Seeing the situation, Kong Daorong naturally would not stay any longer and humiliate himself.
His face ashen, he returned to his room without a word.
Cao Shu, standing nearby, was even more confused. After all, the reaction of the upper three clans was vastly different from the Five-Light Holy Lord's warning.
To get to the bottom of it, she too immediately turned and left, intending to report the matter to the Five-Light Holy Lord in person.
Soon after, Zheng Yuan, the first to arrive, saw his two friends take out jade invitations at the same time. The last trace of hope in his heart instantly vanished, and he looked pleadingly at Luo Hong.
His meaning was clear: he had arrived first!
"Ahem, there is no need for the three of you to make this difficult. Though Xie cannot split himself into three, these three gatherings can be combined into one.
"Immediately send voice transmissions to ask for instructions. I trust Senior Brother Ao and the others will do Xie this favor!"
Although invitations from the upper three clans' Holy Sons brought Luo Hong prestige, he had no desire to go through the trouble three separate times.
Fortunately, he was a qualified Old Demon and knew very well the art of taking it all. He immediately thought of merging the three gatherings and settling everything at once.
Zheng Yuan and the other two exchanged glances. Seeing that none of them intended to yield, they felt that this was the only option.
Before coming here, they had all received strict orders. If they failed to invite "Xie Yuan," they would definitely suffer for it.
Rather than remain deadlocked here, they might as well give it a try.
Before long, the sound transmission talismans sent out by the three received replies. Ao Lü