Chapter 419

Since Hua Changxi entered the meeting hall, the powerful aura she emitted that could not be ignored made everyone involuntarily mobilize their energy.

With the fluctuation of emotions, even if they didn't say anything, everyone had a very strong sense of participation.

But now, her aura changes, becoming a bystander who is out of the matter, and many people present feel a sense of loss.

Even Meng Qingyao, who had asked Hua Changxi a question with her words just now, did not feel the joy of victory at this moment, but instead felt naked humiliation—Hua Changxi didn't even bother to argue with her!

This silence is silent contempt, a complete disregard for her!

The meeting hall quiets down, returning to the... silence of the past meetings.

"A pool of stagnant water..."

Among the attendees of Qihuang Pavilion, Huo Yunxiao truly felt the two completely different atmospheres in the meeting hall before and after Hua Changxi's aura changed.

At this moment, he truly understood what his master Wei Zhenjie had said before.

The Alchemy Saint Hall is like a pool of stagnant water where silt accumulates more and more and gradually turns into a swamp. To make this water come alive, there must be a stone that can impact the silt and stir up waves thrown into the water.

And Hua Changxi is such a stone.

Huo Yunxiao looks at Hua Changxi, his eyes flashing with confusion.

Hua Changxi's posture at the beginning was clearly very strong, with the posture of confronting everyone. What changed her attitude?

Huo Yunxiao's gaze scans everyone in the meeting hall, and he realizes: Is it the silence of the crowd?

"Pavilion Master Meng, I think you are misinterpreting Peak Master Hua's meaning."

A clear female voice rings out suddenly, breaking the silence of the meeting hall. Everyone looks in the direction of the sound—it is Mu Qingying.

Mu Qingying looks directly at Meng Qingyao on the main seat: "Peak Master Hua clearly said that the arrangement of attendees and the distribution of tasks for each peak and secret realm are all unfair. How did it become Danyuan Peak's dissatisfaction with the Holy Land's arrangements in your mouth?"

Seeing his junior sister speak so impolitely, Yuan Tianchou can only helplessly echo: "Yes, Pavilion Master Meng, why do we feel that you are avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial?"

Meng Qingyao and the people of Xia Zhen's line did not expect Mu Qingying and Yuan Tianchou to stand up to support Hua Changxi. Before they could think about how to answer, someone else spoke.

Gu Jinfan: "Speaking of attendees, I have always had a doubt."

"Qihuang Pavilion, except for the Pavilion Master who holds the Qihuang Order, what qualifications do the other people present have to sit here?"

"Lingjing Pavilion is the same. Except for the Secret Realm Master who obtained the secret realm, what qualifications do others have to participate in the meeting?"

"As for the attendees of Jiujie Hall, it is even more of a mystery. I don't know what you are relying on to sit here at all?"

"The selection criteria for these attendees are truly puzzling. May I ask Pavilion Master Meng, Pavilion Master Shen, and Hall Master Tong to clear up our doubts?"

Yan Qianying of the Dong'an Prince's Mansion also speaks: "And the tasks assigned by the Holy Land to each secret realm, what are they based on?"

With these people speaking, the atmosphere in the meeting hall changes again. Huo Yunxiao clearly feels that the atmosphere at the scene is alive again.

Huo Yunxiao looks at Hua Changxi and finds that she is obviously a bit surprised, and the lazy and casual gaze in her eyes gradually becomes interested.

"And this seating arrangement."

Huo Yunxiao feels that the atmosphere has been ignited, and if he doesn't say something, he will be sorry for the people who stood up before: "Seating arrangement should be arranged according to the size of everyone's contribution to the Holy Land to be fair and reasonable."

"Pavilion Master Meng, Pavilion Master Shen, and Hall Master Tong are in charge of the three departments, so there is no problem sitting in the main seat, but..."

"What I don't understand is, why are the seats of Elder Xia, Alchemist Wen, and Princess Lingyuan ahead of the Secret Realm Masters who are in charge of secret realms and the Pavilion Masters who obtained the Qihuang Order?"

"What major contribution have you made to the Holy Land?"

