Max Level Metaphysician: A Debt Repayment Journey…?
Chapter 550: The Ancestor Speaks and Gives a Lesson

Chapter 550: Chapter 550: The Ancestor Speaks and Gives a Lesson

Qi Guowen and Qi Guowei, the two brothers, suddenly exchanged glances.

"From this point of view," said Jiangli, "it is clear there’s no foul play from the eldest branch of the family. If they had tampered, they would have favored themselves entirely. And had they favored the eldest branch entirely, the other two branches would find their heirs weak and dying young. Therefore, the position as it is now was indeed carefully selected by the old master. He tried his best to balance things out. Although your branches may not have obvious wealth, your descendants are plentiful. It’s hard to have the best of both worlds, and the old master has done his best to be beyond reproach."

As she spoke, she lifted her head to look at Qi Changhong.

"If it were really the eldest branch pulling strings, you wouldn’t even have the chance to stand here and talk right now."

Qi Changhong’s face reddened, obviously understanding what Jiangli meant.

If Qi Guowen’s branch had really meddled, it would certainly be their branch flourishing with abundant offspring and wealth, while the other two branches would be left with no children, either dead or injured.

It would be impossible for him to exist then.

But Qi Changhong didn’t want to be slapped in the face with the truth.

His eyes widened, and he blurted out with a stiff neck, "How do we know what you’re saying is true?"

Jiangli let out a soft laugh, "Roots piercing through coffins mean the descendants are prone to harming their health, and also prison disaster. In no more than three days, whether what I said is true will become clear. There’s no need for you to rush to land yourself in prison."

Qi Changhong felt a thud in his heart.

He felt somewhat unnerved.

The moment Gu Min and Qi Guowei heard this, they panicked.

Before either of them could speak, Qi Guowen looked at them and opened his mouth, his face full of disappointment, "I really didn’t expect you two families would think of us like this! The burial site was personally chosen by grandfather, and no one has touched it these years! You know that! You know how much our branch has spent on you these years! And yet this is what you think of me?"

Gu Min’s face blushed, too embarrassed to speak.

Qi Hui, the eldest daughter of Qi Guochang, hurried to say, "Uncle, our family has never thought this way! We all see the kindness you’ve show us, how could we ever think like that?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Guowei angrily slapped Qi Changhong across the face.

Qi Changhong was instantly knocked senseless.

As far as he remembered, this was the first time his father had hit him.

He looked at Qi Guowei in disbelief.

But Qi Guowei quickly apologized to Qi Guowen, "Big brother, I really didn’t mean it that way, it’s just the foolish musings of a child. Can you take a child’s words seriously? It’s my fault for not teaching him properly. I will straighten him out later, please don’t stoop to the child’s level."

Qi Guowen snorted coldly and turned his head away, saying he wasn’t disappointed would be a lie.

If it weren’t for Jiangli exposing them, he would have never known how he was seen in the eyes of his siblings and nephews.

He would never have known that there were so many interpretations to grandfather choosing the burial site here.

Qi Guowen suddenly remembered that when he was young and his grandfather was selecting the burial site, he had taken him to see it.

He was just a child then, remembering only how his grandfather held the Compass, looking around, moving step by step across the ground as if calculating something.

His grandfather’s expression was very solemn at that time.

But he never thought about what kind of decision his grandfather was making then.

Suddenly, Qi Guowen recalled how, when his grandfather had shifted a few steps back and forth, he seemed to have asked whether he wanted to make a fortune in the future or to have a warm family with a wife and children.

He was young then and had no concept of starting a family; he only knew that making lots of money meant he could eat more delicious food and buy more toys.

So, he seemed to have answered, he wanted the big money.

His grandfather sighed deeply and said, "It’s all destiny."