Lu Yuan used facts to reject the proposal of avoiding battle.
Of course, he was not talking nonsense.
That was simply the truth.
There was not a single lie in it.
The only uncertainty was the timing—whether he would remain with the Nine-tailed Fox Clan for one month, two months, or even longer depended on the specific course of the war and the progress of occupation after it ended. Still, the difference was only between a day and half a year. The bottom line he had set for himself was to resolve all hidden dangers within half a year. After all, a common man was innocent, but possessing a treasure invited trouble. The Secret Technique in his hands that could kill an Earth Supreme was itself an opportunity. He could leave without a care, but the price would be the Nine-tailed Fox Clan bearing the pressure in his place.
The Nine-tailed Fox Clan did not even have a single Earth Supreme.
How could they bear it for him?
Although, from another perspective, his actions had been somewhat reckless. The leak concerning the Red Dust Threads, in particular, carried enormous hidden risks. As the holder of the Eye of Fate, he ought to have avoided every risk and always chosen the easiest path. For example, back then, he could have used Secret Techniques that would harm himself to temporarily return to his peak state, then slaughter everyone in the Lin Family to ensure that news of the Red Dust Threads would never leak...
But looking at it from the opposite angle...
Even if he could wipe out the Lin Family, could he wipe out all of Lin City?
The Lin Family's witnesses might all be dead.
But the Lin Family was not the only force in Lin City.
Traveling merchants and