The royal rank is now acting strong, and the Xiahou Clan is equally displeased. The Xiahou Clan is ambitious too; their goal is to replace the Eternal Sacred Land, not to aid the royal rank in controlling the Eternal Divine Kingdom.
Even if it superficially appears that the royal rank is in control, the interests of the Xiahou Clan must be secured. Behind the scenes, it must be the Xiahou Clan orchestrating everything.
Yet, seeing how these royal rank people are behaving, it's clear they intend to seize control and diminish the Xiahou Clan's merits and contributions.
Now, they even proactively find fault and trouble with the Xiahou Clan. Naturally, this made Xiahou Zhen extremely dissatisfied, so his words became less polite.
