Shen Qian felt as if he had missed something crucial, but he couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Wu Wei arrived very late, and by the time he took his seat, all the participants in this council of princes and nobles had already arrived.
"Two hundred and eighty-seven kings and nobles were expected to attend, but two hundred and fifty-three kings and nobles actually attended, leaving twenty-four kings and nobles absent."
At this point, Gu Donglai, as the secretary-general, gave a briefing on the meeting.
"Even a clone can't be present?" Wu Wei seemed to attach great importance to this meeting, and frowned upon hearing this.
"Yes, I just confirmed again that the jade tokens of these twenty-odd kings and nobles are all offline. They are most likely in another world behind the 'gate' or in seclusion, so..."
Gu Donglai shook his head.
Shen Qian was puzzled upon hearing this. He had not seen the figures of his eldest and fourth senior brothers. Logically, they should have already come out from behind the "door". However, his eldest and fourth senior brothers had just gone through a fierce battle, and their condition was unknown. If they were recuperating, they might not be present.
Since Wu Wei didn't mention it, the eldest and fourth senior brothers should be fine, and Shen Qian felt a little relieved.
However, after pondering Wu Wei's question, he had another thought and asked Luo Shenbo beside him telepathically, "Luo Shenbo, when people attend the Council of Kings and Marquises, do they usually attend in their main body or as an avatar?"
Lord Luo Shen glanced at Shen Qian with a strange look, seemingly puzzled as to why he would suddenly ask such a question. However, he still smiled and replied, "Most of them are probably clones. Most of the kings and nobles I know live in seclusion and rarely go out. Those who are active in the outside world are mostly clones..."
"Speaking of which, it's only because Zheng Xibo just returned from behind the 'gate' that his true form was present. Otherwise, you probably would have only been able to kill one of his clones today!"
Shen Qian didn't listen to the joke that Luo Shenbo made later. He just turned his head sharply and looked back at the area where Yanshan Gong and the others were.
After a moment, Shen Qian frowned deeply and looked around, his gaze sweeping over the kings and nobles present.
Many princes and nobles noticed Chen Qian's scrutinizing gaze and were displeased. However, due to the occasion, they did not show it, but simply swept their eyes over him with indifferent glances, implying a warning.
Luo Shenbo, who was standing nearby, was also taken aback, because she could sense the fluctuations in Shen Qian's spiritual power. She quickly sent a telepathic message to remind him, "Shen Qian, don't do this. This will offend a lot of people."
Shen Qian had already withdrawn his gaze, but his focus was clearly not on interpersonal relationships. After a slight silence, Shen Qian spoke with a solemn expression, "Lord Luoshen, have you noticed that Duke Yanshan, Marquis Liegu, Duke Tianqing, and others are all present in their true forms today!"
"What?" Luo Shenbo was clearly puzzled. "It must be a coincidence..."
"No, this is definitely not a coincidence!" Shen Qian had great faith in his strong intuition. "All the members of the Divine Emperor Palace you just mentioned attended in their true forms. On the other hand, apart from the ministers and some other kings, I'm certain that at least two-thirds of them were only present as avatars..."
At this moment, Luo Shenbo realized what Shen Qian really meant, and she exclaimed in surprise, "You mean the members of the Divine Emperor's Palace have ulterior motives? That shouldn't be the case, this is the Council of Kings and Marquises..."
"What if everyone thinks this way, and that's why they let their guard down?"
Chen Qian sighed, "Moreover, he tolerated my provocation of Duke Yanshan just now. Even though I killed the clone of Duke Zhengxi, Han Chi didn't seem to have any intention of using it to cause trouble... If he didn't have a bigger plan, I really can't understand why he would tolerate it!"
If it is said that Marquis Liegu would back down out of fear, then who is Han Chi?
Those who are family know their own situation. Without resorting to their trump cards and risking mutual destruction, Shen Qian is still quite far from being a Great Immortal.
Perhaps, he will only have the strength to contend with a Grand Luo Golden Immortal when he breaks through the eight restrictions in all three fields.
The higher one's cultivation level, the fewer things one can actually hide. He didn't believe Han Chi would think he was already a threat to him.
Therefore, his strange attitude at this moment is worth investigating.
Seeing Luo Shenbo also frowning in thought, Shen Qian didn't have any good ideas at the moment and could only wait and see.
"The first matter to be discussed today, as you all already know, is about Shen Qian's formal joining of the Council of Kings and Marquises. As for the different standards of realm and combat strength, Jiang Huan has already served as a reference, so I will not go into details again."
Wu Wei had already finished his opening remarks and immediately brought up the first topic: "If you have any different opinions, you can raise them now."
The room fell silent.
There's really nothing to discuss regarding combat strength; Shen Qian has already genuinely killed two kings and marquises, and no one can question that.
Of course, many more kings and nobles were actually waiting for members of the Divine Emperor Palace to stand up and oppose them. After all, everyone knew about the struggle between Han Chi and Gao Wenyuan. Han Chi even tried to stop Wu Jun from joining the association some time ago, not to mention Shen Qian, who was not yet at the king and noble level on the surface.
However, to everyone's surprise, Han Chi remained completely silent.
Not only Han Chi, but also the Marquis of Liegu and others, all kept their eyes down and showed no sign of opposition.
Wu Wei was also stunned for a moment. After Gu Donglai reminded him, he waited a few more seconds before clearing his throat and saying, "Since there are no objections, we should still hold a vote by name as usual. If more than half of the votes are in favor, it will be considered passed."
As Wu Wei finished speaking, three buttons—one red, one white, and one green—rose in front of each person's throne. Luo Shenbo smiled and glanced at Chen Qian before pressing the green button.
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