Chapter 017
Chapter 017
"The crime should abolish the profound strength and expel the Ling family!"
These words were like the morning bell of an ancient tomb, causing Fifth Elder Ling Yan's eyes to twitch a few times, and his mind became a little uneasy.
Ling Xiao straightened his waist, glanced around at the elders who were sitting, and finally landed on Ling Yan and asked lightly, "Dare to ask the fifth elder, am I the grandson of the patriarch?".
The fifth elder's old brow jumped slightly, nodded undeniably and said, "It's natural, but what does it have to do with what you said?".
"Of course it's related, it's a big one," Ling Xiao said with a slap in the face.
The second elder, Ling Mo, said impatiently, "Speak quickly if you have something to say."
Ling Xiao glanced at the second elder, then turned to the fifth elder and said, "May I ask the fifth elder, cousin Ling Rui, if he is your grandson?".
The Fifth Elder, Ling Yan, said displeasedly, "It's only natural. All the elders sitting here watched him be born."
"What if someone insults Ling Rui as a bastard? This..." Ling Xiao said lightly.
Before he finished speaking, Ling Yan slapped the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "Who dares to be so bold, I will kill his whole family."
"Fifth Elder, don't be angry, I'm just assuming, in fact, no one in the family would dare to offend you, Fifth Elder," Ling Xiao said with a dry smile.
Ling Yan glared angrily at Ling and said with a smile, "You've never finished, you've dragged the topic away."
At this time, the Fourth Elder Ling Wei also said in a deep voice, "Ling Xiao, speak directly and stop beating around the bush."
Ling Xiao answered "yes" to the fourth elder, and then he said seriously, "Just now, before Deacon Ling Tao and I entered the inner courtyard, cousin Ling Rui spoke rudely to me and called me a bastard. Just now, the fifth elder also admitted that I am the patriarch. I believe that all the elders sitting here can testify for me, dare to ask the fourth and fifth elders, is this disrespectful to the patriarch?".
As soon as Ling Xiao said this, the expressions of all the elders changed, especially Ling Yan, who looked like he wanted to tear Ling Xiao alive.
"Nonsense, I don't believe that my useless grandson would say such rebellious words." Ling Yan stood up and shouted.
"Deacon Ling Tao can testify to this matter," Ling Xiao pointed to Ling Tao who was standing in the farthest corner.
At this time, Ling Tao stood up and responded, "That's right, Ling Rui did call Ling Xiao a bastard."
His words are very powerful. He only said that Ling Rui called Ling Xiao a bastard. I didn't say that he insulted the patriarch. He meant to prove the meaning of his words to the elders, but everyone knows that the meaning of his words is self-evident .
"It's outrageous, to say such outrageous words." Third Elder Ling Yuan raised his thread-like eyes and said calmly.
Ling Yan glanced at Ling Yuan, didn't dare to say any more, and sat back in his seat, but clenched his fists tightly.
At this moment, Ling Mo said, "A kid's joke, don't take it seriously."
As soon as Ling Mo said this, none of the elders sitting there spoke anymore, and the third elder just cast a glance at Ling Cang who was sitting on top, and then squinted again.
Ling Xiao suddenly burst out laughing, "Haha...haha...".
His voice echoed throughout the attic.
Ling Wei snorted coldly, "Don't make noise in the meeting hall!".
Ling Xiao restrained his smile and shouted at Ling Wei, "I heard that the fourth elder is the most notarized and strict elder in the family, and it is nothing more than that now. I asked the fifth elder just now, if someone insults Ling Rui as a bastard, it is disrespectful to the fifth elder. You want to kill the whole family, and now Ling Rui insults me as a bastard? Isn't it disrespectful to the patriarch? The fourth elder said just now that the crime should be to abolish the profound strength and expel the family, but only according to the second elder "Child jokes, don't take it seriously" so I dare not convict him? If Ling Rui was just a three-year-old child, I, Ling Xiao, naturally wouldn't have the same experience as him, but he is already an adult who has held a coming-of-age ceremony, so he must To be responsible for what he said, could it be that the second and fourth elders want to disregard the majesty of the patriarch?".
