Long Siqi’s question caused Hong Changqing to be at a loss for an answer.
He could not tell his senior disciple that he would stay in Jinling and follow Ye Chen’s lead in the future, could he?
Therefore, he could only say to Long Siqi, “Siqi, I have been at Tai Chen Dao for so many years, and I have done my utmost, but now that I am old, I want to relax. ”
Long Siqi frowned and asked, “Master, you have been in seclusion for more than half of the time for so many years, wasn’t it when Old Lady An asked you to leave the mountain? At that time, you even told me that you would continue to return to the sect after you had saved the old An family, but then you came to Jinling without saying a word, and now why are you suddenly saying that you want to give up the position of Sect Leader and settle in Jinling?”
Hong Changqing could only explain, “People, after staying in one place for a long time, will become lax in their mind, so I also want to try a change of environment.”
Long Siqi looked at Hong Changqing and then at Ye Chen who was sitting at the side, and could not help but ask, “Master, even if what you say is true, if you want to pass the throne to me, you should not let me come to Jinling. According to the custom of the Tai Zhen Dao, the ceremony of passing the throne must be held back in the sect, in front of the other brothers and sisters.”
Hong Changqing waved his hand awkwardly and said, “Aiya, what you said is all optional formalism, since it is the passing of the throne, as long as I pass the throne to you, as for the others, it doesn’t matter whether they are present or not, when you return with my master’s token, they will naturally respect you as the new master.”
Long Siqi said with some dissatisfaction, “Master, after all, this is the tradition of Tai Chen Dao, and as the head of Tai Chen Dao, you cannot ignore the tradition of Tai Chen Dao, can you? Have you ever heard of a sect that does the headship transfer ceremony in a hotel room?”
Hearing this, Hong Changqing’s expression was somewhat embarrassed.
It was indeed a bit inappropriate to say that the transfer of the headship was done in a hotel.
He had no choice but to say, “It’s not necessary to make a big fuss about passing on the throne, so I can’t ask all the disciples of Tai Chen Tao to come all the way to Jinling to witness it, can I? How can I, as the head of the sect, be so torturous to everyone?”
Long Siqi asked him aggressively, “Then why don’t you go back to America? Even if you want to stay in Jinling, out of respect for Tai Zhen Dao, you should take a few days to go back to the clan, or at worst, you can return to Jinling after the succession ceremony is done!”
“This ……” Hong Changqing was left speechless by Long Siqi’s question.
He was very weak-minded on this issue itself.
The reason he had to call Long Siqi over from the United States and pass the position in the hotel was simply to let Ye Chen see his attitude.
To put it bluntly, it was all just to pander to Ye Chen.
Only, in order to cater to Ye Chen, he would also have to neglect the rules of the division.
At this moment, when Long Siqi saw that Hong Changqing was stammering and could not say anything, he looked at Ye Chen with his eyes and said, “Master, you said just now that as long as you pass the position to me, it does not matter whether other people are present or not, then I would like to ask you, since there is no need for fellow disciples to be present to witness, then why did you invite this Mr. Ye over? I don’t think he’s from Tai Chen Dao, is he?”