Ye Zhen's formal appointment as Hall Master of Fire Spirit Hall spread through Luoyi within half a day as though it had sprouted wings, stirring undercurrents throughout the entire city.
Because of the immense significance it carried.
This time, the Zhenhai Army had returned alive after achieving peerless merit alone, creating a great number of noble titles and honors for people such as Liu Feng, Niu Er, and Gu Tieqi.
At this point, these people had spontaneously formed an interest group through their shared military merit.
And the Duke of North Sea Prefecture and Governor of North Sea were the banners of this interest group!
Now that Ye Zhen had been granted a high position within the Ancestral God Hall, it meant that this interest group had become even more stable and powerful.
In particular, the position of Hall Master of Fire Spirit Hall within the Ancestral God Hall represented real authority and power.
With this office upon him, Ye Zhen's voice at court was further strengthened, his position became even more secure, and the interest group behind him bared its terrifying fangs.
Under such circumstances, when Ye Zhen and Gu Tieqi led a group of people to Marquis Chiping Residence once more to collect the debt, everyone in Gu Mansion, from top to bottom, remained calm, without the slightest trace of panic.
Their composure was not because they did not fear Ye Zhen, Gu Tieqi, and the interest group behind them.
It was because the Gu Family had already made its decision!
By the time the two arrived, the Gu Family's upper ranks, who had long received word, were all present, including Gu Family Old Ancestor Gu Dachuan, Duke of Xinning Prefecture Gu Yan, Heir Apparent Gu Guangzhi, and Marquis Chiping Gu Chunzhi.
However, Marquis Chiping Gu Chunzhi's face