The Eleventh Elder's words immediately silenced the other three Elders.
The three of them wore inscrutable expressions. Their gazes seemed to drift toward one another, only to withdraw discreetly.
It was as though they had mentioned something that absolutely could not be discussed carelessly.
"Cough, cough..."
"Enough. Those who need to summarize, summarize. Those who need to report the battle situation to the Grand Elder, go report it!"
"Don't run your mouths about anything else, unless you want trouble to find you!"
The Sixth Elder was the first to come to his senses and coughed lightly twice.
Then he stood up as though nothing had happened, looking ready to leave.
In truth, he was secretly straining his ears, wanting to hear whether the other Elders knew any more specific details.
However, those three fellows remained silent as well.
In the end, the Sixth Elder really did leave in disappointment.
"I'm leaving too. I have things to do. You two can chat slowly."
Seeing that the Sixth Elder had truly left, the Eighth Elder spoke as he rose to his feet.
He was not particularly interested in that rumored matter.
Naturally, he did not want trouble to come looking for him either.
As for the Eleventh Elder and Thirteenth Elder, those two old fellows had never been very settled.
Who knew whether they would be unable to resist discussing that matter later?
At a time like this, it was better to slip away as soon as possible.
Sure enough, after watching the Eighth Elder leave as well, the Eleventh Elder turned and met the Thirteenth Elder's eyes.
"Don't!"
"Don't you dare!!"
"Old Eleven, I don't want to discuss that matter right now. Whatever you do, don't say it! If you say it, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist..."
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