Chapter 20 Don't beep if you can do it
Coming out of the conference room, the head of the Ye family didn't say a word again. Walking all the way down the corridor, the exorcists who passed through the corridor stopped their rapid pace when they saw him.
"The Ye family master is good."
The Yuan Exorcists who stopped at the edge of the corridor bowed respectfully to the Ye Family Master, and the Ye Family Master also stopped and nodded at them.
Walking behind the Ye family master was the hall master of the Punishment Hall, but unfortunately his appearance was not known to most people, and some newcomers had not even seen him, just as an ordinary Yuan Exorcist.
The two of them arrived at the hall of the Yuanmen headquarters one after the other, and the wall in front of the hall was made of glass, so that they could see the outside from the inside, but they couldn't peek inside from the outside.
From the inside, the rain outside doesn't mean to get lighter at all.
"The rain stopped halfway through."
The Jade Hall Master stood half a step behind the Ye Family Master, lowered his head, and folded his hands on his chest, looking very respectful, just like the people who greeted the Ye Family Master before.
His current identity is an ordinary Yuan Exorcist in the Punishment Hall, and he naturally needs to be respectful when dealing with the high-ranking family master.
However, his deference was not perfect.
Although he has a hanging head, his waist is straight.
As a member of the Punishment Hall, no one other than the hall master is enough to gain their full respect.
The head of the Ye family put his hands behind his back, and his eyes fell on the world outside.
The rain was strong and the wind was strong, and the trees outside were blown to the ground, swaying left and right, and it seemed that this could happen at any time.
No one walked outside in the wind and rain, and even the number of exorcists who came to the headquarters to hand over the task today became much less, and the hall looked deserted.
That's it, the Ye family master's side was still noticed by many Yuan Exorcists. Although he was doing his own thing at hand, his eyes were glancing at the Ye family master from time to time.
"The news of the Jade Hall Master is really well-informed." The head of the Ye family still looked into the distance with his hands down, and from a distance, it looked like he was ordering something.
"That is, my chicken rib attribute, I can just ask a lot of news."
Although the words are self-deprecating, the tone of the words is full of pride.
After hearing this, the corners of the Ye family master's mouth hooked and smiled, he tilted his head slightly, and his gaze fell on the jade hall master who was diagonally behind him, "The hall master still likes to joke." ”
"No kidding," the Jade Hall Master also slowly raised his head, his gaze intersecting with the Ye Family Master, "Ye Zhen, I never joke." ”
"So you remember my name."
The head of the Ye family was a little stunned, how long has it been, everyone calls him the head of the family, he inherited the Ye family at the age of twenty-seven, and became the head of the Ye family from that day. For the next twenty years, he has always been the head of the Ye family.
He should have had many identities, a husband and a father, but after he became the head of the Ye family, all his identities were deprived.
His wife left him forever, his son was alienated from him, and he was respected by many people, but he could no longer feel warmth.
It makes sense that the heights are too cold.
"No one will forget your name unless it's you." The voice of the master of the jade hall was very soft, he knew a total of three Ye family masters, Ye Zhen was the third, he watched Ye Zhen take over the burden of the Ye family from his father, and also watched Ye Zhen send his wife away.
He has witnessed the growth and changes of too many people, and naturally he did not miss how Ye Zhen transformed into the head of the Ye family.
Compared with the previous two Ye family masters he had seen, Ye Zhen seemed to be more calm, he walked smoothly and steadily, and the Ye family also walked smoothly and steadily.
In the past few years, the power of the other four families has been expanding, and only his Ye family has always stuck to such a small place.
Some people say that the Ye family is about to fall, but in his opinion, the Ye family is just waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to be able to reach the top of the five clans in one fell swoop.
And now, Ye Zhen has seen this opportunity, so he did not hesitate to throw an olive branch.
"You...... What exactly do you want to do? The head of the Ye family adjusted his emotions, and then asked about the doubts he had in the previous conference room.
When it came time to vote in the end, his vote was obviously unimportant, but the Jade Hall Master handed the choice to him. And let him make the last request, what exactly do you want to do?
"I have a good relationship with your grandfather," the Jade Hall Master did not answer the Ye family master's question, but opened his head and began to recall the past, "The relationship with your father is also okay." In your lifetime, the relationship fades away. Two hundred years, I'm almost forgetting that I'm going to die. ”
"What!"
As soon as the Jade Hall Master's words fell, the Ye Family Master turned around suddenly, and the two hands that he had been carrying behind him also fell down.
"Are you ......" He wanted to ask if the Jade Hall Master was joking, but he suddenly remembered that the Jade Hall Master had just said that he was not joking.
