"Everyone gathered here is an elder of Huaiyuan Hall. If the clan head has something to say, please speak plainly. So long as it is for Huaiyuan Hall, no matter what the clan head says, all the elders will surely understand!" Elder Mu Lei said in a deep voice.
After Elder Mu Lei finished speaking, Zhang Tie and the other elders all nodded.
"Today, we are discussing matters in the clan ancestral hall. Naturally, Huaiyuan Hall's interests come first. We are first and foremost descendants of Huaiyuan Hall, and only then members of Great Xia's Hua Clan. Clan Head, please rest assured on this point!" Elder Mu Yuan also spoke.
Only after seeing all the elders state their positions did Zhang Taixuan nod. Then he clapped his hands twice.
As the sound of Zhang Taixuan's palms echoed through the empty ancestral hall, two clan stewards emerged from a patch of shadow within the great hall and came to the round table beside the assembled elders. One of them carried a tray containing what appeared to be several sets of documents, while the other distributed them to the elders present.
Zhang Tie received a set of documents as well and began reading. With the powerful spiritual strength of an Earth Knight, reading such materials was now no different for Zhang Tie than a camera taking pictures. He could finish a page at a glance and remember it all. The entire document was only two pages long, and Zhang Tie finished it in the blink of an eye.
Even with Zhang Tie's composure, after reading those two pages, his mind was violently shaken. He looked at Zhang Taixuan with astonishment.
In the firelight of Huaiyuan Hall's ancestral hall, Zhang Taixuan's face was as still as water, revealing nothing of his thoughts. He