Chapter 761: Chapter 173: Witnessed by Heroes Across the Land (Part 2)

A high platform also appeared, but the surrounding scenery was clearly different from this side.

That is the branch venue set up in the provincial city of Yidong Province. Next, all the advisers of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Yidong Province will take the stage one by one, and in front of everyone, cast their votes live!

This form of public voting is unprecedented and eliminates any possibility of shady operations.

Ye Ze’an’s move is aimed at telling the world:

The Blue Patrol Pavilion pursues fairness and justice!

Only if one’s self is without issue, can one have the confidence to inspect others.

The branch venue is hosted by provincial city officials, with the inspector and a number of cabinet ministers of Yidong Province also present.

Soon, a slightly gray-haired elder took the stage.

The elder is an adviser of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Yidong Province, at the Tao Foundation Stage cultivation.

Obviously a bit nervous, he walked to the microphone, paused for a moment, and then said:

“I am… Elder Jiang Deyu of the Red Leaf Sect, honored to serve as an adviser of the Blue Patrol Pavilion. This vote, I cast for Reserve Council Member Tan Feng, the master!”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone from the main venue immediately shouted loudly:

“Reserve Council Member Tan Feng gets one vote!”

A wooden board has already been placed on the high platform, covered with white paper, with the names of the three reserve council members of Yidong Province written on it.

An eunuch held a brush, making a mark under Tan Feng’s name.

Over at the branch venue, Elder Jiang Deyu of the Red Leaf Sect stepped down, replaced by the Sect Leader of the Red Leaf Sect who also cast his vote for Tan Feng…

Thus, advisers took turns going up to vote, while votes were continuously counted from the stage at the main venue.

In the end, a total of 94 advisers from Yidong Province went up to vote. Tan Feng received 35 votes, narrowly winning the election by 2 more votes than the second place.

He is the Sect Leader of a prominent Jianghu sect in Yidong Province. Without a great university or a top-tier force within the province, his success in the election offered his sect a chance to advance!

“I announce that Tan Feng becomes a council member of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Yidong Province.”

On stage, Ye Ze’an calmly announced.

Tan Feng, the Martial Arts Master, showed obvious excitement. Were it not for the unsuitable occasion, he would have wanted to say a few words.

But Ye Ze’an did not arrange this process. After the result came out, he directly had the three representatives step down, followed by representatives from another province taking the stage for a referendum in the same manner.

After the process started, it began to feel a bit monotonous.

Aside from people from the corresponding province being very concerned about the results, others seemed somewhat inattentive.

Someone roughly estimated the time required for each provincial election, ultimately concluding:

For this public election to completely end, it would likely continue without interruption until late tonight!

Upon thinking about this, many people’s faces changed, especially the few princes and princesses seated in the front row.

This voting ceremony today was unprecedented, attended by the Grand Secretary and the Military Affairs Grand Marshal, of very high standards, which is why they were curious and came to join the spectacle.

But after the initial novelty, only monotony remained.

These princes and princesses already regretted coming to observe.

Yet, Ye Ze’an remained on stage. Even though they were princes and princesses, they dared not show any disrespect to this Grand Secretary, so none dared to sneak away, merely glancing around from their seats.

Only the Crown Prince, Eldest Prince, and Third Prince seemed very composed, sitting calmly in their seats.

Qin Zishu turned to look behind, wanting to see what Li Fei was doing.

Then she saw Li Fei sitting upright with his eyes closed.

“Could he be cultivating?”

A look of surprise crossed Qin Zishu’s face.

Previously, the Crown Prince said that Li Fei was either cultivating or sparring daily, which she found a bit exaggerated.

Now witnessing this scene, she couldn’t help but admire him silently.

Some people already have extraordinary talent and still strive to such an extent, leaving one speechless…

“Representatives from Shangyu Province, please step onto the stage.”

On the high platform, Ye Ze’an called out to another province.

Upon hearing this name, everyone present perked up, many showing curiosity.

Because of the presence of Heavenly Tower in Shangyu Province, and the representative sent by Heavenly Tower this time was Zhu Fenghua, known as ‘Peerless Fenghua’!

Under the curious gaze of the crowd, Zhu Fenghua went on stage with a calm expression, ultimately met with countless sighs of disappointment.

There was no suspense in this election, Zhu Fenghua was elected as the council member of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Shangyu Province with a high number of votes.

After another province,

“Representatives from Bai Sha Province, please step onto the stage.”

As Ye Ze’an spoke, everyone present raised their heads.

In a province like Shangyu, where there is only one top-tier force, there naturally won’t be any suspense in the election.

Bai Sha Province is the complete opposite, likely to be one of the provinces with the most intense competition in this referendum!

Bai Sha Province is a renowned Martial Arts province, aside from having Bai Sha University.

One of the ‘Three Mountains’ – Bai Tuo Mountain, one of the ‘Four Sects’ – Gouchen Sword Sect, one of the ‘Seven Families’ – Divine Fist Yu Family, are all within Bai Sha Province!

When Ye Ze’an called out the names, a total of seven Martial Arts Masters stood up!

Seven people stood in a row on stage, appearing quite impressive.

This is also an important point that attracts Jianghu people to this public voting.

Most people rarely even see Dao Foundation Stage Martial Artists, let alone Martial Arts Masters?

Seeing seven Martial Arts Masters stand at once today is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many!

Over 200 advisers in Bai Sha Province participated in voting, and after more than an hour of lengthy voting, the representative of the ‘Four Sects’ – Gouchen Sword Sect was ultimately elected as a council member.