Therefore, this Punishment Hall Master, who has experienced several generations of changes in the Yuanmen, is really leaving.
Recognizing this fact, the Ye family master also fell silent, he still had no way to accept it for a while, so it was better to calm down for a while.
"Born as a human being, living according to the destiny of heaven. The destiny is like this, and it cannot be forced. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the levels that people have to pass through in this life, even if I have lived for 200 years, I can't escape this last level. The Jade Hall Master took his eyes off the Ye Family Master's body and looked at the storm through the glass, "Look at that old guy in Shangguan, he has lived for more than a hundred years if he tries his best, and I am enough." What's more, I can hold on for a while now, so I have to survive that old guy in Shangguan. As for you, you don't have to think too much, it's good to see too much of this. ”
Yes, birth, old age, sickness and death, I have seen a lot of this thing, and I am used to it.
Hearing the Jade Hall Master say that he wanted to boil the Shangguan family master to death, the Ye family master didn't know how to answer. Such a serious question, how can this old man just talk casually.
"You're old ...... Still like to joke. The Ye family master smiled bitterly.
From the very beginning, all he heard was a joke.
Yutang wanted to affirm that he was serious now, but when he saw the eyes of the Ye family master looking at him, he felt that it was unnecessary again.
People will always recognize the reality and then accept it, and people will repeatedly question and overturn the reality, but when the reality really comes, people's first reaction is to accept it, and accept it willingly.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and there was no sound at all, and even the sound of breathing became clear. The outside, separated by a layer of glass, is the noisiest.
The sound of rain and wind, the sound of raindrops falling on the ground and leaves, the sound of the wind slapping on billboards and tree trunks......
"Why is it so sudden, it's been a long time since the head of the Shangguan family is not in good health, you ...... Your body has been fine, how can you ......"
"It's over."
The Jade Hall Master opened his head and sighed slightly.
"Although the body has been in a frozen state, the cells have been aging rapidly, and the body function is also declining, and I know very well that it will not be long."
"However, even if it doesn't take long, I have to survive that old guy in Shangguan."
"He has had a lot of blood on his hands for more than 100 years, and I'm afraid that a casual person can't take him away."
"It's just me."
The Jade Hall Master suddenly reached out and patted the Ye Family Master's shoulder, there are some things that must be done.
"I'm the only old monster who can take him away. So, Ye Zhen, you have to live well, be upright, and be steady. ”
The Ye family master didn't answer, he naturally understood what the Jade Hall master meant by his words. The Shangguan family has always focused on the study of Yuan Force, and in order to be able to study a stronger Yuan Force and a more stable bloodline, their family has done some crazy things behind the back of the Yuan Sect. But even though everyone understood the Shangguan family's intentions, no one was willing to propose a plan for sanctions. Even the Punishment Hall cannot completely change this reality.
The head of the Shangguan family tried every means to prolong his life, behind this trick, how many Yuan Exorcists and Yuan Demons died at his hands, no one was willing to estimate this number.
"Everyone has more or less blood on their hands, and it doesn't matter, just atone for their sins after death. But some people always like to commit the kind of sin that cannot be atoned. Ye Zhen, you must not be like them. The ancestors of the Ye family would not want to lie in the grave and be poked in the back. ”
The Jade Hall Master didn't care about the Ye Family Master's face at all now, he could say whatever he wanted, there was no discipline, and the Ye Family Master listened carefully, and he couldn't understand what the Jade Hall Master wanted to show.
Interrupting the Jade Hall Master's chatter, the Ye Family Master opened his mouth and asked, "What about the Punishment Hall?" ”
The master of the Punishment Hall has died, but there is no news about the next Master of the Punishment Hall.
No!
The head of the Ye family suddenly thought of a possibility, he had already chosen a large number of heirs in the Devil City incident half a year ago, but among the people in it, which one of them could inherit the rights independent of the five major families.
"I'm going to ask you, compared to the others, your Ye family, who is standing still, reassures me more. I've chosen the heir, so I'll ask you to mention it more. Speaking of this, the aura on the Jade Hall Master's body became heavy again.
He can talk about his own life and death, and when he talks about the heir, he is not much more serious than before.
"I am also her master, although the master-apprentice relationship is very shallow, but speaking of which, my Yu Langchun also has descendants to inherit. I haven't been able to teach her anything, and I hope you can teach her some in the future, she is a soft-hearted child and a little timid, but fortunately, she understands good and evil, and is not too confused. ”
"She can't run away from this troubled water, I just hope that in this cannibalistic world, she can live more freely."