"You, you and your son are teaming up to annoy me, aren't you."
Jiuyun Zheng's breath was somewhat rapid, seemingly overwhelmed with anger.
"If father truly thinks so, then let it be so."
Jiuyun Ke showed a look of obvious disappointment.
Seeing his son's expression, Jiuyun Zheng's mood was visibly swayed again, and he fell into long contemplation.
Should family interests take precedence, or should national interests come first?
For Luo'er and the others, this question doesn't even qualify as a question.
But for the major aristocratic families and sects of the East Prosperity Nine States, this is a deadly question.
All along, the policies these aristocratic families and sects pursued prioritized family interests.
But as a result, the country became fragmented. Though it is called a nation, its governmental structure is as loose as that of Abisien beyond West Outer Heaven.