"You are a guest from afar; please have a conversation with the clan!"
Although he didn't seem to like the human race much, the leader of the Moonwatching Clan still extended an invitation to Long Chen and the others.
"Clan leader, they ...," Xu Changchuan pointed at the people attacking him in the distance.
"Seal all doors. Without my command, no one is allowed to open them." The clan leader said coldly.
Clearly, he didn't want to handle family affairs in front of outsiders to avoid being laughed at. He wanted to settle matters on Long Chen's side first.
"Please,"
the Moon Gazing Clan chief gestured to Long Chen. It had to be said, as the clan leader, he had done quite well in manners and did not take Long Chen and the others seriously because their cultivation was relatively low.
Long Chen cupped his fists and led everyone forward with the Moonwatching Clan chief and others. Ahead stretched a stretch of rolling mountains, shrouded in mist and mist, creating a picturesque scene. The bright moonlight reflected the earth, hazy and filled with endless mystery.
Along the way, the Wangyue clan chief remained silent, and none of the Heavenly Venerable experts dared to make a sound. Clearly, they had realized something.
Some Heavenly Venerables, pale in face, had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow behind. They were the ones plotting to kill Xu Changchuan, and they hadn't expected Xu Changchuan to actually rush in, filling them with unease.
Soon, a huge valley appeared ahead. At the end of the valley stood a massive figure. When they saw it, Long Chen and the others' hearts raced wildly.
It was a gigantic rhinoceros, standing in the sky, surrounded by endless stars. It looked up and gazed toward the direction of the moon.
At that moment, Long Chen and the others finally understood that the Moonwatching Clan was a beast race. The massive rhinoceros radiated divine brilliance, as if being bathed in moonlight. From the rhinoceros, Long Chen and the others felt endless power.
It was as if a single movement by the rhinoceros could annihilate heaven and earth. The shock was so overwhelming that even Long Chen felt so insignificant.
"That is the ancestral spirit of my Moonwatching Clan, the supreme totem of our clan. If anyone harbors ill will toward us, the ancestral spirit will suppress and kill them." The chief of the Moonwatching Clan said.
Long Chen couldn't help but frown. What did that mean?
"Our Moonwatching Clan has always been straightforward, disdainful of schemes and tricks, and certainly never flatters or confuses right from wrong.
Whenever a foreign race arrives, we must follow this process. This is the ancestral teaching and our way of distinguishing good from evil. Seeing Long Chen frown, the Moon Watch Clan chief said.
"Although I don't like it a little, I respect your customs." Long Chen nodded and said.
The Moonwatching Clan's approach carried a hint of humiliation and was truly unpleasant. However, the Clan Chief was straightforward and unpretentious, which made people less offended. If the Clan Chief hadn't said anything, they wouldn't have known either.
The Moon Gazing Clan chief nodded and led everyone along the valley for a while, until a vast clearing appeared ahead.
There was no human palace, only an open-air plaza. The banquet had already been prepared in the square, and Long Chen and the others took their seats.
"Today, thank you all for your help in sending him back. On behalf of the entire Wangyue clan, I thank you."
The Patriarch of the Moonwatching Clan was very direct, not bothering with any pretense and directly raising his wine glass.
Long Chen also raised his glass and drank with the Moon Gazing Clan chief.
The Patriarch of the Moonwatching Clan asked, "May I ask who you are?" "
Long Chen, Dean of the Seventh Branch of Lingxiao Academy." Long Chen was also very straightforward, stating his name.
With Long Chen's registration number, everyone, including Xu Changchuan, was shocked, even the Moon Gazing Clan chief was moved.
Obviously, they knew about Lingxiao Academy, the oldest academy in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, yet Long Chen was so young, yet he had already taken the position of branch dean? Is this a joke?
"No wonder Changchuan asked you for help. You really are no ordinary person. I'm quite straightforward. So, tell me, what do you want?" The patriarch of the Moonwatching Clan said. Long Chen gave his name. Although he was shocked, he believed Long Chen would not lie.
"Changchuan told me that now that he's a candidate for clan leader, he can give me a piece of land in the Forbidden Life Zone as a place to stay. Plus, we can cooperate together in the future to explore the world within the Forbidden Zone." Long Chen said.
"Nonsense! How can you allow such a thing so recklessly? Xu Changchuan colluded with foreign races and betrayed the interests of the Moon Viewing Clan. How could someone so cowardly be the clan leader of the Moon Watching Clan? Just for that alone, he had already lost his qualification. An elder of the Celestial Venerable shouted angrily.
"That's right. The great Wangyue clan actually sought help from foreign races—this is already a tremendous humiliation. They even promised benefits and betrayed the interests of the Wangyue clan. This is clearly a grave crime against our clan and deserves death."
"Patriarch, regardless of the reason, this matter belongs to the Wang Yue clan.
Xu Changchuan betrayed his family's interests to survive, crossing the bottom line of the Wangyue clan. This person absolutely cannot become the heir of the Wangyue clan, or else he would lose the respect of the people. For
a moment, one after another, Heavenly Venerable experts stepped forward to accuse Xu Changchuan.
"Are you saying I should die under your scheme?" Xu Changchuan was trembling with anger.
He had called on Long Chen for help, but was forced into it; otherwise, he wouldn't have come back. Now, with this group caught on this weakness, he was so angry he was about to cough up blood.
After all, Xu Changchuan was still too young. Facing these old guys, he was no match for them. Just a few words from others would make him lose his composure.
"The position of clan leader is granted to those with ability. Any obstacle is a test. In the face of life-and-death trials, one must not lose their principles. But you, who have sold out your family's interests and barely survived, what qualifications do you have to be clan leader?" Where do you get the nerve to come back? A Heavenly Venerable said solemnly.
"You..."
Xu Changchuan pointed at the old man, his hair standing on end with anger. If someone hadn't dragged him down, he might have even rushed in a rage to fight the man to the death.
"Clap clap clap..."
At that moment, applause rang out, drawing everyone's attention to Long Chen. The one clapping was none other than Long Chen.
"Impressive, truly impressive! Chief, if I were you, I'd kill these old fellows right now." Long Chen said with a smile.
"Oh?" Why? The
Moonwatching Clan chief remained calm and spoke calmly, while the Heavenly Venerables wore cold sneers and were about to retort, but the chief spoke, swallowing the words they were about to say.
"Because they're slapping you in the face, aren't they?" Long Chen shrugged and said.
"You brat, how dare you speak so recklessly? There's nothing good about the human race. Do you really think your words can fool the clan leader? A Heavenly Venerable couldn't help but sneer.
"Our Moonwatching Clan has always been straightforward, disdainful of schemes and tricks, and certainly never swaying or confusing right from wrong."
Long Chen didn't even glance at the man, stood up, stood with his hands behind his back, and imitated the way the Moon Gazing Clan leader spoke earlier. He had learned so vividly that everyone knew who he was imitating.
When Long Chen said this, the whole arena instantly fell silent. The Heavenly Venerables with cold sneers on their faces also changed their expressions, as if they'd been slapped hard across the face.