With Lu Yuan's death as the reason, there was no problem in electing a new head of the family.
Not only would the residents not object, but they would also support it.
Ying Zijin narrowed her eyes. "When did this happen?"
"Just now." The butler gritted his teeth. "The Sage Courtyard just sent out a notice saying that they will send someone with an official warrant in the afternoon. Miss, what should we do?"
The position of head of the family was permanent.
If Lu Yuan hadn't gone missing, this wouldn't have happened.
"Let's see what the Sage Courtyard wants to do in the afternoon." Ying Zijin pondered. "There must be a reason why it was suddenly brought forward."
At this moment, his phone rang twice.
Norton: By the way, this person is your third uncle, right? He wants to report your blood type to Sara. I said that I hate the Ryan family, so I killed them.
Norton: But you're not really a Sage, are you?
Ying Zijin looked down. "…"
She roughly knew what was going on.
Sara Victoria was a good schemer. She used Norton's words to bring forward the head of the family.
But it was only a matter of time before a new head of the family was chosen.
Ying Zijin dialed the number. "I have something to tell you."
In the single-person villa, Norton looked at the little girl who was shivering against the door and raised his eyebrows. "Okay, Boss, what is it?"
"What do you think of Sinai?"
"She's annoying, but also cute. Why?"
"Well, she's from the Ryan family." Ying Zijin paused, then added unhurriedly, "She's my aunt."
Norton: "?"
He knew that Sinai's body had mutated because of some alchemy drug. Her body had rejuvenated and she was normally an adult.
But he didn't expect her to be Ying Zijin's aunt.
Norton held the phone in his hand and looked down. "Are you that scared of me? You're sweating? "
Sinai shook her head desperately. "No, I'm hot."
"Oh." Norton really believed her. "There's juice over there."
As he spoke, he grabbed the little girl's clothes and lifted her up.
Sinai dodged instinctively.
However, he still couldn't escape from the devil's claws.
"Alright, what are you hiding for?" Norton smiled. "I can tell that you have a flat body. I'm not interested. I only like women with good figures."
"Besides, you're much older than me. I'm not interested in children."
Sinai: "…"
Who can cure this person?
**
Over here.
Ying Zijin took the housekeeper and Wuyue back to the main house.
Quite a few people had gathered in the hall. Clearly, they already knew about the sudden order from the Sage Academy.
Shao Ying stepped forward and nodded slightly: "Big sister."
Ying Zijin nodded. "You didn't go to the laboratory?"
"I was supposed to go, but something important happened today, so it's fine to delay it for a day." Shaoying furrowed his brows. "Is Uncle really gone?"
Ying Zijin looked unusually serious. "I will find my father."
Hearing this, Bi 'er turned around and smiled. "Seems like I guessed correctly. The election for the head of the family is about to begin. Big sister, are you ready?"
There were too many rules for the election of the head of the family. Not only did they have to look at their own strength, but they also had to look at the power behind them.
How long had Ying Zijin been in the World City? How could her power be stronger than hers?
A young master of the Hacker Alliance was far from enough.
"Eh, master, little green tea is here too." Wuyue whined. "Master, I don't want to see her."
Ying Zijin massaged her head.
Among her disciples and underlings, only Wuyue and Caesar liked to whine to her.
"En." Ying Zijin put one hand in her pocket. "Go up, the room has been prepared for you."
Wuyue was happy. "Yay."
Bi 'er's face turned green.
She watched as Wuyue took the second best room. Her nails dug into her palms.
Upstairs.
"Wow!" Wuyue pushed the door open and saw the golden desk. He was surprised. "This is gold, right? It must be. "
Ying Zijin glanced at it. "No, it's a kind of ore similar to gold. The price is less than one-tenth of gold."
Wuyue: "…"
She was so sad.
"Today's incident happened too suddenly. I'll bring you to see him tomorrow." Ying Zijin poured a glass of water. "Rest for a while. I still need you to help me with the divination tonight."
Speaking of this, Wuyue suddenly got up and carried his small bag. "Master, I'm going out for a while. I'll be back in the afternoon."
Ying Zijin looked up. "What's wrong?"
"I'm going to set up a fortune-telling stall outside." Wuyue was elated. "I'll cheat some pocket money first."
