It's up to Li Yifei whether he's seen as the villain or the hero, different people have different perspectives. Li Yifei laid out two big cakes; how people fight over them is not really his concern.
He only put them on display, without wanting to dictate how they're cut. In other words, the Li Family that Li Yifei represents isn't so overbearing and doesn't particularly value these small cakes. It's better to be less selfish and a bit more fair; whoever gets promoted to the new Eight Great Clans would be grateful to the Li Family.
To Li Yifei's slight surprise, after the other families had quietly considered it, none stepped forward to recommend any family. They all seemed to have given up the opportunity.
"Let's stick to the old rules," the clan chief of the Hu Family said after looking around.
Old Master Ye's eyebrows twitched slightly but he didn't open his eyes, which was the same outcome he had discussed with Li Yifei earlier.
