Zhang Shenqi's words were saturated with grief and indignation, his voice brimming with fury he could not suppress.
What could he do? Such a massive blunder had occurred during his tenure as head of the Zhang Family. He had to bear responsibility for it!
"Our Zhang Family's Book of Life and Death has been stolen!" Zhang Shenqi's voice was heavy. As his words fell, an uproar erupted before the Zhang Family Ancestral Hall.
Late at night.
Zhang Family residence.
Zhang Gaqi and Zhang Shenqi sat in the study. Two imposing middle-aged men sat nearby, each silently reading the intelligence in his hands.
"Our Zhang Family and the Gong Family were originally evenly matched. Now that we have lost the Clan Suppressing Divine Artifact, the Book of Life and Death, while they still possess theirs, the balance has shifted and waned. No matter how one looked at it, we had no chance of victory. If we insisted on starting a war, I fear the Zhang Family would be in grave danger." One of the middle-aged men spoke. He was the third brother, Zhang Chuqi.
The fifth brother, Zhang Zongqi, also spoke from the side. "Exactly. Without the Clan Suppressing Divine Artifact, how are we supposed to contend with the Gong Family?"
As he spoke, Zhang Zongqi turned an impatient gaze toward Zhang Shenqi. "You are the head of the Zhang Family, yet you could not even safeguard the Zhang Family's Clan Suppressing Divine Artifact. You truly are worthless! I say you should step down from the position of family head at once. Let the capable take the seat and yield it to someone with ability."
"Fifth Brother! With a great enemy before us, we cannot stir up internal strife!" Zhang Gaqi hurriedly rebuked him. "Besides, the matter has already happened. What