Old Xue furrowed his brow and paced back and forth: "We should immediately convene an internal meeting, take a vote to see..."
"Do you want everyone to know that our empress of the reclusive family has been taken hostage?" Quentin interrupted him instantly.
Old Xue's expression stiffened, his eyes, despite being murky, had a shrewd look as he turned to him: "Then what do you want to do?"
Quentin made no effort to conceal his thoughts, openly saying: "Let's do what was demanded in the video, pacify them first and then talk."
"No way!" Old Xue responded immediately.
Luke also chimed in from the side: "I think what the archbishop said makes sense; risking the empress's safety is out of the question. The best approach is to comply with their demands first, and once the empress is safe, we can plan what to do next."
