The study instantly erupted into an uproar.
Prince Chen sat in the seat of honor, listening until his head throbbed violently. He kept rubbing his forehead and shaking his head.
Lin Bai sat silently to one side, seemingly with no intention of saying anything more.
The lifeless Third Prince, on the other hand, had an exceptionally clear mind. While the many advisers in the study continued arguing noisily, he spoke in a gloomy voice:
"After all is said and done, the main reason is simply that the captured Holy Sons and Holy Daughters have become trump cards in the hands of the Northern Region martial artists."
"But everyone, do not forget that Holy Sons and Holy Daughters are merely Holy Sons and Holy Daughters."
"They have yet to become the leaders of their respective sects and Lineages. They are only Holy Sons."
As the Third Prince spoke, the entire study quickly fell silent.
The advisers who had been arguing without end all raised their heads and silently looked at the Third Prince.
The Third Prince continued, "Although Holy Sons are closely connected to their sects, and a Holy Son can represent a sect, a sect does not necessarily need a Holy Son!"
"The sect" furrowed his brows and asked, "Shouldn't this matter be handled by the Chu royal family? What use would your intervention be?"
"That is the difference."
Before news of Li Mo, the Li family's Holy Son, entering seclusion spread, it had not caused much of a stir in the imperial capital.
"The sect" still did not give a direct answer. Instead, he asked the Third Prince, "Does Your Highness, the Third Prince, mean that we should take the offensive?"
His Highness Li Xian had clearly heard the implication as well, and he said darkly, "Third Imperial Brother