"Even if you're unhappy with how I govern the Wei Family, this is still an internal family affair. The eastern and western branches are connected by the same blood. No matter how fierce our internal strife gets, you have no right to seek outside help and betray your own family! You're a disgrace to the Wei Family!"
Wei Ding roared, "This scoundrel colluded with outsiders and sowed chaos in the family. Every member of the Wei clan has the right to kill him!"
"Don't listen to Wei Ding's lies! The position of family head has always belonged exclusively to the western branch. We of the western branch must never give it up..."
Wei Kaitai shouted himself hoarse as he tried to sway them. The members of the Wei western branch, who had shown signs of unrest earlier, fell silent, some glaring angrily at Wei Kaitai.
"Enough, Third Wei. If your dispute with Wei Ding were settled openly and fairly, even I, your granduncle, might have to support you. But you colluded with outsiders and brought disaster upon the family. Your crime is unforgivable. If you bind yourself and surrender, the clan ancestral hall may yet spare your life. If you stubbornly refuse, the Wei Family cannot let you live."
A white-bearded elder stepped out from among the Wei clan and rebuked him furiously.
He came from the western branch and was its most senior member. His words settled the matter once and for all. Wei Kaitai was filled with despair, but then he thought, Those bastards are just a bunch of fair-weather friends. Now that Wei Ding has won He Jinlin's favor, they've all gone quiet. If Ling Ao Shangren kills Wei Ding, just wait and see what those wretches look like then.
He kept sending Ling Ao Shangren messages