Although the alliance formed by Cang Hai Yi Su and the others was very powerful overall, and given enough time they were confident they could contend with—or even replace—the Ten Major Guilds, they knew full well that their current strength was still insufficient to face them. What was more, the Dongfang Family and its allies were an alliance of several Ten Major Guilds. They had no chance of winning against them. If a war broke out, they would certainly suffer devastating losses, and all the foundations they had painstakingly built would be destroyed. That was not what they wanted to see.
Thinking of this, many people looked troubled. For a moment, they did not know what choice to make.
"Hmph, no matter what, we will never become enemies with Misty Pavilion. That means we absolutely will not join the Dongfang Family and its allies." Zhan Yi Xing Hua Yu snorted coldly. His words were quickly echoed by everyone else.
As they had said before, everything they had today was thanks to Shang Shan Ge, and Misty Pavilion had played an especially large part in it. Being grateful, they would not turn against Misty Pavilion. They quickly reached a consensus on that point.
"But if we really refuse, the Dongfang Family and its allies will probably attack us without hesitation, and with our current strength, we are no match for them." Cang Hai Yi Su looked at the others. "Are we really going to throw away the little foundation we have just built? We ourselves can walk away with nothing, but what about the brothers who follow us? They'll probably be going hungry before long."
At that, everyone's expressions turned grave. For a while, they did not know what to do.
"The Dongfang Family and its allies are clearly worried that