Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 472 - 472 458 Feng Nianmeis Intellectual Duel with

Chapter 472: Chapter 458: Feng Nianmei’s Intellectual Duel with Ren Xiongbei Chapter 472: Chapter 458: Feng Nianmei’s Intellectual Duel with Ren Xiongbei From her words, it was clear that Feng Nianmei was no fool, she had detected that Jiang Ouyang was tempted. She had also heard that Ren Xiongbei had approached Jiang Ouyang, presumably discussing this matter.

Feng Nianmei continued, “I believe that Ren Xiongbei must have discussed terms with you. I don’t know what offer he made, but I do know that those terms are false, merely a ploy for him to seize the position of Sect Leader. His ambition is too great for him to tolerate any threats to his position; he will definitely sweep us, mother and son, out of his way. Just ask yourself, brother, do you think you can avoid this fate?”

As her words hung in the air, Jiang Ouyang, who had been about to take a sip of his tea, froze suddenly, sloshing his cup backward and exclaiming, “Damn mosquito, ruining a fine cup of tea.”

Hearing this, Feng Nianmei felt her hopes rekindle. She went on,” I admit I have my selfish motives too, but my son does not harbor ambitions as big as Ren Xiongbei’s. My husband, who was the Sect Leader for countless years, was scrupulously fair and winning people’s hearts. If my son becomes Sect Leader, he would pose no threat to you since you are his elder.”

Jiang Ouyang had already poured himself another cup of hot tea, and had he not harbored ambitions for the Sect Leader position himself, that would have been a miracle. However, his abilities fell far short of Ren Xiongbei and Su Zhanze’s.

Feng Nianmei went on, “I have heard whispers that Shi Zi and Yuan Jingxing are getting close lately. It appears to be a matter of mutual affection,” she knew about Yuan Jingxing’s poor family background.

“Oh, I haven’t really involved myself in that, it’s a matter for the younger generation,” responded Jiang Ouyang nonchalantly, but how could he not care about the affairs of his only daughter?

“You can’t ignore this! I believe that their childhood relationship can become a beautiful story. They are of a suitable age, it’s also time for them to marry and start a family.”

Jiang Ouyang merely chuckled at her words.

Feng Nianmei went on, “Ze’er, Shi Zi, and Yuan Jingxing, they have been friends since childhood. Other people may not know about their relationship, but how can we not!”

At that, Jiang Ouyang glanced at Feng Nianmei.

Feng Nianmei continued, “If my son becomes Sect Leader, he would definitely pull Yuan Jingxing up along with him. We cannot let Ren Xiongbei’s family monopolize all the power.”

“Really?” Jiang Ouyang was quite a fan of Yuan Jingxing’s abilities and had considered marrying his daughter to him. However, Yuan Jingxing had no backing, and he didn’t have the power to raise Yuan Jingxing’s status on his own. If Feng Nianmei was willing to help, it could become a good opportunity.

Hearing this, Feng Nianmei felt hopeful, “Of course, if my son becomes Sect Leader, why not help his good friend! Why let the benefits go to outsiders? If we work together to bring up Yuan Jingxing, wouldn’t that be an easy feat?”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Ouyang agreed to her proposal, “Agreed.”

Feng Nianmei was immediately thrilled and exclaimed, “I knew my younger brother was straightforward. Excellent.”

Jiang Ouyang did not agree to her proposal just because of Yuan Jingxing, but mainly because he had some doubts about Ren Xiongbei. Ren Xiongbei had the cunning that made difficult to control, and he might just be kicked out by Ren Xiongbei, exactly as Feng Nianmei had described.

“So it’s settled.”

“It’s settled.”

“You’re supporting my son tomorrow.”

“Rest assured, his success still depends on him.”

“As long as you steadfastly support us, I believe we can surely succeed.”

“Then, congratulations in advance.”

“No need for that, we need to join forces in the future. We mustn’t let anyone monopolise power. Whether or not Immortal City can regain its former glory depends on our unity.”

“Well said, sister.”

The next morning, a confident Ren Xiongbei arrived at the courtyard where the council was to be held. His plan was to confirm the new Sect Leader of Immortal City and leave to return to Immortal City.

The influential members of the Immortal City Sect had all gathered in the courtyard, including of course Feng Nianmei and Su Zhanze.

The atmosphere inside was solemn and even the birds on the trees took flight.

Though it was not explicitly stated that today’s meeting was for discussing the position of Sect Leader, everyone understood this implicitly.

Ren Xiongbei, Jiang Ouyang, Qiao Haoyu, Su Zhanze, and Feng Nianmei were seated in the most conspicuous positions.

Although Qiao Fanfeng had passed away, his son Qiao Haoyu had taken his place.

Qiao Haoyu started the conversation, “Immortal City should promptly select a new Sect Leader to lead us and manage the affairs of our Sect. Otherwise we will not be able to execute our tasks, nor maintain unity.”

Jiang Ouyang was the calmest of them all.

Feng Nianmei said, “I agree, we should immediately select a new Sect Leader.”

Qiao Haoyu stated, “The most senior amongst us is Uncle Shi, hence I believe that he is the obvious best choice.”

Feng Nianmei shot back, “Nonsense! Who says he’s the best choice? He is not capable of ruling Immortal City.”

