C632 Two Selections
C632 Two Selections
Chen Huijing helped him find out the information of his branch.
As one of the three top cultivation forces in the imperial city, the Chen family was ridiculously powerful.
The first was to leave the imperial city and go to another cultivation holy land to take root. If he could make a name for himself, he would be able to go back to his hometown at the end of each year to offer sacrifices to his ancestors with a straight back and full of spirit. The other method was to live in the imperial city with a direct line of descent.
Although the former was freer and more magnanimous than the latter, it was obvious that the latter would reap more benefits if they leaned against a tree to take advantage of its shade.
Over the past thousand years, the Chen family had produced thirty-six branch families, of which sixteen had taken root in other countries, but only two or three had developed into trees. The other branch families were not as good as the local branch families, and every year when they went back home to worship their ancestors, they would feel inferior.
Chen Changyu's grandfather's real name was Chen Qiuyi, and after leaving the Chen family, he became even more famous as Chen Taiji.
Initially, Chen Qiuyi's branch also tried to take root outside the capital, but because they failed in their development and lacked the strength, they were forced into a frenzy by the local forces. In the end, they had no choice but to return dejectedly to the imperial capital and absorb the influence from the direct line of descent and live with their backs against the tree.
It was also because Chen Qiuyi's branch went out to wander around before returning to the imperial city that people despised them. Thus, even though this branch lived quite well after returning to the imperial city, they still could not raise up their heads when facing fellow members of the Chen family.
At least since young, Chen Qiuyi had always been bullied by his cousin who belonged to another branch of the local branch.
The news of Chen Qiuyi secretly marrying the brothel girl and having a child was also made known by another branch, Chen Qiuhong. Only after that did Chen Qiuyi and his family were expelled from the imperial city, and the name of Chen Qiuyi's family of five was removed from the Chen family's family tree.
Ever since the incident with Chen Qiuyi, Chen Qiuyi's father, who was also Chen Chang He's great grandfather, 'De' Chen Deli, fell ill on his bed. If his cultivation had not been profound, he would have passed away long ago.
In this branch of Chen Deli's, the population was relatively withered, and only he, an old man from the Gu family, and his two children were left.
He had lost his wife when he was middle-aged and because of his strong feelings for her, he had never remarried. He had two children by his side, one was Chen Qiuyi, who was a brother, and the other was Chen Qiurong, who was a sister.
Chen Qiuyi was the old gramps only son. Although his cultivation talent was not strong, his blood was thicker than water. How could the old gramps not love him?
If the old tutor didn't value him, how could the old tutor fall ill and rely on his profound cultivation to sustain his life when he was exiled from the clan?
The old man had not been doing anything for the past few years, and this branch had been taken care of by his daughter Chen Qiugrong and son-in-law Li Kaiyin.
Fortunately, Li Kuiyin had been a gentleman since he was a child. He had been extremely filial to the old man, courteous to Chen QiuRong, and the two of them had lived in harmony.
Of course, this so-called "barely made it" only applied to the large Chen family. To the other powers in the imperial city, this was still a colossal existence.
After saying the information about Chen Changyu's branch, Duanmu Hongqiu asked, "You only have two choices."
Chen Chang Mo asked, "Which two choices?"
Duanmu Hongqiu did not say anything. She just took out her communication treasure and activated her spirit energy. Immediately, a phantom image appeared in the sky.
The mysterious man wore a large black cloak, his lips curled up in a devilish, mischievous smile, his eyes filled with a faint ridicule.
With her hands behind her back, Chen Xiaojing continued, "Chen Changyu now has two choices. First, I'll send him to his grandfather's branch, the servants will do it from now on, they will work slowly and meticulously, they will cook tofu in a gentle manner, and slowly get the favor of the Chen family members. They will infiltrate in a bit, and when the time is right, I'll tell them the truth. "Second, he is not afraid of death. He will barge in directly and rush to the front of Great Grandfather Chen Deli and tell him the truth."
The reason why Chen Xiaojing had ridicule in her eyes, wasn't it because she was ridiculing Chen Chang Zai for not daring to make the second choice?
Still, no matter how "hardworking" the Chen Clan had been, their thirty-seven branches were still nothing compared to the other branches. To the other cultivators, they were still a glorious existence.
If Chen Chang He dared to barge into the Chen family mansion, even if it was just a branch family mansion, he would not even be able to enter the courtyard gate as he would have been killed by the guards outside.
She could not forgive Chen Chang He for having the guts to do so.
Duanmu Hongqiu looked at Chen Chang He, not saying a word. He was only waiting for Chen Chang He to speak.
Chen Chang Mo asked: "Do you have any other understanding about that branch?"
Duanmu Hongqiu knew that Chen Chang He had a hard time making a decision, so he continued, "If we were to talk about information about that branch, we can only talk about Chen Qiu Rong and Li Ke Yin's younger generation. After Old Man Chen Qiuyi left the branch of the Chen family, the branch was even more sparse. Only Chen Qiugrong and Li Qie gave birth to three children, two men and one woman. The eldest son is a prodigy who has received all the true inheritances from Chen Qiurong and Li Kui Yin. In terms of business, he is also a prodigy, and is publicly acknowledged as the head of the branch family that has the highest possibility of leading this branch family. Therefore, the eldest son does not want to end up with Li Kui Yin's surname, which would allow the old man Chen Deli to change his name to Chen Yue Yu and join the 'Le' generation of the family tree. "
Chen Chang Ku nodded his head to show that he understood.
After Chen Qiuyi's family left the imperial city, only the heavens knew if they would miss the love of the capital's Chen clan in another hundred years.
Chen Deli, the old man, could not be without descendants, and the eldest son of Chen Qiurong and Li Kaiyin was a prodigy, so it was understandable that he would change his surname and enter the "happy" generation.
Duanmu Hongqiu continued, "Chen Qiurong and Li Kui's youngest daughter, Li Wen Xi, are both literate and proficient in calligraphy and calligraphy. The one I want to mention the most is their second son, who is also your second uncle, Li Wenhong. "
"Li Wen Hong is jealous of his brother Chen Yu's ability to become the branch family head, but he can only be regarded as a relative of the Chen family. When he goes out to drink with his friends, his friends will tease him for a bit. This person is very jealous, not only blaming his parents for this incident, but also blaming the uncle who he has never met, because if his first uncle Chen Qiuyi had not left his family back then, the gap between him and his brother would not have been that large, and he would not have been mocked for this reason. "
"So, if you want to enter the family, this person is most likely your biggest obstacle."
"He hates your grandfather, so naturally he won't let your grandfather easily return to the family tree."
"Which of these two choices are you going to make?"
"As a friend, let me remind you, don't let your impulses overwhelm you. If you choose the second option …"
"Almost certain death!"
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