The Fifth Elder has always been a very refined person.
How refined is it?
Although the memory has been separated for two lifetimes, but looking back now, Shen Qiqi still remembers it very clearly.
Once when she was a child, the fourth elder grabbed her by the pigtails and was scolded by the fourth elder. The fourth elder also twisted her ears and carried her to the school grounds. They stared at her and ran for a whole afternoon under the bright sun, and then He also ordered people to bring in a small table and chairs, and ordered her to copy the Shen family rules under the bright sun.
The reason is: If you don’t correct a small mistake, there is no guarantee that it will not turn into a big mistake in the future. As the next head of the Shen family, you should set an example and be strict with yourself. Otherwise, how will you be able to assume the position of head of the family in the future and protect the people of Yuzhou? safety?
The fourth elder was originally a very irritable person. When he was explaining these principles to Shen Qiqi, he tried his best to suppress his temper and patiently lectured Shen Qiqi.
It's a pity that Shen Qiqi was still young at that time, immature and confused, so she didn't quite understand the good intentions of the fourth elder. After she forced herself to copy a page of family rules, she couldn't stand it anymore and exploded. , jumped up and bit the fourth elder.
When her father found out, he immediately used family law to punish her.
It was the fifth elder who hurried over to protect her, saying that she was young and still had a child's nature, so he would spare her this time, and other words to excuse her, and then he took her back to his yard.
After Shen Qiqi took a comfortable flower petal bath at the fifth elder's place, the fifth elder carefully gave her facial oil and other products for skin care.
It was at that time that Shen Qiqi saw the exquisiteness of the fifth elder's life. From the decoration of the residence to the placement of small objects in the room, everything was meticulous and very emotional. He even had requirements for the fragrance in the air.
Shen Qiqi lowered her gaze and looked at the fifth elder's hand that was about to fall on her shoulder.
In Shen Qiqi's memory, the fifth elder's hands were whiter and more delicate than a woman's hands.
However, the hand that Shen Qiqi saw now had two chapped wounds on the back of the hand, and there were still vermilion blood stains between the nails.
Shen Qiqi could understand that the wound would not heal for a while, but a person who lived a meticulous and refined life was unlikely to allow dirt to remain between his nails.
Unless there are more important things holding his mind, he has no time to take care of these.
Before Shen Qiqi sensed the overwhelming malice from the Fifth Elder towards her, Shen Qiqi would have thought that the Fifth Elder's current slovenliness was because he was too busy killing evil spirits these past few days and had no time to care about his personal life.
Because several other elders had just told her that the fifth elder had been working tirelessly to kill evil spirits in recent days. Yesterday, he collapsed on top of the city from exhaustion and was forcibly carried back to rest by them.
To be honest, Shen Qiqi was very moved when she heard this, and thought that when she saw the Fifth Elder later, she would give the Fifth Elder some more nourishing elixirs.
But before she could take out the elixir, the first thing she received was the overwhelming disgust of the Fifth Elder towards her.
Why do the fifth elders hate her so much?
She is back. Not only can she turn the tide, but she can also help protect Yuzhou. Shouldn't the Fifth Elder be as happy as the other elders?
...Unless her return has disturbed the fifth elder, so the other party does not want to see her return.
Shen Qiqi stared at the fifth elder's hand covered with traces of battle, and pursed her lips thoughtfully.
She did not avoid it, and allowed the fifth elder's hand to fall on her shoulder. She then raised her lips and said to the fifth elder with a smile: "Fifth elder, thank you for your hard work during the period when father was away. The rest Leave the matter to me and a few other elders, and then you can rest at home to recuperate and don't worry about anything else. Taking good care of your body is more important than anything else."
She wanted to find out why the fifth elder suddenly disliked her so much, and only after finding out the crux could she take the right medicine to prevent the internal strife from starting again before the external troubles were settled.
