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"It looks like the Second Sect Master has received the news. What are we going to do now? Our Heaven's Unity is bearing the brunt of it. If anyone is going to fall first, it'll be us. The Golden Immortal Path simply can't protect us. Under this pressure, I can only surrender to someone else." I got straight to the point.
He Suoneng immediately came over, took my hand, patted the back of it, and said, "Young Friend Xia, don't worry so much. They said they'd give us an answer within five days. It's not impossible that old monster won't come that quickly, is it? Besides, we've already sent the news back. The Grand Sect Master has backing too! With everyone's interests at stake, they all know the situation Heaven's Unity is in. As long as the other side still wants to fight for it, our side certainly won't let them have their way easily! So rest assured."
I found this habit of elders grabbing my hand and patting the back of it at the drop of a hat rather irritating, but I couldn't be bothered to argue. Heaven's Unity couldn't simply wait for reinforcements. Plans never kept up with changes, so the only truly reliable option was to keep control of things ourselves!
"Master He, there are thirty to fifty thousand troops outside Heaven's Unity's defensive perimeter. We could be unable to hold out at any moment. And now even their leader has come over. We can't wait until they start killing people before thinking of a solution, can we?" I said coldly.
"Naturally not. That's why, while you were in seclusion, we already communicated with the Grand Sect Master. Heaven's Unity is indeed in grave danger, so besides sending out the worshiped old monster from the power