Chapter 872 Fighting for Position
On July 13th, Dong Kui wandered in Taoqing Hall, hesitating again and again, and finally did not go to the loan room to sign the loan agreement.
In five days, there will be the joint elders' meeting of Lijing Palace. If Dong Kui doesn't go to the meeting, it will be unreasonable.
Therefore, Xu Shu arranged Dong Kui's death time within these two days.
Now, Xu Shu, the disciple in charge, is in high spirits and does not want any further setbacks to interrupt the current good situation.
Li Changqing's death did not cause any disturbance.
Dong Kui's death will definitely trigger an investigation by the upper echelons of Jingxian Palace.
If it is found out above that both Li Changqing and Dong Kui had large loans from Gongtang before their deaths, it would be impossible not to dig deeper.
I dug around and dug, and if I failed, I would dig on my own head.
So, Xu Shu made up his mind not to be greedy anymore.
The plan was settled. Two days later, Dong Kui died with no bones left. Not only that, Xu Shu also used the Yang God to directly imprison Dong Kui's ghost, taking the opportunity to capture the heavenly soul and the earthly soul, and smash them together.
Jingxian Palace received the news of Dong Kui's death only because the soul card belonging to Dong Kui exploded.
As soon as the news of Dong Kui's death spread, the entire Taoqing Hall simply exploded.
Xu Shu’s reaction was particularly violent. He fainted on the spot. He had no water or rice for days. He arranged the Taoqing Hall into a mourning platform, and also brought in a mourning team from the private sector. There were a bunch of paper figures and horses. Blow and beat, so sad.
He himself wore sackcloth and wore mourning, as if he were mourning his heir, which made several other direct disciples of Dong Kui have to imitate him in order to calm down the discussion.
Xu Shu did this without any special calculation, he just wanted to stabilize his character.
After all, as a disciple in charge, he has a weak foundation. If he performs like this, no matter who takes the position of the elder of Tao Qing Hall, he will be embarrassed to dismiss him.
After seven consecutive days of mourning, Xu Shu’s reputation as a loyal, honest, and filial disciple not only spread throughout Lijing Island, but also became famous throughout Jingxian Palace.
The seven days of mourning came to an end, and the Tao Qing Bell rang. Three elders sitting in the hall, twenty-three disciples in charge, and sixty-three inner disciples gathered in Tao Qing Hall.
“Everyone, everyone is very sad after the death of Senior Brother Dong. However, although we are monks, we do not have the power to reverse yin and yang and seize life and death.
I believe that the top priority is to revitalize Taoqing Hall. Only in this way can we comfort Senior Brother Dong’s spirit in heaven. "
The middle-aged man in black robe who spoke, with a high nose and bulging eyes, is none other than Duan An, one of the three elders sitting in the hall.
Xu Shu did not stay in Taoqing Hall for a long time, but he also We know that among the three elders, Duan An is the most lively.
Now that Dong Kui has fallen, Duan An has made his attitude clear, and he is clearly determined to win Dong Kui's position.
< br>"What else can you say? According to the rules of each hall, when the elder sitting in the hall dies, our own person will be the one who takes the top spot, Junior Brother Duan, who else can I replace you. ”
The short fat man in black robe who spoke, Wang Wei, was a large man. As one of the three elders sitting in the hall, the weight of his statement was extremely heavy.
Duan An smiled slightly and looked at the long-browed old man on the right, "Senior Brother He, what do you think?"
The long-browed old man, nicknamed He Quanzhen, is also one of the three elders sitting in the hall. , since entering the venue, he has been squinting his eyes, not knowing whether he is thinking about something or falling asleep.
“You discuss it, you discuss it.”
He Quanzhen was noncommittal.
But with this attitude, Duan An was already satisfied and said with a smile, "In this case, Duan will spare no effort and take the initiative to shoulder this important task.
I hope you will work together to revitalize our Taoqingtang. ..."
Before Duan An finished speaking, the tall man sitting in front of Xu Shu stood up and spoke, "I heard that Uncle Duan wanted to recommend himself to be the head elder of our Taoqing Hall. ?”
This person, known as Feng Xiaoshan, is not only Dong Kui’s direct disciple, but also the leader of his disciples. Most of the disciples in charge, including Xu Shu, wore white robes.
Only Feng Xiaoshan and a disciple in charge named Tong Yongyin wore black robes like the three elders because of their seniority and merit.
Duan An frowned, "Xiaoshan, why did I recommend myself? Didn't you hear what your Uncle Wang and Uncle He said? I am more sad than you are at the death of Senior Brother Dong.
But the situation is like this. If we, the elders, don’t shoulder the heavy burden of Tao Qingtang, we will still embarrass you juniors.”
“The juniors don’t agree with what Uncle Duan said.”
Tong Yongyin said loudly, "Since the position of sitting as an elder is a hard job, it is up to us juniors to bear this hard work."
He can talk cheaply, and Tong Yongyin is also very smooth when talking.
Although he is a disciple of Taoqingtang, he has no master in Taoqingtang.
Just like the life Xu Shu lived when he was a strongman at that time, he saved resources and accumulated merits in exchange for practicing the exercises. If he had any questions, he went to the Q&A Hall to spend time with his senior brothers or elders to answer questions.
Most of the disciples in Jingxian Palace are like this.
A very few people, like Xu Shu, were valued by the elders, accepted as their direct disciples, and taught them carefully.
Although Tong Yongyin was not Dong Kui's direct disciple, Dong Kui believed in him and gave him the qualification to wear the black robe.
Now that Dong Kui is gone, Tong Yongyin naturally hopes to go to the nearest Fengxiao Mountain with him, so that he can take advantage of the rising tide.
Most of the disciples in charge basically have this mentality.
In this way, the elders of Taoqing Hall and the disciples in charge quickly divided into two factions to compete for the position of the elder of Taoqing Hall.
The two factions had their own supporters, so the two sides did not quarrel. Their respective supporters among the inner disciples first became tense.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of hand, He Quanzhen, who was thought to have fallen asleep, stood up and stopped the chaos. Junior Brother Dong's body was still cold. Could it be that our Tao Qingtang would become the biggest joke in Jingxian Palace? Are there any rules? "
Duan An's expression was grim, "What do you mean, Senior Brother He? Are you still thinking about it? Do you want to stand up and lead the overall situation? "
He Quanzhen sighed in a low voice, "Junior Brother Duan, Junior Brother Feng, no matter who of the two of you steps up to lead Tao Qingtang, I support it.
But there is only one seat for the elder.
At this point, what else can I say? As monks, do we still want to fight? ”
As soon as these words came out, the place suddenly froze, and then there were shouts all over the sky.
“We monks, why bother to fight?”
“For this reason, the elders of Taoqingtang can’t just pay lip service.”
“One The outcome of the battle is fair and reasonable.”
“…………”
A group of disciples in charge and inner disciples expressed their opinions one after another, and the two sides who were at war with each other reached a consensus for the first time.
Duan An frowned and Feng Xiaoshan frowned. They looked at each other and felt that the situation was out of control and had become difficult.
Having no choice but to disagree, neither of them would give up, so they could only open up their stance and fight.
Everyone poured out of the hall, four lantern-like forbidden balls were thrown out, and the square in front of Taoqing Hall was immediately transformed into a martial arts arena.