Hearing the soldier's reply, the Sum Emperor fell into silence, his expression constantly changing.
The Dongfang Family's interest in joining the court and cooperating with the Emperor was undoubtedly the best choice. Allying with a group of rebels was, to begin with, very unlikely to succeed, and should they fail, the entire Dongfang Family would be finished.
The Sum Emperor believed that since the Dongfang Family chose to cooperate with him in the first place, it showed that they also thought the aristocratic families in the South were bound to be eliminated, so why had they suddenly disappeared?