To seduce her

The woman's voice was like a thunder, spreading throughout the ancestral hall again.

Her sharp voice sounded particularly harsh in this solemn space.

Gao Yuchuan's face became increasingly gloomy, and it was obvious that his unhappiness had reached its peak.

Shen Yaochu noticed Gao Yuchuan's mood, and quickly reached out to hold Gao Yuchuan's hand, and gently reminded him: "Don't make noise here."

Shen Yaochu's voice was very soft, but to Yan Huiyun's ears, it sounded like adding fuel to the fire!

Yan Huiyun not only did not calm down, but became even more angry. She turned around suddenly, staring at Shen Yaochu with a sharp gaze.

The next second, Yan Huiyun rushed over, snatched the lit incense from Shen Yaochu's hand, and smashed it hard on the ground.

The incense stick drew an arc in the air, fell to the ground, made a crisp sound, and broke into pieces in an instant.

Upon seeing this, everyone in the ancestral hall gasped, and Shen Yaochu was also slightly stunned.

Gao Yuchuan's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. He raised his hand to grab Yan Huiyun's wrist, but Shen Yaochu was quick to pull his hand back and hold it in his palm.

At this time, the senior monk who had been lighting incense came over.

The monk's face was calm and solemn. He shook his head slightly and said, "Don't get angry in the ancestral hall. This is a place for worship and prayer. You need to remain calm and respectful."

The monk clasped his hands together, bowed his head slightly, looked at Yan Huiyun calmly, and said slowly: "Female donor, this is a sacred place. When you worship your ancestors, you should be reverent and pious. Anger and disputes will only disturb the tranquility here and offend the ancestors. Don't let your anger cloud your mind. Let go of your obsessions and you will find peace."

Yan Huiyun wanted to continue to attack: "Why don't you let me speak?"

The monk said, "Today, we are all gathered here to remember our ancestors and pass on the virtues of our family. Your behavior goes against the original meaning of ancestor worship. Don't believe rumors, and don't blame others for no reason. If you have any doubts, you can wait until later when you are calm and explore, and don't act rashly here."

Yan Huiyun knew that if she continued to argue, the other party would not allow her to continue the sacrifice.

Although she hated Shen Yaochu, she still knew that the most important thing was to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings, so she kept her mouth shut.

She looked at Shen Yaochu fiercely, her eyes still full of hostility.

Gao Yuchuan looked solemn. Shen Yaochu held his hand, rubbing it gently with her fingertips to comfort him.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and then, as if they had a telepathic connection, they all realized that the dispute should not continue in this sacred ancestral hall.

Yan Huiyun took the incense in to worship, and the monk lit the incense again and handed it to Shen Yaochu and Gao Yuchuan.

The two men took the incense and walked inside. Everyone else also came forward one by one, picked up the incense again, and prepared to burn incense and kowtow with a solemn look.

The smoke of incense rose up and spread in the air of the ancestral hall.

Everyone knelt down in turn, kowtowed devoutly, and began the solemn worship ceremony.

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After offering incense and bowing, everyone slowly walked out of the ancestral hall.

Shen Yaochu and Gao Yuchuan walked out side by side. Many people were waiting on both sides of the courtyard, preparing for the next step.

Shen Yaochu stood beside Gao Yuchuan, but could feel the extremely unfriendly gazes around him.

She glanced sideways and saw Yan Huiyun standing not far away, her eyes burning with anger, as if she wanted to burn Shen Yaochu to ashes.

It seems that Shen Yaochu's ancestor worship really made her unhappy.

Shen Yaochu wanted to ignore her gaze, but Gao Yuchuan reacted before her.

He frowned, stepped forward and stood in front of Yan Huiyun.

Yan Huiyun snorted coldly: "What? Have you figured it out? Do you know that you shouldn't stand up for such a person?"

Gao Yuchuan's voice was cold: "Why are you targeting her?"

Yan Huiyun looked at Gao Yuchuan and said sarcastically, "Why? Didn't I tell you? Because her father is the criminal who killed your mother!"

She looked Shen Yaochu up and down, her eyes full of contempt: "She sold the ancestral home at that time, was it because she was guilty and afraid of retaliation? Now she comes to worship again, it must be because she has a guilty conscience! Do you think that just letting her worship simply can eliminate the evil she has done? How can such a good thing happen in this world?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd, who had finally calmed down, became uproarious again and started talking a lot.

Shen Yaochu looked directly at Yan Huiyun and explained calmly: "Miss Yan, please be careful with your words. I came to pay my respects to my mother-in-law because I am Gao Yuchuan's wife. You have no right to interfere."

"Respect?" Shen Yaochu's words angered Yan Huiyun, who angrily said, "If you really respect the Yan family, you wouldn't have sold the ancestral home and caused the Yan family to lose face! If my family hadn't handled it in time, our ancestral graves would have been dug up long ago!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, pointing at Shen Yaochu as if she was going to attack him: "Your father killed someone, and you sold the land of our Yan family's ancestral home. You Shens are all unforgivable evildoers, and you dare to come to the Yan family? You are so shameless!"

This sentence was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples. The emotions in the crowd were instantly ignited, and anger and accusations rose one after another.

"This father and daughter really ruined our Yan family!"

"Yes, we can't let this murderer's daughter come to the Yan family again!"

"How can the Yan family tolerate such a person? Yu Chuan is really confused. He disregards the family for a woman."

"That's right! Gao Yuchuan, for this woman, have you even disregarded the Yan family's reputation? You are an accomplice!"

"Kick her out! We can't let her defile our Yan family's ancestral hall!"

Everyone's emotions were completely ignited. They became more and more excited as they talked, and gradually lost their rationality.

They surrounded him together and tried to drive Shen Yaochu away.

The whole courtyard was in chaos.

Shen Yaochu's face was pale, but there was no trace of fear in her cold and stubborn eyes.

She pursed her lips tightly. She didn't want to cause so much trouble to Gao Yuchuan, but she still stood firmly, unwilling to take a step back.

Because she knew in her heart that her father couldn't be the murderer!

Gao Yuchuan stood in front of Shen Yaochu and protected her with his body. His tall figure was like a solid fortress, blocking all threats and attacks outside.

"Stop it." Gao Yuchuan said sternly, "No one can touch her."

The anger in the crowd did not subside. Some people tried to push Gao Yuchuan away and continued to attack Shen Yaochu.

In the chaos, a stone flew from nowhere, cut through the air, and hit Shen Yaochu directly.

Shen Yaochu was caught off guard and subconsciously tried to avoid it, but Gao Yuchuan reacted before her.

He almost instinctively stepped sideways and blocked the stone for Shen Yaochu without hesitation.

With a dull "bang", the stone hit Gao Yuchuan hard.