Chapter 129: Succession
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Ma Shanhao said: "Zhuang Zhou, what you say is wrong! Everyone elected you as the patriarch, but to put the great task of reorganizing the Dream Hunter Clan on your shoulders, thinking back to twenty years ago, your father Zhuang Tianyang, the talent of Tianzhong, if it weren't for ...... He has long been the lord of Yunmeng Mountain, and now you can be regarded as inheriting your father's will. ”
Ma Shanhao mentioned Zhuang Tianyang, and Zhuang Zhou felt a pain in his heart. Ye Xuan'er behind Ma Shanhao also burst into tears.
At this time, Yin Ji and Zhou Long were also very excited, and said: "Senior Brother Zhuang, in recent decades, the Dream Hunter Clan has had continuous internal disputes, and Yunmeng Mountain is even more declining, and there is a lot of danger, and at this moment, one person needs to come forward the most...... We also hope that you can become the lord of Yunmeng Mountain!"
Zhuang Zhou was about to excuse himself, Ma Tianhu also staggered over, his mental power was almost completely destroyed by Liu Canglong, his feet were floating, and when he reached Zhuang Zhou's body, he stumbled and almost fell. Zhuang Zhou hurriedly held it with one hand, and Ma Tianhu said: "Senior Brother Zhuang, you are a cultivation wizard, after returning to the mountain, you first punished Xia Zhengliang, and then led us to escape from the dream realm, and later broke the dream screaming sound in Bicui Valley, and saved Yunmengshan in danger several times, this time the dream array, if you didn't break the gossip and seize the secret talisman, how could we break out of the dream array? Therefore, only you are the most suitable candidate for the patriarch, and we fully support you!"
Yin Ji and Zhou Long remembered the last time they were trapped by Zhou Bonian's dream urging sound in Bicui Valley, and they also nodded in agreement: "Exactly!"
At this moment, all eyes were looking at Zhuang Zhou.
It was Li Qiaosheng again, seeing Zhuang Zhou's hesitant look, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted: "The village chiefs of Yunmeng Mountain visit the patriarch!"
Gong Dingren saw it. Not to be left behind, he knelt down and shouted: "Yunmeng Mountain Dream Hunter See Patriarch!" When he knelt, dozens of people behind him naturally knelt down in unison, and shouted: "See Patriarch!" Most of these people are also sincere, some people have seen or heard Zhuang Zhou's heroic stories in the past two years, and now they know that the dream array of the second elder was also broken by Zhuang Zhou's dream hunting skills, and they have completely worshiped him in their hearts. Some people feel guilty, hoping that with this support, Zhuang Zhou will no longer pursue the betrayal of his master.
Zhuang Zhouhe had seen such a formation. I was at a loss for a moment. Yin Ji, Zhou Long, and Ma Tianhu glanced at each other, and also understood the meaning in each other's eyes, and the three of them knelt down on one knee at the same time, and said, "See the patriarch!" Several other disciples who had been following Yin and Zhou Erren also knelt down.
Zhuang Zhou sighed, and hurriedly helped the three of them with one hand. Knowing that the three of them couldn't stand on their knees, Ma Tianhu said: "If you don't agree." We're not going to get up!"
Zhuang Zhou was helpless. Looking at Ma Shanhao and the second elder, Ma Shanhao also knelt on one knee and said, "Ma Shanhao has seen the patriarch!"
The second elder laughed, and the thin old man said: "Zhuang Zhou, what the people want, you will agree!"
Zhuang Zhou looked at the people kneeling all around. I thought to myself, it is better to agree first, and after this period passes, everyone will naturally slowly know the haste and mistake of choosing themselves. It's never too late to excuse yourself. Thinking of this, I had to say: "Then I will agree first! However, we will choose a more suitable candidate in the future!"
