The three scholars gather in the Night Pool to choose the list of clan successors. The scholar selects three candidates from among the eight disciples, and the sect masters will select one successor of Yuancheng from among the three candidates at the Shengping Banquet, and the other two will take over as the leaders of the three clans. That's right, the four clans, but only three people are selected to take over, and it doesn't matter who says whether the fourth candidate needs to be elected by the Shengping Banquet, everything depends on the clan's own will. Maybe it would be better for them not to attend the Shengping Banquet, although the other clans didn't say it on the surface, they were eager to forget about them.

Although the name of the night pool does not refer to an undersea pool, it is derived from a person's name. The dome is full of brilliance, surrounded by countless strange flowers and emerald red reefs.

Jing Suyang sat in the middle, and Ye Lianchi and Yuan Chan sat directly opposite him.

"According to the historical records of Yuancheng, the water and land changes occur once every 36 years, and the land is in turmoil, the people are plagued, the mountains are reversed, and the rivers are covered with dry water. Therefore, the Shengping Banquet was set to be held once every 25 years, and each clan selected the youngest successor, the An clan, to help the neighbors, and the ancestral rule never changed. However, the last great era has no new successor in the city because of the matter of mercy, and the lord of Yuzhe City has held on for sixty years, although the clans have not said much on the surface, but I am afraid that there is already dissatisfaction in their hearts. Regardless of the thoughts of the clans for the time being, there must be endless hidden dangers in violating the rules of the ancestors. This time, we must carefully select our candidates to avoid further incidents. ”

Jing Suyang was rigorous, he couldn't tolerate anything contrary to common sense in his eyes, and he also had a face that couldn't smile at all, and the disciples were all afraid of him, and even the officials in the city respected him for three points.

"Master Night, I'm not targeting you, but you must understand that this time the city must have a suitable successor, otherwise, lest the turmoil continue, and the city will not escape the danger. ”

"Master Jing is right, how could Lian Chi take it to heart. Thanks to the city lord's consideration of the friendship between master and apprentice, kindness and kindness, otherwise mercy would have been bound in prison a long time ago, how could he still have the opportunity to serve the city lord again?"

"I don't think Master Jing always has to put the rules of his ancestors on his lips, the city lord has not let the people in the city suffer for a day, and I think it's not bad for him to continue to be the city lord. Yuan Cicada held a wine glass, looking listless.

"Shut up, you can't say anything like that. ”

"Old stubborn, what can't be said, Sister Night Mercy hasn't done anything wrong, I haven't married a wife yet, and I haven't been punished much, as long as I do my best for the city. Do you dare to say that the stability of the city is not due to me? I think that some rules are best to change, especially the Jieyu fan, the trouble caused by the vision of the Jieyu fan is still in front of me, isn't it because some people insist on the rules of the ancestors, so that the originally good people can only rely on reading the shape and distinguishing the sound, and have to endure the difficulties anytime and anywhere? You just say these things elsewhere, and it is better for me not to use those words to educate people. ”

"Okay, Senior Brother Yuan Chan doesn't have to quarrel with Senior Brother for me. ”

"It's a shame that you didn't become the Sect Master of the Northern Underworld back then. Jing Suyang said sharply.

"If you have to sign a marriage contract according to Jieyu Fan's arrangement to be the sect master, it is better to be at ease here, the strange flowers and plants in the city are uniquely fragrant, how can I be comparable to half a point in the cold land of the northern underworld. It's just that I wronged my brother, this time he came to the Shengping banquet, I will definitely take him to see the beautiful scenery of the city, and find a way to bring these flowers and plants back to the North Cold City. ”

"Jieyu fan is a holy object in the sea, and the pacification of the four seas depends on its guidance. If you are like you who refuse Jieyu's fan, if you are like you, the chanting will disappear in Yuancheng sooner or later, and then the sea will be subverted and the mountains and rivers will be turned upside down, don't you really think about future generations?"

Yuan Chan is unconventional by nature, his height is not as high as Jing Suyang's chest, and he is not as beautiful as the man in the city, in fact, his eyes are very small, and there is a scar on the right side of his face that was scratched by the reef when he was looking for strange trees. The scar lay on his face like a bug. But he didn't care about these things, because of his ingenious craftsmanship, the clans not only tolerated his behavior of ignoring common sense, but the sect masters and magnates loved him even more. As long as the cicada hears the sound, he can make the sound, and his hands can carve both the hardest stone and the lightest strings.

Seeing that the two of them were arguing again as usual, Ye Lianchi had to find a topic to divert their attention elsewhere. "It's not too early, and each of them will engrave the names of the candidate disciples in the shells, and they will be handed over to the various clans tomorrow. We don't have to know each other's disciples to avoid being unfair. What do you think of the two masters?"

"It's okay if you arrange it like this. Although we can guess the relationship between the disciples and the clan from the names, it is difficult to guarantee that these names are just a means to confuse us, in short, we must choose carefully according to the merits of skills and morality. ”

"Yes. Ye Lianchi got up and placed the two shells on the stone table in front of Jing Suyang and Yuan Chan respectively.

"Remember, while ability is important, virtue, tradition, and character cannot be ignored. ”

"Why are you not very old, but you are like a withered ...... at the bottom of the sea"

"It's like dead wood at the bottom of the sea. Ye Lianchi hurriedly snatched Yuan Cicada's words.

"Dead wood is spring, I see that the last few words are barely added. I've carved it with the strength of my inner strength, and no one can erase it. This ordinary shell has also been reinforced by me to ensure that there will be no problems at the Shengping Banquet. ”

"Master Jing is worried that his son will not take good care of Yuancheng, isn't it? For so many years, the people of Yuancheng have not closed their doors at night, have you ever seen anyone lose something? You can't even believe your own son, it's really not worth defending the city. ”

"Senior Brother Yuan's words are wrong, it's not that I can't trust the city protector. Don't hide it from the two of you, I often feel strange these days, although there are still many years to the thirty-sixth year, but there are changes in the direction of all ethnic groups, even in the outer city boundary of the city, because it is inconvenient for the artist to ask about the things in the city, I have not inquired yet, but recently I have been inducted, and it is inevitable to be more cautious. ”

"Listening to you say this, it's true, a few days ago I was waiting for Zijinbei at the edge of the quicksand, and suddenly I felt that my breath was unsteady and my feet trembled, and it was only a moment, but I focused on waiting for Zijinbei to flow into Yuancheng with the water, and I didn't pay attention to this matter, and it is indeed unusual to hear you say this now. Yuan Cicada suspended the shell between the three of them, and Jing Suyang also put the shell aside, "Senior sister, I use the heavenly string to entangle the name, and no one will be able to open it tomorrow except for the sect master."

"Very good, I have also finished carving, but unfortunately I don't have the same skills as you, I just took some medicinal materials, but the juice taken out of this medicine has been extracted from nine extracts, and it will never fade, and if anyone tries to erase it, he will be dyed by the medicinal herbs, and his complexion will turn purple and his scales and toes will crack within three days. After saying that, the night mercy pond handed over the shells.

Jing Suyang and Yuan Chan stored the three shells in the condensation droplets, and no one could open the droplets without the strength of the two of them.