Chapter 1069: The Election of the New Elder (2/2)

“I choose Ge Ling.”

“Ge Ling.”

“Ji Yanchuan.”

The Sons of the Stars and elders took turns to state their choices.

Nie Tian, however, remained silent. Eyes glittering, he listened and observed.

He was well-aware that the election of a new elder was a matter of great importance.

Every single elder would have a vote in who would become the next Lord of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

Ge Ling, Peng Siyi, and Ji Yanchuan... Some of them might be close to Luo Wanxiang, some of them might be close to Chu Rui. Whoever had the new elder’s support would gain an advantage in the future.

However, Nie Tian had never seen or even heard of any of them.

If he made his choice rashly, and chose the one who sided with Luo Wanxiang or Sikong Cuo, wouldn’t he regret it?

Therefore, he remained silent and observed.

Soon, he discovered that both Luo Wanxiang and Sikong Cuo had chosen Ge Ling, and so had two other elders who were attending the meeting with their soul shadows. Nie Tian instantly realized that Ge Ling probably had close connections with Luo Wanxiang and Sikong Cuo.

As for the other vice sectmaster, Chu Rui, he deemed that Peng Siyi should fill Xiao Xihe’s slot and become one of the twelve elders.

Nie Tian still stayed put.

Only until Mo Heng’s soul shadow softly said Ji Yanchuan’s name from within the mirror did he call out, “I vote for Ji Yuanchuan!”

Mo Heng took a sideways look at him and nodded in a very subtle way.

“Ji Yanchuan,” Fang Yuan said.

“Ji Yanchuan,” Han Wanrong said.

“Ji Yanchuan!” Yan Zhan called out.

“Ji Yanchuan.” A voice echoed out from within one of the mirrors.

Looking surprised, Luo Wanxiang took a glance at Mo Heng, an unfathomable look appearing in his eyes.

Nie Tian and a few others had remained silent before Mo Heng gave his choice, as if they had been hesitating over their choices.

However, as soon as Mo Heng stated his choice, they all seconded his choice and voted for Ji Yanchuan.

“Mo Heng...” Luo Wanxiang said inwardly.

Chu Rui let out a long laugh and said, “Alright. This is it. I’m surprised that so many of you voted for Ji Yuanchuan. From today on, Ji Yanchuan will be one of the twelve elders of our sect. And Xiao Xihe’s responsibilities will fall on him now.”

No vote count was necessary. Judging by how often Ji Yanchuan’s name was called, they already knew that he was getting far more votes than the other two candidates.

Nie Tian also found the result surprising.

He had thought that Ge Ling, who had vice sectmaster Luo Wanxiang’s support, would eventually win the most votes. Who would have known that after grand elder Mo Heng gave his vote, all of the remaining votes would go to Ji Yanchuan as well.

At this moment, Mo Heng had just become even more unfathomable in Nie Tian’s heart.

He wondered why so many elders and Sons of the Stars would second his choice.

“The grand elder’s status should have been lower than the vice sectmaster’s, but he seems to have more people’s support. I wonder why this is.” Nie Tian thought to himself.

No matter how Luo Wanxiang felt about this, he had to respect the rules set by the sect. “Since Ji Yanchuan has the most votes, he’s the new elder,” he announced.

“Next issue: Demons,” Luo Wanxiang continued, his face turning grim, “The Demons crossed a line by killing Mou Luo. Our sect will lose face if we don’t teach them a bloody lesson. So all of our next major moves will be centered around them!”

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