Chapter 218: Vertical and Horizontal
In the council hall, there was a strange phenomenon, Murong Tian, who was sitting on the main seat, and the Great Elder Murong Ba were silent, closing their eyes and recuperating, and there was no discussion about the number of monks to go to the secret realm.
Ximen, Nanguo, the patriarchs of the three major families of Shangguan, turned out to be watching a play, looking at the quarrel in the nine rooms of the Murong family.
At this moment, they also followed Murong Tian's example and closed their eyes.
Hundreds of elders of the Murong family's nine rooms were still talking about it, sometimes arguing endlessly over a place to go to the secret realm, which formed a strong contrast with the silence of the long room.
One more person goes to the secret realm of the human race, and when he returns, if nothing else, there will be one more nucleus monk, and his room will add a lifetime of strength, and two years later, there will be more power in the beast tide.
No one will dislike strength, especially in the tide of beasts, in the battle with demon beasts, strength determines life and death, a straw, at a critical moment, can crush a camel.
The first Fifth Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall was the leader of the fifth room of the Murong family, and he had just reached an agreement with the sixteenth elder and the third elder representing the fourth room to establish a small alliance.
Compared with the last beast tide, they will have to increase the number of places by 300 in this room before they can form a phalanx to resist the attack of the demon clan.
More than three hundred monks, go to those people, the fifth room has been decided, but whether they can send so much, these amounts still have to be nodded and approved by the patriarch and the great elder.
The Great Elder was domineering, the last time the beast tide, he occupied thirty places in the five rooms, and at that time, the five elders were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
The five elders raised their heads suddenly, looked at the main seat, and found that the patriarch Murong Tian and the great elder Murong Ba were actually sitting there to recuperate.
"What's the matter? Didn't you decide to go to the secret realm today? They had a conflict in the long room and gave up the quota?" Countless questions flashed through the minds of the five elders.
"It shouldn't be, the Great Elder has a domineering style, and he will never give up easily, he is a master who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles. The Fifth Elder muttered to himself, "What is the reason for the Great Elder to shut up?" ”
The last time what happened in the council hall is vivid, at that time, when the council hall was organized, the voice of the great elder was the loudest, and the roar and roar echoed over the entire council hall.
However, the last time the beast tide, the patriarch Murong Tian was decent, and in his eyes, there was only the seven- and eight-year-old grandson Murong Linzhi.
At this moment, Murong Lin Zhi sat behind the patriarch, would the patriarch decide to go to the secret realm of the human race so casually like last time.
"No, the old man has to come forward and test it. The five elders' hearts were like pancakes, and they were very difficult.
Thinking of this, he stood up from the Taishi chair and paced towards Murong Ba.
"Great Elder, the quota for the long house to go to the secret realm has been decided. As soon as the fifth elder approached Murong Ba, he smiled and asked kindly.
Murong Ba opened his eyes and looked at the Fifth Elder, he didn't answer the Fifth Elder's question, but asked, "Looking for the old man, is there something wrong?"
"Knowingly, at this moment, it is the number of monks who have decided to go to the secret realm, who doesn't want to send a few more people. ”
The fifth elder kept muttering in his heart, but he couldn't announce it, and he laughed again.
Hearing that Murong Ba's tone of voice was still the same, he began to beat the drum in his heart, and the plan to increase the number of places in the secret realm of the human race was afraid that it would come to naught.
However, looking at Murong Ba's face, he was so cute compared to the last time he was angry and roared frequently.
The Fifth Elder cautiously asked, "Great Elder, can we increase the number of places to go to the secret realm slightly." ”
"Yes. Murong Ba's lukewarm answer shocked the five elders, as if he had heard the most beautiful and beautiful voice in the world.
The Fifth Elder rubbed his eyes, turned his head, and looked at the sky through the window of the council hall to see if that day had changed.
The face of the Great Elder is like the sky outside, and it changes when it is said. The five elders saw that the sky outside was still shining.
"Strike while the iron is hot, after this mountain, there will be no more this shop, seize this opportunity to talk. ”
Thinking of this, the fifth elder cleared his throat first and said, "Great Elder, as long as you can increase the number of places in the five rooms to go to the secret realm, what conditions do you have, the old man will promise you." ”
After the fifth elder finished speaking, he looked at the patriarch Murong Tian, he really let it go, as long as the eldest elder agreed, he would take the five rooms to fight with the patriarch.
If he didn't agree, he would ally with the Murong Tian Patriarch and lead the entire Five Chambers to merge with his Great Elder, which was what he did last time.
However, the last time was to form an alliance with the patriarch, but unfortunately, Murong Tian was a sleeping lion at that time, which caused the five elders to lose hundreds of secret realm places.
Therefore, today, the first stop of the five elders is the Great Elder, and the alliance with the patriarch is to retreat to the second.
When Murong Ba heard this, his face was suddenly full of spring breeze, he flicked the long beard on his chest, and said, "Fifth Elder, you are too polite, we are under one roof, the same ancestor, and we are connected by blood. ”
The fifth elder nodded, and said in his heart: "It's high-sounding, who knows what Xiao Jiujiu is in your heart, everyone knows that you play the edge ball of the family rules from time to time, you take a lot of yourself, and you also put your hand into other people's rice bowls." ”
Dealing with the Great Elder, it is actually dancing with wolves, buying it myself, and still counting the money for the Great Elder.
