Xu Lanqing's words fell, and the hall grew even quieter. Everyone stared at him, as if waiting for an explanation.
"Why?"
Ning Tian couldn't help asking.
The others were just as confused, but didn't dare ask.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect had been enemies for generations. If a couple of words could really make them bury the hatchet, there wouldn't be so many conflicts in the world.
If they really went to war alongside the Body Sect, never mind whether the Body Sect trusted them—the people within their own sect wouldn't trust them either. Someone might get fed up and stab the other side in the back, and once a conflict broke out, even the Heavenly Soul Royal Family probably wouldn't be able to contain it.
This wasn't something the higher-ups could control with a single order. Many people's family members had died at the hands of the Body Sect. Their hatred ran deep.
Xu Lanqing smiled. He knew what they were worried about, so he said, "Just agree to it verbally. Let the people under you do whatever they would normally do. There's no need to restrain them. Since the Body Sect proposed working together, can't they put up with this much?"
Ning Chengye didn't object. He had considered this approach himself: temporarily yielding to keep the peace, then perhaps taking the lead in the future.
It was the safest option. Some of his people would have to swallow their pride, but he was willing to make sacrifices for the sect, so they would have to agree, even if they were reluctant.
However, he hadn't discussed it with Xu Lanqing beforehand, and he couldn't make the decision alone. Now it seemed Xu Lanqing had reached much the same conclusion.
"Besides, I didn't come here