Chapter 13: The Heroes' Conference
After the owner of Jiang Zhuang finished toasting, he began to announce the rules of the election meeting: "The promotion meeting of Yanyu Villa has always been a set of rules, and those who have been included in the name of my village can recommend themselves or each other, and I and the elders will first determine the qualified sects, and then select the owner of the village with everyone." Jiang Xiaotian looked around the audience for a week and continued: "Now, I have received a total of twenty-three new entry posters, three of which have been removed, namely the Stone Broken Gate, the Divine Gate, and the Absolute Sword Gate."
Master Jiang Zhuang glanced at the three sects with his eyes like a torch, "If there is anyone who is not convinced, you can stand up immediately." "Some disciples of the three sects were not convinced and wanted to come out to argue, but they were all stopped by their sect masters.
"If you don't dare to stand, please don't leave without permission, Yanyu Villa is easy to enter and difficult to exit, Jiang still needs to negotiate with you, if the self-advocate dies in the villa, Jiang is not responsible."
The three sect masters looked embarrassed and looked at each other, they naturally knew why they were removed, but they couldn't figure out that they had already negotiated with the original sect to deal with it, and they didn't have to do this to expose it, so where did the news leak from?
The heads of the sects to which the three of them originally belonged were also surprised, they either let go of the rebels out of years of mentorship and apprenticeship, or in order to protect the reputation of the martyred female disciples, but even the disciples in the sect knew very little, let alone outsiders?
Xu Yunxi and Sheng Lingyun looked at each other and smiled, and Qiao Yiling also silently gave them both a thumbs up.
Xu Yunxi turned his head back to the stands, his face was calm, but he was actually watching the movements of the Golden Lotus Sect closely. They were in the pavilion, a few meters away from the Golden Lotus Sect, and they could see their every move.
"Alright, now the conference has officially begun!" A gong sounded, Jiang Xiaotian retreated to the stands, discussed with the elders of the villa, and the meeting was presided over by Mr. Zhuang Zhongjin.
Qiao Yiling was puzzled: "Why only the qualifications of these three small factions are eliminated, aren't there still nine that are also problematic?"
"It's too early to startle the snake." Sheng Lingyun answered patiently.
"We still have to find out the specific situation before we can deal with it together." Xu Yunxi also briefly explained and continued to stare.
Qiao Yiling nodded to show that she had come to her senses, glanced in the direction of the Golden Lotus Sect and quickly avoided her eyes, Sheng Lingyun saw her panic, "Are you still afraid?" If you're afraid, stay away from them. ”
Xu Yunxi, Xiao Ziyan turned his head to stare at her.
"I'm just scared of his snake." Qiao Yiling replied with a weak heart.
"Don't worry, he can't hurt you." Xu Yunxi comforted her.
Qiao Yiling let out a soft "um".
Xu Yunxi asked Xiao Ziyan: "Ziyan, what about the charter?"
"Still sitting, but he shouldn't give up his qualifications, and Shen Shiyi's eldest disciple Yan Lan seems to be running for election."
"It's getting busy." Xu Yunxi tugged at the corners of his mouth, the current situation seems to be calm, but in fact, there is an undercurrent surging, and there is chaos.
A few people stopped talking and watched intently.
In front of them, Poison Siniang was close to the golden snake and said in a low voice: "Those two people were behind us that day, and there were two more helpers."
The golden snake disdainful: "Hmph! So what, we just do our thing, stop it, kill it! ”
Poison Siniang was thoughtful and meticulous in her observations: "Golden snake, don't you think it's strange? Why are they staring at us? ”
"Zuo is just a person from the villa, I'm afraid that we won't be good, so be more vigilant."
"I don't think these people are simple, it's better to be careful." Poison Siniang could feel the fierce aura coming from behind, so she was uneasy.
The golden snake has always been proud, and he is dissatisfied with the poisonous Siniang's worries: "You have become more and more timid in the past few years."
The two men did not say a word, waiting for the right moment to prepare for action.
