Hearing Su Fan's scolding, Cai Songlin opened his mouth to argue, but in the end he merely lowered his head in dejection.
With a "plop," he knelt and prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the cold floor. He did not even dare breathe loudly.
There was no point saying anything now.
How could he not have suffered? Everyone on the Elder Council was a Void Refining Stage cultivator. With only Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, how could he possibly keep them under control?
Besides, Su Fan had been in secluded cultivation all these years. Even if Cai Songlin had wanted to report anything, he could not find him. He could only turn a blind eye to those people's petty schemes.
In truth, the reason he had gone to see Su Fan today was precisely to put some eye drops in front of him about those people on the Elder Council.
How could Su Fan not understand these principles?
Actually, he did not care in the slightest about the Elder Council's despicable conduct.
Human nature was simply like this. Scheming for power and profit was a rotten business that existed in every dynasty and every age. Wanting to eradicate it completely was nothing but wishful thinking.
Old Cai's actions had already been the best solution available under the circumstances.
Over the years, he had contributed enormously to maintaining the marketplace's stability and prosperity.
To put it plainly, Su Fan was just looking for an excuse to make trouble.
He was merely using this opportunity to give the Elder Council a thorough beating and make them remember clearly who the true master of this marketplace was.
At that moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the distance. The Void Refining Stage cultivators of the Elder Council had finally