Mirage City, the headquarters of the Eternal Life Alliance.
This day may be the most crowded time at the headquarters of the Everlasting Alliance. The streets are empty and the seats are packed, either to announce good news or to send out mourning.
Song Guichao, the leader of the Eternal Life Alliance, died three days ago.
"Guan Lingxiao", who was dressed in mourning and mourning, arranged the funeral arrangements with an expressionless face, as calm as a statue.
The fire burned away all traces of the fight between the two, and also burned away the grudges between Song Guichao and the unknown person. Fortunately, Song Guichao did not make the news of his return public to the public in order to kill this fake son, so the unknown person naturally took over Song Guichao's identity for a period of time.
But it didn't last long, and it wouldn't last long. The nameless man was still a young man after all. Although his disguise skills were quite powerful and his acting skills were lifelike, Guan Lingxiao's identity was obviously much easier to use than Song Guichao's. Everyone knew that Song Guichao was seriously ill and had lived for more than ten years with his body severely injured by Master Wanjie. So it was uncertain when he would die, and unknown people took advantage of this to commit suicide. The director staged a play about the death of "Song Gui Chao".
Of course, the coffin did not contain the body of the real leader of the Song Alliance. His body had long been burned by the fire, and the remains had been cleaned up by unknown people, but he still left a little ashes. In that square coffin, benevolence and justice were exhausted.
In fact, what he told Song Guichao at that time was not a lie. If Song Guichao could really regard him as Guan Lingxiao, he would not mind letting the leader of the Song Dynasty take care of himself as Guan Lingxiao.
It's just that no father can treat his son-killing enemy as his own flesh and blood, no matter what the reasonable reasons are, let alone Song Guichao, the hero of this life.
The nameless person felt somewhat sad in his heart, but it was more like the sadness of a rabbit dying and a fox dying. Killing his nominal father, a somewhat ambitious hero, with his own hands made the unknown person think about his future ending. Who can be sure that he will not end up like Song Guichao?
He kept saying that Song Guichao was a hypocrite, but was he a true gentleman? Looking back at what we have done over the years, it is nothing more than an enhanced version of the Song Gui Chao.
Many old acquaintances of Song Guichao in the martial arts community came to express their condolences. Many sect leaders also wrote elegiac couplets and sent them along with their disciples, but more of those who came were obviously "people Guan Lingxiao had interacted with over the years." Friends, even the Lord of Jinguan City, Yue Rongdao, sent people to express condolences. Of course, it was hard to say whether Yue Rongdao wanted to express his condolences to the deceased old leader Song or the new leader who was about to take office.
After settling the guests, Guan Lingxiao walked into the mourning hall. Song Guichao's female family members were kneeling in front of the coffin, crying and wiping their tears. Even his two biological sons had put on mourning clothes to accompany them. The mothers knelt down together. The second son, who was about to become an adult, understood that his father had passed away and looked very sad. However, the younger son, who was not yet ten years old, was still ignorant and nestled in his mother's arms, trembling with fear. Nonsense.
"The time has come..." Guan Lingxiao pulled the family members up from the ground and looked at the five men standing next to the coffin - all four except Pei Yuan, the Empress of the Well God, were present, and carrying the coffin was It is always inconvenient for a woman to do it, so her husband Ning Jiyang does it for her.
"Carry the coffin and pay tribute." Guan Lingxiao picked up the white flag lying next to the memorial tablet, and the five people immediately followed the instructions. The coffin rose from the ground, and the funeral procession followed behind it.
Perhaps they themselves did not realize that they were not following the orders of the "eldest son of Song Guichao", but the orders of the new leader of the Eternal Life Alliance.
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"Although my father has passed away, the Eternal Life Alliance is still there. I think you all should get over the grief as soon as possible and cheer up." Guan Lingxiao stood in the center of the rebuilt conference hall and looked around. Everyone present was the senior member of the Eternal Life Alliance. Guan Lingxiao Calling them to stay is also to announce something.
He paused and continued: "The sky cannot live without sun, the country cannot live without a king, and the Immortality Alliance cannot live without its leader. Therefore, as the eldest son of the old alliance leader and the young leader of the Eternal Life Alliance, Guan will temporarily take over from now on. Do you have any objections to the position of alliance leader?"
Guan Lingxiao did not directly accept the position of alliance leader, but chose to be a "temporary substitute". Naturally, there was an article in it - since the Changsheng Alliance is an "alliance", it must have the appearance of an "alliance". The idea of father's death and son's succession does not apply to the rules of the world. It does not mean that if the old leader dies, the young leader must take the initiative to fill the gap. Guan Lingxiao declared that he was only a "temporary substitute", just to silence the crowd, and it would not be too late to officially take office after the time was right and he had made a great contribution.
As he expected, there were no rebuttals present. At least those who retorted kept their thoughts in their hearts - the old alliance leader just left and is still looking at you! To veto Guan Lingxiao's proposal at this time is tantamount to putting yourself in the crosshairs. Those who really want to compete with him for the alliance leader's throne also have the same idea - wait until the alliance leader's funeral period is completely over before taking up the matter. It’s not too late to put it back on the countertop.
Of course, Guan Lingxiao's supporters don't care about this. They want Guan Lingxiao to sit on this chair, and then the chair will get bigger and bigger, and they can also change to a more comfortable chair. Among them, the one with the loudest voice is one of the leaders of the Five Sacrifice. One of the household gods is "Zuoqiu Huai".
