The Purple-Robed Youth emerged from the hall.
"My lord."
Kong Zhiqiu had long been waiting at the side.
She had put away her usual arrogance, adopting a meek, obedient manner as she reported softly:
"Everyone from the Kong Family, both inside and outside the ancestral hall, has been gathered."
"As for the branch descendants still away gaining experience, I have also sent people to summon them. They should begin returning over the next two days."
"The key to the restrictions on the estate's spirit veins, and the Legacy Vault overseen by successive family heads..."
"I have also ordered them inventoried and recorded."
She secretly raised her eyes, stealing a quick glance at Ye Li, her tone growing even more deferential:
"Everything awaits your inspection and takeover whenever you wish, my lord."
Her report left nothing overlooked.
Kong Zhiqiu was no ordinary person.
In the past, her cultivation had been far too shallow compared with her peers, so she had abandoned the path of distinguishing herself through cultivation and chosen instead to focus on practical affairs.
Who would have thought it would actually come in handy today!
The Old Ancestor and the elders had all died suddenly... with such a wonderful thing happening in reality, she naturally would not let this once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity slip away!
She had truly put in considerable effort to please her new master.
"Everyone, rise."
Ye Li nodded slightly, swept his gaze over the packed courtyard, and said softly:
"What I have to say is simple. This will be over soon."
Only then did the Kong Family Cultivators filling the courtyard shakily climb to their feet.
They had all heard the news of their Old Ancestor's death.
Every one of those who had ascended from the Kong Family's Minor World to cultivate in Lu Hai Changling possessed