Xue Jiman asked first, "Second Uncle said bluntly, what is the difference from previous years?" ”

Xue Chengjing picked up the dry tobacco in his hand, took two puffs, relieved his emotions, and then continued, "In previous years, the four heads of the family were elected by the King of Jiangling with high popularity, and my Xue family has always been at the top of the four major families, and the choice of the witch master every year is almost undoubtedly owned by my Xue family, but this year, the King of Jiangling has issued a document and set an assessment system, and the decision is made by the level of witchcraft, and the top two are selected, and then among the top two, the best ones are selected." ”

After saying this, the room was silent for a moment, and then there was a lot of discussion.

In fact, if you look at it carefully, there is nothing wrong with this document, but it is just in time for the new head of the Xue family to take over, so King Jiangling suddenly issued such a document, probably because he felt that the Xue family had no successor.

The elders of the clan were dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to criticize directly, but after a while, the voice of discussion in the room gradually lowered a little, and a voice asked, "Isn't this fighting for us?" ”

Xue Ling's heart moved, it turned out to be like this, no, her eyes fell on Xue Chengjing's body, Xue Chengjing's words were obviously not finished yet, and if it was just an assessment system, several ancestors were extremely pedantic, and they should not take the initiative to let her take over the position of head of the family as a girl.

That said, there are other more unfavorable things.

After a while, Xue Chengjing raised his hand, "Not only that"

Not only that, these four words finally made the hall quiet again, Xue Chengjing continued, "The prince said, among the judges of the choice of witch doctors this time, there is a strategist next to the emperor's eldest grandson, named Zeng Yi, this Mr. Zeng is said to be the witch clan in the north, quite a bit of real material, and now he is ordered to participate in the selection of the witch master, it can be seen that the whole court is paying attention to the choice of the witch lord in the south, so what the prince means is that if the choice of the witch lord is too low, the qualification for the choice of the witch lord will be cancelled in the next fifty years. ”

As soon as this sentence fell, the crowd suddenly began to be excited, "What does this mean, prince?" Our Xue family is at a low point, and in just half a year, it is impossible to compare with the other three masters. ”

"Fifty years? Both generations don't have to participate. ”

"Can't the prince open the net?"

Xue Ling's eyes moved slightly.

I see

The Witch Master's Choice is really different from the previous life.

In the previous life, she shocked Jiangling with a witch dance, and then according to the old rules, the Jiang family, the Qiu family, and the Xue family jointly voted, and finally was recommended by the king of Jiangling.

When she was pushed up, she was still a little overwhelmed.

The current documents are almost aimed at the Xue family, no wonder several ancestors actually thought of letting a woman take over as the head of the family, but it turned out to be the idea.

Just heard Xue Chengjing mention the name Zeng Yi, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This Mr. Zeng Yi, she naturally has an impression, except for some friendship with her eldest cousin, she does not have a good impression of Zeng Yi.

Xue Ling remembered very well that there were many strategists under the throne of the emperor's eldest grandson, Zeng Yi was young and was not taken seriously, and later jumped up and became the first strategist beside the emperor's eldest grandson, because Zeng Yi put forward the assertion that witchcraft was a disaster.

It is not a good thing for such a character to come to the Gangneung Witch Doctor's Selection to be selected now.

Xue Ling had a faint bad premonition in his heart, and some uncontrollable factors made the development of the situation begin to deviate.

Zeng Yi is a powerful strategist beside the emperor's eldest grandson, and he is also a very difficult person, the person who came to make this selection must be recommended by the emperor's eldest grandson, but, so early, has the emperor's eldest grandson already started to act?

Xue Ling didn't pay attention to the choice of the witch doctor in this area.

King Gangneung is not to be worried.

What really made her jealous was the emperor's eldest grandson, Nangong Sheng and Zeng Yi.

Xue Ling's heart was a little heavy, and her internal worries were still unsettled, was she about to face external troubles so soon?

Soon, though, she was relieved.

Reliving her life, she didn't expect everything to be the same as in her previous life, no matter what difficulties she faced next, she just tried her best to face them.

When Xue Ling was pondering, the voices in the ancestral hall came and went, chaotic and noisy.

Because of this sentence, the five big and three thick men of the Xue family, as if they were facing a great enemy, there was an uncontrollable scorching sound in the room for the first time, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

The most excited is Xue Jihong.

Xue Chengjing shouted several times, but his voice was drowned out in the endless talk.

Compared with the indignation and anxiety between men, the few three women in the ancestral hall seemed much more indifferent.

Mrs. Xue has lived most of her life, widowed in middle age, lost her son in old age, and witnessed this fire with her own eyes, her mood has changed a lot, in the past, she cared more about everything in the Xue family, since she saw the clansmen for the sake of interests, as if the blood and family affection were nothing, her heart did not hesitate to favor Xue Ling.

Xue Chengjing had already told her about the content of this document, and now, the only thing she cared about in her heart was Xue Ling, and Mrs. Xue stretched out her hand and held Xue Ling's hand.

It seems to be like a curse, the previous witch masters of the Xue family have all died young, first her husband, and then her son, she has never wanted Xue Ling to embark on this road of no return.

In this situation, Mrs. Xue doesn't want Xue Ling to go to this troubled water no matter what.

Xue Ling was immersed in her own thoughts, and she didn't notice Old Lady Xue's emotions, the court dispute involved the witch doctor family, and she was thinking about how to protect herself.

And Jiang Yue, as a bystander, whether it is a witch doctor or a witch master, she doesn't take it to heart, she, like Mrs. Xue, cares about Xue Ling.

This dispute lasted for a while, and no good idea could be come up, and the sound finally stopped.

Xue Chengjing said, "I know that everyone is very angry, and I am the same, and the prince has also talked to us for a long time. ”

He sighed, "The prince said that the current situation is forced, not only the entire Jiangling is waiting to see the choice of the witch master, but the whole country is also paying attention, the prince can indeed help us get the position of the next witch lord with his hands, but when it comes to long-term solutions, this son is unstable." Other families are not convinced, and in the long run, they will only have endless troubles. ”

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't say anything.

Finally, Old Lady Xue spoke, "Since the prince has already decided, it is better to think about how the Xue family should deal with it." ”