At Xia Zhiyuan's words, Xia Zhiyuan felt deeply pained.
But he still said:
"This isn't a threat. It's a deal!"
Bang—!
After hearing Xia Zhiyuan's words, Elder Hu slammed his hand heavily onto the table!
"Xia Zhiyuan, take back what you just said. Considering that you are the patriarch of the founding family of the Bao Xia Clan!"
"We can pretend those words were nothing but air!"
Seeing Elder Hu lash out,
Xia Zhiyuan knew full well that Elder Hu was trying to put a label on him.
But their war against the Xiao Family this time
had been carefully planned.
Their goal was to seize the Xiao Family's resources while
entering the political arena!
So he could not compromise in the slightest now.
He looked at Elder Hu unhurriedly and said:
"Elder Hu, you know that there can be no reconciliation between us and the Xiao Family!"
"You also know that my Xia Family has the power to make Western politicians apply pressure and impose a chip blockade!"
After saying this, Xia Zhiyuan continued:
"Would you two elders really gamble the Xia Kingdom's national destiny just to help the Xiao Family?"
At that, Hu Long was furious.
Just then, Elder Xi, who had remained silent beside them all along,
slowly spoke:
"What can we gain if we abandon the Xiao Family?"
"Not only will we avoid being strangled by the neck, we can even guide chip production into the Xia Kingdom. By then, it will create a catfish effect!"
"So, Elder Xi, if you abandon the Xiao Family and gain the support of our Xia Family, I believe the Xia Kingdom will become even better!"
Xia Zhiyuan made it sound lofty.
But who were these two elders?
They were both old foxes.
Elder Xi asked again:
"So it seems