Princess Xi noticed everyone at the scene quieting down to listen to her speak, and her expression slightly relaxed.

But thinking about what she was about to say next, her expression grew solemn again.

She slowly began to speak, "In the past few days, I have seen the criticism from other Sanctuaries."

"To be honest, I am very disappointed."

"I never expected to be so misunderstood."

"The reason I brought troops back to the Seventh Sanctuary was to improve it and not for revenge."

Upon hearing this, the elders exchanged glances with one another.

Obviously, Princess Xi's ambiguous statements led many elders to think she intended to rebel against Qiu Tu....

But just as the undercurrents were surging, Princess Xi shifted her tone and said, "However... after talking with Elder Qiu, I suddenly came to an understanding."

At this point, Princess Xi glanced at Qiu Tu and said, "Elder Qiu told me that as the top leader of a Sanctuary, the greatest fear is to act willfully."

"Since so many Sanctuaries say I've done wrong."

"Then why not take a break for a few days?"

"Then calm down, observe the operations of the various departments within the Sanctuary, and then formulate new plans."

Princess Xi's face was serious, her gaze firm, "I think Elder Qiu is right."

"Therefore, I have decided to voluntarily resign from my position as the leader of the Sanctuary, and let Qiu Tu temporarily assume the position of leader of the Seventh Sanctuary."

After Princess Xi spoke, the entire conference hall went silent.

All the elders were analyzing the implications of Princess Xi's words....

The more they analyzed, the more they found Princess Xi's reasoning to be clever!

Princess Xi stepping down as leader is not a simple matter at all.

Because... stepping down is easy, but resuming the position is difficult.

If she defames herself to step down, having a political blemish would make it hard for her to ever be leader again.

If she doesn't find a reason to defame herself and just resign without reason,

A "general" who "deserts at the battlefront" will completely lose the people's trust, making it difficult to ascend to power again.

And now… she used the criticism of other Sanctuaries as a reason, coupled with Qiu Tu's advice, to make the decision to temporarily step down, recharge, and await the opportunity to serve the Sanctuary once more.

This reasoning not only makes her resignation seem reasonable but also leaves no weaknesses for political opponents to exploit.

Furthermore... it leaves room for the possibility of "returning to the position of leader in the future, dedicating everything to the company."

She even specifically mentioned that "Qiu Tu's position as leader is 'temporary'," making everything clear and explicit.

Thus, after her speech, all the elders were momentarily at a loss as to how to respond.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu spoke up.

He glanced at all the elders present, then said solemnly, "Now that President Lin has finished speaking, who is in favor, and who is against?"

After speaking, he was the first to raise his hand, "I am in favor."

Seeing him finally express his stance.

Considering himself a staunch supporter of Qiu Tu, Wei Zhengze was the first to raise his hand in support.

He smiled and said, "I follow Elder Qiu. I am also in favor."

The Wei Family was originally one of the three major forces of the Seventh Sanctuary, followed by many other families and elders.

Seeing him speak out, immediately five or six more elders raised their hands.

People have a tendency to follow the crowd. Once a breach is opened, everything collapses on a countdown.

So, in no time, all the elders present raised their hands in approval.

Thus, what should have been a bloodstained "coup" ended in an unexpectedly simple manner.

One elder secretly checked the time and found... only 26 minutes had passed!

'Is that it?'

'Where's the fight? The squabble?'

At that moment, some elders even began to doubt their senses.

'What kind of spell did Qiu Tu cast on Princess Xi?'

'How could such an ambitious woman, who just ascended to the throne, be willing to lay low again?'

With deep confusion, this profoundly impactful yet incredibly brief meeting unexpectedly concluded.

However, the effects of this meeting were only just beginning to show!

After Qiu Tu and Princess Xi left the conference hall one after the other, Qiu Tu suggested, "Would you like to stop by my place?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Princess Xi glanced at him lightly and then politely declined, "No, I still have a lot to do."

After speaking, she didn't wait for Qiu Tu's response and directly got into her convoy.

As the vehicles started, one of them slowly rolled down the window, revealing Yanyan's angelically pure face.

Seeing Qiu Tu, Yanyan smiled at him, mouthing the words, "Master~~" and rolled her eyes, sticking out her tongue.

At that moment, Qiu Tu felt only one sensation: his waist felt weak...

Yanyan, Xue'er, and Ai Li...

Before this promotion, Ai Li had already reached the position of Bureau Chief, so adjusting her rank to Deputy Speaker level constituted a normal advancement.

Yanyan and Xue'er's ranks were lower, both at director level.

So, their exceptional promotion indeed elicited a lot of criticism.

Especially Qiu Tu's decision to directly promote Yanyan to Chairman Level, placing her in charge of all the "Ministry of Internal Affairs" affairs of the Seventh Sanctuary. Many people approached Qiu Tu to express that this appointment might be too arbitrary.

Previously, Qiu Tu himself harbored reservations.