Inside the Xiahou Clan's mansion, countless warriors walked in and out. It was much livelier than when the Morgue Manor had formed the alliance.
Right now, Xiahou Zhen was in charge of the Xiahou clan. In truth, there was another ancestor in the clan, but the Xiahou clan cultivated the Art of Imperial Soul and was not particularly strong in terms of physical cultivation. The ancestor's physical body had already deteriorated. Although the power of his nascent spirit was still powerful, it no longer allowed him to show his face often and waste his energy. Therefore, most matters of the Xiahou clan had to be handled by Xiahou Zhen and a group of Xiahou elders.
Xiahou Zhen had mixed feelings about Xiahou Zhen's Patriarch.
If not for the forefather, he could've ignored those annoying elders and made the house his own. Those old geezers only dared to act so arrogantly because of the forefather's backing.
However, the Xiahou Clan's reputation would suffer a great blow if the forefather were to lose his position.
At least, before the Xiahou Clan had a second expert in the True Fire Spirit Refinement Realm, the Patriarch's existence was necessary.
In a courtyard that the Xiahou Clan had opened up, everything was ready. Xiahou Zhen walked to the center of the stage and said in a low voice, "Everyone, you must have heard the news from the Northern Yan. Chu Xiu is so arrogant that he has no scruples. Brother Nie of the Morgue Manor has died tragically in his hands.
Fortunately, the Eastern Qi Martial World is powerful, so Chu Xiu doesn't dare to act presumptuously. However, the blood debt he has committed must be paid!
Today, the Xiahou Clan will lead the Eastern Qi Martial World to form an alliance to attack the Guanzhong Torture Room and kill Chu Xiu. We hope that everyone can help us! "
Among the crowd below, a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious blue clothes immediately stood up and said, "Patriarch Xiahou is right. Chu Xiu is a cruel man. In the Minor Mortal Heaven, the Lu Clan did not provoke him, but we were all killed. This is too much!"
The enmity between the Gao Ping Lu Family and Chu Xiu was born in the Little Mortal World.
Inexplicably, the people of the Lu family were all killed by Chu Xiu. This made the people of the Lu family gnash their teeth in hatred.
Later, when Chu Xiu's identity was exposed, they realized that their enemy was not far away.
Some of the people who supported the Xiahou family agreed, but at this time, there was a different voice. "Patriarch Xiahou is right. Chu Xiu should be eliminated. This is related to the face of the Orthodox Martial World. But don't blame me for my harsh words, Patriarch Xiahou. What right do you have to be the leader of the alliance? None of those present are any less important than you, Patriarch Xiahou. "
The person who spoke was the master of the Hidden Sword Villa, Cheng Tingshan of the Heartless Sword Tomb.
Although the Hidden Sword Villa was not very powerful, it was still one of the five major sword sects. It was not weaker than the Xiahou family.
Xiahou Zhen frowned. "I'm the one who made the alliance happen. Everyone here knows how much effort House Xiahou has put into it. Cheng Tingshan, you want to take the position of leader with just one sentence? Don't you think the Hidden Sword Villa is taking it for granted? "
Cheng Tingshan shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm taking it for granted, but there are so many aces of the Eastern Qi martial world here. Master Xiahou, you are the leader of this alliance. No matter what, you should ask everyone's opinion, right?"
As he spoke, Cheng Tingshan pointed at the people present. "Brother Yuchi of the White Tiger Hall, Brother Mo of the Mo family of Shangyang, Brother Wang Shuangjun of the Twin Yang Swords representing the Crown Prince, 'Smiling Miller' Chi Jian of the Great Prajna Temple, Brother Qi Yuanli of the Wind Sweeping House, Young Master Ying Bailu of the Shangshui Ying family, and Senior Luo Jiunian of the Luo family of the Wu County. Patriarch Xiahou, forgive me for being blunt, but among these people, in terms of status, strength, and seniority, you are not number one. I'm afraid you won't be able to convince everyone to accept you as leader. "
In fact, among these people, not everyone had come because they had a grudge against Chu Xiu.
For example, Yuchi Feng of the White Tiger Hall was purely here to watch the show. However, because he was in Eastern Qi, and the White Tiger Hall was neither a righteous nor a demonic sect, he joined the alliance because he had the intention of getting closer to the righteous Martial World. But when he arrived, whether he would make a move or not would depend on the situation.
The Mo family of Shangyang was the same. They knew of the friendship between Mo Tianlin and Chu Xiu. Although this friendship was not enough for the Mo family to side with Chu Xiu, the Mo family's attitude towards joining the alliance was very ambiguous.
As for the Crown Prince, even Xiahou Zhen did not expect him to send someone.
'Twin Yang Swords' Wang Shuangjun was a middle-aged man with two swords on his back and a cold expression on his face.
In the past, this person was a somewhat famous Itinerant Cultivator in the land of Eastern Qi. His strength was extraordinary, but he had not appeared in recent years. No one expected him to reach the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm as soon as he appeared. He had even become the Crown Prince Lv Longji's confidant, which was somewhat unexpected.
This time, Lv Longji also hated Chu Xiu very much, so he used his power to intervene in the affairs of Jianghu.
