The weather is fine today, except for the midday heat, which is really unbearable, and the sound of cicadas in the ears is like the sound of horns blown by cargo ships when they leave the port, which pierces people's ears and hearts, there is nothing to find fault with.

Xia Qian sat at the small table on the couch, stretched out his two fingers, concentrated, the hot sunlight hit him through the open window, he didn't care at all, and couldn't help but slip a drop of sweat on his forehead.

Xia Yu sat in front of him and looked at him with a smile and said, "Hurry up." ”

Xia Qian sighed, "Don't speak, I'll know how to win you right away." He looked at the black and white chess game with both eyes, and suddenly found an excellent place, and the black in his hand was about to fall, his ears moved, and suddenly he froze, and his face became solemn.

"What's wrong?" Xia Yu saw his strange expression and hurriedly asked.

Xia Qian disrupted the chess game in front of him, jumped up from the couch in a hurry, beckoned to the little disciples in his courtyard, and ordered in a panic: "Hurry up, you put away the chessboard." And you, pick up the paper on the ground. Xia Yu, you can help bring those books to my desk. As he spoke, he hurriedly jumped to the desk, flipped through a book in his hand, and pretended to look at it.

The house was busy inside and outside, Xia Qian listened to the sound of approaching footsteps, and his heart was beating wildly in his chest.

Xia Lin entered the door with a backlight, and everything returned to calm. Xia Yu sat on the couch obediently, while Xia Qian held the book and read aloud. Several junior disciples also kept their duties and performed their duties.

Xia Lin looked around with a pair of bright eyes, his inquiring footsteps walked to the inside, came to Xia Yu's vicinity, touched the residual warmth on the couch, opened the lid of the chess box with one finger, glanced at it, and snorted coldly.

"I don't do a good job in the aftermath, so I can divide the chess pieces into a point. Xia Lin grabbed a handful of black and white chess pieces from the chess box and showed it to the pretending sect master.

Xia Qian showed a smile that was trying to get away with it, and he was still quibbling in his mouth: "It's not me, it's Xia Yu, it's him who has to play backgammon with me." ”

Xia Yu looked innocent, Xia Lin naturally didn't believe him to shirk his responsibility, put the chess pieces back, walked in front of him, and talked to him.

He said with a straight face: "Regarding your withdrawal from the seven-color rank, someone stabbed Xia Lang, and he is very angry now because you didn't have his consent. ”

Xia Qian threw the book in his hand and said disdainfully: "What is he, do I want him to agree to make a decision?"

Xia Lin replied, "Indeed, all decisions must be made by the unanimous consent of the Council of Elders. Your decision was right, but it was somewhat lacking. So Xia Lang took this point and said that you are arbitrary. ”

Xia Qian didn't care: "Then what does he want?"

Xia Lin said: "Xia Lang asked to convene a council of elders to re-decide the Yumen education operation system. And ......"

Xia Qian saw him spitting and couldn't speak, "You say." ”

Xia Lin continued: "Because you used a ghost hand in the reorganization match, Xia Lang asserted that you were related to Xu Wuxin. Now the patriarchs in the clan are also suspicious, and they are quite uneasy about you, and intend to let you abdicate. ”

Xia Qian has known a lot about Xu Wuxin in the past few days. A sensational murderous maniac, his cultivation is unfathomable, and he is a man as terrifying as the Burning Ten. Xia Qian couldn't connect him with the demented Master of Ten Thousand Swords. He looked at the sealed acupuncture points on his wrists, and his dark eyes rolled a few times.

"If I step aside, the next one will be Xia Lang. He asked.

Xia Lin replied: "Eight or nine is not far from ten." ”

Xia Qian snorted lightly, stood up from the official hat chair, crossed his hands on his waist, twisted his neck, and said with a smile: "Since the Hongmen banquet is set, it will be too shameful for me not to go." He turned his gaze to Xia Lin and instructed, "You go and tell them that the Council of Elders is set for tomorrow." Everyone, don't be late. ”

Xia Lin saw that his eyes were shining with confidence, and he didn't know what to do. He was ordered to exit the door, only to hear Xia Qian shouting inside: "Xia Yu, bring me the stack of books at your feet." ”

The next day, Xia Qian slept until three o'clock in the morning, and at this time, the elders in the pavilion were still waiting for a long time. Several elders of Xia Lang's party complained a lot, and they chattered endlessly. The Jiuxiaozi party kept silent, and there were some worries among them, and the clouds were gloomy.

