Chapter 634: The Four Elders
Like the little Taoist priests outside, they were wearing gray-black Taoist uniforms, sitting interlaced against the wall in the middle of the hall.
Why interlaced?
Because none of them sat on the ground.
Upwards the ground, about 1.5 meters away, a one-square meter seat was built outward.
It was like a partition extending out of the bookshelf, with four pieces of height and height, but it was not a book on it, but four people sitting there.
The highest distance is about three meters from the ground. They sit cross-legged one by one, and the hair and beard are all white when sitting in the highest position.
Ji Wennuan couldn't help but think of the stone statues of gods and Buddhas enshrined in the temple.
But she felt that this scene was more like a demonic leader of the church organization meeting with the church members.
If you are reported outside and the police scramble, those four will definitely be arrested and locked up.
Ji Wennuan thought about this, and then looked at the four people sitting upright and serious expressions above, and couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths.
"why are you laughing?"
In the main hall, in addition to the four elders sitting high in the temple, there were two others.
They sat on the futon near the door, one left and one right.
One, Ji Wennuan knew that it was Lu Mingcang.
Today, he was also wearing white clothes, sitting cross-legged, with a gentle face, calm and pious, and even more fairy-like, especially like the Emperor of Heaven in the fairy tale drama.
Opposite him, a middle-aged man in a black robe.
Ji Wennuan guessed his identity at a glance because Lu Mingcang looked too similar to him.
Lu Mingcang's father, Lu Bingcheng, the leader of the Lu family who holds great power.
But the two have completely different temperaments.
Lu Bingcheng saw that he was the kind of head of the family who was strict in management and looked very serious.
It’s true that all the heavyweights of the Mo clan were present.
At this moment, he was frowning, and his voice was loudly accusing Ji Wennuan.
"What a serious matter to meet a few elders? Who allows you to be so casual? Why do you... why do you have someone to carry it on your back? What kind of decent form?"
Ji Wennuan ignored Lu Bingcheng and patted Qin Yichen's shoulder lightly, "Find a place to put me down."
Lu Mingcang looked at Ji Wennuan and the others and asked, "What's wrong with Miss?"
Ji Wennuan was still hanging on Qin Yichen, looking back at Lu Mingcang and whispered: "When climbing the mountain, I accidentally twisted my feet."
Lu Bingcheng saw Ji Wennuan answering that Lu Mingcang was not a bird, and his face became darker, and he glared at Lu Mingcang with extreme dissatisfaction.
Qin Yichen was about to let go of Ji Wennuan. Seeing her talking to Lu Mingcang in a low voice, he got up and walked forward a few more steps, found a cushion, and gently placed Ji Wennuan down.
After Ji Wennuan sat down, she moved forward two steps to the ground, and then knelt on the ground with both knees.
She put her hands vertically, her palm facing upward, towards the direction of the elder sitting at the highest position, and her head slowly knocked on the ground.
"Wen Nuan has seen several elders."
She pressed her head against the ground, and after a while, she lifted up, straightened her waist and back, retreated to the futon, and sat cross-legged.
During the whole process, she pursed her lips and looked very devout and dignified.
This is the highest etiquette performed by the Mo tribe.
Several elders showed satisfaction with their tense faces, but Qin Yichen frowned.
His girl, who bowed to others, could only watch from the side and could not do anything.
Qin Yichen felt deeply angry and powerless again.
"Is it impossible to walk at all if my leg is sprained? I have lived for decades and the first time someone has seen several elders use their backs."
Ji Wennuan folded her hands on her knees and replied with the momentum that pressed Lu Bingcheng on her head: "The Venerable said that several elders were going to see me. My leg was sprained and I didn't let someone carry it on my back. Could you let the elders wait here? Can I leave? Can you not see it yourself?"
Ji Wennuan looked sideways at Lu Bingcheng and pointed to her hair, "It's all so messy!"
Ji Wennuan asked a few fiercely, and explained to several elders: "The elders are not only the mainstay of the Mo clan, but also my elders. My mother has taught me to respect the elders since I was a child. After my foot was sprained, I jumped dozens of steps on one foot, and my hair was messy. I originally said to go back and wash and wait for a little better before climbing up, but the Venerable said you are waiting for me, so I asked the Fourth Master to carry it on my back. There is a priority, so please don't blame me!"
Ji Wennuan tidied her hair, and her expression was still dignified, but her tone was more flattering and lively. She was dressed festively and more cute.
"Elder, the Fourth Master carried me all the way, without even taking a sip of water. I was eager to see several elders as soon as possible. I just passed by the Elders' Temple and didn't drink water. I was so thirsty that I was. I had water?"
Lu Bingcheng accused him: "It's okay if you let someone carry it on your back, but you still want to drink water in front of several elders? The Saint Miss didn't tell you that eating in front of the elders is rude and edible?"
"Mr. Lu, are you having dinner with your father and mother?"
Lu Bingcheng seemed to have expected what Ji Wennuan would say, and said dissatisfiedly: "How can this be the same?"
Lu Bingcheng is not much more pleasing than Lu Mingcang.
Ji Wennuan retorted seriously: "What's different? Are your father and mother not your elders? If you can have dinner with them, why can't I ask several elders for water to drink? To me, the elders are the same as the elders in my family!"
Three of the four elders of the Mo clan came from the Mo clan’s family, two legitimate branches and one side branch.
The side branches are elected by the tribe and finally appointed by the tribe leader.
Another one is recommended by the people.
But once you become an elder, you have to change your surname.
So all the four elders have the surname Mo.
Among the four elders, the fourth elder is from the Mo clan, the second elder is elected by the people, and the third elder is a side branch of the Mo clan.
The four elders are respected by the great elders. In addition to the great elders, the other three elders are sorted according to their age.
The youngest of these elders is over fifty. Except for the second elder who died of illness, the others are all chosen by the old patriarch, Yu Yuqiu's father when he was alive.
"I'll say a lot later. What if I can't speak because I'm too thirsty and can't speak? Moreover, I'm not an order, I just requested that the elders think it's not OK, so I'll just refuse. What's the relationship with you? Also, the Fourth Master is a distinguished guest of the Mo tribe. Does Lord Lu meet the guests who come to the door and make people drink tea?"
"Several elders are here. If I really disrespect them, they will naturally educate and punish me, and there is no need for Lord Lu. If Lord Lu knows the rules, he should not tell me politely in front of the elders. Although you are an elder, your identity is not enough to point fingers at me. My own elders are here, where do you place the elders?"
Ji Wennuan's tone is gentle and calm, and every word is not provocative, but every word is provocative.
Lu Bingcheng was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he didn't dare to say anything else.
"It was mine just now."
Ji Wennuan nodded, "Just know if it's wrong, forget it the first time, the same mistake, don't make it again next time."
Chapter completed!