Second Elder could feel the suffocating pressure he had not felt for a long time.
That was the oppressive aura that only the overlord who had led them to expand their
territory in the independent continent possessed. It was an aura that belonged solely to the Ji family.
He suddenly went quiet. "There's no other way?"
Qiao Nian glanced at him. "There is."
Second Elder subconsciously waited for her to continue.
As expected, the girl gestured with her chin at He Lin's knife on the table.
"One finger."
Silence.
"I want yours."
Second Elder's facial muscles tightened and trembled. There was anger and... timidity in his eyes that he had not experienced for a long time.
"What if I don't want to? You can't do anything about it."
He still wanted to struggle even on the verge of death.
Qiao Nian seemed to have expected this. She lowered the brim of her cap to cover her eyes, then casually replied, "You know that I've never been particular about rules. You just said that I didn't enter the family tree and can't be considered a member of the Ji family. Then, consider me a busybody today!
"If I, a busybody, were to kill you elders here today, I don't think anyone would blame me. After all... I've already done everything at the pier. I'm not afraid of doing more. Don't you agree, Second Elder?"
Second Elder was completely at a loss.
He was silent before saying, "I'll listen to Miss Qiao. You can deal with those people from the Third Southern Hall however you want. I'll support you unconditionally."
He changed sides too quickly. Even the other elders couldn't react in time.
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