"There is only one person in the Ji family who is truly qualified to lead the entire family—Qiao Nian. She is of an orthodox origin and a true direct bloodline. In this respect, Ji Nan is not as good as her."
Xie Yun's eyelids twitched heavily, and she forced herself not to be angry. She picked up the teacup and drank half a cup of tea, slightly suppressing the anger in her heart.
But she still couldn't control her cold expression.
She really didn't expect that Ji Lingfeng would be willing to reveal his scars to everyone just for Qiao Nian to mention his life experience in public.
Everyone knows that Emperor Ji was born an illegitimate child!
But over the years, no one dared to mention the word "illegitimate child" in front of him, but today he mentioned it in public!
Xie Yun took a deep breath and tried to calm her chaotic heartbeat, but she couldn't help but look up at the man sitting at the top.
The Juyi Hall was in an uproar at this moment, with everyone discussing what he had just said.
Only he was sitting in the center of the storm, as if he was ready for everything, just waiting to get the final result in his own way.
As for the process... he is not afraid even if he is torn to pieces!
Xie Yun suddenly felt that she didn't understand this man.
Or perhaps they had lived together for decades, but she still didn't understand the man in front of her.
The second elder finally recovered from his shock, his eyes complicated: "What the clan leader means is... you want Qiao Nian to be the successor?"
"No." Ji Lingfeng interrupted him: "That's not what I meant."
The second elder frowned: "That is..."
Ji Lingfeng swept his big palm across the table in front of him. Even though he was seriously ill, he was intimidating just by sitting there!
In front of everyone, he stated the purpose of today word by word: "My health is not good, and I am afraid I don't have the energy to train a successor. So the purpose of calling everyone here today is to discuss with everyone and let her take over the Ji family directly."
"… "
His words were undoubtedly like dropping a bomb on flat ground.
Including the second elder and the fourth elder.
Everyone was stunned!
Before, these people were afraid of his presence, and basically spoke in low voices and carefully.
Everyone was so shocked at this moment that they couldn't control their voices well due to the excitement.
"What?! Let a yellow-haired girl directly become our clan leader? This is inappropriate!"
"Yeah, what does she know? Can she manage the Ji family?"
"That's right! Even if she has some connection with the First Research Institute. But apart from her talent in weapons research, she has nothing to do with managing a large family! Is the clan leader crazy? How could he directly hand over the Ji family to a little girl?"
He took charge of the Ji family at the age of 20.
This is unheard of in the Independent State, even shocking!
The Ji family suffered a series of setbacks because of Ji Zinyin's affairs, and its reputation in the Independent Continent has declined a lot during this period. Even the middle forces such as the Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the Hacker Alliance dared to target the Ji family... At this critical juncture when there were wolves in front and tigers behind, it was too risky for Ji Lingfeng to suddenly propose that Qiao Nian take over the Ji family directly.
At least a few elders disagreed.
The Fifth Elder's face darkened and he placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table, denying the decision without a second thought.
"No! This is against the rules. Besides, she is not a member of our family and is not even in the family tree. How can she pass through so many tests and directly take over the family?"
Even the fourth elder hesitated, frowned and looked at Ji Lingfeng and said, "Patriarch, is this too risky?"
(End of this chapter)