The Central! The Central! The Central!

After sending Hai Rui and the other two away, Chen Luo was still somewhat angry.

How could these Noble Families and Sacred Clans all be so forgetful of beatings while remembering food?

No matter how blinded by greed and desire, they should still have been able to see his objective. How dare they sing a different tune?

And they had even come up with this whole business of submitting memorials and filing petty complaints.

When he established the Azure Sky Executioner's Blade back then, hadn't he told them that the times had changed?

It seemed his previous pursuit and conciliation had made them think he was being lenient!

Did they believe he wouldn't pull an all-nighter and release a huge update, then finish Dream of the Red Chamber today?

Baochai wouldn't chase butterflies—she'd chase them!

Daiyu wouldn't bury flowers—she'd bury them!

Seeing the expression on Chen Luo's face, Hou An, who had not yet left, naturally guessed what he was thinking and said from the side, "Duke Anguo, please calm down."

"Actually, memorials have to be considered according to the circumstances."

"They may not necessarily reflect the true thoughts of these Noble Families and Sacred Clans."

Chen Luo was startled. He hurriedly rose and clasped his hands toward Hou An. "Please enlighten me, Eunuch Hou!"

Hou An had served as the chief eunuch for more than forty years. He understood the situation of the Noble Families and Sacred Clans far better than Chen Luo did.

"I dare not call it enlightenment." Hou An spoke softly. "In my view, these memorials fall into three categories."

"First, there are those who, out of friendship, concern for appearances, or threats to their interests, have no choice but to lend their voices and bolster the momentum from the sidelines."

"Such Noble Families and Sacred