"The younger generation of the Merlin Family is really getting more and more …" Joseph repeated without raising his head. But as he spoke, he saw the door being pushed open once again, and a young and familiar face entered Joseph's sight.
Then …
The entire room suddenly became quiet.
Joseph looked like a fool. His mouth was wide open, and his eyes were filled with shock and fear. He didn't know if it was because he was too scared, but Joseph looked like a duck that had been grabbed by the neck. He was doing his best to open his mouth, but he could only let out some meaningless sounds.
"Speak, Joseph, how is it getting more and more?" Ross Merlin walked into the room with an unsightly expression. Although he was smiling as he looked at Joseph, there wasn't the slightest hint of a smile in his eyes.
"Getting more and more …" Joseph gulped as he fearfully looked at Ross Merlin. But he couldn't say what he meant by "getting more and more".
"Speak!"
"Getting more and more …" Joseph was so scared that he wanted to cry. What else could he say? The one standing in front of him was Ross Merlin, one of the three geniuses of the Merlin Family's younger generation, a strong contender for the position of Patriarch. In the battle of the Crimson Fort, he had fought against several thousand Raging Flame Beastmen by himself. He had killed more people than Joseph had ever seen. Even if Joseph was a hundred times more courageous, he wouldn't dare to offend him.
Seeing Ross Merlin's unsightly expression, Joseph wished he could slap himself. 'How could I have such a cheap mouth? Why did I have to talk about the younger generation of the Merlin Family? Now, one of the most outstanding geniuses of the Merlin Family's younger generation, Ross Merlin, has arrived. What should I do? Do I have to repeat myself?
What a joke … '
Joseph was only fifty this year, he was far from having lived long enough.
"Ross … Young Master Ross, you are naturally not one of them. I was only … I was only talking about that Mafa Merlin … Right, right, right, I was talking about that Mafa Merlin …" Facing the pressure brought by Ross Merlin, Joseph finally had an idea. "That Mafa Merlin is too unbridled, he doesn't put the Elder Council in his eyes. Yes, that's right, Young Master Ross, I was talking about someone like Mafa Merlin when I said the younger generation of the Merlin Family. I wasn't talking about you, please don't misunderstand …"
As Joseph spoke, he carefully observed Ross Merlin's expression. In Joseph's eyes, his words were extremely appropriate. Not only did he shirk his responsibility, but he also flattered Ross Merlin. As for whether his words would leave a bad impression in Ross Merlin's heart, Joseph couldn't care less …
He couldn't even protect himself now, so how could he care about a newcomer who had just joined the Merlin Family …
Moreover …
If it wasn't for that Mafa Merlin, how could he have offended Ross Merlin? But pushing the blame onto him was letting him off easy …
"Young Master Ross, you can't blame me for this. Look, Mafa Merlin's group is all like this. All day long, they only ask what the family can give them, but they don't ask what they have done for the family. Sigh, people really can't be compared. Young Master Ross, you already seized a Crimson Fort for the family in your twenties, but look at Mafa Merlin's group … Sigh, the difference is like heaven and earth …" The more Joseph talked, the more energetic he became. His saliva flew everywhere as he ridiculed while shaking his head with a bitter expression.
He was probably shaking his head too hard …
It was to the extent that Joseph didn't notice that Ross Merlin's expression was becoming more and more unsightly as he talked.
"In my opinion, a vermin like Mafa Merlin should be eliminated …"
"Enough!"
"Eh?" The more Joseph talked, the more excited he became. Just as he was planning to ruthlessly scold that ignorant Mafa Merlin, he was suddenly interrupted by Ross Merlin. He was at a loss as he stood there in a daze, looking at Ross Merlin with a perturbed and perplexed expression.
At this time, Joseph was scared silly.
'What's going on, what's going on …'
'What did I say wrong …'
'I was obviously talking about Mafa Merlin, that's all, why is Young Master Ross so unhappy? 'How did I offend Young Master Ross …'
"Do you know what you are talking about?" Ross Merlin's finger almost poked Joseph's nose.
Joseph had always been an insignificant character in the Merlin Family. He didn't have any ability, and he didn't have any backing. After muddling along for a dozen years, he finally got a position in the Elder Council, where he was in charge of serving tea and running errands. Then, that fatty suddenly became arrogant. He relied on his position in the Elder Council to bully others all day, using the Elder Council to pressure others at the drop of a hat.
