He opened his mouth, wanting to say more.
However.
The white-robed female cultivator beside him tugged at the hem of his robe.
She desperately signaled him with her eyes, telling him to stop talking.
Only then did Zhao Qingyun reluctantly close his mouth.
"Enough. That concludes today's business. Go back to your respective homes."
The Qi Kingdom's Country Lord spoke.
The others immediately bent at the waist, cupped their hands, and bowed.
"Yes, Country Lord."
Seeing how utterly obedient they were now.
A trace of satisfaction appeared in the Qi Kingdom's Country Lord's eyes.
The Li Family.
They had done him a great favor this time.
In one fell swoop, they had helped him tame these unruly old fellows.
In the past.
They had never behaved so meekly.
The people from the various major factions departed one after another.
Then came the rogue cultivators.
Before long.
The bustling Azure Rosy-Cloud Mountains regained their former tranquility.
"Imperial Brother."
King Sui watched everyone leave.
He hesitated, words hovering on his lips.
"If you have something to say, say it."
The Qi Kingdom's Country Lord said with a soft chuckle.
King Sui hesitated for a moment.
"Imperial Brother, those old fellows, Zhao Qingyun and the others, suffered a crushing defeat at the Li Family's hands today. Qian Xingping was even killed in public by the Li Family's Eldest Young Lady, breaking the balance through which their five aristocratic clans kept our Tian Clan in check."
He lowered his voice.
"Given their temperaments, I fear they won't swallow this insult so easily."
The Qi Kingdom's Country Lord stroked his beard.
A sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.
"I know."
"Since you know, Imperial Brother..."
"And what if I do?"
The Qi Kingdom's Country Lord turned around.
"Whether they can swallow it or not, they