Mr. Jin did not repeat it, but was concise and to the point: "Please take a step forward if you are interested in the position of the owner."
As a result, many leaders stood up one after another in the field, and Feng Feng and Yan Lan were impressively listed.
Yan Lan is dressed in filial piety, which is particularly conspicuous, he is side by side with the charter wind, the two look at each other, Yan Lan has fire in his eyes, and the charter wind is calm, as if it has nothing to do with him, and he has a clear conscience.
After the self-recommendation, the first part of the meeting was to introduce the heads of the owners to show their ability to act as the owners.
After the first few introductions, the charter Feng began to speak: "In Xia Bucai, the head of the Xiandu faction has only been four years. In the past four years, the immortal capital in Ningyuan has grown from a small portal to a large sect with hundreds of people. I joined Yanyu Villa in Xiandu, and I was taken care of by Duomeng Villa, so that I was in charge of the Ningyuan waterway, not Zhang Mou's boasting, now from the north of Qinnan to the east bank of Ningyuan, the biggest water merchant is none other than my Xiandu. Zhang Mou dared to say that as long as there are ships on this road, there is a good chance that they will be loaded with goods from Xiandu! ”
Several elders in the stands nodded, and the immortals were indeed shrewd and capable in running their business. Only Jiang Xiaotian sat in danger and did not make any response.
Some of the leaders in the audience were complimented on the surface, but in fact, they exchanged glances with each other, Shen Shiyi's matter has not yet been clarified, everyone has a lot of complaints about the charter, and he has always been arrogant, and he has already made a lot of enemies.
"The master of the Zhangmen is a very busy man, while he wants to help the juniors find out the matter of the master of the Shen family, he still wants to run such a big villa." Zuo Zhengning, the head of the Mohe faction, was sarcastic.
Mohe is also operating waterways, but the immortal capital is vigorous, often taking advantage of the situation to suppress the Mohe River, robbing them of many businesses, but they are not humble or arrogant, with a good reputation and smart minds from the trough turned over, although it is not as good as the development of Xiandu, but they have secretly turned to take a new route in southern Qin, after a few years, there is a tendency to catch up with and surpass Xiandu.
The charter only said that he was resentful, and did not put him in his eyes, "Zuo Zhangmen, the villa has helped you a lot, but you don't seem to be able to do business, if all the sects are like you Mohe, then wouldn't the villa be quickly defeated?" ”
Zuo Zhengning was about to argue, but Yan Lan preemptively spoke angrily: "There are rules in the villa, and all sects and factions are not allowed to suppress each other, but Xiandu has been targeting Mo He, and he also bullied me with a flame knife and killed my master!" Master Zhangmen, do you not take the mountain villa in your eyes, or are you ambitious and have other intentions? ”
Yan Lan approached Zuo Zhengning, and Zuo Zhengning supported him.
The Flame Knife Sect and the Mohe Sect have been friends for many years, and when the Mohe River was in trouble, the Flame Knife Sect still helped each other, which is why they had conflicts with the immortals.
The face of the charter changed suddenly, he is indeed involved with Shen Shiyi now, but he has truthfully reported to Jiang Xiaotian, that day he and Shen Shiyi had a big fight, neither of them made a killing move, and the injuries were similar, who knew that not long after the two separated, the news of Shen Shiyi's death came, and the Flame Dao Gate relied on him, and surrounded the Immortal Capital faction many times.
He has been preparing for the election of the owner for so long, just because of this matter, he is already at a disadvantage, how not to be angry. Now Yan Lan is still scolding him for his wolf ambitions, he is even more angry, thinking that he has given them face very much, and he has been hiding for so long because he doesn't want the two families to make a big fuss, otherwise he will be removed, and now on the stage, Yan Lan still has to chase him and ridicule him.
The charter wind was secretly accumulating his palm, Jiang Xiaotian had already seen the clue in the distance, and was getting up to dissolve it, when he saw the charter wind's hand being pulled.
