Chapter 3 Speculation
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The old man of the three clans forcibly squeezed out a smile on his face, and took the lead in getting up and bowing deeply to the old man, and there was no longer the previous strategizing aura on his body, as if he was not the elder of the Chen family at all, but just an ordinary child of the Chen family.
"Old. β
After the elders of the three clans spoke, Chen Xianhe also lowered his posture and saluted with a pale smile.
The Great Elder and the Second Elder immediately arched their hands to the reluctant Chaoxing Clan Elder, and they had already seen it.
The old man didn't speak again during the whole process, he glanced around everyone with a smile, walked to the side of the old man, and sat down on his ass...... On the tea table.
The old face of the big clan suddenly turned extremely blue, the entire council hall was silent, and the housekeeper was so frightened that he didn't even dare to take a breath.
The old man didn't seem to see the old man, and after twisting his head from side to side, he picked up the tea cup of the old man next to his buttocks, and drank a cup of good tea in one gulp, so that several people present had a deeper understanding of the meaning of chewing peonies.
The elder of the big clan looked even more gloomy, and a heavy cold snort came from his nostrils, faintly with a hint of warning.
Seeing this, Chen Xianhe hurriedly made a look, but not towards the old man, but towards the housekeeper.
The butler understood, lowered his head, and quietly withdrew, not forgetting to close the wooden door at the end.
The old man smacked his lips, absentmindedly playing with the teacup, and said without raising his head: "Xianhe, how are our preparations for this year's spiritual ceremony?"
Listening to the tone of this, it was as if the entire Chen family belonged to the old man. But Chen Xianhe didn't dare to be the slightest dissatisfied, and hurriedly replied:
"If you are an old man of the Hui Xing clan, the income of the spirit stones on the island this year is twenty percent more than in previous years, and the scale of the spirit opening ceremony is two percent larger than in previous years, so that the preparation time for this year is a little longer than in previous years. However, there is still a month to go before the spiritual ritual is left, and there is enough time. β
"Oh?"
Hearing that the scale of the Enlightenment Ceremony was two percent larger than usual, a trace of joy flashed in the old man's eyes, this time, he came for the quota of the Enlightenment Ceremony. The opening ceremony is two percent larger, and the number of places is two percent larger, which is naturally a good thing for him.
"Hehe, it's good to be ready. As soon as he arrived at Chen's house, he heard the good news, and the old man felt very comfortable in his heart, he put down the teacup and got down to business: "Since you mentioned the opening ceremony, do you remember what you said two years ago?"
Although the old man was asking Chen Xianhe, his eyes stared at the elder of the clan beside him without blinking.
"It's coming!" A faint light flashed in the eyes of the elders of the three clans, waiting to implement the plan that had just been set. Nervous, his own heartbeat sounded in his ears.
Chen Xianhe's face was bitter, and he secretly glanced at the elder of the big clan, expecting the elder of the big clan to answer for him, but the elder of the big clan closed his eyes tightly, as if he didn't care about it, as if the person who decided this matter back then was not him.
Chen Xianhe's face became even more bitter, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "Two years ago, I made a joint promise with the three clan elders to give Wu Liang a place in the opening ceremony when he was thirteen years old. β
After saying this, he only felt bitter in his mouth, and quietly glanced at the elder of the big clan, and found that the elder of the big clan still looked tired, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Now my boy is thirteen. β
The old man stared at the elder of the clan, although there was no expression on his face, but the tone of his voice was undoubted.
"That, what does the old man mean ......" Chen Xianhe pretended to be stunned, waiting for the old man to make a request in person.
"Humph!"
The old man snorted coldly, his eyes turned to Chen Xianhe, and he was faintly dissatisfied with Chen Xianhe's behavior in his heart.
Chen Xianhe didn't dare to look at the old man, and hurriedly lowered his head, but he still felt that the top of his head was stared at by the old man, and he was uncomfortable.
Just when Chen Xianhe was at a loss, the elder of the big clan finally spoke: "When the list of enlightened spirits is determined this year, I will reserve a place for the kid surnamed Wu." β
The old man was taken aback, he suddenly turned his head, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was shocked in his heart, not knowing what the old man meant by this.
Hearing this good news from the mouth of the old man of the big clan really surprised the old man. The first few times the old man asked for a quota, the biggest opposition was the big clan elder, so the old man couldn't understand it, and he didn't understand why the big clan elder would let go this time.
At this moment, the elders of the two clans also agreed to this matter: "This time, I also agree. β
The old man was shocked again, and then his eyes moved to the old man of the second clan, his eyes were extremely strange.
If it is said that the elders of the big clan agreed to give up a quota and can be explained by the sudden change of sex, then the agreement of the elders of the two clans to this matter is absolutely unreasonable.
The last time he came to the Chen family, Wu Liang fought with Chen Chengqing, the grandson of the elder of the two clans, and accidentally got that guy who couldn't do anything.
Although the elders of the two clans have many grandchildren, he treats them all equally. After that kind of incident, if it weren't for the mediation of the old man's hemorrhage, I don't know how far the trouble would have been.