But this time is different from the past, for the sake of the secret realm quota, the fifth elder decided to send himself into the wolf's mouth, and he was also willing.
The Great Elder is not only a famous iron rooster, but also an old fox, so he naturally sees through the thoughts of the five elders.
He smiled and asked, "How much does the number of places in the secret realm need to be increased?" ”
"Three hundred. The Fifth Elder couldn't wait to say what he was going to do, but when he thought of the Great Elder's style, he changed his words, "Two hundred and five is fine, if the other Fang brothers also need it, it's two hundred!"
Two hundred is the bottom line of the five elders, and if it is lower than two hundred, he will turn his face, even if he is sitting on the well-known domineering iron rooster.
When the Great Elder heard this, he laughed, and the Fifth Elder's heart was beating wildly, he didn't want to fight against the Great Elder until he had to.
"Hey, the old man's temperament still needs to be changed. Murong Ba said, "Fifth Elder, go to the secret realm, the old man will give you five hundred more rooms than the last beast tide, how about it?"
"Five...... Five...... Five hundred, I heard you right?" the fifth elder asked.
"Five hundred, five elders, you heard you right. The Grand Elder replied in the affirmative, "Are you satisfied?"
"Great!" The fifth elder screamed, overjoyed, but his eyes saw that the great elder's eyes looked at Murong Tian, and he was shocked: "You won't ask the old man to fight with the patriarch!"
The five elders began to suffer from gains and losses again, and the patriarch was a sleeping lion, but after this time, he heard that the other three patriarchs retreated.
"This is a sign that the sleeping lion is awake. The five elders said in their hearts, every time they discussed, the patriarch closed his eyes and listened, and when he opened his eyes, it was the time for the thunder to counterattack.
"What's the purpose, is it a secret realm quota, or something else?"
The Fifth Elder's head began to hurt again, "The Great Elder easily proposed the quota of five hundred secret realms, is it because of Patriarch Murong Tian. ”
The fifth elder glanced at the Great Elder again, gritted his teeth, and said in his heart: "The old man is out of the way, not to mention five hundred, three hundred, you must insist." ”
Thinking of this, the body of the fifth elder moved to the side of the great elder's Taishi chair, and whispered: "Say, five hundred places, how can the old man do it?"
The Great Elder's two palms were flat on the edge of the Taishi chair, and his fingers were still tapping constantly, rhythmically, while his face was still full of spring breeze.
"What are you going to do?" the Great Elder will be the leader, leaning towards the Fifth Elder.
"The old man is willing to be a pawn. The five elders replied categorically.
The Great Elder smiled, smiling very happily, and as soon as the Fifth Elder saw him smiling, the sweat on his face kept flowing.
"There's no need. The Grand Elder replied casually.
"Great Elder, what do you say, the old man is looking ahead. The five elders promised.
"Help Zhi'er enter the main hall. The Great Elder pointed to Ji Xiang behind Murong Tian.
"To the son. The Fifth Elder's gaze, along with the Great Elder's fingers, fell on Ji Xiang; ”
The Great Elder put away his smile and sighed: "Feng'er He De How can he enter the main hall, that is not to push my Murong family to the fire pit and to the abyss. ”
"That's right. ”
As soon as these words came out, the five elders immediately remembered the five hundred quota again, and hurriedly covered their mouths with their left hands.
The Great Elder didn't seem to hear it, but just said: "Zhi'er's performance in the past half a year is refreshing, and his every move has won the hearts of the people in the county town. ”
"Yes, the popularity of flawless spiritual magic has made the mortal monks in the county town remember him well, and the innate monks are also eager for spiritual arts. The Fifth Elder spoke his heart.
"Zhi'er, it's time to enter the main hall. Murong Ba said seriously.
The five elders pondered for a while and agreed: "Yes, the top of our family should inject fresh blood, but unfortunately, Zhi'er is young and not yet eighteen years old. ”
"Therefore, under the name of the old man, five hundred places have been paid. Murong Ba's face sank and said.
"Your name, not the entire long house?" the fifth elder had already seen that the Great Elder's face had changed, and he still asked.
"Not bad. The Great Elder replied firmly.
"Why?"
"Not why. After Murong Ba finished speaking, he thought about it and added: "It should be a remedy for everything the old man has done in the past." ”
After hearing this, the five elders were stunned, and said in their hearts: "The red sun has risen from the west, and the water is still flowing to a high place, and the old man has to send someone to investigate." ”
Seeing that the Fifth Elder didn't speak, the Great Elder patted the Taishi chair with his left hand and asked angrily, "You, do you agree?" ”
"Promise, why don't we agree. The fifth elder replied, and said in his heart, "No, the old man must check it himself, not only to see if the water is flowing to a high place, but also to see if the stones are rotten." ”
"Remember, the little patriarch can't be in charge, and the old man won't give one more place to enter the secret realm. Murong Ba issued a domineering warning.