"It's very likely. Put yourself in his shoes and think about it: with your willful, headstrong personality, anyone would feel uneasy leaving you in charge, wouldn't they? Wouldn't it be more suitable for you to become the Master of the Palace? You'd be surrounded by adulation, and everyone would indulge you because you were the Master of the Palace. But your brother is different. He's sly and reserved, with excellent social skills. Wherever he was placed, he would become an outstanding figure. Even if he didn't become the Master of the Palace, he would certainly be someone capable of challenging the Immortal Sacrifice Blood Crossing in the future. So he was never made the Young Master of the Palace to begin with, was he?" I said with a smile.
"But... but..." Hu Xia was at a loss for words. She couldn't refute my speculation, while Bai Zang nodded after hearing it and said, "Perhaps it truly is as Valley Master Dong Ren said. But now that we've exchanged positions, and since Hu Dan has become the Master of the Palace and has nearly taken control of the situation, that means he has already distributed everyone's interests and secured a balance among the clan elders. So the trade-offs aren't that simple either. Who gets a place at the Immortal Sacrifice Platform—that all has to be weighed carefully. If he were to stop being the Master of the Palace now, would the other clan elders let him off so easily?"
"You're right. They wouldn't just let him off—they wouldn't let us off either. Think about it: if there were only three Perfected Spirit Sovereign Immortals in the sect, then the balance guaranteeing three Immortal Sacrifice Platform slots for the sect would be broken. Would they let us off?" I said with a