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Staring coldly at the dumbstruck crowd, Lin Qing coldly snorted but remained silent.

However, Lin Qing's cold snort woke Huang Shan from his stupor. Looking at Lin Qing's somewhat cold expression, his body trembled and he quickly knelt down: "Sir, please forgive me. Please forgive me. Please forgive me."

Thinking of this, everyone was shocked. They hurriedly knelt down and said in a terrified voice, "Your subordinates did not recognize Mt. Tai and disturbed the Branch Lord. Please punish them."

Wu Yan, who was barely supporting his body with one hand, instantly turned pale when he heard Huang Shan's words. He looked at Lin Qing with an expression of disbelief.

Lin Qing's gaze also intersected with Wu Yan, cold and emotionless, causing Wu Yan's heart to feel even colder.

Lowering his head, Wu Yan bowed and said with a miserable voice: "Vice Branch Lord Wu Yan greets Branch Lord Lin. Wu Yan knows his mistake, but please punish him."

Upon hearing these words, Lin Qing coldly snorted and did not say a single word. The entire atmosphere in the room instantly turned silent. This silence caused everyone to tremble with fear, but no one dared to make a single sound.

After a long, long time, Lin Qing gave a cold snort and said, "All of you, stand up. If there's a next time, you won't be able to wait any longer."

When everyone heard this, they heaved a sigh of relief. Unknowingly, cold sweat had already appeared on their backs. As the breeze blew, everyone felt their bodies turn cold.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Lin Qing was expressionless as he shook hands with them. Just a small action from him was enough to make anyone tremble in fear.

If Wu Yan stood up like this, Lin Qing would definitely not let him off, and Wu Yan seemed to know this kind of situation, knowing that his punishment had not yet arrived, how could he dare to stand up?

His steps were light, but there was no sound. He slowly arrived in front of Wu Yan, looking down at him with a majestic voice.

"You are the deputy chief of Red Leaf Town." Lin Qing said in an emotionless voice. When Wu Yan heard this, he was filled with shock. The power to kill was in his hands, so he was unafraid.

"Helmsman is wise. Your subordinate is Red Leaf Town's Deputy Helmsman Wu Yan …" Sensing Lin Qing's gaze, Wu Yan lowered his head even lower.

"Hehe …" "This is the place where the rudder is divided. It is truly a miasma. As the leader of this division, this is how you manage it." Lin Qinghuan looked at the entire room and coldly said.

"Your subordinate is guilty, your subordinate is guilty." Wu Yan's body trembled as he hurriedly said.

With a cold snort, he looked at Wu Yan and Yi Yan once again. Lin Qing coldly said, "From today onwards, you will relinquish your position as Vice-Lord and will no longer be the Branch Lord."

Hearing this, Wu Yan could not help but raise his head and say, "The position of vice division leader is given by the sect leader …"

Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Lin Qing's eyes. With a smile on her face, she looked at Wu Yan and said, "Vice Division Chief Wu is not convinced."

When their gazes met, Wu Yan's entire body felt a chill. Fear grew in his heart as he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "This subordinate dares not."

"Then it's decided. As for the empty vice division leader, it all depends on who has the ability to take the position. Of course, if Vice Division Head Wu performs well, he might be able to make up for it." Seeing Wu Yan lower his head, Lin Qing was satisfied and said while looking around.

Hearing this, Wu Yan felt a chill in his heart. He looked around and clearly saw that when his brothers heard Lin Qing's words, their eyes couldn't help but to light up.

Anyone who wanted to be at the bottom, and anyone who didn't wish to take the next step, would probably make the right choice.

"For the next month, I will be watching everyone's performance. If they do well, I will request for the Sect Master to be conferred the title of Deputy Helmsman." Lin Qing said as a smile appeared on her face.

"Yes, Branch Lord!" The crowd shouted loudly. Lin Qing could clearly hear the excitement in their hearts, who didn't want to be the leader, who didn't want to be the leader, who didn't want to be the leader, who didn't have ambitions, who didn't have a chance in the past, now that they have appeared, how could she not grasp the opportunity, even if the chance was very small.

Seeing this, Lin Qing could not help but nod her head. She glanced at Huang Shan and said faintly, "I'm a little tired. Take me to the Branch Lord's room."

"Yes, Branch Lord." Huang Shan quickly and respectfully cupped his fist as he slightly bent his waist and led the way.

Laughing, Lin Qing turned her head back to look at Wu Yan. Her eyes flashed with a bright light as she turned around and left.

Even when Lin Qing's figure had completely disappeared, Wu Yan was still in a daze. No one knew when he had kneeled on the ground, his fists clenched tightly.

"Deputy Helmsman, are you alright?" At this moment, the few men in the room reacted and hurried over to help Wu Yan up.

Wu Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth when he came back to his senses. He looked at his brothers who were usually respectful to him and felt a slight chill.

Even though they hadn't completely fallen for Lin Qing yet, looking at their attitude, Wu Yan could already understand a lot.

"What a good method, what a good method!" Wu Yan gritted his teeth and said.

"Deputy Helmsman, please be careful of me!" A tall and sturdy man beside him felt his heart jump as he quickly said this.

Wu Yan turned around and looked at this person with an inexplicable expression. After a long time, he finally said, "I know." He then got rid of the crowd's support and staggered away. Not long after, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

As soon as Wu Yan's figure disappeared, a tall and sturdy man who looked like a monk snorted and said coldly, "What are you bragging about? We are no longer the vice division masters, what are you pretending for?"

The moment this person finished speaking, several of the men immediately glared at him. One of them angrily said, "Han Lei, Brother Wu usually treats you well, how can you treat him like this?"

"You treat me well, him alone." Han Lei laughed loudly, and was about to say more when he saw the eyes of the several people becoming redder and redder, and his face couldn't help but change. In the end, he didn't say anything, coldly snorted, and left with a flick of his sleeve.

After Han Lei left, a few more people left. The last few remaining disciples were tall and sturdy men with red eyes. They were basically the most loyal people to Wu Yan.

They could not help but shake their heads, feeling sorry for him. Normally, many people would not be able to see the essence of a person, but in times of trouble, they would only be able to see the essence of a person. However, at this time, there was nothing they could say or do.