Chapter 854 – Walking Out of the Ancestral Hall (1/2)

Chapter 854 – Walking Out of the Ancestral Hall

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Chen Changsheng and the people of the Orthodoxy returned to the Daoist church.

The snowstorm did not stop for the entire night.

He also waited for the entire night.

There was no activity from the Tang clan, no sign of any turmoil.

For the past three years, the Tang Second Master had been the de facto administrator of the clan's businesses and internal matters. He had unquestionably been the most important person in this city.

But his disappearance seemed to have no effect on the city.

This once more proved that Wenshui City would forever be the Tang clan's city, and the Tang clan would forever be the Tang Old Master's clan.

What made the Orthodoxy and Chen Changsheng uneasy was that an entire night had passed, but the gate to the ancestral hall remained tightly shut.

Tang Thirty-Six had still not been released.

When the first light of morning struck the Wenshui, the final snowflake also fell, ushering in the end of the snowstorm.

The snowstorm had stopped so suddenly that no one had prepared themselves for it, just like the letter sent from the old estate to the Daoist church.

The streets of the city were piled high with snow. Reflecting the warm glow of the morning sun, they looked just like a burning grassland.

Chen Changsheng and the people from the Orthodoxy once more visited the old estate. This time, they were treated with much more ceremony than yesterday, the Tang Old Master personally waiting for them in the courtyard.

”I should have gone to the Daoist church to pay my respects to Your Holiness, but I still haven't recovered from a cold, and my rotten body can't endure the trip,” the Tang Old Master said to Chen Changsheng.

Both his expression and tone were utterly devoid of sincerity, but no sincerity was needed. Both knew that this was just a show put on for others to see.

Chen Changsheng asked, ”How is the illness of the chief branch's master?”

The 'illness' here was naturally referring to the poison.

The Tang Old Master replied, ”Someone was already sent yesterday to request a master from the Longevity Sect to treat the illness.”

'Treating illness' naturally referred to the fact that the Tang clan had confirmed that the Longevity Sect had the antidote, and with the Tang clan's ability, it naturally had the ability to obtain it.

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng finally relaxed. The poison of the Yellow Springs that covered Chusu's body might not be able to poison him and Nanke, but he and Nanke were not confident that they could eliminate the poison for others.

As they conversed, the pair entered the room. With all other gazes left outside, there was naturally no need for this false courtesy. They began to speak directly.

”Of course, it's best if there's an antidote, but it's fine if there's no antidote. If he dies, he dies.”

The Tang Old Master said with an indifferent expression, ”My second son also didn't think of this. Even if he managed to kill Little Tang yesterday, I still wouldn't have chosen him.”

Because he had many sons, and he could still live a few more decades, even a century. He still had time to raise a qualified successor.

Chen Changsheng did not believe the Tang Old Master's words.

If Tang Thirty-Six had been killed yesterday, the Tang clan would assuredly take on the counterattack of Chen Changsheng and the Orthodoxy. If only to obtain the support of Shang Xingzhou and the Imperial Court, the Tang Old Master would have promoted the Tang Second Master to the position of clan head.

But Chen Changsheng understood why the Tang Old Master had said this.

The Tang Old Master wanted him to know that in a situation like yesterday's, he could refuse to give the Tang clan to the second branch, so today, he could still refuse to give it to the chief branch.

Because the relationship between Chen Changsheng and Tang Thirty-Six was too close, the relationship between the chief branch and the Orthodoxy had also always been too excessively close.

The Tang Old Master had ended the Tang Second Master's aspirations to be clan head, but he still chose to stand on the side of Shang Xingzhou and the Imperial Court.

He looked at Chen Changsheng and asked, ”Do you perhaps not understand why I continue to firmly support your master?”

Chen Changsheng recalled the dog he had seen on the street yesterday morning. After a few moments of silence, he said, ”I can roughly understand, because the two of you walk the same path.”

”It's excellent that you used 'walk the same path', because many years ago, when the siege of Luoyang was lifted, I, your master Shang, and also Yin took the same path to return to the capital.”