Chapter 457
Chapter 457: Leaving You Speechless
Helian Wei Wei did not even look at Su Yan Mo’s eyes. With a sweep of her robe and a swing in her step, she sat down on the main seat.
Looked down upon the stewards below, she took a deep breath.
For seven years, she had not even had the right to enter the family Clan Meeting.
Seven years later, she finally reclaimed the seat which originally belonged to her grandfather!
Helian Wei Wei narrowed her eyes. It seemed like this was the only way that she was able to get a grip on the emotions surging through her blood.
Calm down.
This was nothing.
The show was just about to start.
Helian Wei Wei smiled, signaling the start of the meeting.
The stewards glanced at each other before a more experienced steward spoke up in a low, aged voice, “Since this Clan Meeting is distinct from the ones before, we shall not waste any more time. A Clan Meeting notice was announced half a month ago and as made known, although the Helian Clan remained prosperous after the passing of the Old Master, the Clan is no longer held in high regard as we were before. The clansmen cannot be united with just a substitute patriarch, so we must choose a legitimate patriarch. Now, there are ten candidates who attend this meeting and one of them will become the patriarch tonight. Assuming that everyone already has their preferred candidate, let us now begin voting by a show of hands to come to a decision fairly.”
The steward spoke of 10 candidates.
However, those who truly understood the nuances of the situation knew that in reality, this was but a showdown between Helian Guang Yao and Helian Wei Wei who were both of the direct lineage and bloodline.
For seven years, Helian Guang Yao who was just a son-in-law had held all the power in the Helian Clan.
Helian Wei Wei had been completely useless in the past and had not even been worth mentioning, so naturally, Helian Guang Yao took up her birthright.
Indeed, the Helian Clan was built up single-handedly by the Old Master.
If it had not been for Old Master Helian’s military accomplishments during the war, the Helian Clan would not have blossomed into the family they were today.
However, Helian Guang Yao was not going to let go of all the power he had held close to him for so many years easily.
Now that Helian Wei Wei wanted to reclaim her rights to the Clan, not only did Helian Guang Yao’s consent to handing over the power pose a problem, she also needed to deal with the problem of affirmation from the stewards who stood behind Helian Guang Yao.
Since the beginning, they had betrayed Old Master Helian’s will in following Helian Guang Yao and had received many benefits for it in return all these years.
If Helian Wei Wei reclaimed her position in the Clan, not only would their acceptance of benefits be made known, even the fact that they had betrayed the Old Master would come to Helian Wei Wei’s knowledge.
In other words, it was not going to be an easy fight for Helian Wei Wei to get back what was rightfully hers.
Many of them did not have high hopes for Helian Wei Wei’s result and merely looked at each other as they shook their heads.
Helian Wei Wei calmly drank her tea as if everything that was happening around her had nothing to do with her.
None of the first eight candidates received a single vote.
After seeing the stewards acting according to his plan, Helian Guang Yao’s eyes gleamed brightly from the side in which he had been chased off.
This was exactly how it has to be.
She needs to see clearly who will be the one inheriting the Helian legacy!
“Next, Helian Wei Wei.” A ripple of murmurs and whispers spread across the crowd and it went rowdy again as soon as Steward Zhang mentioned Helian Wei Wei’s name.
Helian Wei Wei stood up assuredly, her long robe smoothing out effortlessly and her sleeves fluttering exquisitely, “As I’ve said before, seven years ago, I was too young and inexperienced to understand that I was being used. Moreover, I was poisoned, so it is entirely understandable that my actions were nothing short of disappointing to everyone. However, now that I’m healed, I will ensure that the entire Divine Mainland respects the Helian Clan. They will never dare to cross us again!”
Her words left the audience below in shock in the knowledge that this had been the Old Master’s greatest ambition when he was still alive.
Other than the Old Master himself, no one else had ever had the courage to make such a promise.
Is it because of the fact that she is his directly descended granddaughter?
As the audience mulled over the thought, Helian Guang Yao suddenly started to laugh coldly without a hint of warmth, he taunted flatly, “Wei Wei, some things require more than just promises. You were never involved with handling anything in the Clan, so how much do you even know about the Clan? A great patriarch doesn’t just solve things with passion and a hothead.” Helian Guang Yao did not give Helian Wei Wei any chance to speak up as he turned his head toward Steward Zhang and said, “Okay, continue with the voting.”
Steward Zhang nodded as he made eye contact with Helian Guang Yao and raised his hand to signal the stewards to continue voting.
Seeing this, Su Yan Mo felt a rush of vindication as she sipped her tea. That little bit*h probably doesn’t know it yet, but the stewards were already bribed from the start.
Aside from Steward Zhang being in their confidence, a few of the other stewards were also receiving benefits from them and had been waiting to force Helian Wei Wei off the seat ever since the Clan Meeting had begun.
However, there was still one old geezer who they could not settle.
Yet, it was just that one, the ratio was still nine to one and it was clear who the victor would be.
As Su Yan Mo put her teacup down, her gaze turned to Helian Wei Wei, waiting to watch the drama unfold.
“Come, the stewards will now vote.” Just as Steward Zhang finished speaking, none of the stewards present but Old Man Zhong raised his hand. As such, he considered this round of voting negligible and smilingly said, “Since no one voted, then we’ll…”
Whoosh!
A sudden whooshing noise disrupted his voice!
Steward Zhang paused in disbelief as he watched the other stewards raised their hands one by one and subconsciously shifted his eyes toward Helian Guang Yao.
Helian Guang Yao froze on the spot and his eyes widened instantly as if he suddenly remembered something. His face was firstly filled with shock, then it changed into an unquenchable rage!
Even Su Yan Mo could hardly contain herself!
How could this be possible?
Why could they vote for Helian Wei Wei?
“You, you all…” Helian Guang Yao could not finish his sentence as he puffed in anger like he was trying very hard to control his emotions.
One of the stewards said pleasantly, “Don’t be like that, Brother Guang Yao. At times like this, we follow whoever that pays us more silver.”
Helian Guang Yao’s face darkened upon hearing him, but he knew that anger would do him no good. He turned to Helian Wei Wei and said, “It seems that I underestimated your methods.”
“Mr. Guang Yao, you seem to have forgotten that you were the one who started it, I just added some silver on your basic plan because I thought it was a good plan.” Helian Wei Wei sat on the seat nonchalantly, leaning her head on her palms as she raised her eyebrows at Helian Guang Yao. “I left Steward Zhang alone since he’s your confidante, but the rest of them voted out of their own free wills. Nine to one, this must have been your plan from the start, but alas, I got the nine, and you have the one!”