Chapter 451: Deputy Altar Master Qin in a Dilemma

Chai Xin listened quietly to the suggestions of the hall masters, deputy hall masters, and even some elders and deacons of the Yongning Prefecture branch, with a faint smile on his face all the time.

Finally, he set his sights on the person who first stood up and offered suggestions.

This is a handsome man who looks to be in his thirties. He is dressed in a deep blue elder's attire and looks quite young and promising.

Seeing Chai Xin's eyes on him, the man in blue robe smiled indifferently, and the arrogance on his face became even stronger.

It seemed that in his eyes, Chai Xin was just a young man who had just started out, and his actions were so immature that he could not take him seriously at all.

Even if you look directly into the other person's eyes, there is no psychological burden at all.

"Which hall is this elder in charge of?"

After a moment's silence, Chai Xin suddenly spoke, his tone still as calm as before.

The man in blue robe felt that he had seen through the new leader's style of doing things. He thought that apart from being incompetent and furious, the other party would not be able to shake the existing structure that had been formed in Shenning City.

When faced with trouble, he took a step forward fearlessly and replied calmly: "I am the deputy head of the Chuan Gong Hall, Xie Tianqing..."

Chai Xin didn't listen to him finish, but turned around and looked at the others who were gradually returning to silence.

He suddenly stretched out his right hand, pointed at the Deputy Hall Master Xie Tianqing, and asked with a smile: "Everyone present, do you think what Deputy Hall Master Xie said makes sense?"

Although the smile on his face was gentle, anyone could feel the coldness deep in his eyes.

Moreover, he was, after all, the new altar master, a fact already confirmed by the Council of Elders. Even though the old fellows present already disdained him in their hearts, they would still show him some respect.

As a result, the scene fell into silence again, which was an attitude close to acquiescence.

"So, including Deputy Altar Master Qin, all my colleagues think that I am still inexperienced and therefore should not interfere in the affairs of this altar?"

Chai Xin did not let everyone go, and every word he said was like a sharp blade, further forcing everyone to express their opinions.

The atmosphere in the venue suddenly froze and the temperature dropped to freezing point.

At this time, Qin Shu, who was once again named by Chai Xin, could no longer stay out of it.

He seemed not to feel the coldness in Chai Xin's tone, and still had a smiling look on his face. He walked forward to Chai Xin, clasped his fists slightly, and bowed.

Then, he said sincerely, "The altar master has misunderstood. Neither I nor my colleagues have any such intention."

Having said that, Qin Shu glanced at everyone.

"Including Xie Tianqing, what they said was sincere and honest. It's not that we don't want the altar master to interfere in the affairs of the altar, but we hope that the altar master will listen and observe more before he is familiar with everything, and not rush into anything, so as not to affect the overall situation."

His expression was serious yet gentle, just like an elder who was patiently guiding and opening his heart to a young man.

"Yes, Master, as the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ear but is good for action. What we say comes from a serious and earnest heart!"

Xie Tianqing, who was wearing a blue robe, immediately followed up Qin Shu's words and spoke again, looking loyal and courageous.

But the slight arrogance in the corner of his eyes could not escape the eyes of anyone present.

"Since all of you are loyal men, I believe no one will violate the sect's rules, right?"

However, Chai Xin ignored Xie Tianqing and changed the subject so much that everyone was suddenly confused.

"Master, what are you talking about? We are busy upholding the sect rules, so how could we..."

Qin Shu was the first to express his opinion, but halfway through his words, his smiling eyes suddenly widened, as if he had thought of something terrible.

The others were still in a daze, and they all nodded instinctively, indicating that they would never violate the sect rules.

At this time, Chai Xin glanced coldly at Qin Shu, whose expression finally showed a clear change, and then looked at the others again.

"Since you all abide by the sect rules, then if I remember correctly... the altar master has the right to appoint or dismiss any position except the deputy altar master, right?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's face changed.

Everyone looked at Chai Xin in disbelief, thinking of some terrible possibility, and their original indifference was no longer there.

"Well, I will now exercise my authority as the altar master for the first time... I think all of you loyal and law-abiding people will not object, right?"

Chai Xin turned around and looked at the bustling city below. The voice was ethereal and distant, as if it came from the sky.

"Little uncle..."

Chu Qingshan had of course realized by now what his junior uncle was planning to do, but he was also extremely shocked like everyone else.

