The Lu Family members had finally become convinced that all this commotion had been caused by Yang Dingtian's cultivation.
Their resolve to win over the two brothers at all costs had grown even firmer.
Just as the Lu Family was celebrating wildly and its morale was soaring because of this "heaven-shaking misunderstanding" involving Yang Dingtian,
tens of millions of li away, deep within the Nangong Family estate,
in a secret chamber shrouded in gloomy clouds year-round and filled with a chilling aura of slaughter,
the Wang Family's ancestor, Wang Tianqi, was sitting opposite Nangong Gu, the Nangong Family's ancestor.
Nangong Gu was also a powerful expert in the Mid Divine King Realm.
He was tall and broad, with rugged features and long, fiery-red hair. Even without anger, he inspired awe.
At this moment, however, a trace of gravity and puzzlement colored his face.
"Brother Wang, you suddenly paid me a secret visit today, and you're in such a hurry. Did something major happen?"
Nangong Gu stared at Wang Tianqi's gloomy face, which seemed ready to drip with water, and asked in a deep voice.
Although the two families often cooperated to resist the Lu Family,
this was the first time an ancestor like Wang Tianqi had personally come to negotiate with him in secret.
"Brother Nangong, something huge has happened!" Wang Tianqi said bluntly, without any pleasantries.
"Our two families have both been played by that old fox Lu Tian!"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Nangong Gu raised an eyebrow.
Wang Tianqi drew a deep breath and repeated the story he had prepared long ago, embellishing it with vivid details.
"...That's how it happened."
"The Lu Family had long coveted the 'Mysterious Dragon Divine Emperor Jade' in our two families' possession."
"They secretly bought off Wang Han, a traitor in