"Elder Lu is right. The Southern Sea Dragon Palace and the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea have always lived in peace, without taking up arms."
"Especially with your help in the years ahead, the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea and the Four Seas Dragon Palaces will enjoy peace for ten thousand generations."
"How could we let that little matter with the Tianyan Sect damage our friendship with the Dragon Palace?"
"You..."
Hearing the mockery in those words, Lu Kexun's face turned as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
He instinctively stepped back, only to find that Gao Yuliang had silently taken her place behind him. With no way out, he could only put on a stern face and say, "Dao Seed of the Heavenly Star Sect, stop spouting nonsense. I'm nothing like you claim."
"I merely... merely think the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea have yet to spread their wings. The time hasn't come to tear off the mask and break with the Four Seas Dragon Palaces completely."
"Of course. Once you find a Dao-Merging Ground, survive the Heavenly Tribulation, and become a Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortal Powerhouse, Elder Lu, the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea will have a better chance when we strike at the Southern Sea Dragon Palace."
Pan Linfeng picked up his words and teased him with a smile, then frowned and signaled to Gao Yuliang nearby.
"Elder Gao, the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea are allies. Elder Lu may not dare strike at those beasts from the Southern Sea Dragon Palace, but what's to stop him from finding a chance to attack the disciples of our sects?"
As the words left his mouth, he swung his hand. Under Lu Kexun's disbelieving gaze, it landed with a crisp smack.
Lu Kexun's grim old