Ji Liao went straight to the point and told the reason for summoning them this time.
The atmosphere in the venue immediately fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to Ji Bufan and the other four.
Now that Ji Liao only has four sons, the person who will inherit Ji Liao's position will of course be selected from these four. Looking at the four people below, Ji Liao spoke again, "Feifan and Heming don't have families, so they are not suitable to be elected." Patriarch, what do you think?"
Ji Bufan nodded slightly and said slowly, "My child is willing to quit."
Ji Heming chuckled, and followed Ji Bufan and said, "I don't want to be the leader of the clan either. Staying in the Ji family is too boring."
When Ji Liao heard this, he glared at Ji Heming fiercely.
Ji Heming knew that he had said the wrong thing again, so he pursed his lips and shrugged angrily.
Ji Liao nodded, waved his hand and said, "Go down."
Ji Bufan and Ji Heming slightly bowed their hands to Ji Liao, and then retreated together, leaving only Ji Chengzu and Ji Chongfeng in the field.
"Chengzu, Chongfeng, you two have families, are you willing to serve as the patriarch?" Ji Liao asked again.
"My child is willing!"
Before Ji Chengzu could speak, Ji Chongfeng spoke first.
Ji Chengzu glanced at Ji Chongfeng and agreed, "My child is willing."
Ji Chongfeng was aloof and cold-tempered. He had a disagreement with Ji Chengzu when they were in the Ji family in the lower realm, and their relationship was not harmonious. Originally, after Ji Liao took charge of the situation on Dust Star, the relationship between the two of them eased, but Ji Liao gave up. This incident immediately pitted the two of them against each other again.
"Yes!" Ji Liao agreed, his eyes wandering on the faces of his two sons.
It was seen that Ji Chengzu had a kind face and calm demeanor. In the lower realm, he served as the head of the Ji family and developed a spirit that surpassed his current state.
Ji Chongfeng, on the other hand, looked arrogant and cold, and one could tell at a glance that he was a strict self-discipline at heart, with no sand in his eyes.
It is not enough for the leader of a clan to be kind and strict, and it is extremely necessary to have strict rewards and punishments. However, the family is not a sect. If it is too strict, it will seem less humane, so strict laws are not enough. It is extremely difficult to know the right balance.
Tianhai Immortal Island now has hundreds of thousands of clansmen, and the number will definitely be even larger in the future. Ji Liao must be very careful when handing over such a large family to his son, lest today's mistake will cause disaster for the Ji family.
Ji Liao waved to the outside of the hall.
Then they saw two Ji clan members holding down a middle-aged man wearing a linen coat and walking in with his hands trapped.
The middle-aged man's eyes were full of fear, and his legs were so frightened by so many people staring at him. If it weren't for the quick eyesight and quick hands of the two Ji family members around him, the middle-aged man would have collapsed.
The middle-aged man was lifted up in front of everyone by two members of the Ji clan, and was thrown to the ground with a thud.
The middle-aged man looked at Ji Liao in the high position, his face even more panicked, and he quickly knelt down and shouted, "I've seen the patriarch, I've seen the patriarch."
"Yes." Ji Liao nodded and asked, "What generation of foreigners are you from Tianhai Immortal Island?"
"Three...Three generations!" the middle-aged man replied.
Ji Liao had tightened the restrictions on intruders on Tianhai Fairy Island a long time ago, but it did not completely seal off contact with the outside world, so many people still broke in one after another.
Tianhai Fairy Island takes these people in together. According to the rules, as long as they are passed down for five generations, they can be given the Ji clan surname and become real Ji clan members.
The Tianhai Fairy Island stands on the sea. It is made up of pieces of land and many islands. It is said that it is 200,000 miles of ocean, but in fact it includes the area surrounded by the soul-eating insects. The real land is not that huge.
And these people with foreign surnames who broke in were sent to the outer islands. Only the fifth generation descendants who were given the surname Ji were qualified to go to the place where the Ji clan really lived, and were given the method of cultivation to practice.
Everyone in the venue was confused and couldn't understand why such a person with a foreign surname was brought to the Undersea Immortal Palace. You must know that the Undersea Immortal Palace is the important place of the Ji family. Even the ordinary Ji clan members are not qualified to enter, let alone Now is the time to choose a clan leader, and this kind of person should not be here.
"Tell me, what crime did you commit?" Ji Liao said.
"Patriarch, please forgive me, patriarch, please forgive me. I know I was wrong, please forgive me this time." The man did not answer Ji Liao's words, but kept kowtowing to admit his mistake.
Ji Liao frowned and shouted in a low voice. A mysterious force immediately burst out and hit the man, knocking the kneeling middle-aged man upside down.
The middle-aged man screamed, fell to the ground, then stood up immediately, and knelt down facing Ji Liao again, with his forehead close to the ground and his body shaking uncontrollably.
"I asked you to tell me what crime you committed!" Ji Liaohan said in a cold voice.
"Yes! I said it! I said it!" The middle-aged man swallowed, paused and continued, "My fishing boat has been in disrepair for a long time. I was delayed in going fishing a few days ago. There is no food at home, so I I went to a neighbor's house and stole some, and my neighbor discovered it."
