"The You Family certainly knows something. We can all be sure of that. But we truly never considered the Fang Family before. Now that Zhang Pu has brought them up today, I feel the possibility that the Fang Family is involved is very high. Our original intention was to obtain the King of Xia's portion of the Seven Spirit Atlas first, then seek out the You Family and demand the remainder. Now it seems we may need to change our plans slightly," Master Kongming said.
"You make a very good point, Master Kongming, but why must we change the plan?" Cheng Gu asked.
Reverend Demu pondered for a moment, then said, "Master Kongming is absolutely right. We can no longer proceed according to our original plan."
"Reverend, please explain in more detail. We're all lost in a fog here."
"Previously, we all believed that under our combined pressure, the You Family would have no choice but to compromise and hand over the portion they knew. But even if they handed it over, they would not be doing so willingly, and we still could not be certain whether it was genuine or false. Now that the Fang Family has been drawn into this as well, we must act cautiously. The Fang Family certainly cannot obtain that portion of the clues from the You Family. If the King of Xia truly makes his portion public, then after we force the You Family to hand over theirs, I fear the ultimate beneficiary will not be us, but the Fang Family," Reverend Demu said.
The moment Reverend Demu finished speaking, an uproar broke out. Some hurriedly called for him to continue, while others knitted their brows tightly or sank into thought.
Only after a good while, when everyone's emotions had settled somewhat, did Reverend