"From now on, the Han Clan is under my protection. Do you know what you should do?"
"Yes, yes, yes... From now on, everyone in the Hong Clan will follow the Han Clan's lead!"
"You're quite sensible. Go do it, then."
Wu Yong nodded lightly and withdrew his aura, allowing the Hong Clan members to climb up from the ground.
He turned to Han Yue, who still had not recovered from her shock. "Considering that I'm not yet a Dou Sheng, I won't take things too far. Otherwise, it would make things difficult for your family."
"Mm, it's fine. This is already more than enough. Thank you, Boss!"
Only then did Han Yue realize that the trouble her family had worried over for years had been resolved by Wu Yong in mere minutes.
He had even considered the Han Clan's position instead of blindly resorting to force to solve everything.
"Let's make a trip to the Wind Lightning Pavilion first. Then we'll come back to visit your Han Clan."
As he spoke, Wu Yong tore open space with one hand and entered with Han Yue.
The Hong Clan members, who had narrowly escaped death, remained behind. They looked at their sensible ancestor, Hong Tianxiao, who had saved their lives.
But was the opportunity for the Hong Clan's hard-won rise truly gone just like that?
"Ancestor, do we really have to submit to the Han Clan?"
"What else would we do?" Hong Tianxiao glared irritably at Hong Li beside him.
"Didn't that person say he was going to the Wind Lightning Pavilion? Why don't we wait until they return, see who wins, and decide what to do then?" Hong Li blinked, thinking he had come up with a brilliant idea.
However, Hong Tianxiao slapped him across the face.
"Idiot! Even if