After her father handed her the Patriarch's Token, she had to guard Yuzhou on her father's behalf. She couldn't let anything go wrong in Yuzhou in her hands.
After Shen Qiqi finished speaking, her eyes were fixed on the fifth elder, not missing any slight change in expression on his face.
After hearing that Shen Qiqi told him to rest at home, the expression on the fifth elder's face immediately changed, and he quickly said: "It's okay, it's okay, I have some skin injuries all over my body, it's okay!"
If he hides in the house to recuperate at this time, the fifth elder is sure that within two days, his limelight will be completely suppressed by Shen Qiqi, and all his previous efforts will be in vain!
Thinking of this, the Fifth Elder no longer cared about playing any emotional cards in front of Shen Qiqi. He straightened his back and wanted to emphasize that his injuries were not serious and he could continue to fight.
However, Shen Qiqi didn't give him a chance to speak, and spoke before him: "How can everything be okay? The Fifth Elder and the First Elder just told me that in order to protect the people of Yuzhou, you have been working hard for several days and nights. I have been restless, and even yesterday I collapsed on top of the city from exhaustion... Fifth Elder, I can no longer watch you overtaxing your body like this, you must stay at home and recuperate, this is an order."
As Shen Qiqi spoke to the end, her face gradually became serious, especially the last two words "order", which she pronounced very hard, and her expression also carried an irresistible majesty.
The expression on the fifth elder's face cracked on the spot. He couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. He looked at Shen Qiqi and pretended to be puzzled: "Qiqi, what did you say?"
He is the elder of the clan, and the only one who can order him is the family head.
Could it be that Shen Mingyu has passed on the position of head of the family to this dead girl?
The fifth elder quickly got the answer, and heard the first elder explain his doubts and said: "Fifth elder, before I have time to tell you, the head of the family has already passed the family head token to Qiqi. During the family head's absence, there will be Qiqi will temporarily act as the head of the family."
As soon as he finished speaking, the expression on the fifth elder's face collapsed visibly.
Although it is said to be a temporary succession, it is actually no different from a throne transfer. After all, even the family leader's token was given to him.
But the position of head of the Shen family belongs to him, how could it fall into the hands of this dead girl!
No, no one can take this position away from him!
The fifth elder tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart. His teeth almost chewed the soft flesh in his mouth to pieces, and then he adjusted the expression on his face.
He tried his best to look pleased and smiled at Shen Qiqi: "Really? That's great. Our Qiqi is so powerful. I think it will be able to protect the safety of the people of Yuzhou..."
Before he finished speaking, his eyes were dazed for a moment, and then he fainted with a tilt of his head.
The great elder was standing by the side. When he saw this, he quickly stretched out his hand to support him and called out urgently: "Lao Wu? Lao Wu!"
After calling twice but getting no response, he turned to comfort the stunned Shen Qiqi: "Qiqi, don't worry, the Fifth Elder probably knew that Yuzhou was saved after seeing you come back, so the strings that had been tense for many days relaxed. Only people will faint... He is tired, I will ask someone to take him back to rest."
After the First Elder finished speaking, he was about to ask someone to send the Fifth Elder back when Shen Qiqi interrupted him and said: "First Elder, you'd better send the Fifth Elder back in person. I'm worried that after he wakes up, he will have to force himself out to worry about the city. The safety of the people is in danger, so Elder Lao has to personally send the fifth elder back so that he can keep an eye on him, lest he disobeys the advice and refuses to have a good rest."
He looked like he was thinking about the fifth elder at every turn.
However, she was sneering inside.
The fifth elders had already "fainted from exhaustion," but they were still unleashing a steady stream of malice on her. Especially when she asked the great elder to send the person back in person, the malice from the fifth elders surged like a tide.
Pretending to be stunned can control the expression on the face, but the resentment in the heart cannot be hidden in front of Huolian.
Since the fifth elder likes to pretend to be faint, Shen Qiqi will help him and make him faint completely.