Two days later, in the Jianshan Mansion, the annual family meeting was being held.
"What do you mean? You."
There was suppressed anger in Nairo's voice, but he didn't care." Big brother, I think I've made it clear. Whether Yomi is qualified to succeed the position of the family head will be decided by the battle between Yomi and my daughter in three days."”
"Stop joking! This ancient custom had long been abandoned.”
"Big brother, as the head of the family, is it appropriate to say such baseless words?”Jian Shanyou smiled confidently and asked the elders sitting at the head of the table," Elders, you probably haven't heard of this before.”
The leader of the group was a white-haired old man who looked like he was half-awake. A faint voice came out of his mouth," There's no such thing.”
"Then it's simple." Jian Shanyou opened his arms and said passionately," According to the rules, as long as more than half of the elders present agree, the Battle of True Martial must be held!”
At this point, Nairo could tell that her brother had come prepared. He had probably corrupted many greedy old people with money. In addition, there were many supporters of bloodline-only theory. The situation would probably develop in the worst direction. Seeing that Yomi was restless, Nairo gently patted the back of her hand. When she calmed down, she turned to Jian Shanming. The silver-haired girl lowered her eyes and sat there motionlessly, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.
What happened next was just as Nairo had expected. The resolution was quickly passed by the corrupted Elder Council. Unless Nairo was willing to split the Keiyama family, there was no way to change the outcome.
"Sister Ming…" After the meeting ended, Netherworld called out to Dark. However, Dark only paused for a moment and left without turning back.
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"Eh? Wasn't it natural that the strong were respected?”
When Kagura told her about this, the answer she heard almost made her vomit blood. However, the Seven Nights Clan had always been doing this. Anyone who could defeat the current clan leader in a one-on-one battle would immediately inherit the position. Even the members of the Thirteen Clans could challenge him. It was just that in recent centuries, there had never been an instance of a branch clan surpassing the main clan. Therefore, although everyone believed that Qi Yecheng would succeed the position of clan leader, this was only the greatest possibility. Bloodline was the bond of the family, and strength was a personal pursuit and responsibility. Qi Ye had been taught this since he was young.
"Ah, speaking of which, I felt that something was wrong with Dark a while ago. So that's the reason?”
Kagura was both angry and anxious at how heartless she was." You're not bewitched by that Dark, are you? To think that Sister Huang Quan treats you so well."
"Did Huang Quan ask you to come to me for help?”
“。。。No, it wasn't. Sister Huang Quan was worried that you would be put in a difficult position, so she asked me not to tell you about this. I was the one who decided to look for you.”
"Then it's settled. She doesn't want me to interfere either.”
"That's not the problem.。。Ah, you look so smart, but why are you so stubborn?”(Author's note: Please forgive me for lowering Seven Nights 'EQ. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to open a post game.)。。）
“。。。Then what do you want me to do? Using the Qiye clan's name to issue an order to make them retract their decision? Kill Dark or kill all the Elders? Will Netherworld be happy like this?"
"I didn't ask you to do that.。。It's just that…" Kagura stuttered for a long time, but she couldn't say anything else.
Qi Ye sighed." In the end, I'm just an outsider. If I interfere without permission, it won't be good for the Jianshan family." Moreover, was it really a blessing for Yomi to inherit the position of the family head? So many people jumped out before Nairo died. I don't need to say how hard it will be for me to lead the Jianshan family as an outsider.”
"This…" Kagura was speechless. As the successor of the Tsuchimiya clan, she knew that inheriting the position of the leader of the Tuimo clan wasn't something to be happy about. In the future, she would have to face not only threats to her life but also heavy responsibilities.
Seeing that she had started to think seriously, Qiye turned around and left. However, she was stopped by Kagura before she left.
"At least, at least talk to Sister Netherworld before the duel. Even a little encouragement can help her.”
Qi Ye did not reply. He waved his hand and continued walking. Soon, he arrived at the dojo of the Jianshan family. He opened the door and Yomi was practicing her sword.
The girl tied her long hair into a ponytail and wore an uncommon white Daoist robe. She was seriously practicing the basic sword stance. It seemed that she had practiced for a long time. With every swing, sweat flew into the air.
