4168: It was time to counterattack.

It was time to counterattack.

Zeng Zhengping's attitude was extremely humble. When he faced Elder Gong, he even had a bit of flattery. However, the other two elders didn't show any dissatisfaction. Originally, Elder Gong's position was the highest among the three of them. Moreover, in terms of seniority, he was much older than them. It was understandable that the people below wanted to take the opportunity to flatter him.1

"Let's start. " Elder Gong said with an expressionless face.

"I'm Zeng Zhengping, the ruling Deacon of the aristocratic family's ruling council. Welcome to the City amongst the clouds to participate in the quinquennial aristocratic family adjudication election. Now, I'll ask the participating aristocratic families to come up with a name list, and after drawing lots, we'll compete against each other. Regardless of the outcome, as long as you perform well and receive the approval of Elder Gong, elder ding, and elder Wang, you'll be able to join the Council and rise to the top. " Zeng Zhengping turned around and shouted to the crowd below the stage.

The great clans 'adjudication had been going on for tens of thousands of years, and any clan that was slightly more decent would be extremely familiar with the rules of the great selection, so he didn't need to say anything.

As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of brush strokes flying could be heard from below the stage. Ling Chuxi also quickly wrote down the names of herself, Ling zhongxuan, and the others on a piece of paper and handed it to the law-enforcement officer in front of her.

Not every great clan had the right to participate in the great clan's adjudication election, and even if they did, not all of them could participate in the first one. For example, the Jing clan only had the right to participate once every two years. The last person who came was Jing Ziqiu, who didn't perform well and wasn't selected. This year, although Jing Ziyu's strength was good and seemed to have some talent, he didn't have the right to participate. He could only wait until the next year.

Therefore, although there were nearly 10000 people gathered below the stage, only 200 people were qualified to participate in the selection. The others were all here to broaden their horizons.

Very quickly, the names of the various families were handed over to Zeng Zhengping.

"I'll first read out the names of each family to see if there are any mistakes. " Zeng Zhengping then started reading,"ancient aristocratic families Wen family, Wen Deying, ancient aristocratic families Jin family, Jin Yuncheng, Jin manshan, first-rank sect residence, Nanshan sect residence, Liao Zhijie, ancient aristocratic families Yuwen family, Yuwen Siyuan, Yuwen Sicheng, Yuwen Sizhong ... Ancient aristocratic families Ling family, Ling Chuxi, Ling zhongxuan, Ling ..."

Zeng Zhengping paused for a moment when he read the name list of the Ling family.

"Yi, didn't the Ling clan only have one slot to participate? why are there so many of them?" Zeng Zhengping raised the name list in his hand and questioned Ling Chuxi.

There was a fixed number of people who could participate in the aristocratic family's adjudication election every year. Even if he was not deliberately targeting Ling Chuxi, Zeng Zhengping remembered the number of people each family had. Just based on this point alone, he was still considered competent.

"Our Ling family originally had five spots. It's just that we've been recuperating and biding our time all these years, and a few of them were snatched away by some insignificant people. Now, we want to take them back, can't we?" Ling Chuxi's gaze swept across the faces of Yuwen Siyuan and the others as she spoke disdainfully.

It was obvious that she was referring to the Yuwen family. Everyone's eyes were focused in one direction.

The fact that the Yuwen family had used the Ling family as a stepping stone to get to the top was already an open secret. It was just that no one dared to mention it as the Yuwen family's power had been growing in recent years. However, they still despised them in their hearts.

From the looks of it, the Ling family was clearly going to retaliate. Everyone was filled with anticipation. After all, the Ling family was once one of the most powerful families in the Qing-Yun realm. After enduring for so many years, it was time for the Ling family to strike back. The Yuwen family, who had betrayed their own family and returned their kindness with ingratitude, would definitely be the first to be hit.

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