Spirit Hall's Quarterly Elders' Meeting convened once again, this time in the Elder Hall's conference room as before.
Apart from Holy Dragon Douluo, who currently needed to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, all six old shut-ins of the Elder Hall and the seventeen elders were present.
Unlike previous meetings, however, this one was chaired by Spirit Hall's new Pope, Bibi Dong. The former Pope, Qian Xunji, had now become her stand-in, successfully joining the ranks of those working from midnight to midnight, seven days a week, without a single day off all year.
Any of these twenty-odd Titled Douluos could cause an earthquake with a casual stamp of their foot, wherever they went. Yet these exalted powerhouses dared not utter a single private whisper.
They had no choice. At the conference room door, Qian Chongling was smiling as he played with Qian Guangyue in his arms, occasionally casting a glance at the current Pope, Bibi Dong.
The meeting officially began. Bibi Dong lightly tapped the table and said, "First, as usual, let's discuss the vermin who took bribes and bent the law this quarter."
"This quarter, there were actually only ten vermin reported by the public or uncovered by the Dark Hall, and all of them were small fry. I must say, you elders have managed your subordinates well."
The elders broke into embarrassed sweats and said, "The credit belongs entirely to His Holiness the Pope. We merely followed the established rules."
Besides, when doing their jobs properly could earn them both power and money, there were still people willing to test the law for such flyspeck profits-and as many as ten of them.
Had these small fry not seen what happened to that Soul Saint hall master last year? After the vermin was sentenced in Spirit