To knock down a mountain, you have to use a heavy hammer, and you have to hammer it one hammer after another without stopping. You have to take it down in one go.
Those old guys in the tribe always have the word "loyalty" engraved on their foreheads every day. If he fails today, there is no need to wait until tomorrow. Those old guys will probably abolish his status as a tribe elder and lock him up in the tribe dungeon.
What about loyalty to the master, and not betraying the master? In his opinion, those old guys are actually too servile. Who stipulates that the position of the head of the family must be occupied by his descendants of Shen Mingyu?
They all have the surname Chen, why?
He is going to change this situation today!
The fifth elder was determined to fight to the death, so he swung his sword without hesitation, hitting the vital points.
If Shen Qiqi hadn't been able to help the people rescue the children who were abducted by the evil spirits.
If Shen Qiqi had informed the people that Shen Mingyu was seriously injured and unconscious before returning to the Shen family.
So, when the fifth elder announced that Shen Mingyu was seriously injured and unconscious, the people must have started to panic.
In this situation, he pretended to be an elder and seemed to be teaching and comforting Shen Qiqi, but in fact he was reminding the people that she was too young and impetuous to be able to take on such an important task.
At a critical moment of life and death, the previous head of the family has passed away, and the successor is unable to handle the heavy responsibility. So in this situation, who is the most suitable successor to the head of the family?
Of course it must be the Fifth Elder.
Because during this period of time, he was the one who rushed to the front to protect the people.
It has to be said that the Fifth Elder's calculations were very shrewd and his steps were particularly solid.
But the premise of all this is that there are no two "ifs".
Those two "ifs" are like the foundation of a towering building. No matter how magnificent and majestic the superstructure is, once the foundation is removed, the building, no matter how magnificent and majestic it is, will eventually become a ruin.
Therefore, when the Fifth Elder was preaching, Shen Qiqi neither interrupted him nor got angry, but let him speak.
Just say whatever you want to say, the foundation is in her hands anyway.
On the contrary, the more the Fifth Elder spoke, the more of his inner thoughts were revealed. Just look at how dark the faces of the elders in the clan have become.
As for the common people, it goes without saying that as the Fifth Elder's behavior of seemingly preaching but actually secretly attacking Shen Qiqi became more and more obvious, the common people became more and more suspicious of him.
Some people even secretly labeled him a "traitor" in their hearts.
Such sarcastic behavior, of openly praising and secretly criticizing, does not seem like what a good person should do.
It is easy for people to lose their composure when they are proud of themselves. The Fifth Elder did not notice the increasing number of strange looks around him and kept talking until his mouth was dry.
Seeing that he finally stopped, Shen Qiqi slowly asked, "Fifth Elder, may I ask, are you finished?"
The tone is neither anxious nor impatient.
His expression was as calm and composed as before.
The fifth elder was stunned for a moment, wondering in his heart why the damn girl was so good-tempered today. She didn't even get angry until now and could remain so calm and composed... Maybe she just accepted her fate after knowing that she was powerless to change the situation?
Thinking of this, the Fifth Elder said, "Qiqi, I know you like what I just said, but honest advice is hard to hear. Uncle Wu is doing this for your own good..."
"It seems that the Fifth Elder hasn't finished speaking yet." Seeing that the Fifth Elder was about to speak again, Shen Qiqi interrupted him, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said, "In that case, the Fifth Elder can continue. However, I am a little tired now and would like to sit down and listen. Is that okay with the Fifth Elder?"
She seemed to be asking what the Fifth Elder thought, but as soon as she finished speaking, Xie Beiming, who had a tacit understanding with her, had someone bring her a chair.
Shen Qiqi sat down gracefully, and the other elders followed suit and asked someone to bring chairs to sit down.
Shen Qiqi sat in the main seat, and several elders sat on both sides.
In front of them, one of the five elders stood.
That posture was full of the meaning of a trial.
And the fifth elder was the prisoner on trial.
The words that were on the tip of the Fifth Elder's tongue were stuck in his throat.
Looking at the solemn elders on both sides, and then at the stern-looking young girl sitting in the main seat, the Fifth Elder's face twitched beneath his mask, and he almost lost control. He gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger, and said in a deep voice, "Second Miss, what do you mean?"
Now he no longer called himself "Qiqi" but changed to a formal honorific to express his dissatisfaction with the current situation.
Unfortunately, no one cares about his dissatisfaction.
Shen Qiqi raised her lips slightly and asked with a smile: "Shouldn't I be the one asking the Fifth Elder this question?"
"You..." The fifth elder closed his eyes slightly, suppressed his emotions, and was about to speak.
However, Shen Qiqi no longer wanted to listen to his nonsense and interrupted him forcefully, saying in a cold voice, "Just now, Fifth Elder, you kept accusing me of being ambitious. May I ask, Fifth Elder, how am I ambitious?"
The Fifth Elder was being tried as a criminal, and Shen Qiqi had repeatedly snatched the right to speak. Now, seeing Shen Qiqi speaking to him in such a tone, showing no respect for him at all, he suddenly felt a surge of anger rising to his head. Without thinking, he blurted out:
"To win the favor of the people, you boasted yesterday, promising them that you would rescue all the children abducted by the evil spirits today. In the end, you couldn't even rescue a single child. If this isn't vanity, what else can you call it?"
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