This is a shrine hidden in a sea of emerald green trees. It is red in color and elegant in shape.
Except for the burnt torii gate at the door, which looks a bit awkward, the rest of the place has been carefully renovated, and there are no traces of damage.
This is one of the most important shrines of the Jaki Hachi family. The former patriarch Masamune Nagatachibana often summoned the family heads here when discussing important matters during his lifetime.
Today, even though the former patriarch has passed away, this shrine is still fulfilling its responsibilities.
Outside the shrine, nearly a hundred vehicles blocked the roads. Men with loaded guns or long knives stood in the shadows. No one dared to approach the shrine even half a step.
Inside the shrine, the heads of families of all surnames have gathered together, with solemn expressions, most of them wearing black clothes, to express their condolences for the family heads who passed away in the early morning.
Yuan Zhisheng was wearing black mourning clothes and looking around at everyone.
Of course, Eriki is still wearing the red and white miko uniform, not because she didn’t have time to customize mourning clothes, but because she still can’t understand the meaning of Tachibana Masamune’s death, nor what the death of “father” means, so naturally she doesn’t want to wear such clothes.
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Minamoto doesn't want Eri to know the identity of Tachibana Masamune's "father". Eri may not be able to understand it, and even if she does, it will only increase her sadness.
Fortunately, Eriyi has also grown up these days. Although she still plays games with a handheld device, at least it is not connected to a public projection screen, and there is no external sound.
Because of the exception of Eri, Inuyama Ga did not wear pure black mourning clothes, but still wore blue and black regular clothes, so there was no way to criticize him. Minamoto's eyes paused for a few seconds and did not say anything more.
"You should already know what happened to Mr. Masamune. It is imperative to track down the real culprit. But before that, we need to discuss how to deal with the situation at hand."
After a long time, Yuan Zhisheng, who had convened a meeting of family heads, took the initiative to speak, attracting attention to himself.
As the young master of the family, this was a rare occasion for him to take the initiative to speak. Before this, Tachibana Masamune usually held meetings, and he would only agree when he was called, but this time he held the meeting out of his own will.
Seeing the young master's growth, Fuma Kotaro looked pleased.
"That's right! The murderer of the patriarch must not be let go, but before that, the family is in a precarious situation, and there must be a leader to take charge of the overall situation!"
Snakes never run away without a head. Whether they want to avenge Tachibana Masamune or deal with the monsters and the academy headquarters, the eight Snake and Qi families need a leader.
Several other family heads also nodded. They had anticipated the content of the meeting before it started. Yuan Zhisheng was the young head of the family, so they naturally had no objection to Yuan Zhisheng's succession.
Although Eriki also showed imperial power, she was not mature mentally and was not qualified for the position of leader.
"Although the head of the family is no longer here, as long as the young master is here, our Sheqi family can still move forward!"
After hearing his words, Yuan Zhisheng nodded.
"Although I am young and quite immature in all matters, I still have the will to inherit Mr. Masamune's legacy and protect the family as ordered by Amaterasu. The reason why I invite all the family heads to come here for discussion is to discuss the succession of the family leader."
Just one morning has passed, but Yuan Zhisheng has changed tremendously.
At this time, he should have waited for the recommendation of the family heads before confirming his position during the resignation period, but he not only took the initiative to convene the meeting, but also expressed his wishes without hesitation.
The words clearly sounded like a fight for power, but he spoke in an extremely quiet manner, with a calm and calm expression that surprised all the family heads.
"Young master, there is no need to be humble. You are the destined Shadow Emperor, and you are the destined leader of the eight Sheqi families!"
Fuma Kotaro immediately said, and others had no objection to this. As the "young master", he was the next leader of the Sheqi Eight Families from the beginning.
After saying this, he paused slightly, changed his words, and stared at Yuan Zhisheng's face.
"However, as a leader, you must focus on the overall situation. Sometimes you need to bury hatred and humiliation in your heart to avoid greater tragedies. Although I am not qualified to teach the young master, I hope the young master can calm down.
Think about the overall situation.”
Although he is the leader of the war, he is not a brainless leader. After all, he puts the interests of the family first.
Hearing what he said, Minamoto looked at Fuma Kotaro.
"The Master of the Feng Mo Family wants me to suppress my hatred and not rashly become an enemy of the secret party, right?"
