The Clan Elders examined Gu Xingzhi's aura. Though they could not see through him, they could not be mistaken about his age.
No matter what, they would not believe that this mere youngster could help the Lin Family leave the Chaotic Sea.
As for the vanished Venerable Lord, it had surely been a coincidence.
He must have temporarily left to handle some business, allowing this youngster to exploit the opening.
Gu Xingzhi swept his gaze over the Clan Elders, then shook his head with a sneer.
"Since that is the case, you have lost your chance to leave. Remain trapped here forever, then!"
Before Lin Xiao could speak, Gu Xingzhi flashed away and vanished.
"Oh, Clan Elders, you..."
"Alas..."
Lin Xiao shook his head with a look of regret and sighed.
"Lin Xiao, as the head of a clan, how can you lower yourself before some youngster?"
"I say you are unfit to remain clan head. Step down at once!"
A Clan Elder in white robe standing in the middle frowned sternly and barked.
The other Clan Elders looked at one another, then all nodded in agreement.
The Clan Elder in white robe immediately waved his hand, instantly stripping Lin Xiao of his authority as clan head, withdrawing his Fortune, and teleporting him out of the great hall.
Outside the hall, Lin Xiao stomped his feet for quite some time. Then, sighing repeatedly, he shook his head with a bitter smile and left.
"Alas... the Lin Family... is probably finished!"
Halfway there, the Fair-Skinned Man saw the worry on his Father's face and stepped forward with a sigh to ask what was wrong.
Lin Xiao did not explain. He merely reached out and patted the Fair-Skinned Man on the shoulder, instructing him as though he were settling his final affairs.