But as Lin Chuan spoke, the Third City Lord beside Mora had already changed expression.
"Big Brother!!! Second Brother and Ninth Brother just died by his hand. How can we do this?" the Third City Lord said angrily.
He could understand and tolerate Fire Cloud's choice, but Mora's intention to lead Nine Heavens City into submitting to Konoha was something he could not accept. It was not just him—most of Nine Heavens City would likely be unable to accept this outcome.
Just yesterday, they had fought Konoha to the death for Nine Heavens City and paid an extremely painful price. Yet today, Mora was going to lead Nine Heavens City into submitting to Konoha. To the many Nine Heavens City cultivators who had died on the battlefield, this was undoubtedly an insult. Once the news was announced, quite a few people would probably choose to leave Nine Heavens City outright.
"Do you have a better way?" Mora asked with a desolate expression.
He had no choice but to make such a decision. If he could, he would rather keep fighting Konoha, even if Nine Heavens City were ultimately destroyed. But what meaning would that have? Judging from today's negotiations, Konoha had effectively formed an alliance with all the third-tier cities. Once that happened, Nine Heavens City would no longer be able to do anything to Konoha. If they insisted on continuing the fight, there was only one option: submit to the Supreme One Clan and become enemies with every city.
But... that was not the path Mora wanted.
His willingness to submit to Lin Chuan was not entirely for his own sake. It was also for a possible path forward in the future, for a way out for all the cultivators of Nine Heavens City. Even if it meant bearing