Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 126 Zheng Yong's Persistence, Acting Clan Leader [Please Subscribe]

Zhou Daoyi was worried about how to find a legitimate reason for Zhou Chun to stay in the family and cultivate in peace, waiting to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengyong suddenly stood up and said he was willing to go to Yunzhou in place of Zhou Chun. How could he not be overjoyed?

At the same time, he also knew that given Zhou Chun's personality, she would definitely have said something to refuse, and she would have had to refuse in some way.

That's why he quickly interrupted Zhou Chun before he could refuse, and made the decision immediately.

Although Zhou Zhengyong is one of the more outstanding members of the younger generation in the Zhou family, he is undoubtedly far inferior to Zhou Chun.

As the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi felt that his decision was worthy of his position and responsibilities.

Seeing that he, as the clan leader, had already made the decision on the spot.

Zhou Chun, who had been interrupted, opened her mouth but ultimately did not say anything in protest.

It is not forbidden to question the clan leader's decision to his face, but only elders of the clan can do so.

Otherwise, if anyone can question the clan leader's decisions, where will the clan leader's authority be?

Moreover, even a blind man could see that both Zhou Zhengyong and the clan leader Zhou Daoyi were doing all this to help Zhou Chun.

If he were to stand up and oppose it directly at this point, he would certainly save his own reputation, but he would inevitably hurt the face and feelings of the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

So this matter could only be settled like this!

After everyone had left, Zhou Chun found Zhou Zhengyong alone.

"Brother Yong, are you confused?!"

"I understand your good intentions, but you should also think about yourself, your sister-in-law, and your nephew!"

"How could you make such an important decision on your own without discussing it with your sister-in-law!"

"If anything happens to you, how will I face my sister-in-law and nephew?"

In the room where the two of them were alone, Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Zhengyong excitedly and spoke repeatedly, her expression very agitated.

He knew Zhou Zhengyong meant well, but he really didn't want to accept such kindness!

In Zhou Chun's eyes, with his cultivation level and strength, he felt that even if he went to Yunzhou, he would have no problem protecting his life, so there was no need for anyone to go in his place.

On the contrary, if Zhou Zhengyong went in his place, what if he got injured, disabled, or even died?

He would truly feel guilty for the rest of his life, owing an enormous favor!

How could he not be excited?

However, faced with Zhou Chun's impassioned speech, Zhou Zhengyong said with a serious expression, "Thirteenth Brother, you're wrong. I'm not confused!"

"I have always received a great deal of help from you, my thirteenth brother. Without your help in bringing us together, I would not have been able to marry such a beautiful wife as Yu Jiao, and I would not have Lan'er!"

"Yu Jiao often tells me, 'Thirteenth Brother, your cultivation has progressed too quickly. My wife and I owe you a debt of gratitude, and we're afraid we'll never have the chance to repay it!'"

"Now that's great! This is a godsend, giving me the opportunity to do something for you, to repay the favor you did for me, Thirteenth Brother. Even if Yu Jiao knew about this, she would only agree!"

At this point, he looked at Zhou Chun with a sigh and said, "I know what you're worried about, Thirteenth Brother, but please consider my feelings as well. It's not just you who doesn't want to be indebted to others; I'm not the kind of person who can accept kindness without thinking of repaying it!"

"Brother Yong, you..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was speechless, unsure of what to say.

Yes, Zhou Zhengyong wasn't stupid; he knew exactly what Zhou was worried about.

However, Zhou Zhengyong, as a cultivator with moral conscience, also had his own principles and ideas.

How could he force others to violate their own moral conscience just because of his own worries!

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Zhengyong knew that his words had worked, so he waved his hand and said, "Thirteenth Brother, you don't need to say anything more. The family has already made a decision on this matter, and it cannot be changed."

"Besides, I'm just going to war in your place. It's not like I'm going to some life-or-death situation. Why should we be so pessimistic?"

"Even if, hypothetically, something were to happen to me this time, it would be my fate, and I have no one to blame but myself!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun could only smile wryly.

He said he couldn't blame anyone; only someone directly involved could say that so easily.

If something really happens to him, regardless of what Sun Yujiao and her son think, the rest of the Zhou family will probably be watching Zhou Chun's future behavior.

But since things have come to this, there's really no point in saying anything more.

Everyone has their own principles, things they care about and insist on.

He could only nod helplessly and say, "Alright, since you understand, Brother Yong, I won't say anything more. But you must accept these things, Brother Yong, otherwise I absolutely will not agree!"

