Chapter 4

Ren Hanlin and Ren Wenxu also chimed in, one after another. They had been holding back for a long time and now they were pouring out all the words they had been suppressing for a month.

"Hmph!" Wan Hong inwardly sneered, slowly picking up his tea and taking a sip. He had seen this kind of scene more than once. These old fellows seemed to enjoy this moment very much. Next, Ren Jie would repeatedly apologize and grovel to please the elders.

Although it was not unusual for a junior to admit fault and apologize to the elders, who were all of the grandfather generation, he was the head of the family.

Every time he thought about this, Wan Hong felt a deep sense of shame. He remembered how glorious his father, Ren Tianxing, had been. At sixteen, he inherited the position of family head. At eighteen, he led the family's soldiers to annihilate a cult. At twenty, he led troops to conquer fifteen small countries in three years, shocking the world with multiple major battles. At twenty-five, he had already reached the Yin-Yang Realm, becoming the pinnacle of martial power in Yujing City, the strongest among the younger generation. He then led the Ren family to its most glorious period.

At thirty, he even resigned from the title of Duke, and after thirty-five, his strength became unfathomable. Over nineteen years, he led the Ren family from being the last of the five major families to a point where it could almost rival the royal family, becoming the second strongest family in the Mingyu Dynasty after the royal family.

As a result, his son, Ren Jie, inherited the position of family head, relying on his father's prestige to force him into the role. He was the first person in history to take over as family head at the Body Tempering Realm, and at seventeen, he was still at the fifth level of the Body Tempering Realm, a complete waste. But he was still the family head.

Just as Wan Hong was smirking, preparing to watch the show, Ren Hanlin, Ren Wenxu, and Ren Junyang, the three elders, were talking one after another, and Ren Jie's expression was getting worse and worse.

At first, when he heard the elders speaking, he was still willing to learn humbly, thinking that he just needed to listen. But the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more he felt annoyed. What the hell was this?

Moreover, there was not much information in the previous head's mind about this. This bastard was really good at self-deception. Clearly, this was not the first time such a thing had happened, yet he had no deep impression of it.

Ren Jie quickly gathered the limited information and realized that his father, no, now his own father, was actually so impressive. In just twenty years, he had brought the Ren family to its peak. And the only thing the elders needed to do when Ren Tianxing was the head was to follow orders.

There was no such thing as an elder council. The elders had no real power. If you had the ability, you had the power. If you could contribute to the family, you would get the corresponding power. Otherwise, you just had to stay on the sidelines, waiting for the basic allocation of resources to practice.

Later, when he became the head of the family, Ren Tianxing established an elder council, which included the three elders in front of him, his sixth uncle Ren Tianzong, his second uncle Ren Tianheng, his fifth uncle Ren Tianqi, and the grand elder Ren Xiongtu, making a total of seven people.

Damn, aren't these just regents?

Ren Jie immediately thought of the regents from historical novels and TV shows, like Ao Bai and his ilk.

Compared to the Earth he knew, the Ren family was much more powerful than the royal families of that era.

Now, watching these guys talk, Ren Jie felt increasingly annoyed. He was already unhappy about being in this world, and now he had to deal with this.

These old guys were clearly taking advantage of their power, using a chicken feather as a command.

They had the right to do so, but he was the legitimate head of the family. They even restricted his living expenses and purchases. Although the top-grade spring water and Huoyun Que She seemed to be encouraged by Gao Ren, they were indeed delicious in his memory.

Moreover, ten thousand gold pieces sounded like a lot, but in the Mingyu Dynasty, silver was the basic currency, followed by gold, and above gold was jade money. Ten silver pieces exchanged for one gold piece, and ten gold pieces exchanged for one jade piece. Ten thousand gold pieces were only one thousand jade pieces. For ordinary people, it was indeed several years' income. But for the Ren family, it was not even a fraction of their wealth.

The key issue was not the amount spent, but that these guys were using this as an excuse to pick on him. Originally, there were no restrictions on what the head of the family could do, but now, with the elder council, there were restrictions. Not only that, but the monthly living expenses of ten thousand gold pieces, or one thousand jade pieces, were reduced to five thousand. The temporary advance limit was also reduced from five hundred thousand gold pieces to one hundred thousand, and now they wanted to reduce it even further.

Remember, he was the true head of the Ren family. Even a family ten times smaller than the Ren family would not treat their head this way.

Do you even consider me the head of the family? Do you treat me like a puppet emperor? Are you bullying me?

Ren Jie didn't care about the past, but the more he listened, the angrier he became.

