"Everyone in Luocheng, you should all know why our master summoned you."
This will of course be hosted by He Zirui, and Gu Lingyan and the others just need to keep the situation under control.
"Your Excellency, we already know what happened. Thank you for seeking justice for us," a voice suddenly emerged from the crowd.
"Thank you for your help, Venerable."
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
As soon as He Zirui spoke, the citizens below became agitated and thanked them for their help.
"Alright, everyone, be quiet. This matter today is very important to you. I hope you can all take it seriously. This is related to the future development and safety of your city."
When the people below heard He Zirui talking about serious matters, they all quieted down.
"We've gathered you all together today to choose a city lord for you. As you all know, your city lord has passed away due to special circumstances. So, at the request of the original innkeeper, we're helping you find a suitable city lord to help you manage the order of Luocheng."
"Okay, thank you, Your Excellency."
"The Venerable is truly a living Bodhisattva"
“.....”
"Humph! It sounds nice, but choosing a city lord to manage the order of Luocheng is not just about controlling Luocheng."
"That's right, the Great Elder is right. These people speak in high-sounding terms, but they are only motivated by their own selfish desires."
Gu Yang glanced at them, his eyes instantly turning cold, frightening the Luo family elders into silence.
"My master's plan is this. After our investigation, we have selected the heads of the other three major families besides the Luo family as candidates. You will vote later.
The person with the most votes will be the next city lord. You must think carefully about who to vote for. After all, this is your choice. If it is not good, you will bear the consequences yourself."
There was a lot of chatter and discussion below, it was even more lively than a vegetable market.
Zhou family
"Madam, what should we do? How about we send someone to canvass for the Patriarch right now?"
"How can we do that? It looks like they won't even have time to canvass for votes when the voting starts right away. We can only see what kind of person the Patriarch is in the hearts of the citizens. God bless the Patriarch, he will definitely succeed."
The other two families also went through the same scenario, all wanting to canvass for votes, but time did not permit.
"Miss Shui, why didn't you tell us in advance that this is our process and let us be prepared? What should we do in this situation now?" Huang Lu, the head of the Huang family, asked He Ziyu with an unhappy look on his face.
The other two family heads also looked at He Ziyu with resentment.
"I'm telling you, are you going to use your power to force the citizens to choose you?" He Ziyu thought so in his heart and asked so.
Although she was only speaking to Patriarch Huang, the other two Patriarchs also knew she was talking about them, and I immediately felt embarrassed.
"Also, whoever is successfully selected as the city lord must have good conduct and be very popular among the citizens of Luocheng. Even if that person is pretending, he or she is patient and resourceful. Of course, if you want to withdraw now, that's fine too."
"No, no, no, Miss Shui really loves to joke. I am naturally looking forward to being the city lord. As a city lord, of course, the city's residents are the center," said Wang Yi, the head of the Wang family, trying to smooth things over.
But they were all very anxious, hoping that their family members could help them canvass for votes as soon as possible so that they could get more votes.
"Brother, which of these three do you think is suitable?"
"Suitable? What constitutes suitable? You can't tell just by looking at the surface. Some people are good at disguising themselves, so there's no such thing as suitable or not. It's just about whether you have the means."
"I was overthinking it. It all depends on who the citizens think is the most suitable. Whoever they choose will bear the consequences themselves."
"Don't worry too much, just let them do their best. We are the members and leaders of that organization, and everything else is left to them." Gu Lingfeng touched Gu Lingyan's head.
Every time Gu Lingfeng saw his sister's hairy head, he wanted to pull it out, causing Gu Lingyan's hair to be a mess every time. If looks could kill, Gu Lingfeng would have been cut into pieces by Gu Lingyan long ago.
"I originally wanted to have the heads of the families talk about their achievements and other aspects, but my master thought about it and felt that since everyone is honest, everyone should know the heads of the families well, so I skipped that step and went straight to voting."
"Now I will give everyone a sign. You just need to write down the person you want, and then someone will collect it.
Remember, you elected the people. We are just the leaders. The data will be made public, and we can canvass for votes, but if there are any consequences for the people you elected, you will naturally bear the consequences. I will give you 15 minutes."
"If you choose Huang Lu, the head of the Huang family, write one character on the sign. If you choose Zhou Chi, the head of the Zhou family, write two characters on the sign. If you choose Wang Yi, the head of the Wang family, write three characters on the sign. You can use any colored object you have on you to write on the sign. If you don't have one, you can borrow someone else's."
"The young master and the young lady have been given instructions. Now all that's left is to send out the signs." He Zirui has already explained the most basic things clearly.
"Gu Yang, send out the sign now!"
The signs were made of pieces of wood, only the size of a palm.
"yes"
Gu Yang replied "yes" and took out the signs they had prepared and distributed them to everyone in the audience. Because he was very powerful, he made sure that everyone had a sign in their hands, no more and no less.
Everyone who saw this was shocked by Gu Yang's strength. They could only sigh that he was worthy of being the Venerable who had beaten the former city lord into a pulp. Beating Luo Kongming into a pulp was the result of his great restraint, otherwise he would have been beaten into a bloody mist.
"Now that the signs have been distributed, you only have a quarter of an hour, so hurry up."
A quarter of an hour had passed, and Gu Yang didn't care whether they had finished writing or not. He just collected all the signs. If there were any hidden ones, he would just pretend they didn't exist and count the signs he had received as the main number.
"Everyone is patiently waiting for the results. Because there are so many people, it may take an hour or two to sort it out."
The three family heads looked at Gu Lingyan and Gu Lingfengyan's subordinates, feeling speechless. "Are we just here to stand there? Waiting for the final result?"
They felt annoyed, but helpless. The feeling of having their fate controlled by someone else was not good at all. It was like being strangled by someone else.
"Venerable, we are not in a hurry, please take care of it."
"Yes, yes, don't be anxious. If you make mistakes in a hurry, what will you do?"
The citizens are quite understanding.
An hour later
"Everyone, the results are out. Our venerables will fix these signs in these locations. No one can take them away. You can count them yourselves when the time comes. Now let me announce the results."
"The person with the highest number of votes is Zhou Chi, the head of the Zhou family. Congratulations to Zhou Chi for becoming the lord of Luocheng."
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