Seeing that all five elders had arrived, Heavenly Fire Venerable clapped his hands and said, "Alright, everyone is here. Now I have something to announce."
Once everyone's attention had turned toward him, Heavenly Fire Venerable pointed at Gu He and said, "From this day onward, Gu He will be the Pill Fire Pavilion's sole deputy pavilion master. His words are equivalent to mine, and he has the authority to mobilize all of the Pill Fire Pavilion's resources."
Heavenly Fire Venerable's words left the elders below looking shocked. They had no idea why the pavilion master would issue such an absurd order.
Wasn't this equivalent to appointing a pavilion master who did not need to bear any responsibility? And he was giving such important authority to a stranger they had met for the first time.
"Pavilion Master, I object." Lang Haobo, the three-star Dou Zong, was the first to voice his opposition.
"Yes, Pavilion Master, please reconsider." Jing Wenshan did not want another person placed above him either, and he spoke up as well.
"I do not really have any objections, but until a few minutes ago, we did not even know who Mr. Gu He was. We should at least be given time to accept this." Though Shen Yurong appeared not to oppose it, he fully employed delaying tactics.
"Pavilion Master, I joined the Pill Fire Pavilion because I admired your ambition in establishing a faction here, not to watch you act so arbitrarily in such an important matter. If you truly insist on making him the second pavilion master, then I will leave the Pill Fire Pavilion." Even Jing Li, who had always stood with Heavenly Fire Venerable, voiced his opposition.
Only Xuan Haoge wore an inscrutable smile and said nothing.
Gu He rubbed his forehead in frustration. He