He directly reveals the other party's intentions.
"Yes, I am also sad and angry about what happened to everyone, but the current incident is not clear, not to mention, we have no evidence."
Fuma Kotaro nodded, his eyes calm.
"It's just that there is no evidence. In fact, the power to take action is obvious, isn't it?"
Yuan Zhisheng asked.
"..."
Fuma Kotaro was silent.
There are only two forces that will kill Tachibana Masamune - the Mongolian Demons and the Secret Party.
Let’s not talk about whether the Menggui people have this strength. At this point in time, the secret party is undoubtedly the most suspected. After all, if the eight Sheqi families really betray, it will definitely be detrimental to the secret party and may even cause the secret party to split.
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The assassination of Tachibana Masamune did in fact alleviate the crisis in Angers, and may even change the strategy of the Sheqi family. If he was not the one who suffered the loss, even he would have to pay for this extremely wonderful assassination.
He admired Wang Shajia's behavior.
Nowadays, although there is no actual evidence, anyone with a discerning eye can determine who will benefit the most. Considering that the academy envoy Su Mo has defeated the head of the Inuyama family head-on, it is very likely that he can do this due to his strength.
However, considering Su Mo's identity, even if they knew who the real culprit was, they would not be able to tell it openly. They could not take action against the envoys from the college headquarters until the family had no formal intention to break with the college headquarters.
He knew that Minamoto Chisei and Tachibana Masamune were like father and son, and it was for this reason that he had to give extra warnings.
"Little Lord--"
Fuma Kotaro wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Minamoto Chisheng.
"I understand what the Feng Mo family leader means. He wants to advise me to be patient. Mr. Masamune's death is important, but what is more important is the family's justice. As a leader, you cannot harm the interests of the family for the sake of temporary pleasure, right?"
"……yes."
Fuma Kotaro bowed his head and responded. Yuan Zhisheng said everything he wanted to say, and he had nothing to add.
Seeing this, Yuan Zhisheng sighed.
"I understand what you mean, and I understand your concerns. You may not know it, but Mr. Masamune has already had his own ambition to die... Kaguya!"
Following his call, the white curtain lowered, and the projector illuminated a black notebook with Tachibana Masamune's handwriting on it.
"This is something I found from Mr. Masamune's residence when I was sorting out his relics. Mr. Masamune has always been cautious and has already anticipated this possibility. He also asked us not to avenge him if there is an emergency, and to put the interests of the family first."
Yuan Zhisheng said in a serious tone.
After seeing the contents in the notebook, everyone was silent and couldn't help but feel sad about it.
As expected of a dedicated patriarch, before he died, he was still thinking about his family, even putting his own life aside.
The deceased was the most important person. When facing the deceased, everyone could not ask a series of obvious questions such as "Why didn't you strengthen your defenses if you were cautious?" "Why did you leave the guards and go out alone?", but they only condensed sadness and anger.
Fuma Kotaro also lowered his head. For the benefit of the family, he advised Minamoto to be steady, but in the face of Tachibana Masamune's death, he was also filled with anger.
Even though Tachibana Masamune raised Deadpool, and there were some dark spots that couldn't be cleared up, it was just for his daughter. This was not the reason for the academy headquarters to assassinate their leader.
Out of consideration for family interests, Fuma Kotaro is willing to bow his head to the academy headquarters, but that doesn't mean he won't harbor anger in his heart.
And since even he is so angry, one can imagine how much anger Minamoto Chisheng, who is closer to Tachibana Masamune, will burn in his chest.
He raised his head to look at Yuan Zhisheng, but he didn't expect that Yuan Zhisheng's face was extremely calm, as calm as if it had been poured out of iron.
"Mr. Masamune's instructions are engraved in my heart, so you don't have to worry that I will retaliate against Sumo for personal grudges. As long as the academy headquarters does not humiliate us, the Eight Sheqi Family, in person, I will maintain absolute restraint!"
Yuan Zhisheng's tone was calm, and his words were like iron.
Seeing his performance, the family heads no longer doubted his determination, and they all felt the same hatred and hatred.
It is interesting to say that if Tachibana Masamune was still alive at this time, the family heads may not continue to trust him wholeheartedly. After all, there are indeed many doubts about his behavior, but after his death, the family heads no longer have unnecessary doubts.
