When Ling Dong arrived at the entrance of the Tenmu Temple branch in Yangcheng, he was greeted by the sight of four hundred martial artists in black armor and red cloaks. They were either at the peak of the Kui Star Realm or the Constellation Realm. They were lined up in four rows in front of the entrance of the Yangkoucheng branch church. Their murderous aura filled the air.
The passersby were so frightened that they quickly changed their paths. Even Ling Dong was shocked when he got close. Although Ling Dong hadn't been in Yangkoucheng for long, he had never seen such a scene before.
"What's going on? Why is there such a scene?" Cheng Dongyuan asked softly. This made Ling Dong even more confused.
"Let's go, Cheng Cheng. We'll know once we enter!" Ling Dong descended from the sky and strode toward the passage formed by the four human walls.
"Stop right there. The Tenmu Temple is an important place. Unauthorized people are not allowed to enter!" The decurion at the front of the line suddenly blocked Ling Dong's path just as Ling Dong was about to enter.
"Oh, I'm Ling Dong!" Ling Dong wasn't angry. After all, he rarely showed himself, so it was normal that these people didn't recognize him. Therefore, he cooperated and showed the Tenmu Temple token that he had obtained.
After taking the token and examining it, the decurion rolled his eyes and sized up Ling Dong. He said hesitantly, "Vice President Ling? Please wait for a moment. I'll have to ask Lord Centurion before I can let you pass! "
Ling Dong's expression suddenly turned serious. He looked at Centurion Bai Miao, who had just disappeared into the passage. His expression suddenly turned ugly.
"How dare you!" Before Ling Dong could react, the Tenmu Temple's Guardian Martial Honorable Cheng Dongyuan, who was standing behind Ling Dong, shouted loudly.
He reached out and slapped the decurion's face. The crisp sound of the slap instantly attracted the attention of the four hundred elites. "Bastard, Palace Master Leng isn't here. The Vice President is the person in charge of the Yangkoucheng branch church. Who do you think you are to block the Vice President's path?"
"Elder Cheng …" The Decurion smiled bitterly at Cheng Dongyuan as blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth. Cheng Dongyuan, the Guardian Martial Revered, was someone everyone knew.
"Get out of my way!" Just as the decurion was about to say something, Cheng Dongyuan shouted again. The decurion was so shocked that he took a few steps back.
After that, Cheng Dongyuan bowed slightly and said, "Vice President Ling, please!" In front of others, Cheng Dongyuan still addressed Ling Dong by his official title.
The decurion was shocked when he saw this. The most powerful Guardian Martial Honorable of the Yangkoucheng branch church was actually so respectful to the young Hall Master?
Yes, the young Hall Master. This was the nickname that the Centurion had given to Ling Dong because he was a Hall Master who had snuck in through unorthodox means. The nearby four hundred elite warriors who saw this scene were all indescribably shocked. The way they looked at Ling Dong, the young Hall Master, was already somewhat different.
At the same time, Pingmiao, who was watching this scene from behind a screen at the entrance of the Sky Martial Hall's branch, had a gloomy look on his face. He slowly walked into the meeting hall at the entrance of the branch.
Under the protection of Cheng Dongyuan, Ling Dong strode into the meeting hall at the entrance of the branch. He was secretly glad that he had thought things through and brought along the Yangkoucheng branch church's Guardian Martial Honorable, Cheng Dongyuan. Otherwise, if Ling Dong wanted to successfully intimidate this group of elite martial artists from the Tenmu Temple, he would have to kill them to establish his authority.
In Ling Dong's opinion, killing people to establish his authority was the worst way to do so. However, Cheng Dongyuan's voice had achieved the best effect.
At the same time, this scene also confirmed Ling Dong's speculation. If he grasped this matter well, it would be a great opportunity.
"Deputy Hall Master Qin, Yang Centurion, Hirai Centurion, Chang Centurion, and Jin Centurion!" When Ling Dong stepped into the meeting hall of the Yang Hall, there were already five people inside. Moreover, these five people had already taken their seats.
