"Hm?"
"Though you're the You Family's Family Head, I'm an old ancestor. Don't I have the right to make decisions?" the You Family's old ancestor asked displeasedly.
"I wouldn't dare say otherwise."
"But, Old Ancestor, we can't make such a hasty decision at a time like this."
"I know. The Nanmang Branch Pavilion is clearly targeting our You Family now, and we must fight back. Otherwise, the consequences for the You Family will be unthinkable."
"But fighting back is for our own protection. Wiping out the Nanmang Branch Pavilion is a different matter entirely."
"That would be the same as openly setting ourselves against Junxin Pavilion. What awaits our You Family afterward would probably be devastating retaliation!"
The You Family's Family Head was naturally thinking about how to protect the You Family. If they only fought back and succeeded, then the You Family would still have room to maneuver.
At the very least, in this matter, the Nanmang Branch Pavilion had taken it upon itself to target the You Family. They were in the wrong, and Junxin Pavilion would have little to say about it. After all, the Three Great Families had chosen to submit in the first place.
But if they did something like wipe out the Nanmang Branch Pavilion, there would be no room to maneuver at all.
"Have you considered that if we spare the Nanmang Branch Pavilion today, they won't simply give up?"
"Their ambitions keep growing. What happened today will happen again."
"Only by completely wiping out the Nanmang Branch Pavilion can we stop this from happening to the You Family again," the You Family's old ancestor said coldly.
"Old Ancestor, I understand. But have you considered that after we destroy the Nanmang Branch Pavilion, Junxin Pavilion might simply rebuild it?"
"When that happens, the