Ling Xiao's sentences are sonorous and powerful, each sentence is sobering, and each sentence hits people's hearts, like a sharp knife piercing the hearts of the elders!
"That's right, he should be expelled from the family by abolishing his profound strength." The third elder Ling Yuan opened his eyes wide, and agreed with Ling Xiao's smile. But this smile seems uglier than crying, he has too much fat.
"That's right, Ling Rui should be severely punished." The sixth elder spoke second.
Then, both the Seventh Elder and the Ninth Elder began to agree.
Only the eighth elder stared at the second elder and did not speak.
The Fourth Elder Ling Wei and the Fifth Elder Ling Yan stared at Ling Xiao closely. The former looked thoughtful and seemed to want to see through Ling Xiao, while the latter looked like he was gnashing his teeth with a deep hatred.
The Second Elder just glanced at Ling Xiao, continued to tap the chair with his fingers, and did not speak any more.
Ling Cang, the patriarch sitting above, hadn't spoken a word until now, but just sat there with a calm face, as if he had fallen asleep, and he didn't hear anything outside the window.
After a long time, the Fourth Elder sighed lightly and said, "According to Article 19 of the Clan Regulations, Ling Rui's profound strength will be abolished for those who disrespect the patriarch, and he will be expelled from the clan."
As soon as the fourth elder said this, the fifth elder first took a sign, swallowed his anger, then stood up, and then bowed to Ling Cang who was sitting on top, "Patriarch, Ling Yan taught Sun Wufang, please be extra merciful, patriarch. Take it easy."
At this moment, Ling Cang raised his eyes, and finally spoke. He said lightly, "Since Ling Rui was young and ignorant, he is allowed to exempt from using his profound strength and expelled from the family, but he must be punished to go to the back mountain to face the wall for half a year." ".
The fifth elder was overjoyed, and immediately thanked him.
"Okay, the purpose of calling all the elders here today is to discuss Ling Xiao's return to the inner court, and ask the elders to express their opinions," Ling Cang said taking advantage of the situation.
As soon as Ling Cang finished speaking, the Third Elder Ling Yuan immediately echoed, "I agree".
Then, the second elder Ling Mo also said, "I have no objection".
Immediately afterwards, all the elders agreed, and there was no one vote against it, so the fifth elders did not dare to sing a different tune at this time.
Originally, he planned to make things difficult for Ling Xiao today, but unexpectedly, Ling Xiao preemptively put him in the army, and almost made him unable to step down. He made a note of this account.
"Okay, this matter is settled. In the future, Ling Xiao can enter and leave the inner courtyard at will. He is allowed to browse the mysterious skills on the first and second floors of the Tibetan Skill Pavilion, and he can receive a first-level weapon. He is allowed to participate in the family test in a month's time. This is the end of today's discussion, let's go away." After Ling Cang announced Ling Xiao's matter, he immediately waved his hand to end the meeting, and then said "Ling Xiao stay".
Ling Xiao, who was about to turn around, stopped, and after all the elders had gone out, Ling Cang waved his hand lightly, and the door was closed.
Ling Xiao is extremely envious of Ling Cang's move. This can only be done at least at the level of releasing profound power, and to be able to control the power so freely, I'm afraid only a spiritual master can do it!
Ling Cang got down from his seat, stared at Ling and said with a smile, "Son, do you hate grandpa?".
At this moment, Ling Cang does not have the majesty of a superior, but only the peace and tranquility of a grandfather.
Ling Xiao didn't know why he felt sour in his heart, and immediately responded, "I hated it at the beginning, I hated why grandpa was so cruel and ignored my family, I hated why grandpa didn't come to see Xiaoer for two years, I hated Why wasn't I born in an ordinary family, so that I could play happily with my grandpa and grow up."
Speaking of this, Ling Cang sighed softly, turned his face away, and kept the old tears from flowing out of his eyes.
