Various excuses were made to dismiss him out of sight.
He had been lofty for so many years, he'd forgotten he too once grovelled to others. But after becoming an elder, he finally became stiff, and dealt with all those who bullied him.
Now it's his turn to be bullied by others. Truly, thirty years east, thirty years west!
In the end, forced by circumstances, he thought of hiding for a while. As long as he didn't appear, surely no one could take away his position as Sixth Elder?
But early in the morning, Elder Yan's attendant found him and directly stated their purpose: Elder Yan sent them to invite him to the Elder Council, but looking at them, he couldn't do anything.
After a while, he finally stood in the Elder Council, and by then the other five elders had already arrived.
Seeing him come, the other elders' gazes towards him were nothing short of venomous, itching to peel a layer off his skin.
He shivered, not understanding why, overnight, these few looked at him like this?
