"The situation was still under control for now, but after all, there were people stubbornly charging into the wind, stirring up public sentiment. I'm worried that if this keeps fermenting, Tai Yu's entire climate of public opinion will turn terrible. The middle and lower ranks will lose faith in the upper ranks. Those spreading bewitching rumors will benefit from it... Even if someone has to come out and take the blame!" Yue Li Ai said nervously.
The reason she mentioned taking the blame was naturally because she feared that the ones left holding the bag would be her family—her and her father.
"The blood sacrifice gathering was originally planned for after the Annihilation Plan at the Divine Tomb Seat. The positive influence of the Destiny Defense Line truly wasn't enough, but now that we've come this far, there's no turning back." Yue Li Jun spoke gravely, his gaze growing only more resolute.
At that moment, the communication stone in his hand rang. After Yue Li Jun activated it, a ravishing crimson silhouette appeared within. That person spoke two words directly to Yue Li Jun: "Do it."
With those two words, the heaviness still lingering in Yue Li Jun's eyes immediately erupted into fervor and determination. Yue Li Ai's worries beside him vanished entirely as well—after all, this message had come personally from the Imperial Consort.
Buzz!
Yue Li Jun immediately began.
He beckoned to "Blooddrop" and said, "Miss Blooddrop, please take your position."
"No problem."
Blooddrop was one of their people. She had long known that this was her true purpose here; otherwise, with her background, she could never have obtained her current status.
After speaking, she descended directly onto the center of the "pot lid." Yue Li Ai and Si Dao Cangsheng descended as well, joining Yang Cheng and