There is this kind of "absolute grandson" enmity, and the old man once thought that the biggest obstacle to getting the quota this time was not the elder of the big clan, but the elder of the second clan.
At this time, the elder of the two clans agreed without the slightest hindrance, which made the old man's mind can't help but become activeβhe smelled something called profit in it.
The old man squinted his eyes and scanned the crowd, and finally condensed his gaze to the elder of the big clan again: "Say, what are the requirements." As long as it's not too much, I can say yes. β
The old man of the big clan moved, raised his head, stared at the old man's eyes without scruples, and put forward his own price: "I can give up a place, I can include Wu Liang in my Chen family, I can also enter the name Wu Liang into my Chen family tree, and even give him the identity and resources of three generations of core disciples!"
The old clan's tone became higher and higher, his voice became more and more urgent, and he spit out a word, but he slammed it again, took a deep breath, and made his request again: "But I want him to marry someone before that." β
In the last sentence, the old tone of the big clan has returned to calm, as if two friends are pulling each other's routines, making people feel how relaxed this request is, how worthwhile this deal is.
The elder of the clan is the previous patriarch of the Chen family, he knows how to build momentum for himself, even if it is only in two short sentences, he can create the kind of momentum and atmosphere he wants, in order to get the greatest benefit.
But this time, the old man of the big clan made a mistake. He knew that his words did not move the old man at all, and the old man's face did not change in the slightest from beginning to end, as if he was really just playing with himself.
The elder of the big clan turned his head in frustration, and at the same time closed his eyes, not wanting the elders of the three clans to see the trace of loss in his eyes, pretending to be waiting for the old man's reply. In fact, he could only do that, and so did the rest of the group, and the chamber fell silent again.
After a while, the old man frowned slightly, and asked, "Who?"
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was necessary to see who his granddaughter-in-law was before making a decision.
After Fang Cai's failure, the elder of the big clan obviously didn't want to use those commonly used negotiation methods, and directly replied lightly: "You don't have to worry about this." β
"That's not going to work. The old man refused without thinking: "Can't I know who my granddaughter-in-law is?"
The old man of the big clan frowned, Miss Wensan's reputation is not good, if the old man knows that his granddaughter-in-law is her, then I am afraid that this matter will never be done.
After thinking for a long time, he opened his mouth and added: "I can guarantee that this woman's status is definitely not lower than that of the three generations of my Chen family." β
"Oh?
The old man touched his chin, narrowed his eyes, and said to himself: "With the relationship of the Qingling Sect, my Chen family's status in the sea of fog has not reached the point of transcendence, but it is definitely not comparable to the rest of the families. If you want to talk about identity, this sea of fog is also the Wen family of Wulong Island, which is stable and surpasses my Chen family.
Hey, a few of you have always wanted to marry the Wen family, so if it is a normal marriage, you will never let an outsider take advantage of this, that is to say, the identity of the Wen family is quite sensitive. Oh, that's right! Miss Wen San of the Wen family has been making a lot of noise in the sea of fog recently.
It is said that Miss Wen San's cultivation is a set of demonic exercises based on yin and yang cultivation, and she originally had a cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building, but recently she was broken up by a certain inner disciple of the Twenty-four Sects. I heard that if it weren't for the power of the Wulong Island Wen family behind her, she would have died on the spot.
Well, the identity of the Demon Dao, and the cultivation is Yin and Yang, this identity is indeed very fatal in the Mengyu. β
The old man touched his chin again, trying to remember, and couldn't help but add a few wrinkles between his eyebrows, "Huh, I remember, which of the twenty-four sects does that disciple belong to?"
"Green ...... Qingling Sect. On the side, the old voice of the three clans replied with a slight trembling. At this time, he looked at the old man with a shocked face, his face was extremely pale, and a drop of sweat the size of a bean hung on his forehead. He couldn't understand why just a random mention of the elder of the big clan could make the old man come up with so much.
"Qingling Sect? hehe, I see. The old man laughed strangely and smacked his lips, "Although the disciples of the Qingling Sect only abolished Miss Wen San, the Wen family would never dare to keep her at home anymore.
The Fog Sea Force, and my Chen family has a little bit of a relationship with the Qingling Sect - that is to say, marrying Miss Wen San into my Chen family is the best way to deal with it.
After all, Miss Chen's identity is there, so the Wen family can be hasty, but my Chen family can't be rude, and I must find a core disciple to take on this 'heavy responsibility'.
But in this way, this matter will inevitably have a negative impact on the reputation of my Chen family. So, if possible, it's best to find an outsider with a special status...... Huh!"
Speaking of this, the old man paused, glanced at the empty door, and laughed strangely again.
"Come to think of it, there is only one person in my Chen family who meets this condition. And if I'm not mistaken, nine times out of ten, my granddaughter-in-law is Miss Wen San?"
An unknown smile flashed in the old man's eyes, but the rest of the people in the hall couldn't laugh.
Staring at the sloppy old man, the old man of the big clan only felt that his throat was dry, and he didn't know what to say. He had never underestimated the old man, but it was only then that he realized that he still looked down on the old man.