Lu Li let Patriarch Four go just for the sake of today's situation.
To Lu Li, the death of a powerful warrior that was infinitely close to the completion of the Rhinoceros Race did not mean much. There were many patriarchs of the Rhinoceros Race. One more or one less made no difference.
Lu Li asked Patriarch Four to kneel on purpose so that he could secretly record the Memory Crystal.
Reputation was extremely important to superpowers.
Lu Li had seen this over and over again. In the past, the Red Dragon Race, the Hu Race, and the Guam Race were all destroyed by Lu Li in this way.
What surprised Lu Li was that the Rhinoceros Apes were so cooperative.
In the beginning, he had asked the Death God branch to secretly spread two rumors, and the Rhinoceros Ape Tribe actually refuted them?
This was like the Rhinoceros Ape Tribe sending him a pillow when he wanted to doze off.
If they didn't refute the rumors, this matter wouldn't have caused such a huge uproar. In the process of constantly spreading rumors and refuting them, this matter had already fermented.
After the appearance of the Memory Crystal, the Rhino Ape Clan became the laughingstock of the Tianyu Continent.
Some time ago, the conflict between the Rhino Ape Tribe and the Meng Tribe and the Glass Tribe had caused the reputation of the Rhino Ape Tribe to decline significantly. This incident was a huge blow to the Rhino Ape Tribe.
The Rhinoceros Ape Clan's reputation had reached an all-time low during this period of time. Recently, everyone was discussing the matter of the Rhinoceros Ape Clan's Fourth Elder kneeling …
The abnormal behavior of the Rhinoceros Apes had confused Lu Li as well.
Logically speaking, the return of Fourth Elder and the others would definitely infuriate the experts of the Rhinoceros Ape Tribe. They would once again mobilize their army to the Endless Ruins of Gods. Even their tribe leader might personally take action.
However, the Rhinoceros Ape Race did not respond at all. Even when they refuted the rumor, they did not seem to have any confidence at all. They did not seem like a super large race at all. They seemed petty.
Lu Li and the others gathered together for a discussion. They believed that something must have gone wrong within the Rhino Apes Race. It was even possible that the Clan Leader of the Rhino Apes Race had passed away.
Lu Li asked the Reaper branch to mobilize a large number of people to investigate the Rhino Apes. He also secretly bribed spies of the Rhino Apes to get information about the Rhino Apes at all costs.
Very quickly, there was news that Rhinoceros Ape City had been sealed. Only people could enter, but not leave. Something big must have happened to the Rhinoceros Ape Race.
However, because of the lockdown, no one could find out what had happened in the Rhino Ape Tribe.
…
Something had indeed happened to the Rhino Ape Tribe, and it had happened because of the tribe leader!
If not for the internal problems of the Rhino Ape tribe, the army would have set off long ago.
With so many elders dead, the experts of the Rhinoceros Ape Clan were all furious. The Great Elder in charge smashed a table. He was so angry that he almost cursed the Fourth Elder and the others for being trash.
However, when the Fourth Elder suggested mobilizing an army and mobilizing experts to the Endless Ruins of Gods, the Great Elder did not express his opinion. He only said that this matter should be put aside for now.
Even the Rhinoceros Ape Tribe's mistake in dealing with the rumors later was due to internal problems.
The Rhino Ape race's king encountered a problem in his cultivation and suddenly fell unconscious!
This happened in the past year. Because their clan king had not come out for a period of time, the Great Elder went to see him. In the end, he found that their clan king was unconscious and could not wake up no matter how he called.
The Great Elder had also tried all kinds of methods to make the Clan King swallow all kinds of pills, but the result was the same.
This frightened the patriarchs of the Rhinoceros Ape Race. The Clan King was the foundation of the race. If the Clan King died, then the Rhinoceros Ape Race's overlord status would be at stake.
Nothing was more important than the life of their Clan King. Their Clan King had thousands of years left in his life. In that time, the Rhinoceros Ape Race still had a chance to reach the consummate realm. The Chief Patriarch and the Second Patriarch had the chance.
