At the sight of Consort Shu's head hitting the ground, a murderous silence fell over the gathering before screams erupted at a deafening pitch.
Dao Lord Xin had drawn his blade at the slightest disagreement, leaving everyone utterly dumbfounded.
Before she died, Consort Shu had still been wondering how to provoke Lianshan Xin into attacking her. Now she no longer needed to wonder. The result was even better than she had expected, though it did leave her unable to make heads or tails of things.
The Left Chancellor also stared blankly at Consort Shu's head, her brain freezing for a moment.
She had arrested people at meetings herself, and many times at that. It was precisely through meeting after meeting and arrest after arrest that she had become Left Chancellor.
But arresting people at meetings was not the same as killing them in full public view.
Even life-and-death political struggles had not reached the point of blood splashing five paces the moment people met.
At least, Great Yu's political struggles had never escalated to this intensity before.
Dao Lord Xin had hit fast-forward with a single click, leaving even the Left Chancellor, who had fought her way to the top, unable to adjust.
Were the times changing this quickly?
If even the Left Chancellor reacted this way, the others' reactions needed no imagining.
Only the Dragon Palace and Spirit Mountain delegations smiled instead of growing angry, though they were also considerably frightened.
The Female Bodhisattva from Spirit Mountain watched the unruffled Lianshan Xin with a smile, but her voice was extremely grave. "If this boy survives, he will surely amount to something someday."
The others from Spirit Mountain felt the Female Bodhisattva was stating the obvious.
"Bodhisattva, he doesn't need to wait for someday. He's already amounted to something. He