The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife-Chapter 533: The Ancestor Has Arrived

"Dong——"

A resonant chime echoed, and everyone knew that the ancestral worship was about to begin.

Grandfather Murong, as the Clan Leader, would lead everyone in reciting the Mu family precepts, consisting of about 100 words, neither too long nor too short, all in classical Chinese.

Though somewhat obscure and difficult to understand, for the Mu family members who grew up hearing it, this ancient saying was essentially the Mu family precept, and nearly everyone could recite it from memory.

After reciting the precepts, Mu would say "rise," and an Elder would pull down the curtain behind him. Slowly, the black cloth with white embroidery lifted into the air, revealing hundreds of ancestral tablets before everyone’s eyes.

High and low, they covered the entire wall.

Majestic and overwhelming, a wave of ancient and mysterious aura surged forward, capturing the hearts of all present.

These were the ancestors of the Mu family.

The higher the placement, the greater the contribution to the Mu family they had made.

The stories of these ancestors were as familiar as treasures to each Elder, knowing which ancestor founded the Mu family, which ancestor brought the Mu family to its pinnacle, which had led them safely past plagues, and which had guided them through the perilous war years...

The Mu family’s present must never forget these ancestors.

Like every year, after going through the rituals, the Mu family head would say a few words at this time. Mostly the same old stories, which everyone was accustomed to. While waiting to be "preached" to, Mu senior suddenly talked earnestly, expressing gratitude to the ancestors who had made great contributions to the Mu family.

"Now, we can sit here safely, living such good lives, all thanks to the groundwork laid by our ancestors and the wealth left for the descendants of the Mu family... We must not forget!"

"And the future of the Mu family will depend on you young people!"

"In the past, some questioned us old folks, saying why, in this day and age, we still worship ancestors? Why stick to so many old rules and uphold those relics of customs? It’s a new era, with everything new, and our Mu family should keep up with the times, starting a reform on these rules..."

"I want to say, you’re not wrong, we are old and may not keep up with the times, but some rules set by the ancestors cannot be changed. The ancestral worship, cannot change; the old Mu family residence, cannot be moved; every child born in the Mu family must attend the Mu family private school... As for when you grow up and reach adulthood, whatever you want to do is your business, we won’t stop you, do whatever you want. Just don’t forget, the Mu family is your root, no matter where you go, what achievements you make, or even if you fall on hard times, the Mu family always welcomes you back!"

"Apologies! This old man has spoken a bit too much today, but this old man is happy." Murong grandfather’s eyes turned red, but as he said, he was quite excited because he knew that the announcement he was about to make would bring a massive impact on the entire Mu family.

Whether good or bad, he didn’t know, but he knew many people’s destinies would be changed.

"Yesterday, when you entered the Sacrificial Hall, you may have noticed that this year’s ancestral worship is a bit different. Usually, even if lanterns are hung, they are white, just a few, but why so many red lanterns this year?"

"Because I am about to announce something, which is, a passage from our Mu family history lesson, ’A Mu girl newly born, leaves home for Immortal Cultivation, surprises brother with joy,’ this sentence is true!"

All the Mu family descendants were a bit dumbfounded. Did the Clan Leader drink too much today?

"What, you don’t believe it? Alright then, let me invite this ancestor out." Mu senior turned around and asked an Elder to invite "Great Aunt" out.

Those standing closer heard the four words "Great Aunt," and instantly understood. Was this not the announcement made by the Mu family a few months ago, requiring all Mu families to honor "Great Aunt" Mu Qiuniang, or face expulsion?

Good heavens?!

This is for real?!

Then, people saw a woman dressed in a Han-style Aoqun appear, with a white base adorned with blooming rose flowers, a delicate Jade Pendant pressing down her skirt, a jade hairpin atop her head, her hair gently flowing.

As she moved, it was as though lotus flowers blossomed beneath her feet, elegant and graceful.

At first glance, she appeared like a traditional beauty stepping out from ancient paintings, exuding a cool elegance.

But what astonished them was not her appearance, but that the roses on her dress seemed to be blooming in reality, with one climbing over another, one entwining another, constantly flourishing and withering.

With the roses’ withering, innumerable petals seemed to fall from her dress, scattering across the ground.

The man beside her, also clad in an ancient robe (matching couple style), looked incredibly familiar, yet when he elegantly stepped on the fallen petals, as he lifted his foot, the petals remained undamaged, as if they had never been stepped on.

After standing beside Mu senior, Mu senior respectfully addressed them as "Great Aunt" and "Great Uncle."

Other Elders also bowed, addressing them with the same term.

The others were somewhat bewildered.

Especially the one standing next to Murong, watching as the Mu family’s Murong Young Master deeply bowed and respectfully called out: "Master, Master!"

Mu senior introduced to everyone that this was the "Mu girl" mentioned in the book.

"Impossible, Clan Leader, that ancestor must be over a few hundred years old, there’s no way she could be alive now." Immediately, a Mu family descendant doubted, "And she looks way too young, doesn’t she?"

Mu senior did not waste words and had the Elder check the Mu family genealogy to confirm the name of the ancestor from back then.

The Elder replied, "Clan Leader, we’ve long checked; the name of that ancestor is indeed ’Mu Qiuniang,’ the ’Qiu’ character because Great Aunt was born in autumn, taken from the phrase ’one leaf falls and all autumn is known’."

A Mu family descendant noted, "There are many with the same name; not everyone named Mu is from the Mu family." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"You’re right! But I can assure you, Great Aunt is indeed a member of the Mu family!" Mu senior then instructed an Elder to bring out the portrait of this Great Aunt.

As it had been prepared in advance, the portrait had already been fetched from the Mu family Book Storage Building, placed on a tray, and covered with a red cloth, brought to them.

When the yellowed portrait was unveiled, the spirit of the woman inside indeed matched Mu Qiuniang. It was evident how skilled the artist was back then.

"This is Great Aunt’s Master’s personal work. Please compare it carefully, you may pass it around." Mu senior had an Elder pass the portrait around.

"It does look quite alike, but... isn’t plastic surgery available nowadays?"

After all, if someone from hundreds of years ago suddenly stood before you, claiming they were your ancestor, there would be few who would believe, right? Moreover, in today’s era, the Cultivation world has long declined, few know about it, and naturally, it was even harder to convince everyone.

Mu senior had anticipated everything, smiling as he awaited everyone’s doubts, even giving them ten minutes to write down their questions and pass them on.