The Ling family's meeting hall was located in the Ling family's backyard, adjacent to the Ling family's residence. It was one of the most heavily guarded places in the Ling family. Even Ling Dong, who was a direct descendant of the family, would be punished according to the rules of the family if he trespassed without being summoned.
But today, Ling Dong had the opportunity to step into the Ling family's most important place — the Ling family's meeting hall! Of course, he was following his father, Ling Yuanshan.
Following behind Ling Yuanshan, Ling Dong was still thinking about the situation his father had just told him!
The alchemist that the Ling family had worshipped for more than ten years, Master Shui, had betrayed them!
One morning about a month ago, when Ling Dong had been in the Earth Fire Alchemy Room for about ten days, Master Shui suddenly disappeared!
The person who reported this was actually a bodyguard who was supposed to keep an eye on Master Shui! Because when they changed shifts in the early morning, they discovered that the two bodyguards on duty had disappeared. In the end, they found the corpses of the two bodyguards in Master Shui's courtyard.
The rest of the bodyguards, such as the servants, were all knocked out by the medicine. The only one missing was the alchemist, Master Shui. The only thing they found was a letter left behind by Master Shui!
When the Ling family received the news, they were shocked. The Ling family only had one alchemist. If he went missing, the extremely profitable alchemy business would be over.
Alarmed, the entire clan began to search for Grandmaster Shui. The Ling Clan also mobilized their forces to search for Grandmaster Shui's whereabouts in the entire Nanshan County.
Five days later, Master Shui's whereabouts were not found, but they received a piece of news!
The Zuo family, like the Ling family, was one of the three big families in Nanshan County. They had started to get involved in the alchemy business. At the same time, they opened a new alchemy shop in Nanshan Market Square and started to buy low-grade medicinal ingredients in large quantities!
A few days later, the Ling family received even more shocking news. Grandmaster Shui, who had disappeared from the Ling family, had become an alchemist of the Zuo family!
After some discussion, Ling Dong's father, Ling Yuanshan, was sent to the Zuo Family to negotiate with them about Master Shui. Needless to say, Ling Yuanshan was rebuffed. Judging from Ling Yuanshan's gloomy expression, the situation seemed to be very embarrassing.
As for why this matter involved Ling Dong, it was very simple. It was because of the letter that Grandmaster Shui left behind before he defected.
The meaning of the letter was very simple. It said that he had been treated unfairly by the Ling family and had been humiliated several times by the younger generation. He could not bear it and had to escape. He asked the Ling family to forgive him!
The spearhead was pointed at Ling Dong, directly identifying Ling Dong as the main reason why he left the Ling family! Because of this, Grand Elder Ling Gaofeng was so angry that he smashed a sandalwood table into pieces.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was extremely tense. The upper echelons of the Ling family, whether it was the elders, Ling Tieshan, or Ling Zhengshan, all had gloomy expressions on their faces.
Ling Yuanshan and his father were the last to arrive. After a round of cold greetings, Ling Yuanshan sat down.
The arrangement of the Ling family's meeting hall was very simple. There was a chair under a horizontal board in the middle. That was the seat of the Clan Leader. Now that the Clan Leader was not here, it was naturally empty. On both sides of the horizontal board were two rows of chairs. In the middle of each chair was a square table with long legs. On top of it was a cup of tea and a plate of fresh fruits.
The one sitting on the left was naturally Grand Elder Ling Gaofeng. In terms of seats, the left was the most important. On the left were the elders of the Ling family. On the right were the juniors who were in charge. Among them, Ling Yuanshan was the leader!
Ling Yuanshan sat down, and Ling Dong stood in the middle. It was a little awkward. No matter how he looked at it, he felt like he was being interrogated. Just as he was thinking, Second Elder Ling Xuanfeng spoke!
"Dong 'er, you're here. Just find a place to sit!" Ling Xuanfeng's expression was kind.
However, as soon as Ling Xuanfeng spoke, Ling Zhengshan was a little dissatisfied. However, Ling Zhengshan's dissatisfaction was directed at Ling Xuanfeng's son, Ling Tieshan.
A reproachful look. 'Why is your father like this?'
When Ling Tieshan saw Ling Zhengshan's look, he hurriedly smiled awkwardly.
"Ahem!" Grand Elder Ling Gaofeng cleared his throat. Just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden crunching sound of chewing! Everyone's eyes immediately focused on the source of the sound!
It was Ling Dong, who was happily chewing on an apple. After staying in the Earth Fire Elixir Room for more than forty days, Ling Dong only had meat jerky, dry food, and clean water every day. Now that he saw this red apple, Ling Dong's mouth watered. He picked up an apple and started chewing.
Seeing this, Grand Elder Ling Gaofeng was furious. During a meeting, fruits were just decorations. You little bastard, you're still eating it! Coincidentally, he was the one who spoke. Wasn't this making him lose face?