Huo Yunxiao's questioning of the 'legitimacy' of Xia Zhen, Wen Shouren, and Princess Lingyuan is most to Hua Changxi's heart, directly making her smile again.

Hua Changxi smiles, but Xia Zhen, Wen Shouren, Princess Lingyuan, and others all sink their faces.

Nowadays, many 'rules' of the Alchemy Saint Hall have continued the previous practices of the Medical Department. These things should have been tacitly understood. No one expected that they would be publicly put on the table today.

This act of being publicly provoked makes Xia Zhen and Princess Lingyuan very unhappy. Wen Shouren is calm, but he does not want to announce his identity as an elder of the Holy Land for the time being, so he can only remain silent.

Xia Zhen looks coldly at Mu Qingying and others who jumped out: "Why, have you forgotten all the big and small things we have done for the operation and development of the Alchemy Saint Hall over the years?"

"Now that you are instigated by someone, have you completely turned a blind eye to these credits?"

Hua Changxi originally wanted to watch the show as a bystander, but after hearing Xia Zhen's pointed words, her expression turns cold instantly: "Instigated by someone? Are you talking about me?"

Xia Zhen does not respond.

Everyone originally thought Xia Zhen disdained to answer Hua Changxi's questioning, but when they looked at Xia Zhen, they were horrified to find that his eyes were wide open, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and bean-sized sweat beads were rolling down. His hands were tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, his knuckles were white from force, and the veins on the back of his hands were knotted. The whole person seemed to be in great pain.

This scene shocked everyone, and their hearts were in their throats.

Just as Meng Qingyao was about to speak, she was secretly pulled by Tong Zhou and Shen Qianfan and forcibly stopped.

Because they couldn't determine whether Hua Changxi was the Lingguang Hall Master, all parties were unable to grasp the 'degree' of dealing with her.

If she isn't, that's fine.

But if she is, it's better not to provoke her at this time.

Hua Changxi ignores everyone's reaction and just looks coldly at Xia Zhen: "How did I instigate?"

"Isn't it because you were too much that it triggered public anger?"

"Why, in your Xia Zhen's heart, am I a scapegoat?"

Xia Zhen.......

Hearing Hua Changxi call Xia Zhen by his name and not give him any face, everyone present flashes a different color in their eyes.

"Qingyao, apologize for Xia Zhen."

Hearing Xia Ji's voice transmission, Meng Qingyao's expression changes. After a while, she still stands up and faces Hua Changxi: "Peak Master Hua, it was Elder Xia who said the wrong thing just now. I apologize to you on his behalf, and I hope you will be magnanimous."

As soon as this is said, the audience is in an uproar.

Hua Changxi looks at Meng Qingyao. She perceived the spiritual voice transmission just now and can guess that it was transmitted by the middle-aged cultivator she saw before who condensed the Primordial Spirit.

"I know the Xia family has a deep foundation, but this does not mean you can do whatever you want."

"Xia Zhen thinks I am easy to bully and dares to splash dirty water on me in public, but... mayflies can also shake trees!"

"This human world is the world of everyone, not of a certain group of people."

Until Xia Zhen's pupils were scattered due to suffocation, Hua Changxi withdrew her lock on him.

"Hoo~"

"Hoo~"

"Hoo~"

Xia Zhen gasps for air. The dignified image he usually maintains collapses at this moment, without any decency.

This scene makes everyone present silent.

Princess Lingyuan swallows her saliva, feeling fortunate again that she didn't provoke Hua Changxi. The 'rules' they follow have no binding force on her at all.

Meng Qingyao doesn't want to cause more trouble and signals Xia Ziyang and Meng Yuchuan to take Xia Zhen away.

Xia Ziyang and Meng Yuchuan stand up resentfully, looking at Hua Changxi angrily.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi sneers: "Don't want your eyes anymore?"

One sentence instantly makes Xia Ziyang and Meng Yuchuan withdraw their gaze.

The reason they are so obedient is that both of them felt the stinging pain in their eyes, as if their eyeballs would burst immediately if they didn't withdraw their gaze.

Everyone looks at Xia Zhen being helped away, their expressions changing.