"Grand Elder, now that Xiao Heng has been removed as Clan Leader, why don't we choose another one? In my opinion, Xiao Zhixian seems perfect for the role. What do you think?"
It was no secret to anyone that the Grand Elder loved his grandson very much. It could also be seen from today's incident in how he supported his decision, going as far as directly removing a dignified Clan Leader from his position.
Although it might look like he was quite disappointed with Xiao Heng, anyone with good vision could see the main reason.
So, Elder Nanfeng felt that it was the perfect time to curry favor as he suddenly saw a good opportunity.
"What do you mean, Nanfeng? Zhixian is so young and only in the middle stage of the Qi Gathering realm. How can he be a Clan Leader?"
Xiao Baizhen looked at the shrewd elder in front of him, who was rubbing his hands together with a sly smile, and reprimanded him lightly.
How could such a young man be a Clan Leader?
Could you be less obvious when trying to curry favor? Baizhen suddenly felt speechless.
"Yeah, Elder Nanfeng, I have no interest in the position of Clan Leader. There are so many of you here, and I don't think I am qualified enough."
By this time, Zhixian was already near them and quickly expressed his opinion. He was quite surprised by this sudden turn of events.
But as he said, he wasn't interested in such a cumbersome position.
His talent was already mediocre enough, and if he wasted his time with such a useless chore, wouldn't he be stuck in the Qi Gathering realm forever?
After all, he still wanted to reach the Essence Gathering realm like his grandfather, maybe build a foundation after that, form a Golden Core, and possibly become a Nascent Soul realm expert in the future.
Well, a man could dream, right?
However slim the chance seemed.
Ding
[As an antagonist, you played a perfect role in thrashing the Protagonist Xiao Chen.]
[Your decision to remove the protagonist's father from the Clan Leader position was wonderful.]
[Better yet, you even tried to grab the position yourself.]
[Congratulations! You gained 1000 Antagonist Points and a newbie gift pack.]
[Rewards will be distributed once you become the Clan Leader of the Xiao Family.]
However, it seemed that his golden finger thought otherwise, as Zhixian suddenly heard a clear robotic prompt in his mind just like before.
But instead of getting happy, Zhixian was stunned in place.
'Wait, wait, wait. When did I try to grab the position for myself?'
He asked in his mind with bewilderment. Wasn't it Elder Nanfeng who suggested he become the Clan Leader?
And he had clearly refused.
Why did the system decide that he wanted to become the Clan Leader instead?
'And why the fuck are the rewards only given after I become the Clan Leader?'
Zhixian cursed the stupid system that messed up the order out of nowhere.
Shouldn't the newbie gift pack be given first?
"Grand Elder is kidding. Who said a young man cannot become the head of the clan? As long as he has vision and courage, he can indeed become the Xiao family's head."
Just when Zhixian was getting angry at the prompt, Elder Nanfeng's words brought his attention back.
"As for his strength, aren't you still here? Besides, we all saw just now how having only high strength isn't good for being the head of a family."
"That guy, Xiao Heng, has no brain at all. I don't know how he managed to reach the Essence Forging realm suddenly. If it had been me..."
Nanfeng trailed off with thick jealousy, causing all the Elders around to roll their eyes.
At least try to hide your jealousy. Honestly, the other Elders felt that this guy had no talent in this area.
"Nanfeng, can you stop your propaganda? We all know what you're aiming at. How can an elder be this shameless? Like the Grand Elder already said, Zhixian is still young and isn't suitable for the position of Clan Leader."
Seemingly seeing that Nanfeng couldn't be stopped like this, one of the Elders, a burly man with thick muscles all around, reprimanded him with a stern voice.
"Yeah, besides, he already said he doesn't want to meddle in this muddy water."
Another Elder also added from the side, trying to stop this topic altogether. After all, as long as the position remained vacant, they would have hope.
Otherwise, if the Grand Elder really decided, they could do nothing. The Xiao family had always had one voice for a long time—the Grand Elder's.
Seeing multiple Elders seemingly coming to his rescue, Xiao Zhixian, on the other hand, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
If it were earlier, he wouldn't have thought much. But now that the System reward was tucked away, he was in a dilemma.
'Damn, why did I have to directly refuse just now?'
Zhixian complained inwardly in annoyance.
Now that he had already shot himself in the foot, he couldn't bring himself to become shameless enough to say that he was suddenly fine with being the Clan Leader.
Fortunately for him, today, luck seemed to be on his side as the shrewd Elder Nanfeng didn't give up yet.
Instead, he looked at the two elders in disdain and cursed.
"What do you know? You, musclehead, and you illiterate fool are busy all day long doing nothing. Now you want to lecture me on how to do things?"
Then, without giving the elders time to get angry, he directly looked at Zhixian and suggested,
"Boy Zhixian, don't think you aren't qualified enough. To be honest, in today's farce, did you see any of these elders stand up to stop that Xiao Chen from spouting nonsense?"
Elder Nanfeng sharply questioned while scanning the elders around with his piercing gaze, causing both angry elders to instantly calm down.
"See? They are just old and without any vigor. If we really leave the clan in their hands, who says today's incident won't be repeated?"
Elder Nanfeng questioned and looked at Zhixian tenderly.
"But you, boy, have courage, strength, and most importantly, vision."
"Honestly, if not for you, the Xiao Clan might be in true danger due to that reckless kid. But you handled that so perfectly that even Elder Murong had to leave without comment."
His praise knew no bounds.
Truly, Elder Nanfeng was going all out today.
Even Zhixian felt embarrassed for being praised like this in front of the whole clan.
And Grand Elder Baizhen also smiled a little as he affirmed his earlier move. Although beating his own clan member for that was a little excessive, he selectively forgot about that.
Seeing that the situation had turned for the better, Elder Nanfeng decided to hit the iron while it was hot.
He immediately turned to Grand Elder, slightly bowed with courtesy, and said in a solemn, low voice,
"So, Grand Elder, your reasoning that Zhixian is young and cannot be a Clan Leader is incorrect."
He firmly rejected that idea.
"In my opinion, a Clan Leader has to be wise, and who said only an old guy can be wise? Didn't Zhixian show everyone today that he was wise enough to be the head of the family?"
He questioned, causing all the people around to be stunned.
Grand Elder Baizhen was also influenced by his words and began to consider the possibilities without outright rejecting him.
But then he thought of Zhixian's mediocre talent and suddenly felt that if he got distracted by such matters, his realm might not improve.
No matter what, he loved his grandson very much and would never allow him to sabotage his future for the Clan.
So, just when he was once again about to refuse, seemingly seeing his hesitation, Elder Nanfeng finally dropped his last move.
"And as for Zhixian's strength being impacted, I don't think that will be the case. After all, a Clan Leader has many privileges that he could use to increase his realm."
After saying that, he suddenly stopped dramatically and continued,
"Besides, Grand Elder, don't you think that after Zhixian becomes the Clan Leader, he will also gain the luck of the whole Xiao Clan? As a wise man, you also know how, in this world, a little luck can make a chicken into a phoenix, a snake into a dragon."
"Everything is possible."
With the continuous speech, Elder Nanfeng became so excited that Zhixian even saw spittle flying everywhere.
"So, I think even for his better future, Xiao Zhixian has to become the Clan Leader. In fact, let us elders work for him while he steadily improves his realm. What do you think?"