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"The Lin Family opposes!"

Lin Keqing's eyes, sharp as frost, were fixated on Zhou Yuan.

He represented not only a small vote from the Lin Family but also held a significant vote from the Xuan Yi Sect.

"The Liang Family opposes!"

"The Wu Family opposes!"

"I..."

Following that, thirteen votes were quickly cast!

In the hall, silence reached its peak, as everyone's gaze turned toward Zhao Ningqi.

If Zhao Ningqi supported Zhou Yuan, then the Zhou Alliance would obtain fifteen votes, meaning the vote from the Xuan Yi Sect, whether cast or not, would become irrelevant.

If he cast an opposing vote, it would result in a tie, fourteen against fourteen, leading to the failure of establishing the Zhou Alliance.

"You... why are you all looking at me... what... what for?"

Zhao Ningqi panicked. He had saved his vote for last to clearly see the situation but never expected that his vote would play a decisive role.