Zhou Yan let out a long sigh, pointed at a coffin bearer beside him and said:
"Guan Xiangling, he has a younger brother who got married just last year. Last month he accompanied his wife to visit relatives. As a result, he was assassinated by a group of disciples from a famous sect who ambushed him."
The coffin bearer's wounds were uncovered, with a look of pain on his face. At the same time, his inner hatred for the famous sect was awakened. He clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
Zhou Yan pointed at the bald man opposite and said: "Old Zhang, are you a corpse exorcist? I heard that a sect dug up your son's body, made it into a zombie, and sent him to bite you. In the end, you couldn't do anything
, burned his son’s body with his own hands.”
Lao Zhang dodged his eyes. Although he did not answer Zhou Yan, his eyes were full of hatred.
Zhou Yan finally patted his chest and said with a sad face: "I also have several juniors under me who were young and had unlimited futures, but they also died in the hands of famous sects."
Having said this, the leaders at the round table who had lost their relatives and friends all showed sadness, and the atmosphere became a little strange.
Zhou Yan whispered: "President Yan, it's not that we don't desire peace, but if we just reconcile with the famous sect, how can we have the face to face those relatives and friends who sacrificed their lives in the future?"
After hearing this, the others couldn't sit still, and they all whispered in agreement with Zhou Yan's opinion.
Li Chongxi remained silent, and Yan Chou and Jiang Qingxue had no intention of speaking. All eyes fell on Yan Shouyi.
Among them, Hou Jingchen's gaze was the most vicious, as if Yan Shouyi's next words and deeds were all engraved in his mind.
Yan Shouyi sighed inwardly, secretly thinking that this Zhou Yan was really difficult to deal with.
He talked about other people's scars first, and then mentioned his own last. This made it appear that he was thinking about others, rather than trying to cause trouble for me.
But Yan Shouyi can't say that Zhou Yan is wrong. After all, if he, the president of the People's Church, cannot even pass this test, how can everyone trust him in the future, and how can they trust him to hand over the big beam?
"I know...I know, I know everything."
Under everyone's gaze, Yan Shouyi spoke slowly:
"I know that in the fight between the two factions, many people paid the price with their lives. But if you think about it carefully, are the sacrifices of those relatives and friends for a greater struggle? No, they want
It’s peace.”
"If the meaning of sacrifice is to exchange for more sacrifices, then the sacrifice of the former becomes a sin. Only if we ignore past grudges and create a peaceful and stable era for future generations will those sacrifices be valuable."
"Imagine that one day, heirs of folk sects and heirs of famous sects will jointly pay homage to those ancestors who sacrificed their lives for peace... Wouldn't you rather see the descendants swore blood and poison in front of the tombs of their ancestors to kill them?
Is the image of hatred continuing for thousands of generations?"
"Precisely because we don't want future generations to experience the pain of our generation, we need to make choices to prevent their sacrifices from being in vain!"
After Yan Shou finished speaking, he looked at the people around the round table silently.
Li Chongxi breathed a sigh of relief, Yan Qiu and Jiang Qingxue looked at each other, and there was light in Hou Jingchen's eyes.
Guan Xiangling, the coffin bearer, loosened his clenched fists, leaned back on the chair, raised his head, and said softly: "President Yan is right, my sister-in-law is still alive, and they have a daughter. If the two factions fight
If the struggle cannot end in our generation, our descendants will continue to experience these pains in the future."
The corpse exorcist Lao Zhang burst into tears: "My son's biggest wish during his lifetime was to go to Longhu Mountain to see the Taoist holy land with his own eyes. He often asked us when the folk sects will have the glory of the famous sects. I think,
He doesn’t want the two factions to fight, he also hopes that we can coexist peacefully.”
The atmosphere that was already leaning toward revenge was gradually brought back by Yan Shouyi.
Seeing that he had lost power, Zhou Yan immediately took advantage of the situation and applauded Yan Shouyi: "President Yan said it well, and I am willing to use the sacrifices of our generation to exchange for a peaceful era for future generations!"
Hou Jingchen nodded slightly: "Me too."
A smile appeared on Yan Shouyi's face again, and it seemed that everyone had come out of the gloom.
The two factions have taken another step towards peace.
But at this moment, Zhou Yan changed the subject and whispered:
"President Yan, although we are willing to sacrifice, those famous sects...are they willing to give up?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Yes, we are willing to tolerate it. Are the famous sects willing?
After all, we have also killed many of their disciples. What if they refuse to give up and continue to take revenge?
The taciturn Hou Jingchen, under the guidance of Zhou Yan intentionally or unintentionally, raised further questions to Yan Shouyi:
"President Yan, currently the famous sect only has a favorable impression of your folk religion, but they are not lenient at all towards our other folk sects. How can you guarantee that the famous sect is not using you to weaken our folk sects?
"
This issue is very acute, and it is also a point of great concern to everyone.
To put it harshly, if Yan Shouyi is a lackey of a famous sect, wouldn’t we be in trouble if we follow him in the future?
Faced with Hou Jingchen's sharp questions, Yan Shouyi remained calm and unhurried.
He said calmly:
"Do you know why I can be friends with famous families?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"During the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, during the Luotian Festival, the Xinxuanshan sect came to invade. I led my friends to defend Longhu Mountain, and many people were injured."
"When the Emei Sect was brutally destroyed, it was I who led my brothers to fight up the mountain to protect Master Guanyun, and at the cost of one eye, the continuation of the Emei Sect."
"In Hanshan Temple, Abbot Yansong sealed the evil thoughts in the body of Zen monk Miaohua, which caused Miaohua to rebel and attack Abbot Yansong. It was me who desperately entered Miaohua's consciousness and killed the evil thoughts."
"The Maoshan sect, Han San, their leader's direct disciple, was kidnapped by Hu Chai, the deputy helmsman of Wushen Mountain, and tortured to the point of being reduced to a human form. It was my brothers and I who desperately rescued him and sent him back to Maoshan safe and sound."
Yan Shouyi took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "The kindness and respect shown to me by the famous party was earned by me at the cost of my life!"
Everyone was silent for a while.
Yan Shouyi's tone became gentler: "Don't worry about the opinions of the famous sect. As long as we show our sincerity, the famous sect will ignore the past grudges. I promise you that we will not let anyone be harmed in the slightest."
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Zhou Yan looked at Yan Shouyi, and he suddenly didn't want to embarrass this young man anymore.
Outsiders only saw the halo around Yan Shouyi and the friendliness of the famous party to him, but until now, everyone knew that the friendliness of Yan Shouyi from the famous party was all earned by this boy at the cost of his life.
This young man has already sacrificed too much for the relationship between the two factions. It would be too inhumane to embarrass him again.
So, Zhou Yan slowly raised his hand.
"I, Zhou Yan, represent Hongyadong to support Chairman Yan, support the peace and stability of the relationship between the two factions, and promise that members of Hongyadong will not take action against the famous faction!"