Reverend Insanity

In the hall, the patriarch Gu Yuebo was expressionless, his eyes were deep, and he was in the main seat.

The other dozen or so clan elders sat up on their own, watching their noses and hearts, and only using the corners of their eyes to scan the left and right, trying to discern some clues from the expressions of the people around them.

The atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

"Fang Yuan was able to win the first place, and the deep meaning contained in it is not simple. He actually said that he picked up a bag with wild boar teeth hidden on the way, which is too false."

"This bag can only be prepared by someone secretly. It is impossible for Fang Yuan to complete it alone. In other words, someone secretly helps Fang Yuan."

"This year's mid-year assessment is different from the past. Because dozens of rank two Gu Masters are to be mobilized to monitor and inspect, not only the elders of the academy know the content of this assessment, but many other elders in the family know about it."

"To arrange this bag in advance, only the clan elders present, maybe even the patriarch directly!"

The elders have grown old and matured, and they have been struggling in the political arena for many years, and they immediately thought of a lot of things.

Fangzheng has a first-class aptitude. If he really cultivated to rank four, what would that be?

That is the patriarch of the next generation!

Fang Yuan is Fang Zheng's older brother. Although he only has C-level qualifications, just relying on this blood kinship has the value of investment!

For the patriarch Gu Yuebo, if he secretly assists Fang Yuan and incorporates him into his system, it will also be a good bond for Fang Zheng in the future.

For the clan elders, Fang Zheng was the only first-class genius in the past few years, who has been classified into the lineage of the patriarch. If it is really cultivated, the lineage of the patriarch will inevitably become more and more powerful. If the clan elders take Fang Yuan for their own use, taking advantage of this blood relationship, they will be an extremely useful chess piece to deal with Fang Zheng in the future.

Therefore, more than ten people sitting in this hall all have the motivation to help Fang Yuan.

But who will it be?

Gu Yue Chi Lian pondered: "I didn't recruit Fang Yuan, who would help him secretly? Is it that old guy Mo Chen? It's possible. Although Fang Yuan killed his family slave, what is a family slave? It doesn't feel bad if they are all dead. The patriarch is more likely, he took in Gu Yue Fangzheng, and then pulled Gu Yue Fang Yuan over, so that Fang Zheng's control power will be greater! It's just... the past practice is to draw in at the end of the year. , it's a broken rule to start now in the middle of the year."

"It's not a violation of the rules, but this move is indeed a sideline. Who is so optimistic about Fang Yuan, more optimistic about him than me?" Gu Yue Mochen was also thinking.

In fact, after Fang Yuan killed Gao Wan and smashed the corpse to give a gift, he looked at Fang Yuan with admiration, and he also had some thoughts of soliciting.

But this kind of solicitation usually happens at the end of the year, when the students graduate from the school.

Fang Yuan was recruited in advance, which made Gu Yue Mochen a little bit off guard.

Gu Yue Bo's gaze was mainly focused on the faces of the two powerful elders, Gu Yue Mo Chen and Gu Yue Chi Lian.

The patriarch thought more and more deeply.

Fang Yuan blatantly told a lie and won the first place. This behavior has a sense of unscrupulousness, and it is a signal sent to the outside world, which is to let you see it - Fang Yuan, I am covered! He was contained in advance by me, you better not touch him.

Who will this person be?

In the Gu Yue family, the political structure is three-legged. In addition to the patriarch, it is the Chimai represented by Gu Yue Chi Lian, and the Momai represented by Gu Yue Mochen.

Gu Yuebo knew very well that he did not have the behavior of soliciting Fang Yuan. Then the biggest suspects are Gu Yue Chi Lian and Gu Yue Mo Chen.

"The acting skills of these two old guys are getting better and better. You can't really tell just by looking at their expressions. Is it not them, but other small forces?"

Gu Yuebo watched without a trace, speculating. He didn't know that other clan elders, like him, were observing, doubting, and speculating.

The school elders are also speculating,

However, he has always remained neutral and detached from political struggles, so his thinking is much simpler: "It turns out that Fang Yuan was recruited by a certain family elder, no wonder he took the initiative to let Fang Zheng, Mo Bei and Chi Cheng go when he was extorting. The one who recruited him was either the patriarch, Chi Lian or the old Mochen family. This is a good thing! This shows that he has recognized the reality and has initially integrated into the family. No matter what, he is a part of the family. He will fully integrate into the family in the future. I will be willing to dedicate my life to the family!"

After a moment of silence, Gu Yue Bo saw that he couldn't see any clues, so he could only open his mouth and said: "It's not indecent to come and go, the other party actually starts targeting Fang Zheng now, our Gu Yue clan is not easy to bully, and we must retaliate! The old man in the dark hall, you plan this matter first, and then report it to me."

"As ordered, the patriarch." The Antang clan immediately nodded and agreed.

"As for Gu Yue Fangzheng, I'm worried that he will suffer from such a change and his heart will be affected. He is a first-class aptitude, and to our clan, there is no need to say it again. From now on, I will tutor him alone." Gu Yue Bo added again. road.

No elders raised any objections.

