Taking Advantage of Haku's Freebie

"You... you actually colluded with a [Yellow Spring Remnant God]!"

"Nisshiki! You never put the [Council] in your eyes at all..."

Ling Shi accused furiously.

He had already lost all face anyway, so he no longer cared about his dignity.

All he wanted was to drag Natsume down with him.

But at that moment, Elder Xushi spoke:

"Enough!"

"Elder Ling Shi, be quiet for a while!"

He shot Elder Ling Shi a glance.

That look seemed to say: [You useless fool, shut up!]

Natsume might have been suspicious.

But the things he had done were indeed impressive!

First, he had provided clues about the [New Nursery], and now he had seized a [Demon God Weapon].

And he had voluntarily handed both over.

With those two great contributions alone, it was not Ling Shi's place, as a "failure," to keep pressing the issue.

Seeing the Grand Elder speak, the latter shuddered all over!

Though still unwilling in his heart, he silently shut his mouth.

It was obvious that all the other Main Family elders, including Xushi, did not care in the slightest whether Natsume had colluded with a [Yellow Spring Remnant God].

The only thing they cared about was that [Demon God Weapon wreckage].

Although the Otsutsuki Royal Family had been the main force behind the destruction of the [Underworld Great Kingdom], and the subsequent sealing of the [Yellow Spring Realm] and endless slaughter of the Yellow Spring Remnants had also been orchestrated solely by the [Main Family Royal House], as fellow Otsutsuki, the Council was also considered an arch-enemy of the [Yellow Spring Lineage].

Therefore, even for a Main Family elder, colluding with a [Yellow Spring Remnant God] should still have counted as betrayal and a crime.

But as long as the objective was achieved—and the gift was something