Chapter XVIII: The Council of Elders
Dongfu Jianmen, a slightly darkened hut.
At this time, Ziyang Zhenren, the head of the Dongfu Sword Sect, and his third junior disciples were sitting there quietly waiting for the convening of the Council of Elders.
"Yo hehe, why do you still choose here, and when you change the head in the future, you have to suggest that you change the location of the presbyterian meeting, this kind of environment makes people feel depressed, it's really unpleasant. "Wu Jing, the fifth elder of the Dongfu Sword Sect who spoke, and behind him (body shēn) was the seventh elder Qi Lu.
Qi Lu also smiled and said, "Yes, every time the Council of Elders is held, it makes me feel as if I am doing something unseemly, and I don't know what I thought at the beginning, I have to choose the location of the Council of Elders here, I really don't have any vision at all." ”
"You're enough," the third elder said in a hoarse voice, "Senior Brother is still sitting here now, don't you have any respect at all?"
Wu Jing and Qi Lu pretended to have just seen Ziyang Zhenren, "It turns out that the senior brother in charge is here, we thought you wouldn't come so early, and I hope the senior brother in charge will forgive me for the rudeness." ”
said that he hoped to forgive me, but there was no trace of respect for Ziyang Zhenren in his tone.
Ziyang Zhenren doesn't care, the Council of Elders has been forcibly convened by them, which is basically equivalent to tearing the skin, what's the point of doing these battles of will at this time.
Not long after, the sixth-tempered Sixth Elder Liu Si had also arrived in the hut. As soon as they met, Liu Si couldn't help but want to scold Wu Jing and Qi Lu, but fortunately, Ziyang Zhenren stopped him, and finally didn't say something unbearable.
The next person to enter was an elder who looked a little weak with a sad face, this elder was the only elder who was not the same master as Ziyang Zhenren, although he was also of the same generation as them, but he was a disciple of their uncle.
He was the only elder among the elders of the Dongfu Sword Sect who had a different master from Ziyang Zhenren, and this position was also set up in order to protect the rights of the monks of other factions. Just like if Huo Sixian becomes the head of the sect, if all the elders are disciples of Ziyang Zhenren, then how can the rights of the disciples of the other elders be preserved, so although he is only one person, he does represent a large force within the Dongfu Sword Sect.
And just as Ziyang Zhenren had expected, as soon as the elder came in, he sat next to Wu Jing's (body shēn), just said hello to Ziyang Zhenren and didn't say anything again.
"Senior Brother Sanku, I don't know if this is what you mean, or if the people behind you (body shēn) mean," the third elder asked the elder ((forced bī) bī) with some force.
The elder with the name of the Three Sufferings said with a sad face, "Senior brother, why bother me, I am just a person who stands up and makes a statement, and it has nothing to do with me to make any decisions." ”
"That's it," Wu Jing said with a smile in his eyes, "The third senior brother is trying to suppress people with power, this is not the style of our Dongfu Sword Sect." ”
"Hmph. Seeing Wu Jing relieving him from the siege, the three elders could only snort coldly and didn't say anything.
And the last to appear was the fourth elder, only to see him calmly walk in and sit in the position representing the convener of the Council of Elders.
"Ahem, everyone is here. The Fourth Elder said solemnly, "In that case, this time the Elder has officially begun. ”
"I believe everyone knows what is the reason for gathering everyone this time, so I won't repeat them here. Let's say a little bit now, those who support Chidan as the head of the house raise their hands to vote, and those who don't support it don't raise their hands, that's all. The fourth elder said concisely and quickly.
"Why, it's so quick to see the dagger. Liu Si snorted coldly, "Don't look for more reasons"
The Fourth Elder shook his head, "It's useless to talk more, I'm sure everyone has a plan in their hearts." One, two, three, plus me four. By four votes to three, it passed. ”
"Slowly," the third elder said in a deep voice, "Yan Chidan is the head, I don't agree. ”
"What's the use of you disagreeing" Qi Lu mocked, "Four against three, can't you see the situation clearly"
The three elders' eyes widened angrily, and they shouted loudly, "Yan Chidan, he is not qualified to be the head, even if you have more votes, can you just pull someone over to be the head?"
"Third Senior Brother, you are not right. Wu Jing shook his fingers and said in an orderly manner, "Chi Dan, why is he not qualified to be the head of the sect, in terms of strength, he is definitely the first person in our Dongfu Sword Sect now, in terms of (body shēn), he is also the personal disciple of the second senior brother, in terms of prestige, you can ask, among the disciples, Yan Chidan is more suitable or Huo Sixian is more suitable." There are all three, and I don't know where I don't have qualifications. ”
The third elder snorted coldly, "This is not simple, because he is no longer a disciple of the Dongfu Sword Sect, and he can't even see the face of the master when he comes back. ”
Wu Jing said unhappily, "The third senior brother seems to be a little nonsense like this, or does the second senior brother mean the same thing?"
Ziyang Zhenren shook his head and said, "I have no intention of expelling Chi Dan from the sect. ”
"Senior brother," the third elder said angrily, "Do you still want to indulge him at this time?"
Without waiting for the third elder to finish speaking, Ziyang Zhenren said again, "After all, you just think that Chidan is more suitable to be the head than Huo'er, don't you?" I also admit this, the current Huo Er is indeed a little immature, if Chi Dan's strength is restored, he is indeed more suitable to be the head than Huo Er. ”
"Senior brother, you're crazy" Liu Si patted the table and stood up, not knowing how Ziyang Zhenren said such a thing.
Wu Jing also paused for a moment, and then smiled, "That's better, since the senior brother in charge has already agreed with our idea, then then"
"But," Ziyang Zhenren suddenly sat up straight, his eyes scanning several elders like sharp swords, "I'm not too old to walk, you think that just a few words of public opinion can make me abdicate and make way for me, and now I am still an elder of the Dongfu Sword Sect." And the elders have the right to decide the next elder, but they can't get me to step down if I haven't done anything wrong. ”
The sudden outburst of Ziyang Zhenren shocked the hearts of all the monks present, after all, he was still the head of the sect for so many years, and the momentum at that moment really made people feel a little palpitation.
"Heh" It was the fourth elder who came back to his senses first, "Who can define what is wrong and what is good, you don't think you are at fault, but Dongfu Sword Gate has indeed deteriorated in recent years, which is also an indisputable fact." ”
Ziyang Zhenren frowned, "The Dongfu Sword Gate has now reached a bottleneck period, and it needs to be digested for a while to expand."
"Come on," Qi Lu interrupted, "Don't make excuses, senior brother." You're old, you don't have that ambition anymore, and what we need is a new head to lead us down. ”
Wu Jing proposed at this time, "Since the two sides are in dispute now, then according to the old rules of our Dongfu Sword Gate, a fight will be resolved." ”
End of chapter