The Ridge Council, the organization that could decide the direction of the entire Night's Ridge, was called the Ridge Council Hut. The Ridge Council Hut was sacred and unshakable in the hearts of the people. It was said that it had existed since the beginning of the Night's Ridge.
The Ridge Council Hut was very old. Moss could be seen everywhere on the stone walls, and the eaves and corners were covered with fragrant vines. There were wind chimes hanging under the eaves. Whenever the wind blew, the tinkling of the wind chimes sounded like they were playing a tune of the wind. The wooden corridor made squeaking noises when one walked on it. There were no decorations on the handrails of the corridor, and the atmosphere was simple and unadorned.
Everyone in the Ridge had a common dream, which was to be able to enter the Ridge Council and publish their reports in their lifetime.
Since the beginning of the Night's Ridge, the Ridge Council had been responsible for evaluating the development of alchemy in the Ridge. Almost every invention had to be approved by the Ridge Council. The Ridge Council would always give special treatment to the geniuses who had made outstanding contributions. Not only would they receive a lot of material help, such as rare ingredients, but the Ridge Council would also open the Ridge Council's data room to them. The entire data room contained all the secrets of other schools that the Ridge Council could find, from the beginning of the Night's Ridge to the present day. Guan Ling once enjoyed this treatment, and the alchemy recipes of other schools in the chip came from here.
Today, the first regular meeting of the year would be held here. There was only one purpose for this meeting, and that was to review the report on critical temperature control submitted by the housekeeper.
The leader of the Ridge Council was a scrawny old man in his seventies. His face was full of wrinkles, his eyes were cloudy, and his hair was messy. His clothes were torn and dirty, and no one knew how long he had not changed them.
Seeing the old man, Guan Zhengyuan's eyes lit up. He quickly led a large group of people towards the old man.
"Mr. President! Please wait, please wait. "
The old man heard someone calling him and stopped. He turned around and waited for Guan Zhengyuan and his group to walk up to him. He squinted his eyes and smiled, "Oh, it's Zhengyuan."
Guan Zhengyuan bowed respectfully to the old man and asked, "How have you been recently?" Behind him, the Guan Clan's disciples all bowed to this old man.
The old man chuckled. "This is how my old bones are. I can't be any better, but I can't be any worse either. I say, Zhengyuan, you've done a good job this time. I didn't expect the first report of the year to be from your family. This is beyond my expectations. "
"You flatter me. This time, it's all thanks to Zhu Feng and Xiao Yan. You know my level, I can't do much even if I wanted to. "Guan Zhengyuan was like a child in front of the old man as he replied humbly.
"Little Yan? You must be the author of this report, Guan Yan. Who is this little guy? "The old man glanced at the author's name on the report in his hand.
Guan Zhengyuan hurriedly pulled a skinny and shy young man over from behind: "This is Xiao Yan. Little Yan, say hello to the president. "
"Hello, President." The young man called Xiaoyan was a little panicked as he stammered.
"That's enough, Zhengyuan. Don't scare him." The old man chuckled and looked at Xiaoyan with the concern of an elder.
The old man's eyes landed on Ye Chong who was standing behind Guan Zhengyuan. He turned to Guan Zhengyuan and asked, "This must be Ling's student, Zhu Feng." Ye Chong was a little too conspicuous among the crowd. His cold demeanor was out of place with the rest of the Stewards. It was no wonder that the old man could recognize him at first glance.
"Zhu Feng, come and greet the president." Guan Zhengyuan called out to Ye Chong warmly.
"Greetings, president." Ye Chong bowed to the old man in the same way the Guan family members did.
"Not bad, not bad. You've done well in returning to the Stewards this time. You've lived up to your teacher's expectations. I've watched Ling grow up. She's not only smart, she's also hardworking. As her student, you must work hard, don't let your teacher down. "The old man lectured Ye Chong again.
While he did not think that Lunatic Guan had any expectations for him, he could still hear the kindness in the old man's words. He bowed to the old man and said, "Understood." Guan Zhengyuan frowned at Ye Chong's manner of speaking, but the old man did not mind it. On the contrary, he seemed to admire Ye Chong.
"Let's go. It's getting late. The meeting is about to begin. Xiao Yan, you need to get ready too. But don't be nervous, relax a little. "The old man reminded Xiao Yan, the star of the meeting.
This was the first meeting of the year. All the members of the Dark Ridge Society had arrived. The 14 families had sent their important figures. They wanted to use this opportunity to understand the background of the Stewards, who had been in the limelight recently.
