Chapter 915: Chapter 914: Who Can Prove It

Shi Jiantong had a grim face, "What’s going on, don’t you recognize me anymore?"

The two members of the Shi Family were juniors, exchanging a glance before one of them said, "Uncle Jiantong, it’s not up to us, it was Uncle Jianbo who said we should stop you and not allow you to enter!"

Shi Jiantong was furious, he growled lowly, "Move aside!"

The two Shi Family juniors looked troubled, "Uncle Jiantong, we’re just following orders, please don’t make it hard for us!"

"Whose orders? Shi Jianbo is worth shit, he’s not the Family Head!" Shi Jiantong cursed out of anger.

The two Shi Family juniors exchanged glances again, one of them whispered, "He is now..."

Shi Jiantong furrowed his brows, but before he could say anything, Shi Guang came up and kicked each of them aside, looking down at them, "Without my acknowledgement, what’s he being Family Head of!"

Saying that, he took the lead and walked inside.

Seeing Shi Guang being assertive, Shi Jiantong was actually pleased in his heart. However, given the current situation, going inside might not end well; probably those who opposed Shi Jianbo had all been subdued.

But before he could organize anything, Shi Guang had charged inside, still a bit recklessly.

Beisitian and Wei Zhongxun also followed inside, seemingly ignoring the Shi Family’s situation. Regardless of who was in charge, there was no possibility of detaining the two of them; even given the nerve, they wouldn’t dare.

Shi Jiantong frowned; now the only external help that could be called upon was Qingyu. As for the Chulu School, even if they arrived, they wouldn’t interfere with the Shi Family’s internal matters.

When Shi Guang rushed inside, a group of people were sitting in the courtyard holding a meeting. The Beijing division, being made up of quadrangles, couldn’t fit over twenty people in the hall, so they held the meeting in the courtyard.

This way, while losing the feeling of formality, given the current situation, that wasn’t a concern.

As Shi Guang entered, Shi Jianbo was sitting at the head, listening to people below him with a Family Master attitude.

When seeing Shi Guang come in, some members of the Shi Family showed awkwardness, while some exhibited mockery.

"Oh, isn’t this our former heir? During this tumultuous time for the Shi Family, where did you go to vacation?" Shi Yun sneered.

Shi Yun belonged to the lineage of Shi Jianbo, a descendant of the third generation, around twenty-five or six years old, always refusing to accept Shi Guang.

Following Shi Yun’s words, followers from Shi Jianbo’s lineage quickly chimed in.

"Exactly, when the Shi Family was in trouble, our former heir was nowhere to be found. Now that the Shi Family members are rescued, you show up. What, thinking of becoming our Family Head? We all fear you might abandon us and run off again!"

Again?

The Shi Family knew very well that Shi Guang hadn’t abandoned the Shi Family, but during the nearly month-long calamity faced by the Shi Family, Shi Guang was missing; now with the members being saved and him appearing, it induced significant prejudice and resentment.

Hence, when Shi Yun and others spoke, nobody present stood up to say a word. This left Shi Guang feeling somewhat grim.

The attendees consisted of around seven or eight from the ’Jian’ generation, with the rest being the third generation holding some power.

Yet scanning around, there was only one Elder Zhang from the Shi Family, and he was from Shi Jianbo’s lineage. Notably, several key figures from the ’Jian’ generation were absent!

Shi Guang knew that arguing with them at the moment would be easily led astray, so he first scanned the room, then coldly asked, "Where are the Third Elder, Fourth Elder, and Fifth Elder? Uncle Jianbin and Uncle Jianhua? And the other uncles and elders, where are they?"

Shi Guang sneered at Shi Jianbo, "With none of them here, what kind of family meeting are you holding? This Family Head is self-appointed, isn’t it?!"

This remark made Zhang Jianbo’s face turn extremely grim. Without acknowledgment from those individuals, he indeed was self-appointed, not assumed, but truly self-appointed...

But what does it matter? He controlled the Shi Family’s active forces, equating to having control of the Shi Family’s ’troops.’ He’s just as much the Shi Family Head; once Qing Yan’s people provide him with the antidote, he becomes the legitimate Shi Family Master, and those who oppose will only await death.

He believed once the effects of the malicious water played out a few times, most Shi Family members would submit to him.

Therefore, Shi Jianbo decisively detained most of those who opposed him in such circumstances!

Shi Guang surveyed the room again, calmly saying, "Now I’ll give you all one chance; those who come over won’t have their rebellion noted, otherwise when I take over the Shi Family, you can imagine the consequences yourselves."

At this moment, Shi Guang was quite assertive, likely due to pent-up anger.

As his words finished, nobody present stood up, causing Shi Jianbo to feel very smug.

Shi Guang raised his eyebrows, "Since you’ve all given up this final chance yourselves..."

"I’d like to ask, Shi Guang, where have you been during this period?" At this moment, someone turned his head to ask him, this person was called Shi Jianye.

Shi Guang looked at Shi Jianye; he was asking on behalf of just a few, those who used to be very good elders to him, whom he didn’t want to see tread down this path.

"I was recuperating at the Qingyu School’s Family Head," Shi Guang said.

Shi Jianye showed a surprised expression, "Recuperating?"

"Yes, chased by Qing Yan’s people, all the way to Beijing, I had no choice but to seek help from Qingyu," Shi Guang continued.

Shi Yun sneered at this moment, "Even though you sought help from Qingyu, Qingyu didn’t care for you. You shouldn’t be thinking your relationship with the Qingyu Family Head is really that good, don’t forget they’ve ignored you for so many years! Furthermore, you claim to have been recuperating at Qingyu; who can prove it? Maybe you should call the Qingyu Family Head over, so perhaps we’ll believe it."

"Oh my, are Shi Family members so rude? Though we’re about the same age, I am the Qingyu Family Head, demanding at me, are there opinions about Qingyu?"

A crisp and pleasant voice rang out, quickly followed by the appearance of a beautiful figure at the doorway—it was the Qingyu Family Head, Beisitian.

Shi Jianbo and Shi Yun’s faces turned grim instantly, they hadn’t expected Qingyu to truly send someone, and not just anyone, but the Qingyu Family Head!

Beisitian frowned, turned around, and asked Shi Jiantong, "What’s going on? I spent a lot to pull Shi Guang back from King Yan, with his innards damaged, nearly ten fractures on his body, and affected by malice water. Is this how you thank me?"

Facing Beisitian’s ’questioning,’ Shi Jiantong bowed his head apologetically; Beisitian was clarifying matters for Shi Guang.