"…"
**
4 PM.
In the hall, all the factions had gathered.
Bi 'er looked at the girl sitting beside Su Wen and pursed her lips. She couldn't calm down no matter how hard she tried.
She took a deep breath and clenched her fists.
Fortunately, it was time to choose the head of the family.
Ten minutes later.
The manager arrived.
"This is the order jointly signed by the Great Sages." The manager smiled. "In October, the election for the head of the family will officially begin."
"What is the content of the election? The Great Sages have already chosen. Please take a look."
As he spoke, he tapped on the tablet in his hand.
With a whoosh, a 3D projection screen slowly unfolded in the hall.
One by one, the election items were listed one by one.
Machinery.
Alchemy.
Medical skills.
Martial arts.
…
The last line clearly stated that the final election for the head of the family would be held. The Great Sages would be present in person.
If there wasn't a successor who fulfilled these requirements, the Great Sages would promote another family.
As soon as these election items were listed, the entire hall fell into silence.
Second Madam's expression changed. Wangyue looked up in shock.
Su Wen was the one who could keep her cool the most. She held Ying Zijin's hand and said, "Sage Courtyard, is there a mistake?"
Setting aside alchemy and medical skills, just the martial arts alone didn't match the Ryan family.
"These are the orders of the Great Sages. There's no mistake." The manager spoke. "The Great Sages mean that the new head of the family must know these things. Otherwise, the disaster from twenty years ago will not repeat itself."
He smiled. "The Great Sages really don't want this kind of thing to happen again. Therefore, they need someone stronger to inherit the position of head of the family."
Su Wen's gaze instantly turned cold.
Ying Zijin held Su Wen's hand and slowly looked up. "Omnipotence means mediocrity. So the Great Sages Institute needs this kind of person to be the head of the family."
Wuyue: "…"
Her master always liked to scold her.
This time, it was the manager's turn to change his expression. "Young Miss, please be careful with your words."
Ying Zijin said indifferently, "I've received the order. You can leave now."
"Guards." Su Wen also came back to her senses. "See the guest out."
"There's no need for the Great Madam and Young Miss to worry." The manager's expression turned cold. "I'll —"
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly let out a scream and fell on the steps outside the hall like a dog gnawing on mud.
The manager retracted his leg and clapped his hands. "Get lost!"
After kicking him, he looked at his own leg suspiciously.
Why did his body become so much lighter after the Young Miss treated him to candy?
Even beating people up was exciting.
Wuyue looked at the screen again and lowered her voice. "Master, you have people in the Great Sages Institute, right?"
Why did it seem like these competitive events were tailor-made for her master?
Ying Zijin narrowed her eyes. "I do, but my people don't care about these things."
Xiu was busy with perming his hair while saving the residents.
Norton was taking care of the child.
Norton had returned to the World City too late. His prestige was far lower than Shalo and Louis's.
Ying Zijin was also thinking about why the Ryan Family patriarch election was so special this time.
It definitely wasn't as simple as the manager said.
Bi 'er's expression was ugly. "Mom, what is the Great Sages Institute doing?"
Many of the Ryan family's direct descendants had entered the research institute, but most of them were in the engineering institute.
It wasn't that there weren't any who entered the biology institute, but only a few.
After all, alchemy wasn't like aerospace. It required a certain amount of talent.
Without alchemy talent, they could only study genes in the biology institute. They wouldn't be able to touch the core alchemy technology.
Su Wen turned her head. "Yaoyao, why don't we …"
She didn't care about power. She just didn't want Ying Zijin to suffer anymore.
"It's okay. I know a little bit of everything." Ying Zijin comforted Su Wen. "Mom, the election isn't as important as finding Dad."
After saying this, she got up and signed her name at the bottom of the order.
Bi 'er didn't want to fall behind and also signed her name.
After the two of them signed their names, several other members of the Direct Line signed up as well.
Bi 'er glanced at them casually.
Apart from Ying Zijin, who was a bit of a threat to her, the others weren't worth mentioning.
She was definitely going to win this election.
Just as Su Wen was about to turn off the order, a voice came from outside the hall.
"The election is so important. I can also sign up, right?"
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