Thousand Hills City.

Tonight, the moon is dim and the stars are scarce.

The Chang family mansion, in a solemn and majestic hall, there is a long wooden table, and the people sitting on the table are all old men with gray hair, these are the elders of the Chang family elder association.

"The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the family cannot be without an owner for a day, elders, since Chang Xinglong is dead, then one person should be selected to act as the head of the family and temporarily preside over the affairs of the family. ”

"The two clans are old and virtuous, with both ability and political integrity, and strong strength, I think he can be qualified for the position of acting family. ”

One of the elders sitting at the table stood up, looked around, and said.

At the end, when he sat down again, he nodded secretly to Chang Gaode, who was sitting opposite, obviously these two had already colluded.

"In that case, let's vote!" These elders of the Council of Elders do not directly hold power, they only have one right, which is the right to vote.

When the Chang family encounters a major event, the Council of Elders will decide by voting.

There were more than thirty elders in total, and they all imprinted their opinions into the jade slips on the table through soul perception.

This method is very secretive, and the opinions of each elder are not clear to others, so it can prevent the elders from being coerced into doing things that are contrary to their intentions.

Soon after, more than 30 jade slips were all thrown into a jade tripod in the center of the long table.

Soon, the jade tripod was lit up, and then words rose from the jade tripod's mouth, and opinions were presented.

"One agrees, two agrees......"

"Ten agreed, eleven agreed......"

Everyone stared at the words, looking for opinions that agreed with Chang Gaode's position as "acting head of the family".

In the end, the number of consents was locked at nineteen.

That's more than half.

In other words, half of the elders who are doing it agree to Chang Gaode and take up the position of "acting head of the family".

"Since this is the case, then the two clans Lao Chang Gaode will temporarily act as the head of the family, and wait until the one-year inspection period expires, and then hold the inheritance ceremony of the head of the family, and officially turn into a regular person. ”

Sitting in the first place, a very old man spoke slowly. Although he is old, his aura is extremely powerful, and he is an ancestor of the Chang family's Star Realm.

"Thank you Changye Ancestor, thank you for your recognition, I Chang Gaode must carry forward our Chang family...... Chang Gaode has uncontrollable joy on his face.

Although the result this time was what he expected.

Because before this elders' meeting, he had already promised many elders in private, promising great benefits......

However, when the dust settled, Chang Gaode's inner excitement was still difficult to control.

The position of the head of the family is his dream goal.

Although he is only the acting head of the family now, after sitting in this position, it is a matter of nine out of ten to become the real head of the family.

After the end of the Council of Elders, Chang Gaode did not rush to deal with the family affairs, but hurriedly left the Chang family's mansion and went straight to the city lord's mansion.

......

The Lord's Mansion, the Banquet Room.

"Chang Gaode, I don't need to hand over the rest of the things to you, right?" The crown prince Gu Donghai sat in the first place, and next to him stood Sun Duhong and the city lord Zhang Chunqiu.

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely wipe out all Chang Xinglong's henchmen in the future. Chang Gaode's eyes were full of cold murderous intent.

If he wants to stabilize his position, the first thing he has to do is naturally to kill dissidents.

"Don't be in a hurry to kill, detain them first, and try to subdue them if you can, Chang Xinglong has been the head of the family for so many years, and there are not a few henchmen, if you really kill them all, your Chang family's strength will be lost." Gu Donghai was completely in a commanding tone.

And he did this, not because he was soft-hearted, but because he didn't want the overall strength of the Chang family to lose too much.

Only the strong Chang family, when used by him, can exert great power.

"Listen to Your Highness's orders. Chang Gaode nodded hurriedly, the reason why he was able to get his wish this time was entirely because of Gu Donghai's relationship, without Gu Donghai's financial support, the great benefits that Chang Gaode promised to the other elders would not be able to be fulfilled at all.

"There's another person, you go and make an appointment for me. Gu Donghai grabbed a portrait on the table next to him and threw it to Chang Gaode.

Crash!

Chang Gaode opened the portrait and was slightly stunned, "Chang Weiye?"

"That's right, it's him. Gu Donghai nodded.

......

Chang Weiye is Chang Yuanshan's younger brother and Chang Qi's second uncle.

When he was young, he once competed with Chang Yuanshan for the position of the head of the Chang family.

However, Chang Yuanshan is strong, and Chang Weiye is not an opponent. Especially after Chang Yuanshan set foot in the Star Realm, Chang Weiye completely died in the heart of competing for the head of the family.

However, when Chang Gaode revealed Chang Yuanshan's death to Chang Weiye, his mind became active again.

In a certain restaurant, Chang Weiye walked back and forth, with an excited light flashing in his eyes, "Brother Gao De, what you said is true?"

He and Chang Gaode, in the fight for the position of head of the family, are both on the losing side, often drink together, and have some friendship.

"Nature is true. Chang Gaode smiled and nodded, "Chang Yuanshan and Chang Xinglong died together, if I lie, how did I get the authority of the acting head of the family?"

"Definitely. Chang Weiye nodded, and then said: "Your Highness's ...... over there"

"Your Royal Highness, as long as you are obedient, your benefits will be indispensable in the future. Chang Gaode laughed.

"That's what to do. Chang Weiye gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

Doing so, although it is to betray the Chang family, or even push the Chang family into the fire pit, what Chang Weiye cares more about is his own power and benefits.

Becoming the head of the family was not only his dream goal, but he was also able to obtain a lot of cultivation resources, so that he could set foot in the Star Realm in his lifetime.

In the next few days, Chang Weiye used the wealth given to him by Gu Donghai to privately promise great benefits to the members of the Chang Elders' Association.

Five days later, the Chang family's elders' meeting was also convened.

And Chang Weiye, with more than half of the votes, successfully won the position of the acting head of the Chang family.

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Castle Lord's Mansion.

A private banquet was held.

There are only a few members of the banquet, but everyone here is now a real big man in Thousand Hills City, and a stomp of his feet can cause an earthquake in this city.

Gu Donghai sat upright on the first seat, looking at Zhang Chunqiu, Chang Weiye, Chang Gaode, Sun Duhong and others, and a touch of pride flashed in his eyes.

It was only a week since he came back from the Dongqiu Jade Mine, and he had successfully pinched the Chang and Chang families in his hands.

And this Thousand Hills City is also equivalent to being completely controlled by him.