"What did you manage to skim?"
Elder Shi Renshan did his utmost to maintain his composure and condition as he asked Elders Duan Hui and Xiang Dinghan in a relatively calm tone.
If they had not skimmed much, returning it would be fine.
But if they had skimmed too much, then things would become troublesome.
Duan Hui and Xiang Dinghan exchanged a glance and gave the same answer in unison:
"Not much."
"About... half."
When Shi Renshan heard that figure, fury immediately began surging in his heart.
Half?
And they called that not much?
In other words... half the resources allocated from the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's treasury to the Sea Guard Legion and Divine Mountain Guard had fallen into the hands of the Xiang Family and Duan Family.
Elder Shi Renshan was now too lazy to ask whether "this was done by the juniors of your families" or "you secretly instructed them."
He already had the exact answer in his heart.
If this had been done by the juniors of their families, then no matter how bold those juniors were, they would never dare to swallow half the resources of the Sea Guard Legion and Divine Mountain Guard.
There must have been even more powerful martial artists directing everything from behind the scenes. And apart from Xiang Dinghan and Duan Hui, there was probably no third person with such immense influence.
Elder Shi Renshan had essentially determined that the people who had schemed behind the scenes and docked the military provisions were Xiang Dinghan and Duan Hui.
The Xiang Family and Duan Family had usually been jointly suppressed by the Duanmu Family and Shen Family in their respective palaces, leaving them unable to obtain many benefits.
This time, having finally gained command of the Sea Guard Legion and Divine