Several people stared at one another with wide eyes, yet no one spoke. This made Qian Ying frown slightly.
So he signaled Zhou Zixing to speak up and keep the discussion going. Remaining silent like this was not a solution.
The reason he chose Zhou Zixing was that, aside from himself, Zhou Zixing had the most say here.
After receiving Qian Ying's signal, Zhou Zixing felt helpless as well. Thinking of his discussion and arrangements with Qian Ying, he knew he would have no choice but to make that youngster resent him today.
But before Zhou Zixing could speak, someone in the group spoke first.
"Elder Qian, Elder Zhou, no one is saying anything, so I don't know whether I should speak either. But there are some things in my heart that I can't keep bottled up, so I think it would be better to say them." With a bitter expression, Ma Xianglong swept his gaze over everyone present before continuing, "Our Ma Family originally had sixteen people. But after entering The Valley, we have not found many treasures, while our manpower has steadily suffered losses. Especially our family elder, Elder Ma Sansing. He met with an accident here and passed away."
Hearing this, everyone felt sorrowful. Every family had lost people in The Valley, and they had long developed a fear of its dangers. Still, Elder Qian's proposal was indeed a good one.
Therefore, everyone supported it. Yet they remained silent because choosing the candidate was truly difficult. Besides, apart from Ma Xianglong, everyone else was filled with their own little schemes. How could they possibly be the first to speak?
Ma Xianglong's willingness to speak gave everyone a way out. It became easier to bring up the matters that followed.
Naturally, Ma Xianglong did not know that, and