li Muchiu out.
Before leaving, he unconsciously glanced at the chessboard. It's not his fault. He has a chess mentality. Just like what Jian Wudao said back then, those who love swords will see the sword first among a thousand weapons.
That's just the stage of falling in love, let alone entering the heart.
Among ten thousand things, Li Hao could notice the chessboard at a glance.
"Old man, Heizi has seven routes and thirteen, he can win."
After saying that, Li Hao followed the second master out of the ancestral hall.
It seemed to be raining lightly and continuously outside.
Li Muchiu sighed. This was the best time for fishing. The lake surface was melting with new water. The fish demon liked to come out to breathe, but he was not in the mood at the moment.
"You, don't think too much, think about it yourself." Li Muchiu knew that Li Hao was playful and didn't want to be restrained, so he couldn't persuade him.
Children who are too young will inevitably be willful occasionally.
Li Hao nodded.
The old man is also inheriting the soul in the ancestral hall. It can be seen that he seems to be casually wandering, but in fact he also cares about the Li family.
In the ancestral hall, the old man with long eyebrows looked away. He was not familiar with Li Hao, so he didn't care what the other party thought. Anyway, he would come back sooner or later.
His eyes fell back on the chessboard. He twirled his fingers lightly and was about to hold the piece when he suddenly let out a light sigh.
(End of chapter)