He didn't have the thick skin necessary to become the butt of other people's jokes.
"I heard everything loud and clear just now," he chuckled. "Could it be that Elder Yu and Elder Zhi, both of you, are prone to exaggeration and don't stand by your words? If that's really the case, I believe many in the military would be disheartened, HAHAHAHA, wouldn't you agree?"
A wave of laughter followed, as a group of people made their entrance. Shangguan You suddenly realized that this was a conspiracy, a blatant conspiracy. Why did these people choose to come now, of all times? Why?
Shangguan You exchanged a look with Shangguan Qing and they both stepped back, while Yu Zifeng and Yu Zijin also exchanged glances and retreated, leaving the elders of the Shangguan Family and the Yu Family to step forward. The status of these interlopers was beyond their own, and a careless move might drag both the Yu and Shangguan Families into troubled waters.
