Third Uncle-Grandfather's words were overbearing, his voice brimming with Killing Intent.
Hearing Third Uncle-Grandfather's words, the Lei Family head sneered coldly. "Your Zhang Family lost its Clan Suppressing Divine Artifact long ago and no longer deserves to be one of the Eight Great Families. Since you say you no longer care for the friendship between the Eight Great Families, then let me make this plain today. The Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion is our Eight Great Families' final bargaining chip against the northern lands. How can we allow your Zhang Family to act recklessly? If your Zhang Family hands over Zhang Chen and appeases the Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion's wrath, then all is well—good for you, good for me, good for everyone. Otherwise, we will expel your Zhang Family from the Eight Great Families!"
Holding a wine cup nearby, Zhang Chen felt a flash of insight upon hearing the Lei Family head's words and immediately understood his meaning.
With the Zhang Family under his control, offending the Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion was a foregone conclusion. The Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion would surely side with the Great Victory Royal Family. Without the Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion's support, what could the Eight Great Families use to contend against the Great Victory Royal Family? Therefore, the other families must have intended to expel the Zhang Family from the Eight Great Families. Then, the remaining six families could continue currying favor with the Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion and still treat it as their final chess piece.
The Gong Family had already sided with the Great Victory Royal Family. If they removed the Zhang Family, which had lost the Book of Life and Death, from the Eight Great Families as well, the remaining six families could join forces with the Pacifying Border Prince's Mansion. They might