Someone immediately took up the thread. "Exactly. Otherwise, perhaps a few of them could have been taken in by the old Palace Master ahead of time."
One after another, they began resenting Sikong Jing again.
"Sixth Elder, why didn't you let me speak just now about Sikong Jing?"
Suddenly, another resentful voice rang out. Its owner was also an elder; just now, he had wanted to tell Ling Liaoyuan about Sikong Ding and Sikong Jing, father and son.
He wanted to say that it was the Sikong father and son who had made them so weak and caused them to lose so many geniuses.
Hearing this, the others all turned to look at the Sixth Elder...
Sixth Elder Ling Zhujie spoke in a low voice, "Don't forget that Sikong Jing can be considered half a member of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family. We currently have no geniuses worth showing off. Even if we reach the Heaven-Soaring Palace, we'll only be at the very bottom."
"But what if Sikong Jing is willing to join the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family?"
As those words fell, countless people stared at the Sixth Elder in disbelief. Was this some kind of joke?
"Sikong Jing is Sikong Ding's son... Jiuxiao's mortal enemy!" the elder who had spoken earlier could not help but cry out.
Ling Zhujie merely smiled and replied softly, "Why do you think I've managed to stay alive until now? Because I always leave myself a way out. Sikong Jing may be our way out. There's no need to throw him out immediately."
Those words left everyone stunned, and quite a few sank into thought.
Of course, some immediately jumped out to object and mock him. Clearly, Ling Zhujie had not yet completely won everyone over.
But the matter ended there; further argument was useless.
Gazing