The Attack Is Settled

Hearing the former's vaguely threatening words, the elders of the First Elder Council of the Lesser Pill Pagoda felt both inward anger and deep apprehension.

While they could disregard Gu Xun'er, who was merely a One-star Dou Zun, the force behind her left them feeling helpless.

Moreover, the First Elder was currently in seclusion refining pills.

None of them even had a way to summon their ancestor.

Even the hardliners from before clenched their teeth and fell silent.

However, judging from their heaving chests,

Gu Xun'er's threatening words had left them extremely enraged.

"Miss Xun'er, this is an internal matter of the Pill Pagoda. Isn't it inappropriate for you to interfere so rashly?"

After a period of silence, the old man spoke again.

"Second Elder, this is an agreement made by our Ancient Clan predecessors. I have no way of changing it. If the Pill Pagoda intends to kill Xiao Yan, our Ancient Clan cannot simply stand aside."

Although Gu Xun'er knew that the former was already very unhappy, she pretended not to notice and continued.

Upon hearing this, the Second Elder's fist clenched slightly.

Although he wanted to reject her outright, he recalled what Gu Xun'er had told him earlier.

Xiao Yan was once an ally of the Ancient Clan, a descendant of the Xiao Clan, and the sole surviving descendant of the clan chief's line.

A trace of conflict flashed through his eyes.

Even now, he could not be certain whether the Ancient Clan would truly do everything in its power to protect the sole surviving descendant of the Xiao Clan Chief's line.

After pondering for a moment, the old man loosened his fist. His gaze swept past Gu Xun'er before turning once more toward Lin Feng.

The meaning was already obvious.

Seeing this, Gu Xun'er's delicate brows