Ling Zhen took several deep breaths one after another to calm down, and then slowly turned around.
His eyes first turned to Ling Xiao.
"Third son, you don't have to embarrass Ling Yun anymore. Father is right, Ling Yun is not at fault for today's matter."
"Ling Hao has committed five crimes, and he deserves his death!"
"Brother knows that you are doing this because you are thinking about my feelings and want to make me feel better. Here, brother, thank you first."
Speaking of this, Ling Zhen slightly cupped his hands at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao hurriedly returned the gift: "Brother! You..."
Ling Zhen waved his hands at Ling Xiao, then straightened up, glanced at the audience, and said slowly: "I am the Patriarch of the Ling Family, Ling Hao is insane and violated the family law, such a heinous crime, even if you are willing to forgive him, I As the head of the family, he will also kill his relatives righteously, take him down, and handle it according to the family law."
"So, Ling Hao must apologize with death. It doesn't matter whether it's father, me, or Ling Yun who came to kill him. I feel sad because my son died. You don't need to worry about me."
While Ling Zhen was speaking, he finally turned his head to look at Ling Yun.
What he said was human nature, if Ling Zhen didn't even feel sad when his son died, it would be abnormal.
Ling Yun looked directly at Ling Zhen's gaze, neither humble nor overbearing, with a calm expression.
"Yun'er, the boss of my family is sorry for you, but he is already dead, so I, the father, have to say sorry to you for this rebellious son."
Hearing this sentence, Ling Yun had no choice but to react. He cupped his fists slightly, bowed and said, "Uncle, you don't have to do that."
Ling Yun's vengeance has already been avenged, and for other things, he can do whatever he wants.
Ling Zhen nodded slightly at Ling Yun, and finally turned his gaze to his father, Ling Lie.
"Plop!"
Ling Zhen knelt down in front of Ling Lie, and suddenly bowed his head: "Father, as the saying goes, it is the father's fault if the son is not taught; if the child does not teach the son well, it makes you feel sad, and you are ashamed of the ancestors of the Ling family! "
"The child implores his father to punish him severely!"
After finishing speaking, Ling Zhen put his hands on the ground, kowtowed respectfully to Ling Lie, threw himself on the ground, and then stopped talking.
Ling Lie's body suddenly shook.
Looking at Ling Zhen who was kneeling on the ground, Ling Lie clenched his fists tightly, trying to calm down, and said in a deep voice: "Zhen'er, Ling Hao is not young, he has gone astray, one person made mistakes, and Ling Hao alone has to bear the burden." Now that he's dead, that's all. Our Ling family hasn't been charged with such a crime, what am I going to punish you for? Get up quickly."
What the Ling family experienced tonight was full of ups and downs, with great joy and great sorrow. At this time, Ling Lie just wanted to calm down the matter as soon as possible, to suppress this matter first, and talk about other things later.
Ling Zhen still couldn't kneel down: "Father, you don't have to cover up for the child."
"Father, you trust my son and appointed me as the head of the Ling family. I have been in charge of the Ling family for eighteen years, but you never expected to discipline your son so laxly and let him do such inhumane things under my son's nose. My son at least It's also a crime of negligence."
"I'm ashamed of my father's trust, of the Ling family, and even more of the ancestors of the Ling family! I know that my sins are serious, and I have no face to be the head of the Ling family anymore!"
"Boy, please father's permission. I would like to resign as the head of the Ling family. You can choose someone else to do it."
Ling Zhen's face was ashamed, and his words were sincere. After he finished speaking, he touched his forehead to the ground and knelt down for a long time.
Many members of the Ling family present could not have imagined that Ling Zhen would say such a thing.
Resign
However, in the eyes of others, the reason Ling Zhen expressed was very sufficient and just right.
As the head of the Ling family, his own son made such a big mistake, and was beheaded by Ling Yun in front of him. What majesty will he have in the Ling family in the future
How will Ling Zhen give orders to Ling Yun in the future
Totally impossible!
Not to mention that Ling Zhen will give orders to Ling Yun in the future, even if the two of them meet in the future, it will be extremely embarrassing!
Ling Zhen couldn't kneel down, the room was completely silent, and a needle could be heard.
"Brother, don't do this! Ling Hao is Ling Hao, you are you, you must not blame yourself for the mistakes Ling Hao made..."
Ling Xiao stepped forward, comforting Ling Zhen, and at the same time wanted to pull him up.
But at this moment, the old patriarch Ling Lie, the person who should speak the most in the Ling family, showed a pensive look on his face, and his eyes flickered even more, obviously thinking.
In the end, Ling Lie said slowly: "Boss, have you already thought about resigning as the Patriarch of the Ling family?"
Ling Zhen didn't raise his head, but his voice was resounding: "Yes!"
"The boy is too sad, and he really needs to rest for a while, please let his father do it!"
Ling Lie sighed deeply, and waved his hand: "That's fine, since that's the case, then father will grant you, let you resign as the head of the Ling family and rest for a while!"
"Thank you father for fulfilling it!"
Ling Zhen kowtowed to Ling Lie again.
"Get up!"
Ling Lie raised his hand in vain, sending out a soft innate qi, lifting Ling Zhen from the ground.