As he spoke, he reached into his storage pouch and took out two first-tier high-grade magic weapons, one for offense and one for defense, as well as more than a dozen first-tier high-grade magic talismans.

Since he couldn't stop Zhou Zhengyong from going to war in his place, Zhou Chun could only try his best to strengthen his military capabilities.

If his own rock tortoise hadn't yet evolved to the level of the Fire God Jackal, capable of understanding human speech, Zhou Chun would have insisted that Zhou Zhengyong bring the rock tortoise along as well.

Faced with the things Zhou Chun brought out, Zhou Zhengyong initially declined, but then realized he couldn't refuse, so he accepted them.

Two more days passed, and the fourteen cultivators from the Zhou family who were determined to go to Yunzhou left Jiufeng Ridge with their clan leader, Zhou Daoyi, and headed towards Yunzhou.

Before leaving, after bidding a tearful farewell to his wife and children who had come to see him off, Zhou Zhengyong whispered to Zhou Chun, "Thirteenth Brother, I'm leaving now. If anything happens to me, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of Lan'er and raise Yu Jiao to adulthood!"

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun's heart sank, and she thought of some unpleasant things.

So he quickly said seriously, "Brother Yong, don't think like that. You must come back safely to take care of them!"

After saying that, he whispered a guarantee: "Don't worry, as long as I'm still in the clan, I will never let my sister-in-law and nephew be bullied!"

"Good, with your words of reassurance, Thirteenth Brother, I can rest assured!"

Zhou Zhengyong nodded with satisfaction and left completely at ease.

Because Zhou Chun stayed in the family this time, after the patriarch Zhou Daoyi left, he entrusted Zhou Chun with all the family affairs, making him the acting patriarch ahead of schedule.

This is his final test!

If he can perform his duties as acting clan leader well this time, then after he successfully establishes his foundation, Zhou Daoyi can step down to the second line and focus on improving his cultivation and attempting to break through to the Purple Mansion realm.

Zhou Chun was well aware of this, so after taking over the position of clan leader, he worked diligently and cautiously, never daring to slack off in the slightest.

This is different from his previous role as the clan chief's secretary.

Although the clerks also participated in handling clan affairs, they mostly dealt with minor matters or matters with fixed procedures.

A deputy clan leader, aside from the word "deputy" indicating that they are not in office, generally has the same powers and responsibilities as the clan leader.

This means that he will also have to make the decisions on some major diplomatic matters involving other powers.

If this matter is not handled well, it will result in no merit and a serious mistake.

Therefore, he had no choice but to be cautious.

"Nephew Zhengchun, a fellow Daoist from the He family, who is on good terms with me, recently came to visit me. He said he discovered a treasure land guarded by a large swarm of poisonous bee demons and would like to ask you to go and help. Do you think you could grant me permission to leave for half a month?"

On this day, Zhou Chun was working in the Zhongping Hall when an elder from his family came to see him and explained his purpose.

Upon hearing the other party's purpose, he immediately recalled the relevant information about this elder in his mind, and then quickly came up with an idea.

He immediately said, "Uncle Twenty-Three, you are now an elite member of the family. According to the rules, you can take two months off for personal reasons each year. If you go away for half a month this time, then you will only have less than ten days of time to go away this year."

Upon hearing this, the visitor immediately replied, "As your uncle, I naturally understand. So, my dear nephew, do you agree?"

"Yes, Uncle Twenty-Three, you can go without worry, just be careful of your own safety."

Zhou Chun nodded and immediately issued a pass, instructing him to take it to the cultivators guarding the entrance and exit of the mountain gate for inspection.

According to the Zhou family rules, apart from the clan head and elders, all other clan members who need to leave the mountain gate, whether for personal or official reasons, must come to the clan head in advance to explain the situation and obtain a permit.

Otherwise, not only will the cultivator who leaves on his own be severely punished, but the clansmen who let him leave will also be guilty of the same crime.

This is necessary. Without this rule, sometimes when members of the clan go missing, no one knows where they went or how they disappeared.

Moreover, only by doing so can the authority of the clan leader be demonstrated.

Just like now, Zhou Chun, as the acting clan leader, wields such power that any elder who comes to see him must be polite and respectful, and dare not put on airs in any way.

Otherwise, he could have kept him from leaving the family forever.

It should be noted that his so-called rules regarding outing hours were just the rules under normal circumstances, just like the two-day weekend in his previous life.

