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Chapter 179 Patriarch
Gui Fangduan's expression was no longer sad, but rather angry: "I usually treat Brother Qian with respect, but he treats me like this?!"
I saw that the situation had eased a little, so I took the opportunity to pour them some hot tea and said to him, "In the struggle for power, it's either you die or I live. Since he wants to be the clan leader, it's not surprising that he would be so cruel to his own brother, let alone his cousin."
Guifang took my tea, looked up at me and said, "What should I do now about what Miss Yilanxiang saw?"
I looked at Tu Shanjing, who was drinking tea from his cup. Seeing this, he nodded at me and said, "You can talk about it."
I guessed and spoke carefully: "In my humble opinion, you should pretend you don't know and go on with your daily life. He's gone anyway, and the tribe has been looking for him for a long time, so they'll give up after a while. You'll be able to become the tribe leader in the future, and it won't be long before you do."
Gui Fangduan smiled and said, "So, I have to thank you for helping me clear the obstacles and help me ascend to the position of clan leader?"
I was stunned. After all, he was the one who killed my cousin, so it was not easy to accept such words casually.
"It's a blessing to plant a willow tree by accident. Since the situation has come to this, Master Guifang might as well take it easy. There is one more thing. Guifang Qian has the bloodline of a nine-tailed fox, so he should belong to my clan. I would like to ask Master Guifang, do you know Guifang Qian's background?"
Gui Fangduan was startled, and then murmured: "Could it be that Daddy..."
When I heard this, it smelled of gossip, so I held my breath and prayed silently that he wouldn't be able to resist chatting with us.
As expected, Gui Fangduan is a person who can't hide things. Maybe because he is too concerned, he wants to use our outsider's perspective to help analyze the matter. Then he said: "When I was young, one night, I heard my father and my third uncle arguing. I only remember that they were talking about "bloodline" and "unknown origin". They had a big quarrel and left unhappily. The next day, someone came to the house to seek revenge. I always thought that it was because my father took a business that offended the enemy, so he and my mother lost their lives. Could it be that my father discovered some secret and ended up like this?"
Tu Shanjing answered the question in a leisurely manner: "Then I would like to ask, when did your third uncle give birth to Gui Fangqian's father?"
Gui Fangduan recalled and shook his head, saying, "I... I don't know the exact time. I only know that his family was very secretive about his background. They said that he was brought back from outside by my third uncle. He was either born to a maid or a prostitute, so it was not easy to welcome his biological mother into the house. My cousin uncle didn't stay in the Guifang family for long before he was taken away by my third uncle. After several decades, my third uncle only brought Brother Qian back and said he was his son. My cousin uncle never showed up again."
Tu Shanjing and I looked at each other, knowing that this person who never showed up again was probably the same as Gui Fangqian, not that he never showed up, but that he could never show up again. But it was still unclear, even a tiger would not eat its own cubs, why did the third uncle have such a cruel heart that he killed his own children and left him a son? I couldn't tell whether he hated him or loved him.
Tu Shanjing said slowly: "I have checked Guifang's house before. When I looked at the list of goods that Guifang bought from us, I saw something."
Gui Fangduan and I looked at each other, and he asked anxiously: "What is that?!"
Tu Shanjing pursed his lips and replied: "Qianghuo, Huzhang and Fuzi Pills."
Gui Fangduan was shocked: "That, that isn't...?!"
Tu Shanjing's face turned slightly red, and he nodded and said, "Yes, it is a special pill for treating male infertility. It is only sold in my Tushan Family Clinic. Seven hundred years ago, it was sold to the second in command of the Guifang family, that is, your third uncle, and it has been sold for nearly thirty years."
Gui Fangduan lowered his head and calculated, then replied: "My cousin was born not long ago, could it be that..."
Tu Shanjing nodded: "What you think is what I think. If your cousin is his biological son, he wouldn't have to take the medicine for so long. If he can give birth to a child, he can carry on the family line and he won't have to take the medicine anymore. After all, the medicine tastes really bad. If he can't give birth..."
Gui Fang continued: "Then your cousin's father must be someone else, and your mother may not be the maid or prostitute they say she is."
Tu Shanjing looked at him and said, "This is what I can't find out. But anyway, if the matter is really as we guessed, then Gui Fangqian is not the legitimate son of the Guifang family, and Master Duan's parents also died because of him."
Gui Fangduan went on: "So I must be the clan leader. On the one hand, I can ensure the purity of my clan's bloodline, and on the other hand, I can find out the injustice of my parents. Master Qingqiu, is this why you called me here today?" After saying this, he stared at Tu Shanjing steadily.
Tu Shan Jing raised a glass of wine to toast him with a calm expression: "I just had some questions, and now they are answered. You can choose which way to go, and I will not interfere. If you want to be the clan leader, I will do my best to help you if you need me in the future. If you don't want to be the clan leader, I will keep my mouth shut about what happened today and will never let the fourth person who is not present today know."
Guifangduan turned the wine glass thoughtfully. After a while, he curled the corner of his mouth and smiled: "You are indeed the Young Master of Qingqiu. You have explained the advance and retreat so clearly. What other way can I find? In this case, let us toast to the future patriarchs of Tushan and Guifang clans." After saying that, he picked up the glass, gently clinked it with Tushan Jing's glass, and then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
After drinking, he stood up, put his long sword on his back, bowed to us and said: "I thought we had time to catch up today, but I suddenly learned so many things. I'm sorry I can't accompany you. After I finish dealing with the affairs of the clan, I will choose another day to come and pick up Brother Qian. After all, we are brothers, and we must let him rest in peace. Before I come, I have to trouble you to keep him with you for a while."
Tu Shanjing looked at him and said, "Don't worry, just go and do your thing. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me."
Guifang nodded, smiled at me, then pushed the door and went out.
I got so much information at once that I found it hard to digest it. I sat down on the chair and sighed, "I didn't expect that their family was so bloody and murderous. He lost his parents when he was young, and his uncle had ulterior motives. It's hard for him."
Tu Shanjing took a piece of five-flavor roasted chicken with chopsticks and put it into his mouth: "He can grow up smoothly and cultivate deep spiritual power. He is not an easy persimmon to be bullied. You don't have to worry too much. Here, this five-flavor roasted chicken is good, you want to try it too?"
I listened to him and took a bite: "Hmm, delicious!"
A smile spread across his face: "Really? Eat more, they have many unique dishes."
After dinner, he took me back to Tushan Prefecture.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, Ruiyang and Xiaohui came to meet me.
"Young Master!" Ruiyang looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Tu Shanjing looked at him.