Elder Fu Jun gave way: "Master, it stands to reason that all the elders of Zijin Cave should be present for this matter. Let's talk about it after we gather everyone together."
"That's the truth!" Yin Yide and others responded one after another.
Gong Linche understood what they meant. The elders who were in charge of the various state capitals outside were all his people. In other words, the state capitals were all under his control. If he could get one of those people to go to the Holy Realm, he would
If there is a shortage of someone to take charge, one must be chosen from among them.
But this was something he didn't want to see. It would divide his real power. He said calmly: "Three days have passed. One day has passed. I'm afraid it will be too late if someone comes to discuss it again."
Yuan An said: "Master, I suggest that you listen to the opinions of all the elders on this matter. You might as well invite all the elders here. As long as the candidates are drafted in time, even if the elders who are out of town are elected, they will rush to the Holy Land.
There won’t be any problem.”
Fu Junrang nodded, "I think it's okay."
Gong Lince glanced at him, how could he not know what these people were thinking and wanted to bring out the masters behind them to put pressure on him.
Then again, if there weren't people behind these people, he would have cleaned up the meeting hall and replaced all of them with his own people.
However, the sect rules set by the founding master are just to prevent someone from acting recklessly and acting arbitrarily. To some extent, they are also a restriction on the power of the leader.
At this time, Gong Lince directly mentioned the sect rules and said, "According to the sect rules, those who are promoted to Supreme Elder can no longer enter the meeting hall to participate in the sect's decision-making."
Yin Yide: "It is not necessary to participate in the decision-making. It is still okay to listen to the opinions of the older generation."
This time is no different than others. Now everyone has figured out the intentions of the Nine Saints. No matter whether we can achieve the goal of the Nine Saints in the end, we may not be able to escape in the end. This kind of thing that is unlikely to have a lucky result is comparable to the secret realm of Tiandu.
There are many dangers, and you can't survive just by working hard.
If you go, the final result will be death, and no one wants to go.
Gong Lince: "Don't be so troublesome. You said you have difficulties. Even if other elders come, there will be troubles in various state capitals, there will be difficulties, and they will need to guard them, and they will not be able to escape.
If this continues, there will be no results in this matter."
"I said, the results of the Holy Land matter must be produced today. In order to avoid anyone saying that I am biased towards someone, I am impartial, and the candidate will be decided by drawing lots, and whoever is drawn will be the winner. This method is fair and just.
I'll leave it to fate, I guess all the elders won't have any opinions."
"Drawing lots?" Everyone murmured and looked at each other.
Mo Lingxue asked, "I don't know how to draw lots?"
Gong Linche glanced at the five elders present, suddenly turned his head and said: "Get the bamboo tube and five chopsticks."
"Yes!" The disciple in the corner took the order and left.
After a while, the disciple came back and brought the bamboo tube and chopsticks. Gong Lince did not take over and raised his chin to signal, "Let the elders check it out."
The disciple stepped back and held something in front of everyone.
Several elders were a little reluctant, but Gong Lince had reached this point and came up with this seemingly fair and reasonable method. If anyone disagreed, it would be too obvious that he did not want to go to the Holy Land.
One by one, they had no choice but to reach out and check the items drawn. Since they had already checked, they naturally checked carefully. Some people hoped to see any marks, or hoped to remember the subtle differences on the chopsticks to facilitate selection during the lottery.
Unexpectedly, after the bamboo tube and chopsticks arrived in Gong Lince's hands, Gong Lince turned the bamboo tube upside down and clasped it in his palm, bang! A chopstick was inserted upside down into the bottom of the bamboo tube.
Bang! He reached into the disciple's hand, took out a chopstick, and inserted it upside down.
Five chopsticks were inserted into the bottom of the bamboo tube. Gong Lince showed them to everyone. Then he turned his back to everyone, clicked, turned around again, and a severed chopstick appeared in Gong Lince's other hand.
The voice said: "If one of the five chopsticks is broken, whoever draws the shortest one will lead the team to the Holy Land to take over the position of supervisor from Elder Niu!"
Everyone was silent. Those who remembered the subtle marks on the chopsticks were a little dumbfounded. They did not expect this extraction method.
Five chopsticks were half-inserted into the bamboo tube. It was useless to remember the subtle marks. Even if the five chopsticks were inserted at uneven heights, there would be no clue. Who knows which one was broken in the bamboo tube?
"During the extraction, no magic is allowed to be used to investigate. Everyone is supervising together! Who comes first?" Gong Lince asked calmly.
As a result, no one said anything for a long time. Gong Lince said slowly: "Since no one responded, I have no choice but to call my name. Yan Li, you go first."
"Yes!" Yan Li responded and came over. He was very calm, thinking that the head senior brother must have some way to help him draw.
"Wait a minute!" Yin Yide suddenly said: "Master, I'm older, so I'd better come first."
The rest of them looked at each other and understood his intention of taking the lead. Only one was broken, and the earlier he drew, the easier it was to miss.
Of course, the one who draws first may also win first, and once he draws, those who follow will not have to draw.
Gong Lince: "Okay! I have decided on this matter, and we will draw the candidates in order of age."
