"Huh?"
Hearing the old ancestor's words, Bai Yi instinctively looked up at him.
Beside him, Bai Yunqi also stiffened in surprise. He hadn't expected the old ancestor to suddenly say something like that.
A Daoist Son of the Household meant someone who could sweep aside all peers in the Lineage, command and enjoy most of the Lineage's resources, and shoulder the fate of the entire Lineage.
Ever since the Daoist Son whom the White Household had cultivated with all its strength had fallen a hundred years ago, the White Household had not appointed another Daoist Son.
"What, is that not allowed?"
"That brat Yi is the only one from the White Household in over ten years to obtain an Upper Palace Token. Is that not enough?"
The White Household's old ancestor gave a soft snort, brushed his sleeve, and plopped down on the stone steps.
"However, two people from the Main Lineage's branches passed this year's Four Academies and Ten Palaces Preliminary Exam. Wouldn't this cause some controversy?"
Bai Yunqi quietly nudged Bai Yi forward, while his own face showed some hesitation, as if this decision were rather rash.
"Controversy, my ass!"
"Stop pushing him. Do you think I don't know what you're up to, you little brat?"
"I'm already over nine hundred and fifty years old. How much longer can I protect you all? If you had any fight in you, I wouldn't have to do this."
The White Household's old ancestor roared, then fixed his gaze on Bai Yi. A glint shone in his cloudy eyes.
"If you become the White Household's Daoist Son, whatever you want, this old man will risk his life to get for you."
"But you'll also have to shoulder the dangers, the challenges, and the responsibilities of the entire White Household."
"Do you