Ling family, Ling house, council hall.

In that top position sat an old man, his beard hanging down to his chest, he was closing his eyes and recuperating, as if waiting for something, at this time the old man leaned on the back of the chair, and his demeanor showed a lazy look, fortunately, no one saw it, otherwise who would believe that the old man sitting on the high platform was Ling Yuan, the patriarch of their Ling family.

The old man sat on the high platform, his eyes closed for an unknown amount of time, and at a certain moment, the old man's eyes slowly opened and looked out of the council hall.

At this time, a young man in a gorgeous costume walked into the council hall with dignified steps, the young man was well-dressed, and his demeanor exuded an extraordinary bearing. His smart eyes are like rippling water waves, giving people a kind of calmness far beyond ordinary people, just like his eyes, sinking like mountains and still like water.

"Da-da-da-" The young man walked slightly to the front of the council hall.

"Ling Lei, I've seen the patriarch" Ling Lei solemnly saluted the old man sitting on the high platform, his clothes floating, exuding a unique bearing.

"Lei'er, didn't you say that you didn't have to behave so restrainedly in front of your father" Ling Yuan straightened up and waved his hand at Ling Lei, signaling him to stand up and not salute.

"Then how can I do it, although I am your child, you are the head of the family after all, and you can't break the rules" Ling Cheng raised his hands and bowed slightly.

"Hehe, it's worthy of being my child, not bad" Ling Yuan hugged his beard. A smile appeared on the old man's face, at this moment she had already put away the patriarch's bearing, and it seemed that she was just a kind old man, "In front of the clansmen, it seems that it is necessary to abide by the rules first, but if you face it alone, there is no need for so much red tape."

"Yes, father" Ling Lei put down his raised hand, only got up, and looked at the high platform with both eyes.

Seeing that Ling Lei agreed, Ling Yuan also nodded approvingly, and the old man's heart was rippling with relief.

"I called you here today because I have something for you to do!"

"Father orders as soon as possible," Ling Lei replied cheerfully.

"Okay-" There was a touch of relief on the old man's face, the children have grown up, they are all sensible, and they all know that they are worried about their patriarch.

"In a few days, the auction will be held by Ma Airlines, and yesterday Xue Jinli's daughter Xue Hongyu came to the house and sent an invitation," the blue wolf's smile narrowed slightly, and a serious expression came out again, "He invited my Lin family to participate in the auction of their Jinli Auction House."

"It seems that the pomp and circumstance of the auctioneer this time is not small, that Xue Jinli has always been arrogant, this time he will actually send his baby daughter to personally deliver the invitation" Ling Lei put one hand across his chest, and the other hand supported his chin, making a thoughtful look.

"Yes, there are still a lot of good things in this auction, especially the last thing at the bottom of the box," Ling Yuan said.

"The Shadow Follower Technique, it sounds like a high-level body magic technique, if that's the case, then it's not surprising" Ling Lei still kept thinking "If that's the case, then the Xue family will definitely spread the news, and even call the three major families of our Yang City, so that they can earn more."

"Yes, businessmen are naturally like that, they regard money as their life," Ling Yuan nodded, agreeing with Ling Lei's opinion, "So you have one to complete now."

"Oh-" Ling Lei's eyes rolled, and he asked with some confusion, "I don't know what kind of mission it is?"

"In a few days, I will go to the auction and try my best to get this shadow technique in my hands" Ling Yuan's old palm shook the armrest, and made up his mind, "So you go to the auction house branch in Ling Cheng now to help your father prepare well, understand?"

Sensing the subtle movements on Ling Yuan's palm, Ling Lei also had a little curiosity in his heart. It's not that there is nothing in the body law element art family, not to mention that as the patriarch, he has long practiced the advanced body law element technique, and I heard the elders in the clan mention that it seems to be called "Flowing Shadow Technique" and ranks among the top grades of the Xuan Rank, it stands to reason that the patriarch should not need to pay too much attention to this body law element technique!

"I don't know why my father attaches so much importance to the shadow channeling technique, is there anything special about him?" Originally, he shouldn't have asked too much in front of the patriarch, but curiosity finally overcame reason and asked it.

