"Earlier, you already sensed that the aura of the Book of Life and Death was within my Gong Family. Now this old man invites everyone from your Eight Great Families to investigate together. If you can find the Book of Life and Death within my Gong Family, my Gong Family will absolutely not shield the culprit. How about it?" the Gong Family head said.
His attitude displayed utmost sincerity. Yet to the Zhang Family, those words radiated absolute confidence—confidence that even if all Eight Great Families searched the Gong Family together, they would never find a trace of the Book of Life and Death.
The Lei Family head said, "We saw with our own eyes earlier that the aura of the Book of Life and Death came from the Zhang Family. Now that our Eight Great Families are joining forces, I refuse to believe we cannot find it! Brothers and sisters of the Zhang Family, our Eight Great Families share the same breath and branches. We will only mediate conflicts, not enlarge them. Why not let our Eight Great Families conduct a search first? If we find the Book of Life and Death, everyone will be delighted; if we cannot, we can discuss what to do next. The aura of the Book of Life and Death appearing in the Gong Family does not mean it is in the Gong Family's possession. If some petty villain is stirring up trouble, or if that person in the palace has arranged this to make us brothers turn against each other, would that not make loved ones grieve and enemies rejoice? We gathered here today to find the Book of Life and Death. We can confine every Gong Family descendant in this courtyard and search them one by one. The Book of Life and