It wasn't that the guests were making a mountain out of a molehill. From Elder Xu's loving eyes, it was clear how precious Xu Jiaorou was in his heart. In other words, if they could win Xu Jiaorou's heart, they would become a winner in life.
Although the Xu family wasn't particularly rich, in terms of power, they were second to none in the capital. Those who had truly stepped into the upper class knew that between money and power, the latter was more important. In this day and age, it was said that some rich businessman would rack his brains to ask for help, but there was never a case of a big shot with real power bowing to a businessman. After all, when wealth reached a certain level, it was basically impossible to squander it all. If they wanted to further satisfy their ambitions, they had to curry favor with the rich and powerful.
At this moment, Xu Jiaorou's tone towards me was like a nervous girlfriend. Feeling the fiery gazes from all around, as the person involved, I felt a little embarrassed.
"Of course not. You're giving me face by coming … After all, we're just friends."
I shook my head. Halfway through my words, Guan Ruolan looked at me angrily, so I quickly added a sentence.
My intentional emphasis caused everyone to be a little surprised. Xu Jiaorou's pretty face turned slightly red, and a flash of depression appeared in her eyes. Does this mean that I don't have any feelings for her? Xu Jiaorou had always been in the capital, so she had heard about my deeds, including my relationship with Guan Ruolan.
In addition, not long ago, I brought Hsieh Shih-chi with me to the Beautiful Women's Headquarters, and Xu Jiaorou couldn't help but throw herself into my arms. At that time, Hsieh Shih-chi's angry eyes were a typical case of overflowing jealousy. It was both Guan Ruolan and Hsieh Shih-chi. Xu Jiaorou couldn't help but sigh. When a man is outstanding to a certain level, any kind of woman can be conquered.
The exceptionally intelligent Xu Jiaorou naturally understood that my words were meant for Guan Ruolan. Although I didn't deliberately emphasize it, the others could still hear a trace of rejection in my words, so they looked at Xu Jiaorou with a slightly strange expression.
Xu Jiaorou rolled her eyes at me. Why did it seem like she was the one who threw herself at me? It was inexplicably awkward. If I didn't help her a lot, Xu Jiaorou would have given me an angry expression.
She didn't deliberately explain, and returned to Elder Xu's side. Guan Yunjin wanted to chat with Elder Xu for a while, but Guan Ruolan tugged at him and winked at him. Guan Yunjin had no choice but to greet them. Then, the siblings arrived in front of the mourning hall, and knelt down to pay their respects. Then, the memorial service officially started.
Since Guan Yunjin was the eldest, the task of giving the memorial speech naturally fell on him. Although he had prepared in advance, he was obviously nervous in front of so many big shots. After saying a few words, he hesitated. He took out his notebook and read it. Then he told them about Elder Guan's achievements in his life.
After he finished, it was time for the mourning. There were many distant relatives of the Guan family. Some of them had come yesterday, while others had arrived early in the morning. As waves of sobbing resounded, the atmosphere was a little sad and depressing.
I wasn't sure if it was because Guan Yunjin had paid them, but they were crying with all their might. However, Guan Ruolan was different. I had deliberately emphasized it, which made her happy. However, now that it was time to bid farewell to Elder Guan, she felt inexplicably sad. Bits and pieces of the past flashed in her mind. Compared to the four siblings of the Guan family, Guan Ruolan's relationship with Elder Guan was the deepest. After all, after Guan Yunjin had left the country, the other three siblings had also gone their separate ways. After a long time, their relationship had weakened. However, Guan Ruolan was different. She had been by Elder Guan's side all year round. She had experienced the feeling that blood was thicker than water. At this moment, Guan Ruolan was the saddest one. Her tears rolled down her cheeks, which made me feel uncomfortable.
Guan Yunjin heaved a long sigh. Since he was afraid that Guan Ruolan would lose control of her emotions, he had no choice but to speed up the process. "For everyone's convenience, you can freely burn incense and offer your prayers in the next half an hour. The incense is over there. Of course, this part is voluntary."
After hearing his words, an idea suddenly flashed in my mind. This seemed to be a good opportunity.
Following that, more and more people went to offer their prayers. Elder Li and Elder Peng didn't hesitate and slowly walked over.
"Let's go, Grandpa. Let's go together." Although she had been misunderstood, it didn't affect Xu Jiaorou's sincerity.
"Mm." Elder Xu nodded and responded.
Of the four major families, only the Zhang family was left. Young Master Zhang and the others hesitated for a moment before following.
Without batting an eyelid, I took out a light yellow talisman. There were special veined patterns and patterns on it. I had obtained this from Elder Zhu of the Five Poison Sect. After he understood the situation, he took out a lot of good treasures in hopes that I would spare his life. Out of benevolence, I let him live. However, I also took all the treasures along the way. Honestly speaking, as a martial arts expert, some of Elder Zhu's strange things were quite useful.
For example, this yellow talisman was refined by someone with profound Daoist magic. For a short period of time, it could make a ghost appear. It didn't seem to have much use, but under certain circumstances, it was very useful.
After all, ordinary wandering ghosts were difficult to see with the naked eye of an ordinary person. Even powerful martial artists would find it difficult to find them, unless they were Daoist priests who specialized in catching ghosts.
I waved my hand and the yellow joss paper flew out. In the blink of an eye, it stuck to the coffin. Although there were martial artists present, my action was too fast. They couldn't detect it at all.
Soon, it was the turn of the Zhang family's father and son to offer their prayers. The Zhang family's patriarch stood to the side with his hands clasped together in prayer.
The guests in the courtyard couldn't help but click their tongues in wonder.