They continued toward the inn.
For the next two days, the city remained calm on the surface.
The formal assembly continued each morning.
Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing attended the sessions, but they did not try to become political figures.
They sat near Luo Qinghe and Ning Shuyue, ate snacks, listened to proposals, and occasionally whispered comments to each other.
Yet they slowly began to notice a pattern.
Every major issue eventually affected the Battle Maiden Sect.
The city defense proposal was modified in a way that reduced the sect's influence.
The mining distribution proposal moved several smaller resources away from their affiliated territory.
The alchemy proposal introduced restrictions that made it harder for the Battle Maiden Sect to obtain certain healing pills.
The shipping proposal raised costs on one of their supply routes.
The secret realm allocation gave them fewer positions.
None of these decisions alone was devastating.
Together, they were suffocating.
