Chapter 700: A storm is coming.

On the second day of Xia Fei’s endeavor for the Law Emperor cultivation, an interesting show played out in the Yu family.

It was no exaggeration to describe the clan of today as being seated with glorious and powerful friends all around.

Not only the clans and families that the clan were familiar with who had sent representatives to attend the gathering, there were even people from the Nine Great Clans present.

Among the humans in the Law Realm, the Nine Great Clans’ existence practically constituted all of the brilliance mankind offered. They were powerful and insufferably arrogant, their influence even extending into the God Race.

Of course, the Feng family, who was in charge of the Dragon Ascension Martial Hall, was also an existence that could not be underestimated; it was just that their numbers were few and tended to be lowkey with how they handled matters, so they rarely caught anyone’s eye.

The inauguration ceremony of the new patriarch of the Yu family was taking place in their Ancestral Hall in the main city. They had two places of ancestral worship in the Law Realm: One was Snake Isle, where no outsiders were allowed entry and where the clan’s foundation was honed; the other was this Ancestral Hall where outsiders could observe the ceremonies.

Back in the heyday of the Yu family, plenty of smaller families and clans were under their protection, following their orders and instructions as if those were imperial decrees. Every year, they would send men to pay their respects to the ancestors of the Yu family, bringing along generous gifts. There would also be other clans that would come to observe the ceremonies whenever they were held. All these were held within the main city’s Ancestral Hall, while the true ceremony was held on Snake Isle, where outsiders would not be privy to.

The white marble stone platform had been redecorated anew, and a large red silk banner hung that wrote three lines in a large font: ‘Law Realm’s Yu Family’s Inauguration Ceremony of Newly Appointed Patriarch, Yu Hua!’

In the Law Realm, where a human’s lifespan could often reach several hundred years, a new patriarch would be the one leading the family for several hundred years, which was why the inauguration ceremony of the patriarch would often be a fairly grand affair, all so they could avoid being ridiculed by others.

The Yu family had once been a prominent clan, which meant that their inauguration ceremony for the new patriarch could not be shabby at all.

The Ancestral Hall was spacious, and there were several thousand guests standing upon the lawn. These were all people of status from the clan as well as reputable guests. The rest, meanwhile, could only watch from a big screen outside the Ancestral Hall, unable to personally participate in the said ceremony.

The ceremony was something like a cocktail party, where the guests would all be standing around, with waiters that would come by with drinks from time to time. Two rows of table by the sides of the hall were laden with scrumptious delicacy of every possible color combination.

Yu Qiqi was very excited as she mingled in the crowd. She was wearing an elegant purple gown, with plenty of pearls that hung around her tender white neck. Though she was dressed prettily, she was still just a young girl, and she looked a little mature decked out in clothes like this.

Yu Qiqi was talking to a youth beside her. “Look, Uncle Yu Hua sure is different! See the many distinguished guests attending? Even the Nine Great Clans sent representatives to observe the inauguration! It’s been years since the Yu family has played host to such a scene; my granny said that it’s even livelier than when the old patriarch was appointed! Having Uncle Yu Hua be the family patriarch is definitely the right choice! Our clan is bound to soar from here on!”

That youth was submissive to Yu Qiqi, his gaze somewhat ambiguous. Upon hearing her praises, he quickly added. “Yeah. Who is our uncle? He was once a genius of our Yu family! Even Brother Xiaobei wasn’t as outstanding as uncle back then. Yu Jin not competing for the seat as patriarch shows that he at least knows his limitations.”

Seniority in the Law Realm was a very complex matter. Often, people who were several generations above would still be called uncle or elder by their juniors, and this was all due to the longevity everyone enjoyed, looking like they were no more than a few years apart from one another. It would be very difficult to define the exact difference in seniority for most, so it had all been simplified into calling those who looked middle-aged as uncle and the older individuals as elders.

Yu Hua enjoyed much prestige in the clan, but he was nowhere near being called an elder in terms of his looks, which was why the young man was also used to calling Yu Hua as an uncle.

“Hmph!” A cold harrumph came from someone behind Yu Qiqi. “There sure are plenty of ungrateful and vicious people these days, already usurping the seat as family patriarch before the bones of the ex-patriarch are even laid to rest.”

Yu Qiqi turned around and glared, only to find two young men in their twenties, one fat and another skinny, whom she did not recognize.

“Who are you referring to?!” Yu Qiqi had never been the sort to back down, and that comment was clearly an insult provoking the Yu family, which she immediately unhappy about.

“Anyone will know to ask: Just how did Elder Yu Jiang and Yu Guding die? How did Xia Fei get implicated out of nowhere? Has the Yu family even uncovered the truth behind these questions?”

Yu Qiqi was of course very sad when she learned about her grandfather’s death, but Yu Qiqi pouted upon hearing Xia Fei’s name mentioned, snapping viciously, “Patriarch must have been killed by Xia Fei and those other bad guys. There’s no doubt about that! Ever since Xia Fei joined the Yu family, I’ve always known at a single glance that he was up to no good!”

“You dared to malign my friend? I’ll be sure to give you a good thrashing!” That fatty flicked his two eyes onto Yu Qiqi, looking like he had every intention of putting his words into action. His attitude was extremely arrogant, while that pleasant young man beside him pulled him back with a smile.

“What are you getting angry with this brat for? Let’s go over there and drink some wine.”

Yu Qiqi knew that any guest who could enter the Ancestral Hall would possess extremely high statuses in the Law Realm, but she never would have expected for someone to act so belligerently and actually threaten to beat her up here in the Ancestral Hall, so she momentarily froze.

Watching those two young men depart, Yu Qiqi was so incensed that she kept stamping her feet, but she did not dare to chase after them and question them, either. All she could do was silently swallow her pride, her expression glacial from the affront.

“Sister Qi, you can’t afford to provoke those two,” the youth beside her whispered.

“Why not? Are they very powerful?” Yu Qiqi was dissatisfied.

“Very. That fatty is the direct descendant of the Cruelwolf Clan, Wolf Shunye, who’s currently part of the Law Enforcement Board. The skinny one is even more amazing. He’s the young master of the Dragon Ascension’s Feng Family, Zanian Feng! When they first arrived just now, even Elder Yu Peng, the one in charge of receiving the guests, had to be very respectful toward them!”

Yu Hua had not yet even attained the title as family patriarch and he had already been wantonly rewarding others. Yu Jin and Yu Peng were credited for their great contributions, both having successfully joined the Elder Court, becoming elders of the clan. Even such an important task like welcoming the guests had been given to Yu Peng to handle, enough to show the trust he had for the two brothers.

Yu Qiqi was abruptly startled as her face stiffened. “The Cruelwolf Clan and the Feng family?”

“That’s right. The Cruelwolf Clan didn’t send anyone to attend our uncle’s inauguration ceremony; Wolf Shunye is attending this ceremony with the people of the Law Enforcement Board.