"The clan leader is too kind."
Wu Yuan smiled. "The seven branches of the Nanmeng Wu Clan are as close as one family. That is our ancestral teaching, instilled in me by my elders from childhood. I would never dare forget it."
As the leader of a great clan, Wu Mao had taken the initiative to lower his head. That was already an enormous concession.
If Wu Yuan refused to show him any consideration, not only the Wu Clan members but even Gu Ji, Wu Xiong, and the higher-ups of the Hengyun Sect might misunderstand him once they heard about it.
However,
though Wu Yuan had said that Wu Mao was too kind, from beginning to end he had never rejected Wu Mao's proposal.
A change of allegiance between the main sect and a branch? Who could say what the future held?
"Haha, Wu Yuan, the ancestor-worship ceremony ends here. Let's visit the family school and the rear courtyard as well. Now that you're an elder, you should understand the Wu Clan from top to bottom." Wu Mao said with a hearty laugh.
The invitation was so warm that Wu Yuan could hardly refuse.
And so,
Wu Mao and Wu Yuan walked at the front of the group, followed by several Wu Clan elders and Wu Xiong. They toured the Wu Clan estate once more, even visiting several "lanes" where large numbers of Wu Clan members lived.
Unlike their first tour,
this time, they weren't just skimming the surface.
Wu Mao gave Wu Yuan a detailed introduction to the clan, summoning the stewards from various parts of the Wu Clan to pay their respects and confirm Wu Yuan's status as an elder.
The scene
left their companions rather surprised. They could tell that Wu Mao's earlier words had not been