"Now I see. This was your plan all along."
"It's not six against nine, but five against eight."
"You want our Xu Family to leave the alliance, while helping us wipe out the Liu Family."
"That way, your Five Clans Alliance would have two fewer powers to contend with."
"Clever scheme. What a clever scheme."
"But why should I trust you?"
"If your Five Clans Alliance truly had that kind of strength, would you need to come here and drive a wedge between us?"
"You could simply sweep everyone aside." The Xu Family Head said with a smile.
Although the Xu Family Head continued to say such things, it was obvious that his attitude had already begun to change.
"So you really like being in the same alliance as your enemies?"
"Don't the others know about the grudge between you? And yet they still brought you all together. They never even considered how your Xu Family would feel, did they?"
"Now that we're stepping in to help, at most this is mutual aid. Your Xu Family stands to benefit, too."
"Why are you so ungrateful?" Da Huang said impatiently.
"Impudent!"
"You..."
At Da Huang's words, several Xu Family elders glared furiously, but before they could finish speaking, the Xu Family Head stopped them.
"Easy."
After calming the elders, the Xu Family Head turned to Da Huang and said with a smile, "Isn't doing nothing the safest choice for us?"
"Although we have a grudge against the Liu Family—a blood feud, no less—do you really think I'd gamble the entire Xu Family on this?"
"If I agree, our Xu Family will be thrust into the eye of the storm. We'll destroy one Liu Family, then draw the hatred of the other eight?"
"No matter how you look at it, our Xu