"Young Sect Master, we are all your seniors present here. What's wrong with offering some opinions?" Han Hongyi raised his voice, his dignified and weathered face showing anger.
"When the Sect Master left, he entrusted you to us. Even when the Sect Master was still here, he had high hopes for you and Xiling being together.
Now that you've taken matters into your own hands and brought a girl back, it is not unreasonable for us to oppose it!"
As Han Hongyi spoke, the expressions of the elders and hall masters present changed to some extent.
They hadn't expected that Han Hongyi's attitude would change so drastically after Han Xiling's arrival.
However, they understood that Han Hongyi had always been protective of his own, and Han Xiling was his pride and joy. Such behavior was not unexpected.
Qin Ai and Gu Jingqing couldn't help but furrow their brows. Han Hongyi's words seemed a bit excessive.
They, as elders, naturally had their preferences when it came to matters of love, but they couldn't forcefully impose Emperor Beichen as the chosen one.
Xiao Hongzhen and Jiang Yi exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of joy. This was the situation they had hoped to see.
A mischievous smile curled up on Emperor Beichen's lips, and his dark eyes shimmered with a gloomy light.
"Elder, since you also said it's offering opinions, what's the problem with me not accepting them?"
As Emperor Beichen spoke, he became even less polite.
As the Young Sect Master of Tian Gang Sect, he couldn't even handle such matters himself and had to let others intervene? Then he might as well not be the Young Sect Master!
Upon hearing this, Han Hongyi's expression turned even uglier.
Just as Han Hongyi was about to retort, Emperor Beichen's voice rang out once again.
"I won't dwell on the rest. If the Elder is dissatisfied with my decision, then why don't you become the Sect Master of Tian Gang Sect yourself?"
Bang!
Emperor Beichen slammed his palm on the table, and the finely crafted table instantly shattered. Emperor Beichen didn't even blink his eyes, and his penetrating gaze shot directly at Han Hongyi.
An overwhelming aura of authority and nobility emanated from him, enveloping the entire council chamber in a palpable pressure.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the elders and hall masters present knelt down. It was evident that Emperor Beichen was truly angry, and the situation had become serious.
"I dare not, Your Highness."
Han Hongyi's face turned red. Although he was in a bad mood, when Emperor Beichen suppressed his status like this, he could only bow his head in submission.
Upon seeing how Emperor Beichen treated Han Hongyi with such an attitude, Han Xiling gradually clenched her hands beneath her sleeves.
Emperor Beichen's earlier words had already completely rejected her. Saying such things now meant not giving her any face!
Wasn't this implying that if Grandfather wasn't the Sect Master of Tian Gang Sect, there would be no chance for her to marry Emperor Beichen?
This was simply an impossible thing!
In that case, it meant that Emperor Beichen's intention to like her was also impossible!
When Han Xiling realized this, her face turned pale in an instant. Her heart felt as if it had been struck hard, and she could hardly believe what she had just heard.
She liked Emperor Beichen so much, and now he had rejected her in such a decisive and cruel manner in front of everyone!
Her once proud heart shattered in that instant. She was such a lofty woman, but now she was discarded like a worn-out shoe.
Her gaze fell on Baili Hongzhuang, who was calm and composed beside her. Han Xiling's heart surged with indescribable resentment.
If it weren't for Baili Hongzhuang, none of this would have happened!
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