Even Elder Chen narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Yue Changlong, his mind racing.
He knew that, given both the personal strength and the terrifying influence Yue Changlong had displayed tonight, no request would be unreasonable.
As long as his request did not cross the nation's bottom line, he could agree to it on the nation's behalf.
"Go ahead."
After a brief silence, Elder Chen spoke slowly, his voice tinged with weariness but still steady.
"If it is within the nation's power to give, I can authorize it."
"The nation has not forgotten your achievements over the years."
"And it owes you compensation for the injustice you suffered."
Those words were both reassurance and a declaration of his position.
Yet what Yue Changlong said next stunned everyone present.
"My honor or disgrace, my personal gains or losses-none of that matters."
Yue Changlong shook his head, his voice calm.
"I don't want a military rank or a position, much less money."
"I have only one request."
He raised his head, sweeping his gaze over everyone present before finally settling on the households of the Yan Family, the Yi Family, and the already destroyed Cao Family-the three former "royal clans."
His voice suddenly rang out, forceful and resolute!
"I want, from this day forward..."
"No more royal clans in the Dragon Kingdom!"
Boom!
Those words exploded in everyone's minds like a massive bomb!
Everyone was stunned!
They all stared at Yue Changlong in disbelief.
None of them had imagined that Yue Changlong would make such an earth-shattering request!
No more royal clans in the Dragon Kingdom!
What did that mean?
It meant uprooting the Yan, Yi, and Cao families completely-the royal clans of the former dynasty, whose lineages stretched back centuries and whose Redemption Edicts protected them!
This was