Silence enveloped the hall for a moment.
Many people's faces paled, especially the elders from the Zhou's first branch. Although they knew that it was inevitable, hearing the hammer slam down in their ears still brought them much shock, anguish, and disappointment.
Exile.
Butler Zhou Min's words rang in Xiong Zhi's ears.
The chill in her body pervaded her senses. The faintly trembling hands shook. Even if she had fearfully predicted that this would happen, she was still heavily impacted by the results.
No. She must not let this continue. She refused to believe that Linfeng would truly be exiled to some godforsaken place!
Xiong Zhi clenched his trembling hands. She opened her mouth to speak, but Old Xiong spoke first.
"The result of the voting was to exile Linfeng, however, considering that the Zhou family is the most trusted friend of the Xiong family for centuries, I shall give Linfeng one last chance,"
