Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 375: Leader's Position, Recommendation

Yiqidaomeng headquarters!

Not long after a general meeting, the elders from various families gathered here again.

Wang Quan sat at the top, looking downcast.

He finally got to this point.

Originally, relying on the power of his family, he was able to firmly suppress the Yang family, but he did not expect that a small assassination attempt would drag him down instead.

Shooting oneself in the foot can be said to be the best description of Wang Quan's cautiousness.

Beside him, Butler Fei also had a gloomy look on his face.

The head of the family abdicated, and as a servant, he no longer had the honor of presiding over the affairs of the Taoist Alliance, and he felt sad for a while.

At the bottom, many elders of the Yang family were all delighted. As early as when they were at Wangquan Villa, they had already known what was going to happen next.

As the opposition, they naturally welcome this happening.

On the other hand, the elders of the royal faction were all confused. Since they had not participated in forcing the emperor to abdicate, they did not know why this meeting was held.

Seeing all the elders gathered, Elder Wen stood up and spoke slowly.

"A few days ago, an attack and killing occurred on the front line of the Dao League."

"Two great demon king-level masters of the Dao League have personally gone out to attack and kill our Nutao City defenders."

"According to the investigation, it was Wang Quan Jinghong and Wang Quan Quancang from the Wang Quan family who teamed up to attack and kill Jin Renfeng, the disciple of Shenhuoshan Villa."

"Although both of them were killed in the end, the responsibility still needs to be investigated."

At this time, Wang Quan Shouzhuo, who was at the top, stood up and said.

"Wang Quan Quancang and Wang Quan Jinghong had already defected from the clan beforehand, so they are not considered members of my Wang Quan family."

"But this matter is ultimately due to my Wang Quan family's failure to discipline their subordinates. As the head of the family, I am willing to take full responsibility."

"Today, I, Wang Quan Shouzhuo, officially resign from the position of leader."

"Resign from the position of leader?"

Upon hearing this, the elders of the royal faction were horrified.

"Alliance leader, you are confused!"

"How can you resign from your position at a time like this?"

Xiao Wancheng said with great sorrow.

Wang Quan's humble abdication had the greatest impact on the Xiao family.

The Xiao family was able to maintain such a status and control the procuratorate because of the protection of the Wang Quan family.

Once the Wang Quan family abdicates, everything will disappear.

Moreover, in order to gain the support of the Wang Quan family, Xiao Wancheng slandered and attacked many families while in office.

Without the protection of the leader, all reckoning will come in an instant.

Therefore, the family that could least accept his abdication was the Xiao family.

"I have made up my mind, there is no need to persuade me anymore!"

Wang Quan was clumsy and powerless.

Yang Yifang forced him to agree to this resolution. At this point, even if he wanted to regret it, he couldn't.

Seeing his firm attitude, the elders of the royal faction began to dissuade him.

The entire hall seemed to have turned into a vegetable market.

But no matter how they persuaded, everything had already been settled. The king's abdication had already become a fact. And there was no possibility of changing it.

After a full moment, the noise gradually subsided.

The elders of the royal faction all sighed as if they had lost a battle.

Wang Quan Shouzhuo also left the main seat and sat in the seat belonging to the elders.

Elder Wen walked forward and stood beside the main seat. He said,

"As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a leader for a day. Now that Elder Shouzhuo has abdicated, the Dao Alliance should elect a new leader."

"I wonder if you guys have any interest in this."

Having said that, he turned his gaze to Yang Yifang.

In his opinion, in the struggle between the two factions, the Yang family is in the lead this time, and the final position will naturally go to Yang Yifang.

"I recommend Elder Yang Yifang to succeed the position of leader."

An elder from the Yang family faction stood up first and said.

"Elder Yang is highly respected. Over the years, he has traveled all over the country to eliminate evil. His achievements are remarkable."

"He should take over the position of leader."

"Elder Yang has worked hard and made great contributions. You are the popular choice to succeed him."

"I also recommend Elder Yang."

The elders of the Yang family faction waved their flags and shouted in support. Even the elders of the neutral faction spoke out in support.

Now that the royal faction has fallen into decline, it is natural for the Yang family to come to power.

"Now that all the elders have recommended Brother Yang, I wonder if Brother Yang is willing to take over the position of leader?"

Elder Wen asked.

Hearing this, Yang Yifang stood up, bowed, and said,
"Thank you for your recommendation, but compared to me, I think Brother Gu Yue is more suitable to succeed the position of leader!"

"what?"

