"I'm like the elder's student. Without the elder's guidance, how could I have written such an article? Even if all the credit goes to you, Elder, I'd gladly accept it. After all, my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude."
Tang Yu readily agreed, letting the old man claim the credit.
After all, if anything went wrong later, the old man would definitely be the one taking the blame.
"Excellent. You're a promising lad. Work hard with me, and as long as you make contributions to the family, becoming a high-ranking elder will be no difficult matter!"
The accounting elder laughed heartily.
Elders like them, who could not fight and had low cultivation, were little more than senior stewards within the family.
True high-ranking elders enjoyed privileges far beyond theirs.
After dangling this grand promise before Tang Yu, the accounting elder finally left in satisfaction.
By the time he found the Grand Elder and the others, several family higher-ups had gathered around a board, playing chess.
There had been too many troubles recently, so they had been meeting more often than usual.
They were all quite skilled at chess. Cultivators had exceedingly long lifespans; even an idiot could become half an expert after doing the same thing for many years.
When they saw the accounting elder arrive, the group merely glanced sideways at him, and no one paid him any attention.
Even within a great family, strength was revered above all else.
If judged by actual strength, the accounting elder might not even have been a match for their disciples.
"Greetings, Elders. I have an important matter to report."
Seeing that these important figures could not even be bothered to acknowledge him, the accounting elder felt a trace of resentment.
They were all members of the Zhang Family, yet the