Chapter 6: Old Man Liu’s Secret
Old man Liu was silent for a few moments before he sighed heavily.
As it turned out, Old man Liu was the personal bodyguard of the Chen family’s old patriarch and used to be at level 6 Qi refining stage. However, during one incident, he saved the old patriarch nearly at the cost of his life. Consequently, his cultivation regressed, meridians ruptured, and he was no longer able to cultivate. As repayment, the old patriarch appointed him as an Elder of the Chen family, and his position was well respected.
Five years ago, the old patriarch passed away abruptly. According to family tradition, the position was to be passed down to the son from the first wife, but the lineage was diminished, with only baby Chen Shi left in the line, so how could they govern the rest of the household? As a result, Chen Shi was secretly poisoned by someone, which ruined the foundation of his cultivation, and the rest of the elders had no choice but to give up on him.
Old man Liu was exceptionally furious and vowed to identify the culprit, but when he found out the truth and revealed the perpetrator as the Second Old Master Chen Yong, the other party had already established his influence and gained the support of most of the elders.
Jing Yue asked curiously, “Were there no other adults belonging to the First Wife?”
Old man Liu, “Lil Pebble’s father, Chen Qi, passed away in an accident six years ago. His mother was badly affected by that incident, and she passed away in depression not long after giving birth to Lil Pebble. Initially, I planned to get the support from the maternal side, the Jiang family, to seek justice for him, but the Jiangs were unwilling to help him out.”
The current family head of the Jiang family was the son of a concubine, while Lil Pebble’s mother was the daughter of the official wife. Since the two sides of the family were not on good terms anyway, the Jiang family head refused to offend the Chen family because of a wastrel nephew who had lost his ability to cultivate.
To sum it up, Old man Liu was unable to change anything, and could only watch helplessly as Chen Yong was appointed to the Chen family head position. In addition, he was accused of slandering the family head and was banished from the Chen family.
Old man Liu, “To root Lil Pebble out completely, Chen Yong even resorted to removing his name from the family ancestral records.”