During the trip to the Guanzhong Torture Room, Yang Gongdu and Eunuch Chen were killed by Divine Lord Luo and Chu Xiu respectively. However, Lv Longji blamed this on Chu Xiu.
Divine Lord Luo was far away in the Heavenly Gate of Western Kunlun. Even as the Crown Prince, Lv Longji did not dare to find trouble with an expert of that level, so he could only find trouble with Chu Xiu.
Moreover, Yang Gongdu's death really made Lv Longji's heart ache.
It was not that he had any gay relationship with Yang Gongdu, but Yang Gongdu's existence was simply a savior to Lv Longji.
As the Crown Prince, he was pressured by his younger brother step by step, and he was often in a weak position, so there were fewer and fewer people in the Eastern Qi Imperial Court who were willing to support him.
Fortunately, Yang Gongdu's appearance helped him to reverse the situation. Even Wang Shuangjun, a master in the Supreme Power Realm, was roped in by Yang Gongdu. As a result, Yang Gongdu's death was equivalent to losing an arm of Lv Longji.
As for "Smiling Miller" Chi Jian, although he did not have much hatred for Chu Xiu, Chu Xiu had a deep hatred for Buddhism. It just so happened that Chi Jian's Great Prajna Temple was also in Eastern Qi, so Chi Jian had a reason to attack.
There was also Luo Jiunian, who also hated Chu Xiu to the core.
In the past, he wanted to marry Luo Fei-hung to the Shangshui Ying Family, but it was Chu Xiu who stirred up trouble in the end, which led to the failure of the plan.
However, the Luo Family had declined, and Luo Jiunian was conceited that he could not do anything to Chu Xiu, who had the protection of the Guanzhong Torture Room, so he had not come to cause trouble for Chu Xiu.
This time, after learning that Xiahou Zhen had formed an alliance, Luo Jiunian took the initiative to come without Xiahou Zhen's invitation.
As for Ying Bailu and Qi Yuanli, they were actually just here to watch the show.
The Shangshui Ying Family had always been too lazy to participate in such things. This time, they had symbolically sent Ying Bailu here just to show respect to the Xiahou Family.
Otherwise, if the Shangshui Ying Family really wanted to make a move, they had no lack of experts in the Martial Dao Grand Master Realm.
It was the same for Wind Sweeping Tower. However, if the Shangshui Ying Family was just here to watch the show, Wind Sweeping Tower was here to watch the show.
For Wind Sweeping Tower, this was a major event in the Jianghu, so they had to be here personally to record it. Qi Yuanli had also volunteered to come.
He had been in contact with Chu Xiu for a long time, and they had worked together before and traded information. However, he did not expect Chu Xiu to be Lin Ye from the Yinmo Clan. This kid had hidden his identity well.
Xiahou Zhen looked at Cheng Tingshan coldly. As soon as these words came out, he was immediately rendered speechless.
How was he supposed to respond? Could it be that everyone here was weaker than him, and only he was qualified to be the Alliance Leader?
After a moment of silence, Xiahou Zhen waved his hand and said, "Since Villa Master Cheng thinks that I'm not worthy to be the Alliance Leader, then may I ask who else wants to be the Alliance Leader? As long as there's someone here who thinks that he's stronger than me, fine, I'll step aside and let him be the Alliance Leader. Of course, the prerequisite is that this person has to be able to convince the masses! "
Xiahou Zhen was taking a step back in order to advance. It was impossible for him to convince the masses, but what about the others? Wouldn't it be the same if someone else stood on this stage?
Seeing that the tension between the two sides was getting stronger, Qi Yuanli stepped forward and said with a smile, "Everyone, we're going to the Alliance to deal with other people, not to kill each other.
It would be a joke if we started fighting before we even saw the enemy.
How about this, I have an idea. Let's not talk so much nonsense between us. Let's directly decide the victor based on strength. Whoever wants to be the Alliance Leader can stand on the stage. We'll fight one round after another, and whoever can stand until the end will be the Alliance Leader. What do you all think? "
Everyone present looked at each other, but no one objected. Deciding the victor with fists was the simplest thing to do.
Cheng Tingshan laughed loudly and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll take the first round. Patriarch Xiahou, why don't you and I fight first?"
Among the people present, there were only a few who could be ranked on the Honor List. Although the Xiahou clan's Spirit Control Technique was magical, Cheng Tingshan was confident in his sword techniques.
Moreover, the outcome of this round did not matter to Cheng Tingshan in the first place.
The Alliance was not established by Cheng Tingshan. If he lost this round, he would lose. He would not lose anything.
However, if he won, the position of the Alliance Leader would belong to him. Then, the Hidden Sword Villa's reputation would definitely skyrocket. It would be a free benefit.
Therefore, Xiahou Zhen's face was a little dark. Obviously, he had also thought of this. Fighting like this would be disadvantageous to him.
He had spent so much effort to establish the Alliance, but when it was time to reap the rewards, someone else would be the first to reap the rewards. This was ridiculous!
However, at this moment, a young man dressed in white mourning clothes and holding a sword suddenly walked in from the crowd. He said in a deep voice, "If no one comes on stage, I would like to experience Senior Cheng's sword techniques!"
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