"Second brother, listen to me!”
"Big brother." Ji Lie closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them and growled,"There's no need to say anything more. From today onwards, Ji Ning is the successor to the position of Prefecture Lord of the Ji clan. I, Ji Lie, will definitely obey his orders and pledge my loyalty to him. I will fight for the Ji clan of the West Prefecture. I will not disobey him in the slightest." I'm very convinced of Ji Ning, but I'm not convinced of you!”
Ji Lie stood up and turned to leave.
"Father." Jadewitch, who was standing beside him, called out as well, then hurriedly followed after him.
Young silently watched as Lee left, but he revealed a smile. He knew very well that his second brother Lee had a very fierce personality. He was a very belligerent person, and he was willing to submit to the strong, but not to the weak! Ever since he was young, in terms of strength, he, Ji Youyang, was inferior to his second brother. Ji Lie naturally would not accept this. But Ji Lie had said that as long as Yichuan became the Prefecture Lord, he would absolutely agree.
Right now, Ji Ning was even more monstrous than his father, Ji Yichuan, and he had crushed seven opponents in such a crushing fashion to obtain the golden sword. Ji Lie naturally was convinced as well.
He was convinced!
He was not convinced!
He, Ji Lie, had never been convinced of his eldest brother, Ji Young.
……
In the evening.
The Snowdrift Hall of the Ji clan of the West Prefecture was currently holding a grand banquet. The successor of the Prefecture had finally been decided. This was an extremely important matter for the Ji clan of the West Prefecture. Once Young abdicated and Ning ascended, Ning would take on the role of an Executor. As for Young, as a Xiantian lifeform and the previous Manor Lord, he would also take up the position of a deacon.
The Ji clan of the West Prefecture had a total of ten Deacons, and all of the major matters that concerned the fate of the West Prefecture were decided by the ten Deacons. Once Ning ascended the throne, the weakest of the ten Executors would have to withdraw! The power structure would also change. One could imagine how powerful the direct bloodline would become in the future.
"Woo, woo!"
In the center of the hall, thirty barefooted and half-naked fur-clad girls were dancing.
Behind the two sides of the hall, there were musicians playing instruments such as pan, bell, xun, etc. The sounds of the instruments were either low or ethereal, echoing in the hall. Within the main hall, the group of people who held the highest authority in the Ji clan of the West Prefecture were all toasting and laughing loudly.
As the heir to the Manor Lord, Ning had his own seat. In front of him was a long table, which was filled with delicious food.
Whoosh. The fur-clad girl was standing off to the side, carrying a large wine jar. Seeing that Ning's beasthead wine cup was empty, she hurriedly poured it back into it. The wine jar was several dozen kilograms in weight, but the fur-clad girl poured it out, not spilling a single drop.
"It really has a unique charm." Ning shook his head as he watched.
There was more than one person seated in the seat next to Ning's.
Yichuan was naturally seated in the middle of the long table, with Yuchi Snow by his side. At the same time, there was a large, snow-white dog lying on the ground next to him. This was none other than the divine beast, the Whitewater Hound.
Those who were able to sit at a single table in the main hall of the Snowdrift Hall were all members of the Ji clan of the West Prefecture with extremely high statuses. Even his mother, Snow, had to be brought in as Ji Yichuan's wife. She didn't have the right to sit alone.
……
All of the Xiantian lifeforms had either brought along their family members or their own domesticated spirit-beasts.
Soon, it was night. The musicians and dancers all left, and even the maids who served them were dismissed. It was time to talk about some important matters. If they talked about some extremely secretive matters, even some of the family members and spirit beasts present would have to leave.
"Everyone." Prefecture Lord Ji Youyang laughed." The Ceremony of the Golden Sword just ended today. Ji Ning, at the age of ten, defeated all his opponents in a one-on-seven battle and obtained the golden sword. He naturally became the successor of the Prefecture Lord. However, Ji Ning is still young…when he's older and has experienced a bit more, he'll take over the position of Lord Prefect. I think we should wait until he turns twenty. What do you all think?”
"Alright."
"Alright."
"Ji Ning's talent isn't inferior to Yichuan's. He is the most suitable candidate for the position of Lord Prefect.”The other Executors all nodded. Not a single one of them, including Lee, raised any objections.
The seated Yichuan revealed a rare hint of a smile as well. He said,"Prefecture Master."
"Yichuan, what's the matter?" Young looked over.
"I want something for my son." Yichuan said.
"What is it?" Young was puzzled.
"Traceless Talisman!" Yichuan said solemnly. As soon as he spoke, the entire hall fell silent. Quite a few Xiantian lifeforms exchanged looks of shock.
"Traceless Talisman?" "Ji Ning, you want this Traceless Talisman?"”
Ning, seated there, was stunned. He glanced at his father, then nodded."Yes."
Yichuan said,"Ji Ning is the next Lord Prefect. He should be able to get this Traceless Talisman, right?”
"Sure." Young nodded, then took a deep breath and waved his hand. A strange jade talisman that glowed with jade light appeared in his hand. The jade talisman was covered with complex runes that seemed to be from the heavenly book, and it emanated strange ripples that caused the surrounding space to distort. Young threw it in front of Yichuan.”
"I understand." Yichuan nodded.
……
Ning, his parents, and the Whitewater Hound were on their way back from the Snowdrift Hall.
