Chapter I: Deliberations

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk. As time passed, the last rays www.biquge.info of light of the sunset were swallowed up by the dark night, and he struggled twice, unwillingly falling below the horizon.

Because it is covered in a unique defensive technique all year round, if you look at it from a distance or from above, the Mist Hidden Ninja Village is always shrouded in a thick fog.

But even with such a thick fog, at night, when you look from outside the village, you can clearly see that several areas are significantly more densely lit. The densest is naturally the residence of the Oni Lantern Clan, and since the Oni Lantern Clan won the power contest after the death of the first Mizukage, its family power can be said to be getting bigger and bigger. After years of operation of the second generation of the Water Shadow Ghost Lantern Phantom Moon, the residence of the Ghost Lantern Clan and the Office of the Water Shadow are close to each other, whether it is from the point of view of the station, or from the point of view of status, the Ghost Lantern Clan is undoubtedly the "core" of the Fog Hidden Ninja Village.

Of course, there are many other ninja families in the village, and there are many big ones among them. In the past few years, the Shui Wuyue clan and the Kaguya clan have been eyeing the power of the second generation of the Water Shadow Ghost Lantern Phantom Moon and their families, and a group of small and medium-sized families have been constantly merging between these three families, hoping to have the opportunity to grow into a wealthy family.

It's a pity that since the civil strife of the Shui Wuyue clan eight years ago, the then patriarch Cangdou succumbed to the water shadow in order to gain the support of the village, and the pattern of the village has changed from the three clans to the ghost lamp family, and Shui Wuyue and Kaguya are under it.

Because of this matter, over the years, Shui Wuyue's current patriarch Cang Dou has been under tremendous pressure within the clan. However, thanks to Cangdou's elimination of the two dissident forces of the "Tongdao faction" and the "Soichiro faction" in one fell swoop in the events of that year, although many people in the clan are now dissatisfied with Cangdou's policies, they are also scattered and helpless against Cangdou.

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As the sky completely darkened, the lights in the Shui Wuyue Residence began to burn up gradually from the patriarch's residence.

In the past, each company was responsible for the lighting at the station. But a year ago, the patriarch's son, Shui Wuyueqi, proposed to the patriarch Cangdou that the clan should fund the unified planning of the lighting of the family residence, so as to make the family more orderly. After thinking about it, Cangdou felt that the lights began to light from his residence, which could better highlight his majesty as a patriarch, and his son was young and old, and he had never been very close to him, so he readily agreed to Shui Wuyueqi's proposal.

Cangdou originally planned to find someone to be in charge of this matter, but he didn't expect that his son Qi not only came up with this idea, but also wanted to operate it himself. Therefore, Cangdou allocated a sum of money to his son and let Shui Wuyueqi do it.

Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good!

Although Shui Wuyueqi's idea was simple, every night, watching the lights gradually turn on in the family residence in an orderly manner, not only the people in the family, but also the other people in the village, also felt extremely shocking.

Since then, the clansmen have known that the patriarch's son is not only extremely talented in combat, but also very talented in other aspects.

After that, Shui Wuyueqi proposed and presided over the rectification of the drainage system of the station, which further deepened the impression of the clan that "the young master is a genius".

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The council chamber in the patriarch Cangdou's house.

Today is the family meeting once a month.

It was customary for the patriarchs and the elders of the clan to meet monthly to discuss important matters in the clan, and in the month of the moon, the rules of the clan did not dictate who should obey whom when the patriarch and the elders disagreed. Therefore, this gathering is a very important place of struggle for the upper echelons of the family.

Of course, since Cang Dou used thunderous means to purge the opposition in one fell swoop, he has not been hindered by any substantial obstacles at the meeting. Every time Cang Dou made up his mind, none of those elders dared to comment on his decision. However, the face of the elders also needs to be maintained. Therefore, the elders often struggled with Cang on some trivial matters, in order to show that they and others had indeed carried out the authority of overseer patriarch. And Cangdou knew that he couldn't do it too ugly, so he was also happy to have some war of words with them and talk about it as a pastime on weekdays.

However, on one of the issues of the day, the elders had difficulty figuring out the patriarch's intentions, leaving them in a dilemma. This matter is: whether to let the patriarch's son, Shui Wuyueqi, move out of the patriarch's house, assign him a courtyard, and let him live alone.

On the surface, this matter was just a matter between the patriarch's father and son, and the elders did not need to be too careful, they just agreed to the patriarch's proposal.