Of course, no matter how much Joseph tried to bully others, he wouldn't dare to bully Ross Merlin. Thus, Ross Merlin would usually turn a blind eye to Joseph's actions.
But Ross Merlin really didn't expect …
'That fatty is actually blind to this extent …
'What the hell … He actually dares to use Cousin Mafa's power to intimidate him?
Ross Merlin broke out in cold sweat when he thought of the possible consequences. If not for Mafa Merlin standing next to him, Ross Merlin would have grabbed that fatty's neck and asked, 'What the hell are you trying to do!'
'Is Cousin Mafa someone you can casually provoke?
It doesn't matter if you are courting death, but don't implicate the Merlin Family, okay?
'Those old guys from the Elder Council are already very unhappy. Who do you think you are? How dare you spout nonsense here?'
"Ross … Young Master Ross, I'm just … I'm just …" Seeing Ross Merlin's expression becoming more and more unsightly, Joseph's legs couldn't help turning soft. He just stood there, not knowing what to say.
"Get lost!" Ross Merlin took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to smash that fatty to death with a Fireball.
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll get lost now …"
"Hold on …" At this time, Lin Yun suddenly called out to Joseph.
"Ah?" Joseph stood there in a daze. He looked at Lin Yun, then at Ross Merlin, not knowing who to listen to.
"What ah!" The veins on Ross Merlin's forehead throbbed a few more times when he saw Joseph's appearance. "Cousin Mafa told you to wait, don't you understand?"
"Yes, yes …" Joseph quietly wiped his cold sweat, but when he looked at Lin Yun again, he didn't dare to look down on him like before …
Joseph being able to obtain a position in the Elder Council wasn't as simple as a fox borrowing the tiger's might, he also needed to have some discerning eyes. The situation before him was clear. Ross Merlin had already told him to get lost in a fit of rage, and Joseph would be hit by a Fireball if he walked a bit slower, but Mafa Merlin just had to make him wait, and Ross Merlin immediately stopped him after he said that.
At this point, if Joseph still couldn't understand what was going on, then he would have lived for so long in vain.
At this time, Joseph suddenly realized what a mistake he had made …
It seemed that this Mafa Merlin wasn't like what he had imagined. He had just joined the Merlin Family, and didn't have any ability or backing. Looking at the scene before him, this Mafa Merlin's backing was most likely Ross Merlin …
At this thought, Joseph couldn't help regretting that he hadn't investigated clearly. If he had known that Mafa Merlin had Ross Merlin as his backing, he wouldn't have said so much. Now, he had offended Ross Merlin with just a few words. His days in the Merlin Family wouldn't be too good …
"Young Master Mafa, what … What are your orders?" The more Joseph thought about it, the more afraid he became. His attitude towards Lin Yun took a 180-degree turn.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask which Elder ordered me to attend the Elder Council's questioning." Lin Yun smiled as he asked casually.
"It's Elder Logan …"
"Oh?" Lin Yun froze for a moment before suddenly remembering that the Elder Logan Joseph mentioned was the unlucky fellow who had been stepped on by William Merlin the first time he entered the Merlin Family Manor, Jason Merlin's grandfather.
It was said that this person was the head of the Lorraine Merlin Family, one of the three main branches of the Merlin Family.
He had a lot of authority in the Elder Council, and his influence was only below that of Patriarch Ofran.
"Alright, I got it …" Lin Yun nodded and didn't look at Joseph again. He quickly fell into deep thought.
"What are you waiting for? Still not scramming?" Ross Merlin looked at Lin Yun and knew that his cousin was thinking. He promptly kicked Joseph and drove that middle-aged fatty away.
"Let's go, Cousin Ross, let's go to the Elder Council and see how much this Elder Logan wants the Gilded Rose …"
"Okay."
The two of them walked out of the Merlin Family's conference hall, with Lin Yun in front and Ross Merlin in the back.
After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at the Merlin Family's conference hall. This was the most sacred place of the Merlin Family, and it would only be used when the Elder Council convened. It could be said to be heavily guarded normally, and now that the Elder Council convened, it would be surrounded by over a hundred guards, to the point that not even a fly could enter.
"Are you blind? This is the Merlin Family's conference hall, the place where the Elder Council convenes, why aren't you scramming?" Lin Yun was stopped by a few guards just as he reached the entrance of the conference hall.
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