Jia Musen discovered that everyone else had arrived, but he was the last to arrive. He felt a bit embarrassed and humbly apologized to Jia Jinyan. Then, he silently stood to the side.
"Since everyone is here, I will briefly say a few words about the family competition that will start tomorrow." Jia Jinyan glanced at Jia Musen and slightly nodded. He didn't blame him, and signaled him to quickly find a place to sit.
At this time, there were already many people in the conference room. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jia Musen embarrassedly found two seats at the back and sat down with Xiao Chen.
Jia Huoyan hatefully glared at Jia Musen. Beside him, aside from Jia Yubian, there was also a man with a gloomy face and a sharp nose like an eagle's hook. Presumably, this man was the external helper of the Tang Family.
On the other hand, Jia Tuyao and Jia Yutou were looking straight ahead, as if they didn't see Jia Musen at all. Sitting next to them was a middle-aged man who had his head lowered and didn't say a word. His side profile looked ordinary, without any special features. Ordinary people would forget his face after taking a glance at him.
There were many people sitting or standing in the conference room. Basically, they were all collateral descendants of the family. Among them, Jia Qugu had two big dark circles under his eyes, and he looked at Jia Musen with resentment.
Seeing that Jia Musen had already sat down, Jia Jinyan looked around the conference room and said in a deep voice, "From tomorrow onwards, the Jia Family's family competition will officially start! The whole competition will be divided into three rounds, and all of them will be based on the point system. The direct descendant who wins will get one point, and the loser will not get any points! The points of the three rounds will be added up, and the direct descendant who gets the highest points will become the next successor of the family! The loser will automatically become the next elder! "
Jia Jinyan unhurriedly took a sip of tea and continued, "In addition, in this competition, the collateral descendants can also participate in challenges. If they win, they will get elder points. The point system is the same as the direct descendant's, and the one who gets the highest points will also become the next elder! In this competition, a total of one successor of the family and three successors of the elders will be selected! Do you all understand? "
Everyone present nodded to show that they understood. However, to Jia Jinyan's surprise, someone suddenly raised his right hand, indicating that he had something to say.
That person was Jia Huoyan. He stared fiercely at Jia Musen, then raised his hand with a dissatisfied look.
"Huoyan, what question do you have?" Jia Jinyan was slightly stunned and asked. Could it be that he didn't understand such a simple competition system?
"Grandpa, I want to know if a direct descendant who leaves the family without permission, can he still be counted as a member of the Jia Family? Is he still qualified to participate in the family competition? " As soon as Jia Huoyan opened his mouth, he pointed the spearhead at Jia Musen. He hoped to use this reason to disqualify Jia Musen from the competition.
If this move succeeded, he would have one less opponent, and his chances of becoming the successor would be greatly increased!
Jia Jinyan instantly understood Jia Huoyan's intention. He looked at the two of them with a profound look in his eyes and said without any hesitation, "As long as his surname is Jia, and the blood of the Jia Clan flows in his body, he is naturally a member of the Jia Clan! Furthermore, he is qualified to participate in the tournament! "
Jia Jinyan was not deliberately biased towards Jia Musen. He also wanted to select the most outstanding person so that he could be at ease in handing over the family. At that time, Jia Musen had left in anger. In fact, Jia Jinyan was a little disappointed. Now that he had returned proudly, he naturally had a strong enough trump card. Since that was the case, why not give him a chance?
"Huo Yan, do you have any other questions?" Jia Jinyan asked kindly.
"This … is all." Jia Huoyan clenched his fists and answered unwillingly.
Since his grandfather had agreed, then there was no point in pestering him anymore. Otherwise, it would not be good to annoy his grandfather and leave a bad impression.
Jia Yutou and Jia Tuyao both threw a scornful glance at Jia Huoyan, then grinned at each other, feeling that Jia Huoyan was a complete idiot!
He simply wouldn't ask such a stupid question. If Jia Jinyan didn't agree to Jia Musen's participation, then he would have already issued an order to Jia Musen. How could a clown like Jia Huoyan stand up and protest today?
"Then I will continue. If you have any questions, go through them in your mind. Think about it carefully, then raise your hand and speak!" Jia Jinyan was obviously also dissatisfied, so he specifically pointed out this sentence.
Jia Huoyan's face turned red and then white. He stared at Jia Musen with eyes that were almost green. He pushed all the blame to Jia Musen. "If Jia Musen didn't suddenly come back, my grandfather wouldn't have criticized me!"
Jia Jinyan continued blandly, "The contents of the three competitions are different, and the abilities tested are also different. The specific rules and conditions for winning will be announced before the competition. You need to note that the first two competitions can be participated together with external help. In the third competition, the external help can't interfere. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a forfeit!"
Everyone nodded and took note of it in their hearts. Many of them began to guess what kind of tests there would be and what kind of competition they would be good at to obtain points in.
"Ahem!" After everyone discussed for a while, Jia Jinyan cleared his throat, and the conference room immediately quieted down.
Jia Jinyan took out a name list from his bosom, lowered his head, and read, "Next, I will announce the name list of the participants. The direct descendants are Jia Huoyan, Jia Tuyao, and Jia Musen. The collateral descendants are Jia Renzhong, Jia Gouchi, Jia Shouxi, Jia Shilei, and Jia Rijing! The above descendants and your external help will depart from the Jia Family tomorrow morning at seven o 'clock and head to the Heavenly Jade Mine. The competition will begin at eight o' clock sharp. The specific details of each competition will be announced before the competition begins! Do you all understand? "
"Understood!" The people whose names were called responded in unison.
"Good, this family meeting will end here. You all can go back and rest! Rest up and prepare for the upcoming competition. I look forward to your good performance! " Jia Jinyan put away the name list, nodded, stood up, and announced the adjournment of the meeting. Then, he left the conference room alone.
Jia Yubian and Jia Huoyan also stood up and looked at Jia Musen with ridicule. Their pitiful eyes clearly regarded him as a dead man. Then, they swaggered out. Their external help with a hooked nose also left.
Jia Quungu also followed suit and glared at Jia Musen, before chasing after Jia Huoyan.
"Mu Sen, wait a moment!" Jia Musen pretended to turn a blind eye and was about to leave with Xiao Chen. Suddenly, he heard someone call him from behind. He turned around and saw that it was Jia Tuyao!
"I heard that you found a very powerful external help. No wonder you dare to come back and participate in the competition!" Jia Tuyao said as he walked over. With a smile that made people feel as if they were bathing in the spring breeze, he said, "What? Won't you introduce me? Look at you, you still treat me as an outsider, haha! "
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