Chapter 2110 The Bai Family Kneels

The next morning, Pi Yangyang, along with Tie Niu and Kang Dezhu, went to Wu Village to hold a topping-out ceremony for the Beast-Suppressing Tower.

The people of Wu Village were ready early in the morning, and the entire Taotie Mountain was filled with Wu family members.

They attached great importance to this relocation of their ancestral graves and arranged for the entire family's honor guard to be present.

Colorful flags fluttered from the foot of the mountain to the summit.

Nine giant dragons coiled around, and four pairs of golden lions waited early in the small square in front of the Beast-Suppressing Tower.

All members of the Wu family were dressed very formally. The whole mountain was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, as if a grand festival celebration was being held.

Wu Taishan, Wu Tianhu, Wu Tianding, and the seven elders of the Wu family were all waiting at the foot of the mountain.

Upon seeing Pi Yangyang's car approaching, Wu Taishan immediately straightened his clothes and went to greet it with great enthusiasm.

Wu Tianding respectfully opened the car door for Pi Yangyang and called out, "Chairman."

Pi Yangyang was slightly taken aback when he saw the scene before him.

"Chairman, we have completed all preparations as you instructed, and we are just waiting for you to preside over the ceremony."

Wu Taishan stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said respectfully.

Pi Yangyang nodded. "Let's go up first."

Surrounded by a group of people, Pi Yangyang, Tie Niu, and Kang Dezhu arrived at the mountaintop.

The Beast-Suppressing Tower has been built to its final level, and the top is almost complete. It's just waiting for Pi Yangyang to preside over the ceremony for the final capping.

The marble bricks used for the topping-out have already been placed in front of the tower.

On the offering table, the sacrificial offerings of three kinds of animals were neatly arranged, along with an incense burner, blank talismans, cinnabar, glutinous rice, and other items.

Pi Yangyang said to Tie Niu and Kang Dezhu, "You two go and wait over there."

Both of them were affected by the solemn atmosphere before them and quickly stepped aside.

"Mr. Wu, please have the main members of the clan wash their hands and clean their faces, and gather here."

Pi Yangyang glanced at it and then spoke to Wu Taishan.

Wu Taishan respectfully agreed and immediately summoned all the heads of the clan to the small square.

Wu Tianhe and Wu Tianying have been arrested, and their sons are now taking over their families.

A washbasin for washing hands and a towel for washing face are provided on the side.

Everyone entered in order of seniority, from oldest to youngest, and lined up neatly behind Pi Yangyang.

Pi Yangyang grabbed nine incense sticks, lit them on the candle, handed them to Wu Taishan, and shouted, "Kneel!"

The Wu family members all knelt down. Pi Yangyang grabbed the peach wood sword from the table and loudly proclaimed, "The descendants of the Wu family respectfully welcome our ancestors! On this auspicious day and time, the entire Wu clan of Xingyi holds an ancestral worship ceremony, respectfully requesting that our ancestors be moved here. We have specially built a beast-suppressing pagoda and prepared fine wine and delicacies to jointly commemorate the merits of our ancestors and to express the piety of future generations. May the virtues and deeds of our ancestors benefit their descendants..."

All the members of the Wu family prostrated themselves on the ground in reverence, listening to the eulogy read by Pi Yangyang, their faces full of piety.

After several minutes of eloquent recitation, Pi Yangyang finally finished reading and called out, "Please, Clan Chief Wu, offer incense!"

Wu Taishan quickly kowtowed three times, then stood up and placed nine incense sticks into the incense burner.

Pi Yangyang picked up a blank talisman, dipped a brush in cinnabar, quickly drew a talisman, applied glutinous rice paste, and stuck it on the capping stone.

At the same time, he shouted, "The topping-out process begins."

Several craftsmen immediately pulled up the red silk tied to the capping stone and steadily lifted it up.

With the capping stone falling perfectly into place, the capping of the Beast-Suppressing Tower was completed.

On the mountaintop, dragons and lions danced, gongs and drums resounded, and firecrackers boomed.

Wu Taishan, with a broad smile, asked, "Chairman, thank you for your hard work. Is there anything else we can do for you?"

"Next, you can begin relocating the graves. Note that the relocation time is from Chen Shi (7-9 AM) to You Shi (5-7 PM), and no ground can be broken at other times. In addition, a shade structure needs to be erected during the relocation, and all coffins to be moved must be covered with blankets before they can be moved."

Pi Yangyang explained in detail.

"Okay, I've got it. Thank you, Chairman."

Wu Taishan said gratefully.

He then said to Wu Tianding, "Tianding, go and invite Wu Xianwei to oversee the relocation of the grave. We can begin now."

Wu Tianding agreed and immediately went to the crowd to find a blind old man and asked him to preside over the relocation of the grave.

Pi Yangyang glanced at the blind old man and smiled calmly.

This person must also know a bit about metaphysics; he probably presides over some of the village's rituals.

