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"Going back on your promise?" Tang Susu scolded: "Is this how you talk to the elders of the sect?"
Song Yanqing couldn't hold back his anger and shook his head: "Disciple can't understand!" Then he knelt down, kowtowed and begged: "Disciple really likes Senior Sister Tang. If there is any disobedience, heaven will strike and I beg the elders to help this disciple! "
Tang Susu let him kowtow a few times, then looked down and said, "It's not impossible to fulfill your wish. Are you willing to be the head of the Shangqing Sect? As long as you agree to be the head of the Shangqing Sect, Niu Youdao doesn't need to think about it. I How about asking Tang Yi to marry you immediately?"
"This..." Song Yanqing raised his head and twitched the corner of his mouth. It was not that he had never thought about this before, but his father in the capital had warned him that the relationship between the Shangqing Sect and Ning Wang Shang Jianbo was unclear, and it would easily offend His Majesty the Emperor. The Song family is in a high position and cannot touch this position.
It's not like he can't tell which one is more important. Besides, with his family background, he doesn't deserve this honor, so why bother to trouble himself.
"This disciple has limited abilities and cannot bear this important responsibility." Song Yanqing lowered his head and said weakly.
Tang Susu said calmly: "In that case, you might as well try to convince your father. As long as your father is willing to take over the position of head of the Shangqing Sect, I will also marry Tang Yi to you."
"How can a son make the decision in his father's affairs?" Song Yanqing replied with a guilty conscience. He couldn't sit in the position of head, and his father couldn't touch this position. How could he not understand this
Tang Susu's eyes flickered and said: "Okay, I won't force you and your son to do this kind of thing. Let me ask you again, do you want Tang Yi to be the leader?"
Song Yanqing suddenly raised his head and said eagerly: "Of course, the disciple certainly hopes that the senior sister can be the leader. If the senior sister can be the leader, the disciple will be ten thousand happy."
Tang Susu secretly cursed idiots in her heart. If you and your son don't want to touch this position, how can the Song family allow you to marry the head of the Qing sect? From the moment you decided to let Tang Yi inherit the position of head, you were destined to miss Tang Yi!
However, she still asked patiently: "The successor designated by the leader Tang Muxian before his death was Dong Guo Haoran. Now that Dong Guo Haoran has also died, according to the sect rules, who should take over the position of the leader?"
"This..." Song Yanqing hesitated for a while, then reluctantly spit out a name, "Niu Youdao!" Fu defended sonorously: "But Niu Youdao has voluntarily given up the position of leader!"
Tang Susu: "How did he give up? I don't need to say more. Everyone knows it. Everyone is silent because they know that he is not suitable to be the head of the Shangqing Sect. In this way, who else has the prestige to take charge of the Shangqing Sect? Shangqing Sect? Everyone is optimistic about the background of your father and son, and hope that you and his son can come forward to lead the revitalization of Shangqing Sect. However, due to some reasons, you and your son are unwilling to take over. We three old guys do have this prestige, but Shangqing Sect has its own There are rules to check and balance us old guys. Those who have retired from the position of elders are not allowed to come back and take over the position of the leader. Wei Duo was originally the most suitable, but he is a stammer. Being the leader will only make people laugh at me. There is no one in the Qing sect. What's more, Wei Duo was stubborn and insisted on the death of the head of the Tang Dynasty. He claimed that the moment the rules were broken, the disaster would begin. He was talking nonsense, so he had to be punished to go to the back mountain to face the wall to think about his mistakes! Where are the others? ? Niu Youdao abstained from voting under circumstances like that. No one wants to come forward and bear this infamy, so everyone protects themselves wisely!"
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but sigh secretly. In the final analysis, it was because the Shangqing Sect was in decline and was in a precarious situation. The future was full of crises. It was not so easy to be the leader. If it were in the prosperous period, I'm afraid A bunch of people are willing to take the lead and compete to be the leader.
Song Yanqing said: "So this disciple thinks that senior sister is the most suitable to take over!"
Tang Susu hummed, "Tang Yi is the daughter of the head of the sect. At this juncture, if she doesn't come forward to shoulder the heavy burden, who will? But how did she get this position? Everyone in the inner sect knows it well, how can she be convinced? How can we prove that Tang Yi is not selfish? She has to pay a price if she takes on this responsibility. Do you think she is willing to marry Niu Youdao? If she wants to take this position, she must give an explanation to Niu Youdao. She will sacrifice herself. It’s also to give an explanation to the Shangqing Sect inside and outside, do you understand?”
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve and threw it in front of Song Yanqing's knees, "This is the letter your father just sent from the capital. Read it yourself."
Although Song Shu was her disciple, the Shangqing Sect still had to communicate with Song Shu about some matters and seek Song Shu's opinion. It was related to the Song family's support for the Shangqing Sect, so it was a last resort. Song Shu's reply also agreed that Tang Yi should take over as the leader.
Song Yanqing picked up the letter and opened it, and immediately looked sad. His father Song Shu sternly warned him not to do anything wrong and to obey Tang Susu's discipline, otherwise he would be severely punished.
After seeing this letter, Song Yanqing completely collapsed on the ground, feeling dejected and heart bleeding...
After sending Song Yanqing away, Tang Susu went to the courtyard behind and saw Luo Yuangong and Su Po sitting in the pavilion playing chess and waiting.
