Chapter 2170
Several days later, Celestial Xia's offensive had receded, and Origin Xia's exterior had temporarily returned to calm. Yet the internal situation suddenly became tense.
Councilor Lan believed that although Councilor Wan held the advantage if he wanted to deal with him, it would by no means be easy. There were few weaknesses to exploit on his person, so it was impossible to target him directly. At most, Wan could divide the forces around him.
There were actually quite a few people supporting him now, and most of them stood with the Grand Councilors. Yet those whom he had previously persuaded to swear oaths had instead gone over to Daoist Wan's side.
But that did not matter. So long as he had support from above, he could continue fighting Councilor Wan.
At the same time, he spared no effort in wooing people from Councilor Wan's camp, making promises to them, including people such as Councilor Huang. Even if these people had sworn oaths, he could still make them hold back and watch for the time being, because in name, this was merely an internal struggle for power and had not risen to the level of Origin Xia's order.
He believed he held no few bargaining chips and could contend with him for a long time.
Yet circumstances often took people by surprise. Barely half a month later, several Grand Councilors summoned him over. After a round of deliberations, he voluntarily withdrew from the dispute.
This matter left outsiders and some of the councilors utterly baffled, and for a time, they could not make sense of it.
It was only the next day that the many councilors came to understand the rough circumstances of the matter.
Daoist Wan's move had been exceedingly simple. He went directly before several Grand Councilors,