Elder Wen felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his ears.

"I recommend Brother Gu Yue to succeed the position of leader."

Yang Yifang repeated it again.

Upon hearing this, Elder Wen showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

He really didn't expect that someone would voluntarily retreat and give the position of alliance leader to someone else just when he was about to get it.

Dongfang Guyue was also surprised, not knowing how it suddenly involved him.

The originally noisy meeting room suddenly became silent.

The elders of the Yang family faction also looked hesitant. They didn't understand what was wrong with their Yang family patriarch.

He was clearly about to get the position of alliance leader, so why did all these twists and turns occur?

Wang Quan Shouzhuo's face darkened, and a strange color surged in his eyes.

"Brother Yang, are you kidding me?"

Elder Wen asked tentatively.

"That's not the case. I recommended Brother Gu Yue to succeed the position of leader after careful consideration."

Yang Yifang turned around, faced the elders, and said seriously,
"Now, the demons are wreaking havoc in all directions of the world, and the human race is suffering."

"The Demon King of Ten Thousand Poisons in the South, the Destruction Lord of the North Mountain, and the Prince of the Western Region, Fan Yunfei, are all powerful demon kings who dominate their respective regions."

"Compared to the great demon kings of the three demon nations, the top forces of our human race are becoming increasingly weak, and it is becoming more difficult to maintain the territory of our race."

"Although the King's Alliance leader is powerful, he is physically weak after all, and is unable to fight against the demons."

"That is why I proposed to replace the leader earlier."

When Wang Quan Shouzhuo heard Yang Yifang using him as a negative example, he immediately snorted in dissatisfaction.

Yang Yifang ignored him and continued.

"In such a critical moment of life and death, only an extremely powerful person can succeed the position of leader and lead the Taoist Alliance to repel the threat of the demon tribe.*
He clenched his fists and said,

"Compared to me, Brother Gu Yue is even stronger. He is a genuine Demon King."

"If he succeeds the position of leader, the status of the human race will undoubtedly be more stable."

"Whether it is for the benefit of the human race or for personal gain, having him serve as the leader is undoubtedly the best choice."

After listening to Elder Yang’s explanation, the elders of the Yang family faction understood.

In the final analysis, Yang Yifang felt that he was lacking in strength, so he pushed Dongfang Guyue out to succeed him as the leader. After understanding the meaning, the elders no longer refused.

They are all from the same faction anyway, so it won’t be the same no matter who takes the position, right?
On the other hand, Wang Quanshouzhuo looked unhappy.

The situation he feared most happened.

Originally, in his opinion, even if the Wang Quan family lost the position of leader, it would only be temporary.

After all, in the entire Taoist Alliance, there are only two people who are most likely to succeed the position of leader.

One is Dongfang Guyue and the other is Yang Yifang.

Dongfang Guyue has strength but no influence, while Yang Yifang has influence but no strength. Both of them have shortcomings.

Yang Yifang's strength is one level lower. Even if he succeeds as the leader of the alliance, he still has to rely on the support of the Wang Quan family.

It is impossible to completely control the power of the Taoist Alliance.

The same thing would happen to Dongfang Gu Yue. Without the support of his family, even if he became the leader, he would only be a puppet leader.

Therefore, he would not be too worried about anyone succeeding as the leader.

With the power of the Wang Quan family, he firmly believed that as long as they could avoid it for a period of time, the Wang Quan family would have the possibility of regaining the position of leader.

But once the two are combined, the situation is completely different.

Once the Yang family's huge power and Dongfang Gu Yue's demon king strength are fully combined together, this reorganized force will no longer have any weaknesses.

At that time, no matter whether they attacked from the perspective of power or from the perspective of strength, the Wang Quan family would have no chance to take advantage.

The hope of regaining the position of leader will undoubtedly be extremely slim.

And now, Yang Yifang recommended Dongfang Guyue, clearly intending to assist him with all his strength.

"This situation is quite bad."

"We have to find a way to delay it for a while."

He thought in his mind.

"A powerful demon king? Is he worthy of being called a powerful demon king?"

However, at this moment, a harsh voice suddenly sounded.

But Xiao Wancheng spoke sarcastically.

"In the past thousand years, apart from the King Sword Master, the human race has never produced any powerful demon kings."

“Although Dongfang Guyue is quite powerful, to call him a powerful demon king is a bit too ignorant!”

Hearing him say these words, Elder Wen and other Dao League elders who went to Wang Quan's house all looked at him as if he were a fool.

