#454 - No one can defeat the fifth brother!

Old Madam Xu insisted on pulling Xu Ming to sit in the main seat.

And she was very insistent.

Xu Yi and Xu Shan frowned.

The others were equally surprised.

They had assumed that the one sitting in the main seat would be the current emperor.

Or perhaps a minister from the imperial court was coming, which was why the old lady was giving up the main seat.

For example, the Prime Minister Xiao.

Prime Minister Xiao's great-grandfather and Duke Xu were close friends back in the day.

So, if Prime Minister Xiao came to offer congratulations, no one would object to him sitting in the main seat, but they didn't expect it to be Xu Ming.

"Old Ancestor, this is really not appropriate. This junior is just a junior. How can I be worthy of sitting in this position?"

Xu Ming continued to decline.

Actually, in Xu Ming's heart, it didn't matter whether he sat in this position or not.

The old lady of the Xu Mansion shook her head: "Ming'er, you are now a favorite of His Majesty, and the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. You also facilitated the alliance between Beihai and our Wu Kingdom. Although I have been in the courtyard, I occasionally hear about matters from the court.

Now, only you sitting in this position can lead the Xu and Qin families in the future. Only then can this old woman be at ease."

Xu Ming: "…"

Xu Zheng, at this moment, rolled his eyes and stood up, saying to Xu Ming: "Ming'er, since the Old Ancestor has said so, then you should quickly sit down. Just as the Old Ancestor said, when people mention the Xu and Qin families, the first person they think of is you.

Although you are young, Father knows that you are mature at heart. You are fully qualified to preside over this ancestral sacrifice."

"Indeed, Fifth Brother, you should sit down. The Old Ancestor said that the younger generation should preside over this ancestral ceremony. I was wondering who it would be. If it wasn't Fifth Brother, I wouldn't be convinced by anyone. I only admire Fifth Brother," Xu Pangda said with a smile, supporting Xu Ming.

Following that, Wang Feng, Xu Shuiyai, and especially Qin Ruhai, also chimed in.

At this time, Xu Ming felt that if he didn't sit in the main seat, he would seem a bit pretentious.

"Since that's the case, then this junior will be so bold as to sit in this position on behalf of the Old Ancestor."

Xu Ming bowed to everyone and then sat down on the chair generously.

The moment Xu Ming sat down, the way others looked at Xu Ming carried some strangeness.

However, in Xu Ming's view, this was normal.

He was just a junior, and in such a large family, he was just the child of a concubine, but he actually sat in such a main seat.

This was something that many people wouldn't even dare to imagine.

Moreover, sitting in the main seat this time also indicated another thing, that the next head of the Xu family would be Xu Ming, possibly skipping Xu Zheng's generation.

This kind of thing had happened before. The larger the family, the more it needed a capable person to take the helm.

However, Xu Ming was not interested in the position of family head.

But it was not a big problem. He would sit here for Third Brother for a while.

After he left, he would give the position to Third Brother.

After Xu Ming took his seat, the family banquet officially began.

One by one, maids brought the dishes up.

Only after Xu Ming took a bite could the others at the main table eat, and only then could the people at the other tables move their chopsticks.

However, at the main table, many people at this family banquet were not enjoying themselves.

The most unhappy among them were Xu Yi and Xu Shan.

"Fifth Brother, I heard that Fifth Brother is ranked second on the Qingyun List and cultivates both body and magic. I wonder if Fifth Brother can give us some pointers?" Xu Yi asked.

"Indeed, I also want to spar with Fifth Brother. After all, I often see Fifth Brother's name on the Qingyun List, and I'm itching to try," Xu Shan continued.

When Xu Yi and Xu Shan spoke, the atmosphere at the dining table became even more silent.

Everyone knew that Xu Yi and Xu Shan were not convinced that Xu Ming could preside over the ceremony, and they were not convinced that Xu Ming could take the position of family head.

Xu Ming naturally understood their thoughts very well.

Was the position of family head important?

For cultivators, it was indeed quite important.

This was not only a matter of face in the mortal world, but it was also related to cultivation.

The positions of Duke Xu and Duke Qin could share the Qi Luck of the mountains and rivers of the Wu Kingdom.

And the Qi Luck of the mountains and rivers of a dynasty had great benefits for cultivation. To put it simply, when you were crossing a tribulation, if you had the protection of a share of mountain and river Qi Luck, your chances of passing the lightning tribulation would be greater.

Many cultivators were willing to sacrifice some of their life essence in order to take up official positions in the imperial court, and this was the reason.

So why were Xu Yi and Xu Shan, who were already people of the mountains, still coming to the ancestral sacrifice?

Was it really just because of family affection?

No, they just wanted to be the head of the family.

And this position of family head was taken by Xu Ming, so they were naturally unhappy.

Madam Qian and Madam Lin quickly helped to echo: "That's right, that's right, you are all cultivators, why don't you spar a bit and let us broaden our horizons."

In the eyes of Madam Qian and Madam Lin, it didn't matter even if their sons lost. Losing was losing. Xu Ming was already second on the Qingyun List, so losing wasn't shameful.

But if Xu Ming lost, wouldn't Xu Ming be too embarrassed to sit in this position?

Madam Qin wanted to help Xu Ming speak, but she was held back by Wang Feng.

On the other side, Xu Pangda was just eating his meal.

He wasn't worried at all.

Although Xu Pangda didn't have much knowledge of the cultivation world, in Xu Pangda's view, no one among his peers could win against Fifth Brother!

"Alright, since we brothers have met, let's spar a bit."

Xu Ming smiled and agreed to their request.

To be honest, Xu Ming felt that Xu Yi and Xu Shan were just too confident in themselves.

Xu Yi and Xu Shan had not left their sects since entering them, so they were not ranked on the Qingyun List.

However, they had always been highly respected in their sects, praised to the heavens, and felt that they were invincible, that the people on the Qingyun List were all trash, and that the people on the Qingyun List were only still on the list because they had not yet taken action.

People like this would basically be honest after realizing the gap in strength.

But did Madam Qian and Madam Lin really think that if their sons sparred with me, losing wouldn't be a loss, and winning would be a big gain?

There was no such logic in the world.

Coincidentally, I have to use these two people to establish my authority, otherwise, I don't want the backyard to catch fire when I'm handling matters in the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Xu Ming looked at a tree branch not far away, and with a light flick of his sword finger, the tree branch instantly flew into the air.

"Sparring is no problem, but I'm afraid of hurting the two elder brothers. If the two elder brothers can break this tree branch, it won't be too late to spar with me."