When they saw Ling Dong enter, none of the five people who had already taken their seats stood up. The four Centurion Hall Masters only cupped their hands slightly at Ling Dong. The Deputy Hall Master Qin didn't even lift his eyelids. When he saw Cheng Dongyuan behind Ling Dong, he suddenly stood up and greeted, "Cheng Cheng is also here!"
"Greetings, Cheng Cheng!" At the same time, the four Centurion Hall Masters also stood up and greeted Cheng Dongyuan. However, they ignored Ling Dong. This made Ling Dong extremely depressed. These guys were really realistic.
At this moment, Cheng Dongyuan couldn't lose his temper. He could only greet them one by one. The Deputy Hall Master Qin politely gave up the first seat on his left and said, "Please take a seat, Cheng Cheng!" However, he himself waited on the second seat on the left.
In the meeting hall of Yang Koucheng City, other than the golden seat of the Hall Master in the middle, there were six seats on both sides. These represented the twelve seats that were qualified to sit in the meeting hall of the Yangkoucheng branch church.
There were four Centurion Hall Masters. A branch church could only have four Deputy Hall Masters and four Revered Protectors. There were a total of twelve seats.
Originally, there were three Deputy Hall Masters in Yangkoucheng City. However, a few months ago, Cui Wu had died, so there was one less. The Deputy Hall Master Qin in front of Ling Dong was Qin Zhiguo.
This Qin Zhiguo was the most senior Deputy Hall Master in Yangkoucheng City. It was said that before Leng Cuo became the Hall Master, he was already the Deputy Hall Master here. The real power under him was even less than Ling Dong's, but the qualifications were there.
However, his strength was extremely high. Over the years, this guy had silently broken through to the second level of the Celestial Monarch Realm. If it weren't for the power of Ling Dong's Spirit, he really wouldn't have noticed.
When Qin Zhiguo invited Cheng Cheng, he even left Ling Dong hanging. Ling Dong was very well-mannered now. He knew that now wasn't the time for him to flip out, so he endured it first. If something really happened later, it would be fun to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger.
However, while Ling Dong could tolerate it, Cheng Dongyuan, who had already recognized the Ling family as his master, couldn't tolerate it. As the saying went, "If the master was humiliated, the servant would die." This was probably how Cheng Dongyuan felt right now.
Of course, Cheng Dongyuan wasn't so pedantic. However, to everyone's surprise, he walked to the second seat on the left of Qin Zhiguo's Deputy Hall Master Qin and pointed. "This old man will sit here!"
"Ah …" Qin Zhiguo was stunned at first. Then, an expression of wild joy appeared on his face.
He was too proud. Cheng Cheng had given him too much face today. He knew that today's situation wasn't normal, and he actually took the initiative to let Qin Zhiguo sit on the left first seat. What did this mean?
This meant that Cheng Cheng Dongyuan was on his side today. Originally, he only had a 60% to 70% chance of success, but now, he suddenly had an 80% to 90% chance of success. This caused Qin Zhiguo's cheeks to flush with joy.
"Heh, thank you, Cheng Cheng!" Qin Zhiguo first bowed to Cheng Dongyuan. Then, he swept a glance at the four Centurion Hall Masters, who were looking at him with unfriendly gazes. He put on a show of force and walked past Cheng Dongyuan, who had already sat down, to sit on the left first seat.
"Wait!" Just when Qin Zhiguo was thinking about how to handle this matter with Cheng Cheng's sudden support, Cheng Dongyuan suddenly stretched out his left arm and stopped him.
This sudden situation made Qin Zhiguo stunned. Then, he asked with a smile, "Cheng Cheng, what are you doing? Do you have any other advice? "
"It's not advice. You sit here!" Cheng Dongyuan said, pointing to the third seat on his right.
"Sit here?" The smile on Qin Zhiguo's face suddenly froze. He seemed to have some doubts. Cheng Dongyuan, who was sitting there, said indifferently, "Why? Do you have a problem with that?"
