The day after the suppression of the ancestral land, the Council of Elders issued a large number of announcements.
One of them was about the appointment of the clan leader, and Ji Hongyan was the popular choice.
After confirming his identity, Ji Hongyan, as the clan leader, suppressed the chaos in various places and eliminated all those who were assassinated.
But she also knows that even if the current screening is sophisticated enough, there will still be omissions, and more rigorous policies need to be formulated and implemented in the long term.
"Do you need my help? These eyes of mine can see through dark energy."
Chen An wandered around and occasionally helped Ji Hongyan, actually in order to obtain more information about Ji Ruxiao.
Ji Hongyan shook her head. "If I were to ask you to traverse the entire star field, it would probably take decades. There's no need to waste your time. Chen An, are you willing to join the Council of Elders?"
"Me? An outsider?"
"The Elders' Council is not entirely composed of the Ji family. There will also be people from other races. You can join as an outsider. This is not my suggestion, but Grandpa Yun's idea. The prerequisite is that you agree."
Joining the Council of Elders is certainly a good thing, which means that you can travel freely to various places in the future, and it also allows the train to cooperate deeply with the Ji family.
Chen An asked, "What are the obligations?"
"You only have one obligation. If the Ji family is in danger, you have a duty to help. Besides that, if there's a meeting in the Locking Star Pool, you'd better attend, just for show."
"What are the benefits?"
"Respected status, a fixed monthly resource allocation, and your own private territory."
Chen An asked with a smile: "Can I still have my own territory?"
"Of course, you can get a planet of your own to house your relatives. But you're the train conductor, so you definitely don't need it."
"Yes, of course I need it, even every blade of grass and every tree."
Of course, we must take full advantage of all the benefits.
Seeing that Chen An agreed, Ji Hongyan was afraid that he would go back on his word, so she immediately reported it to the elders.
In just two minutes, his identity was authenticated, highlighting the efficiency.
"You are now an honorary elder of the Ji family elders council and have obtained advanced privileges. To be honest, I originally thought you could only get intermediate privileges."
"Very precious?" Chen An didn't understand their internal settings.
"Of course it's precious. Being a senior elder means you can sit in the elders' seat. There's a meeting going on today, I'll take you there to have a look."
Ji Hongyan acted decisively and immediately took Chen An to the Locking Star Pool after arranging the matters at hand.
He had been here before, but Chen An went straight in without studying it carefully.
This time, entering from the outside through layers of checkpoints gave him a deeper understanding of the Ji family's background.
"No wonder you have so many Star Devourers. It turns out they are all training here."
Planets are densely packed in orbit.
There are no prosperous cities above, only manors that are far apart.
These manors belong to each Star Devourer, and their cultivation does not affect each other.
"Are they all elders?"
Ji Hongyan replied, "They're not elders, they're just here to cultivate. One can become an elder only after making certain contributions. But not all members of the Ji family are here; some live outside or travel extensively. Honestly, even I don't know how many Star Devourers the Ji family has right now. Some powerful individuals with lifespans exceeding five million years are unknown whether they're alive or dead, leaving no real-time updates."
"Where's your brother? Hasn't he come out yet?"
"He is valued by a certain ancestor and is going into seclusion to cultivate. We are not allowed to disturb him."
Ji Hongyan thought of another question and asked Chen An: "What do you think should be done about my sisters-in-law?"
"Another accident?"
"Their previous divorce application had already taken effect, but now they are clamoring to cancel it. I'm very upset."
If it was something else, Ji Hongyan could easily solve it with her decisive character.
But these women were her sisters-in-law, and Ji Xuan did not leave any explanation before he went into seclusion, so she didn't know how to make a decision.
Chen An looked strange and asked her, "Did Ji Xuan agree to everything at the beginning?"
"Yes, about 90% of them agree as long as they apply. Only 10% of them are law-abiding and have never applied for divorce."
Chen An understood what was going on and said, "It's hard to undo what's spilled. Since you're getting a divorce, there's no need to come back. Your brother is in a hurry to retreat, perhaps to avoid these troubles."
Ji Hongyan nodded in agreement.
"That's right. My brother never liked them in the first place, and now it's over. Just give them enough compensation according to the rules and let them go home."
Soon, the two arrived at the Locking Star Pool, where there were already quite a few people.
They were either alone or chatting in groups of three or five, and the overall atmosphere was quiet.
Ji Hongyan raised her hand and pointed upwards.
"That's the elders' seat, let's go over there!"
The elders' seat is at the top of the white mist, and it is a long round table.
There is a row of seats on each side of the table. There are no identity labels and any senior elder can sit there.
When the two arrived, many elders were already seated there and greeted them warmly.
"You must be Chen An, thank you very much this time."
"I don't know where you are from. You don't see many people with the surname Chen."
"Hongyan, when are you getting married?"
As soon as Ji Hongyan sat down, a blush appeared on her face.
"Elder Xu, please don't say anything nonsense. He and I are just friends, there is no talk of marriage."
The elder named Ji Xu had a kind face and said cheerfully, "There are many girls in my lineage. If Chen An likes any of them, I can make the decision. Hongyan, are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I'm just thinking about something."
"Haha!" the elders laughed.
We are all shrewd people with deep cunning minds, and there is nothing we can hide.
Ji Xu said, "It was just a joke. No one in my lineage is worthy of Chen An, so there's no need to humiliate yourself. Chen An, what do you think?"
Chen An smiled: "She and I are indeed friends."
Everyone had a smile on their face, and everything was said without words.
In the next half hour, senior elders kept taking their seats, and almost all of them turned their eyes to Chen An and Ji Hongyan and made some jokes.
Chen An was always cheerful, without any disgust, but rather a bit friendly.
If he had such a large family, he wouldn't mind being nagged by his elders every day.
Unfortunately not.
Sensing the sudden loneliness of the people around her, Ji Hongyan asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Chen An said: "I envy you for having so many relatives."
Just as he said this, a beam of light flew in from a distance, and after sitting down, it turned into Ji Yun's figure.
He sat down and stood up quickly.
"Hongyan is here too? In that case, you can take the main seat!"
The main seat refers to the top position in the elders' seat.
Ji Hongyan refused: "Although I am the clan leader, my qualifications are too low to sit in the main seat. Besides, this is an elders' meeting, so I need you to preside over it."
This sounds comfortable to many people.
The elders were unwilling to be controlled by the clan leader, so Ji Hongyan's attitude was very important.
Ji Yun smiled slightly: "In that case, I will sit down first. We can talk about it later when you have more experience."
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