Dan Feng rested a hand against his forehead and signaled with his eyes for his clansmen to withdraw.
The High Elder had not slept all night.
In this upheaval, he and the Vidyadhara had come out ahead.
He had to follow the Current Marshal's wishes, make it clear that the Vidyadhara harbored no disloyal intentions, and demonstrate sufficient sincerity.
He had to contact the other High Elders and consider his clansmen on the Luofu.
He also had to leave enough assets for Yingxing and his own reincarnation.
Dan Feng had spent the entire night sorting through and taking inventory of the treasures in his private treasury with his attendants.
The assets that successive Imbibitor Lunaes had left for their reincarnations were countless. The private treasury had been expanded many times, with each floor covering over a thousand square meters.
Dan Feng decided to donate most of those treasures to the Xianzhou.
This was the gesture of sincerity he had offered during his trial at the Ten-Lords Commission.
To Dan Feng, the balance in his account was nothing more than a number.
They were all worldly possessions. Having enough to get by was all that mattered.
Besides, Daiyang had always disliked him.
Even if Dan Feng committed a grave mistake, his sincerity... would still be enough to move her.
The remaining treasures... Dan Feng would give to Yingxing.
There was no other reason for it: Daiyang had deliberately raised inheritance taxes to restrict the Vidyadhara.
As for his savings... he would give them to his friends before his molting.
Anything Dan Feng gave away while alive did not count as an inheritance.
If he did not take this roundabout approach...
That Daiyang would definitely seize on his mistakes and keep raising the tax rate!
If he waited until his molting... his