"Bang... Clatter!" Ren Jie had a specially prepared tea next to his large chair, a rare and valuable item, but he swept it away, sending the teacup and table flying into the hall, landing among Ren Junyang and the others, shattering on impact.

"Ah..."

"Hmm?"

Those who could become elders of the Ren family were naturally experienced, but now they all looked at the shattered table and teacup in disbelief, completely stunned.

Even Wan Hong, who was waiting to watch the show, was stunned, holding his teacup and looking up in shock.

"Come on..." Ren Jie, already annoyed by his穿越, jumped up from his large chair, pointing at Ren Junyang and the others, and then at his own large seat: "Come, come up and sit here, come and be the head of the family."

"You want to punish me, right? You're so awesome, why don't you come and be the head of the family yourself? You're disgracing the family, and you still have the nerve to say that. Do you even know what it means for the head to be humiliated, and for the head to be disgraced, the ministers should die?"

"Tell me, am I the head of the Ren family?" Ren Jie roared, looking at Ren Junyang and the others.

They were all shocked by this spoiled young master. This fifth-level Body Tempering Realm young master, who used to be terrified when they talked about cutting expenses and controlling his finances, would always beg for mercy, apologize, and make promises.

This made these originally powerless elders feel very satisfied. No matter what, Ren Jie was the head of the family, and the head of the family begging for mercy and apologizing to them made them feel very comfortable and relieved after being oppressed by Ren Tianxing for twenty years.

But they never expected that this spoiled head of the family would... actually explode, and with such ferocity.

"You're not answering, right? Let me ask you, since I am the legitimate head of the Ren family, what do I represent? I represent the face of the Ren family. I am the head of the Ren family. Others can't even speak disrespectfully to me, let alone hit me. If they hit me, they are hitting the Ren family. Now, the head of the family has been hit, and you're not even helping to ease the burden or do something for the family. Instead, you're talking about this nonsense."

The suppression of his穿越, the discomfort of leaving Earth, all burst out at this moment.

Even if he didn't want to be the head of the family, Ren Jie didn't want to be a puppet emperor, listening to these old guys manipulate him. So he was now fearless. Besides, his predecessor was a super spoiled young master, who was only obedient in front of these old guys because they controlled his finances. But he didn't care about them.

"Do you feel good about this? Do you feel that after being oppressed by my father for twenty years, bullying me now can comfort your weak hearts?" Ren Jie stood above, pointing at the three of them: "Nonsense, you're just nonsense, completely useless. Wherever you are, you stink. All you do is nitpick. What have you done for the family?"

"All you do is watch the head of the family. Are you my nannies? Do I need to tell you every time I urinate or defecate? Do you know how much the Ren family spends every moment? Have you ever planned or strategized for the family, or increased its income? If you spent as much time watching the head of the family as you do, you could increase the family's income by ten percent. How long would that last the head of the family?" In fact, Ren Jie didn't know, but it didn't affect his counter-question. He guessed these old guys probably hadn't contributed much.

Because the Ren family had been in a continuous state of prosperity for twenty years, and had been pushed by his father for twenty years, it was indeed difficult for anyone to improve the family's situation. So this statement was not wrong.

More importantly, regardless of right or wrong, Ren Jie was now just venting and exploding.

"Each of you is idle all day. The head of the family is hit, and in your mouths, you're actually speaking for the other side. Do you know that hitting the head of the family is the same as hitting the Ren family? Do you have to wait until others attack the Ren family to realize it?"

The explosion, venting, and roaring were like a storm, leaving the second elder Ren Junyang, the third elder Ren Hanlin, and the fourth elder Ren Wenxu stunned, their minds blank.

They were also left speechless by Ren Jie's words, their hands trembling. Ren Wenxu was so angry that he stood up, pointing at Ren Jie, but his words were drowned out by Ren Jie's.

Wan Hong sat there like a statue, holding his teacup.

Is my hearing okay? Did I hear wrong? Is this the Ren Jie who would lose all dignity and grovel whenever his finances were mentioned?

Is this the small family head, a fifth-level Body Tempering Realm, like a puppet emperor?

What's wrong with him today? Is he crazy?

"Ren... Ren Jie... Are you crazy? Do you know what you're saying?" Ren Junyang also stood up, his power barely contained. The peak of the Divine Realm was not to be taken lightly. He was already half a step into the Yin-Yang Realm, with the opportunity to condense a Yin Soul.

"What did you call me?" Ren Jie pointed at himself: "You're not even calling me the head of the family. Do you know what the family rules say? Are you planning to attack me? Wasn't I the head of the family that you all agreed to? Come on, try to attack me."