Zhou Jintai was stunned, and the clothes on his back were instantly soaked with cold sweat.
If he is really labeled as "abandoned by his ancestors", his future will be doomed.
Not to mention running for clan leader, even the Zhou family identity will be deprived and completely expelled.
At that time, there is no need to think about being proud and proud, and more importantly, he must completely live up to the high expectations that adults have for him!
'Hold on! Don't panic!'
He took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Yang, "This junior was so excited that he broke the incense candle. There was absolutely no disrespect to our ancestors."
"Please clan elder, give me another incense."
Zhou Yang thought for a moment, took out another incense stick, and said in a deep voice: "If anything happens again in the ancestral temple, it will be disrespectful!"
"Thank you clan elder."
Zhou Jintai carefully took the incense with both hands and checked it quickly. The incense itself was intact. After lighting it, he respectfully said: "The descendants of Zhou Jintai, I would like to report to my ancestors. Today, the younger generation will run for the position of patriarch. I will use the incense as a symbol."
Offer it and pray for the approval of the ancestors."
It was firmly inserted into the incense burner, but at the next moment, the long incense was broken again. The two severed incense sticks stood dazzlingly side by side, forming a sharp contrast with the green smoke after being lit by the other four candidates.
Wow——
At this moment, there was an uproar inside and outside the ancestral temple. Once could be said to be an accident or coincidence, but twice in a row, it was enough to prove that this was the ancestor of the Zhou family who denied Zhou Jintai and was unwilling to accept his incense.
What qualifications does a person who is not even recognized by his ancestors have to run for the position of patriarch? It can even be said that... you, Zhou Jintai, were betrayed by your ancestors. You must have been disrespectful, unfilial and disobedient. It is a heinous crime!
Zhou Yang, Chang Lehou, and other elders from the clan had a flash of joy in their eyes. Sure enough, the eyes of their ancestors were sharp. What if this arrogant and disrespectful person took advantage of the loophole? The ancestral temple is no longer fragrant.
, which is the biggest retaliation for him.
This time, it can make it irreversible.
"Zhou Jintai!" Zhou Yang shouted, "You have evil intentions, kill people in public, and are despised by your ancestors. How dare you continue to stay here?"
"Get out! I won't deal with you until today, after the election of the new patriarch ends."
Zhou Jintai's face was pale and his eyes were out of focus. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the spiritual statue of the ancestors of the Zhou family in front of him. He seemed to see in a trance, a pair of cold, indifferent eyes, looking at him expressionlessly, as if to say - just a private
How dare you try to get involved in the patriarchal position even if you give birth to a bastard?
At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded, and countless eyes looked at him instantly.
Zhou Yang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Wei, this place is the ancestral hall of my Zhou family. People who are not from the Zhou family are not allowed to enter it!"
"Sir, what do you want to do?"
Breaking into the ancestral temple without permission and disturbing the rest of the ancestors can be regarded as the greatest provocation and disrespect to the Zhou family. This is absolutely intolerable.
Swish——
The cold, dissatisfied, and angry looks of all the Zhou clan members present almost overwhelmed him.
Luo Guan stopped and pointed to the threshold in front of him, "Wei is only at the door and has not stepped into it. Why are you so nervous?"
After a pause, he continued: "I'm just curious, what kind of people are the ancestors of the Zhou family? They are all dead, but they still wear colored glasses."
"Shut up!" Changlehou roared, his voice fierce, "How dare you act so presumptuously in front of the Zhou family's ancestral temple?!"
Luo Guan raised his head and glanced at him, "This clan elder, don't be so angry. You can get beaten easily. Did you know?"
His eyes dropped, "Jintai."
"Sir... Your Excellency..." Zhou Jintai turned around with a sad expression.
Luo Guandao: "What are you doing with this expression? Since the ancestors of the Zhou family don't accept your incense, then light it again. If you try more, maybe they can change their minds."
As he spoke, he looked into the ancestral temple, facing those spiritual figures far away. His eyes were deep, as if there was a sea of stars hidden inside.
Magnificent, vast, and unfathomable.
"Yes!" Zhou Jintai suddenly felt calm. The figure of the adult gave him endless courage, "Elder of the clan, please give this junior another stick of incense."
Changlehou sneered, "Give you one more chance to offend your ancestors? Zhou Jintai, if I were you, I would have committed suicide in shame, instead of trying to please others and bring shame to the Zhou family!"
"Yes, the attitude of the ancestors has been very clear since they stopped incense twice in a row."
"Zhou Jintai, stop humiliating yourself and retreat quickly!"
"Today, you are no longer qualified to continue to stand in the ancestral temple!"
The crowd was passionate and full of malice.
Luo Guan suddenly said: "Brother Chen, the agreement between you and me has not been completed yet. At this time, I don't think it's good for you to hide behind and watch the show."
Chen Tuan cursed secretly, this guy surnamed Wei is so shameless. He had agreed before that he only wanted me to recommend him. Now he is trying to manipulate him and keep pushing him further. How disgusting!
But after thinking for a while, he still said with a cold face: "Give Zhou Jintai another chance. If he still fails, I will no longer interfere. Today, the Zhou clan chief election will be held."
He can compromise, but he has to draw the line - I have done everything I should do. If you can't seize the opportunity, you are useless. You can't blame others.
Zhou Yang's eyes lit up, he looked at each other with other clan elders and others, and said slowly: "Okay! Your Majesty Wang Jue speaks, the Zhou family can give in."
"But this is the last chance. If the ancestors still don't accept it, I will act as the patriarch of the first clan and deprive Zhou Jintai of his identity and expel him from the house!" Deprivation of identity is not just talk, he will be punished.
The person will have his bloodline drawn and his cultivation level abolished. This is a punishment more terrifying than death!
Chen Tuan said nothing. The opportunity was coming, but whether he dared to take it or not was not his business.
At this moment, Zhou Jintai said loudly: "Okay! Elder Zhou Yang, I agree to the conditions. Please give me the third stick of incense."
"You are stubborn, don't blame me and others for not giving you a way to survive!" Zhou Yang showed no expression as he took out a long incense stick, "Today, distinguished guests from all over the world gathered together, and they are all witnesses. It is not me, the Zhou family, who is cruel and ruthless.
It’s really Zhou Jintai who doesn’t know how to live or die.”
"One last chance for you."
Zhou Jintai took it, glanced at the adults, and then without hesitation, lit the incense and inserted it directly into the incense burner without any hesitation.
Swish——
At this moment, all eyes fell on this long incense.
The same goes for Luo Guan. In the depths of his eyes, there was darkness, like a rotating whirlpool, connecting to an unknown place.
At this moment, in his sight, the spiritual statues of Zhou's ancestral temple were shrouded in mist, and a cold and icy atmosphere escaped from them.
That's the smell of death!
They... didn't know what price they paid to reach a contract with death... attached to death, supported death, and became a part of it, while maintaining a certain degree of consciousness and independence of their own.
But now, these ancestors of the Zhou family also feel the cold gaze from the outside world.
They were surprised, and then angry, because this was not only disrespectful to the Zhou family, but also violated the majesty of death.
The country of death, those who dare to peek into it, die!