Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Ruanruan couldn't bear to watch Gong Ziyu's silly grin.
After setting up the blade, Gong Yuanzheng turned his gaze to the three elders, who looked over with puzzled expressions upon noticing his gaze.
"Elders, you've really got a good plan! You actually intend to hand over such an important position as Blade Master to Gong Ziyu, who's idle all day and accomplished nothing! My brother should be the first choice to succeed him!" Gong Yuanzheng suppressed his anger and stared at the three people standing together with a mocking look.
Upon hearing him scold her, Gong Ziyu immediately wanted to jump up and deny it, but when she saw her weak father watching her, she immediately calmed down and sat there obediently as if she were a very sensible and well-behaved child.
"During the expedition, Zhi Ren and the young master were assassinated. The palace cannot be without Zhi Ren for even a day. We must activate the absent succession. Unfortunately, Shang Jiao is not in the palace at this time, and Gong Zi Shang is a woman, which is inconvenient. You are not yet an adult. After much thought, only Zi Yu is the most suitable. So after careful consideration, we made this decision."
"But now that Zhi Ren has been rescued by you, this matter ends here." Elder Yue explained in a calm tone, his words revealing that they were acting entirely in accordance with the palace rules and that everything they did was for the sake of the palace.
These high-sounding words might fool Gong Ziyu, since someone of his intelligence would surely believe them. But these words are being spoken to Gong Yuanzheng, who is no naive child. Now, it's not just a matter of favoritism.
Gong Yuanzheng sneered, his face chillingly cold. When Gong Zishang and Jin Fan entered, they saw that Gong Yuanzheng's face was incredibly sour, as if several hidden weapons would fly at them and pierce them at any moment.
"Who said my brother wasn't at the palace gate? I bet the elders never even considered informing us from the Horn Palace and the Conquest Palace. Shouldn't Zhi Ren, who was poisoned, be looking for me? Everyone knows I'm the most skilled in poisons at the palace gate."
"The elders didn't notify me immediately. Are they afraid that Zhi Ren might come back to life?" Gong Yuanzheng said, raising an eyebrow at the three of them. He was no longer a pushover they could easily manipulate. Just as Ruan Ruan said, he held the lifeline of the palace. Without the antidote he had made, the poisonous fog in the valley alone would be enough to make them suffer.
I wholeheartedly agree. This time, Gong Shangjiao didn't even leave the palace gates; he just stayed in his own corner palace. And these old guys still chose Gong Ziyu. Could they be Wu Feng's spies hidden inside the palace?
This is truly eye-opening! Brother, charge! Let's give them a piece of our minds! They eat and drink on the two brothers' share every day, and only know to call for their mother when they're hungry. And yet they still show favoritism! Don't they ever think about who gave them the right to be so biased?!
Gong Ruanruan sat on the table, grinning and showing two sharp teeth as she stared at Gong Ziyu. She was hunched over as if she would pounce on him and give him a live performance if he made the slightest move.
"Insolence! Since when did it become your place to interfere with the elders' decisions, Gong Yuanzheng!" Elder Hua, with his fiery temper, immediately understood that Gong Yuanzheng's words implied they wanted to murder Zhi Ren.
His anger instantly reached its peak. If it weren't for the fact that he was an elder, he would have already started fighting with Gong Yuanzheng.
Gong Yuanzheng didn't care about any of that and kept firing off like a machine gun, "What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Why is the elder so angry?"
"Brother, you're here! Can you see that brother is right at the palace gate! The Corner Palace and the Myriad Flower Pavilion are not far at all. The elders would rather send the Yellow Jade Guard to the Myriad Flower Pavilion to bring Gong Ziyu back than go to the Corner Palace to find brother!"
The group had their backs to the door, so they naturally didn't notice Gong Shangjiao's appearance. However, Gong Yuanzheng, who was facing the door, immediately noticed his brother standing there listening. Perhaps because it was dark, half of his face was obscured by the night.
Gong Shangjiao is very good at managing his emotions, and they can't tell what he's feeling right now.
Gong Zishang pulled Jin Fan closer inside. This matter had nothing to do with them, and they didn't want to be implicated. They regretted coming in the first place. If Jin Fan hadn't heard Gong Ziyu screaming inside, and if she hadn't been so worried about Jin Fan, she wouldn't have followed them in.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this situation now. Although she couldn't tell from his dark face that he was any different from usual, she could tell from guesswork that he was in a very bad mood.
"Shangjiao, aren't you going to discipline your brother? He's such a grown man, yet he doesn't know any manners, yelling at the elders like that! What kind of behavior is this!" Elder Hua, seeing Gong Shangjiao arrive, completely forgot about their decision to pass the Blade Master position to Gong Ziyu.
He was particularly angry about what Gong Yuanzheng said.
Elder Xue stood aside, neither choosing to leave the battlefield of fierce arguing nor speaking up to refute Elder Yue and Elder Hua.
"Why should we care? Is what Yuanzheng said wrong? Shangjiao doesn't know how the elders knew I wasn't at the palace gate. Everyone at the palace gate knows that after I left the Blade-Holding Hall, I went to Yuanzheng's place and returned to Jiao Palace, and haven't come out since."
"I hope the elders can tell me where you heard this." Gong Shangjiao arrived a little late after his brother had arrived, having heard Yuanzheng say a lot. The elders did not explain but just kept blaming Yuanzheng.
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