Chapter 5 (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Both Ren Hanlin and Ren Wenxu, who originally had violent energy fluctuations, calmed down and shivered suddenly, as though the torrid heat in their body during the hottest and most humid days of the year had been drenched by a basin of cold water. Ren Junyang’s body shook as well.
They did not take notice of that before. However, the concept of the equal importance of family, country and the world was an important part of the ethics in the Clear Jade Dynasty. The “family” mentioned did not refer to an ordinary small family unit. Family clan hierarchies and rules were equivalent to the country’s laws. The family head was the true dictator in the family clan. His role in the family clan was equivalent to that of the emperor in a country.
Although Ren Jie was merely in the Body Refinement Realm, he was the undisputed family head.
“I was overly anxious just now. I didn’t mean any disrespect for you, Family Head. However, you are still young, after all. The existence of the Elders’ Union is to restrict and assist you in handling family clan matters. Looking at how imprudent you were, it seems like you will need to stay in the family clan to learn the family rules.” Ren Junyang bowed and apologized immediately. Concurrently, his expression darkened and it looked like he was ready to strike back.
“The Elders’ Union has the power to control all matters relating to the family head before he turns eighteen. That includes the family head’s daily expenses. I believe you should be clear about this too.” Ren Wenxu was furious from the scolding, but he had no means to vent his anger. Those words were the only way he could express his dissatisfaction.
Ren Hanlin nodded too. He thought to himself, We had originally only wanted to warn him and slightly control his actions. Since he went so overboard, it looks like we will have to supervise him properly.
“Haha…” Ren Jie burst out laughing suddenly. His laughter made Ren Junyang and the other elders who were standing below the family leader position confused.
Ren Jie took a gentle leap and stood on the family head chair that was more majestic than the imperial dragon chair he saw on Earth. He opened his arms and said, “So you want to play with me? Then I will have to play along. If all of you really want to pass that resolution, don’t you have to wait until the real Elder Conference when all seven elders are present? Get the first elder out of his secluded cultivation now. Call my second and fifth uncle too and get them back to attend the Elder Conference. The resolution can only be passed when all of them are present. Don’t you want to use the power of the Elders’ Union? Fine, just get all of them to vote during every Elder Conference in the future.”
Ah!
Hearing that, Ren Junyang and the other elders froze. Ren Tianheng was the Great General in the North-West. He was situated in the north-west and had six hundred thousand troops under his command. There was no way he could leave easily. Meanwhile, Ren Tianqi was the Great General in the South. He was situated in the south and had nearly five hundred thousand troops under his command. How could they leave their positions so easily?
As for the first elder, he had been in secluded cultivation for many years. How could they gather merely to discuss cutting the family head’s expenses? If that were to happen, that would be the joke of the century.
“Not only that, didn’t you think I am a pushover because of my young age? You were not treating me as the family head. If you can utilize the power of the Elders’ Union, I can also use the power of the family head. From today onwards, every single one of you and your close family members will have to receive my signature before spending every single cent or using any Dharma treasures that belong to the family clan. Not only that, I will get someone here later to study the authorities of the family head. I remember I can also alter the family rules. I’ll target all of you when changing the family rules. If it doesn’t manage to deal with all of you, I’ll target every single one of you individually.”
Relieving. This is so f*cking relieving.
At that moment, Ren Jie felt that the anger that welled inside him was thoroughly relieved. He suddenly realized that it was a pretty good idea to be a good-for-nothing. He did not have to scheme against others and could say whatever he wanted. He could use the most direct way to achieve his motive.
Ren Jie looked at those guys who were stunned from his scoldings. He felt greatly relieved and satisfied.
Because Ren Jie was not clear about the exact authorities of the family head, he merely said those words to vent. Of course, if those guys continued giving him a hard time, he would not go easy on them. Even if it meant forsaking the position as the family head, Ren Jie would make it unbearable for them. Furthermore, in a large family clan like the Ren family, changing the family head was not a simple matter.
Ren Jie analyzed the limited information he had and concluded that he got the position as the family head because of how impressive his father was. He was so impressive that he was a complete dictator. Even the Elders’ Union was established because of his words. It seemed like he was seeking some sort of balance as Ren Jie was not as impressive as him and he might be unable to repress the other members of the family clan. If the Elders’ Union was not established, there would most likely be other arrangements.
The Ren family was so massive that there was a huge number of people in the close family of each elder. They were associated with various organizations.
Ren Junyang and the other elders did not know what to say anymore. Or they might be too afraid to say anything because of how unrelenting Ren Jie’s words were. The family head had greater power than they had ever imagined. Not mentioning others, with just a word, the family head could restrain and control the expenses of the elders, their close family members, and their affiliated powers, as well as retract support given to them in various events. There was no need for any discussion at all.
“Continue. You guys can continue your elder conference. I don’t have time for you guys anymore.” After venting his frustrations and seeing how silent they were, Ren Jie thought that he had said enough. There were so many things that he was unclear of, he didn’t need to go too far with the scoldings. After finishing his words, he jumped down from the family head chair and strode out.
Wan Hong was still holding the teacup in his hands. There were only the three elders who were stunned by the scoldings and the speechless Wan Hong left in the conference hall.
“Phew!” Ren Jie let out a deep breath after leaving the conference hall. That was so f*cking satisfying.
After he had calmed down, he was also a little emotional. The original Ren Jie had nothing else in the brain other than women, entertainment, walking the birds and watching animal fights. He did not even know the title of the emperor and the number of years he had ruled. Apart from knowing nothing about the rules and information about the family clan, he had no knowledge about the Clear Jade Dynasty.
This is not good. I have to find out about these soon. However, these were not questions that he could simply ask anyone. After some deliberation, Ren Jie decided to learn about these by reading books. The Ren family was so large that it had its own library pavilion. Ren Jie vaguely remembered that it was huge.
That’s it?
Ren Jie wanted to find out where the library pavilion was, but he only remembered that it was massive and magnificent. He did not recall anything else. It seemed like Ren Jie might have passed by the pavilion library but did not bother remembering where it was.