Chapter 23: Event [5].
Fang Guo’s fury only deepened at Fang Yuan’s silence. He turned to the other seated elders.
"Will no one speak out?! Have we truly let a boy drag our family into reckless pride?"
And as if rehearsed, two more elders rose—Elder Han and Elder Moyin, long known to be close to Fang Guo.
"The Fang Family must not offend the royal line," one said grimly.
"He has overstepped, and he has endangered us all," the other added.
But even before the shock could settle, another voice rang out—sharp and scornful.
"Hypocrites!" came the cry.
It was Elder Chen, rising with a face like thunder, his fingers clenching the rim of the table.
"Only now you remember your loyalty to the Empire? When have any of you ever bowed so low until tonight?"
He turned to the others. "He has strengthened the clan, revived our treasury, unearthed the Spirit Pond. And this is how you repay him?"
"Unearthed the Spirit Pond?" Elder Moyin half-shouted, his voice pitching higher.