"Don’t be impulsive!" Muyun could already clearly feel the growing anger of Xiao Yifei, even the air around seed to solidify. He knew the importance of the Hua Family to Xiao Yifei and knew that this was undoubtedly touching Xiao Yifei’s nerves! At other tis, he would have liked to slap those two himself, but at this very mont, it’s a special period, so don’t act rashly!
Xiao Yifei forced himself to suppress his anger, understanding that this was not the place to lose his temper. If he did, it would affect Muyun’s ascension ceremony, falling into the Li Family’s trap. This would only drag the national issues further due to him alone, and the influential families would continue to abuse their power, making everything harder!
"I’ll handle this!" Muyun tried hard to appease Xiao Yifei, then stepped forward and said in an extrely offensive manner, "This conference may not be open to everyone, but at least people are allowed inside. How did these dogs get in!"
"You!" Suddenly hearing Muyun’s words, the two young mbers of the Li Family instantly flared up. It was obvious what Muyun was implying, but they couldn’t let their anger explode. Although the Li Family was strong, they were not strong enough to directly confront Mu Residence! Muyun was soone they couldn’t provoke!
"Enough! Silence!" Finally, the head of the Li Family stepped forward, directly scolding the two juniors. Then he clasped his fists and said, "I failed to educate them properly, please do not hold it against us!" He looked around, but notably did not apologize to Mu Residence!
This statent was quite interesting, as the "silence" could have been addressed to either Muyun or the juniors. "Failed to educate properly" could be referring to either Old Master Mu’s teaching or his own. The exact aning was uncertain, but Xiao Yifei certainly understood the implication that this feud had been established even before the conference began!
"That’s right," suddenly, the head of the Hua Family walked in and said loudly, "Even though our Hua Family is in decline, not just any dog can point fingers at us!"
The voice was surprisingly crisp, not at all like Old Master Hua’s. Xiao Yifei quickly turned his head in surprise, then curiously asked, "Why is it you? Are you the new head of the Hua Family?"
Indeed, the person was none other than Hua Zeqian, a core figure of the third generation who had been missing recently.
"Yes, Grandfather has already passed the position of Family Head to ." Hua Zeqian smiled and said, her eyes revealing a steadfast confidence. She was inherently a capable woman, and inheriting the position as the core mber of her generation seed quite normal, displaying the elegance of a female leader.
"Who are you to talk?" The two young mbers of the Li Family felt emboldened upon seeing it was a woman, thinking, ’If we can’t deal with Muyun, surely we can handle this woman?’
"I advise you to keep your tails low, she’s soone you can’t touch!" Suddenly, another voice ca from behind. The Li Family juniors, ready to curse, saw who spoke and imdiately fell silent! It was Liu Rui from the prestigious Liu Family in Beijing!
Liu Rui was known for being aggressive; where there was the slightest disagreent, he resorted to violence. The Liu Family was influential, with nurous mbers spending the rest of their lives in hospital beds due to his actions. Yet they could do nothing against him! Furthermore, he was obsessively devoted to Hua Zeqian, entirely her Guardian Angel, and they didn’t want to beco his next victims!
Holding Liu Rui’s hand, a rare smile appeared on Hua Zeqian’s face, bringing so comfort to Xiao Yifei beside them. Hua Zeqian had finally found the right person, and in the future, with the Liu Family’s help, the Hua Family was sure to regain its forr glory. Moreover, what he owed the Hua Family, he silently vowed, he would restore them to their peak.
"Since everyone is here, let’s begin the eting!" Seeing everyone had arrived, Old Master Mu, the eting’s host, took the stage to calm everyone down and began the proceedings.
The young generation, including Xiao Yifei, began to take their seats, and the eting comnced.
At the start of the eting, the state of the nation over the past few days was reported, and as expected, it was exceptionally poor. Like the eting stated, the nation was leaderless, and the core of today’s eting was to select a new leader.
"Thanks to all the elders’ high regard, Yun’er has been nominated for the new leader. We will now proceed to the eting’s second segnt, the voting," Old Master Mu said slowly, and the hearts of Xiao Yifei and Hua Zeqian, among others, tightened. They realized that the highlight of this eting had arrived!
Initially, there was a buzz of discussion below, but it was rely for show. Xiao Yifei and Muyun knew that most families supported Muyun’s election, except for a few, like the Li Family.
"I support!" The first to stand up was the Hua Family. Hua Zeqian’s voice, clear and powerful, overshadowed all the noise, like a command of "forward!" in a chaotic army scene.
"The Liu Family supports!" Hua Zeqian had just spoken when Liu Rui stood up to declare, as a loyal supporter of Hua Zeqian, naturally following the family’s decision.
"The Zhou Family too..."
"The Zhang Family supports."
...
With the first one taking a stand, more voices followed. Everyone unanimously believed that since Muyun had inherited Old Master Mu’s wisdom and was considered the brightest of the current generation in Beijing, he could certainly manage the nation well!
"I object!" Suddenly, an unexpected yet anticipated turn of events occurred. The Li Family stood out and loudly said, "Our nation is already in great turmoil, and it certainly needs a knowledgeable leader to guide us. However, Muyun is too young to handle such a responsibility! How can we place our country’s future in the hands of an inexperienced youth?"
His words had just fallen when the crowd erupted into chaos. Indeed, Muyun was unlike the typical leader of the nation; his young age stood out among the old veterans. This youthful inexperience, even with potential governance skills, was questionable whether it could withstand real-world trials.
However, those aligned with the Mu Family, although doubtful, did not cast opposing votes. Muyun’s leadership could bring substantial benefits to their families. What mattered was who led without affecting their interests, an unappealing truth but a truth nonetheless.
Throughout, Old Master Mu remained silent, demonstrating his impartiality, with a glint in his mind. He refrained from praising his grandson’s excellence to avoid making a reckless mistake.
Furthermore, as the eting operates on a voting system, he knew that the supporting votes far exceeded the opposing ones, and that was sufficient.
"According to the tally," Old Master Mu once again took the stage and said in a firm tone, "There are 13 votes in support, and the opposing votes are..."
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