The discussions around her were like a knife stabbing into the most painful part of her heart.
"Her right foot seems to be an inch shorter."
"Is she hurt?"
"I noticed, too. Her walking posture is weird."
Ji Zinyin held her chin high, repelled the prying eyes with indifference, and continued walking forward with an expressionless face.
Ji Hongyuan turned around to look at her, frowned in dissatisfaction, and his eyes fell on the lame foot she covered. He quickly looked away and called her: "Let's go."
Ji Ziyin didn't take his dissatisfaction seriously: "Yeah."
She has the support of the hidden family and Nie Qingru behind her. Even if Ji Hongyuan is not satisfied with the defect of her legs, he dare not replace her.
If only she took the chance...
Ji Ziyin listened to the discussions and quietly clenched her hands hanging by her side to encourage herself: "You go ahead."
…
It is impossible that Ji Hongyuan brought so many people just to visit Xie Yun.
As soon as he arrived at the Juyi Hall, he asked someone to call the other elders of the Ji family over, and soon the core members of the Ji family all arrived.
Xie Yun also arrived at Juyi Hall.
When Ji Hongyuan saw her coming, he greeted her: "My niece-in-law, you are here."
When Xie Yun heard his name, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He calmed himself down, walked over calmly, and greeted the other elders.
She turned her head again, and seemed to have just seen Ji Hongyuan and his group, and asked pointedly, "What does this mean, Uncle Six?"
She didn't even call Ji Zinyin's name, she just raised her chin to indicate to Ji Hongyuan who she was talking about.
Ji Hongyuan came prepared and said what he meant in public: "The clan leader and Young Master Nan have been missing for two days and one night. The chance of their survival is almost zero."
"I understand your reluctance to accept reality." He turned sideways and looked at Xie Yun, seeming to sympathize with Xie Yun's situation.
Xie Yun was almost angry at his words: "Haha, forgive me for my ignorance and not realizing that Sixth Uncle still has the time to care about me."
Ji Hongyuan did not argue with her: "The Ji family cannot be leaderless forever. We must have a capable successor to replace the position of the clan leader... Otherwise, if this continues for a long time, the family will be in chaos if the clan leader is not found."
What he raised was also a question that several other elders of the Ji family were thinking about.
But Xie Yun hasn't given up on finding Ji Lingfeng, so it's not easy for others to bring this up...
Now Ji Hongyuan raised this question on their behalf. Everyone buzzed with discussions and whispered to each other, but no one stood up to object.
Xie Yun looked at the Ji family members who were discussing the matter, her face as dark as water, and she was so angry that she almost laughed out loud: "He has worked diligently for you for twenty years, and you are not willing to give him even twenty days? Are you going to arrange his funeral just like this?"
The buzzing sound of discussions in the Juyi Hall suddenly disappeared.
Several Ji family elders said with embarrassment: "Madam, it's not that we don't want to give the clan some time, it's just that we can't keep this news secret any longer."
"If other families in the Independent Continent knew this news, they would definitely take the opportunity to swallow up the Ji family's assets, and those outside the family would also have evil intentions."
"This is like a domino effect. Once the first card falls, it will soon turn into a trend of the whole building collapsing..."
Someone responded: "Yes, we dare not wait any longer." It's not that they were unwilling to wait for the exact news of Ji Lingfeng's death, but they really didn't dare to take the risk!
(End of this chapter)