Xia Qian yawned amidst their patient complaints.

Jiu Xiaozi took a breath, and Yuegu had a conflict with Jiu Xiaozi, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.

Xia Qian glanced at it casually, probably few of these people were really on his side, most of them had ghosts, and no one could believe it for the time being.

Xia Lin pulled out the main chair for him, he lifted his robe and sat down, hugged his arms, and Erlang's legs were cocked, leisurely. He said lightly: "Let's go, it will." ”

Xia Lin saw that his sitting posture was really ugly, but he could only endure the current situation.

Xia Lang sat closest to him, and his lofty gaze did not change in any way because he was Xia Qian, who was the sect master in front of him. He went straight to the point and asked directly: "Where is Xu Wuxin?"

Xia Qian's casual gaze flickered on his face, but he didn't expect him to ask this question first. This question looks good, in fact, if he accidentally says that he doesn't know, it will indirectly prove that he is indeed involved with Xu Wuxin, so there is no need to say the rest of the matter.

Cunning and cunning!

He didn't hesitate, he replied lightly: "I don't know." ”

Xia Lang asked again: "Then where did you learn your ghost hand?"

He raised an eyebrow and smiled back, "In a dream." The Great Elder might as well dream more, and there is everything in the dream. He meant that he was delusional.

"You!" Xia Lang couldn't hear his nonsense, and slapped the table with one palm. "Do you know who Xu Wuxin is. If he hides in the Xia family, how much harm will it bring, can you afford it?"

Xia Qian's eyes stared straight at him, still smiling: "At this point, the Great Elder can rest assured, as long as there is a threat to the Xia family, I will definitely not stay." He looked at the rest of them, "Any more questions?"

A person beside Xia Lang spoke: "About the Yumen teaching system. We don't think it's right for you to make a decision on your own without deliberation. We call for a renegotiation of the matter. ”

Xia Qian: "Your opinion. Let's hear it. ”

The man replied: "The seven-color rank was determined by the previous head of the family, Xia Huan, and this system has unearthed many talented people, which shows the effectiveness of the system itself. If you withdraw and change without permission, you are not only arbitrary, but also ignore reality!"

Xia Qian clasped his fingers, rested on the table, and looked at him with a smile: "Excuse me, where did those talented people go? Did they run away or escape? Everyone knows that Xia Huan likes dogs and horses, and Yumen education has been delayed early in the morning, otherwise it will not be hit hard by this later, what reality do you still come to talk to me." ”

He leaned back in his chair and kept his eyes on him. "It seems that I have set my time early, and some of the elders are old and must not have woken up yet. ”

The man was deflated, and his old face was unsightly.

"Xia Qian! You dare to talk to the elders of the Xia family like this! You are so lawless, how can a ninth-rate person like you be worthy of the façade of the Xia family!" Xia Lang shouted solemnly, speaking righteously.

Finally cut to the chase. The corners of Xia Qian's mouth curved slightly, and a cold light flashed under his eyes. "When it comes to style, I can't compare to the grandeur of the Great Elder. As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the door opened, and a group of small Taoist priests entered, holding thick books in their hands, and distributed them to each of the elders who attended the meeting.

Xia Lang frowned, feeling that something was wrong. "What do you mean?"

Xia Qian replied flatly: "You'll know if you see it." ”

Everyone opened the yellow-colored book, which was full of dense dates and numbers. It's the ledger!

"How do you have this ledger. Xia Lang looked at it, his face was pale, and he looked at Xia Qian with a trace of fear.

Xia Qian chuckled: "Have you forgotten what I used to do?"

