Ye Zhen's sudden departure with Princess Changle left every Moon Priest and Star Priest present dumbfounded.
Even Grand Priest Bai Xiang and the several Authority Priests had not expected Ye Zhen to pull something like this.
He was pulling the rug out from under them!
Everyone present was sharp-eyed; they all understood the meaning behind Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na's earlier words.
The Barbarian Spirit Hall, once unloved by grandmother and uncle alike, was about to become a coveted branch hall of the Ancestral God Hall. They merely wanted to seize this opportunity to pluck the fruit and claim a share of the benefits.
There had originally been dozens of ways to handle this, but Ye Zhen had chosen the most drastic and unexpected one.
At once, Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na found himself unable to save face.
He understood what he had been doing just now. He had merely named an exorbitant price, and Grand Priest Bai Xiang could not possibly let him take all the benefits. Yet after bargaining, he should still have been able to obtain a portion of the Barbarian Spirit Hall's authority and gains.
But Ye Zhen's actions were undoubtedly a slap across his face, leaving him unable to step down.
His face immediately turned incomparably gloomy.
Yet as Ye Zhen resolutely headed outside, Princess Changle seemed utterly blind to everyone else's reactions.
Ye Zhen, who was directly pulling Princess Changle toward the exit, had no idea that her pretty face was already covered in rosy clouds, shy beyond measure.
Ye Zhen and Princess Changle had occasionally come into contact before, but this was the first time Ye Zhen had taken the initiative to hold her hand.
At this moment, let alone Ye Zhen leading Princess Changle out of here, even if he