Chapter 638: The Selection of the Ghost King
Sikong Qing's impression of Jiaying changed drastically. He used to think Jiaying was pretentious and annoying, but now he felt that this monk had a keen eye for tea and was his confidant.
Xiao Chujing stayed out of it, mingling among the guests, and coldly watched the undercurrents among the upper class dignitaries. He had a communication magic weapon hidden in his sleeves, and took pictures of the delicacies on the table and sent them to Ye Xiaoman.
【Is there anything you want to eat? 】
He was just a senior brother who wanted to bring food to his junior sister.
After some friendly greetings, Ji Wenyi moved on to the topic of the evening.
"I've gathered you all here today to defeat the Ghost Lord and urge him to open the Ghost Gate as soon as possible."
Everyone knows Ji Wenyi's purpose. It is said that Emperor Yi came to protect a human woman. Humans cannot tolerate the turbid ghost energy in the ghost realm, and if they stay there for too long, they will be in danger of going crazy and dying.
Therefore, after Ji Wenyi finished speaking, everyone expressed their agreement. Xiao Chujing and other members of the fish pond were particularly in agreement. Even Sikong Qing, who seemed to be the most fond of singing a different tune, did not have any objections.
Everyone worked together, just wanting to send Ye Xiaoman back to the human world as soon as possible.
"My time is limited, so let's quickly come up with a solution."
Ji Wenyi had already made up his mind. He summoned people not to discuss with them, but to have them carry out his will.
The secret guards held the golden cup to serve wine. Ji Wenyi picked up the glass and took a sip of the wine. He raised his hand and made a gesture. Two close ministers held the map of the ghost realm and spread it out in front of the guests. An accompanying minister stepped forward and explained the plan of the divine realm.
"We have a strategy. What we need to do next is to use all means to force the Ghost Lord to reveal himself and submit to the will of the Divine Realm."
"The means have to be very extreme."
The accompanying ministers' eyes flashed with brilliance.
"For example, occupying one of the ten domains of the Ghost Realm."
When these words were spoken, except for those who were powerful or had lawless ideas like Xiao Chujing, Sikong Qing and Jiaying, the guests present were shocked and talked about it a lot.
The ghost domain is divided into ten areas, each managed by ten ghost kings. Ji Wenyi's intention is to seize the deed of an area and directly establish another ghost king.
It is equivalent to a face-to-face attack, which will directly swell the face of the Ghost Lord and make the Ghost Realm a laughing stock among the six realms. No matter how broad-minded the Ghost Lord is, he will never tolerate it and must come forward to give an explanation to the entire ghost clan.
Only the Ji family could do such a shocking act.
Sikong Qing couldn't help but look at Ji Wenyi with admiration: "He has some of the style of my demon clan."
Xiao Chujing was eager to turn the Ghost Realm upside down. He was thinking this very thing, and he wholeheartedly agreed with his good brother's behavior. "I am willing to do my best to cooperate with Brother Ji's plan."
Ji Weiming had already known the plan. Jiaying looked indifferent, wishing he could scratch the old man's face to pieces. Yue Mushan was like a newborn calf, fearless of a tiger.
Everyone in the fish pond reached a common goal tacitly.
Seeing that the younger generations were so enthusiastic, the other powerful people summoned by Ji Wenyi could not show any weakness.
Therefore, this lawless plan was approved by everyone.
Xiao Chujing asked, "Brother Ji, have you decided on a candidate for the Ghost King?"
Xiao Chujing raised the question that everyone was most concerned about. The guests looked at Ji Wenyi with great eagerness, hoping that they could be the lucky one.
Become the ghost king of a world!
Even the powerful people in the Spirit Transformation Stage present would not dare to dream of it.
Putting aside the long-tail effect brought about by power and status, the income that the Ghost King earns from managing the mine in a year alone can support several top immortal cultivation families.
As long as you have status and resources, your family will prosper and your personal path will be smooth.
Wealth, glory, natural treasures, and tremendous opportunities are all within reach. Things that were unimaginable in the past are now possible as long as we rely on the support of the Ji family!
Faced with the huge temptation, the strong men present threw away their previous reserve, scrambled and competed, and recommended themselves.
"I, Qingping Lu, am willing to share your majesty's worries."
"How can you, a young Lu family from a remote corner, handle the challenge of becoming the Ghost King? If the Ghost Lord comes to claim the land deed, how will you respond when your family only has an old ancestor in the Refining Void Stage nearing the end of his life? This matter should be handed over to a large family with a deep foundation, such as my Zhibei Hong family."
"Well, the affairs of the ghost realm should be left to the ghost clan to manage. Your Majesty, I am willing to share your worries."
"Oh? The fight is on?" Sikong Qing was happy to grab the benefits for Ye Xiaoman, "I, Demon Realm Sikong, want to get a piece of the pie too."
Ji Wenyi smiled without saying anything. When the people below had finished arguing, he said, "I already have a candidate."
Most of the guests listened respectfully, but a few cast rude glances at him.
The feeling of being looked directly at was very new to Ji Wenyi. He faced those gazes - Xiao Chujing, Sikong Qing, Jiaying, Yue Mushan and Ji Weiming, and gently stated his candidates.
"The Queen is quite interested in managing the ghost realm. I would like to give her a birthday gift."
When everyone heard that Ji Wenyi was trying to please his wife, they knew that anyone who dared to compete with the Queen of the Divine Realm would stop talking. Only those who looked directly at Ji Wenyi seemed to have collectively lost their emotional intelligence and never learned what flattery was. They kept arguing with Ji Wenyi.
Xiao Chujing pondered for a moment and said, "The Ghost King has a lot of chores to attend to. I'm afraid the Empress's physical strength will be unable to support it."
The image of a white-haired old woman trembling as she read official documents by lamplight appeared before his eyes. He didn't understand why Ji Wenyi would add burden to the elderly when his partner was already so old.
He suggested: "My junior sister is very smart and has been involved in the management of the ghost domain for a long time. She has accumulated a lot of valuable experience. Why not let her take over?"
Before Ji Wenyi could speak, Sikong Qing, for Ye Xiaoman's sake, humbled himself and temporarily stood on the same front with Xiao Chujing, "I agree with Xiao Gou's proposal."
Jiaying is a non-confrontational person, but when he thinks of Ye Xiaoman going out for social events day and night in order to manage the territory, she stayed out all night today to mediate a fight between two ghost generals, and tomorrow she needs to eat lunch outside to inspect a piece of regulated land, and the day after tomorrow she needs to go to the slums to inspect in order to establish a people-friendly image and cannot go home for two consecutive days, Jiaying is sure that Ye Xiaoman really likes her work.
He would fight for her what she liked.
In his life, Jiaying never needed to ask for anything except praying for Ye Xiaoman's love. He lowered his head, and the movement of the Buddhist beads in the sleeves of his white shirt paused involuntarily. He opened his mouth with some difficulty.
"I also have candidates to recommend."
The Holy Son held a high position. The moment he spoke, the whole room fell silent. Even Ji Wenyi had to suppress his displeasure. "Who do you want to recommend?"
Jiaying replied: "Jiao Yanxia."
The silence in the hall added an eerie atmosphere. Everyone looked at each other in surprise. Master Jiaying really did not avoid relatives and directly recommended his rumored lover.
Ji Wenyi's face darkened and he looked at Ji Weiming. He said some of his words were impolite and Ji Weiming could speak on his behalf.
Unexpectedly, Ji Weiming gritted his teeth and uttered word by word: "Jiao Yanxia... is actually a good candidate."
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