Jiuxiaozi asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Xia Qian leaned back in his chair leisurely, his feet folded under the table. He looked up and down, and said in a light tone: "This is the account book of the Xia family at the beginning of this year, and the deficits are marked with cinnabar." After the Liangxia family was suppressed by the alliance, it has been in a state of deficit. The trade of the Huai River has been blocked by the alliance, and Cangzhou in the north, Qujiang in the west, Wancheng and Pengcheng in the south have all severed their trading relations with us. In such a bad situation, our Great Elder didn't even forget to buy himself a farmhouse!" His sharp gaze silently hit Xia Lang's increasingly colorless face.

Xia Lin was surprised, he didn't expect that Xia Qian, who only knew that he was playing, would understand this information so thoroughly.

In the past, when Xia Huan was there, the economic power of the Xia family was controlled by Xia Lang. At that time, the Xia family had a big business, and he took a little privately, who would ask, who dared to ask. Naturally, he refused to admit it, and he didn't believe that he could really see the discrepancies in the ledger.

Xia Lang knocked on the table: "Evidence." ”

Xia Qian replied: "Among the alliances, the one that has done the least damage to the Xia family is the He family in the west. You see, there was a day in these two months that had the least deficit. Because on that day, the He family returned all the looted things. And the next day, the deficit increased a lot, and guess where the money went? This ledger has always been kept by the Great Elder, right? Then may I ask the Great Elder, where did the money go? Why don't I ask like this, which house in Xiangcheng has the best feng shui?"

Xia Lin stood aside, smiling faintly.

Xia Qian's words came into his ears, and he was annoyed and angry: "What nonsense! I, Xia Lang, have been doing my best for the Xia family for many years, how can I covet these small favors." ”

"That's right, that's right. How could the Great Elder take advantage of the fire to rob and covet the Xia family's money. The people around Xia Lang followed and coaxed in agreement.

Xia Lang's face turned, and he squeezed out a few old tears, and he said with grievances: "In the past, Xia Huan was in power, and I advised him many times, don't be so kind to me. But Xia Huan regarded me as a teacher, and he never cared about the consequences of gains and losses, and bought me a few farm houses, which I had never been to. Thinking that the Xia family will be in trouble in the future, they can take it out to solve their urgent needs. I didn't expect to be so viciously slandered by you. ”

Everyone's blaming eyes flew towards Xia Qian.

Xia Qian saw that he was in tears, and he was extremely aggrieved, but it was really like he deliberately made things difficult for him. He was not angry, and said with interest: "That's just right! Now that the Xia family is in trouble, as the great elder of the Xia family, it is naturally incumbent on him, so take out your few farmhouses and confiscate them." You won't mind, after all, you are the Great Elder of the Xia Family who treats money like dung. ”

Xia Lang's breath leaked when he heard this, but he actually didn't expect Xia Qian to follow his words. He gritted his teeth and replied, "That's, naturally. ”

Xia Qian exhaled, he stood up, twisted his neck, and asked, "What about the dispersal meeting?" He looked down at Xia Lang.

Xia Lang didn't know when the wind direction of the meeting would change, and the current situation was really unfavorable to him, and it was not appropriate to continue. He nodded.

Xia Qian smiled easily, took the lead in leaving the table, and when he walked past Xia Lang, he suddenly leaned down, lowered his head and whispered near him: "I'm here, not because of you." But you're still here because I'm still keeping you. He gave him a warning tat on the shoulder.

Jiu Xiaozi also left with the people on his side with a satisfied smile, Xia Lang showed his true face, he slapped his palm on the table, and gritted his teeth and read his name: "Xia, dry." ”

Xia Qian walked downstairs quickly, and Xia Lin also followed quickly.

Xia Qian said: "We must immediately find a suitable candidate to replace Xia Lang's position." ”

Xia Lin replied later: "I'm afraid it's difficult, Xia Lang is the candidate set by Xia Huan." The Xia family has a rule that the decision made by the previous head of the family cannot be changed easily. ”

Xia Qian paused and asked, "There is no other way?"

Xia Lin also stopped, "Yes, once the sect master Xia Heng promised that he was the eternal great elder of the Xia family, if he was willing to come back, Xia Lang would have no choice." ”

Xia Qian was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Who is he?"

Xia Lin looked at the west: "World-weary ancestor, Xia Yunling." ”