Chapter 1079: The Aftermath of Calamity
The latter half of the night.
They drank until a whole crowd lay scattered and sprawled. Even those who were not drunk forced themselves into drunkenness.
As long as they were drunk, it was enough. Drunk, they would not have to face the fact that they had completely lost their fiefdoms and the accumulations of thousands of years.
The few who remained relatively sober were drinking as well.
Zhu Yan Bronze Soldier was one of them.
"Hey."
Zhu Yan Bronze Soldier turned his gaze.
He saw the Xiangliu clan chief approach and drape an arm over his shoulder.
With a beaming smile, he said, "Brother Zhu Yan, from now on, you and I are cultivators in the same boat. As for the two colossal warships you borrowed from me, I will not ask for them back."
Zhu Yan Bronze Soldier sneered and looked into the hall. The Prefect Lord had already left his seat, accompanied by the two Dao Lords and several Great Saints. They looked like the ones who truly belonged together.
Which made it all the more fitting for him to speak freely. "Clan Chief Liu, those colossal warships were mine to begin with. It was your Xiangliu clan that detained one of my units."
"Alas, they are gone."
Liu Yuanqian simply spread his hands.
If Marquis Guanmian had been a peak Saint King, they might still have been able to resist.
But this was a mighty Dao Lord. To see him was to see the Dao itself. The difference between the third step and the fourth step was vast. Forget resistance—even remaining alive was only because they still had some use.
"I do not think My Lord Marquis is a man who seeks peace and stability. There will be more in