"Hmm, Lady Yue does have a point. But how exactly are we supposed to form an alliance? Should the Clear Sky Sect move to Seven Treasure City, or should the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect move into the mountains and become the Children of the Great Mountain?"
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Tang Yuehua no longer knew how many times her anger had been stoked today. You're the Children of the Great Mountain. Your whole family is the Children of the Great Mountain. Are you implying that we're cowards hiding in our shells? If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were in our position, just try it—you wouldn't even have the strength to hide in your shells.
"Sect Leader Ning, you don't seem to have any intention of forming an alliance at all. Are you really not afraid that the Spirit Hall will come knocking?"
"Hmm."
Amid Tang Yuehua's bewildered expression, Ning Fengzhi slowly nodded.
"Sect Leader Ning?"
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has no enmity with the Spirit Hall. At worst, we can submit to the Spirit Hall and become its Seven Treasure Branch Hall. I imagine the current pope would still be willing to accept us and offer certain preferential treatment, such as allowing us to retain some degree of autonomy. In any case, our Sect's inheritance would certainly remain safe."
Tang Yuehua could hardly believe her ears. What had she just heard? The sect slave who stood second only to Second Brother in her heart had actually said he intended to submit to the Spirit Hall and abolish the sect's title?
"Sect Leader Ning, that joke isn't funny at all. When that time comes, how will you face the ancestors of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after your death a hundred years from now?"
Ning Fengzhi discreetly rolled his