Chapter 2958: The situation has changed!

Grand Elder and Third Elder had just led their people away; originally there should have been no threat at all, yet the hitherto peaceable Second Elder faction suddenly rose up.

They swiftly took control of the entire Feather God Tribe's Shenjie.

Especially the people of the Grand Elder and Third Elder lineages, regardless of age or gender, were all thrown into the great prison.

Seeing this, the other, more marginalized tribespeople trembled with fear.

Naturally, they dared not resist any further.

If the Second Elder lineage still had some backing, then these people were utterly without any background.

They held the lowest status in the tribe, and when aggrieved, they didn't even know whom to turn to for help.

When the Second Elder faction suddenly rose up, these tribespeople had not the slightest thought of resistance.

Everything proceeded smoothly, without any mishap.

After temporarily stabilizing the situation and gaining preliminary control of Shenjie, several elders then rushed to the Second Elder's Dong Fu.

But as soon as they entered the Dong Fu, the sight they saw left them utterly speechless.

There, the Second Elder, who should have been personally presiding over and coordinating the overall situation, was instead leaning on a Tǎng yǐ, sound asleep.

They clearly heard the incessant snoring, and each of their faces fell.

One of them even turned to his companion and said.

"Didn't you just say the Second Elder had already agreed?"

"Yes, I heard it with my own ears—the Second Elder himself told me that."

"And this counts as agreeing?"

"I………………"

Faced with this, that elder was momentarily at a loss for words—how could he say it? The Second Elder had clearly said so, but now he himself was asleep; what could he do?

As for the arrival of the several people, the Second Elder seemed completely unaware, not even stirring or turning over.

For a moment, the several people could no longer restrain themselves, and one of them directly went forward and woke the Second Elder.

"Second Elder, wake up, wake up, don't sleep."

At first his tone was gentle, but after shouting several times with no response, he too grew increasingly irritable.

What time is it now—how can you still be asleep?

His shout exploded like thunder beside his ear; the Second Elder only felt his head buzzing, and with a doubtful look he opened his eyes, first blankly scanning his surroundings.

Only after seeing the several people before him did he speak in an ill‑humored tone.

"Why are you yelling so loudly? Has the sky fallen?"

"Second Elder, how can you possibly be asleep right now?"

The man who had just shouted, his face ashen, replied bitterly—having felt repressed for so many years, he had finally awaited the moment to let loose and undertake a great undertaking.

Heaven knows how long this lineage has waited for this day, yet at such a crucial moment, as their leader, he's actually still here sleeping like a log.

Don't you care at all about how the situation develops? If something goes wrong, what then? Who will they turn to?

The present situation is already one where pulling a single thread moves the whole body—success or benevolent death.

Everyone is risking their lives, and you're here sleeping like a log?

Faced with that person's angry glare, the Second Elder seemed to regain a bit of composure, looking at him and grinning.

"Hey, I'm not just overly tired, am I? Resting my eyes—how's everything going?"

Huh???

However, regarding this, it's obvious the several people utterly reject the Second Elder's explanation—'Resting my eyes'? He's practically snoring, the snores filling the air.

The speaker furrowed his brows even more tightly and said coldly.

"Second Elder, we're not deaf yet—you were just snoring."

"Impossible—I don't snore at all."

"You……………… fine, let's drop this and get back to the matter at hand."

Originally there was no need to tell the Second Elder about this, since he oversees the overall situation and his spiritual sense blankets everything—he should know exactly what just happened in Shenjie.

But seeing him like this, the several people held no hope either—clearly he'd done nothing at all.

Indeed that is the case: the Second Elder knew nothing of what had just occurred; throughout the process his face bore a look of deep bewilderment.

That would have been bad enough, but midway through listening he grew impatient, waved his hand dismissively and said.

"Not bad, you've done well; I'll trouble you with the rest as well."

Upon hearing this, the several people's mouths twitched—'Can you possibly be any more perfunctory?'

"This isn't encouragement at all—you're just trying to avoid trouble and slack off."

The speaker, full of resentment, said.

"Second Elder, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Not finished? Fine, fine, go on."

He had originally wanted to complain a bit more, but as the words reached his lips he noticed that person's gradually resentful gaze, and the Second Elder shifted his tone, saying instead.

He recounted in detail to the Second Elder everything from the moment they moved in to the present, almost sending him to sleep with his narration; finally, this person spoke earnestly.

"The people have all been restrained, their cultivation sealed, their external contact cut off, and they've already been locked up in the great prison.

"Hmm, not bad."

"However, a small number of people were not in the Dong Fu, so they weren't caught right away; I've already arranged personnel to hunt them down."

"Hmm, not bad."

"But Shenjie is not small in area; if these people get wind of things, they may become wary, and if they then make contact with the Grand Elder and Third Elder lineages, that would be troublesome—this matter still requires the Second Elder to decide personally."

"Hmm, well done."

Huh???

Seeing Second Elder shaking his head and swaying, hearing anything he just grunted an 'en', 'not bad'—the few people present really couldn't stand it.

Damn, did you actually hear anything we said? Whatever we say is 'not bad'? You're just talking nonsense.

Just now we clearly said some people had run away and still haven't been caught—where does 'not bad' come from?

Seeing Second Elder still not reacting, the speaker felt his chest suffocate, his qi and blood surge, and inwardly cursed, 'Damn, how did I end up born into this lineage?'

"Second Elder, have you actually heard what we're saying?"

A sudden shout startled Second Elder; he opened his eyes and spoke with a helpless look.

"I heard you—aren't you doing a good job?"

"Good? Where is it good? What I just said was: although the overall situation has been temporarily controlled, there remains a small portion of fish that slipped through the net; these need to be caught quickly, otherwise there could be trouble. Second Elder, tell me, where is this good?"

Huh???

Now it was Second Elder's turn to be doubtful; he stared blankly at this elder and spoke suspiciously.

"Did you just say that?"

"I……"

Seeing this, the elder didn't know what to say; he damn near had his saliva dried up from talking here, he was also anxious to no end, feeling like you didn't hear a single word.

No matter how troublesome it is, you should at least hear the gist; but you, you don't hear a single word at all?

His gaze locked onto Second Elder; under the other's somewhat embarrassed stare, this person finally gritted his teeth and spoke.

"This matter still requires Second Elder to personally decide."