Tang Zhen closed his eyes and suppressed the anger that wanted to kill someone to vent his anger.
He took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly, but the congestion in his chest did not dissipate at all.
After a long time, Tang Zhen slowly opened his eyes, glanced across the faces of those "good brothers" one by one, and then said coldly:
"Star Luo Empire wants to worship us Clear Sky Sect as the sect that protects the country. You know this, right?"
Tang Lie and others looked at each other after hearing this, with a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
They thought that Tang Zhen would try every means to excuse Tang Xiao, but they didn't expect that he suddenly changed the topic.
Several people exchanged glances, and then said in unison, "We will know something."
"Now that you know it, let's talk about it first."
Tang Zhen sat down slowly, leaned on the back of the chair, and scanned everyone's faces.
"Star Luo Empire gave us a left leg bone that is 40,000 years old this time, and a left and right arm bone that are 10,000 years old."
"At the same time, there is also a large supply of Gold Soul Coin and countless medicinal materials."
"It can be said that Star Luo Empire has shown great sincerity this time."
His voice was neither fast nor slow, like a pool of stagnant water, with no expression.
"What do you think?"
"Do you want to serve as Star Luo Empire's country-protecting sect?"
"This..."
When Tang Lie and others heard this, they immediately put the previous drama of "forcing the uterus" behind their minds and began to discuss it in all directions.
Their eyes were shining, and their faces were full of greed and eagerness, as if they had seen those Soul Bone and resources piled in front of them.
One said that the 40,000-year-old Soul Bone was just right for his youngest son, while the other wanted to take away the two 10,000-year-old arm bones, saying that he wanted to keep them for his eldest grandson.
Some people also say that they want to save those medicinal materials under their own names, euphemistically calling it "unified blending", but everyone knows what that means.
Once it's in his pocket, don't even think about taking it out again.
They argued with red faces, and their voices became louder and louder, like a pack of wild dogs snatching bones.
But no one has analyzed whether this matter is good or bad for them:
Star Luo Empire Why do you want to worship them as the sect that protects the country?
What obligations do they need to bear?
The two countries have already started a war. Do they want to send troops?
Will Star Luo Empire use this as an excuse to gradually erode the independence of the Clear Sky Sect?
No one cares about this.
Tang Zhen looked coldly at the chattering brothers and sat there without saying a word.
He was originally a little hesitant about the position of the Star Luo Empire Protecting the Country Sect.
If you take over this position, it will be equivalent to being tied to the Star Luo Empire. Clear Sky Sect will no longer be an independent sect from now on.
Such an approach is very inconsistent with their Clear Sky Sect interests.
But now, he had to deal with it.
Let's not talk about these bad things within the sect: the younger brothers are eyeing each other, the branches have their own thoughts, and the prestige of the main line is getting worse day by day.
Just those external factors had to be carefully considered by him.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect has already had preliminary cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect directly defeated Spirit Hall.
Nowadays, among Upper Three Sects, they are the only ones left, Clear Sky Sect, who are still walking alone, hanging outside, like an island surrounded by enemies.
Previously, he thought that no matter what happened, his father Tang Chen would come back to take care of everything.
Tang Chen is Limit Douluo, a being who stands at the top of the continent. As long as he is here, Clear Sky Sect cannot fail.
But the question now is, with their current situation Clear Sky Sect, can they survive until their father comes back?
None of the men he sent out to look for his father, Tang Chen, were heard from before.
Thirty-six teams, one hundred and eight people, no one alive, no dead body, disappeared completely, as if they had never existed.
Needless to say, it must have been done by someone from the Spirit Hall.
Because in this Douluo Continent, except for them, no one else has the courage at all, not even when Yu Yuanzhen's father is still alive.
From this, it is not difficult to see that Spirit Hall is already thinking about how to use the knife on them.
What they lack now is a suitable reason and a legitimate excuse.
Once that reason and excuse appears, the army of the Spirit Hall will come like a tide and drown Clear Sky Sect.
For this reason, he had to choose to tie Clear Sky Sect and Star Luo Empire together, and use Star Luo Empire's national power and military strength to hold up a protective umbrella for the Clear Sky Sect, so that Clear Sky Sect could hold on until his father came back.
After a long time, Tang Lie and others finally came to a conclusion.
They were very satisfied with the profit distribution plan they obtained this time, and they even "thoughtfully" left a share for their "good big brother", even though the share was extremely small.
Tang Zhen remained silent about this and just nodded slightly, presupposing this profit distribution.
When everyone saw this, they began to discuss the pros and cons of this matter.
Tang Lie leaned back on the chair and spoke in a lighter tone.
"Star Luo Empire is in a stalemate with the Heaven Dou Empire at Jialing Pass."
"There are a lot of troops on both sides, and no one takes advantage."
"If we agree to be their country-protecting sect now, they will definitely be very happy, and maybe we can make another deal."
"It's not just about money." Tang Qing took over the words and tapped his finger on the table, "What we want is the initiative."
"We can't do whatever Star Luo Empire wants us to do."
"We are Clear Sky Sect, not their domestic slaves."
After a while, everyone came to a conclusion after deliberation, and the hall slowly became quiet.
Everyone turned their attention to Tang Zhen, who was sitting in the main seat, and Tang Qing said loudly:
"Brother, since we want to be the sect that protects the country of the Star Luo Empire, then we must take the initiative."
"We can't do whatever Star Luo Empire wants us to do."
"In my opinion, let them add another 60% for things and supplies."
"As for whether we want to do things for them, that depends on what we want."
"If it is beneficial to us, we might as well accept it."
"If it is not beneficial to us or even harmful, we can find an excuse to refuse."
He tapped his fingers heavily on the table and said, for example:
"Just like the battle between the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire."
"If Star Luo Empire asks us to take action, we can agree to it."
"After that, we secretly communicated with Yu Yuanzhen. The two parties restrained each other and took the opportunity to ask for more resources from Two Great Empires."
"Although Yu Yuanzhen is not very smart, I think we can reach a consensus with them on this matter."
"Then just do as you say."
Tang Zhen waved his hand with a tired tone, like a string that had been stretched for too long and finally relaxed.
"You guys go down, I want to be quiet for a while."
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and said in unison, "We will leave..."