Bai Yujun added in a strange, mocking tone.
"You advocated raising the clan's fortune and did so much for it, but who could know whether your Primordial Spirit had been secretly tainted? Besides, do you really think this would raise the Phoenix Clan's fortune? What if it rose first, only to decline afterward?"
Having said that, she did not care what the Phoenix Clan Elders thought and turned to the Imperial Dynasty's ministers.
"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and leave. If you don't leave now, then don't leave at all."
That high-ranking minister smiled and turned away, calling for the officials of the delegation to board the ship at once. He had seen things clearly: even within the Phoenix Clan's Cave-Heaven World, this white dragon had the final say.
His life belonged to himself, while the Imperial Dynasty belonged to the emperor. If the emperor was dissatisfied, he could negotiate with the white dragon himself.
Presumably, the white dragon would be more than willing to speak face-to-face with His Majesty the Emperor.
Seeing this, the Deputy Envoy reached out to stop the minister.
"My lord, how are we supposed to explain this to His Majesty when we return? The marriage alliance with the Phoenix Clan is of great importance. How can we abandon it so lightly?"
The minister darkened his face and shoved the Deputy Envoy aside, leading the others toward the tower ship.
They started the great ship at top speed and slowly departed through the mountain gate of the Cave-Heaven World. Matters having reached this point, the Phoenix Clan had no choice but to open the passage and let the tower ship, draped in red cloth but utterly devoid of celebration, sail away.
Bai Yujun glanced toward where Rong Ru was.
"Let Miss Rong Ru