But in reality, it's not that simple behind the scenes. Shui Wuyueqi's identity is extraordinary, as the son of the patriarch, once the patriarch agrees to let him live alone, it is necessary to equip him with subordinates and allow Shui Wuyueqi to establish his own lineage.

It stands to reason that Shui Wuyueqi's fighting talent and handling ability are excellent, and the patriarch is only one of his sons, plus he has reached the age of ten, which is in line with the practice of the clan, and should give Shui Wuyue the power to establish his own team. But the problem is that the patriarch Cangdou has an adopted daughter - Shui Wuyue Zhenxia.

That's right, the patriarch of Shui Wuyue adopted a child when he already had a son and a daughter.

Perhaps ordinary clansmen are just surprised by this, after all, the patriarch is a lineage of blood, and there has never been a precedent for adopting a foreign child. But everyone here is a person with sensitive hands and eyes, although they can't be 100% sure, but most of them know in their hearts: this child is probably the illegitimate daughter of the patriarch and Shui Wuyue Jingjia. After all, Shui Wuyue Jingjia was sent abroad for half a year, and soon after he came back, the patriarch adopted a female orphan in the clan against public opinion, which was too much of a coincidence, and everyone couldn't think about it more.

And in this case, things become delicate: the matrilineal power of Shui Wuyueqi, the son of the patriarch, is now in decline, and he is unable to give Shui Wuyueqi strong support. And Shui Wuyue Jingjia has held great power in the clan for the past few years, and her relationship with the patriarch is not husband and wife in name, but other aspects have become more and more undisguised. Now, although she gave birth to a child to the patriarch, she is a girl after all. But if she gives birth to a baby boy in the future, will she still be satisfied with being the lover of the patriarch Cangdou? Will she be satisfied with letting her child only be the patriarch's "adopted son"? Everyone here has experienced the "Kirishima Rebellion."

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Based on various concerns, not only the elders, but even Cangdou's cronies Kazuya and Kenzaburo did not make a clear statement. Shui Wuyue Jingjia expressed her support, but no one knew whether she was sincere or just pretending to be generous.

Cang Dou looked at everyone and said that they didn't want to express their position in the past, and he was a little helpless in his heart.

Although his son Shui Wuyue Qi is young and old, and he is not very close to him on weekdays, he is still quite satisfied with this heir. His relationship with Shui Wuyue Jingjia is actually semi-public, and he is ready to announce to the outside world in the near future that he and Shui Wuyue Jingjia are officially married.

Cangdou knew what the consequences would be: if Shui Wuyue Jingjia gave birth to a baby boy in the future, then this child would have the identity of the patriarch's line, but without the blood of the patriarch's line, and there would be trouble in the inheritance of the patriarch's position.

However, although Cangdou also has this concern, he is not very worried. Shui Wuyueqi's talent is not comparable to others, not to mention that even if Jingjia gives birth to a baby boy, the age difference is too great, and it is difficult for this child to pose a threat to the eldest son when he grows up.

Thinking of this, Cang Dou strengthened his determination and gestured to his subordinates with his eyes.

Cangdou's subordinates received the order in Cangdou's eyes, even if they knew that they would offend the future master, they couldn't care about it at this time. After Cang Dou defeated the political enemies in the clan, his power became heavier, and his heart became more and more ruthless. In the past, if you disobey his orders, you may only be punished, but now if you provoke him, you are likely to be put to death by all means.

Therefore, everyone changed their previous vague rhetoric and expressed their opinions, believing that Shui Wuyueqi, the son of the patriarch, should be allowed to live alone.

Cangdou watched everyone obey the order because of one of his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, and said, "Since you think so, then Lord Ben will adopt your opinion." "After that, an order was issued to assign the former patriarch's old mansion to Shui Wuyueqi to live in. Although there were battles there, the ninjas did bloody work and didn't care much about it. Now that the house is assigned to Shui Wuyueqi, it means that Shui Wuyueqi has been established as the young patriarch by default.

After discussing the matter of Shui Wuyueqi, Cangdou was obviously in a good mood, and said to everyone with a smile: "Not only this one, but Lord Ben has one more thing to inform you, Lord Ben is going to marry Jinga on a certain day and marry her." ”

When everyone heard the patriarch's words, they all sighed in their hearts, and finally waited for this day. To this day, they didn't dare to oppose Cangdou's decision, they all stood up and said to Cangdou and Jingjia in unison: "Congratulations to the two of you!"

Then everyone saw the smile on Jingjia's face, both shy and happy.