The crowd cheered loudly, and everyone's faces were beaming, completely forgetting the battle and tension of the previous two days and one night. Zhuang Zhou waved his hand and shouted, "Everyone get up!" Everyone agreed in unison: "Yes!" They all stood up and looked at Zhuang Zhou, as if waiting for him to deliver his "inaugural speech". No one noticed that in a corner of the crowd, Li Chaowen had a frightened look in his eyes, quietly retreated, and slowly disappeared into the valley......
Ye Xuan'er saw Zhuang Zhou standing in front of everyone, just like Zhuang Tianyang back then, and couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
Zhuang Zhou was a little embarrassed, looking at so many eyes looking at him, there were a thousand words in his heart, and he didn't know where to start, he suddenly looked up and saw Ye Xuan'er, Wen Tian and their group of "foreign enemies" who broke into Yunmeng Mountain from the world, his eyebrows frowned, thinking that Ye Xuan'er went up the mountain to take revenge this time, almost destroyed the entire Yunmeng Mountain, and also caused the division of Yunmeng Mountain.
Looking at Yin Ji and a few others beside him, his eyes stared at Gong Dingren opposite, his face was full of anger and disdain, obviously he was worried about the fact that they had turned their backs on their master and now saw the wind and made the rudder. And Gong Dingren and the others obviously also felt this kind of resentment, and they were all uneasy. It seems that although Liu Canglong has been removed, the rift in Yunmeng Mountain is difficult to heal for a while......
As soon as he thought of this, Zhuang Zhou opened his mouth and said: "The rebellion in Yunmeng Mountain all stemmed from that grievance twenty years ago, my father was framed more than twenty years ago, and every time he thought about it, Zhuang Zhou felt painful. However, Zhuang Zhou has always been a member of the Dream Hunter Clan, and it was Yunmeng Mountain who raised me as an adult, so Zhuang Zhou's enemy is only Liu Canglong, not Yunmeng Mountain. As he spoke, he pointed at Gong Dingren and the others with his hand, and said: "Just like Senior Brother Gong and others, I think I just abandoned Liu Canglong, not Yunmengshan, so I don't blame Senior Brother Gong and others in the past, everyone is still the same senior brother, if someone mentions this matter again in the future, or even deliberately splits the clan, everyone will be punished......
When Gong Dingren and the others heard this, they were greatly relieved, and they bowed down together and said, "Patriarch Xie!" everyone's tense faces began to relax. However, Yin Ji and the others were in an extremely complicated mood, although they were unwilling, but since the new patriarch had already spoken, how could they object? What's more, if you want to investigate it carefully, Zhuang Zhou must have a lot of "disrespect" to Liu Canglong in the dream array, and he should have an unshirkable responsibility for Liu Canglong's current tragic situation, in fact, he has already turned his back on his master, should he also be held accountable? And although they would rather die than surrender, the light of memory just now still destroyed their last line of defense, and now, they have actually completely turned their backs on Liu Canglong, and Gong Dingren and others are only fifty steps and a hundred steps, so what qualifications do they have to accuse others?
In fact, the words of the new patriarch can be regarded as finding a legitimate reason for himself and others to turn their backs on the master, everyone knows it, just imagine, what else can be done in the current situation?
Li Qiaosheng and the other village chiefs under the mountain also breathed a sigh of relief, since Gong Dingren and the others were pardoned, then there was no need to worry about these village chiefs who had not cultivated. After all, when Zhuang Zhou took office, it was absolutely impossible to remove all the village heads, in the final analysis. The supply of Dream Hunting Mountain has to rely on the villages below the mountain. That Li Qiaosheng has a lot of thoughts, maybe with his own support for the first merit can also improve his status among the village chiefs, and more importantly, open a door for his son to go up the mountain to practice, when the time comes, his son will be able to enter the world and walk after cultivation, and his ancestors will finally be able to walk out of this isolated Yunmeng deep mountain......
Zhuang Zhou's voice changed and continued: "However, when it is critical, the clansmen are fighting each other, and some people even collude with external enemies. It almost caused the disaster of extermination, and this is what we need to be particularly vigilant about. ”
The crowd was silent. Everyone knows that this "foreign enemy" is the mother of the new patriarch, and I don't know how Zhuang Zhou will deal with this matter next.
