No one had expected Fang Yun's methods to be so formidable that he would expel the entire Lei Family from the Assembly Hall.
Yet many did not think Fang Yun was in the wrong. Even if the Lei Family had not plotted his assassination, they could hardly be called innocent. No wonder they had previously claimed Lei Mo was dead-he had feigned death to enter Bloodmang and assassinate a Void Sage of the Human Race.
At this point, the Lei Family would inevitably face severe punishment. Their head, Lei Ao, had been a compromise between the family's various factions to begin with, and now he would have to shoulder the blame.
Many members of the Zong Family exchanged covert glances, while some Grand Academicians attending as observers looked anxious.
"Family Head Zong Ganyu, Zong Qingping entrusted me with something to deliver to you. Please do not leave after the assembly concludes." Fang Yun's voice echoed through the Assembly Hall.
Gu Ju Wu, head of the Gu Family, glanced at Zong Ganyu in surprise.
Zong Ganyu, however, remained seated upright behind his desk, gazing ahead as though he had heard nothing.
But some members of the Zong Family felt their hearts pound with alarm. Since Fang Yun knew Lei Mo had entered the Bloodmang Ancient Land, he probably knew Zong Qingping and Gu Yuan had been there too. Coupled with the parcel Fang Yun had given the Gu Family, what he intended to do was all but written on the wall.
If the Zong Family obstructed him, the Lei Family's overturned cart stood as a warning.
As for why Fang Yun had not acted directly, everyone understood perfectly well: he was allowing Saint Zong to save face!
The Assembly Hall grew even quieter. Several breaths later, Zong Ganyu lowered his head