After dressing up, Jiang Fan and Xi'er also arrived at the meeting hall.
In the meeting hall at this moment, many elders, deacons and core disciples have arrived.
Among them, the old man sitting on the main seat and wearing a dark red robe is the eighth generation head of the Jiang family - Jiang Xiaonan.
Next to Jiang Xiaonan, there were two middle-aged men in dark red robes, about fifty years old.
In the Jiang family, only the three chief elders are qualified to dress up like this, which also means that these two are the chief elders who lead the family elders council.
"The head of the family, two elders."
After entering the meeting hall, Jiang Fan saluted his grandfather and the two elders.
"Fan'er, you have just recovered from a serious illness, so there is no need to be polite. Sit down quickly."
Jiang Xiaonan hurriedly greeted Jiang Fan, fearing that something might happen to his precious grandson again.
Nodding slightly, Jiang Fan pretended not to see the two elders' disdainful glances at him, turned around and scanned the hall, but was shocked to find that there was no place for him here.
These two elders didn't even arrange a seat for me. It was obvious that they were deliberately making things difficult. I'm afraid you were bullied by these two old guys before.
Jiang Fan sneered in his heart, but pretended nothing happened on his face.
Looking at Jiang Fan, who was standing still with a speechless expression on his face, the clan members gathered in the meeting hall couldn't help but sneered, obviously enjoying seeing him make a fool of himself.
"Two elders, you are going too far!" At this time, Jiang Xiaonan also discovered Jiang Fan's embarrassing situation and couldn't help but angrily yelled.
"Haha, I'm so sorry. I forgot that our family still has a great genius." The third elder glanced at Jiang Fan contemptuously, but had no intention of letting anyone add more seats.
The third elder did not mean this, but Xi'er, who had been following Jiang Fan, brought another chair from outside and placed it next to Jiang Fan.
"Master, please sit down quickly." Xi'er had a sweet smile on her face, her eyes curved into crescent shapes. Although the scars on her face were still there, her delicate appearance could not be concealed.
Seeing Xi'er taking care of him, Jiang Fan also smiled at her and said, "Come and sit with me."
"Ah, no..." Before Xi'er could finish speaking, Jiang Fan gently took Xi'er's little hand and brought her to his side.
Jiang Fan looked around and saw that everyone's attention was focused on him, so he lowered his voice and said: "I know what you want to say, but you are so stupid and naive. These two old guys are obviously letting you I made a fool of myself, but in the end I was ruined by the kind-hearted you. How do you think they will deal with you? I'm sure that the third elder will be like a vicious dog after seeing a bone, and he will pounce on you and bite you."
Hearing Jiang Fan's words, Xi'er's little face suddenly turned pale, and there were tears in her eyes. Her lips trembled for a long time before she slowly uttered a few words: "Xi'er is not afraid..."
"boom!"
Suddenly, the third elder slapped his palm on the table hard and said with a livid face: "A little maid dares to enter the family meeting hall without permission. She is so brave. Someone, please take down this maid." !”
"yes!"
The two deacons responded and immediately rushed towards Xi'er.
"Let's see who dares!"
At this time, Jiang Fan stood up suddenly, stood in front of Xi'er, and shouted coldly: "She is mine, and I let her in. Is it possible that the third elder wants to arrest me too?"
When Jiang Fan stopped shouting, he not only forced the two deacons to retreat, but also silenced the entire meeting hall.
The third elder was so angry that he was shaking all over. Just when he was about to get angry, he was stopped by the second elder on the side.
The second elder winked at him, indicating that he should not make a fuss for the sake of the next business.
The former reminder also made the third elder calm down. He stared at Jiang Fan coldly and sat back in his seat.
They are just a group of people who only know how to pick on the weak and are really too lazy to deal with them.
Jiang Fan secretly mocked and sat back in his seat.
He naturally knows that if he continues to be submissive, he will only be slaughtered by others, trampled to the ground by others, and will never be able to hold his head up.
In Jiang Fan's memory, something similar to this had happened more than once.
But this time, Jiang Fan did not tolerate it, but chose to stand up.
On the one hand, he wanted to tell everyone present that Jiang Fan was not someone to be bullied, and on the other hand, it was for Xi'er.
Xi'er is a simple, kind-hearted, and a little silly girl. If he was bullied because of his own affairs, wouldn't he feel guilty to death?
"Ahem." Jiang Xiaonan coughed lightly, glanced at the third elder with a fierce look, and then looked at his grandson with a hint of surprise.
Jiang Fan's performance today surprised him.
The calm and unafraid look on the face of the third elder made Jiang Xiaonan's memory drift back to the eve of the martial soul awakening ceremony a year ago.
Calmness, calmness, and calmness were synonymous with Jiang Fan before.
But after the failure of Wuhun Awakening, the young man seemed to have changed into a fool and an idiot.
But now, Jiang Fan, who had been depressed for a year, showed his edge again, which shocked Jiang Xiaonan and left him speechless for a long time.
"Okay, it's getting late, we should get down to business." The second elder snorted coldly, and then his eyes scanned the audience, finally landing on Jiang Fan.
"Jiang Fan, after the discussion and expressions of all the elders and deacons, we have decided to abolish your position as Young Master."
"After all, what the Jiang family needs is a young master who can lead the family to glory again. Obviously you do not have this qualification."
"But now that you have mastered the "Four Gods Performing Martial Arts" spiritual secret to suppress the clan, we can consider temporarily retaining your position as Young Master, but the prerequisite is that you must give up the management rights of Tianyao Pavilion."
