Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#407 - Chapter 406 New Fourteen Forbidden

Bang!

"Ying Xiu, do you know what you've done? Do you know the consequences of doing this?!"

In the spacious and bright council chamber, an old man in a black shirt stood up angrily, pointing at Ying Xiu, who was seated at the head of the table, and reprimanded him.

Ying Xiu sat upright in his chair, leaning on his crutches, his face devoid of joy or sorrow: "I did it precisely because I knew."

The old man was so angry that he laughed: "Publicly colluding with the Underworld to kill the God-Chosen, Ye Longshan, you are a complete madman!"

"Alright, stop shouting. The deed is done. No matter how much you scold him, it won't change anything!" Another old man shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Sigh~~~"

The old man in the black shirt sighed heavily, sat back in his chair, and turned his head away in a fit of pique.

"Ying Xiu, we trusted you to put you in the position of head of the Ying family. How can you do this and live up to the trust we placed in you?"

"Ye Longshan was our Ying family's only Fourteenth Order. With him, we could stand on equal footing with the other major consortiums. Now that he's dead, do you think we can still hold this position?"

"We can't," Ying Xiu answered honestly, without a trace of regret or guilt on his face, adopting a posture of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

"Ying Xiu, what kind of attitude is that!"

Ying Xiu looked around in confusion: "I'm sitting here obediently and taking your scolding. Isn't that a good attitude?"

Bang!

Someone slammed the table, their eyes wide with anger, and shouted:

"What's the use of you being scolded? Will the other consortiums forget that the Ying family colluded with the Underworld just because you were scolded? Will the other God-Chosen of the Northern Federation forget that you killed one of their own? Will the Ying family gain another Fourteenth Order just because you were scolded?"

Ying Xiu retorted: "Since you all know it's useless, why are you still scolding me?"

"You should now…"

"Alright!" Ying Xiu drawled, his expression rather impatient: "Instead of pointing fingers and shirking responsibility to show how anxious you are, you might as well be quiet for a while and listen to my countermeasures."

"Countermeasures? What countermeasures do you have?"

The gazes of the crowd towards Ying Xiu were tinged with suspicion to varying degrees.

"The problem you've raised, at its core, boils down to one point: the Ying family doesn't have a Fourteenth Order to hold down the fort."

Ying Xiu slowly straightened his body, his gaze becoming sharp: "So we can't hold onto the power in our hands, suppress the public opinion, or deter those who are eager to make trouble. Am I right?"

No one refuted, obviously acknowledging Ying Xiu's statement.

Seeing this, Ying Xiu continued: "As long as there is a new Fourteenth Order to take charge of the Ying family, all problems can be solved."

"Hmph, Ying Xiu, you make it sound easy. Where are we going to find a Fourteenth Order now? Even if we find one, how can we make them willingly protect our Ying family?"

Ying Xiu's lips curled up slightly: "It's very simple. Wouldn't it be enough if I broke through?"

As soon as these words came out, the room fell into a deathly silence, everyone maintaining the expression they had a second before.

"You… you broke through to the Fourteenth Order?" Someone asked in disbelief, every word trembling.

Ying Xiu smiled awkwardly: "Not yet."

One second later.

"Ying Xiu, you son of a b*tch!"

"You're so old, can't you watch your language!"

"You're a f***ing idiot!"

"Are you sick? Aren't we born from the same mother? Why are you cursing your own mother?"

"Is your brain f***ed up?"

"Alright, there are still people outside the council chamber. Do you know that scolding me like this will damage the image of the Ying family head!"

"You big idiot!!!"

After a burst of colorful language, the room gradually returned to silence.

Ying Xiu said kindly: "Everyone, calm down. The reason I lied to you all was actually to train your psychological resilience."

"We've seen all kinds of storms. Do we need you to help us train our psychological resilience? Just tell us what your plan is and stop wasting everyone's time!"

"Since that's the case, then I won't beat around the bush. I've found a Fourteenth Order who is willing to help the Ying family overcome this difficulty," Ying Xiu said slowly.

Like a stone thrown into calm water, everyone, like lunatics, had wrinkled faces a second ago, but now their faces were blooming with brilliant smiles.

"Really?"

"Are you lying this time?"

"Where is he? Can you take us to meet him?!"

Countless questions popped up at this moment, and eager gazes focused on Ying Xiu.

"Of course it's true, and this Fourteenth Order is right here in this council chamber."

As soon as the voice fell, the sound of footsteps, from far to near, came from the shadows in the corner. Everyone looked towards the sound, and what came into view was a young man in white cloth, with a smile on his lips.

"This… the Northern Underworld Emperor?!"

Someone exclaimed.

Clang, clang—

The sound of tables and chairs colliding and scraping rang out, and everyone stood up in unison, retreating in the opposite direction of the Northern Underworld Emperor, their faces filled with undisguised panic.

The Northern Underworld Emperor smiled amiably: "I personally hate it when people call me by my full name, but considering this is your first offense, I won't pursue it."

The crowd did not relax their vigilance because of the Northern Underworld Emperor's friendly smile. After all, it was this person in front of them who had killed their Ying family's only Fourteenth Order not long ago!

"Ying Xiu, what's going on? Where's the Fourteenth Order you were talking about?!" Someone asked anxiously.

Ying Xiu gestured: "The Emperor is the person I was talking about."

"You… are you crazy? Do you know what you're doing?!"

"I know," Ying Xiu slowly stood up, leaning on his crutches: "Do you think there's anything inappropriate about what I've done?"

"This… this is the Underworld. How can our Ying family…"

The Northern Underworld Emperor directly interrupted: "What's wrong with the Underworld? What's wrong with me? At least under my protection, your Ying family can still exist and prosper day by day.

If I don't intervene, your Ying family will probably become the Ye Consortium before long. Is it that hard to choose between existence and annihilation?"

……

Not long after Li Chenqiu finished his phone call with Wenren Qing, the appointment notice for the Chief Disciplinarian of the First District of the Disciplinary Law Division was officially issued, accurately transmitted to the mobile phones of everyone in the Disciplinary Law Division.

At the same time, this news was also simultaneously sent to the official forum of Star Plucking Academy.

For a time, every corner of the entire academy was filled with discussions about Li Chenqiu.

"Li Chenqiu is going to be the Chief Disciplinarian? This is too exaggerated!"

"Isn't this guy a freshman in the same year as me? How did he suddenly become the Chief Disciplinarian?!"

"Wait… aren't the Chief Disciplinarians all appointed by Ninth Order God-Chosen? Even if Li Chenqiu is strong, how can he be compared to a Ninth Order God-Chosen? Did he go through the back door!"

"Possibly. I heard that Li Chenqiu is a direct descendant of a certain consortium, and he even has a Dao Protector protecting him. His status is extremely high!"

"If that's the case… everything makes sense."