Ye Xuan'er's face was even more ugly, Zhuang Zhou did not get close to her mother because Liu Canglong was her enemy, she already knew it. What I didn't expect was. Zhuang Zhou actually called himself a "foreign enemy" in front of everyone, which made Ye Xuan'er laugh miserably. said to the second elder of Menggongtan: "Go up the mountain this time." Ye Xuan'er fought against the two elders, not only to take revenge, but also to see mother and son, there is nothing else to ask for! Yunmeng Mountain can no longer tolerate me, so I will leave the mountain and go down the mountain, and I will never set foot on Yunmeng Mountain for half a step......" Wen Tian and Shen Guxing followed closely behind. A sad look looked.
The second elder of Menggongtan sighed.
Ye Xuan'er turned her head to Zhuang Zhou and said, "Zhou'er, my mother is really happy to see you become the lord of Yunmeng Mountain, if only your father could see this moment." He should have been happier...... Niang knows that in your heart, Niang is ruthless, unscrupulous, and abandons you, Niang is the sinner of Yunmeng Mountain, but ...... You haven't even seen your mother's true face, and now that I'm leaving, don't you want to see your mother?"
Zhuang Zhou's face was indifferent and he didn't say a word. In fact, he naturally knew the hardships and helplessness of his parents back then, and he could forgive them for abandoning their childhood selves, but when he thought of Ye Xuan'er, in order to avenge his revenge, he arranged for Wen Tian to lurk in Yunmeng Mountain for ten years, plotted against Li Chaowen, instigated the village chief to force the palace, and separated the two factions of the Dream Hunter Clan...... All kinds of viciousness and conspiracies made Zhuang Zhou shudder.
Seeing Zhuang Zhou like this, Ye Xuan'er felt a great pain in her heart, and raised her hand to slowly remove the veil.
Only to hear the crowd exclaim!
Ye Xuan'er's face under the veil was actually distorted and ugly: a scar stretched from under the left eye to the corner of the lip like a furrow, and the purple-black skin and flesh turned out, shocking. The lips were broken and the upper lip was mutilated, revealing three or four snow-white teeth and bright red flesh. The whole face was distorted and deformed, terrifying, and when everyone saw it, they only felt cold in their hearts, and they didn't dare to look at it a second time!
Who would have thought that the country and the city were overwhelmed in the past, and now they are like ghosts......
The culprit of all this is Liu Canglong, who has now become a walking corpse!
Seeing Ye Xuan'er like this, Ma Shanhao choked up, among the hundreds of people present, he was the only one who knew Ye Xuan'er's elegance best, and the scene of the first time he saw Ye Xuan'er came to his mind, at that time Ye Xuan'er was like a fairy, gentle and amiable......
Dozens of people behind Ye Xuan'er knelt down in unison and shouted, "Master!" Shen Guxing was so grief-stricken that he picked up the veil, knelt on the ground, raised the veil in front of Ye Xuan'er with both hands, and said: "Master, no matter what others do, we all regard the master as the most sacred and respected person in our hearts!"
Wen Tian took the veil, with tears in his eyes, and gently put it on Ye Xuan'er's face.
Ye Xuan'er said to the subordinates kneeling on the ground: "Get up! You have followed me for many years, born and died, I Ye Xuan'er owes you a lot......" Before the words were finished, dozens of people said in unison: "Go to the soup for the master, don't give up!"
Zhuang Zhou was also stunned by Ye Xuan'er's face, his heart was like numbness, his mind was full of the past events that Zhuang Tianyang recounted, the bits and pieces before and after the dream array, and what kind of tragic life his mother Ye Xuan'er had experienced in the past 20 years! Is he really such a cold-blooded and heartless person? At this moment, should he pounce and hug his mother and cry bitterly? But why, why did he suddenly feel a kind of resistance and disgust in his heart when he thought of her conspiracy and viciousness?
What to do?
(Recommend a friend's masterpiece "The Legend of the Proud Dragon") (to be continued......)