"…"
Her subordinate's suggestion brought a look of displeasure to Shen Wanshang's face. What shamed and annoyed her even more was that for one fleeting moment, she had actually considered its feasibility. Although she viciously cast the thought from her mind almost immediately, that brief wavering still left her unsettled.
Her gaze, sharp as a frozen blade, swept over the crowd of cultivators below the dais. Her icy voice was wrapped in an authority that permitted no argument: "As for Master Luo Zhiwei, I will continue to extend invitations myself. However, I forbid any more of these devious, unorthodox proposals. The Celestial Sea King's Mansion has always acted with honor and integrity. We would never deign to use such treacherous tricks."
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The retainers of the Celestial Sea King's Mansion, in their bid to gain access to the Dream Array, had put forth some outrageous suggestions.