Qiao Haoyu sneered, “If Uncle Shi is not able to rule over Immortal City, are you suggesting that you jump forward and compete for the Sect Leader position?”

“I admit I don’t necessarily have that capacity, but my son Su Zhanze does.”

Qiao Haoyu sneered again, saying, “Really now, your son is going to be our leader? Command us? What a joke! Do we not have anyone in Immortal City to take the helm?” His relationship with Su Zhanze had never been amicable.

“What do you mean why can’t my son become the Sect Leader of Immortal City Sect?”

“He’s still young. Does his martial arts stand out among us? Does he have the seniority? Just because his father was our previous Sect Leader, he should be our future Sect Leader?” Qiao Haoyu said sarcastically.

And then Ren Xiongbei chuckled softly.

Feng Nianmei said, “Who said I was pulling out my husband to vie for the leadership for my son? At present, we should discuss the matter at hand. You’re right: my son’s martial arts indeed aren’t superior to yours. However, the contributions he has made recently are significant.”

“You mean Uncle Ren’s contributions are significant, right? He even got injured in the fight against the Dragon Slaying Clan.” Qiao Haoyu said.

“So, getting injured counts as contributing now? My son is the one who killed the Mutant Winged Dragon! Doesn’t that count as a contribution?”

“That’s just because Ye Chen severely wounded the dragon first. Your son just happened to kill it off. That’s hardly something worth noting.” Qiao Haoyu said.

“Then why wasn’t it you who killed the dragon, but my son? Although it was somewhat fortunate, it remains a fact that my son killed the dragon. He’s the one avenged Immortal City and his contribution mustn’t be forgotten.”

Qiao Haoyu was left speechless. All he could retort was, “That doesn’t prove that your son can lead us. Has he ever led a large army of thousands into battle? To lead all of Immortal City, we need someone who has already proven they can.”

“And how do you know my son can’t lead?”

“Anyway, I believe that there’s no one more capable of leading everyone than Brother Ren.”

Fan Fei then stepped forward and said, “I too think that Brother Ren is more experienced and mature.”

Feng Nianmei knew that Fan Fei and the others had already sided with Ren Xiongbei, so she scoffed and responded, “Well, in that case, I assert that my son has more charisma.”

“Are you joking? Your son has more charisma than Uncle Ren?” Qiao Haoyu asked.

Feng Nianmei stated, “Whoever slays the Mutant Winged Dragon becomes the master of the Dragon Slayer Sword. My son killed the dragon, and everyone in the Immortal and Demon Domains, including the people of New City Sect, acknowledged him as the Sword’s master. The strength of the Dragon Slayer Sword is evident to all. At this time, when Immortal City urgently needs to regain its strength, the Sword can help us recruit more people. I believe that there will be many who will respond to the call of the Dragon Slayer Sword and join Immortal City. In a short time, this can assist in restoring our strength, suggesting my son indeed has more charisma. You have to admit this.”

Qiao Haoyu was left speechless after hearing this.

Ren Xiongbei also became anxious, saying, “Sister, you’re right about everything, but do you think Ze’er can lead us against the remnants of the Dragon Slaying Clan? Can he lead us?”

“Why not?” Feng Nianmei asked.

“I just want to say, he lacks experience and needs time. At least a good amount of training time is required for him to lead everyone.”

“Nobody is born a leader, my son does indeed lack a bit of experience but with your help, he will grow rapidly. Moreover, you’re not all that experienced yourself.”

Ren Xiongbei gave a cold chuckle and said, “Are you claiming you have ample experience, Sister?”

“I wouldn’t dare say that.”

Ren Xiongbei continued, “We are at a crucial junction where we need to rebuild Immortal City. In no time at all, we’ll have to attack Dragon Slayer Island. Do you think Su Zhanze can lead the forces of the Immortal and Demon Domains to capture the Island? Can he lead us all?”

Qiao Haoyu said, “Who knows? Maybe he’ll hide at that time.”

All eyes turned to Su Zhanze.

Su Zhanze said, “I can. I can lead everyone to capture Dragon Slayer Island.”

Ren Xiongbei gave a cold laugh and said, “Words can be spoken, but can you make everyone believe you?”

Qiao Haoyu added, “I heard that last time when the Mutant Winged Dragon attacked Heavenly City, Ye Chen rallied our forces to regroup in Immortal City. It was because of Su Zhanze’s suggestion to redirect that we ended up where we are. It led to Mituom’s severe damage to our city. If not for that, Immortal City would have been fine.”

Su Zhanze wanted to speak but didn’t know what to say.

Finally, Feng Nianmei laughed and said, “Bringing up that incident, are we? Well then, it’s high time I set the record straight. Let’s see who was heading that squad at the time.”

All eyes turned to Ren Xiongbei.

Ren Xiongbei said, “Yes, at that time, I was leading that squad, but it was your son who strongly advised us not to turn back.”

She turned to Jiang Ouyang. “Brother Jiang, you be the judge of this. When a team changes its direction, who’s responsible? The leader of the team, or the assistant? When the team failed, the leader refused to take responsibility and pushed it onto the assistant. How can this be justified? They even pointed fingers at my son. I heard Ren Haotian was even more adamant about redirecting the team.”

Jiang Ouyang just gave a faint smile in response.