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Thinking up to here, Lin Qing couldn't help but laugh. She murmured, "Such things, what hesitation, those who stand in my way, you should also have this realization. If it's not you dying, then it's me dying."

With a firm mind, Lin Qing strode in with large strides. Her expression was calm, and a few rays of light occasionally emitted from the depths of her eyes.

There were about forty to fifty of them, and each of them had strong muscles and steady legs. They were not simple people, and of course, if they were brainless, it would be impossible for them to get into the position of core members. After all, these people were already part of the management of the sect, and there was no need for them to beat around the bush like the hooligans in the sect.

Occasionally, a few people would laugh out loud. There was a long round table arranged on both sides of the room, and on the main seat, there was a chair with tiger skin. However, the tiger skin was already charred yellow, and it seemed that an unknown amount of time had passed.

Following the arrival of Lin Qing's figure, the core members of the Tiger Gang, who were chatting idly, also stopped their conversations. Their gazes were all cast towards Lin Qing. Some of their gazes carried respect, some carried malice, and some were a little treacherous.

Under so many gazes, Lin Qing's complexion was calm. Her footsteps did not change at all, and her footsteps were completely silent. In a short while, she had already arrived near the seat of honor.

At this time, everyone seemed to have awoken from their daze, and they all reported a fist: "Welcome, Branch Lord."

Nodding his head, Lin Qing swept his gaze across all the core members of the sect before saying, "All of you, sit down."

Everyone complied, "Yes." Then they sat down.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be sitting down, Lin Qing glanced at the slightly yellow tiger skin on the main seat before sitting down. Her gaze turned towards the empty seats as if she was thinking about something.

At this moment, Huang Shan appeared behind Lin Qing with a faint smile on his face as he looked at the crowd.

"Have all the people gathered here arrived?" Lin Qing casually asked Huang Shan.

Huang Shan's eyes swept across the empty spots. He couldn't help but frown, but he didn't dare to delay in the slightest. He quickly replied: "Other than Xue Xie, Wen Baoqian, and Qin Yanzhi, the other brothers have all arrived."

Hearing this, Lin Qing was enraged, but her expression was as calm as still water. No one could tell the change in her heart.

"How much longer until the appointed time is given by the council?" Lin Qing said in a deep voice. Her tone was sinister and cold, causing people to unconsciously feel a chill run down their spines.

"Reporting to the Branch Lord, there is still half a cup of tea left," Huang Shan immediately replied.

He closed his eyes and quietly sat at the head of the hall, not saying a word. For a moment, the entire hall was abnormally quiet, one could hear the sound of needles and leaves, and the entire hall had instantly become silent. Occasionally, there were the sounds of breathing from the sect members, as if they were deliberately suppressing it.

In the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Lin Qing opened her eyes in the blink of an eye. But at this moment, a figure hastily ran in.

The room was silent. Everyone's gazes were focused on this person. For a moment, the atmosphere was strange and calm.

Under the attentive gaze of the crowd, the heart of the person who just arrived skipped a beat. When he saw Lin Qing, who was seated on the seat of honor, his heart shuddered.

"Subordinate Qin Yanfu, due to some accidents on the road …" Seeing Lin Qing's cold and emotionless eyes, Qin Yanfu felt his legs tremble, but he was no longer able to speak.

It was at this moment that a bell rang out, stating that the time for the council meeting had arrived.

"You should sit at the side. Next time, don't do this." Seeing that she had been stuck at the time, Lin Qing did not say much. She waved her hand and pointed to a seat, speaking indifferently.

"Yes, Branch Lord." As if he had been granted amnesty, Qin Yanfu didn't dare to show the slightest bit of disrespect. He hurriedly walked towards the chair that Lin Qing had pointed to and sat down.

Seeing Qin Yanfu sit down, Lin Qing did not continue speaking. After sweeping her eyes over the two empty seats, she closed her eyes again, as if she had fallen asleep.

However, at this time, no one dared to speak any nonsense. With such a state of mind, how could everyone not understand that the late Xue Xie and Wen Bi Quan's fates might not be very good.

Upon realizing this, some of the people present revealed sympathy, some of them revealed worry, and even some of them revealed expressions of schadenfreude.

A few members of the Tiger Gang seated on chairs had cold sweat on their foreheads at some point, but at this time, the silent environment within the hall of the gathering caused no one to dare to move a single inch. At this time, Wen Bi Quan and Xue Xie had not arrived yet, so Lin Qing and the other members of the Tiger Gang's backbone were all quietly sitting in their seats, waiting for Wen Bi Quan and Xue Xie to arrive.

At this point, everyone was not stupid. Some of the core members who had planned to arrive late in the morning also secretly exclaimed, "I was lucky!" As for Qin Yanzhi, he was already slumped over in his seat, feeling very happy in his heart.

When the fiery red sun completely hung high up in the sky in the middle, the sounds of footsteps and yawning could be heard from outside the hall.

Suddenly opening her eyes, Lin Qing turned her gaze towards the door.

Sure enough, after a while, two people walked in from outside the door. One was tall and thin, with sunken eyes that gave the impression of cunning and changeable forms, while the other was short and fat like Maitreya, with slightly narrowed eyes that made people feel like he was smiling but not smiling, which was rather strange. These two people were none other than Xue Xie, who was in charge of the training of the gang members, and Wen Bing, who was in charge of the supply of material life within the gang.

As soon as they entered the hall, seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them, Wen Bi Quan and Xue Xie couldn't help but be startled.

"What time is it now? Why is it only now?" Lin Qing's tone was flat, as if she had no emotions. However, everyone could hear the anger in her voice.

"Reporting to the Branch Lord, due to the delay in handling this period of watch, we have just arrived." Wen Peiqiang's tiny eyes turned as he smiled and explained the reason for his lateness.

"Reporting to the Branch Lord, I, Xue, am almost the same as Senior Wen, and I've been delayed due to some matters," Hearing Wen Baoqian's explanation, Xue was disgusted and quickly replied.

"This reason is sufficient." Lin Qing sneered. With a hint of a sneer, he looked at Xue Xie and Wen Peiqian, no one knew what they were thinking.

Hearing Lin Qing's words, everyone looked at Lin Qing in surprise. They had originally thought that Lin Qing would teach Wen Bi Quan and Xue Xie a lesson, but from the looks of it, it seemed that she was willing to let go of Xue Xie and Wen Bi Quan.