Including Pei Ze, all the Councillors listened with calm expressions, showing not the slightest surprise. They had clearly known about this for some time.
"Speaker Wu Xiang has communicated with Lady Fungi, but she refuses to hand over Pan Mo."
"The topic of our discussion today is how to resolve this matter."
As his voice fell, the hall descended into silence.
A moment later, Yin Yongqin slowly broke the silence, his tone flat. "The arrest warrant for the renegade Wizard Pan Mo was issued by the Council. At this point, it cannot be withdrawn, let alone ignored. This concerns the reputation and prestige of Chenxi City; we absolutely cannot back down."
"Pan Mo must die. If Lady Fungi remains unwilling to hand him over, then we will have to take him ourselves."
Several Councillors nodded in agreement.
On this point, all the Councillors were of the same mind.
The authority of Chenxi City—or rather, the Dawn Council—could not be challenged.
