Keyboard Immortal - Chapter 2874

Chapter 1387 The Position of Elder

“Was this your doing?” The Ancestor of Annihilation glared at the God of Chaos and Mystery.

Misty chuckled, “It was just a small, insignificant move, but it actually worked.”

The Ancestor of Annihilation’s body trembled violently, as if he were about to destroy that world, but Misty stopped him: “Hey, are you a sore loser? We clearly agreed that we would only plant our own representatives, and the outcome would be up to them. Now you want to interfere yourself?”

The massive black hole twisted, but sensing the aura of another true god, it could only grit its teeth and swallow its bitter pill, leaving dejectedly.

Meanwhile, in the world where Zu’an and the others were, a summoning gate appeared in the sky, and then the extraterrestrial visitors returned to their original worlds.

Although Zu’an held tightly to Yu Yanluo and the others, when he came to his senses, he found himself back in the Universal Merchant Guild; the women hadn’t come with him.

“Brother Zu!” In a daze, a fragrant breeze enveloped him. Isabella burst into tears, overwhelmed with emotion. “I knew you’d have a way! I’m sorry, I misunderstood you at first.”

Her body trembled slightly as she poured out the emotions she had suppressed for years.

She had always been a carefully nurtured flower, believing that her experiences with Zu’an in the Dreamland had greatly matured her.

But how could she withstand the devastation of her country, the betrayal of her elders and family, the collapse of her faith, and the struggle against utter hopelessness…

She had grown so much over the years, but she had also buried her vulnerability deep within. In that environment, she had no right to be weak. Only

now could she reveal her true self to her lover.

Especially knowing that he had single-handedly turned the tide of the entire affair, she wept tears of joy.

Zu’an awkwardly glanced at Chu Chuyan beside him, but Chu Chuyan had already turned away, seemingly looking out the window, not even glancing in their direction.

He could only hold Isabella tightly, gently comforting her.

Aragorn approached at this moment: “We already know what happened at the Order Ceremony. I never thought we brothers would end up turning against each other.”

Hearing her father’s voice, Isabella finally reacted and shyly pushed away from Zaun’s embrace.

Zaun looked around: “Where is Elder Naraku?”

If he hadn’t surrendered to the Annihilation faction in the first place, the Order faction wouldn’t have suffered such a crushing defeat.

“He has switched his faith to Annihilation, naturally cutting off all contact with this side.” Aragorn sneered, “If he dares to come back here, I’ll skin him alive.”

Zaun breathed a sigh of relief, then he wouldn’t have to worry about Jiang Luofu and the others being sent to the Annihilation faction.

The only thing to worry about was Zhao Xiaodie. He didn’t know if she would encounter danger if she returned to the Annihilation faction, but he had been helping her cultivate over the years, and her strength had improved a lot compared to before. With her cleverness, she should be able to protect herself.

“How are things going now? From what I heard before, the God of Order seems to be…” Zaun couldn’t help but ask.

“The God of Order has fallen.” As soon as Aragorn said this, everyone’s faces showed sadness.

Zaun was somewhat puzzled. Although they were grieving, they didn’t feel the overwhelming sense of despair one might expect.

“Didn’t the followers of Annihilation take the opportunity to attack the Merchant Guild?”

The Universal Merchant Guild was incredibly wealthy, possessing immense riches across countless realms. Previously, with the protection of the God of Order and the united efforts of its seven elders, no one dared to covet it.

But now, with the God of Order fallen and only two of the seven elders remaining, and the guild still possessing vast wealth, how could no one not covet such a large piece of meat?

“Because the great Guardian God responded to our strong desire to protect the Merchant Guild,” Aragorn said, a look of reverence on his face. “With the Guardian God present, naturally no villains dare to cause trouble.”

Zaun: “…”

Sensing the other’s heartfelt piety, a chill suddenly ran down his spine.

Having witnessed the events of the previous Order Ceremony, Naraku had long since sided with Annihilation, Mostima had secretly allied with Procreation, and even Hermes, a former guardian of the Merchant Guild, had long since betrayed Order, choosing the Goddess of Love and Beauty. Lilith, rather than adhering to Order, seemed more inclined to believe in pleasure and desire, or perhaps, like Hermes, to worship the Goddess of Love.

Of the seven elders, only the Grand Elder was the most steadfast believer in Order; with so many others acting as traitors, could Aragorn be the exception?

Perhaps he had already secretly sided with the Guardian God, and the entire Order Ceremony was a carefully orchestrated reshuffling of power, with Aragorn seemingly emerging victorious.

Of course, he didn’t reveal this speculation at all, instead engaging in casual conversation with the other party.

A grand banquet was to follow, firstly to welcome everyone back, and secondly to celebrate Zaun’s thwarting of the Annihilation faction’s conspiracy. Recently, the Merchant Guild had received far too much negative news and desperately needed some positive news to uplift morale.

At the banquet, Aragorn lavishly praised Zaun for turning the tide and saving the day. Neither the high-ranking members of the guild nor the other guests from across the myriad realms had any objections.

After all, putting themselves in Zaun’s shoes, unless they knew beforehand that the elders were traitors, they couldn’t have imagined any chance of turning the tide in that desperate situation.

Even with their godlike perspective, they couldn’t understand what Zaun was doing. Even until the very last moment, when everyone believed the Annihilation faction’s conspiracy had succeeded and the Annihilation Immortal Ancestor had obtained that world,

the final reversal stunned everyone. How could such a thing be done?

Replacing the Annihilation God’s bloodline with his own meant that a whole bunch of people in the Annihilation faction had worked hard for hundreds of years, only to have it all go to his hands.

It was truly outrageous.

While everyone admired him, they were also somewhat wary. They’d better keep this guy away from his women in the future, otherwise, with his abilities, they wouldn’t know when he’d cuckold them all.

At the height of the banquet’s atmosphere, Aragorn suddenly proposed, “Since ancient times, our Merchant Guild has been governed by seven elders. This grand ceremony has tragically lost five elders. While I am deeply saddened, the Guild still needs to function, so the remaining five positions need to be filled. Zuan has rendered a great service this time, and I propose he succeed as one of the elders. Does anyone have any objections?”

The crowd roared in approval. Firstly, with the other elders dead, Aragorn held the highest position in the Guild, making him the undisputed Grand Elder. Zuan was likely his son-in-law, so why wouldn’t they give him face?

Secondly, Zuan had indeed made unparalleled contributions to the ceremony, which was enough to convince everyone.

Since there were still several elder positions to compete for, why risk offending someone so universally favored?

However, Isabella objected: “Father, then I’ll have to call him uncle! I won’t do that!”

Aragorn laughed heartily: “It’s alright, from now on we’ll each have our own way.”

The others at the banquet couldn’t help but chuckle. Isabella, realizing what was happening, blushed and secretly glanced at Zuan beside her.

Zuan, however, looked serious: “I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint Uncle.”