During their conversation, the three elders' faces completely lost their color.
A belly full of anger and dissatisfaction gradually melted away inside him, and he managed to force out an extremely strained smile.
This was their first time meeting Qin Sheng. They weren't familiar with her and knew they couldn't get anything out of her, so they could only look at Gu Yanping, Gu Yueming, and Gu Changxuan.
Gu Yanping avoided their gaze, and Gu Yueming pretended not to see them either, only Gu Changxuan…
He hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Qin Sheng, only to see that she had already fallen asleep again, leaning on Qin Zhao's shoulder.
Gu Changxuan understood.
A smile flickered in his eyes as he looked at the three elders. He didn't plead for mercy, but instead spoke of Gu Xiyuan: "Gu Xiyuan has done so many things that have harmed the family and framed my eldest branch. He even nearly killed my grandfather and me. He truly deserves his punishment. What do you three elders think?"
Can they still feel that way?
The three exchanged glances, and it was the eldest elder who spoke on behalf of the clan: "Gu Xiyuan has done so many heinous things, and he certainly deserves to be punished. When we get back, we will discuss with the remaining elders about abolishing his position as clan leader."
Gu Changxuan nodded with a smile and continued, "Is that person staying with us or...?"
Having already taken a step back, the second step will be much easier.
"Now that his position as clan chief has been abolished, what remains is your personal grudge; you can settle it yourselves."
Gu Changyu and his sister were dumbfounded, and only reacted when they heard these words.
Gu Changyu cried out in alarm, "Elder!"
The clan elders themselves are barely able to protect themselves, so how could they possibly have time to care about them?
Hearing the shout, she didn't even glance at him, only frowning slightly as she hesitated and said, "Gu Xiyuan's position as clan leader must be abolished, but what happens after that?"
His gaze swept over Gu Dongyuan, Gu Yanping, and Gu Changxuan in turn, with a hint of probing: "Who do you think is suitable to succeed as clan leader?"
Gu Yanping sneered and was about to retort, but Gu Changxuan spoke first.
He smiled slightly, his smile gentle and soothing: "What do the elders think of me?"
Everyone looked at him, including Ye Fu and Qin Sheng, who were sitting and watching the show and sleeping with their eyes closed.
That was quite unexpected.
Gu Yanping, in particular, couldn't keep up his sneer any longer.
oh.
He had just said he wasn't going to stay in the Gu family anymore when his son immediately volunteered to be the clan leader. He was so embarrassed!
I almost couldn't resist throwing my son out.
But in the end, he held back.
Gu Yanping knew very well that although his son was young, he was very shrewd and calculating.
When it comes to cunning and scheming, even his father can't outwit him.
He brought it up in front of so many people, so he must have his reasons.
Gu Yanping held back, Gu Dongyuan didn't express any opinion, and even Qin Sheng didn't object. The three elders breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
They didn't stay any longer, and after obtaining the consent of Gu Changxuan and the others, they left with the stack of identification documents and letters.
Tomorrow is this year's martial arts competition, and they need to hurry back and explain things to the other four clan elders, trying to get these matters settled before the competition begins.
Only after they had completely left the area of the clan chief's courtyard did the three of them gradually slow down.
At this moment, the other two elders, who had been mostly silent, couldn't hold back any longer. They leaned close to the eldest elder and whispered, "Elder, do we really want to agree to abolish Xiyuan's position as clan chief? What about all those things he brought back..."
The elder raised his hand to stop them from speaking, gave the two of them a deep look, and said, "No matter how powerful or magical those things are, they can only be effective if we are alive and the Gu family is still around. If the Gu family is gone, what use are those things to us?"
That's true, but just thinking about the power of those things made the Fifth and Seventh Elders feel resentful.
The five elders struggled to say, "Do you really think Lord Ye would take action against our Gu family for Qin Sheng? Does she have that much influence?"
The elder shook his head: "Lord Ye will not make a move."
The five elders and the seven elders were taken aback: "Then you..."
The elder clansman turned and glanced in the direction of the clan head's courtyard, his gaze extremely complicated: "But Qin Sheng really will take action."
The two of them were taken aback again.
The elder glanced at the two of them: "Do you still think she dares to speak like that because she has Lord Ye backing her up?"
Isn't that right?
Surely she couldn't possibly have the power to destroy the Gu family on her own?
How old is she?
Let alone her, even Lord Ye's eldest disciple, Cheng Rang, couldn't have wiped out the entire Gu family on his own.
Putting aside everything else, let's just talk about the Gu family's strongest member, the Third Elder.
He is about to break through to the ninth level of ancient martial arts. Apart from the five guardians, he is one of the top five in the entire ancient martial arts world. Even if Cheng Rang were to face him, the outcome would be only fifty-fifty.
The elder saw through their thoughts and couldn't help but sigh softly, saying with some helplessness, "Do you remember what I told you about people who dared to trespass into the Gu family in broad daylight?"
He raised his hand and touched his chest, his expression extremely complicated: "It's Qin Sheng."
The two were startled.
The elder clan leader only understood this after overhearing Qin Sheng and Ye Fu's conversation.
Six days ago, he had just finished a round of cultivation and was just going to take a stroll when he saw a figure climb over the courtyard wall and enter the Gu family's house.
He immediately gave chase, intending to apprehend the person who had trespassed into the Gu family's residence.
But the other person just casually waved his hand and knocked him over.
If the other party hadn't been unwilling to continue the fight and hadn't left immediately after striking, given their strength, he probably would have been killed right there.
These past few days, the elder of the clan has been feeling uneasy, wondering what the other party wanted to do by barging into the Gu family.
But now it's clear.
The elder glanced at the letter in his hand and sighed softly, "Forget it. We want those things just to try and secure the position of guardian so that we won't be held back by the Yuchi family anymore. Qin Sheng is Elder Ye's disciple now, so it's the same."
How can they be the same?!
Qin Sheng's surname is Qin, not Gu!
They were still somewhat unwilling, but after thinking it over, the Fifth and Seventh Elders seemed to have no other choice.
He could only sigh and comfort himself, thinking that although Qin Sheng's surname wasn't Gu, her mother, maternal grandfather, uncle, and cousin all had the surname Gu.
Especially Gu Changxuan.
He has already agreed to succeed as clan chief.
Gu Changxuan was already extremely intelligent and talented. Now, with Qin Sheng, the heir to the Guardian, as his backer, it seems not impossible that the Gu family could rise again, or even return to its peak, given time...
Thinking this way, the three of them felt much better and gradually quickened their pace.
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