Then, Ling Xiao said, "But after I met Grandpa today, I don't hate any more. Grandpa, as the head of the clan, of course puts the interests of the family first. As the Ling family is a big family in Meteorite City, other families are eyeing you. If he wanted to replace the Ling family, grandpa had to abandon the small family if he wanted to take care of everyone. What's more, now that the family's internal worries are still unresolved, how could grandpa have time to take care of our family? So Xiao'er no longer hates grandpa."
Ling Cang looked at Ling Xiao and talked again, and the old tears finally welled up, but luckily he held back in time to prevent them from flowing out.
Ling Cang walked up to Ling Xiao, patted Ling Xiao's shoulder heavily and said, "I, Ling Cang, am really relieved to have a sensible descendant like you."
"Grandpa is serious, but I still hope that grandpa can take time out of his busy schedule to visit my father and mother. They have not been happy these years," Ling Xiao said softly.
Ling Cang nodded and said, "Your family has been suffering all these years. I hope that Zhan'er and Xiyun don't blame me as an old man. In fact, why doesn't Grandpa want to take off the burden of the patriarch and enjoy the joy of the sky in his later years?"
Ling Xiao said at this time, "No, I still want a patriarch's grandfather, this is so cool!".
"You kid, tell me, what compensation do you want?" Ling Cang said angrily.
"What... what compensation?" Ling Xiao asked a little confused.
"The compensation for your neglect in the past two years, as long as Grandpa can do it, I will try my best to satisfy you," Ling Cang said calmly with his hands behind his back.
"That's it, let me think about it." Ling smiled happily, then rubbed his nose and thought for a while before saying, "Just give tens of thousands of gold coins to use, and then buy more than a dozen second-rank black ginseng kings. The higher the age, the better."
"Tens of thousands of gold coins? You are a grandfather who opened a bank." Ling Cang said angrily, and then he asked, "Why do you want a second-level Wushen King? With your current strength of a ninth-level warrior, it is not enough to completely absorb Wushen King." The medicinal properties of King Ginseng will only waste resources in vain.”
Ling laughed and said, "I want to use it to break through martial arts and become a mystic."
"Xiaoer, your idea is a bit far-fetched. Although King Wushen can increase the profound strength, it must be an external force. It is impossible for you to break through the ranks. If you want to break through the ranks, it is better to ask for a second The step-by-step mysterious pill, but the foundation of the mysterious person who breaks through the rank with the pill is unstable, which is extremely detrimental to future growth, so you should choose another thing," Ling Cang said clearly.
Ling Xiao naturally understands Ling Cang's reasoning, but he still wants to choose Wushen King, because its main function is to activate and dredge the meridians, and at the same time increase his profound strength, so that he can break through the last meridian in one fell swoop and become a warrior. Only in this way can he continue to practice, otherwise he will only stay in the realm of a ninth-level warrior for the rest of his life.
So, Ling Xiao told Ling Cang again the "Immortal Dream" that he made up for Ling Zhan before, and finally told Ling Cang about his own situation.
Ling Cang looked at Ling with a shocked expression and said with a smile, "You... are you telling the truth?".
Ling Xiao nodded and said affirmatively, "It's absolutely true, otherwise how would I be able to rebuild my profound strength? Back then, the Supreme Elder concluded that unless there was a fifth-order heaven-defying pill, otherwise I would not be able to rebuild my profound strength." .
Ling Cang thought for a while, and then said seriously, "Who else knows about this except you?".
"And father," Ling replied with a smile.
"Well, child, no matter who you are, don't tell this matter, including the closest people around you, do you understand?" Ling Cang asked solemnly.
Ling Xiao nodded heavily.
Then, Ling Cang laughed and said, "God bless my Ling family for giving Xiao'er this chance. By the way, can your father also open up the meridians like you?".
"Of course, it won't be long before father can definitely become a profound practitioner again," Ling Xiao said confidently.
"Okay, okay, I still have two thousand-year-old black ginseng kings in my collection, I'll get them to you now." Ling Cang applauded again and again, his old face turned into a gratifying smile, as if making him ten years younger.