Thinking of this, Ling Gaofeng's murderous gaze landed on Ling Dong! However, the latter didn't seem to be aware of it. Despite being stared at by so many people, he didn't seem to be aware of it and continued to eat happily!
In the end, it was Ling Yuanshan who felt that this wasn't too good. He said, "Dong 'er, this is the meeting hall. Are apples really that delicious?"
Ling Dong had to reply to his father's question. "Father, isn't it not starting yet?" As he spoke, Ling Dong continued to chew!
When Ling Gaofeng heard this, he became even angrier. Who said it hadn't started yet? Wasn't he coughing? The Clan Leader wasn't here and he was presiding over the meeting. If he coughed, it meant that it had started!
Ling Yuanshan naturally knew this. Thinking that his son was inexperienced, he said, "Dong 'er, didn't you hear Grand Elder's light cough? That means that the meeting is about to start!"
"Coughing means that the meeting is about to start?" Ling Dong pretended to be shocked. He finished the apple in his hand in a few bites and muttered, "You should have said so earlier. How would I know that this cough was about to start the meeting! I thought that Grand Elder was coughing because he was sick. Originally, I wanted to show my filial piety and remind Grand Elder that he's old, so he should take it easy! "
When he said this, the meeting hall immediately quieted down!
Not to mention the complete silence, each and every one of them had a strange expression on their faces!
From the perspective of these old foxes, there was something strange. Ling Dong's last sentence was definitely strange! There was definitely a deeper meaning behind it. If that meaning were to be extended, it would be much more!
Of course, the deeper meaning that the group of old foxes agreed with was that someone was warning Grand Elder Ling Gaofeng not to go overboard. Or perhaps, Ling Yuanshan was using Ling Dong's words to warn Ling Gaofeng.
Grand Elder Ling Gaofeng's face was very ugly. It would be strange if he didn't understand the meaning behind that. However, he couldn't get angry. This grandson of his was showing filial piety!
"Even a cough can remind him of his elders' health. Dong 'er's filial piety is worth learning from!" Second Elder Ling Xuanfeng said with a strange expression. Then, he said, "Big Brother, if you have something to say, then let's start!"
At this moment, Ling Dong also stopped eating. He was very clear about the principle of stopping before going too far. Ling Dong couldn't be more clear about it. However, whether Ling Gaofeng understood the meaning behind his words or not, only the heavens would know!
In this kind of situation, Ling Gaofeng couldn't directly make fun of Ling Dong. Thus, he gloomily announced a piece of news. "The Zuo Family officially announced this morning that the Zuo Family's consecrated alchemist, Master Shui, has officially broken through to become a middle-grade alchemist. Furthermore, the Zuo Family's newly opened alchemy store has already added a new type of alchemy pill — the innate middle-grade Rejuvenation Pill! In addition, it has already been sold out in a short period of time … "
Dead silence, a shocked dead silence!
Especially the news that Master Shui had become a middle-grade alchemist. It was absolutely shocking, and it struck the Ling family's upper echelons until they were dumbfounded and speechless!
The value of a middle-grade alchemist, compared to a low-grade alchemist, was more than double! The worst thing was that this kind of result had occurred after he had defected from the Ling family!
Right now, the Ling family felt as if their hearts had been sliced a few times. That was the Ling family's alchemist consecrated alchemist!
No one spoke. The situation was already irreversible. Facing this kind of situation, what else could they do?
Silence, a long period of silence! Great Elder Ling Gaofeng began to speak again!
"Do you know what this means? Right now, my Ling family's alchemy business is only supported by those alchemist apprentices. For example, my Ling family's alchemy store is completely deserted! But the Zuo Family's store is a sea of people. In the long run, not only will my Ling family's alchemy income be greatly affected, but our other businesses will also be affected! My Ling family's income for this year will be reduced by fifty percent! "Ling Gaofeng slammed the table and cursed loudly!
Still, silence. No one responded. If they did, they would be looking for trouble. Whoever responded would be an idiot!
After another period of silence, Great Elder Ling Gaofeng, who no one responded, finally exploded!
With a slap, he smashed a table. "I told you long ago that you can't be too lenient with the younger generation. Now you've caused trouble. Our foundation, this is destroying the foundation of my Ling family! Ling Dong, tell us what you've done! "His sharp gaze was directed at Ling Dong.
Ling Dong was furious. After turning the corner, this pot of sh * t was really pushed to him!
He gave his father Ling Yuanshan a look, telling him not to worry about it first. Ling Dong stood up and said, "Great Elder, are you really old or blind? For the past forty days, I've been in seclusion in the Earth Fire Alchemy Room. How can I be dragged into this?!"
"How can you be dragged into this?" Ling Gaofeng sneered and threw out an item. "Look carefully, look carefully. This is a blood letter left behind by Grandmaster Shui before he left! A blood letter! "
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