"Chairman, you've done Wu Village such a huge favor, we... we really don't know how to repay you." After arranging everything, Wu Taishan said to Pi Yangyang with a bit of guilt, "We originally thought that Chairman's Yan Group would acquire this land in our village, so we could cooperate as much as possible on the project, but now..."

Pi Yangyang smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Wu, are you worried that you don't know how to explain your failure to secure this location to me?"

“That’s right. Our whole village has reached a consensus. As long as the Yan Group takes over this land, we only ask for compensation according to the standard. There will be absolutely no additional conditions.”

Wu Taishan said earnestly.

Pi Yangyang nodded, "Okay, I'll remember Mr. Wu's words."

Wu Taishan was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What do you mean by that, Chairman? Does that mean... you're confident you can take this place?"

Pi Yangyang said, "Let's wait and see. We'll know the results in two or three days."

Seeing Pi Yangyang's calm and composed expression, Wu Taishan's heart stirred slightly, and he said with some surprise, "It seems that the chairman is confident."

Pi Yangyang smiled noncommittally, neither confirming nor denying.

Just then, a group of people hurriedly came up from the foot of the mountain.

These people were walking very fast. An old man in front even tripped and fell, looking quite disheveled.

"Bai Zhenxing? What's he doing here?"

These people successfully attracted the attention of Wu Taishan and his group. When he saw the old man, Wu Taishan said with some surprise.

Pi Yangyang's gaze sharpened, and he turned to look, only to see Bai Zhenxing, Bai Kaixin, and the others walking over, panting heavily.

Bai Zhenxing was covered in mud and grass clippings, indicating that he had fallen more than once.

"Clan Chief Bai, what brings you here?"

Looking at Bai Zhenxing, who appeared somewhat disheveled, Wu Taishan asked curiously.

Bai Zhenxing looked anxious. He glanced at Wu Taishan, then turned his gaze to Pi Yangyang, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "I'm here to see Mr. Pi."

Pi Yangyang looked slightly surprised and said, "You were looking for me?"

Bai Zhenxing nodded, "Mr. Pi, I did come to see you..."

Pi Yangyang said in shock, "No way? Clan Chief Bai, I remember I went to your Bai Village in person to pay you a visit. But I was stopped by the people of Bai Village, who said I wasn't qualified to see you..."

Bai Zhenxing, covered in sweat and not even bothering to wipe it away, said with an embarrassed expression, "Mr. Pi, we, the people of Bai Village, were blind to your greatness and offended you! We hope you will forgive our rudeness. On behalf of our Bai Village, I would like to sincerely apologize to you."

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Pi Yangyang with a face full of piety.

Pi Yangyang asked in astonishment, "Clan Chief Bai, why are you doing this?"

Bai Zhenxing remained slightly bowed, keeping his posture extremely humble, and said with some annoyance, "My Bai family was misled by a villain and thus showed great disrespect to Mr. Pi. Now we know we were wrong, and we have come specifically to apologize to Mr. Pi. We hope that Mr. Pi will be magnanimous and not hold it against us ignorant villagers..."

Pi Yangyang frowned. "Clan Chief Bai, just tell me why you came to see me."

Bai Zhenxing's expression turned solemn, and he said respectfully, "Our Bai Village would like to ask Mr. Pi to conduct a feng shui consultation for our ancestral graves and select a suitable burial site..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pi Yangyang chuckled softly, looked at Bai Kaixin, Bai Kaijin, and the others with amusement, and said, "Didn't you Bai family members not believe I understood feng shui? What, do you believe me now?"

Bai Zhenxing immediately turned around, slapped Bai Kaixin across the face, and angrily shouted, "You bastards, who gave you permission to question Mr. Pi? Kneel down right now and apologize to Mr. Pi!"

Bai Kaixin, Bai Kaijin, and Bai Kaishan's faces changed color repeatedly, but they couldn't kneel down for a moment.

With so many people from Wu Village watching, how could they possibly kneel before a young man?

“Clan Chief Wu, there’s no need to force yourself,” Pi Yangyang said calmly. “I didn’t take this matter to heart.”

A casual remark brought a look of terror to Bai Zhenxing's face. He kicked Bai Kaixin hard in the back of the knee and roared, "You beast, kneel down now!"

Bai Kaixin stumbled and knelt down with great reluctance.

Seeing this, Bai Kaijin and Bai Kaishan had no choice but to kneel down.

“Mr. Pi, we were ignorant and arrogant before, and we have offended you greatly,” Bai Kaixin said through gritted teeth. “Now we know we were wrong and beg for your forgiveness.”

Pi Yangyang's gaze sharpened, and he said calmly, "If you're not sincere, there's no need to force it. I have no grudge against Bai Village, nor any dealings with them. You don't need to humble yourselves in front of me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Zhenxing's expression changed, and he bent his knees, about to kneel down...