Niu Gao's Troubles

Wu Qi smiled faintly.

Clearly, the Defense Clan had suffered no small amount of harassment from the Elephant Armor Sect lately. Even these gatekeeping disciples had become jumpy.

After a pause, he stepped forward and knocked on the estate's gate. "Is Clan Leader Niu Gao in? Wu Qi of Seven Treasures Academy requests an audience."

"Seven Treasures Academy?" The two disciples at the entrance exchanged a glance.

They had only heard of Seven Treasures Academy and had little impression of it. At least these visitors were not from the Elephant Armor Sect. For no particular reason, both men breathed a sigh of relief.

The estate's gate opened a crack, and a Defense Clan disciple leaned out.

"Who are you, sir, and why have you come to our Defense Clan?"

Qian Gu Changkong stepped forward and leaned close to the disciple.

The latter jolted in fright and hastily said, "Y-you, what are you trying to do?"

Wu Qi coughed lightly. "Please announce us. Tell him Wu Qi of Seven Treasures Academy has come to visit the Defense Clan."

The disciple did not know what sort of background they had, but since they had identified themselves, things would be easier from here.

After leaving a few instructions, the gatekeeping disciple went to report their arrival.

At that moment, inside the Defense Clan's main hall, Niu Gao sat in a chair with worry written all over his face.

The Elephant Armor Sect was now expanding rapidly with Spirit Hall's influence behind it. To secure a better result at the upcoming Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly, Huyan Zhen had repeatedly invited the Defense Clan to join the Elephant Armor Sect.

Joining was the polite way of putting it. To put it bluntly, was this not annexation?

The Defense Clan had only managed to escape