In fact, many people know that the patriarch has secretly opened a small kitchen for Gu Yue Fangzheng. Bringing this up now, although it violates the principle of fairness, there are sufficient reasons, and it is not easy for the elders to stop it.

"As for Gu Yue Fang Yuan..." Gu Yue Bo deliberately lengthened the tone.

In an instant, all the clan elders pricked up their ears. Could it be that the patriarch secretly helped Fang Yuan?

Gu Yue Bo glanced around, he was also observing the expressions of the elders around him. But he was destined to be disappointed.

So he had no choice but to continue: "It's not easy for him to win the first place with a C-level aptitude. I will reward him with thirty primeval stones in my own name. Elder of the Academy, please give him a word and let him try hard."

"Yes, the patriarch." The academy elder bowed to take orders.

"Thirty primeval stones, what does this painless reward mean?" The elders frowned.

"No matter who secretly absorbed Fang Yuan, these thirty primeval stones are a sign of my goodwill. After all, besides Gu Yue, there are Baijiazhai and Xiongjiazhai." Gu Yue Bo sighed in his heart.

Fangzheng was stabbed, it was a foreign enemy. Fang Yuan cheated, it was an internal fight.

To deal with foreign enemies, it is natural to use strong means to counterattack. When it comes to internal fights, the patriarch Gu Yuebo mainly takes care of his tenderness, in order to avoid too many internal fights and cause the overall strength of the family to decline.

"Okay, let's handle this matter first. Everyone step down and take good care of the work in hand. The prosperity of the family is inseparable from everyone's performance." Gu Yuebo waved his hand.

"Yes, the patriarch. Then I will retire."

The elders walked out one after another, and after a few breaths, only Gu Yuebo was left in the hall.

He sighed deeply, kneading his temples with his fingers.

As the patriarch, he is the most powerful person in the Gu Yue clan, but he is not easy and needs to coordinate the interests of many parties. Let alone do whatever they want. The forces in the clan are intertwined and passed down from generation to generation. They have a long history and have many constraints.

Externally, he has to face the arrogant Xiongjiazhai and the gradually rising Baijiazhai.

Internally, he has to deal with complex political struggles within the clan. Although he is middle-aged, his temples are already gray.

"In the past few years as the patriarch, although the resources are sufficient, the progress of cultivation has been slow, and the mind has been dragged down by the busy family affairs. Sometimes, I really want to be a loner, free and easy. There is no burden. , naturally walking briskly, maybe I can go further on the road of cultivation."

Gu Yue Bo sighed in his heart.

As long as you enter the family system, you will have responsibilities, and it will not be easy if you have responsibilities, and you can no longer practice single-mindedly.

But on the other hand, if you don't join the family system, the family's resources will not be supplied. Without the supply of resources, it would be difficult for a Gu Master to practice alone.

This creates a contradiction, a vicious circle.

It is this strange circle, I don't know how many people's futures have been imprisoned, and how many people's talents and talents have been buried!

Wang Da is dead.

Three days later, Fang Yuan got the news.

At the same time, he also learned from Jiang He that the two young hunters had disappeared when they were hunting in the mountains. As for the hunter whose right hand was cut off by Fang Yuan, he also "suicided" at home because of depression.

When Jiang He said this, he looked at Fang Yuan with a very meaningful gaze. He later saw Wang Da's body, and naturally recognized his identity.

But he didn't dare to reveal Wang Da's true identity.

He is the Gu Master stationed in the village and bears the responsibility. As long as you are in the system, regardless of your position, you are all responsible.

Wang Da has been a Demon Dao Gu Master for more than three years, but he has been ignoring it as a village-based Gu Master. If he really wants to be investigated, it is a major stain on his resume, and his future in the family is almost ruined.

He also tried his best to suppress the strange deaths of the three young hunters.

"Fang Yuan, we are all acquaintances. From now on, when you go to my cousin Jiang Ya's shop to buy things, you will get a 50% discount!" Jiang He once said to Fang Yuan.

Everyone else is dead, and only he and Fang Yuan know the truth about this matter. But if this matter were exposed, Fang Yuan would not have much impact.

Because he only killed three serfs, even if he killed thirty, the clan would not hold him accountable.

Jiang He took the initiative to bribe, and Fang Yuan naturally refused. For Fang Yuan, this incident was full of surprises and thrills from beginning to end, but fortunately it turned out well.

After this incident, Fang Yuan, who had no roots in the family, gained half an ally and a non-existent backer.

It was this mysterious backer that put a second layer of protective umbrella on Fang Yuan's body. When he will gradually stop appearing weak in the future, this protective umbrella will play a key role, at least it can support him to cultivate to the second rank without attracting too much pressure.

Now, he can clearly feel that the elders of the academy have softened their attitude towards him.

Ten days passed by in a flash.

After Gu Yue Fangzheng and Gu Yue Mo Bei, Fang Yuan and Chi Cheng were successfully promoted to the first-rank high rank at almost the same time.

Although the robbery and extortion continued, he no longer robbed Fangzheng, Mobei, and Chicheng of the primeval stones. He became more and more low-key, and his own strength was growing rapidly at a speed that surpassed his previous life several times.