In truth, this could also be considered a strategy for self-preservation. Simply put, it meant not putting all their eggs in one basket.
Even if the gamble failed, at least they would still have Yue Zhengyu, their sole remaining heir.
The Yuanen Clan was probably thinking the same thing. These old foxes weighed every decision they made.
That night, Xie Xie used his spatial ability to take Yue Zhengyu out of the clan. They thought they had done it flawlessly, but in reality, Yue Zhengen saw everything clearly.
Though he had expected it, seeing Yue Zhengyu insist on choosing Shrek Academy's side still left him feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Sigh. Xiaoyu, this is the path you chose yourself. You'll have to bear the consequences yourself too."
Yue Zhengyu was still feeling smug, thinking he had escaped without anyone noticing.
"We don't have time to waste. Let's head to Eastsea City."
In Eastsea City, among the Eastsea Legion stationed there, everyone with strength at the Titled Douluo level or above had already set off for the Far North.
The Ye Family's Titled Douluo had done the same, leaving only a group of Soul Douluos behind to hold down the clan.
Ye Xinglan knew her family could not possibly help her save Tang Wulin, so she did not go begging anyone again. Instead, she started reading through the family's collection of books, both to pass the time and to look for a way to break the deadlock.
What she focused on searching for were legends related to the Sea God. She had thought of the same thing as well: if they could contact the Sea God, perhaps they could turn everything around at the last possible moment.
And she really did find something—fragmentary records from twenty thousand years ago concerning Sea God