As the Southwest Branch finished speaking, a strange silence settled over the hall—until someone from the Northeast Branch let out a disdainful snort.
Qi Shan asked coolly, "Is there a problem?"
The Northeast Branch wasn't afraid of Qi Yuanliang.
To them, Qi Yuanliang—the "Evil Strategist"—was someone they had only heard of, never met. They had never personally suffered at his hands, so they naturally feared him less than the other regions did. When they gossiped about him, they even thought his reputation had been exaggerated.
Now he was keeping to the shadows, manipulating a mere woman to stir up trouble. Even if she had achieved some impressive results, the Northeast Branch still took them with a huge grain of salt. They didn't believe Shen Tang could go toe-to-toe with a male ruler; in their eyes, Qi Yuanliang was taking a shortcut by controlling her.
Would he have done so well if they'd given Qi Shan a male ruler?
"Heh, nothing in particular. I was just laughing at how few heroes have any yang energy these days. This is what it means for yin to overwhelm yang, and the trend is growing ever more rampant. If not for that, why would these heretical signs be spreading everywhere? You're all incompetent. If this had happened here or in Tianyuan, we'd have made sure it died while still weak! Especially in the Southeast. That Sovereign has lost his senses. Instead of eliminating the heresy, he's even brought out a Crown Princess, making himself a laughingstock. Lord Yu just watches with his eyes wide open, and now there are female rulers in the Northwest and Southwest too..."
Gu Chi couldn't help rolling his eyes. He grumbled that everyone in the Northeast Branch must have Alzheimer's. Had they already forgotten that the seven rulers before