"If you ask me, it doesn't matter if the young alliance leader officially takes office, but it would be unnecessary to take over temporarily." Zuo Qiuhuai is a younger generation than everyone else, and he spoke very directly: "The old alliance leader died of illness, and the Changsheng Alliance is in a period of turmoil. Actually, I won't mention it because the outside world is watching eagerly. I know how many things are going on in our Eternal Life Alliance - a name of 'temporary generation' may not be convincing to some people, but the official implementation of the position of alliance leader will Don’t be afraid of someone talking behind your back.”
Zuo Qiuhuai is in charge of the discipline and rules within the alliance. He is also upright and ruthless. He is considered the worst person to mess with. When he speaks, others immediately fall silent.
In fact, several people who had it in mind also murmured in their hearts after hearing these words - according to common sense, apart from the original members of the Eternal Life Alliance, the most deeply-rooted members of the Eternal Life Alliance are the disciples of the Li Jian Sect. After all, their original leader Zuo Qiufeng was the initiator of the siege of Wanjie Cult, and as Zuo Qiufeng's younger brother, Zuo Qiuhuai had to fight for the opportunity to reshuffle the Changsheng Alliance - but why is he now? Instead, did you speak for Guan Lingxiao? Could it be that Guan Lingxiao is his father?
The answer is of course no.
But Zuo Qiuhuai has been Guan Lingxiao's biggest fan since a very early stage. Didn't you see that Guan Lingxiao and Song Guichao were having a fierce battle in the dead of night? The two were fighting, not sitting there playing chess. There was no movement. Not small, why didn't anyone notice this? Isn't it Zuo Qiuhuai who is doing all these things for Guan Lingxiao?
Taking Zuo Qiuhuai's experience back to the time when Wanjie Cult was destroyed, didn't he know that there was something fishy about the death of Wanjie Cult Leader? Even if he couldn't react for a while, but rumors started to spread, didn't he have any suspicion and investigation?
After vaguely figuring out the truth about his brother's death, Zuo Qiuhuai did not choose to make it public, but stayed silent. He knew very well that although some people were sincerely seeking justice for the other three knights, most of them were supporters of Song Guichao and some people with evil intentions who used this to cause trouble. If he acted rashly, not only would he not be able to chop down With the banner of Song Guichao, even the disciples of Li Jianmen would suffer, so they hid the matter in their hearts, and even showed a die-hard loyalty to Song Guichao in order to climb to a high position. He was granted the title of God of Household.
Guan Lingxiao had extended his olive branch to Xue Yan and Pei Yuan, and of course there was no reason to leave out the other leaders of the Five Sacrifice. In the process of winning over Zuo Qiuhuai, he gradually saw the true past of Song Guichao.
Of course, Zuo Qiuhuai had no reason to sacrifice his life for Song Guichao's son, but it would be different if he was a heroic hero who only used his identity as Song Guichao's son. Of course, Zuo Qiuhuai had his own ambitions, but so many years of quiet and quiet life also made this thoughtful man re-recognize his talents. As a leader of law enforcement, he is very qualified, but as a man who rises up and calls out the world, he is very qualified. When the leader comes, he obviously does not have that ability. In addition, the Li Jianmen disciples are becoming more and more dependent on the Changsheng Alliance. Even if they start their own business again, they will just give up their phoenix necks and choose to be chicken heads. -His biggest wish is to take revenge on Song Guichao and make his evil deeds public to the world.
It was on this promise that the unknown man won Zuo Qiuhuai's undivided support.
The couple who followed Zuo Qiuhuai were Ning Jiyang and Pei Yuan. Although they didn't know the mystery of the real cause of Song Guichao's death or the past events, they were also supporters of Guan Lingxiao. From the perspective of the Eternal Life Alliance, Guan Lingxiao's identity and ability are enough to match the status of the alliance leader. The only slight shortcoming is that he is young and lacks prestige; and from a personal perspective-Guan Lingxiao and their Hua'er's Good things are not far away, they like the future son-in-law "in front of them" very much.
The only leader of the Five Sacrifice who did not express his attitude was Xue Yan.
His mood was extremely complicated.
Xue Yan and Song Guichao knew each other very early and were considered to be close friends. It was Song Guichao who led Xue Yan from a young cook to the world of martial arts, and precisely because of this, Xue Yan was the one who understood Song Guichao best.
He has personally seen the courage and righteousness of the young Song Guichao, the ambition and iron fist of the middle-aged Song Guichao, and also the hypocrisy and hypocrisy of the later Song Guichao, so he still cannot believe how powerful he is. Only with magical power could Song Guichao become the strange person he is today.
Xue Yan's hesitation was not because he did not support Guan Lingxiao's assumption of the position of alliance leader, but because he hesitated whether he should relinquish his title as Kitchen Lord and retire from the world, once and for all.
Guan Lingxiao is a heroic and talented man, just like another young Song Guichao. Will he follow the same old path in the future?
Guan Lingxiao could see through Xue Yan's thoughts at a glance, but he didn't say much. Of course he hoped that Xue Yan could continue to stay and support him, but if Xue Yan insisted on leaving, it would be because everyone has their own ambitions, and Guan Lingxiao would not interfere. .
Before Xue Yan could give a reply, Guan Lingxiao's next words exploded like thunder, leaving everyone no longer thinking about the leader of the Immortality Alliance.
"I don't know what you think of the nine major sects and the martial arts conference?" Guan Lingxiao sat down where Song Guichao should have sat, and looked around: "I think... our Immortality Alliance does have the strength to fight for it, even if If the leader of the martial arts alliance fails, it is not impossible to turn the nine majors into the ten majors!"
