Ah.
Murong Yuanchen sighed inwardly.
He had always believed Murong Qingxian was a rare genius with a boundless future.
Yet now their clan could not even grant him this small request. They had even started talking about the Main Lineage and Branch Lineage.
It chilled the heart.
But Murong Yuanchen's words carried little weight. He could not change the outcome.
Forget it.
I should at least try to comfort him.
Murong Yuanchen sighed softly.
Murong Yuantian spoke again. "Contact Murong Qingxian now, with me here to listen."
"If necessary, I'll step in and help."
"All right."
Murong Yuanchen sighed and took out the Sound Transmission Token.
After he infused it with Spiritual Energy, a voice came through. "Great Elder?"
"It's me."
Murong Yuanchen acknowledged her, then asked, "Has your cultivation gone smoothly lately?"
"Well enough," Li Qingyou said.
Murong Yuanchen drew a deep breath. "The Murong Clan has reached a final decision concerning Chen Wen."
Murong Qingxian immediately grew serious. "What decision?"
"We took your opinion seriously. We discussed it several times."
Then Murong Yuanchen changed tack. "But we had no choice. This was a joint request from the Five Great Powers."
"The Murong Clan held a vote and ultimately decided to take part."
"But don't worry. We won't put you in a difficult position. We'll only make a token show of it."
"Don't read too much into it, either. We aren't targeting you."
The other end fell deathly silent.
After a long while, Murong Qingxian said, "I understand."
"Then you..." Murong Yuanchen could not help asking.
Murong Yuantian looked over as well.
Clearly, he wanted to hear Murong Qingxian's answer too.
It was crucial.
"What do you mean?" Murong Qingxian asked.
Murong Yuanchen drew a deep breath before saying, "I want to know what you think of this decision.