This sentence indicated his stance, and he retreated back to the formation without batting an eyelid.
The other factions 'hearts skipped a beat. They could tell that something bad was about to happen. Grand Secretary Cui was actually working with Grand Secretary Zeng. They were both sly old foxes. They quickly thought about the empty seats that Cao Shan Zhang and the others had vacated. Could they have reached an agreement on this matter?
Thinking of this, they were all prepared to face a great enemy. The two Pavilion Elders had joined forces, and things had developed beyond their expectations. However, they had to get one of the six vacant positions to achieve their goal. If they couldn't achieve it, they would flip the table. If they couldn't get it, no one could.
The hall returned to silence once again. One could even hear a pin drop on the ground.
Everyone's gaze fell upon the Xia Emperor, wanting to see how he would deal with him.