The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 36: Rules of the Ancestors

"It's okay to joke with you, but I dare not joke with my ancestors." Li Muxiu said lightly.

The old man with long eyebrows frowned slightly, thinking that it was indeed true. Although the second brother was usually not responsible, he was always very well-behaved in this ancestral hall.

He asked, "Could it be that this child is too young, maybe nine years old?"

"Eight years old."

"Eight years old?!"

The old man with long eyebrows was stunned, and there were waves in his eyes: "Are you saying that he completed the Zhou Tian at the age of eight?"

"Yes."

Li Muxiu said this calmly, then walked to the cushion in front of the golden statue and knelt down.

"Hao'er, come here."

After kowtowing three times, he knelt down and called softly.

Li Hao immediately walked up to him.

"Kneel down and kowtow to your ancestors."

Li Hao did as he was told and knelt on the cushion to kowtow to all the tablets in turn.

Li Muxiu raised his head and said softly: "I am Li Muxiu, the descendant of the younger generation. I have brought the younger generation here today to listen to the teachings of the ancestors. Please grant me the inheritance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the many tablets above seemed to vibrate slightly.

After Li Hao kowtowed, he looked up and saw a series of phantoms appearing in front of each tablet, sitting upright in the void. Some of these figures were wearing white Confucian robes, some were wearing heavy armor, and some had half of their bodies missing, wrapped in only a battle flag.

Obviously, these are the ancestors of the Li family.

"Tsk, it turns out to be another good seedling."

"He has reached the perfect Zhoutian realm, and his bones are still young. He is only eight years old. He is three times more powerful than the little guy twenty years ago!"

“I didn’t expect that the fortune of my Li family in the past hundred years would be so prosperous. I have to warn those little guys not to be arrogant because of this, otherwise that child will be a lesson.”

Many phantom ancestors talked in low voices, expressing their own opinions.

When Li Hao entered the ancestral hall, he temporarily put away the Wanxiang attribute. Although he didn't know whether these ancestral heroic spirits could ignore the concealment effect of Wanxiang, it was better not to create unnecessary trouble.

"This child is very intelligent, so I won't get involved. Just give it to him."

"This talent can only be bestowed by our ancestors and a few of you."

After communicating for a while, many of the ancestors' shadows gradually dimmed and returned to the tablets, leaving only four shadows still floating on the tablets. They just looked at Li Hao quietly without saying a word.

"I..." One of the phantoms holding a gun was about to speak, when suddenly, the golden statue in the middle of the many tablets began to emit light, as if it had been resurrected.

The other shadows couldn't help but look over, then bowed their heads slightly.

The other tablets also vibrated slightly, and an almost uniform voice rang out: "Greetings to the ancestors."

In front of the golden statue, there was a shadow of a middle-aged man with a tall figure and broad shoulders sitting upright. Compared with the other shadows, his figure seemed more solid.

Its appearance is exactly the same as the golden statue.

"If you can keep my oath, you will inherit my legacy." The middle-aged man looked down at Li Hao, his face gentle and calm, without any disturbance.

Li Hao could feel the old man beside him trembling slightly, as if he was quite excited. At the same time, he also recognized the shadow. It was the first ancestor of the Li family, Li Tianyuan!
"Meet the ancestors!"

Old man Li Muxiu bowed his head and kowtowed.

Li Hao immediately followed suit.

"I followed the late Emperor Dayu to fight in the Eastern Huangdi and conquered countless monsters and tribes. I made two vows to the late Emperor and continued the glory of my Li family for a thousand years."

The heroic spirit of the ancestor Li Tianyuan said slowly: "This first oath is that the people of the Li family must swear to protect the Li family until death, and share life and death with them!"

"The second oath is to defend the Dayu Dynasty to the death and to stand together with Dayu through life and death!"

"Can you do this?"

After saying that, Li Tianyuan stared at Li Hao below.

Li Hao was slightly stunned. Swear to protect the Li family? Does this Li family refer to certain people, or everyone?

The ancestral hall was silent, and all eyes seemed to be focused on the child, waiting for him to speak.

After a long silence, Li Hao whispered, "Ancestor, please forgive my ignorance."

"Speak." Li Tianyuan's heroic spirit looked calm.

"Protecting the Li family means everyone, including the royal family branches?"

Li Hao asked cautiously: "Does this shelter mean protection, or that I can't hurt them?"

“I only protect the direct bloodline. Since you are protecting, you naturally cannot harm them. Otherwise, cutting off their limbs and leaving them with one breath can also be considered as protecting.” Li Tianyuan said, and it was obvious that this oath was quite serious.

Li Hao asked: "Then...what if there is a traitor in the family's direct lineage, or someone is plotting against me?"

"You can hand over such scum to those who have not entered the ancestral hall to inherit the soul."

"But if such a scum attacks me actively or sneaks up on me, won't I have no choice but to hide?" Li Hao said.

"Whoever inherits my soul will be invincible in the same realm, except for the emperor!"

Li Tianyuan said indifferently: "If you want to avoid them, it's easy. If you meet someone who is higher than you, you just need to run for your life, don't try to fight back." "What if they die in front of me and I just stand by and watch?"

