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Ximen Shaoping swept her gaze over everyone, her voice clear. "Our Chen Clan and the Clear Sky Tang Family are both among the 'Seven Heavenly Martial Soldiers.'"
"For thousands of years, though the 'Seven Soldiers' have certainly never been an alliance, and though our positions have differed and disputes have existed among us, we have all maintained a certain tacit understanding—respect for one another's internal family affairs and no direct intervention."
"This is the cornerstone that maintains a delicate balance."
Her gaze turned solemn. "If today we forcefully intervene in the dispute between the Clear Sky Sect and the Mystic Yellow Tang Family—whether the Mystic Yellow Tang Family is willing or not, in outsiders' eyes, they are a branch of the same origin as the Clear Sky Sect—then this is equivalent to taking the initiative to smash that jar of tacit understanding."
"Once this opening is made and the balance is broken, repairing it will be extremely difficult."
"How will the Clear Sky Sect react? Fierce confrontation, or chain retaliation? I believe the Clear Sky Sect's counterattack will absolutely exceed the scope of commercial or regional conflict."
"They are very likely to use this as a reason to launch a comprehensive, no-holds-barred suppression of us, even open hostility, and define it as a challenge to the dignity of the entire Clear Sky Sect!"
She paused and looked around. "In addition, how will the other families among the 'Seven Soldiers' view us?"
"Will they understand this as our 'necessary action,' or believe the Chen Clan is tearing off all pretense and beginning to expand and squeeze others out? They will fear whether we will use the same methods against them."
"The Wind Sword Sect, the Branch Families and Separate Lineages, the Blacksmith Association... even within my maternal