Chapter 1760: Today, the old man must eat this meal

Grand Elder shouted with his neck stiffened, but regarding this, the clan member, however, pointed ahead at the queue with a strange expression and said in a complex tone.

That Grand Elder doesn't know—last night this queue was already changed, right?

Huh???

Hearing this, the Grand Elder furrowed his brows—has the queue been changed? What changed? Isn't it still properly lined up? Could it be that no one is queuing now?

Seeing the Grand Elder's appearance, the clan member knew that the Grand Elder had just been putting on a brave face; in fact, he simply didn't know at all.

However, the clan member didn't expose him, but out of respect for the Grand Elder's dignity, he explained calmly.

"Last night, because more and more people came to eat, the queue became too long, and some people were already standing on the lake surface."

"Seeing this, the Third Ancestor swapped the small courtyard's exit and entrance; now what was formerly the exit has become the entrance."

"So the queue you see now, Grand Elder, actually goes all the way around the island in a full circle, unlike before when it led straight to the small courtyard."

"So the queue is longer, and naturally the time needed is greater; according to many people's personal tests, going from the end of the queue to the small courtyard takes at least a day."

"That's why many who have already eaten will go straight back to the end of the queue; when their turn comes, twelve Shíchén have passed, and they can eat again."

Huh???

After hearing the clan member's explanation, the Grand Elder's brows were deeply furrowed together.

So the queue changed? Got longer? Just now I looked at the queue and it was actually bent, winding around Island 78 in a loop?

In an instant, the Grand Elder's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and even his wounds seemed to start throbbing faintly again.

Especially the chest area—yet I haven't suffered any internal injury, so why does my chest hurt?

A faint ache in the chest means, according to the clan member's words, that from my current position, if I want to eat, I must wait at least until tomorrow.

A whole day and night, and moreover, the Grand Elder still has wounds on him.

But after just a moment, the Grand Elder hardened his resolve and gritted his teeth, saying:

"One day is one day; I, the old man, must eat this meal."

Upon hearing this, the clan member glanced up and down at the Grand Elder's wounds and weakly said:

"But Grand Elder, with all those wounds of yours................"

"Just superficial skin wounds, nothing serious."

Upon hearing that, the Grand Elder gritted his teeth and replied, with a stubborn expression.

Seeing that, the clan member didn't say anything more, looking at the Grand Elder like that, he knew the Grand Elder wouldn't give up until he ate that meal.

Next, the Grand Elder followed the queue, and indeed it was winding and twisting—this wasn't just a single loop around Island 78.

Rather, he had gone around several full circles.

After finishing the outer loop, then the inner loop—basically one loop inside another.

With so many people coming to eat, the Grand Elder's face grew uglier the longer he queued, turning darker and darker.

But he never considered giving up; having come this far, how could he possibly retreat now?

Day turned to night, from queuing in daytime to nighttime, then from nighttime back to daytime.

Under the blazing sun, the Grand Elder looked at the not-so-distant courtyard gate, his eyes full of excitement.

He had arrived, finally arrived; despite his injuries, he had queued for a full day and night, and finally arrived.

At this distance, it's not this batch; the next batch will surely have his bowl of food.

Thinking of this, the Grand Elder couldn't help but feel anticipation, after all he had sacrificed too much for this bowl of food.

Not long after, as the people inside the courtyard finished eating, the queue began to move forward.

One by one, people walked into the courtyard; following the crowd, the Grand Elder also stepped closer bit by bit.

Here it comes, here it comes—the excitement in his eyes could hardly be contained, but just as the person ahead of him stepped into the courtyard, the courtyard became packed with people.

The Grand Elder could only wait for the next batch.

"Damn it..................."

He gritted his teeth and cursed, but soon the Grand Elder comforted himself in his heart, not angry, not angry.

Having waited so long already, he didn't care about this anymore; moreover, in the next batch he would be the first, the very first.

Waiting a bit wouldn't hurt; after all, it wouldn't be long, people eat quickly, and one must not linger in the small courtyard.

"Eat quickly, what are you dawdling for?"

Thinking this, the Grand Elder strained his neck and shouted.

"Finish eating and leave quickly, don't hog the spot."

The Grand Elder's voice repeatedly echoed at the courtyard gate, constantly urging; though he said he wasn't angry, he was truly anxious.

However, as the Grand Elder eagerly awaited, he saw that the people in the courtyard had finally finished eating.

Actually, it was only a little over a hundred breaths of time.

But as he watched the people in the courtyard start heading toward the exit, the Grand Elder, excited, was just about to lift his foot and step into the courtyard.

Then he saw a Guo family member who had been eating in the courtyard rush over in hurried steps.

He said to the Grand Elder and the others behind him:

"Everyone, I'm truly sorry, but Young Master Ye is overly fatigued, so today he needs to rest; those behind can come again tomorrow."

Huh???

Upon hearing that, the Grand Elder stood rooted like struck by lightning, the foot he had lifted frozen mid‑air.

His expression dazed, he stood there stunned for a moment, then the Grand Elder suddenly burst into a loud shout.

"Go to hell, I've queued a day and night, you tell me there's nothing to eat? I'll kill you."

"Today I, the old man, will see who dares to stop me from eating this meal."

As that angry shout rang out, the Grand Elder's mind had already been clouded by rage; heedless, his inner spiritual power surged skyward.

Seeing this, the surrounding clansmen immediately withdrew without hesitation, and each of their gazes toward the Grand Elder became exceedingly complex.

Grand Elder is here again?

As expected, under the gaze of many clanspeople, the next second, with Grand Elder's aura exposed, the seal of the Third Ancestor was triggered again in the sky above the small courtyard.

That terrifying pressure fell from the sky once again, and as the Third Ancestor's pressure appeared, Grand Elder finally jerked awake.

A flash of terror instantly appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly shouted.

"Wait a moment, I am not................"

It's a pity that the Third Ancestor's seal has no capacity for thought whatsoever; it simply acts according to its setting.

So it gave Grand Elder no chance to finish his words; all that could be seen was the Third Ancestor's huge illusory figure in midair, just like before, raising its palm and slamming it down toward Grand Elder.

Faced with that palm descending from the heavens like a mountain, Grand Elder was completely dazed, and then he saw a stream of light fly out once again from Island 78, heading toward the horizon.