Yuan Zhisheng's words can be regarded as a political statement. Such words won the trust of the family heads. After confirming that he would not be motivated, the family heads immediately moved forward to the next issue, which was the issue of electing the head of the family.
For everyone, this link is just a process. After all, there are only two candidates, and the only competitor, the head of the Uesugi family, is still here playing games. The position of Shadow King may not be as attractive to her as a handheld computer.
, naturally it cannot constitute competition.
No, she is not playing games now, but is playing with her mobile phone. She seems to be sending messages to someone. She can only see her face typing the keyboard seriously.
Just when Sakurai Nanami was about to speak, she first held a small election within the family head.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock!"
Yuan Zhisheng was stunned for a moment, and all the family heads also looked at each other.
It is now a meeting of family heads, and only the most powerful people from the eight Sheqi families can come in. The nearby location is heavily locked, and there are no guards within ten meters of the surrounding area.
In this case, who can pass through the many checks and directly invade here?
If someone really could break into this place, why knock on the door?
Before they could react.
Eriki suddenly stood up, picked up the red miko skirt and ran over with a patter. Her pretty face was full of joy, as if she was going to meet someone important.
"Hui Liyi? Hui Liyi!"
She ignored even Yuan Zhisheng's shouts and went straight to the door, opening it with a happy face.
"Good afternoon! Everyone is busy!"
Seeing Eriyi opening the door, Su Mo casually touched her head to express his gratitude, and then stepped into the hall with a natural look on his face, greeting all the household heads in front of him.
"..."
Seeing Su Mo's figure, all the family heads suddenly changed their colors and then remained silent.
Of course they knew Su Mo and knew that this was the envoy from the college headquarters and the person suspected of murdering the former Grandmaster Masamune Nagatachibana.
There was no point in asking him how he broke in. Under the current situation, they really did not dare to take action against Su Mo.
"Mr. Su Mo, right? As the envoy of the college, why didn't you say hello before coming? Otherwise, we would have given you a grand reception."
Finally, Fuma Kotaro spoke.
His old eyes calmly looked at Su Mo in front of him. No one dared to underestimate this messenger, otherwise they wouldn't be so jealous.
"This old man must be the head of the Feng Mo family. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Su Mo said in a relaxed tone.
"Let's forget about the hospitality from the Sheqi Ba family. I'm not in the habit of eating a hail of bullets as a meal. As for the advance notice, I said hello before I came!"
Ignoring the sarcasm in Su Mo's mouth, Fuma Kotaro was slightly startled.
"Say hello?"
How come they don't know?
He couldn't help but look back at Yuan Zhisheng. Yuan Zhisheng shook his head sternly, indicating that he had not received the notification.
At this moment, Eriyi raised her notebook.
[Brother Su Mo told me! 】
"..."
Everyone was immediately speechless.
Maybe Su Mo didn't notify us in advance, but he did.
But the person he informed was Eri Yi, so Eri Yi naturally didn't know what to tell anyone else.
No wonder Eli Yi has been sending messages just now. It turns out she was chatting with Su Mo?
Minamoto immediately skipped the conversation, as he couldn't get angry at Eri.
He tried his best to suppress his anger, maintain an iron-faced expression, and asked Su Mo coldly.
"What is the purpose of coming here as an envoy from the college headquarters?"
He wanted to clearly delineate the boundaries between the two sides. Although the Sheqi family did not dare to take action against the headquarters for the time being, they were not sure they would give up betrayal, so there was no need to flatter him.
If Eriki was smart, she would definitely sense a sense of boundaries in his attitude, and maybe keep a distance from Su Mo.
It's a pity that Eriyi didn't understand this. Not only did she follow Su Mo like a follower, but she also held up a notebook and chatted with the little blond girl who came in behind Su Mo, and continued to look out the door curiously.
"Nothing important. I just came to see my friends and do you a favor."
Su Mo smiled slightly and met Yuan's naive eyes.
"friend?"
Yuan Zhisheng's eyes were cold.
"You have no friends here!"
"That's not necessarily the case!"
Su Mo shook his head.
Before he could say anything else, Eriyi jumped out with a small book in hand.
[I am a good friend of Brother Su Mo, and so is Sister Ling]