In reality, the clan leader could easily use excuses such as the clan's current manpower shortage and the need for a large number of people for security and defense to detain people from leaving the clan.

Or, if you are going to be away for ten days, I will only approve three days. If you do not return by the deadline, it will be treated as a breach of contract. At the very least, you will be fined twice the amount of time you were away, and at worst, you will have a year's worth of welfare and support deducted.

Therefore, unless one becomes a family elder, as a family cultivator, one must never offend the family patriarch!

Issuing documents for clansmen to leave the mountain gate is only one of the clan chief's daily tasks. In addition, he also has to listen to reports from the various peaks and halls below on their various businesses.

For example, what kind of pills are Baiyao Peak preparing to refine recently, how many spiritual herbs will be used, how many pills are expected to be produced, and what auxiliary materials are needed for the family to help search for and purchase.

For example, if a certain monster in the Beast Garden has given birth to new offspring, the clan can check which member is willing to form a contract with it, or if a monster has died unexpectedly, and how it died.

For example, how many rogue cultivators does the cultivation room receive each ten-day period, how much income does it generate, and how many rogue cultivators want to work for the Zhou family to guard the "Pure Spirit Pavilion" in exchange for debt repayment, etc.

As the clan leader, one must be aware of and have a grasp of all these various matters, both big and small.

Based on Zhou Chun's personal experience, the clan head in a family is like the cabinet of an entire feudal dynasty. He must understand all aspects of the affairs and cannot make any major mistakes.

Therefore, a large area inside the Zhongping Hall is used to store various documents and materials, so that the clan leader can check and compare them in a timely manner.

Of course, a family has a limited population and limited assets. Even if the family head has to manage so many things, he won't be overwhelmed; he'll just be a bit busy.

Zhou Chun felt that it was unnecessary to entrust all these matters to the clan leader. It was a complete waste of the clan leader's time and made many clan members who wanted to take charge feel uninvolved, thus failing to cultivate more managers.

Especially as the Zhou family grows stronger, with more and more people and businesses, there will be more and more things to deal with. It will be difficult for the clan leader to manage all these aspects by himself.

So after serving as acting clan leader for half a month, he had the idea of ​​reforming the clan system.

However, he's only thinking about this kind of reform right now; he certainly won't implement it immediately, and he won't even be in a hurry to talk about it.

If we really want to make sweeping reforms to the family's organizational structure, we should wait until he has successfully established his foundation and truly begins to take over the position of clan leader from Zhou Daoyi.

Now, we need to think more about what needs to be changed and what doesn't.

There's no need to worry too much about these things.

The knowledge he accumulated in his previous life can ensure that the reforms he makes in this area will not go wrong.

However, to Zhou Chun's surprise, just fifty days after he took over as acting clan leader, a major troublesome event came his way.

On this very day, a message quickly spread throughout all the cultivation families in Lanzhou.

That was a notice from Qinglian Temple, stating that at least one protector of the Hualong Sect, along with several missionaries and numerous Hualong Sect members, had infiltrated Lanzhou and Lingzhou, intending to harass and disrupt the rear and demoralize the cultivators in the two places deep in the Yunzhou front.

Because it was unknown how long this group of Hualong Sect members had been infiltrating Lanzhou, or how many of them there were.

Qinglian Temple could only notify all the cultivation families in Lanzhou to be on high alert and reduce their outings to avoid being ambushed and killed by the enemy.

The announcement sounds simple, but in reality, it's not easy at all.

Now, because they have received a large number of cultivators who fled from Yunzhou, all the cultivation families in Lanzhou have made a considerable fortune from the war.

If we stop going out and close the mountains to ourselves at this time, the losses will be considerable.

The key point is that Lanzhou is not currently on the front line of the war, and the enemy only has a small force.

If the entire cultivation families of the state were to close their mountains and defend themselves simply because of the infiltration of this enemy flanking force, it would be easy to throw the baby out with the bathwater, and it would also make the flanking force of the Dragon Transformation Sect very happy.

However, if they do not close off their mountain and defend themselves, no one can guarantee that their own family will not become the target of this infiltrated branch of the Hualong Sect.

"Since the clan leader is absent, I will act as the clan leader. Today, I have invited all the elders to discuss this matter and hear your opinions before submitting this to the Supreme Elder for a final decision!"

Inside the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Chun, knowing the gravity of the matter, immediately summoned the three elders of his family to discuss it together.

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