"You must rescue them, even if they are scum." Li Tianyuan said, "But when the scum is being enforced, you can choose not to be present, so you won't break your oath and get hurt."

Li Hao thought about it and thought this was a solution.

"It's just that this doesn't seem fair?"

As a genius, when he met people from the same realm as the Li family, he could only hide.

Even if the other person is in trouble and you see it, you still have to help? It seems too unreasonable.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Li Muxiu next to him changed his expression slightly, and immediately whispered to Li Hao.

Li Tianyuan's heroic spirit was not angry, but looked at Li Hao calmly and said slowly: "It is indeed not fair, but do you know why I would let a genius who is qualified to enter the ancestral hall to inherit the soul suffer such injustice and make such a vow?"

Although the Li family has an ancestral temple and many heroic ancestors, not every member of the Li family is qualified to inherit the souls here, as these heroic ancestors have very high standards.

Li Hao shook his head: "I don't know."

“It’s a continuation.”

Li Tianyuan said slowly: "The first oath is to prevent the family genius from becoming spoiled and disregarding the lives of ordinary people in the family, or even leaving the family and soaring after gaining the family's resources."

"So this kind of restriction may not be fair to geniuses, but at most they will just suffer a little injustice. The benefit is that it can continue the family line and pass it down from generation to generation!"

Li Hao thought about it and realized that from the perspective of his ancestors, this was indeed the case.

"And my Li family has survived for a thousand years without being feared by the royal family because of the second oath!"

Li Tianyuan said calmly: "There were twelve generals who followed the late emperor to the battle. Now, there are only five general palaces of Dayu. Two of them are the ones that rose later in the past thousands of years. The descendants of those old friends have long been extinct, and the rest have also changed their names and are nowhere to be found."

"These two vows may seem like restrictions and chains, but in fact they are for the continuation of the bloodline!"

"Otherwise, my Li family has been around for thousands of years, with many military achievements, connections, number of generals, and prestige in the army. How could the royal family dare to give up power so easily, and how could they not use imperial tactics to weaken and harm us?"

Hearing the other party's words, Li Hao was stunned.

From the perspective of this ancestor, he did it.

The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

A thousand-year-old god can continue this simple and light passage, but its difficulty is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Perhaps it was because the royal family knew that the Li family's top geniuses would continue their souls in the ancestral hall, and because of these two vows, that the Li family has achieved its current glory.

"Now that you understand everything, are you willing to swear an oath?" Li Tianyuan asked calmly.

Li Hao thought about it and still couldn't make up his mind.

I always feel that these two vows are like a curse of the Li family.

Although its glory has continued for a thousand years, isn't it also firmly imprisoned?
The fame and honors of generations, the heroic souls in this house, six of the nine sons of the previous generation died in battle, how many people in each generation died of natural causes?

On the contrary, most of the ordinary children in the family are protected and can enjoy their old age.

Genius...seems to be an unlucky existence in the Li family.

Because the entire Li family has to be supported on his shoulders!
In this case, it would be better to look for the successor soul in the Temple of Martial Arts, at least it would be easier.

Li Tianyuan seemed to see Li Hao's hesitation, and a hint of indifference appeared in his eyes. Then his figure gradually disappeared, leaving only the lingering sound:

"This child has rare talent, but his character is not strong. Let him think about it again."

The other tablets vibrated slightly, as if bidding farewell to the ancestors, and then all became quiet.

Li Muxiu was stunned for a moment, and could not help but look at Li Hao helplessly, but he did not say anything more in front of the ancestral tablet. Instead, he stood up, bowed deeply, and then took Li Hao out of the ancestral hall.

Seeing this, Li Hao felt inexplicably relieved and followed old man Li Muxiu out.

Before leaving, his peripheral vision unconsciously caught a glimpse of the chessboard. It was not his fault, as he had a heart for chess. Just as Jian Wudao had said, a sword lover would see the sword at first sight among a thousand weapons.

That's just the stage of love, let alone entering the heart.

Among ten thousand things, Li Hao could notice the chessboard at a glance.

"Old man, black pieces are on seven and thirteen, we can win."

After saying that, Li Hao followed the Second Master out of the ancestral hall.

It seems to be drizzling outside, and the rain is continuous.

Li Muxiu sighed. This was the best time for fishing. The lake was filled with new water and the fish monsters liked to come out to breathe, but he was not in the mood at the moment.

"You, don't think too much, just think about it yourself." Li Muxiu knew that Li Hao was playful by nature and didn't want to be bound by anything, so he had no way of persuading him.

The child is too young, so it is inevitable that he will be willful occasionally.

Li Hao nodded.

The old man is also in the ancestral hall to inherit the soul. It can be seen that although he seems to be carefree and idle, he is actually concerned about the Li family.

Inside the ancestral hall, the old man with long eyebrows withdrew his gaze. He was not familiar with Li Hao and did not care what the other party thought. He would come again sooner or later anyway.

His gaze fell back on the chessboard, and he twirled his fingers lightly, just as he was about to take the piece, when he suddenly let out a light exclamation.

(End of this chapter)