On the fifth day, Ziyue launched her final negotiations with the Cloud Capital family.
Chen Qing was not there. After receiving Wang Ye's message, he set off back to Jiangnan that very night. They discussed it for an afternoon and ultimately Chen Qing gave up on going directly to Data City. Instead, he decided to go to the group of exiled Western islands to check on the situation. Of course, he also wanted to see how the reincarnated wealthy families were doing.
As the nominal leader of the Ancient Demon Clan, Ziyue is naturally qualified to negotiate with the major families of Cloud Capital.
At this moment, Five Color Families were gathered together, along with many loyal aristocratic families, most of whom had secretly served the Ancient Demon Clan. Seeing that the people from Jiangnan were really packing their bags and preparing to leave, they finally couldn't sit still any longer.
"Grown ups."
Zhou Tianlie was the first to speak. As the father who had lost his eldest son, he seemed to have forgotten that his most outstanding descendant had died at the hands of the people from Jiangnan. He was even more respectful to Chen Ying, the culprit next to Ziyue.
"We've served the God Clan for many years, and even if we haven't achieved anything, we've certainly put in the effort. Are you really going to abandon us here now, sir?"
Looking into the expectant eyes of the other party, Chen Ying felt complicated. People from aristocratic families are often cold-hearted, but she never expected them to be so cold-hearted. Zhou Yuntao's body was barely cold, and she had originally wanted to find an opportunity to send Zhou Yuntao's body back to the Zhou Household, but the other party didn't mention it at all. She wondered what Zhou Yuntao would think if he knew this after his death.
She felt a pang of regret. Zhou Yuntao was an exceptionally strong opponent, and she had no chance to hold back. A moment's hesitation would have led to her defeat. Although she won, it was a close call. Such an outstanding young man should have been the hope of the family, but after his death, he was instantly abandoned by his loved ones.
Ziyue smiled as she looked at them. These family elders were still as cold and ruthless as ever. Dead geniuses meant nothing to them. For a large family, Zhou Yuntao's importance was far less than that of the inheritance of the Ancient Demon Clan.
But as Chen Qing said, these people might have been planted by the head of the guards, and it would be troublesome to bring them back.
"It's not a matter of abandoning, it's simply a choice," Ziyue said with a smile. "It's not that we didn't give you a choice; if you're still willing to move to Jiangnan, you'll be welcome there anytime."
Everyone frowned. Their purpose in coming here wasn't simply to get a chance to go to Jiangnan, but rather to fulfill the promise made by the newly appointed leader of the Ancient Demon. As for Chen Qing...
Sorry, even if the Murong Family head described Chen Qing as incredibly powerful, they wouldn't accept it. Years of loyalty had led most of them to see the Ancient Demon Clan as the future.
"Your Highness." Seeing the somber silence around him, Zhou Tianlie was the first to speak, "You haven't forgotten what the God Clan promised us back then, have you?"
Everyone tensed up at these words. This was the key question they wanted to ask, but they hadn't asked it yet mainly because they were afraid that once this question was uttered, there would be no room for maneuver.
"Oh, so you came for this?" Ziyue nodded.
Zhou Tianlie inwardly scoffed, "If not for this, then why?"
His most outstanding son is now dead without a complete corpse. The rest of the family's descendants are not entirely without hope, but they are far inferior to Zhou Yuntao. With the younger generation having lost their hope, immortality is the greatest hope for this group of old men.
"The promises made to you back then were all made by the Elders who passed on their skills, the former Celestial Masters," Ziyue said with a half-smile. "The ones who usually give you tasks are also those sleeping elders. Now, the elders have all gone to the East Sea. If you want that promise, you can head to the East Sea."
Everyone exchanged grim glances; this was tantamount to a rejection.
Zhou Tianlie's face turned ashen. "So, Your Highness, you don't acknowledge the promise left by the Old Celestial Master, right?"
Ziyue slightly pursed her lips. She had heard about this from the war priest. In fact, he never intended to keep his promise. The original promise was that after the Warlock Dynasty reappeared and the Ancient Demon unified the world, outstanding disciples would be allowed to Symbiosis with the Five Color Families who had served them like slaves for so many years.
They all knew that the most distinctive power of the Ancient Demon Clan was Symbiosis. Once symbiosis was Symbiosis, it was equivalent to stepping into the threshold of the Transcendent, and had an extremely high upper limit, even having the opportunity to rival the Dragon King Level.
In comparison, those so-called sorcerer families who have been waiting in the Dragon Palace for hundreds of millions of years are much more fortunate than them. After all, those who wait so miserably will at most get a chance to become Dragon Transformation, while their group has the opportunity to surpass the Dragon King that you look up to.
That sounds wonderful, but in reality, things are rarely that easy.
The Ancient Demon Clan had long prepared the Four Saints Bodies Four Saints Physique, which were essentially perfect physical bodies. Why would they share a body with someone else when they had the chance to control one independently?
And their outstanding descendants—anyone even remotely outstanding—either had already chosen the most superior physical body among the Four Sacred Bodies, or they had found the most outstanding genius in the human world, such as the Vermilion Bird sorcerer Fei Jun.
How could it possibly be a chance for a bunch of obsolete good-for-nothings like you?
With a sigh, Ziyue looked at the other person seriously and said, "It's not that I don't acknowledge it, it's just that I can't do it."
What does Your Highness mean?
"Didn't the Murong Family tell you about the situation back then?" Ziyue spread her hands and said, "My clan split up. The noble faction, led by the chief guard, took away most of the clan's elites, including a large number of the Four Saints Army and a large number of guards, including those noble elders who had promised you before. Apart from a few Four Saints Army warriors, most of those who remained here are commoners."
"Commoners." The elders were taken aback. The God Clan had commoners too?
"Every race has commoners." Seeing their doubts, Ziyue said directly, "Isn't that how the world is? Elite nobles enjoy most of the resources, while commoners are responsible for producing laborers to do manual work. My race is no exception. If you're willing, there are some promising talents among our commoner children, but they are unaware of your agreement from back then, and the quality after Symbiosis is unstable. It's not impossible for you to fulfill your promise to me, but if the expected results aren't achieved, I won't be responsible."
Everyone hesitated for a moment.
Is what they said true?
But there's no need to lie, is there?
Given the opponent's current strength, not to mention the powerful Jiangnan soldiers, the remaining Four Saints Guard alone could wipe them out. They wouldn't need to resort to deception to renege on their debt.
Then that statement is most likely true.
In an instant, the group of elders from powerful families lost their earlier enthusiasm.
If going to Jiangnan only guarantees the Symbiosis of a commoner and an Ancient Demon, then it's better to stay in Cloud Capital. At least the emperor of the Xiao Household promised top-tier elite Ghost Clan and also promised hereditary dukedoms.
In comparison, Jiangnan's price-performance ratio is indeed too low.
But the elders of the Murong Family didn't think so. Looking at Ziyue, who desperately wanted to get rid of them, their eyes flashed with a strange light.
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Meanwhile, Chen Qing used spatial magic to quickly return to Jiangnan. He was relatively at ease with Ziyue. With Ziyue's current abilities, as long as Kagura didn't suddenly return, there was absolutely no risk. In comparison, the risk of him returning to Jiangnan alone using spatial magic was much greater.
But he still made that choice, mainly because the information left by Wang Ye was too urgent.
He now needs to figure out whether any of the white Western players who came in have infiltrated the area with anything dangerous!