"Grandfather, as residents of Qingfeng Village, we should naturally work toward Qingfeng Village's growth."
"For all these years, Qingfeng Village has made no progress under your leadership. There have even been accidents time and again. If this continues, Qingfeng Village will sooner or later vanish from this land."
"I think you are Qingfeng Village's sinner. Otherwise..."
"There would be no Heaven Group."
The young man spoke with utter seriousness, staring at the Great Elder and enunciating every word as though he truly believed it.
The Strong Men behind him nodded instinctively.
Of all the plans Qingfeng Village had carried out recently, only the one involving Buddha Kingdom had yielded any gains. Every other one had ended in disastrous failure. Faced with Heaven Group's pressure, they had not even dared to speak up.
It made them feel deeply stifled.
The young man's theory was quickly accepted by them, and they unhesitatingly stood by his side.
"Still, Grandfather, you have devoted your whole life to Qingfeng Village. Even if you have no merit, you have worked hard, so I think..."
"We can turn you into a corpse puppet. That way, you can continue fighting for Qingfeng Village forever."
"It can count as a form of atonement."
"What do you think?"
The young man was still smiling, but his eyes had narrowed, flashing with chilling cold light. His words sent a shiver down one's spine.
The Great Elder nodded lightly, seeming quite satisfied with the young man's words. He even offered a few comments. "Not bad. For a leader, such iron-blooded methods are sufficient, but you are still somewhat immature..."
"If it were just the two of us, there would naturally be no problem with you saying such things."
"But..."
"Behind you are the lackeys you just recruited. They have not even seen