If their Clan King died now, then the Rhinoceros Ape Race would be in grave danger. They might even be wiped out.
When the rumors came out, the Chief Patriarch was not in the mood to deal with it. He asked Fourth Elder to deal with it himself.
Fourth Elder's shame turned into anger when his scar was exposed. Therefore, all he could think of was to cover up.
He didn't ask the other patriarchs either. He just refuted the rumors.
How could there be consummate realm warriors in the Endless Ruins of Gods?
Two consummate realm warriors.
Fourth Elder was complacent that he had grasped such an obvious loophole.
When the second wave of rumors came out, Fourth Elder was panicking because the list was almost conclusive.
Fourth Elder also suspected that this was a rumor spread by Lu Li. But what could he do?
He had to go on refuting the rumors.
Sometimes, a lie needed many more to cover it up.
There were more and more lies. Sooner or later, the lie would be exposed.
When Lu Li released his trump card and the Memory Crystal, Patriarch Four was dumbfounded.
He knew he had been tricked by Lu Li, the entire Rhinoceros Ape Race.
Normally, it wouldn't matter. But now that the Clan King of the Rhinoceros Ape Race was in trouble, it was fatal.
"Fourth Elder!"
A voice came from outside. A maid reported, "Chief Patriarch wants you to go to the Hall of Patriarchs!"
The Fourth Elder let out a long sigh, his face full of bitterness.
The news could no longer be kept under wraps. Chief Patriarch finally knew. He knew that the ending that awaited him would not be pretty.
Not to mention that he would be locked up, his position as a patriarch would be in jeopardy.
He tidied up his clothes and walked to the Hall of Patriarchs. The Hall of Patriarchs was already full. All the patriarchs were here, more than 50.
The Rhinoceros Ape Race used to have 70 patriarchs. Now, 14 of them had passed away. There were only 50 left.
Of course, there were some powerful warriors who were close to the completion of the Rhinoceros Ape Race. Their lives were about to come to an end. Basically, they wouldn't come out anymore. Their positions as patriarchs had been revoked.
As soon as Fourth Elder went in, he felt many eyes were staring at him as if he was in a joint trial.
He smiled bitterly and bowed. Without waiting for the Grand Elder to speak, he said, "This is all my fault. I will take full responsibility. No matter how the clan deals with me, I will have no complaints."
"You will take responsibility?"
Chief Patriarch's eyes glowed with ferocity. He shouted, "Can you take responsibility?
You idiot, you idiot. Our Rhinoceros Ape Race is disgraced because of you.
Our Rhinoceros Ape Race might even be destroyed because of you. You idiot, you cannot atone for your sins. "
Chief Patriarch was one generation higher than Fourth Elder. His combat ability was second only to the Clan King. He had been managing the affairs of the Rhinoceros Ape Race for many years. He was in a high position and had built up his prestige. His shout silenced everyone.
The Fourth Elder's complexion became very ugly. The Great Elder didn't give him any face at all.
The Fourth Elder didn't refute because he knew that this matter had caused too much damage to the Rhino Ape Tribe. The Rhino Ape Tribe Leader happened to be unconscious at the moment, so this matter could very well bring about a disaster to the Rhino Ape Tribe.
"Chief Patriarch, please calm down!"
The Second Elder stood up and advised, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Killing the Fourth Elder won't help the situation. It's better to let the Fourth Elder do something to atone for his sins. This is a time of crisis for our clan. We must unite against the outsiders first."
The other patriarchs all agreed. Fourth Elder had been quite popular in the race these years. His prestige was also good and his combat ability was very strong.
Although he had made a huge mistake this time, the race was in danger. If he were to be punished now, it would be painful for those close to him and happy for the enemies.
"Hmph!"
Chief Patriarch snorted coldly. "Then I will spare your life and revoke your position as an elder. If there are any more problems later, I will personally take your life.
If you cannot make up for your crimes with merit, I will properly settle the score with you after this matter is over. "
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