"Hahaha!" Xia Gao laughed after exposing his plan.
Amon wasn't surprised by this. Most large organizations had ambitious people who plotted outside the box once they hit the ceiling of what they could achieve by following the rules. Xia Gao no doubt thought this achievement could help him replace the Hierophant position.
"High Cardinal! Your fight is with the resistance movement. We have nothing to do with them. Please spare us!" One of the villagers pleaded.
Xia Gao glanced at the villager disdainfully. "Nothing to do with them? Didn't you welcome them so cheerfully? You even threw a festival. It was clear you favored them."
"But we…"
Xia Gao gestured at the villager to stop. "Forget it! You are not getting out of this. I have known of your secret rite for some time. Even without this incident, I will punish you eventually. Why do you think I picked this village for these rebels to gather?"
