Ouyang Nan seemed to know what everyone was thinking and continued, "I gathered everyone here today for two reasons. One was to inform you of what I just mentioned. The other is that, since I'll be joining the small exploration team, I can no longer continue serving as the leader of this expedition. Therefore, I intend to entrust the heavy responsibility of leader to elder Ouyang Min."
"What?" Everyone was startled when they heard this.
Ouyang Min was equally surprised. He truly had not expected Ouyang Nan to say this. Originally, he had planned to seize control of the entire team while Ouyang Nan was away on a mission. Yet before he had even made an effort, that authority had fallen into his hands. It felt like he had gotten what he wanted simply by lying down without doing anything.
"Everyone, there's no need to be too surprised. This mission is quite dangerous. If anything happens to me and the team has no leader, or if we wait until then to decide on one, it may cause delays. It would be better to settle this before I leave, so it won't affect what comes afterward," Ouyang Nan said.
In fact, whenever she was absent, the Ouyang Family team would be under Ouyang Min's command. After all, these Martial Artists all belonged to the Great Elder faction, and Ouyang Min had been assigned here to cooperate with Ouyang Nan.
If Ouyang Nan had any ulterior motives during the mission or made any mistakes, the responsibility of leading the team would fall to Ouyang Min.
So Ouyang Nan was merely confirming it openly once more. In practice, there was no great need for it.
"Ouyang Min has always worked with me in managing the entire team during this mission. So when I