"Alliance Leader Lu, whom the Sword Sect goes to war with has nothing to do with you. Just make sure it doesn't affect the Eastern Frontier Alliance."
Lu Yin's tone turned cold. "What do you mean, Senior? You won't let me see the Landscape Painting, and now that I'm asking the Wen family for a favor, you're giving me the runaround. It seems the Wen family truly doesn't want Wen Diyi back. This is my condition: if the Wen family agrees, I'll go there to see the Landscape Painting, and I won't take it with me. That's the prerequisite. If the Wen family refuses, then you can forget about getting Wen Diyi back for the rest of your lives."
Wen Zizai was seething. He couldn't believe a junior was threatening him like this. "I'm not the only one who makes decisions for the Wen family. Mobilizing the family to put pressure on the Sword Sect is a tremendous undertaking for us. It would be tantamount to starting a war, and could very well lead to a real conflict with the Sword Sect. And all this is merely the prerequisite for Alliance Leader Lu to return Wen Diyi to us. Don't you think you're asking too much?"
"I'm only asking you to hold the Sword Sect back. I'm not asking you to start a war. If the Wen family really does end up fighting them, the Eastern Frontier Alliance will compensate you. I can even ask two powerhouses with over seven hundred thousand combat strength to join the Wen family and help you deal with the Sword Sect. How does that sound?" Lu Yin snapped.
He had made himself clear. Wen Zizai knew Lu Yin wouldn't budge. "Let me think it over. I'll have to discuss it with the others in