His first reaction was that if he did that, there would be a big mess, so he instinctively wanted to stop it.
But for some unknown reason, he did not speak in the end. It seemed that deep down in his heart, he had an unspeakable anticipation for the upcoming scene.

"From now on, except for the deputy altar master, all hall masters, deputy hall masters, and deacons will be relieved of their duties!"

Chai Xin ignored everyone's reactions and uttered his first order as the leader of the forum word by word.

The moment this order came out, everyone was stunned.

Even though many people had already anticipated this, they still found it incredible and fell into a brief period of confusion.

Then, everyone was shocked.

"Jiang Xuanhuang, are you crazy? If you dismiss all of us from our posts, who will handle the affairs of the altar? How much loss will it cause? Can you bear this responsibility?"

Xie Tianqing was the first to come to his senses. In such intense shock and anger, he actually called Chai Xin by his full name.

"Yes, the altar master has supreme power in this altar and can appoint and dismiss his subordinates at will, but if he insists on doing so, I am afraid it will shake the foundation of this altar!"

"Let's not talk about the internal and external affairs such as logistics and commerce that are in the charge of the deacons. If the heads of the halls are dismissed, if a thief comes to attack, won't there be a big chaos immediately?"

"The Elders Council actually sent such a reckless leader. I think they are really crazy!"

Led by Xie Tianqing, the others also came to their senses and angrily accused Chai Xin.

"Since you have been dismissed, you don't need to worry about the affairs of this altar. Anyone who dares not obey my orders will be tantamount to treason, and I have the right to kill them on the spot!"

However, Chai Xin turned a blind eye to the anger of the crowd, and finally his true colors were revealed, with the murderous intent in his heart piercing the sky like a blade.

This statement not only failed to suppress the anger of the crowd, but made them even crazier.

"Jiang Xuanhuang, you are really crazy. Do you think that just because you are the leader of the sect, you can do whatever you want and kill whoever you want?" Xie Tianqing had a gloomy expression. He stared at Chai Xin with cold eyes. He walked forward step by step, and his anger was already overflowing in his words.

"Why, are you planning to disobey orders? Elder Xie, I respect you as an elder in the altar, so I'll give you one more chance to think carefully about what you should do."

Faced with this man's unscrupulous provocation, Chai Xin suddenly laughed, and his laugh was very calm.

"So you knew I was an elder? You are just a young boy, and you think you can remove all the resources and make us obey your orders? This is a huge joke!"

Xie Tianqing was already extremely angry. Although he looked young, he had already been an elder of the Yongning Prefecture branch and had been the deputy head of the Transmission Hall for thousands of years.

Faced with a junior like Chai Xin who had just joined the sect and suddenly became the leader of the sect, he was already quite dissatisfied.

Now the other party actually dared to do such a crazy thing. In his opinion, he has already fallen into madness. I am afraid that he will not be able to sit on the position of the leader of the forum for long.

After all, the entire branch has a lot of affairs to deal with, and if all the middle and senior management are dismissed at the same time, all affairs will come to a halt immediately.

If this continues, it won’t take long before the entire Shenning City falls into chaos within three days, and the interests of the Yongning Prefecture branch will also be greatly damaged.

When the matter was reported back to the main temple and the elders' council learned of it, no matter how much they favored Chai Xin, they could not sit idly by and tolerate him to continue to act recklessly and bring about the collapse of the Yongning Prefecture branch temple which was in a very good situation.

"You are too young and impetuous. As a senior of our sect, I have the responsibility to warn you. I cannot watch you destroy the Yongning Mansion branch!"

Although Xie Tianqing is no longer the deputy hall master, his status as an elder cannot be taken away, and he still has an air of superior majesty.

Most importantly, he didn't believe that Chai Xin was really that bold.

Even if he dared to dismiss everyone from their posts, would he dare to kill them all?

"Since you are so stubborn, you can't blame me... Deputy Altar Master Qin, listen to my orders!"

Chai Xin had a faint smile on his face and once again set his gaze on Qin Shu, who had been silent for a long time.

Qin Shu had been in silence since the beginning, as if he had lost all sense of what was happening around him and obviously wanted to stay out of it.

However, when he heard Chai Xin calling him, he immediately realized that the worst was about to happen.

At this time, Chai Xin's true intentions were finally revealed.

