Chapter 858 – Before and After the Sun Sets Behind the Mountains (2/2)

The Tang Old Master angrily replied, ”Did you really think I would kill you?”

Tang Thirty-Six sneered, ”Of course you would kill me. In any case, all you would need to do is wash your hands, eat a few vegetarian meals, and declare yourself guiltless!”

This was the second time that the words 'vegetarian meal' had appeared in the Tang clan's old estate.

Yesterday, news came from the ancestral hall that Tang Thirty-Six wanted a vegetarian meal from Chicken Crow Nunnery.

But before the vegetarian meal had been readied, everything had come to an end.

Just like yesterday, when he heard the words 'vegetarian meal', the Tang Old Master's expression became abnormally nasty and his hands began to tremble.

After some time, the Tang Old Master finally calmed and asked, ”How was the taste?”

”It was night when the vegetarian meal was delivered to the ancestral hall. It was already cold.”

Tang Thirty-Six thought for a while, then continued, ”The taste was ordinary, and it wasn't even real meat. It was inferior to Clear Lake Restaurant, and also inferior to the Orthodox Academy's cafeteria.”

The Tang Old Master said nothing for a very long time. Finally, he said, ”Is that so? After I die, I don't know if anyone else will be willing to eat it.”

”Grandfather, this is the greatest difference between us.”

For the first time in this long conversation, Tang Thirty-Six finally said that word.

But this word did not warm the mood in the room. On the contrary, it made it even colder, just like his voice.

”Yes, in order to raise me into the next clan head, you've truly treated me extremely well these twenty-some years, and the clan truly has paid a lot, but did you ever think… I didn't want those things, nor was it something that everyone in the clan was willing to accept, like the banning of all the other branches from having descendants!”

Tang Thirty-Six angrily continued, ”Yes, my Tang clan is talented in cultivation and long-lived. After Sir's thousand years finally comes to an end and I fully take over the clan, the other branches can have as many children as they want. Those little brothers and sisters would be much younger than me, incapable of threatening me… but did the thought ever pass Sir's mind that this was too ruthless?

”When Fourth Aunt secretly got pregnant and used the excuse of her mother's severe illness to hide in her parent's home for five months, you still ended up finding out. And then you forced Fourth Uncle to feed Fourth Aunt medicine to abort the child! Did you ever think about how much Fourth Aunt suffered? Compared to this, what do the resentful glares that the chief branch receives matter?

”As for the vegetarian meal of Chicken Crow Mountain… don't worry, because I'm not you.”

Tang Thirty-Six gave the Old Master a disappointed glance, then rose and left.

Chen Changsheng also left.

Only the Tang Old Master remained in the room.

He sat by the table, his thoughts inscrutable.

Those green mahjong tiles quietly lay on the table, untouched.

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Dark clouds gathered. The banks of the river on this night were very quiet, very dark.

In the past, this part of the river would reflect the glow of many lanterns.

Tang Thirty-Six sat on the shore, gazing at the pitch-black of the opposite shore while thinking of the past.

Chen Changsheng was also there. Today, he was a guest at the estate of the Tang clan's chief branch, not as the Pope, but as a friend.

Not long ago, the old estate sent a message that the Tang Old Master had agreed to Tang Thirty-Six's demands. Was it because of that mahjong game, or was it because of the daring and resolve to flip over the table displayed by these youths?

Or perhaps it was because of the vegetarian meal from Chicken Crow Nunnery.

Tang Thirty-Six said suddenly, ”Do you want to know this story?”

Chen Changsheng replied, ”If you want to talk about it.”