Listening to those words, for some reason, Liu Hongyu and the other two felt an increasingly severe premonition of doom in their hearts.
Even Ji Haoyuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the other party.
"Oh, what’s the matter?"
Yuan Shanglong feigned a surprised expression on his face.
The young man in black continued, "Before we convened this meeting, in order to ensure that our sect’s Red Jade Spiritual Ore is not lost, I had already dispatched several batches of Qi Refining Stage cultivators to the Red Jade Spiritual Ore site in advance.
With them going there, I thought they might be able to buy us some time for our upcoming reinforcements.
This was my personal decision. If there is anything inappropriate or improper, I hope Senior Brother Yuan will punish me."
As he spoke, the young man in black also feigned a posture, bowing slightly towards Yuan Shanglong.
Seeing this, Yuan Shanglong just waved his hand.
"In special times, we do special things. Junior Brother Pan, you did nothing wrong."
These words seemed insignificant.
But those present who understood the situation knew that dispatching some Qi Refining Stage cultivators there would only make them cannon fodder. What else could they do?
No matter how you put it, you should at least send some Foundation Establishment cultivators along, right?
But from what that Junior Brother Pan, the young man in black, said, it seemed like none were involved.
He even said it was to buy time for their future actions.
Even if there are many Qi Refining cultivators, how much time can they really buy for their subsequent actions in the face of these Foundation Establishment cultivators?
Those words seem overly pretentious, don’t they?
Liu Hongyu and the other two could no longer remain calm.
Finally, Liu Hongyu stood up, looked at that Junior Brother Pan, and said:
"Pan Dao You, may I ask who exactly are the Qi Refining cultivators you sent over? Are they from your sect’s Qi Refining disciples?"
With Liu Hongyu’s words falling, the gazes of many present turned towards Junior Brother Pan.
Obviously, they also wanted to know exactly which Qi Refining cultivators had been dispatched.
Junior Brother Pan suddenly feigned surprise on his face, then seemed to remember something, smiled, and looked at Liu Hongyu, saying:
"Ah, it’s Liu Dao You. To be honest, I wasn’t particularly clear about exactly which Qi Refining cultivators I dispatched earlier.
However, with your inquiry, Liu Dao You, I do remember now.
The Qi Refining cultivators I sent did include disciples from your family."
As he said this, his gaze shifted to Feng Wanqing, Qiu Zeyuan, and Ji Haoyuan beside Liu Hongyu, continuing:
"Additionally, several disciples from your noble family were also among them.
As for who else was among them, I can’t quite remember.
After all, there were too many people. I couldn’t remember every single one."
In an instant, many people’s eyes turned toward Ji Haoyuan and the others.
Their expressions were subtle.
What is happening here?
Did these few offend that Junior Brother Pan?
No, it can’t be just offending Junior Brother Pan; that shouldn’t be enough for him to do this.
After all, they are four Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Even if Junior Brother Pan is a deacon of the Crimson Sunset Sect, offending four Foundation Establishment cultivators at once wouldn’t be easy.
The real reason Junior Brother Pan dared to act , and what gave him the confidence, is probably...
At this thought, many people couldn’t help but shiver inside.
Subconsciously, the corners of their eyes all glanced towards Yuan Shanglong seated at the head of the table.
Yuan Shanglong seemed not to notice any of this at all.
Instead, he waved his hand, saying lightly:
"Alright, they’re just some Qi Refining cultivators, not worth excessive discussion.
What we need to focus on discussing next is who will indeed go and support the Red Jade Spiritual Ore next."
Upon hearing this, some family cultivators present inevitably felt a bit melancholic in their hearts.
Discuss what? What is there to discuss?
Your people have already sent the opposing family’s Qi Refining cultivators to the Red Jade Spiritual Ore.
Now, as Foundation Establishment cultivators of their clan, what reason do they have to refuse?
This is an overt strategy.
The aim is to force you to stand out voluntarily.
At this moment, Liu Hongyu, Feng Wanqing, and Qiu Zeyuan’s faces were beyond just looking bad.
They weren’t stupid, and clearly saw through the intentions of the other party.
This was blatant targeting.
And it left them with nothing to say.
Almost subconsciously, the three of them turned their gazes to Ji Haoyuan beside them.
At this moment, Ji Haoyuan did not respond to them, but instead fixed his gaze directly on Junior Brother Pan, a gleam of extreme danger flashing in his eyes.
"Your name is Pan Yongshan, right?"
Pan Yongshan’s expression suddenly changed.
Being stared at with that kind of gaze by Ji Haoyuan, for some reason, he felt goosebumps all over his skin.
It was as if countless tiny needles were aimed at his vital points all over his body.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Subconsciously, Pan Yongshan took a step back.
This reaction surprised many present.
You, Pan Yongshan, are still a deacon of the Crimson Sunset Sect.
Even if you schemed against them using your authority, you have Yuan Shanglong backing you up; there’s no need to react so strongly, right?
Ji Haoyuan ignored his question and continued staring at him as he spoke:
"Before you sent our families’ cultivators to the Red Jade Spiritual Ore, why didn’t you notify them?
Are you saying that when sending them on such a mission, we, as their Foundation Establishment elders, don’t have the right to even know?
Or are you intentionally keeping it secret, with the purpose of using them to force us to go to the Red Jade Spiritual Ore voluntarily?"
By the time he said the last sentence, the dangerous gleam in Ji Haoyuan’s eyes was almost overflowing.
His entire being emitted an extremely perilous aura.
This made all those present who sensed this situation couldn’t help but be taken aback.
What is Ji Haoyuan trying to do?
You must know, this is Yuan Guang City.
And it’s the City Lord’s Hall.
It has the third-grade array.
Once activated, anyone not from the Crimson Sunset Sect, without a specific Crimson Sunset Sect Identity Token, could be easily erased.
Impulsive, way too impulsive!
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In this world, reason is no match for power.
Without power, any valid reason is just nonsense, meaningless, nobody will care.
On the other side, Su Wen Yuan also couldn’t help but let out a long sigh in his heart at this moment.
He thought for a moment and finally said to Ji Haoyuan:
"Ji Dao You, it’s better to sit down first.
If there’s anything, we can discuss it properly."
However, at this time, Ji Haoyuan paid no heed to Su Wen Yuan’s words.
His gaze remained fixed on Pan Yongshan.
His tone turned cold.