After the second elder said this, he looked at Jiang Fan with a gloomy expression.
"Hey..." Jiang Xiaonan, who was sitting on the main seat, sighed. When he looked at Jiang Fan, his eyes were full of guilt.
Before Jiang Fan came, he argued with the elders, but he could not change the decisions of the elders no matter what, which made him embarrassed to face his grandson again.
But facing the former's guilty look, Jiang Fan just shook his head slightly.
Jiang Fan naturally knew that his grandfather had already tried his best to keep his position as young master, otherwise with the behavior of the other elders, he would definitely lose everything.
The Jiang family mainly focuses on refining medicine, and Tianyao Pavilion is the most important industry of the Jiang family. Nearly 70% of the family's annual income comes from here.
According to family rules, he is the young master of the Jiang family and should have management rights. However, the elders used to obstruct him for various reasons, and now they threaten him with the position of young master. This is clearly to exclude him.
Jiang Fan's eyes flashed with coldness. This time, he would never compromise!
He wanted these elders to know that he was not a weak character who could be bullied.
Seeing Jiang Fan's delay in replying, the second elder also frowned and urged: "Jiang Fan, the patience of all the elders is limited. What you have awakened is just a waste martial soul. It will be extremely difficult to step into the Qi Refining Realm in the future. Now let you continue." Serving as the young master means that we have exhausted our benevolence and righteousness towards you. If you don't recognize us anymore..."
"The utmost benevolence and righteousness?"
Jiang Fan suddenly sneered and interrupted the second elder's words.
Since he fell from the altar, the elders headed by the second elder have been humiliating him in every possible way and making things difficult for him at every turn.
Nowadays, it is too ridiculous to not only evade one's own rights, but also to say the four words "benevolence and justice".
Jiang Fan sat up from his chair, looked around at the elders and deacons present, and said coldly: "I, Jiang Fan, will only say one thing today!"
The entire meeting hall fell silent at this moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Fan, with doubts in their eyes.
"I want the position of Young Master! I also want the management rights of Tianyao Pavilion!"
However, just when everyone was confused, Jiang Fan's voice sounded loudly in the entire meeting hall again!
"Crazy, crazy, he must be crazy!"
"Is this kid's head broken? Otherwise, how could he say such nonsense!"
"He's really ignorant. The elders have given him enough face, but he just takes it one step further. He's really stupid!"
"..."
For a time, all kinds of abuse and humiliation were like a continuous stream of river water, and it seemed that they would not stop until Jiang Fan was drowned.
Even Jiang Xiaonan, who was above him, began to become confused, wondering what Jiang Fan had in mind.
Jiang Xiaonan often thought that if he were still at his peak, he would be able to protect Jiang Fan. After all, with his strength at the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, he was enough to overpower the two elders.
But when Jiang Fan's parents suffered a tragic accident, Jiang Xiaonan was overly sad, which caused the blood to flow backwards, the meridians to be damaged, and his strength to fall back to the first level of the spiritual sea realm.
In addition, he was already in his twilight years and it was difficult to improve his cultivation. This was also the fundamental reason why he lost his right to speak in the clan.
But facing the anger of everyone in the meeting hall, Jiang Fan paid no attention to it. He just stared at the second elder closely, his eyes unblinking, revealing unshakable determination.
"Nonsense!"
Seeing this scene, the second elder was also furious. He clapped the table and shouted: "Tianyao Pavilion is the most important property of my Jiang family. How can I leave it to your management? If you dare to mess around again, don't blame everyone." The elders are ruthless!”
Immediately, the second elder turned his attention to the third elder in charge of the Discipline Hall and asked sternly: "Third elder, if this son continues to be stubborn, what should he do according to the clan rules?"
"Are you saying that I'm stubborn? Are you saying that I'm being reckless?"
When Jiang Fan heard this, his face was full of sarcasm: "So the second elder knows that my Jiang family has clan rules? If so, what qualifications do you have to deprive me of my position as young master and the management rights of Tianyao Pavilion? "
The second elder said disdainfully: "This is the meeting hall. The elders and deacons have naturally discussed your arrangements. Is it possible that you dare to go against the decision of the elders?"
After hearing the second elder's arrogant explanation, Jiang Fan couldn't help but shake his head and said with a smile: "General matters are naturally decided by the elders and deacons."
"But according to the rules of the Jiang family, major matters such as abolishing the young master must be discussed by the three chief elders and more than 70% of the elders and deacons in the clan. But I see that in today's clan meeting, not only is there a lack of a chairman elder, Even the other elders and deacons are only half here, how can the second elder be fair?"
"That's nonsense!"
The second elder angrily said: "The Jiang family has a big business, and the elders and deacons have to deal with complicated and trivial matters every day. It is not easy to come even half of it. As for the first elder, he has long retreated behind the scenes, how can he come to participate in the clan's affairs?" meeting."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan couldn't help but frown slightly.
What the second elder said was true. The eldest elder was already over a hundred years old. He had retired behind the scenes a few years ago and was in a state of dementia all day long. Therefore, there were only two chief elders recognized by the clan.
But now that the matter has come to this, Jiang Fan naturally cannot sit back and let the second elder ignore him.
"In this case, there is nothing we can do."
Jiang Fan shrugged his shoulders, showing a look of helplessness, and sighed softly: "After all, the state has national laws, and the family has family rules. I am also a member of the Jiang family, so I naturally have to abide by the family rules. Is it possible that the second elder wants to openly violate it?" According to the clan rules, can I be accused of despising my ancestors?"