Guan Yan looked at the pairs of eyes below him, and his breathing quickened. His cheeks were flushed, and his heart was beating so fast that his mouth felt dry.
It had been his dream since he was young to stand here and present his report. However, this dream had always been buried in the deepest part of his heart. He never thought that he would actually step into this meeting one day.
He even wondered if he was dreaming.
He heard his name being called. It was his turn to present his report to the Dark Ridge Society.
His legs felt weak, as if he was stepping on cotton. His mind was buzzing and blank. His gaze searched around the venue in a daze. When his gaze swept past a corner of the venue, his gaze met with Mr. Zhu Feng's.
Mr Zhu Feng stood quietly in the corner, his face calm. His eyes were calm, without encouragement, without blame, without any emotion. For some reason, Guan Yan's nervous heart had calmed down.
Shi Wuwei looked at Guan Yan on stage with a dark expression. He was in a terrible mood. Beside him, Shi Mingbei could not help but look at Ye Chong in the corner with mixed feelings.
It was not just Shi Wuwei. The other family representatives below the stage all had mixed feelings. No one expected that the Stewards, who were about to be stripped of his position in the Ridge Society, would make a comeback. They looked at Guan Zhengyuan in the corner with envy and jealousy. Ye Chong, who was standing beside him, attracted most of the attention. Everyone knew that it was this seemingly indifferent young man who had caused a qualitative change in the butler.
Looking at Guan Yan on stage, Ye Chong was filled with emotions. He had thought that Guan Jin would be the first to find her path, but in this strange world, it was Guan Yan, who was not particularly talented, who was the first to be inspired and find her path.
The entire venue was covered in a solemn atmosphere. Only Guan Yan's slightly immature voice drifted through the air, and everyone was listening attentively. They probably didn't know that in another place, something that would shock the entire mountain range was happening.
Guan Jin bit her finger as she looked at the Shi Family's door proudly. There were a dozen corpses lying in front of the door. The Shi Family members all looked fearful.
"What? No one dares to challenge me? "Guan Jin lifted her chin and asked in her childish voice. Behind her stood a row of young disciples of the Guan clan, and all of their faces were filled with complacency.
10 to 0!
It was a shocking number. Guan Jin had brought the 30 or so newly trained people to challenge the Shi Family. It was a test of their training. It was also a demonstration of the Stewards' strength.
Every member of the Shi family was pale. They were really unlucky today. The head of the family, Shi Wuwei, had brought a bunch of experts to the meeting, while the other group was sent out for a mission by the Ridge Association.
This was the Shi Family's weakest moment. No one expected the Stewards to come knocking on the door.
At first, the Shi family didn't think much of these people. The ones who came to kick down the door were all kids, and the leader was a twelve or thirteen year old steward.
They were planning to kill all the kids and claim credit from the head of the family. But what they didn't expect was that the development of the situation was completely opposite from what they expected from the very beginning.
There were no complicated combinations, no fancy moves. There was only one thing in common, and that was their speed. In front of them, the Shi Family members realized in despair that their previous fighting style had become a mere decoration. Alchemy combinations and deciphering were useless, because the opponent would not give them a chance.
They were like a bunch of swordsmen, a bunch of swordsmen who only knew one move. But this move was fast and sharp. The enemies didn't even have the chance to draw their swords before they fell under their swords.
With the satisfaction of victory, the Guan Jin and the rest left.
The Ridge was in turmoil. Two shocking events happened in one day. Suddenly, all the other families stopped what they were doing. These two seemingly unrelated matters became unusual because the main characters were both housekeepers.
This was a signal, a signal of the Stewards' rise.
The Stewards' rise was achieved by stepping on the Shi Family's dead bodies. The Shi Family's status and reputation in the Ridge plummeted. Rumor had it that Shi Wuwei vomited blood on the spot when he returned.
The strong rise of the Steward caused a very short period of peace to appear in the originally turbulent Ridge.
Everyone was waiting for the Stewards and the Shi Family to clash. It would be an unprecedented clash between the two families. The outcome of this battle would directly affect the direction of the new and old forces in the Ridge.
The wind foreshadowed a coming storm.
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I just got the news that a friend has passed away. Her wish was to live past thirty, but God still took her away at the age of twenty-nine. Her life was full of ups and downs. I hope she can be happy in heaven! I pray! (To be continued. If you want to know what happened next, please log on to WWW. CMFU. com. More chapters. Support the author. Support original reading!)
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