The fifth elder hurried towards the door of Shen's house, as if he was anxious to appease the people.
Several other clan elders were originally worried that he would be emotional because of the unpleasantness just now.
Although what happened just now was indeed the fault of the fifth elder, he was still the elder of the clan, and yet he was criticized by that young boy from the Xie family. It was a very embarrassing thing no matter how you put it.
Several clan elders were afraid that the fifth elder would become jealous because of this and would turn their anger on Shen Qiqi.
After all, everything Xie Beiming did just now was to protect Shen Qiqi.
Seeing that the fifth elder only wanted to appease the people and showed no signs of being angry or trying to offend anyone, the elders put their worries back in their stomachs and went to deal with various affairs in the city separately.
What they didn't know was that at this moment, the face of the fifth elder under the mask could not suppress the joy.
He was worried that there was no way forward, but suddenly another village suddenly became bright again. How could he not be happy?
When the fifth elder was still a child, an old man with white hair and white beard showed him his fortune, saying that he was born with a strange skeleton and good luck, and he would be a blessed person in the future.
The fifth elder, including his family, were all very happy about this.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Although the fifth elder is not outstanding in his cultivation, it has been smooth and there has never been any accident.
Unlike other monks who easily go crazy and be devoured by inner demons.
After that, he even took the position of the Shen clan elder.
Later, he was not satisfied with his position as clan leader and wanted to go further. Immediately, news came that the family leader Shen Mingyu had an accident.
Then Shen Ning'er took the initiative to come to him and ask for cooperation. Although he was manipulated by Shen Ning'er without knowing it, and the handle fell into Shen Ning'er's hands, but the handle came out and Shen Ning'er was beaten. He was seriously injured and his life was in danger. It was unknown whether he would be able to see the sun tomorrow.
His destiny is indeed as the old man who showed him his destiny said when he was a child: he is a blessed person who is born with unique bones and good luck.
All those who attempt to attack him will be counterattacked!
Including Shen Qiqi, the daughter of the original head of the family who jumped out halfway and wanted to take away his position as head of the family!
Rescue those children who were kidnapped by evil spirits last night?
Humph, it's easy to say, but everyone knows that all evil spirits are cruel and inhumane. A living person falling into the hands of evil spirits is like a sheep entering the mouth of a wolf. How can there be a chance of survival?
You know, when he quietly let those evil spirits enter the city in the middle of the night last night, the evil spirit who led the team told him that their auras were covered by the city lord, and no human monks could find them.
Therefore, in this case, let alone the kidnapped children who cannot be rescued, even if they are finally rescued after all the hard work, but after such a long delay, all they can rescue in the end is a pile of bones.
Of course, the fifth elder would not reveal the information he had, nor would he remind Shen Qiqi not to do useless work.
On the contrary, he wanted to make everyone aware of the useless propaganda that Shen Qiqi was about to do!
Aren't you, Shen Qiqi, very capable? Okay, then I'll tell the people right now that you, Miss Shen Er, are extremely capable and promise to help them save their children!
Is there anything more infuriating than giving someone hope only to be disappointed?
No.
They happily thought that their children would be rescued safely, but in the end they were told that they could not be rescued, or that a pile of bones would be rescued and returned to them. Can the people accept this?
Definitely not acceptable!
By that time, the people's anger will inevitably spread like a raging fire. He doesn't need to fan the flames anymore. He only needs to wait quietly by the side, and he can reap the benefits.
What he needs to do now is to bury the fire quickly.
Plant a fire to burn out the big obstacle to his good deeds.
When he thought that he would be able to remove the biggest obstacle immediately and successfully take the position of the head of the family, the joy in the hearts of the fifth elders was like fermented dough, uncontrollably expanding.
There was wind in his footsteps and he couldn't wait to run out.
Yuzhou is a mountain city. Not only is the entire city surrounded by mountains, but there are also mountains and hills inside the city. The roads in the city are rarely flat, but mostly undulating with nine twists and turns.
Under such innate natural conditions that are difficult to change, the residents in the city seem to be built against the mountains.
The same is true for the Shen family's mansion.
Shen's mansion is built on the hillside. From the entrance of Shen's family to the foot of the mountain, there is a stone staircase with thousands of steps.
This distance is nothing to monks, but for ordinary people without cultivation, the difficulty is not much different from climbing the ladder to heaven.
Ordinary people would not go to the door of Shen's house when they had nothing to do, because it was not easy to come up.
However, at this moment, the square in front of Shen's house was crowded with people.
All of them had red eyes and looked haggard.
Others simply sat on the ground, silently lowering their heads and wiping away tears, or slapping their thighs and crying hoarsely.
A place that is usually so quiet is now as noisy as a vegetable market, and it is a vegetable market with the highest customer flow.
The fifth elder narrowed his eyes and scanned the chaos in front of him, and sneered with satisfaction.
It's good to be noisy.
All he wants is this noise.
Someone saw him and shouted: "Look, the Shen family is here!"
The noisy square was silent for a moment, and then it boiled like boiling water with a strong fire added to it——
"It seems to be the fifth elder!"
"That's the fifth elder. I recognize the sword in his hand!"
"The Fifth Elder cares most about us common people. He will definitely help us!"
"That's right, that's right. If the Fifth Elder hadn't been trying his best to protect us these days, we don't know what harm we would have suffered from the evil spirit!"
"Thank God for His blessing, the fifth elder came out. Now our child can be saved!"
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The crowd was chirping, and before the Fifth Elder could say anything, he received a wave of wild praise from the people, and couldn't help but feel a little carried away. Therefore, he didn't rush to interrupt the people's praise for him, and enjoyed it first. After feeling admired and loved by all the people, he raised his hands and pressed down.
This is an action to signal everyone to silence.
The chaotic crowd closed their mouths one after another, and there was silence for an instant, as if everyone had been silenced.
This feeling of having one person command and thousands of people following is really great. No wonder people in the world are struggling to get to high positions.
The fifth elder looked at the people below who were all keeping their mouths shut. He was very excited and became more determined to ascend to the high position of the head of the family.
If he wants to ascend to that high position, he must first clear the big obstacle in front of him.
Thinking of this, the fifth elder activated his spiritual power, and his voice reached the ears of the people below like a loud bell——
"Everyone, please calm down. Can you please listen to what I have to say first? I can understand your mood. I am as angry as you now. I wish I could kill those inhumane evil spirits immediately and kill your children.
We all were rescued! It’s a pity... alas!”
The fifth elder suddenly sighed, touched the mask on his face, and said with guilt in his tone: "It's a pity that I have been injured one after another during this period. The second girl feels sorry for me, and is afraid that if I force myself to save those children, in the end
If something unexpected happens again, I will not be allowed to kill evil spirits again... Everyone, I am useless, I am sorry for everyone, and I have betrayed everyone's trust in me."
After he finished speaking, he cupped his fists and bowed deeply to the people in the square.
The implication: You see, it's not that I don't want to save your child, it's the second girl of the Shen family who doesn't allow me to save your child. If you want to complain, blame the second girl, but don't hate the wrong person.