Ji Tianxing stayed in his father's room from noon to early the next morning.
When the first ray of sunlight shined through the window in the morning and shone in the room, Ji Changkong finally woke up.
Ji Tianxing breathed a sigh of relief and said in a concerned tone: "Father, you finally woke up. How do you feel?"
Ji Changkong weakly opened his eyes, looked around hazily, and landed on Ji Tianxing.
"Tian Xing... don't worry, I can still handle being a father."
"The injuries and twists and turns are far less than the battle ten years ago. How can it be so difficult to defeat me?"
Ji Tianxing nodded silently, feeling a little sad in his heart.
The father who was once high-spirited, majestic and domineering is now pale and weak, lying on the bed, but he still has to support his injury to comfort him.
Ji Changkong looked sideways at him and asked in a weak voice: "Tian Xing, my father may have to stay in seclusion for a few months to recover from his injuries. Even if he recovers from his injuries, his strength will plummet."
"Although my father has been waiting for you to grow up before passing on the position of head of the family to you. But my father can no longer wait and can only hand over this important responsibility to you in advance."
"My father knows that the current situation of the Ji family is very difficult. This burden is too heavy. But my father believes that you will definitely survive the difficulties and safeguard the century-old foundation of the Ji family..."
Of course Ji Tianxing knew the difficulties faced by the Ji family and felt deeply pressured.
But the matter has come to this, and he can only grit his teeth and bear this important responsibility.
"Father, don't worry, no matter how hard it is, I will support you and I will not let you down."
"I will arrange you into the secret room later, and you can heal your wounds in peace."
Ji Changkong nodded slightly, and squeezed out a smile on his pale face, "Tianxing, Jianyingtang only obeys the orders of the family leader, you can trust it. Apart from that, you must be careful to guard against others. The Ji family
If there is civil strife, many people may have different ideas."
"You must remember at all times that your own safety must be the top priority in everything. Only by surviving can you have hope!"
"Father, I remember." Ji Tianxing nodded solemnly.
Then, he arranged for two guards who were absolutely loyal to his father to send his father into an underground secret room so that his father could heal in peace.
As soon as Ji Tianxing finished handling this matter, a guard outside the door reported respectfully: "Young Master, the second elder has summoned you to the lobby to discuss important matters with the elders and deacons."
Upon hearing the news, Ji Tianxing's expression suddenly changed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Hmph! The second uncle is so anxious to convene everyone to discuss matters. It must be because of the family leader's order. Is he already impatient?"
He snorted secretly in his heart, straightened his clothes, left his father's residence and rushed to the lobby of Ji Mansion.
When he arrived at the lobby of the Ji Mansion, he saw a group of Ji family children gathered around the entrance of the lobby, discussing in whispers.
Seeing Ji Tianxing coming, the group of Ji family disciples quickly shut up and looked around pretending to be fine.
Ji Tianxing ignored the young men of his generation and walked into the lobby with a calm expression.
Twelve people were already sitting in the lobby. Except for the two old men, the other ten people were all middle-aged men with dignified demeanor.
Ji Tianxing was no stranger to these twelve people.
There are three elders among them, namely his eldest uncle, second uncle and third uncle.
The other nine people are the heads of the Ji family, and they are each in charge of the workshop business in one state. They can be said to be the nine pillars of the Ji family.
Sitting at the top on the left side is a middle-aged man with a rich build and a fat head and big ears.
This man's name is Ji Dajiang, he is Ji Changkong's eldest brother and Ji Tianxing's uncle.
However, Ji Dajiang is the most cowardly and incompetent among the four Ji family brothers.
He has neither business acumen nor talent for forging weapons. What he is best at is eating, drinking, gambling and having fun.
In the past, his father treated this uncle well and gave him enough money every month to support him, so he did not participate in the internal fighting in the Ji family and maintained a neutral attitude.
Sitting next to Ji Dajiang is his second uncle Ji Rufeng, wearing a purple robe, with a majestic demeanor and a fierce look in his eyes.
As for the thin, dark-faced middle-aged man sitting in the third position on the left, he is Ji Tianxing's third uncle.
The third uncle's name is Ji Changhe. He is a man who adapts to the changing circumstances and is good at exploiting situations.
Although Ji Changhe is not as ambitious as his second uncle Ji Rufeng, he is still a restless guy.
He secretly engaged in many small actions for personal gain, and colluded with Ji Rufeng. In recent years, he often violated his father's words.
The four brothers of the Ji family have different talents and temperaments, but when it comes to martial arts and business talents, Ji Changkong, the fourth brother, is undoubtedly more outstanding.
Therefore, Ji Changkong succeeded as the head of the family fifteen years ago.
Except for the three elders, Ji Tianxing's understanding of the nine people in charge was not that profound.
He only knew that among the nine persons in charge, five were descendants of the Ji family and four had other surnames.
The five descendants of the Ji family seemed to have a closer attitude towards Ji Rufeng, but the four with other surnames had always been loyal to Ji Changkong.
At this time, when everyone saw Ji Tianxing walking into the lobby, they turned to look at him.
The eyes of Ji Rufeng, Ji Changhe, and several other principals were obviously scrutinizing and malicious.
Ji Tianxing walked through the lobby expressionlessly and walked straight to the head of the family seat.
Now he holds the order of the head of the family and is temporarily the head of the family instead of his father, so he should sit in that position.
However, just as he walked to the head of the family and was about to sit down, Ji Changhe suddenly spoke.
"Tian Xing! Everyone here is your elder. It's okay for you not to be polite. You actually want to sit on the main seat."
"Uncle San is teaching you a lesson, aren't you a little too arrogant?"
Ji Changhe looked at Ji Tianxing with a smile, as if an elder was lecturing a younger one.
Ji Tianxing frowned and said expressionlessly: "My father handed over the order of the head of the family to me. Now I am the head of the family for the time being. What's wrong with sitting on the head seat?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Rufeng sneered and retorted: "This Ji family is not Ji Changkong's alone. He privately handed over the family head order to you, but did it get the consent of the elders and principals?"
"Furthermore, our Ji family is extremely powerful, with its property covering more than half of the Qingyun Kingdom. For such a huge family, only a strong person with both ability and political integrity can be qualified to be the head of the family."
"You are not just a teenager. How can you be allowed to control the power of the Ji family? Isn't this child's play?"
"If something goes wrong and affects the Ji family's foundation and safety, can you bear the responsibility?"
Ji Rufeng made no attempt to hide it at all and made it clear that he did not recognize Ji Tianxing as the acting head of the family.
Ji Tianxing secretly hated him and asked him with a cold face: "Second uncle, what do you mean? Is it possible that you still want to seize the family head's order and control the power of the Ji family?"
Ji Rufeng glanced at him and said with a smile: "I have discussed with several elders and leaders, and we all feel that you are not qualified to be the head of the family."
"So, you have to hand over the family head's order today, and I will keep it for the time being."