NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1179: Three Votes, That's Enough
As the two of them exchanged glances, Wang Ye nodded slightly to Ji Ru Yu, sending a message: "That's one vote."
"I vote for Wang Ye too!"
Someone else is voting for Wang Ye?
There was a small commotion in the conference room.
Just now, the president of the Liu City Sorcerers' Guild voted for Wang Ye, and that had already left them puzzled. But even if two idiots were born, that would be enough.
Yet there are more?
Don't these people understand the situation?
As everyone questioned, they turned their gaze to the source of the voice.
And this look—
The expressions on their faces became even more surprised.
The Zhou Family!
The one voting for Wang Ye was Zhou Huan, who had ranked third!
This time, Ji Ru Yu didn't need to say anything; Wang Ye knew for sure that this was someone from Ji Ru Yu's side.
After all, Ji Ru Yu had directly given Zhou Huan the third place position back then, which was why Ji Ru Yu himself did not complete the top six to three advancement.
Two votes now.
Next, if Ji Ru Yu casts another vote, it will be three votes directly.
That's enough votes.
A smile appeared on the corner of Wang Ye's mouth.
When Zhou Huan started voting for Wang Ye, Xue Sheng frowned and glanced at Zhou Huan, and the other guild leaders present felt something was off.
The Zhou Family.
Even though they weren't one of the top four families, they were still one of the top ten sorcerer families.
Moreover, they had always hovered around the fifth and sixth family positions.
But now, because of Zhou Huan's third place, even though this third place seemed to have no substance to those who watched the sorcerer competition, it was still wholly a third place.
So, the Zhou Family directly rose to the fifth family.
The fifth family.
Had started directly voting for Wang Ye!
"What on earth is going on here?"
The commotion in the conference room was now more chaotic than before.
These sorcerer guild leaders, keen in their judgment of the situation, had already begun to detect something amiss.
"Why has even Zhou Huan started voting for Wang Ye? I seriously suspect that Wang Ye came prepared; he probably had already gathered some supporters beforehand."
"But even if Wang Ye gathered some supporters, what does it matter? The main keys are people from the Four Great Families and the master of the Divine Stone Workshop. If these five people don't budge, then regardless of how many people Wang Ye rallies, they're just cannon fodder for the others."
At this point in the discussion,
The guild leaders were slightly relieved.
And Xue Sheng's face did not look too pleased, but soon enough, probably realizing this point, Xue Sheng's smile quickly relaxed too.
"I also vote for Wang Ye!"
It was as if reality was out to thwart Xue Sheng; Ji Ru Yu, who had already secured two votes for Wang Ye, now stepped forward and fulfilled his promise of delivering the third vote for Wang Ye.
Ji Ru Yu stood up and, after saying those words, smiled at Wang Ye.
Wang Ye returned the smile to Ji Ru Yu.
There was warmth, enthusiasm, and welcome in Wang Ye's smile.
Having completed his promise, Ji Ru Yu naturally became one of Wang Ye's friends, with Wang Ye needing to uphold his promise to befriend Ji Ru Yu as well.
Of course, given Ji Ru Yu's character and integrity, Wang Ye already harbored the intention to befriend him; these three votes were merely a test for Ji Ru Yu.
A small obstacle set by Wang Ye for Ji Ru Yu.
Now that Ji Ru Yu had overcome this small hurdle, he naturally became one of Wang Ye's friends.
"Ji Ru Yu has stepped forward!"
"The Ji Family, third among the Four Great Families!"
"Damn, Ji Ru Yu actually voted for Wang Ye! One must know, this is a grand family among the Four Great Families! Ji Ru Yu must be mad; what Wang Ye just mentioned infringed upon the interests of the Ji Family, and Ji Ru Yu is not foolish. Surely he can see it, yet he still votes for Wang Ye?"
The guild leaders of the sorcerer guild in the room, who were just whispering to each other, couldn't help but speak out when Ji Ru Yu announced his vote for Wang Ye.
Their feelings were quite complicated.
Xue Sheng could no longer sit still. He looked at Ji Ru Yu and questioned, "Ji Ru Yu, you represent the Ji Family now. Every move you make has significant implications for the Ji Family's future development and interests."
"What Wang Ye just outlined in those plans, the significance of some parts, you should have clearer insight than I do. Are you certain you still want to vote for Wang Ye?"
Xue Sheng expressed this sentence to remind Ji Ru Yu.
Wang Ye's plans jeopardized the Ji Family's interests!
Nevertheless, because this was an election, Xue Sheng couldn't state this directly and had to imply it to Ji Ru Yu.
"I completely understand!"
"Thank you, Minister, for the reminder, but I will still cast this vote for Wang Ye."
After saying this, Ji Ru Yu sat down directly.
His stance was resolute.
Throughout this process, although a smile hung on Xue Sheng's face, it had become a bit stiff.
Anyone could sense that something was off with Xue Sheng.
After pondering for a moment, the guild leaders present, including Xue Sheng, quickly realized that Ji Ru Yu and Wang Ye had likely joined forces long ago.
The reason Ji Ru Yu lost to Zhou Huan back then probably wasn't due to the deaths of Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan affecting his performance.
Instead, he might have struck some kind of deal with Zhou Huan.
The thoughts among these great families, these individuals, understood at least some of them.
The talented youth of a grand family, vying for resources, striving for the future position of Family Head—how could Ji Ru Yu have the room to mourn for Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan?
What's more,
Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan were likely dealt with by Ji Ru Yu himself.
Ji Shaoyun... Ji Lanshan...
Xue Sheng, along with the guild leaders present, pondered this issue.
Suddenly—
Their gazes all focused on Ji Ru Yu in an instant.
At this moment, they thought of many things and understood a lot.
Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan were likely resolved directly by Ji Ru Yu, and he even collaborated with Wang Ye.
The reason, it seemed, was that Ji Shaoyun and Ji Lanshan felt slighted when surpassed by Ji Ru Yu, and tried to kill him, but Wang Ye saved Ji Ru Yu.