"Xie Tianqing disobeyed the orders of the altar master and violated the rules of our sect, which is tantamount to treason... Suppress him immediately!"

Chai Xin's voice was like a knife, scraping Qin Shu's eardrums and causing pain.

As soon as these words were spoken, the others burst into laughter after a brief moment of distraction.

"Jiang Xuanhuang, you are really crazy. Do you think that Deputy Sect Leader Qin will go crazy like you?"

Xie Tianqing even pointed at Chai Xin's nose and cursed, his face full of sarcasm.

Chai Xin still ignored him and just looked at Qin Shu quietly, waiting for his decision.

Everything he had done before was actually for this order at this moment.

If Qin Shu refused to obey orders, it would be equivalent to disobeying orders. Chai Xin would have an excuse to deal with him and occupy the righteousness of the sect rules.

On the contrary, if Qin Shu really obeyed the order and took down Xie Tianqing, it would be equivalent to breaking with all other hall masters, deputy hall masters and other management.

Moreover, this kind of rupture cannot be repaired in any way and will deal a devastating blow to Qin Shu's reputation in the Yongning Prefecture branch.

In the eyes of others, Chai Xin's order was ridiculous and would never succeed - Qin Shu and the new leader of the sect were natural enemies, so how could he obey his orders?
What's more, this order required him to break with his "allies".

But in fact, it was not until this moment that Qin Shu truly realized that he had completely underestimated the opponent in front of him, whom he regarded as a young man, from the very beginning.

He thought he had run the Yongning Prefecture branch like an iron barrel, and that with his many years of experience and means, dealing with a young and inexperienced person would be a piece of cake.

Even if the other party has the opportunity to truly take power, they must patiently wait for the opportunity and cultivate their own power.

Only after thousands or even tens of thousands of years will it be possible to truly monopolize power.

In this process, he could easily get enough benefits and then withdraw calmly, relying on the power of the vice speaker behind him to return to the headquarters and take up a good position.

But he was wrong, the skills displayed by Chai Xin were beyond his imagination.

This young man is very clear about his advantage, and it is an advantage that will ensure his victory - the appointment as the altar master issued by the sect!

If it were an ordinary young person, even if he was appointed by the Elders' Council, 99% of them would choose to act cautiously when faced with the complex situation of an unfamiliar branch temple.

At worst, I can wait for a few thousand years until the people I have trained replace all the older generation, or I can win over the hearts of enough old people.

By then, there would naturally be no need to be wary of Qin Shu, the deputy leader.

But Chai Xin was different. He dismissed everyone from their posts right away, which was equivalent to forcing everyone to take a stand - will you listen to me or disobey me?

When everyone chose to disobey, Chai Xin, as the leader of the sect, completely took control of the righteousness.

At this time, no matter how he dealt with those old guys who were dismissed from their positions, even if the Elders' Council found out about it later, they would not be too harsh on them for the sake of Yizu's face.

After all, it was those old guys who had no sense of propriety and dared to disobey the orders of the leader of the altar. No matter what you say, they cannot be exempted from responsibility.

If he were an ordinary smart person, he would probably take action himself at this time to suppress these disobedient old guys head-on and establish his own prestige.

But Chai Xin didn't do that. He was even more ruthless than the average smart person.

He directly ordered Qin Shu, the only deputy leader whom he had no power to appoint or dismiss, to deal with everyone else!

According to the sect rules, the leader does not have the power to appoint or dismiss the deputy leader, but he has the power to direct the deputy leader.

After all, the relationship between the two parties is that of a superior and a subordinate. If someone can disobey orders, then why is this forum master called the forum master?
After this series of operations, Qin Shu was completely forced into a desperate situation.

He either had to completely give up his future dominance in Yongning Prefecture, bow to Chai Xin, and take care of everyone else for him.

Or he could do what everyone else did and disobey Chai Xin's orders, giving the other party a legitimate reason to punish him.

Unconsciously, beads of sweat had already seeped out of Qin Shu's forehead. This was simply an incredible thing for a powerful saint.

At this time, everyone gradually calmed down, because they were surprised to realize that Deputy Leader Qin, who they thought would reject Chai Xin without hesitation, actually hesitated!
The meaning hidden behind this hesitation is enough to make everyone feel cold.

At this point, some people with more flexible minds finally began to come to their senses.

(End of this chapter)