Lin Heng knew this perfectly well, yet he still held out hope.
Dugu Gui stood with his hands behind his back, only six or seven paces away from him.
"Get on your knees!"
Following the voice, Lin Heng looked over and swallowed. "Ancestor? What did your grandson do wrong? Why should I kneel?"
"I am your ancestor. When a junior pays respects to his ancestor, must he not kneel?"
Dugu Gui had used a very clever approach. He did not state whether Lin Heng had done anything wrong, instead directly leveraging his status as an ancestor to pressure him.
At a time like this, if Lin Heng dared disrespect his ancestor, then whether he had done wrong or not, there would be reason enough to beat him.
Naturally, Lin Heng could see this was an open scheme. Drawing a deep breath, he said, "Ancestor, my knees hurt a little. How about..."
"How dare you!"
Dugu Gui flew into a rage and was about to strike, only to see that this unfilial grandson reacted absurdly fast. With a thump, he dropped to his knees.
"(′ε` ) Your grandson Lin Heng pays respects to Ancestor."
[Isn't this just bullying a young man?!]
Dugu Qingyang and Dugu Xiu nearly failed to hold it together at the sight. They had thought this brat had so much backbone!
Yet he knelt the very next second?
But on second thought, why had they not thought of that?
When they had first met Lin Heng, they should have used their status as ancestors to pressure him, make this unfilial grandson kneel properly first, and teach him what ancestors were and what Family Law was.
Yet despite Lin Heng backing down, Ghost Ancestor showed no intention of letting him off. An oppressive aura fell upon him without warning.