"Shadow Follower Technique, it is a body method element without any restrictions, anyone can practice, ranking among the top grades of the Xuan Rank" Ling Yuan sighed when he said this, glanced at Ling Lei deeply, and continued, "You also know that Xiao Yuan's Yuan Qi attribute has not yet been seen, except for that volume of exercises, there is no particularly good Yuan Art for him to cultivate, although there are many elements like this without restrictions in the clan, but most of the levels are too low, Xiao Yuan is extremely talented in the family, if there is no suitable Yuan Technique, it is likely that he will be delayed in the future." ”。

"Father has good intentions for Xiao Yuan, I, as the eldest brother, will thank him here first" Ling Lei hugged his fist at Ling Yuan on the high platform.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Ling Yuan's old face, and he nodded with satisfaction. It is a good deserving thing that brothers can have such brotherly affection. You have all grown up, and when the time comes, I can rest assured that this family will be in your hands.

"It's all a family, don't be so polite to speak, don't forget, although I am the patriarch, I am also your father" Ling Yuan waved his hand at Ling Lei, signaling that it didn't have to be like this.

The two of them then talked very well, but while they were talking, another group of people walked into the council hall. They exuded extremely powerful vitality fluctuations, they were the nine elders of the Ling family, and they were obviously much worse than Ling Yuan on the high platform.

The two people led by Ling Lei did not feel the slightest fluctuation of vitality, the more people in the back felt it more clearly, the last one, you are the weakest one, although the fluctuation of vitality, feel the most clearly, but he can vaguely guess that if he fights against him, he will lose within three moves.

The two men who walked in were dressed in white robes, their beards hanging down to their chests, and their hair was already gray, and they were dressed differently from those of the clan.

One of them is tall, with red hair, extremely conspicuous, and the thing that is even more distinctive is that the armarmor on his arms is golden, he is the great elder of the Ling family, Ling Feng, who manages the various escort armies of the Lin family, and the golden armour represents his lofty status, second only to the patriarch in the family, and can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person.

The other person's figure was a little thin, compared to the Great Elder Ling Feng, he was obviously not on the same level, his hair was gray, his face was full of wrinkles, and there was a touch of solemnity on his old face, a faint majesty emanated from his face, if an ordinary clansman stood here, I am afraid that he would be shocked in an instant. He is Ling Yue, the second elder of the Ling family, and the silver arm armor represents the status of his second elder, second only to the patriarch and the great elder.

Both men enjoyed high status in the family.

"Ling Lei, I've seen the Great Elder, Second Elder" Ling Lei turned around and saw the two old men walking into the council hall, clasping his fists at the two old men and bowing.

The Great Elder with the golden arm armor saw Ling Lei bow and salute, and snorted as if something had passed by Ling Lei, bringing a gust of fresh breeze.

Seeing Ling Feng act like this, Ling Lei's pupils shrank, but fortunately, he lowered his head and no one saw it. On weekdays, I heard that the Great Elder always had no one in his eyes and didn't take anyone in his eyes, and he was somewhat unfortunate before, after all, as an elder, he still had the least calmness and wisdom, but when he saw it today, it seemed that he was clumsy, and with his arrogant posture, I am afraid that even the patriarch would not have too much awe.

Ling Lei smiled bitterly, it's a pity that no matter what, you are still just an elder, and you will never be able to sit on the position of patriarch.

"Young Patriarch, don't want to see us outside, you don't have to be polite" Seeing Ling Lei so respectful, the second elder Ling Yue stepped forward and stretched out his hand to straighten Ling Lei, who was holding his fist.

Ling Lei quickly changed the expression on his face, regaining his previous sunshine and kindness.

"What did the second elder say, although he was called the young patriarch by the clansmen, but the family has family rules, and we, the young patriarchs, are also members of the family, so naturally we can't break the rules" Ling Lei shook his head lightly. The movement was very slight, although he didn't have a good impression of the Great Elder Ling Feng, but Ling Yue, who was a twin brother in the family, was quite loved by the clan, and when he saw it today, he was really amiable.

"Hehe, don't embarrass him for the second elder," Ling Yuan stood up from the high platform and said to the second elder standing in front of Ling Lei, "Xiao Bei really can't break the rules when he sees the elders!"

"Ling Yue, I've seen the patriarch" Ling Yue bowed slightly to the old man on the high platform.

At this moment, Ling Feng, who had already stepped forward, did not behave at all, glaring at Ling Yue, who was saluting Ling Yuan on the side, as if he was questioning why he wanted to salute him.

This scene was naturally seen by the condescending Ling Yuan, but he didn't say anything.

"Two elders, please take a seat first!" Ling Yuan stood on the high platform and waved his hand to the two old men.

"Lei'er, you go down first!" Seeing that the two elders had already taken their seats, he said to Ling Lei.

"Yes"

With that, the young man walked slowly out of the council hall......

"Patriarch, my two brothers are here this time, and the so-called clan test is ...... ten days later."