The three major sects of Zhao Kingdom did not want this either, but they could not just cower in silence. What would their disciples think afterward? Awkward as it was, they had to get an explanation!
Long Xiu said, "Your people caused trouble in Heaven Valley and attacked Niu Youdao first. And you still think you have a case?"
It was not that he wanted to defend Niu Youdao. The other side had come knocking, pointing fingers right in their faces—how could they back down?
Meng Xuan suddenly said, "We do not know where Niu Youdao has gone either. Go find him yourselves. Once you find him, deal with him however you please!"
Long Xiu and Gong Lince both looked at him with some surprise.
Niu Youdao had refused to listen before, but now they understood why. Those three hundred million gold coins were a little too hot to handle.
No one else had competed for Spirit Seeds that way. Snatching some here and some there, never getting enough in one go, then gathering the numbers from all over the place—and offending everyone in the process.
If they had truly accepted those three hundred million gold coins, they would probably be surrounded by people from several sects right now. Would they obediently hand over the gold to avert disaster, or stubbornly refuse to let go? Spitting out what they had swallowed would be too humiliating, but refusing to let go might bring down a group beating on their heads.
The very thought made them shudder afterward. They now understood Niu Youdao's good intentions.
Still, Long Xiu and Gong Lince could understand Meng Xuan's anger toward Niu Youdao. Both had learned the hidden details from Shan Hai and Yan Li's reports. Spirit Sword Mountain had sent a woman to Niu Youdao,