Lin Xi turned her gaze towards the elder and in an instant, the temperature in the room started to fall.
"Elder Yuanshi," she said calmly, "are you perhaps tired of living?"
Cold sweat instantly soaked the elder's back. He stumbled forward and bowed deeply.
"I–I'm sorry, Matriarch," he said hastily. "I spoke wrongly."
Lin Xi's expression didn't change.
"You spoke wrongly?" she repeated softly.
"No. Intention alone is already a grave crime."
She stood up from her seat and when she did, the hall fell into completely silent.
Lin Xi stepped forward, each footstep echoed clearly through the vast chamber, striking against the elders' hearts like a hammer.
She came to a stop directly before him and then she said,"You are hereby stripped of your position as an elder of the Lin Family."
"From this moment on, you will serve as a servant in the Rosewood Garden under Senior Xiao Pei."
The elder's face drained of all color.
"Matriarch Lin—please reconsider!"