At this point, the middle-aged man's voice rose a bit, "I swear, my ancestors have always abided by their duties since they broke into the Tianhai Fairy Island, and have never done anything beyond it. It was the first time that I stole something that day. Really?" Just this once, ancestor, please spare your life."
The middle-aged men kowtowed again, one by one, crying for mercy.
Everyone suddenly realized that it was a thief, but they also wondered at the same time. Such trivial matters should be handled according to family law, so why should they be discussed here at this time.
Chen Xue'e's beautiful eyes moved, and she could see through Ji Liao's thoughts at a glance. She raised the corners of her mouth and waved her hand, "Take him down. He is crying and upset."
"yes!"
The two Ji clan members raised their hands and lifted the middle-aged man up by one shoulder and dragged him out of the hall.
Ji Liao smiled and glanced at Chen Xue'e, then set his sights on Ji Chengzu and Ji Chongfeng again.
"You two tell me how to deal with this person." Ji Liao said.
Ji Chengzu frowned, stroking his long beard under his chin, and pondered.
A sneer appeared on Ji Chongfeng's cold face, "Those with foreign surnames who corrupt the family tradition of our Ji family should be thrown into prison, and their descendants will be sent to the island of death, where they will live together for five generations."
"No!" As soon as Ji Chongfeng finished speaking, Ji Chengzu immediately answered, "Although this person committed theft, he did it out of help. Third son, you are too harsh to punish him."
"Hmph, how can you govern the subordinates if you don't stand upright? We and others who are in charge of the Ji family are all in vain. How will the family law get the prestige in the future? If someone does it again, they can just find any excuse!" Ji Chongfeng snorted coldly.
"Such behavior should be punished, but there is no need to sit together. Family law must establish prestige, but family comes first and law comes last, so we must always be reasonable. After all, they are all our tribesmen."
"They are just people with a foreign surname from the outside world who came in. Even if they have the surname Ji, they are still outsiders after all. How can they be our family members!"
"Mortals only live a hundred years. They have been passed down for five generations. Their ancestors have already reincarnated. Meng grew up under the favor of the Ji family. From birth, we only know the Ji family. Isn't this worthy of being our family?"
"The family pays attention to blood inheritance. They were not born with the blood of the Ji family, and they will never be members of our Ji family for eternity!"
"alright!"
Seeing that Ji Chengzu and Ji Chongfeng were getting more and more heated, Ji Liao interrupted.
Ji Chongfeng and Ji Chengzu had different opinions and had completely different views. Ji Chengzu felt that he should be punished but not severely, while Ji Chongfeng felt that everything should be severe and even punished. If he followed his approach, it would be to eradicate the root cause.
In Ji Liao's view, what they both said was reasonable, but both had flaws.
Ji Chengzu and Ji Chongfeng stopped talking and waited quietly for Ji Liao's next words.
The venue fell silent for a moment, and everyone looked at Ji Liao.
Ji Liao hesitated a little between his two sons, and finally settled on Ji Chengzu, "After that, the patriarch will be handed over to Cheng..."
"Hahaha!"
Before Ji Liao could finish speaking, Ji Chongfeng suddenly burst into laughter.
Everyone was shocked. A flash of panic suddenly flashed across Long Ji's beautiful eyes, and she vaguely felt something.
Ji Liao, who was interrupted, frowned and whispered, "Chongfeng, why are you laughing?"
"Father is unfair!"
"Huh?" Ji Liao said softly.
"When I was in the lower realm, my father passed the throne to Chengzu. Now my father still passes the position to the weak Chengzu. Why, in what way can I, Ji Chongfeng, not be better than his Ji Chengzu!" Ji Chongfeng suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Ji Liao, " Could it be because my mother is not a direct descendant of the Ji family in Xianbei, and my father feels that I am not a direct descendant of the Ji family and am not worthy of the position of patriarch!"
"presumptuous!"
Ji Liao shouted, and when he slapped the armrest of the big chair, he heard a loud rumble, and the big chair under him immediately turned into powder.
Among Ji Liao's wives, Long Ji was the first to get acquainted with Ji Liao, and was also the first to make a private life decision with Ji Liao. But who would have thought that her mother appointed Ji Xiu Niang as Ji Liao's royal wife before she died, and Ji Liao did not want to disobey him. In order to fulfill her mother's last wish, she married Ji Xiu Niang through a matchmaker. In terms of title, Long Ji was after Ji Xiu Niang.
This was Ji Liao's pain point and Long Ji's pain point, which were buried deep in their hearts by the two of them. However, they didn't expect Ji Chongfeng to open up this pain point and expose it directly to everyone.
"Chongfeng! You..." Long Ji also stood up, with tears in her eyes. Years of sadness were combined with the embarrassment at this moment.
Ji Chongfeng and Ji Liao looked at each other coldly, completely ignoring Ji Liao's threatening gaze, "What! I said it wrong!"
Ji Liao, who had always been decisive in killing, felt angry, but that person was his son. He glanced at the embarrassed Long Ji again, and Ji Liao's heart trembled violently.
He took two deep breaths and suppressed the anger in his heart. "You are right. I, Ji Liao, owe you mother and daughter. Please tell me how you want me to compensate you, and what will you do!"
"Hmph! I want to separate the family!" Ji Chongfeng said loudly.
"you...!"