"Father, Mother." "What is the Traceless Talisman? Father, why do you want it?"”
Snow smiled as she looked at her son." This is why your father allowed you to participate in the Ceremony of the Golden Sword and obtain the golden sword before allowing you to leave. Because only after you seize the golden sword and become the next Mansion Master will you be able to obtain the treasure of the Mansion, the Traceless Talisman.”
Yichuan's face was cold as he said,"The Traceless Talisman is an extremely precious Dao-seal. Three hundred years ago, an ancestor of our Ji clan of the West Prefecture obtained it by chance. He obtained three sets of Dao-seals in total, but he only used two of them…leaving behind this final Dao-seal, which became the most precious treasure of the Ji clan.”
"What use does it have?" Ning asked.
Yichuan laughed."As long as I use the Traceless Talisman, I'll be able to instantly travel to any location within ten thousand kilometers.”
"What?" Ning was stunned. Instantly teleporting to any location within ten thousand kilometers?
"You can't buy Dao-seals like this even if you wanted to.”Yichuan sighed with emotion." To our Ji clan, to be able to obtain a treasure of this level…is a stroke of good fortune. You are the next Prefecture Lord, so I was able to directly obtain this Traceless Talisman in your name, and no one could object to it.”
After speaking, Yichuan flipped his hand, producing a small jade sword that glowed with a blood-red light. He handed it to Ning."This jade sword was refined after being soaked in my blood for a long time. No matter how far away it is, I can sense the location of this jade sword. Remember, if you encounter any danger, immediately break this jade sword. Once you break this jade sword, I will immediately know. I will immediately use this Traceless Talisman to instantly arrive at your place and save your life.”
"Ah!" Ning instantly understood why his father needed the Traceless Talisman.
Yichuan barked," When you go out adventuring, you can't go too far from my West Prefecture City. This Traceless Talisman can only travel ten thousand kilometers at most. I can sense the location of the jade sword and know how far you've gone. Once I sense that you've gone more than ten thousand kilometers away from West Prefecture City, I'll immediately go capture you and lock you up in the dungeon for three years!”
Ning blinked. Imprisoned in a dungeon? The dark prison, which was so dark that no sunlight could be seen all day, was the place where the Ji clan of the West Prefecture kept prisoners on death row.
"I will remember." Ning hurriedly replied.
Ten thousand miles?
It was enough. After all, the Ji clan of the West Prefecture only governed an area of several thousand kilometers. Further west was the territory of the other hegemons.
"Ning, son." Snow asked with concern," When do you plan to go out and adventure?”
"Prepare a little." Ning nodded."Three days."
……
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Dawn. Genius was in Ning's room.
"Ning 'er, take these with you." Snow waved her hand, and two large stacks of animal skin clothes and other miscellaneous items appeared out of thin air on the bed.
"Mother." Ning couldn't help but say,"I've prepared everything myself. Clothes, food, and necessities."”
Yichuan barked coldly,"I told you to bring them, so bring them. Your mother personally sewed all of them together.”
Ning's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but glance at his mother. Snow's gaze had been fixed on his son the entire time. Ning could sense the boundless love contained within his mother's gaze…ever since he was young, his mother had treated him with every possible care, and he was like everything to her. His mother would probably be very worried about him going out adventuring.
The mother was worried that her son would travel thousands of miles, not to mention that she was going out on an adventure.
"Father." Ning felt his heart grow heavy, and he hurriedly changed the subject."This time, when I go out, will Ji Lie secretly…"
"I won't." Yichuan said coldly," The reason why our Ji clan has been able to survive in this world to this day is because of our unity. We absolutely forbid internal strife; anyone who violates this rule will be hunted down by the five prefectures of the Ji clan! In addition, I know very well of Ji Lie's personality. He merely disagrees with the Prefecture Lord, Ji Young. In his heart, he still cares for the Ji clan. In addition, he is also proud to the core, and disdains doing such things.”
Ning nodded thoughtfully.
"Don't worry about Lee." Yichuan barked,"What you need to worry about are the Diremonsters. Diremonsters all have different natural endowments, and they all have different techniques. The Xiantian lifeforms of our Ji clan of the West Prefecture often die, and you haven't even reached the Xiantian level yet!”
"Don't say anymore." Snow hurriedly said," Your son is going out on an adventure, so why don't you say something nice? Ning, son, mother has something else for you.”As she spoke, a golden book appeared in her hand. The pages were like gold foil, and there were four ancient words on the book-Windwing Evasion.
"This is a movement technique, and it is also the most precious set of Immortal and Fiendgod secret arts that Mother possessed. You can look through it after you become a Xiantian lifeform.”Snow instructed." Also, you are not to impart this technique to any member of the Ji clan.”
"Yes." Ning nodded.
For example, the [Shadow Wind Steps] that his mother taught him, only his mother knew it! This was because the Ji clan didn't have this footwork technique, and his mother had instructed him…to not teach the [Shadewind Steps] to anyone else in the Ji clan. As for the [Windwing Evasion], it was also something that his mother possessed, and she forbade him from passing it on to anyone else in the Ji clan.
"Alright, we can set off." Yichuan said," If you want to leave, then leave.”
"Father, Mother, I'm leaving." Ning looked at his parents.
He then turned and walked out. Mowu and Autumn Leaf were already waiting outside.
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