"Today, the younger generation of my Zhou family gathered in the ancestral land to compete for the number one among the younger generation!"
"This strongest person can not only become the new clan leader, but also have a treasure to take his cultivation to a higher level!"
The square in the ancestral city of the Zhou clan is now packed with people. The old man who announced the important decision is Zhou Tao, the acting patriarch of the Zhou clan.
This Zhou Tao is not only the acting clan leader, but also the representative of the branch, the fourth elder of the Zhou clan.
Zhou Tao, a middle-aged man, looks very majestic and majestic. His cultivation is unfathomable and it is said that he has already broken through to the Spiritual King realm.
On the high platform of the square, eleven high-ranking elders were sitting.
Two of the elders sitting at the front caught Zhou Fan's attention from the crowd.
They were two old men with extraordinary bearing. They both had white hair and childish faces, and their skin was rosy and shiny, giving them the impression of being well-prepared.
The two old men not only look young, but their cultivation is unfathomable and as thick as the sea.
"That's the Great Elder Zhou Tai! And the Second Elder Zhou Song!"
When Zhou Fan secretly looked at the two old men, Zhou Yitong beside him explained to him in a low voice that the one who was slightly fatter was the first elder, and the one who looked thinner was the second elder.
In fact, the elders on the high platform are all sitting in order, and it is not difficult to distinguish their respective identities.
"Our Zhou family doesn't have a clan leader?"
Zhou Fan took advantage of everyone in the square to discuss the competition and the selection of the new clan leader, and asked Zhou Yitong next to him in a low voice.
"Brother Bufan! Our Zhou clan has not elected a clan leader for a hundred years, and all the elders are doing their own thing!"
Zhou Yitong explained in a low voice next to Zhou Fan's ear!
"What are you two doing?"
"How brave! How dare you flirt with me under such circumstances? I am simply shameless!"
Suddenly, a loud shout sounded, causing the noisy square to suddenly become quiet.
Everyone looked around and realized that the person who was scolding was Zhou Lang in the crowd.
The people Zhou Lang scolded were naturally Zhou Fan and Zhou Yitong.
The two of them were whispering, so they were relatively close together. It really looked like they were making love to each other in the square.
"Insolent! How can such a sacred place be defiled by a junior!"
"Come here! Arrest them both!"
At this time, the angry voice of Twelve Elder Zhou Cangrong sounded.
As his order fell, the guards in the distance sent several people to step forward.
"Back off!"
"If you have any grievances, leave them to a showdown on the duel stage. Now is the time to register the number of participants. Don't disturb the order!"
Before the guards could step forward to take Zhou Fan and Zhou Yitong away, the acting clan leader Zhou Tao had already shouted at the twelfth elder Zhou Cangrong.
Of course, he obviously meant something in his words, so Zhou Cangrong, who looked a little ugly, immediately did not dare to refute.
Neither the First Elder nor the Second Elder spoke, and they were too lazy to take care of such a trivial matter.
But when their eyes fell on Zhou Fan, they both flashed a look of surprise.
The two people who originally didn't pay much attention to Zhou Fan now all focused their unkind eyes on him.
But Zhou Fan, who was aware of it, remained calm and pretended not to notice the gazes of the two men.
All the young people in the square, regardless of gender, were registered by several deacons.
Zhou Fan's gaze, which almost revealed murderous intent, fell on a purple-robed deacon.
He recognized the other person at a glance as the culprit who had captured the little girl Zhou Ying some time ago and brutally gouged out her eyes and conducted various inhumane experiments in the forbidden area of the mine.
That kind of anger seemed to not only depend on his heart, but also his eyes seemed to become hot. The urge to go berserk was forcibly suppressed by Zhou Fan before it broke out.
He closed his eyes and tried to calm down his emotions. Now was not a good time to kill. If he dared to take action, the deacon might die, but he would also be attacked by a group of people.
"Boy! What are you doing with your eyes closed?"
"Hurry up and register!"
At this time, a shouting sound sounded.
When Zhou Fan suppressed his murderous intent and opened his eyes, his eyes fell on the purple-robed deacon not far away.
The purple-robed deacon was staring at him impatiently at the moment. If it weren't for his duties, he would probably not bother to pay attention to Zhou Fan.
"What are you looking at!"
"If you don't come here and register, you will be disqualified from the competition!"
The attitude of the purple-robed deacon was very unfriendly. When he saw that Zhou Fan hadn't taken the initiative to register, he couldn't help but scolded him angrily.
The unexpected situation on Zhou Fan's side attracted a lot of attention.
Zhou Lang in the crowd looked at Zhou Fan with a sneer. For the first time, he did not add insult to injury and instead stood there watching the show.
Zhou Fan, who wanted to make a scene and be punished and locked up, finally suppressed the idea of seeking death.
He had already felt that the First Elder and the Second Elder seemed to have noticed him, and their eyes would fall on him from time to time.
So he suppressed his murderous intention towards the purple-robed deacon, lowered his head, walked forward, took out the token, and informed the other party of his name and identity information.
"Zhou Bufan?"
"Hmph! Your parents gave you a good name!"
The purple-robed deacon looked at Zhou Fan with an unkind look, snorted and complained.
If he hadn't had the token to prove it, he would have mistakenly thought that Zhou Fan was entertaining him.
