To Wage War or Not?

As time went by, the lords roamed through the room. Some of them stayed in specific chairs, letting other lords come to them while some roamed through the entire library speaking with virtually every lord as they assembled information and opinions from the various lords.

During this time, Hui Yue stayed at the long table where the conversation started. He knew none of the lords and felt that he was not suited to talk to them. He was not here as a Lord of the Forest; instead, he was here to be the bargaining chip for Wan Qiao. As he sat at the table, he started cultivating his inner energies because trying to listen to what the experts were talking about was impossible. Each and every one of the lords were doing everything they could to lower their voices and only allow those who should know, to know about what was being said.