The Ancient Gods' Whisper-Chapter 793 - 381: The Mother-in-Law’s Hesitation, Secret Infiltration

The black Rolls-Royce stopped on the long street, its bright headlights illuminating the rain curtain.

Old Master Si walked on the tree-lined path with his head held high and his chest out, leaning on a cane. For him, today was undoubtedly a successful negotiation, successfully pulling the Si Family out of a suppressed situation, and potentially elevating the family a step higher, directly advancing from two families to the top two, a true ascent!

He truly deserved to be the Ancient Supreme, the most mysterious and capricious God in the history of the Ancient God Clan.

Easily manipulating foolish mortals in the palm of his hand.

"I suppose you haven’t been back to the old house for many years?"

The elderly man suddenly said.

Jiang Mingyan had her hands in her pockets, the hem of her long coat fluttering in the wind, her gaze becoming increasingly cold, her voice possessing a glacial texture: "What does Old Master Si mean?"

She thought this was blatant mockery.

Indeed, she hadn’t been back to the old house for many years, ever since she broke family rules, secretly married an ordinary person, and gave birth to a daughter. She was forced to return to the family and was no longer the Jiang Family’s first genius.

She had wasted too much time, and her status in the family was not what it once was.

"I mean, this is a rare opportunity, the Jiang Family Master doesn’t have much time left, and one must consider the issues that will arise after his passing. I remember you have a strong-willed older brother, right? Your brother has a good son. Jiang Chuge has indeed been lying low for some time, but no one can guarantee whether he’s biding his time."

Old Master Si said lightly: "Who will be the next Family Head of the Jiang? Royal family struggles for succession have always been the most brutal and bloody wars in the world. The Ying Family can naturally take it all, and the losers will be at the mercy of others. If your brother rises to power, what will happen to you sisters and brothers?"

Jiang Mingyan narrowed her sharp eyes; this indeed was a concern of hers.

The larger the family fortune, the more you must guard against your own siblings.

There’s a risk that siblings can become mortal enemies.

The current head of the Jiang Family was over two hundred years old, a survivor of the Qing and Chi eras. He orchestrated cooperation with Buzhou Mountain, and his position was unshakable.

"I know your situation in the Jiang Family; it can be described in four words as isolated and without support. They fear your talents and are surely plotting against you in secret, right? Otherwise, why else haven’t you prepared to advance to the Ninth Rank after so many years? Because you know that once you ascend to the Demigod Domain, something will surely happen during the ceremony."

Old Master Si emphasized: "The current situation is different. The Si Family can become your backing. You don’t want your two daughters to be continually looked down upon in the Jiang Family, treated as illegitimate children, do you?"

This comment undoubtedly struck at Jiang Mingyan’s sore spot. She was a very proud woman.

With a strong sense of pride, she certainly didn’t want to see her daughters being looked down upon.

"An alliance with the Si Family is your only and best choice."

Old Master Si said with a smile: "Because our Si Family has the qualifications to negotiate with the Jiang Family Master, even if only to ease his curse and let him live another ten or twenty years. By that time, perhaps even your brother will be too old to care. For Miss Moon Princess, our young master is also a suitable match. A marriage alliance can solve matters of life and death and restore a broken mother-daughter relationship. Why not?"

After all, it was a woman favored by the Supreme; he still had to handle the relationship delicately.

This young Supreme seemed not to understand interpersonal relationships, acting too bluntly.

Old Master Si was different; he had lived long enough to become a master of human relations.

Smoothing over relationships was his forte.

This time, Jiang Mingyan didn’t retort with sarcasm because she was indeed tempted.

The premise was that the young man truly belonged to the Dark World.

Gu Jianlin’s performance today indeed exceeded her expectations, not just in displayed combat prowess but also in his courage and bravery. Most importantly, he understood the survival rule of the Dark World, which is the law of the jungle.

Here, there are no emotions, no loyalty, and no so-called principles of faith.

There are only interests.

As long as you are useful, you are powerful, and others will fear you.

This power does not lie in rank but in whether you are useful.

Or rather, for whom you are useful.

After grasping the survival rules of the Dark World, the seventeen-year-old seemed like a renowned giant, breaking the awakening bell with firmness and arrogance, negotiating with the true master of the You Ying Group.

If Gu Jianlin truly belonged to the Dark World, then his future would be boundless.

The problem was that he was not.

Jiang Mingyan was well aware of his true identity.

He was just a counterfeit.

And once his true identity was exposed, it was enough to trigger a large-scale war!

"Sometimes, identity isn’t such an important matter. We need to look further ahead."

Old Master Si smiled mysteriously, handing him a copper coin, lowering his voice: "Sometimes you don’t necessarily need to choose the right camp. As long as you follow the right people, no matter who wins, you’ll be the one laughing in the end."

A flash of lightning illuminated the woman’s seemingly cold face.

A peculiar glint flickered in Jiang Mingyan’s eyes.