"The main body of the chapter door has a lot of energy, so you don't have to worry about the juniors." Nie Changnan, who had been standing quietly in place, saw the-for-tat confrontation here, worried that everyone would be embarrassed at the meeting, so he hurriedly got up to persuade peace.
He suppressed the palm power of the charter wind, and stood in front of Yan Lan again, "Left master, I haven't seen you for a long time, is your body okay?" ”
Nie Changnan is a humble gentleman, he is the head of Beiming Hall, he is upright, gentle temperament, he will do his best to help whenever he asks, and he will not fight or grab, and he is praised.
Zuo Zhengning saw that it was him, and smiled back: "Lao Nie is worried, everything is fine."
Nie Changnan looked at Yan Lan, full of pity, "Virtuous nephew, mourn." ”
Yan Lan's eyes were moist, the master treated him like a father, and now that he had died, he still couldn't find the murderer, and now there were still a few sects that made things difficult for the flame knife everywhere, wanting to take advantage of the difficulty to seize the resources of their subordinates, fortunately, Zuo Zhengning and Nie Changnan helped to prevent the portal from withering, and it was inevitable to be wronged when thinking of this.
Nie Changnan patted him on the shoulder to show condolences.
The charter wind suddenly sobered up, thinking that it was fortunate that he didn't do it, otherwise it would be even more difficult to speak. But seeing Nie Changnan acting like a hypocrite, he felt angry.
"Nie is really good at being a man, but Zhang heard that you have always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and you have a clean breeze on your sleeves, why did you stand up again today, do you also covet the position of the owner?"
"The master of the chapter door misunderstood, I was just afraid that everyone would hurt the harmony and take the liberty to come out and be a peacemaker. Nie will go back and not delay everyone. Nie Changnan calmly walked back to his original team and made a gesture of encouragement to the charter wind.
The charter snorted coldly and no longer entangled with the two.
There was a whisper in the audience.
On the field, Jiang Xiaotian smiled knowingly, and seemed to be very satisfied with Nie Changnan's behavior.
After Mr. Jin made a fuss in the stands, he quickly resumed hosting, "Everyone is quiet, quiet!" ”
After everyone's attention returned, he kindly asked Yan Lan: "Young Master Yan, did you also recommend yourself to be the owner of the village?"
"When the family teacher was alive, he often taught us that when we enter the rivers and lakes, we must uphold the righteousness, and we must be loyal to protect the flame knife gate, and as a Yanyu Villa, we must also take on the solemn responsibility. Master has regarded the villa as his home for many years, and he has been working hard to run the land business, just to contribute more to the villa, and he has always respected Jiang's predecessors, and often wants to be a hero like Jiang's predecessors. ”
Yan Lan couldn't help but choke up when he talked about his master, and the disciples of the Flame Sword Sect couldn't help but tear up, and called him from afar: "Senior brother!"
Yan Lan took a deep breath and continued, "When Master was alive, he had been preparing for today, but his old man could no longer participate in this feast. Although I have little qualifications, I have also traveled many times with Master and have dabbled in one or two of them. Today, in order to fulfill the master's wish, and for the honor of the Flame Sword Gate, I am willing to take my own strength, and I must also stand forward to prove the flesh and blood of my sect. ”
"Good! Good! Heroic heart, juvenile ambition! Your Master Jiuquan will definitely be proud of you! Mr. Jin couldn't stop praising him, and the audience applauded, and Jiang Xiaotian and several people on the stage were also a little moved.
Jiang Xiaotian also heard of Yan Lan, he was Shen Shiyi's most important disciple, Shen Shiyi mainly ran the jade business in the Jianghuai area, but in recent years, he was a little powerless, and most of them were handed over to Yan Lan to take care of. Yan Lan is alert, well versed in business, has acquired and integrated the three major jade merchants, if you want to say that the waterway regulations are great, then the land route should be Shen Shiyi, and behind Shen Shiyi, Yan Lan has made a lot of efforts, and now that he is in charge of the Flame Knife Gate, Jiang Xiaotian is very pleased, so that he no longer worries about the future of the Flame Knife Gate.