Right after Xia Fei left the reception hall, the elders surrounded Qingliu and began to question him. All of them were senior figures of the Guild of the Wise, a group of stubborn old pedants who had considerable status in their faction.
"Qingliu, how could you agree to work with a human just like that? Giving him independence will pose a huge threat to us."
"That's right! What if he leaks information about us? Uti will be furious! It won't be just us; all our families will suffer, too!"
"He's a human, not a member of our race. No matter what, there's no way I can trust a human!"
Qingliu furrowed his brows, apparently annoyed by these stubborn old fools. He then made a self-mocking laugh and shook his head. "It's precisely because of you and all your needless fears that the Guild of the Wise has never been able to become anything. I now understand why the Sacred Guild is deeply trusted by the insectoids while we grow weaker by the day."
