Yet Li Junze repeatedly sent people to urge the matter. Finally, having no other choice, Patriarch Sun directly agreed to Li Junze's demand when another messenger came: "Go back and tell the Hall Master that this Patriarch accepts his terms."
Upon receiving the guard's report, Li Junze smiled triumphantly and immediately had the notice of the rule changes posted outside. Enduring the rage burning in his heart, Patriarch Sun returned to the Sun Family residence. No sooner had he stepped into his study than news arrived that the Pill Hall had posted the notice altering the rules. Consumed by fury, Patriarch Sun smashed everything in the study to pieces. Hearing the commotion from within, the three young masters hurried over to the study. Upon hearing the sounds of things being thrown and broken, they stopped and waited quietly outside.
After a long while, the noise inside finally ceased. Hearing Patriarch Sun call out to them, the three young masters pushed open the door and stepped inside. Seeing the utter devastation of the study, they stood in well-behaved silence, none of them daring to speak. Patriarch Sun sat in the only undamaged chair, gazing at his three sons. After a heavy silence that lasted nearly half a cup of tea, he asked them, "What are your thoughts on this matter?"
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