Jiang Hui said she would report it upward, but she knew very well that after making such a huge fuss, the Palace would likely find it hard to refuse even if it wanted to.
The key was that she knew why they had not attended the meeting—they would not support Central Province's demands anyway; they simply did not want to be used by others.
If the Palace refused, setting aside how they would get through the current hurdle, it would also take great effort to ask Red Leaf Ridge to act in the future.
But then again, if Star Palace made such a concession, it would count as "acting once," which was far too disadvantageous.
She brought up another matter. "I heard that your side cooperated with the Book Pavilion to eliminate two Heavenly Devil Domains in Heaven Spring City?"
"Why not Star Palace... I heard the Book Pavilion did not offer anything particularly worthwhile."
In her eyes, whether it was the Swordplay Manual or the Righteous Qi cultivation method, they could only be considered passable.
The Earth Origin Embryo she had fought for from the Palace, on the other hand, was a genuine heavenly treasure. Once used, it would be gone.
"There must have been a reason," Qu Jianlei replied casually. "At the very least, they had better judgment."
"We want whatever the Book Pavilion has," Jiang Hui stated without hesitation. "Count it all toward this intervention."
"Fine." Qu Jianlei nodded readily. "That Gravity Art was originally developed with the help of the Earth Origin Embryo."
"Gravity Art... Earth Origin Embryo." Jiang Hui gritted her teeth. "Why didn't Ridge Lord Qu mention this earlier?"
"You never asked, did you?" Qu Jianlei shot her a surprised look. "I already said that I wanted the Earth Origin Embryo to deduce a