Ao Zi, the third elder, looked at the clan leader with a worried expression. In fact, everyone knew that the current problem in this matter was not external, but internal.
This conflict has already evolved into a confrontation between the two major factions of the Ao family.
As the leader of the clan, Ao Qingtian, some elders, and those ancestors who have not yet left seclusion, do not favor any party, and their general attitude is to allow both parties to compete reasonably.
This is already a tacit understanding within the Ao family, and the outcome of this competition will, to a large extent, be determined by the younger and younger generations of the family, so as not to affect the fate of the family.
Before Yang Di and others arrived, members of the Ao family's main lineage, after persuasion by the clan leader, agreed not to intervene to avoid further complicating the situation.
But as a condition, people in Ao Ji's lineage knew that the clan leader had probably made a compromise, probably promising to handle the matter fairly.
It was easy to say that the previous evidence could be brushed aside, but now that there is ironclad evidence provided by the security bureau, it may not be that simple.
The other tribesmen of Ao Ji's lineage are all worried. In fact, Ao Ji's life and death will have little loss to this lineage.
As a member of the middle-young generation, Ao Ji is not the most outstanding among the many uncles in the Ao family.
But this is about face. In recent years, their lineage has become very popular. Among the younger generation, there are even more prodigies like Ao Yi. Now the latter is regarded as the most promising person to win the first place in the Poxuan Realm in the Dao Fighting Conference.
Amazing people, attracting much attention.
If they fail to save Ao Ji in this matter, it will be a big blow to people of this lineage, and it will also cause subtle changes in the mentality of those of the neutral lineage.
After all, when two tigers fight, one side must win. At a certain period of time, most of the neutral factions will choose to take sides in the two major factions when the competition is hopeless.
Nowadays, the most widely recognized script of the Ao family is that the successor to the next generation of clan leader will probably be born among the two junior wizards, Ao Yi and Ao You.
The latter is the cousin of the big man Ao Xi, and he is also a member of the current family lineage. He has always been recognized as a young man to support, and he has also been Ao Yi's most favorable competitor for a long time.
If Ao Ji is taken away this time, it will definitely have an impact on the momentum behind Ao Yi, because Ao Ji and Ao Yi's father have a blood relationship as brothers, that is, Ao Yi's uncle...
"Clan leader, the majesty of the ancient cultivator family is inviolable, and we must never allow them to take people away!" Ao Zhouhai said with a cold face.
This Da Yan layman was very influential in the Ao family. Although he was not in the Senate Hall, he had the status of a guest elder. He had been outside and created a lot of prestige for the Ao family.
Ao Zhouhai undoubtedly fully supports Ao Yi, and now, no matter what the weight of the person the other party wants to take away, he must protect it.
"Clan leader!"
There were four of the twelve elders, including Ao Zi and chief elder Ao Guang, who also opposed the Ao family's show of weakness.
Among the other eight elders, three are from the clan leader's lineage. They have never spoken out, but their attitude is that the clan leader must know. They don't say anything, just because they don't want outsiders to laugh at it.
There were also five elders of the Ao family who really remained silent and did not make a statement.
"The majesty of the Ao family is indeed inviolable, but if it brings disaster to the clan due to selfishness, how should we judge it?"
After being silent for a long time, Ao Qingtian, the head of the Ao family, finally raised his head and spoke coldly. His words were full of majesty, and the two beams of blazing flames were burning in his eyes.
As soon as he said this, there was a dead silence around him.
The people of Ao Yi's lineage looked ashen, and the people of the clan leader's lineage, although they had never left their ancestral land, heard the clan leader's words and were extremely happy in the ancient city in the canyon.
In fact, everyone knows that the clan leader does not want Ao Ji to be taken away. This is not to protect him, but because this matter will damage the dignity of the Ao family and will also aggravate the conflicts within the clan.
There are even some neutral elders in the family who know that even if they succeed in repelling the enemy this time, the fate of that guy Ao Ji will definitely not be easy, and the clan leader will definitely impose heavy punishment internally.
But now that the matter has come to this, the clan leader has finally made up his mind, but this kind of determination is really difficult for people of Ao Yi's lineage to accept.
"Clan leader, even if Ao Ji is guilty, it is not outsiders' turn to deal with it!" Ao Guang, the chief elder, looked unhappy.
In fact, from the previous attitude of the clan leader, they had already had this bad foreknowledge. From the beginning to the end, the clan leader never stated that he would protect Ao Ji. He only said that he would find out the truth and protect the dignity of the Ao family.
Now that the clan leader has spoken, it is difficult to reverse the matter, so they can only change the direction to prevent the alchemist from succeeding.
It's a pity that these old men underestimated the thoughts of the clan leader. This is a high-ranking person who is in charge of the real power of the ancient cultivator family. How can he be a person without any opinion?
Since the head of the Ao family made the judgment face to face, he naturally would not hesitate any longer. Ao Qingtian stood on the top of the fire cloud, his fiery red robe making a hunting sound, and he stood in the red clouds. His voice was sonorous and powerful, and he said coldly: "For the clan
It causes a disaster that endangers the fate of the clan. According to the clan rules, how should we deal with it? As the chief elder, Third Uncle might as well give the clan a thought!"
These words made Ao Guang and others gasp, and Ao Ji, the old dog, was even more horrified and desperate.
The seventh clan rule of the Ao family: Those who endanger the fate of the clan due to personal reasons will be punished with death!
"Clan leader, even though Ao Ji committed a capital crime, it was excusable. He just wanted to clear the way for Yi'er. Moreover, the situation at that time was probably due to the coercion of those in the Feng family, and he had no choice but to do so!"
Ao Zhouhai took a deep breath and continued to discuss the matter. Indeed, they all underestimated the courage of the clan leader, and also took it for granted that the clan leader had favored them due to the great momentum of their lineage in recent years.
"Haha, you are so shameless. You are clearing the way for the genius of your Ao family. It seems that you knew what was going on, but you are just showing off here. The celebrity's head is spinning, and you are really humiliated."
Xu Youran, the Void Yuanshou, smiled jokingly, his eyes full of disdain. When he said those words now, he was obviously trying to cover up the truth.
"The genius of the Ao family must be praised everywhere, while other people's lives are regarded as nothing. This kind of behavior is really despicable. It betrays the awe-inspiring righteousness of those who practice Taoism, and is not tolerated by heaven!"
An elder of the Taoist sect was also extremely indignant. Now that the matter has come to light, it is really infuriating for the Da Yan layman to say such words.
"There's nothing to say. This is a deadly feud. If the Ao family feels that other people's lives are so worthless, it can be forgiven for that reason. We can only seek justice ourselves!" Taoist Qingzhong said lightly, and everyone around him said.
Lu is a powerful man with an even cold look.
In the previous conflicts, there were some suspicions of targeting the Ao family with benefits, but now, the truth is revealed, and their actions are completely justified.
Ao Zhouhai's heart sank, and then he realized that what he just said had the opposite effect, and he instantly fell into an unkind and unjust situation.
"Don't be alarmist. Monks are already in constant conflict with each other. Life-and-death fights are commonplace. Why talk about high righteousness?" Ao Guang, the chief elder of the Ao family, snorted, disapprovingly.
"But that's not a dispute between Jianghu and Jianghu. Don't forget, in that operation, they were companions who worked together to deal with the ancient corpse. Is it reasonable for companions to kill each other?"
The old man Wu Qingfeng spoke up and said a fair word on behalf of his disciple and Yang Di.