Dongfang Guyue glanced at Xiao Wancheng and snorted coldly, but was unwilling to say more.

Xiao Wancheng was puzzled when he noticed that everyone was looking at him strangely.

"Why, did I say something wrong?
"A few days ago, Elder Dongfang and Elder Wangquan had a competition, and in the end, Elder Dongfang won slightly."

Yang Yifang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wancheng's expression suddenly changed.

Dongfang Guyue defeated Wang Quan Shouzhuo in private. Now that he is mocking Dongfang Guyue for being ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, isn't he also mocking the leader of the alliance, Wang Quan?
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Wang Quan Shouzhuo, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he ignored him.

"Why? Xiao Wancheng, I wonder if my strength is worthy of your approval?"

Dongfang Guyue asked jokingly.

Xiao Wancheng's face turned pale and blue, and he finally said something after a while.
"It's just that I was lucky enough to win over the head of Wang Quan's family. What's there to be proud of?"

Ignoring Xiao Wancheng, a clown, Yang Yifang continued,

"I have another piece of news that I haven't told you yet!"

"A few days ago, the Demon King of Ten Thousand Poisons from the South attacked our southern border garrisons."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, all the elders were immediately shocked.

"Doesn't the King of All Poisons never leave the Southland? Why did he break out of his normal behavior this time?"

"If the Great Demon King takes action, won't the tens of thousands of soldiers in the south be in great danger?"

"What a disaster! I'm afraid the whole army might be wiped out."

"Is there any possibility for our human race to survive?"

Upon hearing the news that the King of All Poisons had taken action, the elders began to talk among themselves, and some even had looks of despair on their faces, as if it was the end of the world.

Only the Wen family, the Li family, the Zhang family and other top families did not react, obviously they had already received the news.

Looking at the panicked elders, Yang Yifang continued,

"Don't panic, everyone. Although the King of All Poisons attacked, fortunately Brother Gu Yue happened to be there and stopped the King of All Poisons, saving tens of thousands of our human army."

"Elder Dongfang actually stopped the King of All Poisons?"

"How is it possible? Isn't the Southern Poison King a Great Demon King? How could the Eastern Elder, with his Demon King-level strength, possibly defeat a Great Demon King?"

Several elders asked in surprise.

"In terms of strength, I am indeed not as good as the Southern Poison King, but the pure Yangyan of my Shenhuoshan Villa is quite resistant to poisons.*
Dongfang Guyue explained,
"With the help of the divine fire, I was able to repel the Southern Poison King.*
That's it!
The elders of the Dao League immediately understood that it was because of the magic that they were restraining the enemy.

"But even if it was a spell restraint, being able to directly repel the Southern Poison King is enough to show how powerful the Eastern Elder is."

The head of the Shi family spoke.

"Elder Dongfang has such strength, he is definitely worthy of the title of successor to the leader."

All the elders nodded in agreement.

"He is the strongest person in the past thousand years."

"Even Wang Quan Jingxing from hundreds of years ago is far inferior."

"Since the elders have no objection, why not vote and elect a new leader?"

Seeing this, Elder Wen spoke.

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Elder Wen's words.

"Why, Brother Shouzhuo, do you think there is something wrong?"

Elder Wen turned around and asked the head of the Wang Quan family who was standing beside him.

"I have no objection to electing a new leader."

The king keeps his simplicity and walks leisurely,
"But the age of this leader is a problem."

"What's the problem with this age limit?"

Elder Wen looked surprised.

"I wonder how long this new leader will be in office?"

Wang Quan Shouzhuo asked.

"According to the rules of the Dao League, the position of leader changes every twenty years. Naturally, the term of office of the new leader should be twenty years."

Elder Wen said.

"That's wrong!"

Wang Quan Shouzhu shook his head and said,
"Although the position of leader was recently elected, I abdicated temporarily. Logically, the new leader should inherit my position."

"This succession period should also be the remaining years of my term."

"Elder Wang Quan has been the leader of the alliance for more than fourteen years, and there are only six years left."

Yang Yifang frowned.
"How can there be a leader of the Dao League who only serves for six years?"

"Elder Yang is right!"

Hearing the elder's words,
"Six years is indeed too short. The leader of the Dao League is in charge of the affairs of the clan. In such a short time, he can't play any role at all."

Seeing that the elders also objected, Wang Quan kept his composure and said,

"The Dao League originally set a twenty-year term for the position of leader in order to ensure the transition of power between the old and new leaders in the Dao League and to maintain the stable operation of the human race."

(End of this chapter)