Seeing her coming, the two of them stopped together. Luo Yuangong looked at her and asked, "Has the Song family been comforted?"
Tang Susu glanced at the outcome on the chessboard and said: "We just sent Song Yanqing away. As long as Song Shu has no objections, it represents the Song family's attitude and everything will be easy to handle. The problem now is that Song Yanqing is very emotional. He couldn't bear to suffer this loss from Niu Youdao. This dude might not dare to do it openly, but secretly he didn't know what he would do to Niu Youdao. In short, the matter was about to be finalized. Niu Youdao was here Something must not happen at this time. If something happens, none of us will be able to explain it to the disciples. When Tang Yi sits in that position, even a hundred mouths cannot explain it. No one will doubt that she did it. There will be endless troubles. Senior Brother Su, you need to arrange for reliable manpower to take care of this matter. Song Yanqing can no longer control Peach Blossom Spring!"
"Yeah!" Luo Yuangong also nodded to Su Po in agreement.
Su Po said nothing, silently stood up and left.
Tang Susu watched him leave with a steady and steady look. In order to help Tang Yi clear all obstacles to ascend the throne, she had worked very hard. Her husband died for the Shangqing Sect, her son died for the Shangqing Sect, and now her nephew is working for the Shangqing Sect. Her family has paid too much for the Shangqing Sect, and she has protected the Shangqing Sect as a family property...
"I am Tuhan! From today on, I will take care of your daily life."
In Peach Blossom Spring, both Chen Guishuo and Xu Yitian disappeared. A one-eyed strong man on crutches appeared in front of Niu Youdao and explained himself. His voice was hoarse and dull, and his throat seemed to be broken. If you look closely, you can see that there are scars on his neck, which seem to be on his vocal cords. lossy. .
Niu Youdao couldn't help but look at this lame man on crutches. He had dark skin, a beard and chin. Maybe it was because there was a scar across one eye on his face. His face looked a little ferocious, the kind that would scare a child into tears when he walked out. .
"Good work, good work!" Niu Youdao politely took the food box from the other party's hand.
Tuhan asked again: "Is there anything else?"
Niu Youdao tried to ask: "Why did you change the person?" He was worried that Song Yanqing would be detrimental to him. Was it Song Yanqing's intention to change the person at this time or something
When asked about this, Tuhan said nothing, turned around and walked away on crutches.
Niu Youdao was speechless. It seemed that he had met someone who didn't want to talk to him again.
A few days later, the Peach Blossom Spring began to be decorated with lights and colorful decorations. A group of Shangqing Sect disciples were busy inside and outside the Peach Blossom Spring, preparing for the auspicious day two days later.
Song Yanqing, who was standing on another cliff and looking out, was filled with jealousy. He had been guarding this mountainous place for Tang Yi for so many years, and when he was about to get the meat in his mouth, someone suddenly intervened and snatched it away. If he was a kid from a famous family, he would admit it, but he turned out to be a country bumpkin, which would make him feel extremely embarrassed.
Do you still have to watch them get married later? The more he thought about it, the harder it was to swallow his breath, and he finally turned around and went down the mountain.
The time for delivering food boxes to Taohuayuan is regular. A disciple was stopped by Xu Yitian and Chen Guishuo who were walking out just after crossing a wooden bridge with a food box.
"Two senior brothers, I have been told above that I won't bother you two anymore with food delivery." The disciple said politely. He had misunderstood that the two of them had been delivering food alternately to Peach Blossom Spring for a long time.
Song Yanqing turned around from behind the rock on the side, walked up to him and stretched out his hand: "Bring it here, let me check it."
"This..." The disciple was a little embarrassed.
Song Yanqing reached out and grabbed the food box into his hand, turned around and walked behind the rocks.
"Senior Brother Song..." The disciple was a little anxious to follow, but was stopped by Xu Yitian and Chen Guishuo at the same time. He hesitated to speak, but did not dare to offend Song Yanqing. Who in the Shangqing Sect did not know Song Yanqing's background? All the elders were afraid, how could he dare to provoke them.
Fortunately, Song Yanqing seemed to have just checked it casually, and quickly came out from behind the rock. He handed back the food box, waved his hand to chase people away, "I've seen it, there's no problem, just send it over!"
The disciple obeyed and left with the food box.
However, he was still a little worried. After walking far away, he found a place to carry people, opened the food box and looked at it. He was relieved when he saw that the contents inside were intact and seemed untouched.
All the way to the mountainside under the Peach Blossom Spring, there was a stone cave. Tu Han stayed here temporarily. After giving the food box to Tu Han, the disciple went back.
Tu Han opened the food box and took out a silver hairpin. He dipped white powder from a porcelain bottle and inserted it into the food to prepare for inspection. As soon as the silver hairpin was pulled out, the area where the food had been inserted turned black.
Someone poisoned! Tuhan's face changed drastically, and his already ferocious face became even more ferocious. He ducked out of the cave, and the nearly twenty-foot-high cliff turned over and floated down, blocking the way down the mountain, just in time to block the disciple who was delivering the meal. , grabbed his collar, and said in a deep voice: "Did anything happen on the way to deliver the food box?"
The disciple was startled and didn't know what was going on. After being pushed and interrogated repeatedly by him, he had to tell the story of how he met Song Yanqing on the way.
"Follow me!" Tuhan grabbed him and took him away. ,.