Seeing the stern expression on his elder brother Liu Changxu's face, Liu Changyan dared not reply and hurriedly relayed his brother's orders through voice transmission.
An hour later, hundreds of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators of the Liu Household sat cross-legged on cushions packed tightly inside the Council Hall on Hundred Blossoms Mountain. They had all heard that their lineage patriarch Liu Changxu, who had just returned from the Southern Sea, was in a foul mood. Not wanting to become the Nascent Soul patriarch's punching bag, everyone sat stiffly upright without uttering a word, leaving the atmosphere tense and oppressive.
This atmosphere did not last long. His father Liu Shihao, his mother Lin Yulian, Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, Lian'er, Liu Changyan, Liu Changhui, Liu Fuyue, and the other senior members of the Liu Household filed in. Eldest Brother Liu Changyong, Fifth Brother Liu Changshun, and other elders of the lineage followed.
They had barely taken their seats when a streak of white light shot into the hall, and Liu Changxu appeared in the seat of honor.
Liu Changxu swept his piercing gaze over everyone present, then said in an icy voice:
"Today, I traveled around Flower Valley Market in another guise, only to encounter a disgraceful incident that filled me with anger!"
As he spoke, a screen formed from spiritual energy appeared above his head, and scenes of Liu Xiangbao forcibly abducting a female cultivator played across it like a film.
After watching this scene, everyone present felt that something was badly wrong, as though they sensed a storm about to descend.
As Liu Changxu's strength and standing rose rapidly, the Liu Lineage's standing and influence in the surrounding area soared as well. This also threw many clansmen's attitudes out of balance, leaving them swollen with arrogance!