Qi Ye couldn't help but think of the first time she came to the Jian Shan family. At that time, she wanted to go home early and did something impolite. It was also the first time she saw Yomi in this dojo and made her angry. However, she was really easy to get along with. Not long after, she called herself her sister. After that, they had fun together and unknowingly left behind a lot of memories.
When Netherworld finished her performance, she was shocked to see Seven Nights staring at her while leaning against the door. Then, for some reason, her face started to burn. Fortunately, she had been exercising for a long time, so it was not obvious on the surface." You, when did you come? You don't make a sound every time. I told you this was a bad habit, right?"”
“。。。This time, I didn't use any assassination techniques. You're the one who's confused.”
"You know?"
"Kagura told me." Seven Nights was already used to trading teammates with Kagura.
"Mind your own business. Tell her not to say anything.”
"Yiya, so I thought it was an unnecessary worry. Based on my observation, even if you don't use the spirit beast, your chances of winning against Dark are above eighty percent. Her cultivation method is too eager for quick success and instant benefits. As long as you can endure the initial attack, your advantage in basic skills will lock in victory. But in your current state...”
"Why are you telling me this? Do you want me to win?"
"That's not it. I just want to say that you can choose whether you want to be the family head or not. I hope you can make a decision that you won't regret. No matter what you choose, your father and Kagura will support you, right?”
(What about you?) In the end, Netherworld did not ask this question. She only muttered,"Despicable fellow.”However, his heart strangely calmed down.
Three days later, at the Mount Jianshan Taoist Temple.
The prominent figures of the remonstrance family sat in a circle, quietly waiting for the battle of Zhenwu to begin. Because it was an internal affair, Qi Ye and Kagura did not have the right to watch the battle. At the same time, in order to show fairness, the battle between True Martial didn't allow the use of spirit beasts or special props, so the two girls on the field had already changed into ordinary weapons.
In the tense atmosphere, Netherworld and Dark looked into each other's eyes. They could see the determination to win in each other's eyes. As the family head admonished Shan Nairo to finish his prayer, the two's aura gradually rose to its peak.
The first to make a move was remonstrance. As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger. The attack range of Nagasaki Sword was far above that of Japanese swords. In order to take into account the shortcomings of long-handled weapons, remonstrance chose a faster stab. The tip of the blade trembled like a snake's tongue. While disturbing the opponent, it continuously stabbed toward the Yellow Springs.
Yomi moved back in time to give herself precious time to react. The long saber in her hand blocked the attacks that she could not dodge. After a few moves, Yomi adapted to the opponent's attack speed. After the attack of the katana missed, she used the long knife to stick to the blade and followed the retreat of the stab to cut the arm of the katana. The experienced Nether retreated at the same time to maintain a relative speed. The naga sword that was not retracted turned to cut at the lower body of the Nether, forcing the Nether, whose attack was blocked, to open up the distance again.
After a lightning-fast exchange of blows, the two of them once again confronted each other. Nairo could not help but nod her head. There was finally a successor in the family. If it was not for her brother, Dark would have been a good choice.
"Drink!" After a short stalemate, this time it was still Dark who launched the attack. With the rapid movement, Naga attacked Netherworld from various angles.
Faced with the tide-like attacks, Netherworld calmly defended without a drop of water leaking. From time to time, she would use surprise attacks to disrupt Dark's attack rhythm.
Seeing this, Nairo knew that the outcome had been decided. However, he did not expect Dark to be so anxious during the battle despite his cold expression.
As he expected, ten minutes later, when Dark's breath began to be chaotic, Netherworld seized the opportunity to kick her lower abdomen to repel him. Nairo was about to announce the winner, but Dark attacked again. However, at this moment, her attacks were fierce but full of loopholes. In just three moves, she was held by Netherworld's long sword on her neck.
"Sister Ming…" Yomi looked at the Nether Cave with an incomprehensible expression.
Following Nairo's announcement, the elders discussed animatedly. Jian Shanyou slammed the door and left, leaving only Yu Ming standing there in a daze.
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