As soon as Sima Zhongda finished speaking, the large conference room was filled with the sound of sharp intakes of breath, as the elders began whispering amongst themselves...
The two senior stewards responsible for recording the meeting were left stunned, mouths agape in shock.
Among the dozen or so ordinary elders, the Long Family and Qin Family have been expelled from the Alliance, so their seats for ordinary elders are vacant.
However, the Lin Family, Lan Family, the Sima Clan, Leng Family, and other Great Clans of Kyushu, along with the Zhitian Business Alliance and Mercenary Alliance, all had an elder present.
The elder from Sima Clan was Sima Zhongyuan, who was attending the meeting as an Alliance elder, albeit secretly allied with Sima Zhongda and Lengxu.
The elder from the Leng Family was similarly aligned, and together they immediately stirred up discord, directly confronting Secretary-General Gutabais who was handling Qin Family affairs.