Yin Yide cupped his hands, stepped forward and reached out to the bamboo tube, but he hesitated, not knowing which one to pick. He moved his hands back and forth on the chopsticks, and everyone's eyes followed his movements.
"Elder Yin, does it make it so difficult for you to take responsibility for the sect?" Gong Lince suddenly asked.
Yin Yide gritted his teeth, grabbed a chopstick and pulled it out suddenly. He looked at it in panic and found that it was an intact chopstick. He immediately felt confident and showed it to Gong Linche first, then turned around and showed it to everyone.
, I was overjoyed in my heart, but on the surface, I retreated calmly.
The next oldest one was Motogan. After he stepped forward to take it out, he was lucky to find that it was also an intact chopstick.
Next in the ranking was Fu Junrang, who also drew good chopsticks and quietly stepped aside.
There were only two left, and the remaining two people were a little panicked. Even Yan Li felt a little uneasy, indicating that the chance was getting smaller and smaller.
However, Yan Li is better than Mo Lingxue. He thinks that Gong Linche has a way to favor him.
Yan Li was about to step forward to draw, but Mo Lingxue suddenly said: "It would be unfair to me to draw based on age. I am the last."
Gong Lince glanced at the others coldly and asked, "Don't you think it's unfair?"
Fu Junrang said: "If you think it's unfair, why didn't you say something earlier?"
Yuan An also said: "Elder Mo, this is your fault."
Having drawn a safe one would not cause trouble again, so naturally they all praised it as fair. Yan Li hadn't drawn the draw yet, but he was on Gong Linche's side, so naturally he wouldn't say anything wrong.
Mo Lingxue had a heated argument with several people.
The situation was one-sided and everyone was on their side. Gong Linche ignored Mo Lingxue and said to Yan Li, "Fuck!"
Yan Li stepped forward, originally wanting to read the words and expressions on the head brother's face, but unexpectedly Gong Lince closed his eyes in order to show fairness.
Yan Li was a little dumbfounded, and what made him even more dumbfounded was that behind him, he took out one with all his strength. The quarrel in the hall instantly became quiet, and all eyes were fixed on the chopsticks in his hand. It was a broken chopstick.
.
Yan Li's old face twitched.
Gong Lince opened his eyes and held up the bamboo tube in his palm to indicate, "Elder Mo!"
Mo Lingxue immediately stepped forward and pulled out the last chopstick. It turned out to be the intact one. She was so happy that she blushed.
Only Yan Li still stood beside Gong Linche stupidly.
Gong Lince stared at him, "Elder Yan, you will bear the burden of the sect!"
Holding a chopstick, Fu Junrang suddenly raised his hands and shouted: "The master is strict and fair!"
Fortunately, the remaining ones immediately responded together: "The leader is strict and fair!"
"That's settled the matter, please step aside first!" Gong Lince waved his hand.
Everyone knew that he must appease Yan Li at this time, and they respectfully said in unison: "I will obey the master's decree!" Then they all retreated, and before leaving, they all cast sympathetic glances at Yan Li, who was stunned.
At the same time, I was also very surprised. I didn't expect that Gong Linche would really be a bowl of water this time, which made people speechless.
The disciple in the hall, Gong Lince, also waved his hand and signaled to leave.
When there were only two people left in the hall, Gong Lince sighed, "Junior brother, I have wronged you this time."
Yan Li said sadly: "Brother, headmaster, you asked me to go to the secret realm of Tiandu. For the sake of the overall situation, I went there bravely. Why is it me again this time?"
Gong Lince: "This is decided by drawing lots."
Yan Li: "Can't Senior Brother give me a hint?"
Gong Lince was angry, "That's nonsense! What are you implying? With so many people watching helplessly, how can I imply that everyone is blind?"
Yan Li: "Then you can say hello to me beforehand. Can't you be biased against me, junior brother? We are brothers from the same lineage!"
Gong Lince said forcefully: "Biased? Am I not biased? The four of them draw four out of five, and you draw one out of five. Which side has a greater chance of winning? My decision is already the biggest bias against you.
, I am not only your senior brother, but also the head of Zijin Cave, how do you want me to show favoritism?" Then his tone slowed down, "Junior brother, even this can be slapped by you, the ancestor is above, this can only be said to be
You're out of luck!"
Yan Li was devastated, but he also understood that this was the reason. He couldn't win four out of five draws, but he could win one out of five. In terms of probability, he had an absolute chance of winning. It's true that his senior brother came up with this method.
He is already very partial to himself, but his luck is a bit too bad.
With a mournful face, he said, "Senior Brother, Niu Youdao is a cunning person. Even he lost his life. Can I still survive if I go?"
Gong Lince became angry again, "Then what do you want me to do? Everyone has seen the results of the drawing of lots in public, do you want me, the dignified leader, to go back on my promise? If there is a certain matter in the meeting hall, if I am unfair, I will explain it
Go there? They will immediately find all the Supreme Elders to come forward to seek justice. Not only will you go, but I will also be disgraced. From now on, they will keep talking about this matter. How can I manage the affairs of the sect in the future?
Who can convince me? Are we going to tear the interior of Zijin Cave apart? Junior brother, it’s not that easy for a leader to do this. At this time, if you don’t even help me, who will help me?"
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