Hearing Cheng Dongyuan's unfriendly tone, Qin Zhiguo felt as if he had experienced * * * * *. His joy faded, and his heart suddenly became ice-cold because of Cheng Dongyuan's words.
Cheng Dongyuan's cultivation and status as a Revered Martial Artist were obvious. Qin Zhiguo could only retreat. Cheng Dongyuan's strength was obvious. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he did not dare to challenge Cheng Dongyuan.
When he sat on the third seat, Qin Zhiguo glanced at the empty first seat. It was fine if it was empty. As long as no one sat on it, it would not be a loss for him.
However, in the next moment, Cheng Dongyuan, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up and said to Ling Dong, who was standing there awkwardly, "Vice President Ling, please take a seat!"
The seat that Cheng Dongyuan asked Ling Dong to sit on was the first seat on the left.
Seeing this scene, the expressions of the four Centurion's suddenly became very interesting. They knew that Cheng Dongyuan had been transferred to Vice President Ling's office.
However, in their opinion, that was only the relationship between Reiki and Cheng Dongyuan. They never thought that Cheng Dongyuan would be so supportive of Ling Dong, the young Hall Master. It seemed that he had completely submitted to Vice President Ling.
Thinking of this, the expressions of the four Centurion's instantly changed. How could a young fellow who could make a powerful Fourth Order Star Monarch submit to be simple?
Could it be that the legend was true?
At the side, Qin Zhiguo, who had been chased down from the first seat by Cheng Dongyuan, suddenly stood up. His old face flushed red. He had made a big joke today.
He despised Ling Dong and respected Cheng Dongyuan. He never thought that he would be fooled by Cheng Dongyuan.
"Ling Dong, that's not where you should sit!" Qin Zhiguo didn't dare to get angry at Cheng Dongyuan, but he wasn't afraid of Ling Dong at all.
How could Ling Dong be afraid of him?
"You are the Vice Hall Master, and I am also the Vice Hall Master. You can sit there, but I can't?" As he spoke, Ling Dong had already sat down on the first seat on the left. Qin Zhiguo was so angry that his face was contorted.
This old man was so embarrassed!
"Hirai Centurion, why have you gathered everyone here today? What exactly happened?" Ling Dong sat down and unceremoniously sat up as the host of the meeting. He opened his mouth and asked the centurion, Bai Miao.
This time, Pingmiao had learned his lesson. With Cheng Dongyuan, a Fourth Order Star Monarch, supporting Ling Dong, he had no choice but to be obedient.
"It's like this, Vice President Ling. Three days ago, we suddenly lost contact with Xilou City, an important town under the jurisdiction of our Yangkou branch hall. We sent an elite team to investigate, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea. There was no news from them! According to our speculation, it's very likely that a neighboring force launched a surprise attack on Xilou City and took control of it! "
After a pause, Pingmiao continued, "Xilou City is extremely important. Xilou City is the second most populous area under the jurisdiction of our Yangkou branch hall. It's an important source of new peripheral martial artists. Moreover, Xilou City is located on an important road. There are several large and small mines in the surrounding radiation. There are even two Reiki mines. Therefore, no matter what, Xilou City cannot be lost!"
At this point, Pingmiao suddenly paused. "Originally, we should immediately organize people to take back Xilou City. However, Palace Master Leng is nowhere to be found. Even with the hall's special contact method, we can't contact him.
According to the rules of our Tenmu Temple, in this kind of emergency, we should elect a substitute hall master to take charge of emergency affairs. This is the reason why I've gathered everyone here today! "
After listening to Pingmiao's words, Ling Dong's eyes flashed. He had guessed correctly. Leng Cuo had disappeared without a trace. Today, they had gathered the upper echelons of the Yangkou branch hall to seize power.
Ling Dong believed that since they were so enthusiastic about the substitute hall master, as long as they used the title of substitute hall master, the power would be in their hands.
"That's right. At this moment, there should be someone to take charge of the affairs. How will we decide on the substitute hall master?" Ling Dong asked. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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