Ling Zhen got up obediently, with a slightly sad look on his face, but he had other plans in his heart.
Since Ling Lie advanced to the eighth level of innate realm, Ling Zhen, the head of the Ling family, has actually existed in name only.
The important affairs of the Ling family have long been handled by the old man, and what he usually handles are trivial daily matters.
However, after Ling Yun returned to the Ling family and recognized his ancestors, he immediately became the strongest person in the Ling family. The old one had Ling Lie, the young one had Ling Yun, the future patriarch, and Ling Zhen himself was caught between the two. Other than that, it doesn't make any sense at all.
From the matter of rescuing Ling Xiao, Ling Lie didn't let him participate from the beginning to the end, Ling Zhen already knew that he had no real power at all.
In the future of the Ling family, it is obvious that Ling Yun has the final say, and it is meaningless for him to dominate the position of the pompous family head.
Besides, the inheritance of the Ling family has already belonged to Ling Yun, and it will be difficult for him, the patriarch, to even take a look at it in the future.
Instead of holding back, you might as well take this opportunity to resign on your own initiative. Instead, you will appear free and easy, and let others take a high look at you.
Moreover, instead of being the head of the Ling family, Ling Zhen was freed from many trivial matters and gained freedom.
In this way, for so many years, the place that he has always been thinking about in his heart can be visited by himself, and there may be some adventures.
That place, if it was Ling Zhen, who was at the peak of the second level of Xiantian, he wouldn't dare to go even if he was invited to explore with money.
But after the backfeeding of the ghost and god Liu just now, Ling Zhen reached the peak of the sixth innate level in one fell swoop, and he stored a large amount of Xuanhuangxian spiritual energy in his body. He was absolutely sure that he would be able to advance to the seventh innate level in a short time!
As for the cultivation base above seven, Ling Zhen thought he could handle it if he went to that place, as long as he could successfully enter, he would get countless benefits, and he might be able to advance to the Supernatural Realm by then!
Please resign from the patriarch first, and you have to be free, leave the Ling family, and explore the mysterious place. As long as you can survive, Ling Zhen will have a chance to advance to the supernatural realm. When he returns to the Ling family, even if he faces Ling Yun, he will have nothing to do Fear, and even have a chance to kill Ling Yun with his own hands to avenge Ling Hao!
Therefore, Ling Zhen's resignation as Patriarch was something he had already decided before talking to Ling Hao alone that night, and it had nothing to do with Ling Hao's death or not.
Ling Zhen has already made up his mind. After a few days, after Ling Hao is buried, he will propose to Ling Lie that he wants to go out to relax, and then he can leave the Ling family openly and go about his own affairs. up.
However, what Ling Zhen didn't expect was that Ling Lie accepted his resignation almost without hesitation, which surprised him very much.
"A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without an owner for a day."
After getting Ling Zhen to stand up, Ling Lie slowly turned his head, looked at Ling Yun and said, "Yun'er, since your uncle has resigned from the position of Patriarch of the Ling family, you will be in charge of this position from now on."
Ling Yun suddenly felt a little stupid: "Ah?!"
Ling Lie said in a deep voice: "What's all the fuss about?! Just now I announced in the ancestral hall that you are the future head of the Ling family, and even the family inheritance is entrusted to you for safekeeping. Now your uncle Please resign, then this Patriarch, if you don’t do it, who will do it?!”
Ling Yun heard what Ling Lie said meant to force himself to take the position immediately. He immediately felt helpless, frowned and said, "Grandpa, but I still have to practice, and you know, I still have a lot of things to do, why not?" Do you have the time to manage the family?"
Of course Ling Yun had to evade, the position of Patriarch of the Ling family was meaningless to him, so he didn't care about it.
"snort!"
Ling Lie snorted coldly: "I let you be the head of the Ling family, who said that you are not allowed to practice or go out to do things?"
"You're not at home, don't I, your uncle, your father, and your father, they don't care about the house? You can do your business at any time, but the position of the Patriarch of the Ling family is very important. You can't!"
What Ling Lie said made Ling Yun speechless.
"Everyone in the Ling family obeys the order!"
"I declare that from now on, Ling Yun will succeed his uncle Ling Zhen and officially become the Patriarch of the Ling family. From now on, Ling Yun will be in charge of the family law, and Ling Yun alone will decide all matters inside and outside the Ling family!"
Ling Lie didn't give Ling Yun a chance to refuse, and announced the matter directly, and then glanced at his second son, Ling Yue.
"Second brother, you used to help your elder brother handle the affairs of the Ling family in the secular world, and it will still be the case in the future. As for Ling Yun, when he is away from home, you will manage the family affairs on his behalf. Do you have any objections?"
Ling Yue said hastily: "The boy respects his father's order and will help my nephew Yun'er manage the family affairs well."
Ling Lie nodded: "Then this matter is settled!"
Then, he glanced at everyone in the room, and suddenly the aura of supernatural powers erupted, and said in a deep voice: "Everything that happened in the Ling family tonight is the top secret of the Ling family! Those present, if anyone dares to reveal half One word, I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Do you understand?!"
"clear!"
The Ling family spoke in unison.
(end of this chapter)