After everyone raised their hands, the middle-aged man sitting on the seat showed a strange smile on his mouth, and no one noticed it.
"Since everyone agrees to choose another Patriarch, we will now select a few successors of the Patriarch and elect them by voting. Of course, the one with the highest approval rate will be the new Patriarch." An elder said the rules.
"Third Elder, you are right, but there is no suitable candidate for our family now, except for Zhou Liyuan, who has been recuperating in Lishan these years, and all the affairs of the family have been arranged by Liyuan, so Liyuan is the best candidate. "One of the elders began to suggest that the candidate for the position of Patriarch was Zhou Liyuan.
"I think Li Shan's daughter, Zhou Ruoxue, is also qualified to compete for the position of Patriarch, so he is also a candidate. After all, he is the real direct descendant." Another elder said.
"Isn't Liyuan a direct descendant? In terms of qualifications, Liyuan is qualified. He is a yellow-haired girl who will be our patriarch. Do you want our family to be destroyed faster?"
"But Liyuan and Lishan are not brothers after all." The elder said again.
"Don't argue, everyone. Since someone recommended Zhou Ruoxue, there must be a reason for him. It doesn't matter whether I am the head of the family. The key is that I am deeply depressed when I see the family's increasing orders. Over the years, the channels for us to obtain resources have become more and more complicated. It’s only because there are fewer and fewer people here that we suggest that everyone choose another Patriarch, so please stop arguing.” The man in his forties said with a sad expression.
"Liyuan, we have all seen what you have done these years. If you hadn't been supporting the family these years, I am afraid that the situation at this time would be even worse than it is now, so I still support Liyuan being elected as the head of the family. After all, You have been taking care of the family all these years." An elder answered.
"The third elder is serious. Anything I do for the family is my duty, but it can't stop the family from gradually declining. But to be the head of the family, I, Zhou Liyuan, can't do anything." Zhou Liyuan said modestly.
"Nephew Liyuan, don't be humble. We have seen your hard work these years, and don't blame yourself. The decline of the family has nothing to do with you."
"I propose to elect Liyuan's seventh-generation Patriarch of the Zhou family. If you have any opinions, please raise your hands." The elder said to Zhou Liyuan, and then said to everyone.
The youngest elder immediately raised his hand, and raised it high, and then several others also raised their hands. Nearly half of the dozen or so elders present had already raised their hands. hands.
The remaining few people who did not raise their hands looked at each other, nodded, and raised their hands, and the votes passed unanimously.
"Congratulations to the second uncle for being the head of the family. He will definitely lead our Zhou family to glory again and set foot on a first-class family again." The dozen or so disciples of the Zhou family standing behind Zhou Liyuan said in unison.
"It's absolutely impossible. I, Zhou Liyuan, don't have the ability to be the head of the family. I also ask the elders to withdraw their orders." Zhou Liyuan quickly stood up and refused.
"Nephew Liyuan, don't refuse. Since we have all agreed, the 6th of next month will be a good day. At that time, we will hold a family promotion ceremony. At that time, Zhou Lishan will hand over the scepter of the patriarch." gone."
Several other elders also echoed.
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient. Since all the elders think highly of me, Zhou Liyuan, I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations and bring the Zhou family into this predicament." Zhou Liyuan said in a vowed tone.
"Since the matter has been settled, we'll just notify the whole family when the time comes. Let's calm down for a few days, and a few of us will go to Zhou Lishan to have a look. After all, he still holds the power of Patriarch. Rod, we have to go through this procedure, although it is a scandal to dismiss a patriarch, but there is really no need to delay it." An elder stood up and said.
"The third elder is right. We will go to Zhou Lishan today and explain the matter. I believe Zhou Lishan understands our difficulties." The fifth elder said.
After discussing, these people all walked out of the big room, leaving behind the youngest elder, and a dozen or so disciples of the Zhou family standing behind.
"Nephew Liyuan, Fourth Elder, do we want to..." After the elder finished speaking, he made a downward cutting gesture with his hand.
"No, I have my own arrangements for this matter. For the time being, the family can't make any mistakes. Although the Fourth Elder supports Zhou Lishan, it can't be done at this time, so we don't have to care about it. You just need to pay attention to Zhou Lishan's side." It's fine as long as it's in your condition." Zhou Liyuan's face changed obviously, with a more sinister expression than before.
"I heard from my subordinates that the young man who came is an inner disciple of Danxuan Sect. Do we have any plans?" The elder asked again.
"There is no need to do anything for the time being, let nature take its course, that young man will leave in a few days, so you don't have any bad thoughts, Danxuanmen best we don't offend, and you have to win over this Disciple of Dan Xuan Sect, do you understand?"
"Understood!" The youngest elder stopped Zhou Liyuan completely.
"Okay, you go on to monitor the situation over there. Are the medicines delivered every day from our people?"
"Well, it has always been sent by our people."
"I'm increasing the dose, trying to kill him within a month." Zhou Liyuan had a sinister expression on his face.
After Chen Xuan returned to the small courtyard carefully prepared for himself, he didn't go out. Even the dust-cleaning banquet prepared by the current Patriarch of the Zhou family at night, Chen Xuan just dealt with it hastily and came back.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Chen Xuan's mind was thinking about the toxins in Zhou Lishan's body, and his eyebrows wrinkled continuously.
"I saw that the poison in Zhou Lishan's body was obviously abnormal, and it was getting worse day by day. Generally, if the poison in the body is severe, as long as it is treated properly, it will gradually get better. After all, the strength of Yuan Wu peak There, it is already invulnerable to all poisons, and even the most severe poisons can't harm the peak of Yuan Wu."
But at this time, I found that it was a kind of chronic poison, which was slowly eroding his body, so I decided to take another look for him one day later, because Chen Xuan couldn't figure out why his body was so weak at this time. There is also such a thing as chronic poison.
The night was gradually approaching, and it was late at night, when Chen Xuan's door was knocked lightly, Chen Xuan opened his eyes, and then spoke. "The door is open, come in!"
The door was pushed open, and a girl wearing a light yellow transparent gauze skirt came in. Her hazy body was matched with the light yellow gauze skirt, plus the charming dimples on her face, and her body exuded a faint The fragrance suddenly filled Chen Xuan's room.
"Miss Zhou, you are..."
"Brother Chen, I know you can cure my father. As long as you promise to cure my father, I will take care of Brother Chen from now on." After the girl finished speaking, she took off the goose-yellow veil on her body. skirt, a bloody carcass was displayed in front of Chen Xuan.