Chapter 99: The Fight for the Head Disciple's Place
Ouyang Ming, Master of Huashan, finally decided to open the position of chief disciple in order to share his daily difficulties and hardships with another person - and especially because of how much the situation had become tense.
The beginning of the election of the chief disciple was officially announced, which is why the entire top of Huashan convened secret meetings and divided into groups. Lin Yi climbed to the top of the mountain and, wherever he went, he heard voices everywhere. Unintelligible, but the topic of discussion was obvious.
Led by the maiden, he entered Yu Zecheng's palace. Many people had already gathered in the main hall, most were members of the upper court, but there were also plenty of true ones.
These true disciples were all members of the Yu family. With admiring glances and excited voices, they gathered around Zecheng and discussed something - however, the owner of the estate spoke most of all, almost foaming at the mouth.
When Lin Yi entered, Zecheng quickly broke away from the crowd and almost ran towards him, shouting joyfully:
“Junior Brother Lin, you are just in time, we are discussing something very important! I’m sure you’ve already heard it yourself, but the Sect Master suddenly announced that he was ready to choose the main disciple of Huashan. All true disciples are worthy to participate in the race. Elder Brother Linghu—or rather, six of the Seven Heroes of Huashan—have already announced that they are participating.”
“Big Brother Yu, you better tell me what the rules are in elections.”
Zecheng led him to the waiting guests and answered along the way:
“And, so, the first condition: this is the ability to manage. Chief Disciple Huashan must show the ability to rule our huge sect and all its branches. This means recognition of the majority, therefore, almost all contenders have already been excluded from the race. Only the most outstanding will be able to win - oh, or rather, in the words of the Sect Master, the main disciple will be chosen by him personally in any case, but fame is still important.”