At the same time.
Inside the Ximen Clan's main hall.
The leaders of the Five Great Lineages that had surrounded Chen Wen to kill him were gathered in the hall.
The hall was deathly silent. It was no exaggeration to say that everyone feared for their own safety.
After a long while, Ximen Tiankuang finally spoke. "I imagine you all know why I gathered you here today."
"You all witnessed that brat's cutting edge firsthand. His momentum is established, and his wings have fully grown."
"Now his elder brother is a member of the Thatched Cottage, and he has been taken there as well."
"With his strength and talent, he is very likely to join the Thatched Cottage, unless he refuses."
"You should all understand perfectly well what that means."
"If that brat comes to kill us, what are we to do?"
"Unless the Ancestors in our clans emerge from their secluded cultivation, no one will be his match."
At this point, his tone shifted. "And if those Ancestors do emerge, you must all understand perfectly well what the consequences will be."
"None of us can bear that loss."
"But if we do nothing, what awaits us may be the annihilation of our clans!!!"
Bang!!!
By the end, he could no longer restrain himself and slammed his palm heavily onto the table.
Boom!!!
Jiang Zhanlei and the others all shuddered.
They were no fools. Naturally, they knew full well that all of this could come true.
Chen Wen's madman-like behavior in particular made their scalps prickle.
Merely thinking about it was enough to make their scalps prickle.
Jiang Zhanlei drew a deep breath, then said, "Brother Ximen, since you've brought this up, surely you have a way to deal with it?"
"We're all here. You can lay out your proposals