Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 177 Confronting the Supreme Elder

“Teng’er, if you’re going to leave again, why don’t you finalize the successor of the Gongdao Hall first?” a senior elder said with a smile.

Someone started it, and several other elders nodded in agreement, verbally supporting the elder who had just spoken.

"The successor of the Hall of Justice?" Wang Teng chuckled. "I only left the Wang family to gain experience, I didn't die. Why are you in such a hurry to find someone to inherit the power of the Hall of Justice?"

Wang Teng's words were very direct, causing the Supreme Elder who had spoken to change his expression.

Good guy!
This kid really doesn't hold back when he speaks!
This kid treats the other members of the Wang family differently.

It was precisely because Wang Teng was always smiling and didn't put on airs when dealing with others that they felt he was easy to control.

But they forgot that Wang Teng always meant what he said.

When the Gongdao Forum was first established, Wang Teng single-handedly withstood the pressure from several elders and forcibly punished his cousin!

How old was Wang Teng back then?

Now, so many years have passed, and Wang Teng has grown a lot. He has entered and exited the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, faced the Ruthless Great Emperor face to face and even ate the candied hawthorn from him. He has sparred with the Holy Son of the Eastern Wilderness, and he can even refuse the request of the head of the Desolate Ancient Family. In addition, there is a talkative imperial weapon who keeps nagging him about the Great Emperor's embarrassing moments every day...

Therefore, when faced with what the Wang family's elders considered a tactful suggestion, Wang Teng showed no mercy and directly retorted.

The Gongdao Hall is currently operating relatively normally. Yu'er and the Twelve Gongdao are in charge of the Gongdao Hall. Together with the original dozen or so people, the number is not large, but they have absolute status and say among the younger generation of the Wang family.

Moreover, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Wang Chengkun, the head of the Wang family, is also intentionally cultivating those people in the Gongdaotang (Hall of Justice). It's likely that in the near future, those people will gradually come into contact with the core of the Wang family's power.

Under such circumstances, how could those elders who already disliked the Gongdaotang possibly continue to watch it grow stronger?
They had already considered this matter before Wang Teng returned.

They had considered placing their juniors in the Gongdao Hall, but there was no response from the Gongdao Hall, especially from that Yu'er!
She was just Wang Teng's little maid, yet she dared to refuse these Supreme Elders!
As a supreme elder, how could he give up so easily, especially when he was rejected by a mere maid!

Finally, the matter reached Wang Chengkun, the head of the Wang family, but he still didn't budge. He only said that the Gongdaotang was under the full jurisdiction of Wang Teng and that he was not responsible for any matters.

Now that Wang Teng has just returned, some people are already speaking up.

But it was clear that Wang Teng didn't want them to have their way.

“The Justice Hall is operating very well right now and doesn’t need anyone’s interference,” Wang Teng said calmly.

Even when facing so many senior elders, some of whom were his grandfathers or even great-grandfathers by seniority, Wang Teng remained unfazed.

His friendliness towards others is contingent on the other party being friendly to him as well.

Just like in the small worlds of those two powerful demons, although those demons were strangers to him at first, they all had goodwill. Wang Teng would not be stingy with his goodwill towards these people.

Wang Teng treated the Wang family members the same way, treating them all equally.

He treats others the way they treat him.

Now that the elders in the main hall are trying to extract benefits from him and have even set their sights on the Hall of Justice, Wang Teng will naturally not be polite. "Hahahaha, we didn't mean that. We just feel that the Hall of Justice only has about twenty people right now, which might be a bit difficult to operate, so we're asking if you need us to arrange some more people for you."

Another elder chuckled and spoke up, trying to ease the awkwardness.

However, Wang Teng remained unmoved by his explanation.

"The Wang family seems to have only about twenty Grand Elders, right? How about adding a few more?" Wang Teng asked with a smile, his expression unchanged.

Upon hearing Wang Teng's "treasonous" words, the faces of the several elders darkened.

The Wang family has only about twenty elders, more than a dozen of whom are former luminaries of the main lineage, and their cultivation levels are all in the Sendai Secret Realm, approaching that of great beings.

To put it bluntly, they were practically at the pinnacle of the Wang family's power. Even without the intervention of a powerful patriarch, their will could influence the choices of the family head.

So how could they possibly tolerate having more Supreme Elders?
Isn't this a clear example of decentralization? Having been in a position of power for so long, they are bound to be unable to tolerate such a thing happening.

"Wang Teng! We are very serious about this! How can the Hall of Justice compare to the Supreme Elder?"

One of the elders spoke up, his words clearly showing his dissatisfaction.

"Am I not being serious?" Wang Teng's smile vanished.

"I think all of you elders should know what the Hall of Justice means from the very beginning, right? I asked for your opinions from the very beginning and asked you to recommend suitable people. I also made a very serious selection, and now those people are doing well in the Hall of Justice!"
Seeing that Gongdaotang is doing better and better and has become a benchmark for the younger generation of the Wang family, the elders want to take credit for it. Isn't that inappropriate?

When we were planting the trees, I asked who wanted to participate. Now that they're bearing fruit, have you forgotten about what happened before?

Wang Teng's expression was cold and stern as he stared directly at the few elders who had spoken. His eyes were so deep and somewhat frightening that even the elders instinctively avoided his gaze.

“I am very relieved that Yu’er is now in charge of the Hall of Justice. I will also check on the situation of the Hall of Justice later, and I will take action to resolve any problems. As for what the Supreme Elders said, that the Hall of Justice cannot be compared with the Supreme Elders… then from today onwards, the Hall of Justice shall be incorporated into the Wang family, and placed above the Hall of Law Enforcement.” Wang Teng continued, his expression calm.

Upon hearing Wang Teng's words, the Supreme Elder, who had been silent, widened his eyes.

How dare this kid!

The Enforcement Hall is a legitimate branch of the Wang family responsible for rewards and punishments. It is headed by three Supreme Elders, with more than a dozen other elders and numerous renowned figures in charge of its implementation!
Now, Wang Teng wants to move the Hall of Justice to the Hall of Law Enforcement with just a few words?

Not to mention the three supreme elders, even the elders and renowned figures would not agree!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The Hall of Justice has only been established for a short time. A few dozen greenhorns have stumbled along for a few years and think they can rise above the Hall of Law Enforcement? Absolutely impossible!"

The Supreme Elder of the Enforcement Hall immediately slammed his fist on the table in protest.

Even if the suggestion came from Wang Teng, the young master of the Wang family, who claimed to have sworn brotherhood with a powerful figure and had sparred with the Holy Son without being defeated, he still resolutely opposed it.

"So the elders knew that the Hall of Law Enforcement had been established for a long time! Then why were the younger generation of the Wang family still like that before the Hall of Justice was established!"

(End of this chapter)