Although Qiao Feng had only recently taken over as clan leader, the string of achievements he had amassed beforehand had earned him considerable prestige within the clan.
The rebellion had barely begun before it was swiftly suppressed upon his arrival.
Relying almost entirely on his own prestige, he had secured an overwhelming victory without shedding a drop of blood.
He had also brought back the two elders of law enforcement and martial arts instruction who had been trapped.
The two of them had been the first to resist the rebellion of the four elders, but Quan Guanqing had used a scheme to trap them aboard a ship.
As the matter was gradually sorted out, it became broadly clear that everything had been instigated by Quan Guanqing.
For the sake of the four elders who had rebelled against the clan, Qiao Feng had even taken their punishment upon himself, stabbing himself several times and spilling blood all over the ground.
That display truly won everyone over!
"Don't be deceived by that ungrateful man Qiao Feng! He joined forces with Murong Fu to murder Deputy Clan Leader Ma!"
When Quan Guanqing saw that the truth was coming out, panic seized him.
He had never expected Qiao Feng to turn things around even under such circumstances.
"Deputy Clan Leader Ma clearly died to his own signature technique. It is already certain that Murong Fu was the culprit, yet Qiao Feng insists on vouching for him. Don't you find that suspicious?"
Quan Guanqing's verbal skills far surpassed his actual strength. Had he faced a more ruthless opponent, he would have been dead long ago.
But he had happened to run into Qiao Feng, which was why he still had a chance to survive.
"Just because his throat bone was crushed, you claim he died