Hearing Zhang Xiaoni's words, the elders fell silent, especially those who had opposed her from the start.
They knew what had happened outside just now, but none of them had stepped forward.
When Chen Changan had humiliated Ren Aotian with overwhelming force, shock had filled many of their eyes.
Chen Changan was even more terrifying than they had imagined. This outsider had shattered everything they thought they knew.
"Family Head, I admit Chen Changan is exceptional, but he is an outsider, after all."
"If someday he really..."
"So what if he's an outsider? Now that he's come to the Eternal Land, isn't he one of its people too?"
"Don't let prejudice cloud your judgment. That's the behavior of a fool," Zhang Xiaoni said coldly.
"But don't you think Chen Changan is a madman?"
"He doesn't show it on the surface. He seems easy to get along with, but when he goes mad, he's crazier than anyone."
"Ren Aotian is arrogant enough, isn't he?"
"But before Chen Changan, that arrogance of his is a joke."
"A man like that is trouble waiting to happen."
"If the Zhang Family takes his side, have you all thought about the consequences?"
"If we become the target of every spear in the Emperor Above Realm circle someday, can the Zhang Family handle it?"
"Count on Chen Changan?"
"Does he have what it takes to turn the tide?"
"Besides, prodigy though he is, whether he can truly win the Eternal Ranking and become the future ruler remains unknown."
"We can stay on good terms with him, but wouldn't tying ourselves to him completely be too rash?"
Several elders nodded at those words. Before meeting Chen Changan, they hadn't felt that way.
But after seeing how he had treated Ren Aotian today, they too felt that Chen