The purple-robed deacon didn't have a good impression of Zhou Fan. He intuitively sensed that Zhou Fan seemed to be hostile to him.
Although it was inconvenient to do it in public, it was normal for the purple-robed deacon to taunt him.
Zhou Fan just walked back to the crowd in silence. He took his number number 66, and Zhou Yitong was number 67 behind him.
There were thousands of young people of the Zhou family in the square, and they all received their number plates.
Those number plates were not issued in order, but were randomly scrambled.
"All quiet!"
After several deacons handed out the number plates, Zhou Tao, the acting patriarch, gave a deep shout and silenced the noisy square completely.
"The number plate in your hand is related to the opponent of the competition. If anyone loses the number plate, he will be directly disqualified from the competition!"
Zhou Tao's loud voice sounded, making many young people in the square feel awe-struck when they heard the words, and they all put away the tokens they held in their hands.
"The competition will start in three days! Everyone has been well prepared in the past few days. Only by having a good rest can you exert your strongest fighting power!"
"yes!"
"I'll remember it!"
As soon as Zhou Tao finished giving his instructions, there was a flurry of responses from the audience.
"Today's clan meeting ends here! The Hui people from outside can find empty courtyards to live in in the city!"
Zhou Tao once again announced his warning, and when he finished speaking, the person had already flown away.
The other elders on the high platform all stood up at this moment and turned into afterimages and walked away.
The first elder, Zhou Tai, and the second elder, Zhou Song, did not leave immediately.
The two of them flashed to the square and landed next to Zhou Fan, with their scrutinizing eyes falling on him.
"What is the relationship between Zhou Daozhi and you?"
The great elder was the first to ask!
"Meet the First Elder! Second Elder!"
"Reply to the two elders! I don't know Zhou Daozhi!"
Facing the question from the great elder Zhou Tai, Zhou Fan bowed to him and the second elder, then shook his head and said that he did not know the person the great elder mentioned.
"How presumptuous! Don't you know the Third Elder Zhou Daozhi?"
At this time, the second elder Zhou Song scolded him and stared at Zhou Fan with unkind eyes as if he wanted to see his flaws.
"Reporting to the second elder! I really don't know the third elder and I don't know his name!"
"It's only today that I have the chance to meet you two elders! And the other elders at the elders' table!"
Zhou Fan replied very politely!
He still had a plain expression, and there was no change in emotion on his face. The first elder Zhou Tai and the second elder Zhou Song both frowned.
Zhou Tai didn't seem to give up, so he asked Zhou Fan if he knew Zhou Hong or Ye Lan.
Zhou Fan just shook his head slightly, his expression unchanged.
The first elder and the second elder were cunning and cunning. They were not only secretly observing the changes in Zhou Fan's expressions, but also secretly watching the changes in Zhou Yitong's expressions beside them.
Fortunately, Zhou Yitong didn't know Zhou Fan's true identity, nor did he know that Zhou Hong and Ye Lan were Zhou Fan's parents as mentioned by the great elder.
"Maybe we got the wrong person! Let's go!"
After failing to see Zhou Fan's flaws, the Great Elder Zhou Tai finally let Zhou Fan go.
"Thank you, First Elder and Second Elder!"
"I'll take my leave!"
Zhou Fan was still polite and bowed to the two elders before turning and leaving.
Zhou Yitong left immediately after him, and the square gradually emptied of people. Finally, only the first elder Zhou Tai and the second elder Zhou Song were left.
"A junior is nothing to be afraid of! Regardless of whether he is related to the Third Elder or not, he cannot make any waves!"
Zhou Song's deep voice sounded, and he didn't seem to care much about Zhou Fan's identity.
"Be careful with your ten-thousand-year-old ship! Don't forget that old guy Zhou Daozhi is not dead yet!"
"This time we took away the purple pupils from that little girl's body, but because we have leverage!"
"If you cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze. Maybe we can use that kid to completely eliminate Zhou Daozhi..."
The great elder Zhou Tai obviously had something in his words, and his proposal made the second elder Zhou Song, who was about to leave, stop in his tracks.
"We still need to discuss this matter with Zhou Tao!"
"Although we all work on our own! But we can't hide this kind of thing from him. To prevent him from making small moves behind our backs to put our shoes on, everyone should come up with suggestions!"
The second elder is very scheming. He knows that Zhou Tao also wants to get rid of the third elder Zhou Daozhi.
Now Zhou Daozhi's sons and daughters-in-law all come to his door on their own initiative. If even his grandson is invited to serve, it will be really lively.
"Haha! You old guy usually talks about benevolence, justice and morality, but I didn't expect that you have a darker heart than me!"
"Hmph! You don't know what kind of thing you are?"
"You spend the whole day flirting with your daughter-in-law in the woods. Do you think we don't know?"
The first elder Zhou Taigang mocked the second elder Zhou Song, and Zhou Song snorted and retorted directly.
"you wanna die!"
Zhou Tai was most annoyed when his personal affairs were revealed. He instantly became angry and slapped Zhou Song directly with his palm.
"I'm afraid you won't make it!"
Although Zhou Song ranks second, his combat power is not inferior to that of the Great Elder.
The two men started fighting in the square in an instant, which startled many people wandering outside the square and fled away from the battlefield as if they were running for their lives.