Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 413 Look at this pot, it's so big and round.

The younger generation, as if waking from a dream, hurriedly lit a new incense stick.

The elders took it, and as they turned around, the incense sticks in their hands were cut in half again, leaving nothing behind.

Everyone: "!!!"

"Come again!"

The third branch's leader, Xi Siyu's useless old father, was still unwilling to give up and had incense burned for the third time.

Unsurprisingly, the incense, lit for the third time, also broke halfway through.

“This…” An older clansman, leaning on his cane, said with a deathly pale face, “During the ancestral worship ceremony, all the incense and candles went out. This is a terrible omen, a terrible omen!”

"That's right. This has happened three times in a row. It doesn't seem like a coincidence at all. Someone in the family must have done something shameful that angered the ancestors, which caused this situation."

"What do you mean? You can talk, but why are you looking at me like that? Are you trying to say that I did something shameful? And what kind of person are you? I think you are the one who has angered our ancestors."

"Did I say anything about you? Why are you jumping out so eager to take it personally? I think you're just feeling guilty."

"you!"

"Enough!" Finally, it was the clan uncle who shouted to stop the farce, and then turned to look at the family of the eldest uncle who was in charge of the ancestral worship ceremony.

"Second son's family, all the arrangements for this ancestral worship ceremony were made by your family, including these incense and offerings. Now that there's a problem with the incense used for the ceremony, don't you have anything to explain?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest uncle's expression changed.

What does this mean? Are they trying to pin the blame for today's sacrificial ceremony on their family? To make them the sinners of the clan!
With such a wicked intention, the eldest uncle naturally could not let him succeed.

"Look at what you're saying, how could we possibly be careless and sloppy about something so important? We personally bought these incense sticks from the biggest and best incense shop in town, and we still have the receipts. How could there be a problem?"

Xi Wuyong chimed in, "That's right, I bought all these incense and candles myself, there's absolutely no way there could be a problem. If any of you uncles and brothers don't believe me, there are still many unused packets of incense and candles here, feel free to check them."

Upon hearing this, the other relatives immediately stepped forward to check the remaining incense sticks, and unsurprisingly, there was nothing wrong with them.

But when they lit the incense and offered prayers, and then handed it to their elders to place in front of the tombstone, the incense still couldn't escape the fate of being cut in half.

"This……"

The uncle who was speaking was of the same generation as Old Master Xi. The eldest uncle, not wanting him to continue to put the blame on him, decisively cut him off before he could speak.

"We've investigated and examined everything, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the incense before it was lit. There was no problem during the worship either. The problem only arose just before it was placed into the incense burner. So, if there really was a problem, it should have been with the person who held it last."

The uncle's face darkened. He was of a high generation, and most of the incense sticks held by the second and third branches of the family were handed over to him to be the one to wrap up the final prayer.

The eldest uncle's words were tantamount to directly targeting him, turning the tables on him. "Second son, how can you speak like that? You don't know any manners at all. It's because of a descendant like you that the spirits of our ancestors are angry."

"Third Uncle is right, Big Brother. We heard what happened in your family from the people here. You tricked your sister-in-law into signing the voluntary organ donation document and secretly bought her a huge insurance policy. You are really despicable."

If this were to be investigated seriously, it would be considered intentional assault, and he'd be in jail. Our family is considered respectable; if a relative had a criminal record, we'd lose all face. No wonder our ancestors are furious; they wouldn't want to give you, the person in charge of the ancestral rites, any respect.”

The eldest uncle, having received a betrayal from his own brother, was furious and laughed: "That sounds nice, but anyone who didn't know better would think you were some kind of saintly, righteous, and righteous person. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I'm not a good person, but how much better are you than me? If you push me too far, I'll expose all your dirty secrets. Then we'll see who's more shameful and less pleasing to our ancestors."

In a short while, the relatives who had been chatting and laughing together not long ago all changed their expressions. No one was willing to back down, and they wished they could tear a piece of each other's flesh off.

Compared to the tense and imminent conflict on their side, Du Anrao and his group enjoyed a peaceful and tranquil life.

Both families have many relatives, but they get along well and rarely witness such infighting and feuds within the family.

They watched with great interest from the sidelines, almost ready to grab a handful of peanuts and melon seeds to eat.

"Wonderful, wonderful, truly wonderful."

"On the 23rd day of the third month of the year of Ji Si, during the Grain Rain season, a verbal battle occurred at the Xi family's ancestral worship ceremony in K City. The Blue team launched the first attack with 'Pot-Slapping' and took the first blood. The Red team was not to be outdone and used the 'Divide the Blame' skill to successfully avoid the opponent's fatal blow. The Blue team was unwilling to give up its advantage and chose to use the second skill 'Unreasonable Entanglement' to hinder the opponent's steps."

Enraged, the red team entered a berserk state, unleashing their ultimate skill to deal area-of-effect damage, minimizing the gap in advantage by inflicting heavy losses on both sides. The battle has now reached a stalemate, and the outcome remains uncertain. This report is brought to you by our frontline reporter, Xiao An.

As soon as Du Anrao finished speaking, applause rang out from the side.

"Putting everything else aside, it's a huge loss to the media industry that An'an has such eloquence and isn't a journalist."

Du Anrao immediately puffed out his chest proudly and accepted the praise.

While watching his sister's antics, Du Hexuan, who was standing to the side, also took the opportunity to criticize Xi Jingyue.

"See? See? This is the downside of family discord. Open and hidden attacks, impossible to guard against. Small battles every three days, big battles every five days, often resulting in death or injury, and the whole family is never at peace. You two must absolutely avoid this kind of situation when you look for men in the future. I don't expect them to be very successful, but at least they must come from harmonious families and have kind elders. You must never marry someone like them."

Li Zhaoyang felt awkward for a moment, thinking to himself, "Dude, aren't you being a little too obvious? Be careful not to provoke the kid's rebellious side."

No sooner had he finished his reflections than his wife nodded solemnly, expressing her deep agreement: "That's right, harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things. A complicated family like theirs is not suitable for our An'an."

"..." You two are making such a show of singing and naming names, I seriously suspect that you two are deliberately taking revenge, all for that so-called marriage certificate between someone and the Du family's younger sister!

Li Zhaoyang glanced silently at his cousin, who was completely unaware of what was happening nearby, and silently lit a candle for him in his heart.

Du Anrao frowned but did not comment on the two's highly pointed suggestions.

Just then, someone in the crowd not far away exclaimed in surprise.

"Look, the incense burning over there by Grandpa and the others hasn't stopped."